FEB 26

THUR 2/27

• 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Drama Club

FRI 2/28

• $1 Dress Down for IHM Missions

MON 3/3

• Students will not attend Mass - regular uniform

TUES 3/4

• Free Dress Down Day
• Mardi Gras Book Bingo

• 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Drama Club

WED 3/5

• Ash Wednesday
• 9 a.m. Mass (All School)
• 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Drama Club

THUR 3/6

• 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Drama Club

FRI 3/7

• $1 Dress Down for Local Family Assistance
• 1 p.m. Stations of the Cross

SUN 3/9

• Daylight Savings Time Starts

MON 3/10

• 9 a.m. Mass led by 1st Grade

TUES 3/11

• 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Drama Club

WED 3/12

• 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Drama Club
• 6:30 p.m. Home and School Meeting

THUR 3/13

• 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Drama Club
• 6 p.m. EITC Virtual Town Hall Event - Registration required (see below)

FRI 3/14

• $1 Dress Down for Local Family Assistance
• 1 p.m. Stations of the Cross

SUN 3/16

• 3 p.m. Drama Production of "Rumpelstiltskin: Private Eye"
• 6 p.m. Drama Production of "Rumpelstiltskin: Private Eye"

Hello!

We've reached the last week of February and Spring is starting to feel like it really might be coming!

Tuition Agreements for 2025-2026 have gone home and are due back March 26th to reserve your child's place. Please contact Mrs. St. Amant with any questions.

Lent begins next week. Please take note:

• The students will not attend Mass on Monday, they may wear regular uniform.
• Tuesday is HSA's Mardi Gras Book Bingo. Students may enjoy a Free Dress Down Day.
• Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. Students are to dress in Mass uniform.

Sadly, the faculty room microwave heated its final lunch this week. :(

Before we go to purchase a new one, if anyone has a microwave they are no longer using and would like to donate it to the school, please let the main office know. The faculty and staff would be appreciative!

Carrying over from last week...

• Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is off to a great start! Our Pre-K and Kindergarten classes are filling up, so be sure to have your friends and family register if they haven't already.

• We are working on finalizing the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar. At this point, please know that our first day of school will be August 26.

• As you know, most Fridays are Dress Down for charity days at Saint John School. More and more children are forgetting to bring their dollar donation, but yet remembering to dress out of uniform. Please be sure your children are bringing their donation if they are choosing to dress out of uniform. Dressing 'down' on Fridays is not mandatory, donating to the designated charity if choosing to do so is. The charity for March is Local Family Assistance.

Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely in Christ,

Mrs. Tice

Gardners Candies Easter candy order forms have been sent home. Orders and money are due to the school office by Monday, March 17, 2025, and pick-up will be Friday, April 4, 2025.

You can also provide friends and families with our Saint John School Group No: 10-0987 so that they can order through the online catalogue, if preferred. These orders will ship directly to the buyer.

Pricing is the same as the Gardners store and Saint John School can earn up to 40% on each sale. Thank you for your support of this school fundraiser.

The After School Care Enrollment link is now available for March 3-7.

https://forms.gle/HV7su4DEPpiUynYcA

If you are planning to have your child utilize the After School Care Program during this time, we ask that you register them using this link by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28.

The Traveling Vocation Crucifix began its journey through all of our classrooms at the start of Advent. Now that it has visited each room, and each class has spent a week focused on praying for vocations, we are excited to extend this opportunity to our school families.

We invite families to host the Traveling Vocation Crucifix in their homes for one-week intervals. During that time, the host family is encouraged to make a special effort to pray together, focusing on an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life, as well as seeking clarity in the vocation Christ is calling each family member to. A booklet of prayers will accompany the crucifix to guide your family's reflections.

To sign up, please call or email the school office.

Mrs. Weiser is asking you to save your empty cereal boxes for the art project for March. She is hoping to get one per child. If you can send into the school by 3//10, Mrs. Weiser would appreciate it

The next Home & School Association meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 in the school auditorium. While we typically meet the first Wednesday of every other month, our schedule will shift next month due to Ash Wednesday on March 5. All caregivers are welcome to join!

We look forward to treating Saint John students to a fun-filled Book BINGO during the school day on Tuesday, March 4.

Please join us as we pray for the special intentions of the Palmer and Doksa families, as well as those of Mrs. Wendt and her family.

Saint Joseph,
Patron Saint of Families,

Pray for Us.

Email: sjadmin@saintjohnsch.net
Website: www.saintjohnsch.net
Location: 116 E. Bishop Street, Bellefonte, PA, United States
Phone: 814-355-7859
Fax: 814-355-2939