• December 10th- 12:40pm dismissal day for Staff Professional Development
• December 11th- 2nd Grade Candy Houses (parents attend)
• December 12th and 13th- SJG HSA Holiday Shop
• December 16th- 4th Grade Concert 1:45pm and 7:00pm
• December 18th- 1st Grade Reindeer Banners
• December 20th- Kindergarten Concert 9am (parents attend)
• December 23rd- 12:40 dismissal day
• December 24th through January 1st- School Closed
• January 2, 2025- School Reopens

We are very excited to welcome Ms. Alyssa Bellardino, the Pequannock School District Supervisor of ELA and Media Services, who will be at SJG for the month of December in Mr. Reiner's absence. We are happy she will be with us each day to ensure continuity with your students and amongst all of the exciting events planned at SJG this month. Welcome Ms. Bellardino!

It was an exciting day at SJG today as we introduced our Educator of the Year and Educational Service Provider of the Year!

Congratulations to Mrs. Stringer (Kindergarten) for being SJG's Educator of the Year, and Mrs. Helmrich (Speech) as SJG's Educational Service Provider of the Year. We are so happy for you both and this well-deserved honor!

Dylan did an amazing job this week reciting The Pledge of Allegiance as well as our kindness quote for the day. Thank you for being so wonderful Dylan!

Winter is on the way to SJG, and we will go outside for recess as long as the temperature is above 32 degrees. Please make sure your children come to school dressed in layers with a coat so they will not be cold at recess!

Let's celebrate the upcoming Winter Break and holiday season with Spirit Week December 16-20th! See the flyer for details!

If you are looking for future events, we update the SJG Calendar of Events as we solidify dates. You can find the calendar on our website but below is the link that we will keep in our newsletter going forward.

In the event that your child arrives at school late, please park your vehicle and come into the building to sign them in. It is essential for us to maintain accurate records of student attendance. Therefore, parents are no longer permitted to have students ring the bell and enter the building unaccompanied when they are late. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please see the handbook below for the school year.

Being present in school is super important! Full days out, 1/2 days out, being late, and leaving early affect your children's learning. See below!

Stay in the know with the HSA calendar below!

The SJG Holiday Shop is next week. Students will have the opportunity to shop for family and friends during school. A flyer will be coming home in the backpacks the next few days with details, or you can visit the SJG Holiday Shop website - My School Holiday Shop - Holiday Shop

Don’t feel like cooking dinner? Neither do we! Dine out or take out at Panera on Rt. 23 in Wayne on Monday, December 9th from 4-8pm and SJG will receive 25% back!

Save The Date: Dueling Pianos and Beefsteak, March 28th! A Great Night Out!

Registration is NOW OPEN for SJG's first ever Dueling Pianos & Beefsteak Fundraiser on Friday, March 28th at The Brownstone. This will be a great night of food and fun, all for an amazing cause. See the attached flyer for details and register using the QR code or click HERE.

Visit the SJG HSA Website for all the latest information and more- www.sjghsa.com Date for our SJG Fundraiser! Registration opens next week. You won't want to miss this event!

Mrs. Griffith, SJG School Nurse, will be keeping us up to date on ways to be more healthy all year.

We are at the beginning of cold and flu season. We can also see other childhood ailments.

These can include Covid, Strep throat, Coxsackie viruses and stomach viruses. There are

common things we can all do to lessen the spread of such illnesses. These include:

1. Proper hand washing. Reinforce to your children how and when to wash hands. Hand

washing is the number one way to protect yourself and others against all of

these childhood illnesses.

2. Remind children to cover their mouths and noses with a tissue or sleeve

when sneezing or coughing. Throw tissues away after each use. This is always

reinforced here at school.

3. The flu and covid vaccines are recommended and available.

4. Keep sick children home. If your child is ill, PLEASE keep them home for 24hrs -

symptom free. This means symptom free without medication like Tylenol or Advil.

Symptoms include temperature 100.4 or above, vomiting, diarrhea, consistent

coughing, runny nose, sore throat, new skin outbreaks or rashes etc. I will only have

to send them home if the symptoms continue at school. Most illnesses, if

contagious, are spread right before and right after the illness appears. Staying

home while symptoms persist can lessen the spread to others. It also protects your

child from picking up secondary illnesses while their immune system is already

working hard.

5. Have children get plenty of rest and eat a nutritious diet. While these are

important every day, it is even more important when children are not feeling well.

6. When your child is ill, please call or email the main office by 8:15am to report

an absence. The attendance line is available 24/7. I also ask that you let the

school know why your child is absent and be as specific as possible. If you

take your child to the doctor it is helpful to bring documentation of the illness

from the doctor. Let us know if your child has a specific illness.

HEALTH RESOURCES ALL YEAR ROUND

1. Below you can find some resources on these childhood illnesses.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/treatment/flu-guide-for-parents.pdf

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/flu-vs-cold.html

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/hfm.html?WT.ac=p-ra

2. Below is additional information on head lice, a childhood concern that can occur any time of year.

https://www.cdc.gov/lice/about/head-lice.html

Email: Matthew.Reiner@pequannock.org
Website: sjg.pequannock.org
Location: 59 Boulevard, Pequannock Township, NJ, USA
Phone: (973) 3055615
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