News & Notes

• November 18 - #iGiveCatholic Advanced Giving Begins
• November 20 - Spirit Day* (previous email indicated the incorrect date)
• November 20 - Red Robin CBE
• November 21 - School Mass
• November 22 - Fruit Sharing
• November 22 - NOON DISMISSAL
  
  
• November 25-29 - THANKSGIVING BREAK

For today's broadcast, please view your "Soaring High Headlines" here!

https://youtu.be/KRXsHScQpfg

We unfortunately had some issues with the audio during the Sports Corner. We know this is a beloved segment and apologize for these technical difficulties!

While we continue to fine tune our news station for the Multi-media Publishing Elective, please continue to get your news here. We will provide a link to our weekly broadcast that's published on our YouTube page in your emails! These will be unlisted, so you can only find the News & Notes if you share the link.

Come for a night of food, fun, and dancing! Cut a rug with Saint Nicholas and get FESTIVE!

The annual Nine Lessons and Carols performance is coming soon! Students in Grades 1-5 all have been preparing music that highlights the Story of Salvation in anticipation for Christmas. The choir has also been preparing a varied repertoire to share with you all. Please make sure you check your emails about details.

Students must arrive at the church by 5:30 each night.

The second performance on Tuesday is a community fundraising event, so please share that with friends and other members of the community who you think might enjoy live, joyful, and fun music! Complete with a guest organist, trumpet player, and more! Donations of at least $10 welcome for this Tuesday performance.

Dress for students is Sunday best! No heels!

Spirit Squad Shirts may not be worn all day on Wednesdays. Mrs. Flores and Mrs. Burns will let the squad know days that are appropriate to wear those shirts.

Everyone looked great this past Wednesday! Way to have spirit!

We have been blessed to see the rise of so many students involved in clubs this year. These clubs also offer the ability of wearing custom shirts. The following shirts are permitted to be worn on Wednesday every week:

• Running Club dry-fit shirt (if in Running Club and will be participating that day)
• Choir shirt
• Spirit Shirts from this year or any previous year

Athletic shirts may be worn on game days when applicable.

This is not a free dress day. You must wear school bottoms, school socks, and school shoes on these days, or wear your jumper over the shirt with modesty shorts.

Since we are permitting every Wednesday to be a Spirit Day, we will no longer have Spirit Day on the last Friday of the month.

Wearing the maroon sweatshirt is a privilege. STUDENTS WHO CONTINUE TO WEAR THEIR MAROON SWEATSHIRTS ON THURSDAYS (or other days when we have Mass, including First Friday) WILL CAUSE US TO LOSE THIS PRIVILEGE.

We have three games left for Soccer and one CORRECTION for tomorrow's game.

Saturday, November 16 - We play St. Rita's at Nolan at 4:00pm. The schedule originally had the time as 7pm.

Tuesday, November 19 - We play St. Joseph at HOME at 4:30pm. Come on out and enjoy the perks of being at a home game!

Thursday, November 21 - We play All Saints at HOME at 4:30pm. This is our last game and is a great way to start the Thanksgiving break!

We want to congratulate Jett, Claire, and Cohen for such awesome work at the previous Diocesan swim meets! Their next meet is Saturday, November 16, at Nolan. Make sure you check out Cohen's breakdown of what they've been working on in the Soaring High Headlines!

They have a couple dates coming up real quick -- December 7 at SMU and December 14 at Granbury -- so we hope to update this section with their results. Go Eagles!

This has been an awesome experience for SJS. Every morning, we hear heart facts and do exercises to keep our hearts healthy. And every morning after the Angelus, we get to hear who else has joined the Duck Pond, our incentive pool where students join and receive a cape for registering and completing Finn's Mission. Congratulations to you all!

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Did you see our ad on Facebook? If you can, please take a moment to share it on your social media or with friends and family who might be discerning where to send their children. Click the link below to be taken to our YouTube page!

https://youtu.be/VPm1EJQ6Grg

Date: November 18, 2024

Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM followed by an optional Q & A with the experts from 8:00-8:30

Location: Nolan High School Arena, 4501 Bridge Street, Fort Worth, TX

Join us for a vital Town Hall Meeting on human trafficking, hosted by the Diocese of Fort Worth. Learn from expert speakers, including Assistant Attorney General Brody Burks, Assistant District Attorney Lindy Borchardt, and local law enforcement leaders, about the scope of trafficking in Texas and how we can combat it together.

The evening will also feature information on upcoming awareness training for students, provided by Unbound Now and the Diocese’s Catholic Schools Office and the Office of Safe Environment.

This event is open to all adults. We encourage parents, caregivers, educators and community members to attend and gain the knowledge to protect our community.

For more details, visit https://fwdioc.org/town-hall-initiative.

Please see the following links:

Here are the links for the Initiative webpage and for the Town Hall Meeting webpage:

https://fwdioc.org/human-trafficking-awareness-initiative

https://fwdioc.org/town-hall-initiative

Here is the link to the Facebook event for the Town Hall Initiative:

https://www.facebook.com/events/3448720562095793?ref=newsfeed

And, finally, here is the tri-fold that was created for the initiative, which also advertises the event:

https://fwdioc.org/human-trafficking-initiative-brochure-en.pdf

The following dates and times will be held at St. John's in the Resource Room for the remainder of the year for Adult Initial Training. (This is a great way to go ahead and get your Safe Environment for volunteering at SJS campus, Fall Fest, etc.)

• Saturday, November 16: 9:00am - 12:00pm

The following dates and times will be held at St. John's in the Resource Room for the remainder of the year for Adult Renewal Training. (This required every three years to ensure your Safe Environment training is up to date.)

• Thursday, December 5: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

To find a date at another location, go to virtusonline.org or call our Safe Environment coordinator, Jane Nhan, at the Parish Office.

Hello SJS Family!

We had a special moment in our toddler class this week. There were 4 children standing in front of the mirror looking at their reflections. They were making funny faces and having conversations with each other. During this activity the children were exploring:

*sense of self

*social skills

*language development

*imagination

*sharing/taking turns

Please call the child care office for more information.

God bless you and your family!

St. John's Child Care

Email: aratcliff@stjs.org
Website: www.stjs.org
Location: 7421 Glenview Drive, North Richland Hills, TX, USA
Phone: 817-284-2228
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StJohnSchoolNRH