BI-WEEKLY PUBLICATION - Volume 10- June 10, 2022 Saint Joan of Arc, pray for us! | |
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Greetings of Peace!
Thank you to our St. Joan of Arc Community for the amazing 2021-2022 School Year! On behalf of SJA staff, I would like to extend my gratitude to all our parents and guardians for entrusting us your children. We appreciate your hard work, support, and gift of time you have shared with us. We value the importance of your active participation and partnership with SJA.
I would like to thank our dedicated staff who take pride in celebrating every success of our children. We are aware of our challenges that required patience, understanding, and flexibility between home and school. With all our collaborative effort, we value everyone’s effort and dedication to make SJA a successful and amazing school for everyone.
School’s is out! Summer is here! It is time to relax and have fun. Enjoy the ride to your vacation destination! We ask God to journey with us and send us the Holy Spirit to guide and strengthen our hearts during these months of summer and vacation days. As we remind everyone with our school's theme “God calls us by our name” He calls us to be kind, compassionate, grateful, spend time to pray and to take care of one another. Enjoy your summer and have great quality time with your family and friends.
Please visit our website to access the link to our summer reading activities and our IXL summer boost to prepare our students for next year. The homeroom teachers have sent an email with the pdf file which includes the direct link to IXL.
As we informed earlier, AR tests may be taken at home with this link….
https://global-zone08.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/67477
I look forward to welcoming you back, refreshed, relaxed, and to have rejuvenated energy to another exciting school year. Wishing you fun, laughter, and may God keep you safe at all times.
Prayers and blessings,
Miss Hiponia
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PRAYER FOR PROTECTION FROM STORMS
God our Father, Creator of the Universe and Lord over all creation, we humbly stand before you as your children in thanksgiving for your loving care and protection. We ask that you keep us safe from all hurricanes which may threaten us in the coming seasons. Protect us from all fear and anxiety of storms and give us an ardent trust and hope in Your love and mercy. You alone have the power to command the sea, the wind and the rain. You alone bring peace, calm, and safety. Father, we thank you in advance, for you are our only Refuge. We ask this through Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. Mary, Queen of the Apostles, and Patroness of our Diocese, pray for us.
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SCHOOL YEAR 2022-2023
August 9th: First day of school
November 21st-25th: Thanksgiving Holiday
December 19th - January 2: Christmas Break
March 20th - 24th: Spring Break
April 6th and 7th: Easter Holiday
May 26th: Last day of school
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Congratulations to an incredible group of 8th grade graduates!! It was an emotionally moving ceremony with words of wisdom from our principal, Ms. Hiponia, and even an 8th grade choir performance!
From the whole entire SJA Gator Family, we wish you the best in the next chapter of your life. It has been an honor to watch you grow into young members of society. From your teachers, remember we will always hold you in the palm of our hands We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments and we know this is just the beginning! We cannot wait to see the amazing things that you will do in your future. Remember that SJA is always here for you with open arms. Just as our NJHS president, Ashley Canelon, said “Once a Gator, Always Gator!”
Visit our St. Joan Facebook page @SaintJoanofArcCatholicSchool or our Instagram page @stjoanofarcschool_boca to see more pictures.
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On Thursday, May 26, we celebrated the accomplishments of all of our Kindergarten students at their Graduation Ceremony. Congratulations little Gators!. You're off to First Grade! Thank you Mrs. Trunk and Ms. Adler for all your work during the school year.
Visit our St. Joan Facebook page @SaintJoanofArcCatholicSchool or our Instagram page @stjoanofarcschool_boca to see more pictures.
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Our Fourth Annual Student Athletes’ Banquet was held in the Mercy Center. It was hosted by the Home & School team with catering provided by the Dads Club, while Miss Lani Hiponia and Msgr. Michael McGraw provided opening remarks and a prayer of thankfulness and blessings. Director of Athletics for Lynn University, Mr. Devin Crosby and his wife Cindy, were our honored guests and keynote speaker.
Mr. Crosby’s remarks resonated with our families, emphasizing the importance of athletics and the need for honor, empathy, and pursuit of excellence in competition. Director Crosby closed, reminding us that our identity is in Christ, that we are wonderfully created in His image.
The student athletes and their families were recognized for all of their contributions to our community with special recognition for Juliana Liguori and Rodrigo Mayen as 21-22 Gator Award recipients for academic, athletic, and overall excellence. Congratulations to all and a huge thank you to everyone that made this event possible!.
Visit our St. Joan Facebook page @SaintJoanofArcCatholicSchool or our Instagram page @stjoanofarcschool_boca to see more pictures.
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"ALICE IN WONDERLAND" - DRAMA SHOW | |
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The fourth and fifth grade drama club performed the classic story of, Alice in Wonderland live on stage in the Mercy Center. Alice came to life along with all of the characters that she encountered after she fell down a rabbit hole.
The young actors transformed themselves into many different characters, by changing into various adorned costumes, reciting numerous lines with enthusiasm, and singing in a theatrical manner. Congratulations to the fourth and fifth grade students for taking to the stage and making Alice’s imaginary world come to life. They truly appreciate and love, the performing arts and fine literature. Thank you Ms. Barcia for making this performance an amazing event and for the students to experience all about acting.
Visit our St. Joan Facebook page @SaintJoanofArcCatholicSchool or our Instagram page @stjoanofarcschool_boca to see more pictures.
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On Wednesday, May 18th we celebrated our school’s patroness saint, St. Joan of Arc. Her feast day is May 30th; however, we were not be in school that day, so we celebrated at our weekly school Mass. Our young St. Joan of Arc student, Sloan, in 3rd grade researched and studied the life of different saints with her class. Thank you Sloan for representing our patroness with such confidence and reverence.
Visit our St. Joan Facebook page @SaintJoanofArcCatholicSchool or our Instagram page @stjoanofarcschool_boca to see more pictures.
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Welcome to our new St. Joan of Arc Mom's Club!! | |
If you have a child/dren at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School (Boca Raton), you are invited to join our enthusiastic SJA Mom's Club!
The mission of the St. Joan of Arc Mom's Club is to support the school, administration and student body in the spiritual, academic, ethical, charitable, athletic and artistic development of young children and to foster the excellent standards of the school.
To join us please send us an email to: moms_club@stjoan.org
#Sjagatorfamily
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SAVE THE DATE!!! For St. Joan of Arc's brightest, fun and star-studded night of the year!! Friday, December 9, 2022, Starry Christmas Night Gala at The Polo Club, Boca Raton. | |
Dear School Families,
Please follow us on on Facebook: @SaintJoanofArcCatholicSchool
and on Instagram: @stjoanofarcschool_boca
Let's stay connected! #SJAGatorFamily
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