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Blue Jay Flyer
November 29, 2023
From the Principal's Desk...
Dear Parents and Guardians,
A huge THANK YOU to our Santa Shop volunteers! The Art room was turned into a magical Christmas land of soaps, gift cards, ornaments, hot sauces, and so much more. This is always one of the days of the year that the students really look forward to, so we are thankful for all the ladies who shop all year and make this event a great day for our students. We appreciate your support of the PTO Santa Shop this year, and I hope you get everything you ever wanted under your tree this Holiday season.
We have received a few calls lately about EdChoice refunds now that many families have been awarded a scholarship. Please see below for more information.
Have a great week!
Courtney Weinheimer
School Calendar 📅
Cafeteria 🍽️
School News
Shopping Cent$ Bonus Incentive
Shopping Cent$ will be filling orders every Thursday until Christmas break. Get your orders in early to get everything crossed off your list!
BONUS INCENTIVE: For any order placed during the next 3 turn-in days, all children in your family will be out of uniform on Tuesday, 12/19. There is no minimum order requirement. PLEASE INCLUDE ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN'S NAMES AND HOMEROOM TEACHERS ON THE ORDER FORM.
Online orders count towards participation. Go to raiseright.com, to create an account and enter our enrollment code A1EFFA5L1L12. There are numerous retailers and restaurants in multiple denominations to choose from. For a small fee, you can pay by credit card or bank account and cards can be included with the school's order for no shipping charge to you. Any online order placed by 6:00PM on Sunday will be sent home on Thursday. Deadline for special orders (last column of the order form) or online orders is Sunday, December 10th. Please order early!
Remember, our school earns money from every purchase and it doesn't cost you anything more than you would normally spend! We all give gift cards to someone during the holidays. Buy it from us and earn money for our school. Or buy them for yourself to use while you're out shopping or celebrating the holidays! No matter what the reason for purchasing, the school benefits!
If you'd like to help fill orders on Thursday, 11/30 or 12/14, please contact Amy Roetting at amyroetting@hotmail.com. We could use some more volunteers for both days.
Ed Choice Scholarship Tuition Refunds
Please follow the link below for information regarding the Ed Choice refund process.
Attendance Line
The old attendance line, is no longer in service. All calls, including calls for the cafeteria, nurse and teacher line, will now be routed through the main office. If you need to reach anyone at the school, please dial 513-385-7970. Thank you.
Save the Date: Christmas Concert Grades 4-5
Christmas Concert
Grades 4 & 5
Tuesday, December 19
7:00 p.m.
Under the direction of our music teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Ossenschmidt, our 4th & 5th grade students have been working hard practicing their special Christmas songs that they will be performing at St. John the Baptist Church on December 19.
Names On Spirit Wear
Please don't forget to write your children's names in their school uniform spirit wear with a black sharpie. We have many unclaimed sweatshirts and jackets on the lost and found table in the cafeteria.
Thankful Grams Raise $480
Student Council raised $480 from selling Thankful Grams the week before Thanksgiving. All proceeds will be donated to the Corpus Christi Food Pantry.
Quarters for Kindness
On Fridays during lunch periods when students are able to purchase a sweet treat for .75 cents, they have the opportunity to "round up" to $1.00 and donate their extra quarter to our Quarters for Kindness Project. For the months of November & December, all money raised will be donated to the Corpus Christi Food Pantry.
Fundraising at No Cost to You
You shop. Kroger gives.
St. John's School will earn money from your purchases. Verify you are linked by checking the bottom of your receipt.
You shop. Shutterfly gives.
Order photo prints or create photo cards, books, gifts and more. Shop through St. John's Storefront link: Stjohnthebaptistschool.ShutterflyStorefront.com
You save empties. Empties4Cash gives.
Blue Jay Gallery 📸
Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast
Kindergarten students enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving feast together!
Turkey Disguises
For a little Thanksgiving fun, Mrs. Osborn's kindergarten students disguised their turkeys. We had a pumpkin, Batman, a robber, and so many other creative ideas!
PTO Corner
Santa Shop
Over Thanksgiving break, an amazing team of volunteer elves transformed our art room into a magical wonderland of holiday gifts! We love seeing the pure joy that our Santa Shop event brings to our students as they select and purchase gifts for their family, friends and even pets!
