February 26, 2021

Early Dismissal

11:30am Dismissal Friday, March 5 Bishop Burbidge Visit

Book Club

Mrs. Rutledge and Mrs. Carson invite you to read along and discuss the key elements detailed in The Power of Showing Up. Next meeting planned for Wednesday, March 3, at 7:00PM. Topic: Book Club Time: March 3, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98434371204?pwd=dlExSWpOZmZJcE5sRWdNY203cWZvdz09 Meeting ID: 984 3437 1204 Passcode: ZX99BY Topic: Chapter 4 The Value of Being Known- Helping Your Kids Feel Seen To truly see your child, you must learn to perceive them as they are, make sense of their inner nature, and then respond in an effective way. and Topic: Chapter 5 Presence Joins Us as Part of a Calming Whole- Helping Your Kids Feel Soothed. Work with your child to help him/her learn how to process big emotions. By soothing the child, you also teach how to maintain calm and regulate behavior. The goal of the book club is building community and helping each other through a pandemic. It is not intended to be therapy or family counseling. Please seek the assistance of licensed practitioners if needed.

Job Fair

The Diocesan Job Fair scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 13, 2021 (9:00 a.m. – 12 noon) will be a virtual event this year.  Click HERE to register and for more details!

Yearbooks

Yearbooks will be available to purchase from Feb 10 - March 26 ONLINE only. There will be no extra copies to purchase after yearbook sale.  Jostens has created an online portal for yearbook sales, click the link to purchase: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A08861400 Cost for the yearbook is $20

Yearbook Picture Submissions Looking for Candid Photos for the yearbook.  If you have pictures that you would like to submit for possible use in the 2021 yearbook, Please submit to this site: https://images.schoolannualonline.com/416174421 Submissions will be accepted until March 12, 2021

Financial Aid

Financial Aid Applications are due for Elementary Schools by March 17, 2021. Please remember that 2020 W-2s and tax returns are required for verification! For more information, visit Tuition and Financial Aid Information

Nurse's Corner

February Wellness Letter: Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Click HERE for more information!

Prayer Leaders

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! March 1: Faist, C., C., and K. March 2; Fallace, G. and R. March 3: Feather, Y. March 4: Felix, A. March 5: Fentress, E., B., and A. March 8: Fiedler, A. and L. March 9: Fihlman, M., B., and E. March 10: Fiorito, G. March 11: Fisher, A. March 12: Fitzpatrick, E., M., and D. **Please dress in school uniform or presentable attire

Upcoming Events

MARCH March 3: Stations of the Cross March 5: Early Dismissal (Bishop's Visit) March 10: Stations of the Cross - check with classroom teacher March 12: End of T2 March 15: T3 Begins March 17: Stations of the Cross - check with classroom teacher March 19: NO SCHOOL (Professional Development) March 24: Stations of the Cross - check with classroom teacher March 31: Stations of the Cross - check with classroom teacher

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