April 4, 2019

School News

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2019 The first day of the new school year in 2019 will be on Friday, August 16th. This will be a half day of school! SJS BOOK FAIR Mrs. Schreiber is partnering up with Joseph Beth Booksellers to host the 2019 SJS Book Fair. The fair will take place April 8-12. 20% of the sales goes directly back to the library to purchase new books for our readers! Please see the attached flyer for more information on this exciting upcoming event!  SJS Book Fair Flyer TUITION RATES FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR The Parish Finance Committee has set the tuition for the 2019-2020 school year which will reflect a 4% increase to assist with school expenses. A link to the 2019-2020 Tuition Rate sheet is below as well as the FACTS tuition payment information. The Facts link below provides Tuition Payment Plan options and information regarding financial Assistance (Grant & Aid Assistance) for families as they enroll or re-enroll. Note: Returning families will need to verify their financial information and, in particular, credit card expiration dates.  The last day to enroll in the FACTS payment plan is May 20, 2019.   https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/3WH0N Regarding Financial Assistance, the fee for the application has gone up from $30 to $35.  The deadline for financial assistance applications is April 10, 2019.  FACTS Sign Up Tuition Payment Plan Families have until April 15, 2019 to withdraw their student for the 2019-2020 school year with a full refund of Registration Fees (10 days from the date tuition is set).   2019-2020 SJS Tuition & Fees GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SIGN UPS It's that time of year again! Any girl currently in grades 2 though 7 that is interested in signing up for Girls Volleyball may do so! Leagues begin the first week of school next year. Information can be found under the "Volleyball" tab on the SJSAAA website. Sign ups are through the school website and Blue Sombrero though the link below: Registration fee is $75 and is open until April 15th. Registration after that date may be subject to a $25 late fee. If you have any questions, please email Heather Jansen at: bjansen@fuse.net. If you are new to Blue Sombrero, you will need to create an account which can also be done through the link below: https://sports.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=790508&isLogin=True

SJS UNIFORM SHORTS As of April 1st, students are permitted to wear their SJS uniform shorts and gym shorts to school. Spring is here! BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION With the school year winding down, lets have a friendly competition of "Who Rules the School - boys vs girls." Please send in Box Tops by May 17th to see who wins! Get your whole family involved! Have your grandma, aunt, neighbors or co-workers collect for your child! Attached is a list of participating products and a new collection sheet. Happy Clipping! 2019 Box Tops Participating Products Box Top Collection Sheet COINS FOR A CAUSE Please join Student Council April 1st thru April 12th collecting coins to support Mary Rose Mission. Each grade level will be competing against one another to see who can raise the most money as part of our Lenten alms giving. Bring in your daily donations of penny coins to your grade level bucket (positive money) and silver coins to other grade level buckets (negative money) the grade level with the greatest positive number on April 12th is our winner. Have fun and help others at the same time! MOVIE NIGHT - APRIL 12 Please Note! Student Council movie night Is sold out! YEARBOOKS We have a few extra yearbooks available for $15. The due date to purchase one is April 12. This is first come, first serve basis. TIPS FOR PARENTS COPING SKILLS TOOLBOX I f you or your child are dealing with stress, worry/anxiety, or other intense feelings, take the time to look at this to learn ways to help yourself or your child. Learning how to cope is a valuable tool for kids and adults alike!  Coping Skills Toolkit SOLES FOR SOULS Student Council members are asking that we please help our friends at CCH by collecting new and gently used pairs of shoes for the Aubrey Rose Foundation "Soles for Souls" shoe drive collection. We will collect shoes here at SJS and our friends will do the rest. We will accept donations April 1st thru April 9th.

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The SJS Book Fair is back! All students will have the opportunity to go to the Book Fair next week. Please be sure to remind grandparents that they can stop by the Book Fair on Wednesday when they are here.

Parish News

VACATION BIBLE CAMP Vacation Bible Camp will be held June 17-21. Registration forms are attached. Adult and teen volunteers are needed. Volunteers should fill out the bottom portion of the registration form.   VBS Registration CHRISTIAN OUTREACH COMMITTEE The Christian Outreach Committee meets tonight at 7 pm in the Library. If you are unable to attend and would like more information, please contact Kristin Siegel at  KSiegel1015@gmail.com . There will also be information in upcoming bulletins.

Community News

COV CATH GRADE SCHOOL FOOTBALL SIGN UPS Sign up for Cov Cath’s Colonels Youth Football (CYF) for 3rd through 8th grade now through April 30. CYF practices and plays home games on the Cov Cath fields. All teams play in the GCYL (Greater Catholic Youth League) with the parish schools feeding Elder, Moeller, Roger Bacon and LaSalle. To register on-line or to get more information, see our website at  www.covcath.org , click on Athletics, click on Colonels Youth Football or email Bob Morris, CYF President, at bmorris@covcath.org .  We will also have a walk in sign-up day on Saturday April 6 from 11 to 1 in the gym foyer at Cov Cath. Any questions, please contact either Bob Morris at the above E-mail address or A.J. Schreiver at ajschreiver@fuse.net.  EXPLOREMORE SUMMER ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITY ExploreMore has been serving the tri-state area for over 20 years. Please click the link below for more information about this Summer Enrichment Opportunity. Exploremore 2019 Summer

SJS NEWS FLASH

SJS REWARD PROGRAMS Please support St. Joseph parish and school through the following programs. Click the link below to see a list of the SJS reward programs for 2018.  SJS Reward Programs ------------------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING DATES April 7 - PTO Father/Daughter Day April 8 to 12 - Library Book Fair April 8 - Art Club 2 - 3 PM April 9 - JYC 2 - 3:15 PM April 10 - SJS students will NOT be attending the 9:00 AM Mass April 10 - Grandparents Day (AM buses provided - no PM buses) April 11 - Grade 1 Field Trip April 11 - Grade 2 Field Trip April 11 - Oriental Wok Night April 12 - Grades 4, 5, & 7 Field Trip April 12 - April Birthday Out of Uniform April 12- STUCO Movie Night - Grades K-5 6:30 - 8:30 PM (sold out) April 15 - NO BUSES - Private Transportation April 15 - Art Club 2-3 PM April 15 - Grade 5 - Shadow Stations in Church 7:30 PM April 16 - NO BUSES - Private Transportation April 16 - JYC 2-3:15 PM April 16 - Skyline Night April 17 - NO BUSES - Private Transportation April 18 - Holy Thursday - No School April 19 - Good Friday - No School April 22- 26 - SPRING BREAK - No School April 29 - Classes Resume April 29 - Art Club 2-3 PM Note: All future dates & times are posted on Sycamore) 

‌ Cafeteria Volunteers APRIL 2019

Our wonderful P.T.O. surprised all SJS students with a live Christian painter on Wednesday.  (Mark Thesken) These top flower selling students enjoyed pizza and a magic show on Tuesday.

Ms. Zeck enjoyed having lunch with these students for their outstanding flower sales. Our Penny War is in full swing! Student Council has decided to donate the money to the Mary Rose Mission. One more week to go!

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