Notes From the Office: July 2nd, 2018

St. John Catholic School Notes From the Office: Monday, July 2nd, 2018         Weekly Updates         July 2018         Greetings, I hope you are staying cool during this heat wave. We are back at it in the office getting things ready for our next school year. Our staff will all be returning and books are ordered for next year. I am looking forward to a great year! Part of our summer process involves cleaning up the campus grounds and getting the buildings ready for the students. We would appreciate anything you can do to help us. Please contact the office if you have some time to help. Weeding and cleanup around the church and school building is always needed. Have a great summer!  God bless and take care, Dan Mardell         Here's What's New!!         After School Billing for 2018-2019 School Year For the upcoming school year all after school billing will be automatically deducted from your FACTS account unless you have made prior arrangements.  Please contact the school office at [email protected] with any questions you may have.         Scholastic Book Fair Rewards A huge Thank You to everyone who shopped at the book fair this year.  The school was able to get a lot of new items for the office and classrooms this year.  With our scholastic rewards we received: 3 pencil sharpeners, an electric coin sorter, a rug, a bean bag chair, laminating pouches, bookmarks, stapler, saints store items, and over 50 books for classrooms.           Thank you to our many Kroger supporters!  Our supporters (140 households) who shopped at Kroger between 3-1-2018 and 5-28-2018 (Cycle 4, Qtr 3) have contributed to our $1265.68 total donation.  Keep shopping Kroger!  If you are not a community rewards member, please sign up to support our parish and school.         NEW Summer Office Hours The school office will be closed on July 4th & 5th. Our NEW summer hours are 9-1 Monday through Thursday.  The parish office is open Monday through Friday 9-2.         Orientation Dates Preschool and Pre-K families will have orientation on Monday, August 6th beginning at 6:30pm in the church.  We would like for all families to join us for a short presentation in the church before visiting classrooms. Kindergarten through eighth grade families will have orientation on Tuesday, August 7th beginning at 6:30pm in the church.   For all returning families - Orientation will be different this year than in years past.  We would like to have a short presentation in the church before you visit your students classroom.  We ask that all families are in the church and seated by 6:30 so we can begin the presentation.  You will be given more information during the presentation with where to go next.  We will not have picture day during orientation.  We will schedule picture day during the school year.         Click the grade your student will be entering to download a copy of the school supply list for 2018-2019.  You can always stop by the school office to pick up a copy as well.  We will also have the lists available on the school website.                                                                        Preschool and Pre-K                                                                           Kindergarten                                                                         1st grade                                                                         2nd grade                                                                         3rd grade                                                                         4th grade                                                                         5th grade                                                                         6th grade                                                                         7th grade                                                                         8th grade         It’s ordering time for yearbooks!! Order your 2017-2018 yearbook today and preserve all those great St. John memories for you and your child! You won’t want to miss it! You can order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com with ID code 1925018, or send a check or cash into the office along with the order form that was sent home in your child’s office folder. Only $25 if you order before June 1! Yearbooks will be distributed at orientation for the 2018-2019 school year. There will be yearbooks available to purchase at that time if you forget to preorder, but the price goes up to $28 after June 1, so save yourself some money and  put in your order now!          Cross Country News As the school year comes closer to its end, summer is quickly approaching.  Summer means sun, fun, and of course ............ more chances to RUN!!  The St. John cross country season will begin on Monday, July 30, at Scott County Park! For you returning runners, especially middle schoolers, it’s time to start thinking about getting some miles on our legs; it’s very important to come into this season in shape in order to get the most out of the season! For those of you who have not tried cross country, now is a great time to think about it and take that leap of faith! It is an extremely fun team and individual sport that is open to all St. John students from grades one through eight.  All you need is a pair of running shoes and a great attitude!    Please let me know if you are interested or if you have questions, especially if you have questions on what the run and how to get in shape this summer. My email address is [email protected] and phone number is 606-669-1230.  Hope to see a lot of old and new faces come July!”         If you drink coke you can help our school raise money!  All you need to do is enter the codes, found under the lid or on the box, at www.coke.com.  The easiest way to locate our school is to search ST JOHN, 40324 in the search box.  You can also turn your lids and box codes into the school office.  If you would like to help enter codes, please email the office at [email protected].         Submissions for Notes From the Office If you would like a St. John School or parish event included in the Notes From the Office, or you have pictures you would like to appear in the Notes, please send your submissions to [email protected] no later than Mondays at 9am. Thank you!         St. John School Board Members President - Lisa Case Vice President - Carissa Yount Secretary - Emily Balbaugh 1st year members Craig Bilotta, Meighan Gassett, Neal Thompson 2nd year members Carissa Yount, Emily Balbaugh, Kim Jansen 3rd year members Christina Gordley, Lisa Case         Dates to Know:  July 10: Computer lab open 10-11:30am July 12: Computer lab open 5:30-7pm July 24: Computer lab open 10-11:30am ​​​​​​​July 26: Computer lab open 5:30-7pm Aug 6: Preschool and Pre-K orientation 6:30pm in church (see above for more information) Aug 7: K-8th orientation 6:30pm in church (see above for more information) Aug 15: 1st day of school         St. John Catholic School |  106 MIlitary St. Georgetown, KY 40324 |  p.502-863-2607 f.502-863-2259 w. http://stjohnschoolonline.org/ e. [email protected]

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