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Saluting Our Veterans
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November 16, 2021Dear Saint John's Families,
As we get closer to Thanksgiving, I have a short story to share which reminds me of what the season is about. My daughters and I went to a Starbucks before school last week. For some reason, the line was short with only three cars (this Starbucks in Woodbury, usually has up to 10-15 cars). As we pulled up to order, my daughters got fancy drinks (foam, whip, chocolate, sprinkles-who knows), and I ordered a coffee. At this Starbucks there is a curve in the lane when you order, so you really cannot see the car at the pay window. We finished our order and drove up to the window. As I opened my window to pay, the lady said, "no need, the car in front paid for you!" Wow! This has never happened to me. It really was a great feeling. My daughter, Brooklyn, yelled, “Dad, pay it forward!” I looked at the lady and proudly said, "do you know what, I am going to pay for the person behind me." She poked her head out the pay window to look, and with a smile said, "I am sorry, sir but there is no one behind you!?" My daughters thought this was the funniest thing, and I was a bit embarrassed. After the laughing stopped, I did provide an extra tip to the employee for working hard in the morning with a smile. As we headed to school, my daughter Alyssa said, “Dad, I do give you a ‘A’ for effort!” I must admit, I had a great feeling all day about this person paying for our drinks. I wish I could have said thank you to the driver.
It is awesome the difference we can all make if we take the time to care and show gratitude. Who can you pay it forward to with a random act of kindness today? Next week is Thanksgiving and a short week, so I will not have a newsletter. Thank you for all of your support, and have a great Thanksgiving!
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THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE:
We continue our Thanksgiving Food Drive until Friday. We are collecting food for Carolyn Family Services in St. Paul. Again, they are looking for canned fruits and vegetables, soup, chili, ravioli, pasta, pasta sauce, mac and cheese and other non-perishables. No expired or open food.
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SALE ENDS THIS WEEKEND:
Saint John's Annual Uniform & Spirit Wear Sale! This site will be open until 11/21/2021, and items will be delivered to the school for distribution on 12/16/21. If you have any questions, please email dan@revolutionsportinggoods.com. Shop early for the best selection. HERE
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Athletics News: Winter Sports Meeting 5:00 PM Wednesday!
Is your child interested in swimming (grades 1-8), or basketball and hockey (grades 5-8)? We have new Athletics Policies and Forms we are rolling out this season. Therefore we are asking all participating families to attend a Parent/Athlete Team Meeting, which will be offered from 5:00 to 5:30 PM Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the Gathering Space. Both student athletes and at least one parent should attend. Can't make it in person? Contact athletic director Laura Haraldson for a link to the virtual meeting. [email protected].
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Dads: Volunteer & Earn Free Dress Passes at Turkey Bingo this Sunday!
In case you haven't heard, Saint John's Men's Club (one of our primary supporters of Saint John's Athletics program) is hosting one of its primary fundraisers this weekend. Join them at 4:00 P.M. for Concessions, followed by Bingo for Turkeys beginning at 5:00 P.M. Dads: If you're so inclined, earn your student a free dress pass by volunteering with the Men's Club at this family-friendly event. Contact Laura Haraldson to sign up: [email protected].
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Join Us for Rosary & Mass for Bishop Cozzens
Some of you might have heard that Bishop Andrew Cozzens, who has been instrumental in supporting our Catholic Schools, is moving to the Crookston Diocese in December. At Saint John's, we had the privilege of having Bishop Cozzens preside over our Catholic Schools Week Mass last year. In gratitude and solidarity, we are offering a Rosary at 2:40 PM this Friday, Nov. 19, in the Church. Then we are offering a special Mass of Thanksgiving at 9:10 AM Wednesday, Nov. 24. If you are unable to attend in person, watch our Facebook page, where we will live-stream both of these prayerful opportunities to express gratitude during this Thanksgiving season.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
It's hard to believe it, but 2022-2023 Saint John's enrollment window will open on November 25. We are excited for the future as we are continuing to see growth in our enrollment!
If you have a student currently enrolled in Saint John’s school, you automatically qualify for our Eagle Loyalty Program! Since we already are nearly full in a few classrooms, we want to ensure our Eagle Loyalty (EL) students have the first opportunity to secure their spot for next year in their classroom before we accept new students. Therefore, if you enroll your EL student by December 1, 2021, your child’s spot in his/her class will be guaranteed. As of December 2, we will begin accepting new students for the 2022-2023 school year, which could mean they will procure your child's spot for next year, if you are not already enrolled. There will be a family enrollment fee, which will be assessed when the first child from each family enrolls. The Early Eagle Enrollment Fee is $125/family until January 28, 2022. As of January 29,2022, the Eagle Enrollment Fee increases to $250/family. So, you will save $125/family if you enroll before January 28, 2022. (If you have more than one student, you should only be assessed the enrollment fee on one child. If you get charged again for this, please reach out to Karla Schultz at [email protected], and she can work with you on correcting that.)
