BI-WEEKLY PUBLICATION - Volume 2 - January 21, 2022

Saint of the Day: St. Agnes of Rome, Pray for us!

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Greetings of Peace to our SJA families!

What a busy month of January we have here at SJA! We are so happy that you have welcomed this bi-weekly newsletter so well! This Newsletter is filled with exciting news and events.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of your support and prayers to make this transition time really smooth and easy for all of us here at St. Joan of Arc School. I want to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of our faculty and staff in striving to provide academic excellence and spiritual growth to our students.

We are looking forward to the celebration of the Catholic Schools Week from

January 30th - February 4th. May God bless us all as we continue to foster a healthy holistic education to each St. Joan of Arc student.

Blessings and prayers,

Miss Lani Hiponia

1/26: 5th Grade Retreat

1/30-2/4: Catholic Schools Week

CATHOLIC SCHOOL WEEK SCHEDULE

February 4th: Early Dismissal - 11:15am: PK -K,

11:30am: 1st - 4th,

11:40am: 5th - 8th After Care available

February 10th: InterFaith

February 14th: Valentine’s Day (guidelines to be shared) Dress Down Day

February 15th: Class Group Pictures

February 18th: No School - Diocesan Professional Day

February 21st: No School - Presidents’ Day

VALENTINES GUIDELINES

Dear St. Joan of Arc School Parents,

As you all know, our St. Joan of Arc Catholic School forms part of the saving mission of the Church, especially for education in the faith. We would like to invite all School Families to attend our SJA School Children’s Mass on Sunday, January 30th at

10:45 am at our Church. Our youth have an active role in these Masses since they serve as lectors, sometimes as gift bearers, or singing, etc. The homily during these Masses is geared towards children. We would like to suggest that the children proudly wear their school uniform. Just being attuned to God's presence is the primary or the starting place in the home and in the children's family lives.

We welcome our St. Joan of Arc School families!

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14

Move over Henri Matisse....5A is having a great time with their Matisse-style group murals, while learning about this widely regarded artist, as the greatest colorist of the 20th Century. The French artist used color as the foundation for his expressive, decorative and large-scale paintings, and so did our SJA 5th Graders! The paintings will be on display soon. Au revoir!

Our SJA 6th graders were learning about forces and created balloon rockets to test Newton’s 3rd law of motion which states that when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. Also known as the law of action and reaction. These middle-school scientists enjoyed studying matter and energy (physics).

7A is busy working on their Kandinsky-style group murals. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstraction in western art. Students drew shapes in abstract form... and each group created their own color scheme. Awesome work!

"Every work of art is the child of its age and, in many cases, the mother of our emotions." Wassily Kandinsky

Our SJA 8th graders learned about photosynthesis and how plants use the Sun's energy to make glucose. They looked at plant leaves under a microscope to see stomata (little openings that allow carbon dioxide to enter- which is important for that process). Plants provide food and oxygen for the entire biosphere, literally supporting the existence of life on Earth. We wonder if we have a botanist in the making!

This week when our Pastor was visiting the school, he stopped in 4A and 4B classrooms. He was delighted that the students are enjoying their new learning tool: the BenQ displays. The children and teachers gave him a mini-explanation of how helpful these digital devices are, allowing them to access their iPad files and interact with them in an engaging way, as well as create new content.

Last Saturday, some of our St. Joan of Arc School Alumni and students from our Religious Education Program were Confirmed by Most Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito, Bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach. Msgr. Michael McGraw and Fr. Robinson Aza concelebrated this important sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ. It confers the gifts of the Holy Spirit upon the recipient. God bless our St. Joan of Arc Confirmandi and congratulations to their families!

As we move forward, we urge you to please continue to monitor yourself and your family for COVID-19 symptoms and to keep your child(ren) home when they are sick.

If you, your child(ren), or any other close family member do experience symptoms, are being tested for COVID-19, think they may have been exposed, or if you have any health-related questions or concerns, please stay home and contact our school clinic coordinator, Mrs. Streibig, at streibig_erin@stjoan.org as soon as you are aware.

-We continue to implement heavy-duty cleaning of high-touch zones.

-Sanitizer stations are constantly monitored and filled.

-Students have assigned seats in all classes. Classrooms are deep cleaned daily.

-Visitor access is very limited.

-Know that your child and their safety are of the utmost importance.

-We consider this topic a top priority and will continue to monitor every development very closely to keep our students, faculty, staff, and families as safe as possible

while making every effort to ensure learning continuity.

Diocesan Covid-19 Memorandun

Diocesan Covid-19 Exposure Protocols

Dear School Families,

Please follow us on on Facebook: @SaintJoanofArcCatholicSchool

and on Instagram: @stjoanofarcschool_boca

Let's stay connected! #SJAGatorFamily

SJA MOMS INVITED TO SOULCORE 2022:

We invite you to make a healthy spiritual New Year’s resolution to return to SoulCore classes. Take time to recharge your soul. Classes began at the SJA Athletic Center.

Schedule: Monday and Wednesday 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

Bring an exercise mat and wear comfortable clothing.

Get ready to make some new friends and receive the peace of Christ that surpasses all understanding! For more information email

Ramona Joachim: ramonajoachim@att.net

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