Dear SJRCs Families,

Lent is a special time for prayer, penance, sacrifice, and good works in preparation for the celebration of Easter. At Ash Wednesday Mass, we witness members of our community, including parents, staff, and students, performing acts of kindness, bravery, generosity, and selflessness to aid a community member promptly and effectively in need. We are grateful to our parents and trained staff for providing assistance. Thank you for reflecting the love and compassion that God calls us to share with others.

During the season of Lent, here is a suggestion of something you can do with your children at home. On Ash Wednesday, set out a glass jar for each child with a small copy of the jellybean prayer taped to it. Determine a behavior to go with each jellybean color (ideas are included below). Each day the children could earn a jellybean of any color they followed through on, but they cannot eat the jellybeans until Easter.

Here are examples of how to interpret each color. You can make your own ideas based on the ages and needs of your children.

Red is for the blood Christ gave (Each morning we chose something to sacrifice that day to earn the red jellybean.)

Green is for the palm's cool shade (Green jellybeans are earned for good deeds.)

Yellow is for God's light so bright (Yellow jellybeans are earned for sharing God's light through kindness to others)

Orange is for prayers at twilight (Orange jellybeans are earned for attentive behavior during bedtime prayer time and nighttime bible story)

Black is for sweet rest at night (These are earned for going to bed without a fuss.)

White is for the Grace of Christ (These cannot be earned, but are added to their jellybeans on Easter Sunday.)

Purple is for His days of sorrow (They earn these by apologizing to anyone they hurt with their words or deeds that day.)

Pink is for each new tomorrow (Pink jellybeans are earned when we forgive those who apologize to us for hurtful behavior.)

Why not pair good behavior during Lent with jellybeans and see what type of positive reaction you can get from your children?

Isaiah 40:31 But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength

In the Spirit of Lent,

Kim Hanner, Principal

Summer Uniform: White or gray sneakers (standard ankle tennis shoes, no mid-top or high-top shoes).

Winter Uniform: Dress shoes or Sperry shoes (navy blue, brown, black); No sneakers, platform shoes, “Hey Dude” casual style shoes, or “clog” style shoes.

Students are encouraged to wear uniforms to maintain a positive academic environment within the school. It is important that students take pride in their appearance as it reflects their conduct and schoolwork. However, we have noticed that many skorts are not of proper length. Students are reminded that skorts should be no shorter than two inches above the knee, and the undershorts should not be visible through the slit of the skort. Therefore, kindly check the length of your child's skort and take the necessary action if they are too short.

The re-enrollment process for current students at SJRCS for the 2024-2025 school year has already begun. It is crucial for us to know which students intend to return before we start accepting new applications. To secure a spot for your child/children next year, please submit the Re-Enrollment Form and registration fee electronically through your SchoolAdmin parent portal account. Please make sure to do this before February 29th, as we will begin filling spots from our waitlist at that time. Thank you to the families that have already submitted their re-enrollment decision for next year! Please reach out to Christine Bean at cbean@sjrcs.org with any questions or concerns.

It’s crazy to see Feb. 29th on the calendar, so let’s inject a little craziness ourselves!

Students can wear crazy hats to School on Feb. 29th

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February:

16 (Fri) SCHOOL CLOSED

19 (Mon) President's Day - SCHOOL CLOSED

23 (Fri) 7th & 8th Grade Dance 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

29 (Thu) Leap Year Crazy Hat Day

March:

1 (Fri) SCHOOL CLOSED - Faculty & Staff Professional Development Day

8 (Fri) Mass (10 a.m.), End of Term 2

14 (Thu) Early Dismissal - No Wildcat Care

15 (Fri) SCHOOL CLOSED - Faculty & Staff Retreat

18-22 (Mon-Fri) 6th Grade North Bay Field Trip

21 (Thu) Mass (10 a.m.)

27 (Wed) NJHS Easter Egg Hunt: PK3, PK4, Kindergarten

28 (Thu) Holy Thursday - No Wildcat Care

29 (Fri) - SCHOOL CLOSED - Good Friday - No Wildcat Care

Thank you to all of our donors who made the Day of Giving such a success! With the help of Chick-Fil-A, we were able to exceed our goal! Our total raised is $105,000!

Upcoming HSA Events:

Spring Used Uniform Sale - March 14, 2024

Mark your calendars! Our Spring Used Uniform Sale will be on March 14 following early dismissal.

Mother and Son Event - April 12, 2024

Please Note: DATE CHANGE! Our Spring Fair event will now be held the evening of Friday, May 31. More details to come soon.

Volunteer Opportunities:

ATTENTION! Volunteers are needed for our Spring Fair committee! If you are interested in helping plan this fun event, please reach out to us at hsasjrcs@gmail.com.

If you’d like to join the HSA as a member, please visit:

Calling all Scientists, Technology Wizards, Engineers, Mathematicians, and Inventors! It's time for the SJRCS S.T.E.M. Fair!

All students grades K - 8 are invited to participate by working on a S.T.E.M. project at home, and displaying it proudly at the fair for the whole school to see. Please click on the image to visit the SJRCS S.T.E.M. Fair website, where you can find details about the fair and register to participate! If you have questions, please reach out to Mr. Fairley (mfairley@sjrcs.org) or Mrs. Roskowinski (kroskowinski@sjrcs.org).

It's that time of year again where we are asking for your gently used uniforms for our spring used uniform sale on March 14th! We are in need of the following items:

Blue polos- short sleeve and long sleeve

PE shorts and pants

PE shirts- short sleeve and long sleeve

Elementary girl's jumpers

Middle school girl's skorts

All grades summer skorts

Girls middle and elementary button down white shirts (peter pan and regular collar)

Middle school girls vests and long sleeve sweaters

Gently used boys pants and shorts

Girls pants

Sweatshirts of all sizes

Please note we do not accept items with stains or holes or that are heavily worn. All donations should be cleaned prior to being donated. Please do not donate items other than SJRCS uniforms. We also do not accept shoes.

**Please Note: White polos will no longer be part of our uniform policy beginning with the 2024/2025 school year**

The 7th & 8th Grade Grease-Themed Dance has been rescheduled for Friday, February 23rd. Please click on the picture to be taken to MySchoolBucks where you can sign up. If you are unable to attend the dance on the new date, please email Christine Barbieri in the front office at cbarbieri@sjrcs.org for a refund through MSB.

August:

19 (Mon) Teachers Return

26 (Mon) First Day of School Students

October:

4 (Fri) No School - AOB Professional Day

November:

28 (Thu) - 29 (Fri) - No School - Thanksgiving Break

December:

23 (Mon) - 2 (Thu) - No School - Christmas Break

January:

2 (Thu) School Resumes

20 (Mon) No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

February

17 (Mon) - No School - President's Day

March:

7 (Fri) - No School - AOB Professional Day

April:

18 (Fri) - 25 (Fri) - No School - Spring Break

May:

26 (Mon) - No School - Memorial Day

June:

5 (Thu) Last Day for Students

6 (Fri) Last Day for Teachers

Saint John Regional Catholic School

8414 Opposumtown Pike

Frederick, MD 21702

301-662-6722

info@sjrcs.org

Our Mission: The mission of St. John Regional Catholic School is to provide a Christ-centered environment and an exemplary education to each and every student within the framework of the Gospel and the traditions of the Catholic Church. The goal of our faith community is to develop future leaders for the 21st century through academic excellence, service to others, and a firm foundation of Christian virtues.

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