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Community service is an integral part of education at St. Joseph Catholic School. Our service to the community teaches students the importance of making service a lifelong practice, to become better citizens and to live their faith.
December 15 through December 18, St. Joseph Catholic School will be conducting a service project for the community by collecting needed items for St. Lucky Project. As a Catholic response to the hunger and food insecurity in our Diocese, Catholic Charities conducts a diocesan-wide outreach to collect and distribute food where it is most needed through the St. Lucy Project.
Kindly bring in donated items from the list below.
St. Lucy Project
Food Items Most Needed
1 Peanut Butter/2 Jelly
Hearty Soups
Canned Meat
Cooking Oil
Pasta and Side Dishes
Pasta Sauce
Rice and Grains: 5 lb. bags or less
Canned Veggies and Fruit
Cereal and Oatmeal
Canned Pasta
Healthy Juice
Any other non-perishable items
*NO GLASS JARS PLEASE!
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$2 Dress Out Day
on December 16
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The proceeds will be donated to Catholic Charities.
Festive attire and jeans are acceptable!
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SJS Yearbook needs your help!
This year’s theme is Go to Joseph. We are looking for cover designs based on this theme. When designing the cover, any medium can be used, but Mrs. Sears recommends dark and/or vibrant colors using materials such as colored pencils, markers, or oil pastels, but you can use anything you wish. The cover should be no larger than 10 ½ X 16 ½.
Mrs. Sears (m.sears@sjschoolva.org) is available to answer any questions about artwork.
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Make Up Picture Day is Monday morning, December 14. If your student has PE, he/she may wear their tennis shoes with their outfit.
Remember to text your student's unique code to 90738 so you will be notified when pictures are ready (hopefully, by Friday, December 18th). Unfortunately, the labs have let us know that because of COVID there have been some delays in shipping, so we can't guarantee they will arrive by Christmas. **If you are not comfortable texting, there are alternatives to be able to view your child's picture. Please contact our photographer (email below) for more information.
There is an Advance Pay option where you can purchase a credit of $35 toward your purchase; if you do so, you will receive free shipping in return. This is completely optional and up to parents' discretion. The packages we are offering are very similar to last year as far as prints go; we are offering some really fun new items this year like coffee mugs, water bottles, holiday ornaments, key chains, etc. Email astriwee@gmail.com with any questions, and if you would like a detailed description of what will be available for purchase.
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If a Distance Learner student does not have a formal picture taken with the photographer, then you can submit a high Resolution picture, vertical, upper torso photo to the photographer, Astri Wee, for background modification for inclusion in the school yearbook. Please consider when taking the photo at home with the window in front of the student versus behind him or her which will help mimic the lighting that we are doing at the school. Also take it from a slightly higher level, Please contact Astri Wee (astriwee@gmail.com) if you have any questions about the photos. Submissions need to be sent to her by December 14 by 5pm. Thank you.
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Please read the following update below from the Fairfax county health department regarding the new quarantine days.
"The Fairfax County Health Department, like the CDC and the VDH, will continue to recommend a 14-day quarantine period after the last close contact to a person with COVID-19 as the preferred option length of quarantine. Additionally, all close contacts should monitor for symptoms, wear a mask, keep distance, avoid crowds, and wash hands often for 14 days after exposure. The alternative quarantine time periods that the CDC announced should only be used in rare circumstances and would not be recommended for school settings".
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Re-enrollment for 2021-2022 School Year |
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With our 93% retention rate, it is reasonable to streamline our re-enrollment processes. The process is restructured so that current students will be automatically re-enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year. Enrollment fees of $300 per student will be charged on February 1, 2021 from the FACTS account on file. Families in need of an extension payment plan must also contact the Business Office by January 15. Re-enrollment fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. If, for some reason, your student will not be returning to St. Joseph Catholic School, notification in writing is needed by January 15, 2021. We are confident that you will find this expedited and recurring re-enrollment process helpful. If you have any questions, please contact Debbie Millon (dmillon@sjcherndon.orgor 703-880-4355) in the Business Office.
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SJC Christmas Mass Schedule
Reservation Information
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Reservations for Christmas Eve and Day Masses - Required
Making a Mass Reservation
Step One:
Review Directives – It is important that you review the list of Directives for Phase III Reintegration Plan prior to making your reservation.
Step Two:
Make your Reservation – No one will be admitted to the church for Mass without a reservation.
If you have Internet access, use the following email, rsvp@sjcherndon.org to make your reservation for Mass. Note, if you do not have Internet access, you may call the parish office (703-880-4355 or 703-880-4304) and a member of the staff will make a reservation for you.
You will receive an email confirming that you have a reservation at a particular Mass with the number of people attending. Please bring this email with you, either paper copy or on your smart phone to Mass for entry to the Church. The entire number of people attending with you must be present to enter into the Church as a family.
Christmas Eve
Thur./ Dec. 24 2:00 p.m. Mass in Church
4:00 p.m. Mass in Hall
4:00 p.m. Mass in Church – also live stream
6:00 p.m. Mass in Church
Christmas Day
Fri./ Dec. 25 8:00 a.m. Mass
10:00 a.m. Mass – also live stream
12:00 p.m. Mass
3:00 p.m. Mass – Spanish
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We will continue with prayers leaders alphabetically! Each family is asked to make a video of the student(s) and the family reciting the prayers (Our Father, Hail Mary, and St Joseph...Pray for US) and then send the video to wsjsnews@sjschoolva.org
We look forward to continuing this wonderful tradition!
December 14: Canale, J.
December 15: Cannon, R., W., B., M.
December 16: Capozio, M.
December 17: Carrier, R.
December 18: Carter, S. and A.
January 4: Cash, B., A., and S.
January 5: Cavoretto, M.
January 6: Cerami, E.
January 7: Cestero, C. and C.
January 8: Cevallos, E.
**Please dress in school uniform or presentable attire
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DECEMBER
December 12: Open House Tour (Registration required)
December 21 - January 1: NO SCHOOL (Christmas break)
JANUARY
January 4: School Resumes
January 11: SCANTRON Week 1
January 18: NO SCHOOL (MLK Holiday)
January 19: SCANTRON Week 2
January 25: SCANTRON Week 3
January 29: March for Life
January 29: Interims T2
January 31: Catholic Schools Week
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Don't forget to follow the official St. Joseph Catholic School Facebook page (sjschoolva), Twitter account (@sjschoolva), and download the mobile app from the App Store (St. Joseph Catholic School, VA)
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St. Joseph Catholic School
750 Peachtree Street
Herndon, VA. 20170
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