Notes From the Office: September 28th, 2015

September 28, 2015

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September 28th, 2015

Fun times at soccer practice!

Fr. Linh reading to students during lunch.

Our 8th grade students using Chromebooks.

Our superintendent presented a great history lesson to our 8th grade students.

8th grade lab, mechanical advantage

Movie Night was a blast!

Principal's Corner

Greetings,

I have been visiting the classrooms and experiencing many of the exciting learning activities. I encourage you to visit your child's classroom to see all the wonderful things they are learning. The barn at Double Saints provided a great venue for "Movie Night." Despite the cool temperatures and rain everyone had plenty of room to run and visit. It was great to see everyone enjoying the hot dogs, s'mores, and other treats. Thanks to everyone who made this fun event possible.

The cross county team had another great weeked with many runners setting personal best times at Capitol View Classic. The 4-6 graders finished first against some very tough competition.Our soccer team was in action this weekend. They have been working hard and having fun. Please make sure you check the weekly notes from the office and website for all the upcoming events. St. John School is definitely an exciting place with a bright future! Thank you for all your help in this endeavor.

God bless and take care,

Dan Mardell

Here's What's New:

Classroom Spelling Bee Winners

The following students won their classroom spelling bee and will compete in the school wide spelling bee after Mass on October 6th. The winner of the school wide spelling bee will get to attend the diocesan spelling bee.

8th grade - Katie Thayer, Nicholas Coleman, Devin McKinney

7th grade - Grace Hommrich, Jonathan Hall, Kylie Hargrave

6th grade - Connor Griese, Evan Lopez, Kristin Drummond

5th grade - Seth Flanders, Eva Lawrence, Sydney Sargent

4th grade- Joseph Mattox, Ava Hernadez, Nathan Kovach

3rd grade- Miles Voll, Charlie Berry, Nathan Childress

Winter Sports

The winter sports season is fast approaching. Winter sports include Boys and Girls basketball and Cheerleading. St. John's will once again have a 5th and 6th grade boys basketball team, 7th and 8th grade boys basketball team, a 5th through 8th girls basketball team and a cheerleading team. Practices will begin the week of October 12th. Basketball practices will be held at Faith Baptist on either Monday, Tuesday, or Thursdays. The teams usually practice twice a week. The cheerleading team will be practicing once a week and will practice on campus. If you are interested in playing this upcoming season, please email Jason Noffsinger at jnoffsinger.scyb@gmail.com so he can get with the coaches so they can set up their players meeting prior to the season starting.

We are still in search of a cheerleading coach. If you are interested in this, please let Jason know and he will talk to you about the commitment.

After School on 10/2

Due to the festival of the horse parade, we will not have after school on Friday, October 2nd. Military street is used as a staging area for the parade and will get very congested and close for the parade.

Mass on Friday, Oct. 2 & Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015

Due to the Festival of the horse parades on Friday and Saturday there will be no 5:30 Mass on Friday and no 6:30 Mass on Saturday.

Picture Retake Day

School pictures will be made on Monday Oct. 5th. Please let your child's teacher know if you want them to have retakes made. The only students that will have their picture made are those who have notified their teacher. All 8th grade students need to wear their Mass uniform to have your graduation pictures made.

Facebook Users

When you post pictures to Facebook of things our students are doing, please use the hashtag #welovestjohnschool. By using this hashtag we can share more amazing pictures of the great things happening at St. John School on the official school Facebook page. Also, don't forget to like the official St. John Catholic School page.

Blessing of the Animals

Bring your furry loved ones to school on Friday, October 2nd at 8:15 for our annual Blessing of the Animals. Please make sure to have your pets on a leash or in a carrier and pick up any messes they may make. If you can not attend with your pet and take them home afterwards your child may bring a picture or a stuffed animal. Pets will not be allowed in the classrooms due to allergy issues.

First Friday Breakfast Club

Attention SJS parents and grandparents! Our First Friday Breakfast club will be moved to Monday, October 5 this month due to the Blessing of the Animals on Friday (who couldn't use a Monday pick me up anyway?!). Please join us at Panera after morning drop off to spend some time with some awesome sjs people. As always, your little ones are welcome to join us.

Family Movie Night Thank You

Fall Family Movie Night was a HUGE success thanks to you! We had a great evening in spite of the weather (I think the students actually prefer the rain!). Thank you to all who participated in this event! We are already looking forward to the Spring Family Movie Night! I want to especially thank the following people for helping set up, serve and clean up: Mason Howell, Jennifer and Jason Noffsinger, Charity and Chris Ramsey, Leslie Hughes, Muzinic family, the Drummonds, and Linda Berry.