Athletic Boosters
Instructional Basketball Sign Ups
Sign ups for Instructional Basketball are now open! We will keep them open until December 15th.
Instructional Basketball is for boys and girls Pre K- 1st Grade. Practices and games will be held in the St. Johns gyms on Friday evenings starting January and ending in March.
Additionally we are still looking for a few more coaches, if anybody is new to St. John's athletics, this is a great opportunity to help coach in a very basic instructional format. All coaches must be Safe Parish certified.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. The booster website link is listed below.
https://sports.bluesombrero.com/stjab/
Jake Blust
Instructional Basketball Coordinator
Catholic High School Admissions Events
Mount Notre Dame
Mount Notre Dame will be hosting two upcoming virtual information nights for prospective 8th grade families that explore our premier academic offerings.
COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS VIRTUAL INFORMATION NIGHT – Thursday, Nov. 30 | 6:30 PM
In addition to MND’s 20 Advanced Placement courses, we are pleased to offer 12 on-campus College Credit Plus courses, two of which are open to freshmen. Prospective families are invited to join the MND community for a virtual information program, led by MND administrators and counselors, to learn more about MND’s College Credit Plus courses. Representatives from our partner universities will be available to help answer your questions. Register HERE.
Mercy McAuley
Grade School Basketball Night December 12
Mercy McAuley’s Grade School Basketball Night is Tuesday, December 12! Grade school festivities begin at 7 p.m., and the Varsity game begins at 7:30 p.m. All future Wolves will receive free admission to the game, plus snacks and giveaways. See you there! (flyer)
Moeller
St. Ursula
Saint Ursula Academy has many exciting events planned for grade school girls over the next few months! There are multiple opportunities for your daughter to experience the sisterhood of SUA and learn more about our vibrant educational community. There is something for everyone and you are invited to join us for as many events as you would like over the next several weeks.
- SHADOW DAYS - Through December - During your Shadow Day, visit classes, take a tour of our campus, have lunch, meet future teachers, and be a Bulldog for the day! Register HERE
- SHOWCASE NIGHT - December 6, 6:30-8:30 - This program provides an opportunity for us to "showcase" the many parts of a Saint Ursula Education. Register HERE
- GRADE SCHOOL BASKETBALL NIGHT - November 30 at 7:00 - Learn cheers, win prizes and cheer the Bulldogs to victory! Register at https://saintursulaevents.com/basketball-night/
Full information and additional events may be found at www.saintursula.org/visit.aspx.
Ursuline
Holiday Volleyball Camps
Our first clinic will take place on Saturday, December 2nd:
- Little Lions:
- 1st -4th grade
- 1:00p- 2:30p
- Cost: $35
- 5th-8th Grade:
- 3:00-5:30p
- Cost: $35
Tuesday, December 26th-Thursday, December 28th Holiday Camp:
- 5th-8th grade
- 4:00-6:30p
- Cost: $100
Alumni News
News to Share?
We love to share exciting news about our St. John's alumni with our school community! If you have an older child or know anyone who graduated from St. John's who has an achievement to share, please send information and any photos to Laura Heidorn at lheidorn@stjohnsdrschool.org.
Parish News
Breakfast with Santa
Join the Blessed Trinity family of parishes during this beautiful season for Breakfast with Santa! This is a FREE event that is open to all parishioners of the Blessed Trinity Family of Parishes.
Blessed Trinity Youth Group
Calling All 6th, 7th, & 8th Graders from the Blessed Trinity Family!
Join us for games, snacks, and to get to know other people your age, all centered in the love that Jesus has for you.
We will meet on these dates:
- Friday, December 1st from 7-8:30pm Corpus Christi Francis Hall Friday
- January 5th from 7-8:30pm Corpus Christi Francis Hall
- Wednesday, January 10th from 7-8:30pm St. John Neumann Daniel Hall
- Friday, February 2nd from 7-8:30pm Corpus Christi MAC Building Youth Room
- Wednesday, February 14th from 7-8:30pm St. John Neumann Daniel Hall Friday
- March 1st from 7-8:30pm Corpus Christi Francis Hall
- Wednesday, March 13th from 7-8:30pm St. John Neumann Daniel Hall
- Friday, April 5th from 7-8:30pm Corpus Christi Francis Hall
For more information, please contact Cathy Hale at cathyknueven@hotmail.com, or Denise Gaige at 513-410-525