| | | | | Dear Parents:
Ash Wednesday, which this year is next Wednesday, February 14, marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. Lent is a time when we prepare as a faith community to meet the risen Christ at Easter. It is a time for us to turn away from what keeps us from living the Gospel, and to remind ourselves that we are called to lives rooted in justice. To be just in the biblical sense is to be in a right relationship with God. Over the 40 days of Lent, we pray for a change of heart towards greater love of God and each other as we share our food, our wealth and our time with others in need. May the Holy Spirit give us the strength to act justly, the courage to love tenderly and the faith to walk humbly with our God, as we prepare for the resurrection of Jesus at Easter time.
Yesterday, Mr. Mike from the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) visited with the students to let them know about the important work MCA is doing in the Philippines. MCA stresses children helping children. The children learned they could help missionaries do Jesus' work by praying for them and by sharing their resources. Please ask your children about how they might help others during Lent. Next week students will receive Lenten boxes to aid them in sharing their resources with MCA so that their missionaries can continue their good work in the world. | | GRANDPARENTS DAY
Thank you to John Kavanagh, Rory McKillion and Kathleen Byrne who organized a great Grandparents and Special Friends Day and to everyone who made it such a success! The children were so happy to have over 150 special guests join us for this fun event. A HUGE thank you also to the many other parent volunteers who pitched in to make the day run so smoothly. | | | SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR! Thank you to everyone who visited our book fair last week! With your help we raised $2,891 in Scholastic dollars to be used to buy books for our library. A big thank you to Maria Kagehiro, Rose Lee and Tatum Mothershead and their fantastic crew of parents who volunteered both before and after school throughout the week. | |  | | Finally, congratulations to the following students who raised the most in their class for the spell-a-thon: Russell Nguyen (K), Gavin Rivera (1st), Matthew Sunga (2nd), Elizabeth Alvarado (3rd), Brady Curran (4th), Benny Davila (5th), Darby Curran (6th), Mia Madamba (7th), and Santino Woo (8th). These students will be receiving their free dress pass tomorrow. The highest fundraiser in the school was Brady Curran (4th) and the class that raised the most funds, and winners of a free dress day and the popcorn and movie party, is 4th grade. This year the spell-a-thon raised just over $11,000. Funds raised will be used to replace and upgrade our entire WIFI network. We are also happy to report that 69 students are receiving a certificate today for being the top spellers in their class. Congratulations and thank you again to everyone who participated. | | | ONE WARM COAT COLLECTION
Thank you so much to everyone who donated a warn coat to those in need.
Total coats donated: 150! | | | 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! We'll announce our next weekly winner tomorrow! Get your tickets in for your chance to win next week's prize! | | |  | | 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. | | 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.
PROGRESS REPORTS
Progress Reports are going home today. All students, third grade and up, are receiving such a report. These progress reports show a snapshot of the student's current academic standing with optional comments from their teachers. The grading scale is available here. As a system default, art, PE, music and tech will show P/100% for students who fully participate. Students in grades K-2 with behavior and/or academic concerns have already been contacted by their child's teacher.
Enjoy the sunshine!
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal
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