Back To School Night Is Next Week!

Dear Saint John's Families,

My wife recently asked me, "why should a student enroll at Saint John’s?"  It’s an easy answer.  One of the greatest characteristics of the Saint John’s community is the genuine compassion shared between staff, students, and parents.  Together, our commitment to fostering resilience, perseverance, empathy, and the ability to communicate effectively helps our students thrive academically, socially, spiritually, and emotionally.  I'm counting the days before welcoming all of the students back to campus to begin another year to soar!  As I have previously mentioned, the floors are waxed, there's new carpet in all the rooms - the school looks fantastic!  
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One-Stop information booklet:
Whether you are a new parent or a returning parent, there are always questions on how things work, who to call, etc.  Please click HERE for your One-Stop information booklet to help you with everything related to your Saint John’s experience.  Furthermore, stop by our information table at Back-to-School night for any new inserts and your fridge-friendly printed version.
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Frequent Question & Answer:
Who Participates in Back to School Night?
All parents and students, new and returning, are encouraged to participate in our Back to School Night Open House, followed by Movie Night! We will have tables with information about extracurriculars, athletics, School Advisory Board, required forms, school supply drop-off, a used uniform sale, and more!

Here’s the schedule of events:
5:00-5:30 P.M.: Preschool Informational Meeting, Lower Church
[required for new preschool parents, recommended for all
preschool parents]
5:30-7:00 P.M.: Open House, Gathering Space and Classrooms
[recommended for all parents and students]
6:00-6:30 P.M.: Middle School Informational Meeting, Lower
Church [strongly recommended for incoming sixth-graders and
any new families, open to all middle schoolers]
6:30-8:30 P.M.: Movie Night, Gym; Middle School Youth Group,
Outdoors and Youth Room
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Important Arrival:
A protocol from last year was completing a health questionnaire before the students and staff entered the building.  As we start the 2021 school year, anyone who enters the school will need to provide us the password for the day. All students will let me know the password as I greet them in the morning.  Please save the following link to your phone, email, or computer.   
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenBD2R9w7svXwafGfvQFXjXOHV2PtkiCjKgzLIWhHTk5Qtcw/viewform
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 COVID-19 testing:
If your child has any of the following symptoms, they might have an illness they can spread to others.

• Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
• Sore throat
• Cough (for students with chronic cough due to allergies or asthma, a change in their cough from usual)
• Difficulty breathing (for students with asthma, check for a change from their baseline breathing)
• Diarrhea or vomiting
• New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever

Check your child for these symptoms before they go to school. Check symptoms for changes from usual or baseline health.
If your child DOES have any of the symptoms above:

• Keep them home from school
• Get your child tested for COVID-19.  (Antigen tests, sometimes called rapid tests). 
• Contact Karla Schultz at [email protected] or 651-484-3038 to report that your child is sick. We may ask some additional questions to help determine when it is safe for your child to return to school and about other people who may have been exposed.

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ESSENTIAL PAPERWORK:
We ask that every family fill out an Application for Educational Benefits (previously Free and Reduced Lunch form).  District funding for our school relies on the information from these applications.  Therefore, we need  every family to submit one asap, so we do not miss out on any funding available to us. See link below for the online application.  
More information on the Educational Benefits application:

• A new application must be completed EACH YEAR.
• These complete forms not only provide meal benefits but can help your school get crucial funding. 
• Applications can be completed online at https://frapp.isd623.org/ 
• Educational Benefits also impact your school’s funding and the district’s budget including state and federal dollars that may be used for administration, social workers, family liaisons, and more! The results of these applications are crucial to funding for things like Title 1.

Find more information about Roseville Nutrition Services at  RosevilleNutrition.com.
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Information Links

School Calendar - click on this link for a calendar to view school start/end date as well as days off of school.  Note the change in the date for Wolf's Ridge.

K-8 Parent Handbook-Click Here

Preschool Handbook-Click Here

PreK-8 Supply List--Click Here

We are proud of our school and look forward to more exciting things to come our way!  Check out the great that is happening daily on our school website and follow us on Facebook.

Dan J Hurley. Principal