Thursday, May 13th - Spring Gallery Night
Friday, May 14th - Crazy Sports Day
Monday, May 17th- Open Gym, Grade 6
Tuesday, May 18th-Open Gym, Grades 4 & 5
Thursday, May 20th - Open Gym, Grades 7 & 8
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Family Prayer
On Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. You'll find the readings here.
Points for Meditation:
• As the disciples watched Jesus being lifted up to heaven, do you think that they would have been tempted to feel abandoned and panicked about their risen Lord leaving the earth? Think of a time in your life when you felt as if Jesus had abandoned you. How can Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5,8) bring you comfort at such a time?
• Exercise your hope today by calling to mind Jesus’ death and resurrection and the salvation he won for you on the cross. How can you more fully place your hope and confidence in these truths?
• Have you “tasted” the blessings here and now of your eternal inheritance? Ask God for a powerful outpouring of his Spirit so that he can manifest his power in your life.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, we rejoice today in your ascension to the Father’s right hand. Thank you, Lord, for offering us a share in your heavenly life. By your Spirit, help us to lay hold of our inheritance in you—the hope, the glory, and the power that are the right of every child of God.
(from The Word Among Us)
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A Message from Mrs. Laidlaw Otto
Dear SJE Families,
I am so proud of our eighth graders. In this year of many challenges, we were not sure we would be able to tackle their Justification of Graduation projects. With guidance from Mr. Courchane and support from their teacher mentors, they began working on their Justification of Graduation back in March. It is, of course, not really the goal of this project to justify anyone’s graduation. Instead, working with a teacher mentor, each of our eighth grade students think about who they have become during the first fourteen years of their lives. They explore their relationships with their families, friends, and faith. They consider who they hope to grow into during the next four years and beyond. In light of the pandemic, we have adjusted the project a bit, but next Friday, as have their predecessors, each of our eighth graders will stand in front of their families, teachers, and members of our SJE community, and tell us about themselves.
Speaking in front of a group comes easily to some of our students and is a challenge to others. That is perfectly fine! We understand that each of our students comes to us with different gifts. It is the job of our mentors to identify the gifts of each student, and to help them use them to complete this challenging project. In my fourteen years at SJE, no eighth grader has failed to complete their Justification of Graduation. This year’s class is no exception. These students have worked and worked and then worked some more. They have written and memorized speeches, created and polished powerpoints.
As is usual in May, we are preparing to let our eighth graders go. Within the next couple of weeks they will “pass the torch” to our seventh graders at their candle mass, enjoy each other for one last time on their class trip, and finally graduate from the eighth grade together. Last spring’s school closures taught us to appreciate all of these events that we used to take for granted, and so we are especially grateful for the opportunity to celebrate these fine young people.
Together in God's Name,
Mary Laidlaw Otto
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Schoenstatt Girls Group
This year, 10 girls participated in a Schoenstatt girls' group. After meeting virtually for many months, in-person meetings have recently resumed. Four of the girls (5th and 6th graders) prepared for their Marian Apostles dedication, while the other six (7th and 8th graders), prepared to receive a little crown for the Blessed Mother, in the shape of the letters RTA, which stands for Regina Ter Admirabilis, Latin for "Queen Thrice Admirable".
The Marian Apostles' dedication is a special dedication to the Blessed Mother in which the girls consecrate themselves to Mary, and strive to bring her into their lives and the lives of those around them by imitating her in their words, deeds, and being. They receive a special medal which reminds them of this dedication and of the fact that they are apostles of the Blessed Mother. Two of the girls made their dedication in the Schoenstatt Shrine in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Saturday, May 8th after an outdoor Holy Mass and May Crowning, and the other two made their dedication at their monthly Schoenstatt meeting on Wednesday, May 12th by the statue of Mary outside the rectory at St. John the Evangelist.
The 7th and 8th grade girls in the group also received their RTA crowns on Saturday, May 8th at the Schoenstatt Shrine.
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Crazy Sports Day
Tomorrow is our Crazy Sports out-of-uniform day. We are asking students to wear clothing representing as many sports teams as possible. Students may wear hats and crazy socks representing a sports team. Students may wear shorts if they are an appropriate length. Students should not wear face makeup and hair dye.
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COVID VACCINES AVAILABLE FOR ADOLESCENTS
The Greenfield Health Department is offering clinics for adolescents ages 12 - 17 to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
Follow the links below to sign up:
Time slots are filling quickly. We will let you know when we are made aware of any new availability.
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After School Care Helper Needed
We are in immediate need of a temporary after school care helper to fill a position through the end of the current school year. Hours are from 2:30 until 6:00 PM (or until the last student goes home) each school day. Please call the school office at 414-321-8540 for more information.
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Red Robin Fundraiser
To-Go Orders Only
Join us on Thursday, May 20, from 4-8 p.m. for a Red Robin To-Go Only restaurant night. Red Robin is located at 7575 Edgerton Ave. in Greenfield.
Thank you for supporting St. John the Evangelist School.
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
Fax: 414-321-4450
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