IMPORTANT DATES, REMINDERS, & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Important: Campus Carline and Traffic Reminders

We would like to take this opportunity to remind our entire community about the carline protocols and safety procedures that all visitors to campus must adhere to. SJPDS has received numerous complaints from residents regarding back-ups on Frederick Road over the last few months. As we take safety on our campus very seriously, we have made some adjustments to our policies and procedures for carlines as a result of these complaints. Please carefully review the following rules regarding driving on campus and carline procedures:

The speed limit throughout our entire campus is 5 MPH. Please slow down!
Do not pass other cars in carline.
NO Lower School parents should be in carline before 3:20 PM. Arriving early is causing back-ups on Frederick Road, especially for Grades 2-5. If you arrive early please park in the Historic Church parking lot and wait to line up at 3:20 PM.
For pick up, grades TK, K, and 1 cars must stay to the LEFT during carline to go behind the historic Church, and then merge to the RIGHT after the 2-5 entrance for pick-up. We cannot continue to back up on Frederick Road.
Please DO NOT enter from the bottom driveway and/or park in the PLC Visitor spots. Those are specifically for our Church visitors only.
DO NOT use the PLC driveway to cut in carline for any reason! This is not an access point for our community and is dangerous to arriving Clergy.
Grade TK, K, and 1 cars must veer to the RIGHT to exit from the one-way second access/exit road onto Frederick Road. DO NOT merge into the 2-5 carline
Please DO NOT STOP OR PARK on the driveway during carline times. You may park at Clark House or the Historic Church for campus visits.
Morning carline for Lower School begins at 8:10 AM and ends promptly at 8:30 AM. Please do not arrive before 8:05 AM. Early Childhood carline begins at 8:50 and ends promptly at 9:10. Please do not arrive before 8:40 AM. If you arrive anytime after carline has finished, please park at Clark House and sign your child(ren) in at the Main Office.

These rules and regulations are set to ensure the safety of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors on our campus. Should you have any questions about our carline or driving procedures, please reach out to communications@stjohnspds.org.

Thank you for helping us keep everyone on the SJPDS campus safe. Go Bears!

Walk for Wamunyu

TOMORROW, January 26th

Please join all of the students of St. John’s Parish Day School in raising funds for our Global Outreach partner, Kenya Connect! We are so excited about this fantastic event, and the children are ready and eager to get moving! As a reminder, pledge sheets may be submitted up until Wednesday, January 31st, so it's not too late for your child(ren) to get sponsored for their laps and help fund this important program! Pledge Sheets and additional information can be found below.

Pledge Sheet

Information Sheet

Walk for Wamunyu Schedule

EC Schedule

9:30-9:50 Baldwin and Hunt

9:50-10:10 Wool-Lewis and Kell

10:10-10:30 Pearce, Gill and Cagas

10:30-10:50 Wedderburn and Kennedy

10:50-11:10 McD and Riegel

LS Schedule

12:45-1:15 Kindergarten

1:15-1:45 Third Grade

1:45-2:15 First Grade

2:15-2:45 Second Grade

2:45-3:15 Fourth/Fifth Grades

If you are unable to attend as a volunteer but would like to watch and cheer on your child(ren), we have provided a Zoom link to watch the Walk below! The students love seeing their families cheer them on from the big screen! It helps to encourage them to do their best and get as many laps as possible. Each lap helps to raise money for the incredible Kenya Connect!

Zoom Link For Walk for Wamunyu

Thank you for your continued support and generosity towards this incredible fundraiser and Global Outreach Program!

SJPDS Open House- Please Share!

Thursday, February 8th

We invite all prospective families to join us for an in-person Open House, Thursday, February 8th, from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM! Families will learn about our intentionally small class sizes, project-based learning curriculum, specials programs, and how St. John's Parish Day School prepares children to be active and successful stewards of the world. Meet our incredible teachers and staff and take a tour of our beautiful 14+ acre campus, all while discovering what St. John's Parish Day School has to offer! Experience the SJPDS difference and learn what sets us apart from other independent schools. Registration and more information are available HERE!

Please share this event invitation with family and friends so we can continue to grow our incredible SJPDS community!

CAMPUS NEWS

Spirit Week 2024

Spirit Week 2024 has been so much fun and our students are doing a great job celebrating the mission of SJPDS! Throughout the week, our Bears learned about the different pieces of our logo and what they symbolize and then completed a project that went along with the corresponding logo piece. So far this week we've taken care of our environment, committed random acts of kindness, written class prayers, walked in the labyrinth, and read with our Book Buddies! Tomorrow, we will celebrate the FLAME in our logo and all classes will participate in our annual Walk for Wamunyu! Students may wear YELLOW for the FLAME in our logo, or BLUE for Wamunyu tomorrow! Go Bears!

Check out more photos from this week on our Facebook page!

EC Teachers Donate to Benefit Kenya Connect

Our EC teachers donated funds to Kenya Connect to help stock the Wamunyu School Library! They donated funds, held a pencil drive, and donated books in the name of each of their students! Kenya Connect, and the Wamunyu School, hold a very special place in our hearts and we are so grateful that our teachers were able to give back to their students!

The teachers and staff at Kenya Connect just sent over pictures of the books and the pencils they received, thanks to the generosity or our incredible Early Childhood staff! Thank you, EC Teachers, for all of your hard work and dedication to this incredible cause!

SJPDS Family STEM Day

Sat. February 10th, 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM

SJPDS is excited to invite families from within our community and outside friends and family members to join us for a morning of exciting STEM activities on Saturday, February 10th, from 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM! We will have STEM activities designed for children from ages 3-10, with multiple stations and opportunities for fun! We encourage you to share this event with friends and families outside of our school to invite them for a morning of educational fun and to tour our beautiful campus!

Registration is required for this event. Please click HERE to register to attend this fun and exciting STEM Day!

SJEC EVENTS

Shrove Tuesday SJEC Pancake Dinner

To honor Ash Wednesday and to mark the beginning of Lent, we welcome you to join us in All Saint's Hall on Tuesday, February 13th for a pancake supper, beginning at 6:00 PM! Please watch for more details in next week's newsletter!

Save the Date for SJEC BINGO

Friday, March 8th, 7:30 PM

Please join us for a night of Bingo at St. John's on Friday, March 8th, at 7:30 PM in All Saints Hall (ASH). More details will follow, but if you have any questions, would like to volunteer to help, or would like to donate a prize, please email Jennifer Wamble, St. John's Episcopal Church Vestry Member, at events@stjohnsec.org.