Emails will be sent out on November 25 to re-enroll your Eagle Loyalty students for the 2022-2023 school year. PLEASE DO NOT apply again through TADS for Eagle Loyalty students. (Please note: If you have students who will be new to the school next school year, you will have to first fill out an application for admissions. You will find that option in your TADS account. You will only need to do this for new students, your EL students will start at the enrollment step.) Please see HERE for more information on enrollment for 2022-2023.
Please feel free to reach out to Kathy LaCasse at [email protected] if you have any questions as you complete your enrollment for next year.
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Aim Higher Foundation - Application Now Open
More Scholarships. More Students. Stronger Schools
Aim Higher has offered generous scholarships to many of our families. If you would like to apply for a scholarship for your family, applications are now open for the 2022-2023 school year. Find out more information on aimhigherfoundation.organd/or you can submit your tuition assistance application at mytads.com as per other years.
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SCHULZE EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP:
Applications are being accepted for the 2022-2023 school year.- The Schulze Family Foundation has created the Schulze Early Learning Scholarship Program to assist middle-income families in gaining access to excellent preschool programs for their children.
- The Foundation firmly believes in and supports the strength of the academic experience, the caring community and the spiritual development that is provided by the Catholic elementary schools.
- Scholarships will be awarded ranging from $500 to $3000 and will be sent directly to the preschool to pay for tuition.
- Your child will be attending an eligible Catholic preschool.
- Your child will be in their last year of preschool in 2022-2023 and
- Your family is middle-income.
If families have any questions about the program, please contact Marla Friederichs at 612-801-1431 or mjfriederichs@schulzefamilyfoundation.org.
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VIRTUAL TOUR
Please share this video with anyone you know looking to join our school community!
Saint John's online virtual school tour here.
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NOVEMBER:
Nov 16: Last night for Fall Conferences, sign up here
Nov 25-26: No School - Thanksgiving Break (Eagle Club Closed).
A Visit from St. Nick
If you're around at the end of Thanksgiving weekend, join Saint John's Discipleship Sunday activities at 9:30 A.M. in the Lower Church, where kids will get a chance to visit with St. Nick and families can make a Jesse Tree together. More info at www.sjolc.org/discipleship-sunday.
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SNEAK PEAK INTO DECEMBER:
Dec.2: Advent Concert 6:00 PM - Saint John's Church
End of trimester 1
Dec 3: No School, In-service
Dec 7: School Advisory Board meeting; 5:00pm-School Library
Dec 10: Spirit Wear Day
Adoration in the church:1-3pm, Open to families.
Report Cards go home.
Dec 17: Adoration in the church:1-3pm, Open to families.
Dec 23-Jan 3: Christmas Break (Stay tuned for information on Eagle Club during break)
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PEACE OF MIND:
Parent Session
"Technology, Social Media, Screen Time and Parenting"
November 22 at 7 p.m.
The use of social media and technology is one of the most popular areas of concern for parents of children and adolescents. How much is too much? How do we keep our kids safe online? What about the constant social comparisons? This session will focus on the latest research on use of social media and technology. It will also help us understand the relationship between brain development and what drives the need to feel connected online, as well as those areas of big concern like pornography and algorithms that target adolescent vulnerabilities. Parenting tips will be offered.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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ADVENT CONCERT: Mark your calendars for our all school Advent Concert. This will be held on Thursday, December 2nd at 6:00 PM in the church. All students are expected to participate (should there be a conflict for your student, please feel free to contact Ms. Spoden at [email protected]). Families and friends are invited to watch either in person in the church, in person in one of our overflow spaces, or via the livestream.
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FINE ARTS:
If you are interested in signing up for Piano, Guitar or Voice lessons, please click HERE
Theatre: Annie Jr. Sign up HERE
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SAINT JOHN'S COVID DATA TRACKER
*All data is collected dailyTotal positive cases 4 Number of students out sick (MDH decision Tree) 2
Mask Matrix.Number of Students out (Community Close contact) 0 Face Mask encouraged
*****After a year and half, beginning on November 22, 2021, Saint John's will no longer ask a password to enter the building. Please call Karla Schultz at 651 484-3038 or email [email protected] if your child(ren) has symptoms of COVID, especially fever, cough, and sore throat. As a reminder, please keep your child(ren) home if they are sick to prevent the spread of all contagious illnesses.
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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.
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Dan J. Hurley, Principal