Thank you for all you do to make SJS a great school!

Jennifer Hernandez and Kim Jansen

Cross Country Update

"Another exciting weekend of running for the St John cross country team! This time, the boys and girls ran at one of their favorite courses, the Archives in Frankfort, at the Capitol View Classic. The harriers ran like the wind with multiple PERSONAL BESTS!! Personal bests for the 3K distance were obtained by Erin Luckett (who also placed 8th in her race), Grace Hommrich (medal recipient), Nicholas Coleman (best by over 2 minutes!!), and Matt Drummond (medal recipient). Personal bests at the 1500 meter distance were obtained by Dominic Bilotta (3rd place with 5:42 -- new school record!), David Reinhart (4th place), John Reinhart (5th place), Alex Mayer (top 25 and medal), Josh Drummond (top 30 and medal), Preston Luckett (top 25 finish and medal), Charlie Berry (medal recipient), Ben Mayer, Mark Reinhart, Coen Noble, and Gianna Neaves. To top it off, the 5th and 6th grade boys team, which included Dominic, David, John, Alex, and Josh, captured 1st PLACE for the second week in a row, beating out very good competition in a close race! Congratulations to all!!!

The CC team runs TWICE this week if you want to come out and cheer them on -- they are fun to watch!! We run TUESDAY evening starting at 4:45 at The Lexington School, and then again on Saturday at Williamstown starting at 12:15 ."

2014-15 Yearbooks

We still have 12 copies of the 2014-15 yearbook available. They are now discounted to $15. Make sure you get your copy before they are gone!

Lexington Catholic Parent Information Coffee

Thursday, October 8th, 8:00-9:00 a.m. in the High Marks Center. All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade parents are invited!

White, Greer, and Maggard Future Knight Tailgating Party

October 9th from 6-7:15 p.m. , prior to home football game vs. Western Hills. All middle school students (5 th -8 th grade) are invited to attend! There will be music, games, free food, t-shirts, face painting, etc. Every middle school student in attendance will receive a "Future Knight" bracelet, which allows them free entry to all regular season Lexington Catholic Athletic events.

Computer Lab Hours

The Computer Lab is open on Mondays from 3-3:30

for students who would like to take AR tests or practice typing.

PE t-shirts and school sweatshirts

You can order PE shirts and school sweatshirts from Parker. The web address is www.parkersu.com/store/school/7219 . You do not have to wear this PE shirt every Friday. On Friday's students may wear any St. John t-shirt that you may have. This includes recycling shirts and spirit wear shirts. Please contact the office if you have any questions.

My Coke Rewards

If you drink coke products you can help our school. You only need to create an account at mycokerewards.com and enter the codes off of your coke products. You can then donate them to St. John School. Our school just received a check for over $330 from those who donate to our school.

Free fundraising

Don't forget to turn in your box tops, labels for education and my coke rewards! These are free fundraisers because you are already buying these products.

Lunch Menu

Click here for the September menu.

Used Uniforms

Don't forget to stop by the office to purchase some gently used uniforms. You may also drop off all your old uniforms that don't fit anymore.

St. John School Website

To find more information on events happening around school please visit www.stjohnschoolonline.org.

Pictures For the Notes

If you have any pictures of events going on around school and would like to share them, please e-mail them to office@stjohnschoolonline.org

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 office@stjohnschoolonline.org no later than Mondays at 9am. Thank you!

Dates to Know:

Oct 2: Blessing of the Animals 8:15 am in school parking lotOct 5: Picture Make Up DayOct 6: Spelling Bee after MassOct 11: School led Mass at 10:30 amOct 12: School Board Meeting 6:30 pmOct 16: No SchoolOct 19: No School

St. John School Board Members

President - Beth Blankenship
Vice President - Mason Howell
Secretary - Lisa Case
1st year members
Christina Gordley, Lisa Case, Roy Sturgill
2nd year members
Jason Noffsinger, Kathy Boothe, Mason Howell
3rd year members
Jason Yount, Beth Blankenship, Mary Napier

St. John Catholic School Ss. Francis & John Parish

Questions, comments, or concerns? As always, feel free to contact us anytime or simply reply to this email.

St. John Catholic School
106 Military Street
Georgetown, Kentucky 40324
502-863-2607

office@stjohnschoolonline.org