Happy Leap Day!

Today we celebrated Leap Year throughout our school! Our students did projects and had so much fun learning about what Leap Year is and why it comes around every 4 years!

SJPDS Celebrates Read Across America Week!

March 4th- March 8th

WHOOO loves reading? We do! SJPDS loves to read and this year we are excited to participate in Read Across America Week NEXT WEEK! Our incredible Librarian, Mrs. Jenny Moulding will have many activities throughout the week that will encourage reading and foster our student's love for literature and reading!

Some of our activities include:

Masked Readers: Faculty and Staff have recorded themselves reading some of their favorite books, but they're in disguise! Our students are tasked with the job of uncovering who the mystery reader is!

Book Swap: Students are going to bring in their gently used favorite books and trade them to share their favorite stories with classmates and fellow Bears. Don't forget to send in a book on your child's library day!

Friday- Dress as Your Favorite Book Character Day: Students (and staff!) will come to school on Friday, March 8th dressed as their favorite book characters!

Selfies with a Book: Our staff members have been sharing selfies with their favorite books and will have a "Selfie Wall" full of pictures so our students can learn about new and old favorite children's books!

Family Literacy Night

Inspired by Peter H. Reynold's, The Dot!

To further celebrate our love of reading, on March 20th, we are hosting our very first Family Literacy Night, inspired by The Dot, written by Peter H. Reynolds! We invite SJPDS families to join us on March 20th from 6:00 PM- 7:30 PM for an evening of activities and fun that will encourage reading and a love of literature! We will have games, scavenger hunts, creative stations, literacy stations, and more set up for our families to enjoy! Click HERE to learn more!

We are also excited to let our families know that Peter H. Reynolds, himself, will be joining us LIVE via Zoom at 9:30 AM to do a reading, draw-along, a Q&A, and host some fun activities with our students! We can't wait!

Summer Camp- Discount Registration

Discount Ends TOMORROW!

Spaces for our Early Childhood and Lower School Summer Camps are going quickly! If you want your child signed up for Summer Camps for 2024, be sure to register as soon as possible to guarantee your spots! Our 10% discount for Summer 2024 ends TOMORROW! Click HERE to see the weekly themes and secure your spot for Summer 2024!

Tickets Are Going Fast for Our Spring Gala!

Get Your Tickets Today!

Things are heating up and our tickets are going fast for the Spring Into Auction Gala! We're excited to announce that we will have a very special Oriole's Ticket Package available to bid on during our Live Auction! Some new Silent Auction Items now include a Family Photography Portrait Session and beautiful handmade gold jewelry!

There will also be a cash bar for mixed drinks and cocktails available, a wheelbarrow full of cheer raffle, and 50/50 Boards throughout the evening to keep the fun going!

First Friday

Tomorrow, March 1st

Join us in the Main Lobby tomorrow Friday, March 1st from 8:15 AM to 9:45 AM for our March First Friday Social! We'll have coffee, tea, donuts, fresh fruit, and more for you to enjoy while you socialize with other SJPDS parents, faculty, and staff. We hope to see you there to chat about all of the incredible events happening on campus!

Fun Fridays Continue!

3:00 PM- 4:30 PM

With the weather warming up, we wanted to remind our families about Fun Fridays on the Lower School playground! Enjoy outdoor time with your children after school from 3:00 PM- 4:30 PM! Feel free to bring your students to play on the LS playground and socialize with other SJPDS families. Please be sure to monitor your children at all times and leave the playground by 4:30 PM so our After Care students can get outside for some fun and fresh air!

Seussical the Musical, Jr.

Coming to SJPDS This Weekend!

Our students are so excited for our first-ever Musical at St. John's! Our Drama Club is putting on their version of Seussical Jr. this weekend and have been practicing in dress rehearsals all week! Our actors have been busy running lines, learning dances, building sets, and putting together costumes to prepare for this special event! Join us this Saturday, March 2nd, for one of two performances: 12:30 and 2:00. Tickets will be available at the door. We hope to see you all there to support our incredible and hard-working Drama Club!

A special Thank You to our teachers, Mrs. Bates, Ms. Monteleone, Ms. Thomas, Ms. Esposito, Ms. Landsman, and Ms. Grubb for all of their hard work as directors, choreographers, instructors, set designers and supporters of our wonderful Drama Club!

Mrs. Moulding's Media Minutes

Check Out What's New for March!

Mrs. Moulding has a jam-packed schedule full of fun events this March! Stay up-to-date on what's going on this coming month with Mrs. Moulding's March Media Minutes! Click the link below to stay in touch with our Media Center festivities!

Media Minutes for March

Friday, March 8

Dress as Your Favorite

Book Character

Wednesday, March 15

Early Dismissal

Professional Development

March 25- April 1

School Closed

Spring Break

Parent's Association Flower Sale is BACK for 2024!

 The PA is excited to announce the return of the Spring Flower Fundraiser! This year is extra special because the funds raised from the sale will go towards the purchase of a Book Vending Machine for the Media Center! Emerging in schools across the country to encourage literacy, students earn tokens toward the purchase of a book, which is dispensed from these fantastic machines.

The flower sale will offer beautiful hanging baskets and pots to bring color to your porch or garden. Orders can be placed through the PA Online Store. The sale begins tomorrow, March 1st, and runs through Thursday, March 29th, so get a head start on your Spring gardening today!

PA Wishlist for Gala Baskets

The Parent's Association is assembling a few baskets for the school's Spring into Auction Gala on April 26th! Please take a look at the items listed on the Amazon Wishlist for items that fit the following basket themes: LEGO/STEM, Arts/Crafts, Hello Kitty, Disney, and Sensory. You can ship directly to the Basket Coordinator when you order from the Amazon list, or feel free to provide items that are not listed on the wishlist. Contact Heather Cook (TheLtlrdhdgrl@verizon.net) with any questions or to arrange the drop off of items. Thank you so much and we appreciate your participation and support!

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