| | | | Dear Parents:
The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2018 is "Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed." This annual celebration begins on the last Sunday in January and runs all week through the following Saturday. The theme includes several concepts that are at the heart of a Catholic education.
A central aspect of Catholic education is learning the importance of service to others. When students take part in service activities they demonstrate the values and faith gained through Catholic education.
| | | We're kicking off Catholic Schools Week with our Family Mass, Open House, Book Fair, and other exciting events on Sunday, January 28. The students are looking forward to having you visit their classrooms and see some of the exciting projects and activities they have done recently.
The schedule for the rest of Catholic Schools Week is available HERE. | | | Spirit Week begins on Monday, January 29 with Pajama day! Yes, that's right, you can just roll out of bed and come to class! Remember to brush your teeth! Click here to see the rest of the week's schedule. | | | Just a reminder that all Spell-a-thon monies are due back by next Wednesday, January 31. | | | | ONE WARM COAT COLLECTION
ALL types of coats are needed and will be distributed to needy people by St. Anthony's and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. You can drop off your donations anytime between now and January 31 to the school office. We have 83 donations so far! Thank you!! | | SIGN UP GENIUS Volunteers are needed for the Scholastic Book Fair (Jan 26-Feb 1) and Cioppino (Feb 24). As a reminder, each family is required to volunteer and serve a minimum of 12 hours for Parents' Club designated events this school year. | | | Please mark your calendars for our 26th Annual Cioppino Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, February 24, 2018. The evening includes appetizers, antipasto, salad, garlic bread, cioppino (or chicken if you prefer), dessert, balloon prizes and a fabulous auction. Babysitting is also available on site! Make an ONLINE RESERVATION! UNWANTED CHRISTMAS GIFTS? The Cioppino Committee is still accepting donations which they will turn into spectacular auction items and balloon prizes. Please drop all donations to the school office and remember to include your child's name so that they may receive free dress (for all donations $20+)! | | | WIN AN INSTANT WINE CELLAR - CIOPPINO RAFFLE
25 bottles of exclusive red and white wines with a minimum value of $500.00 could be yours. Only $5.00 a ticket or 5 for $20.00. The winning ticket will be drawn at Cioppino 2018.
| | | All raffle tickets purchased will ALSO be entered into a weekly drawing (between now and Feb. 24) for a bottle of wine! Get your tickets in for your chance to win! | | |  | AFTER SCHOOL BALLET PROGRAM - Preschool-5th grade The spring ballet session is beginning shortly with Ms. Shan-Yee Poon, who trained at the prestigious Royal Ballet School in London. She has been teaching for the past 30 years proudly providing the San Francisco Bay Area with outstanding dance instruction. Classes for preschool through 5th grade students will be held on Wednesdays, in Carroll Hall, beginning on February 7. Please return the flyer and registration form you received in your envelope last week if you are interested. | |  | | Please consider attending the 3rd Annual STEM Symposium for a fun day filled with hands-on STEM activities, workshops and networking with STEM professionals. When: Saturday, February 10th Time: 10am-2pm Where: St. John's School Cost: FREE | |  | Summerbridge a full-time summer academic enrichment session and a school-year academic program. Students attend the six-week summer session over three consecutive summers and spend two years with Summerbridge during the school year. For more information, click here. | | WATER SUPPLY LEAD TESTING
Following the recent findings of high levels of lead in the water supply at some San Francisco schools we invited the Water Quality Department of the SFPUC to inspect all our service lines including all drinking fountains. They conducted tests on our water supply in November 2017. We are happy to report that our water supply is well within the guidelines provided. The report states "There are no known lead service lines in the distribution system that supplies water to your location".
MUSE WINTER CONCERT
All San Francisco MUSE band students will come together to perform as one large ensemble on Sunday, February 11 at 2:00pm in Carroll Hall. This is a great opportunity for you to see what our band program has to offer. All are invited.
STUDENT HOLIDAY
Plan ahead - Please remember that the school, Preschool through 8th grade, will be closed on Friday, February 2. This is the day set for the annual Archdiocese Professional Development for all Catholic school teachers and administrators.
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal
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