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St. Joseph Catholic School follows Fairfax County Public Schools with regard to a delayed opening, early closure, or cancellation of school due to inclement weather. An email, text, mobile app alert and phone call notification will be sent to parents and a message will be placed on St. Joseph Catholic School website, Twitter, and Facebook page. If school is dismissed early or cancelled, all after school activities are also cancelled. Refer to the SJS Handbook for more information.
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Support children with cancer
Consider donating NEW winter hats for boys and girls - ages between 2 and 16!
Homemade hats are not accepted. Amazon, Target, or Walmart gift cards are appreciated, too! Donations will be accepted until December 19th. Thank you for your support!
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Please review the dress code in the SJS Parent/Student Handbook for boys and girls haircuts.
Boys: Hair must be neatly trimmed, cut above the collar, eyebrows, and top of ears. Boys may not wear ponytails, hair bands, or other hair ties. Trendy haircuts of any kind (which includes lines or shapes of any kind), including dyed hair and any color extensions, are not permitted for either boys or girls. Final decisions regarding haircuts rest with the principal/administration.
Girls: Hair must be neat and trimmed. Trendy haircuts of any kind (which includes lines or shapes of any kind), including dyed hair and any color extensions are not permitted for either girls or boys. Final decisions regarding haircuts rests with the principal/administration.
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Take the time over Christmas break to get
those haircuts!
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Re-enrollment for 2023-2024 | |
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With our 93% retention rate, our streamlined re-enrollment process has proven to be successful. The process is structured so that current students will be automatically re-enrolled for the 2023-2024 school year. Enrollment fees of $300 per student will be charged on February 1, 2023 from the FACTS account on file. Families in need of an extension payment plan must also contact the Business Office by January 13, 2023. 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 13, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact Tisha Hilliard (thilliard@sjcherndon.org or 703-880-4355)
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St. Joseph Catholic School will be closed on the following dates for Christmas vacation:
December 19 - January 2
School will resume on January 3
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PTO Sponsored Spring Fling
Dinner and Auction
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Email Jessie Ingham at events@sjschoolva.org to join the planning committee or to become an auction sponsor!
Stay tuned for more information!
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New, Lower Prices From Yay Lunch!
The team at Yay Lunch is taking your feedback about pricing to heart and have been working with their food partners to offer new, lower prices on our menu. Take a look at a few of the new, lower prices now available on your Lunch Calendar
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95210 initiatives: Limit screen time to 2 hours a day
Some research data: According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids ages 8-18 now spend, on average, a whopping 7.5 hours in front of a screen for entertainment each day, 4.5 of which are spent watching TV. Over a year, that adds up to 114 full days watching a screen for fun. That’s just the time they spend in front of a screen for entertainment. It doesn’t include the time they spend on the computer at school for educational purposes or at home for homework (CDC). Another research by the American Academy of Pediatrics links higher volumes of screen time to higher rates of obesity. Two new reports have linked children's screen time to an increased risk of developing cancer and short-sightedness (World Cancer Research Fund International). A study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) showed that seven or more hours of screen time during developmental ages lead to thinning of the brain’s cortex. Click HERE to read more!
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Volunteers needed for lunch and recess.
Want to volunteer for lunch?
Sign up HERE
Want to volunteer for recess?
Sign up HERE
**All volunteers must be compliant through the Child Protection Program. For more information, please contact Beth Covert at bcovert@sjcherndon.org
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St. Paul VI Catholic High School reminds all 8th graders and transfer students that applications are due by January 6, 2023. If a student still needs to take the High School Placement Test (HSPT) the test will be offered on January 7th. For more details, please visit www.paulvi.net/admissions/application-process.
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January 2: NO SCHOOL
January 3: Clemens, M.
January 4: Colon, L.
January 5: Connor, P.
January 6: Corsino, M.
January 9: Cox, R.
January 10: Cranford, A. and E.
January 11: Cresson, C.
January 12: Cullen, L. and M.
January 13: Culligan, N.
Prayer leaders are to report to the library no later than 7:50 AM in order to appear on the morning news show.
**At this time, parents will not be able to watch the taping of the news.
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DECEMBER
December 19 - January 2 - NO SCHOOL (Christmas Holiday)
JANUARY
January 3: School Resumes
January 6: School Mass
January 9: Standardized Testing Week 1
January 13: School Mass
January 16: NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King holiday)
January 17: Standardized Testing Week 2
January 17: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
January 20: School Mass
January 20: Interim T-2
January 23: Standardized Testing Week 3
January 27: School Mass
January 29: 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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