From the Principal's Desk...
Dear Parents,

Welcome back! We hope all had a restful winter break! Unfortunately winter is still here and snow is on the way. Therefore, we are postponing the Mardi Gras Casino Night. Updated information is listed below.

Please watch for information regarding our new student management system called FACTS. We will be rolling it out incrementally. Some highlights are listed below.

Festival Money Raffle Tickets will be sent home next week so our families have the opportunity to participate in the early bird drawing in April on April 10th at the conclusion of our Science Fair.

Third quarter Progress Reports will be available on March 8th, which marks the halfway point through the 3rd quarter of the school year.

Sincerely, 

Principal
Mardi Gras Casino Night:
Postponed to April 26th
Due to the impending weather, the Casino Night event has been postponed to April 26th. The event will still be held in the Richard A. Nowak Gymnasium from 7:00PM to 11:00PM. All tickets will be honored that evening or you may contact the school for a refund. Tickets will be on sale until the event. Click HERE for and order form or click HERE to purchase tickets online.    
THANK YOU!
A big "THANK YOU" to all the families who donated to the classroom baskets. The baskets are beautiful and will be raffled-off at the Mardi Gras Casino Night which has been rescheduled to Friday, April 26th. We hope all will come out to the event and try to win one of the beauties!
CELTICS TICKET RAFFLE

We've extended the Celtics Ticket Raffle to March 8th! There is still time to try to win two Club Seat Celtics tickets for the Thursday, March 14th game against the Sacramento Kings. The value of these tickets is $1050. If you would like to purchase raffle tickets, please return the raffle ticket order form that was sent home with students or click  HERE  to print additional Celtics Ticket Raffle Order Forms. Please feel free to spread the word and assist with sales. All proceeds directly benefit the students of St. Joseph School.
St Joseph School Athletics: Changes to the Route 395 Basketball & Cheer Schedule
Due to the impending weather, changes have been made to this weekend's tournament schedule. They are as follows:

Tonight, March 1st: Varsity Boys vs. St. James - 8:30pm
Saturday, March 2nd: Cancelled
Sunday, March 3rd:
  • 12:00pm: JV Girls - vs. Trinity
  • 2:30pm:  Varsity Girls - vs. Trinity

Saturday, March 9th: Cheer Tournament
  • Teams may arrive at 8:30AM
  • Doors open to the public at 10:00AM
  • Competition begins at 10:30AM

Saturday, March 9th: Championship games (Times TBD)

This year's games are hosted by All Saints Academy, 12 Day Street, Webster, MA. Please come out and support our teams. Go Eagles!
Festival Planning Meeting
The St. Joseph Festival is June 14th-16th and planning meetings are underway. We are still looking for parents to volunteer in several areas at the Festival itself as well in the months prior to the event. If you are interested in helping to plan please join us at our weekly meetings. (Unless noted otherwise, the meetings are at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.)  

Tuesday March 12th - General Meeting
Tuesday March 19th - Kitchen Meeting
Thursday March 28th - General Meeting
Tuesday April 2nd - Kitchen Meeting
Tuesday April 9th - General Meeting
Tuesday April 16th - Kitchen Meeting
Tuesday April 23rd - General Meeting
Tuesday April 30th - Kitchen Meeting
Thursday May 9th - General Meeting
Tuesday May 14th - Kitchen Meeting
Tuesday May 21st - General Meeting
Tuesday May 28th - Kitchen Meeting
Thursday June 6th - Final meeting

This is the largest fundraising event for the school, but we CANNOT be successful without you. Please send any questions to  festival@sjs-webster.com . 
Introducing FACTS
We’re excited to announce our new school management system – FACTS SIS (Student Information System) – a private and secure parents’ portal that will allow parents to see academic information specific to their children, while protecting their children’s information from others.

All you need is an Internet-capable device to view information such as:

  • Attendance
  • Daily Grades
  • Progress Reports
  • Report Cards
  • Transcripts
  • Discipline
  • Homework
  • Missing Assignments
  • School Announcements
  • Family Account Balances with Online Payment
  • Lunch Ordering
  • Aftercare Details
  • Service Hours
  • Teacher Email Addresses
  • Customized Web Surveys and Tests
  • Other Useful School Information

FACTS has created a 5 minute ParentsWeb Overview video , which will give you an introduction to the system. The password to access the video is ParentsWeb (case sensitive). If the link does not work - use this link: https://vimeo.com/126932181 .

We are in a process of setting up different areas of ParentsWeb starting with Online Application/Online Enrollment for the 2019-2020 academic year. An email with instructions on how to access ParentsWeb will be generated from the FACTS SIS and sent to returning families.

We kindly ask for your patience as we work out the quirks of this integration during the remaining months of the current school year.

Steps detailing how to access ParentsWeb can be found HERE .
Ash Wednesday - March 6th
Students will be receiving ashes on Wednesday morning at 8:30AM. Please join us in the Basilica for a short service.
A Note from Mrs. Mamro
Thank you to all the families who hosted Chinese students!
It was a great experience for all!
Advertising/Sponsorship Opportunity
For parents and families who are professionals or have your own business, you have the opportunity to place an advertisement on our 2019-2020 official Student Daily Planners. The high quality coated daily planners will be used as a teaching tool for tracking homework and to help our students to be better prepared for class. Please click HERE for more information
Mark Your Calendars
The St. Joseph School Science Fair will be held on April 10th.
Support the St. Joseph Basilica
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SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL

47 Whitcomb Street
Webster, MA 01570
Phone: 508-943-0378