SEP 4

WED 9/4

• 6:30 p.m. Home & School Association Meeting

THUR 9/5

• Race for Ed. Label Sheets Due

FRI 9/6

• $1.00 Dress Down Day for IHM Retirement Fund

MON 9/9

• 9 a.m. School Mass led by 5th Grade
• Reconciliation for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade students following Mass

TUES 9/10

• 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Altar Server Training

WED 9/11

• Unsold Gardner's Candy and Money Due

FRI 9/13

• $1.00 Dress Down Day for IHM Retirement Fund

MON 9/16

• School Picture Day
• 9 a.m. Mass led by 4th Grade

TUES 9/17

• 6 - 7 p.m. Back-to-School Night for parents of students in grades 1 - 5

What a wonderful group of beautiful children we have at Saint John School!

It is going to be a great year!

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Please send in your completed back to school paperwork that was sent home on the first day.

School Picture Forms will be coming home today with your child.

There is a lot of important information found below. Let us know if you have any questions.

Enjoy the beautiful weather!

Sincerely in Christ,

Mrs. Tice

Race for Education is Saint John School's biggest fundraiser of the school year. Over the past 15 years, we have raised over $220,000 for our students and its success helps to limit the need for additional school fundraisers. Each family will receive a Race for Education packet this week. Please contact Mrs. St. Amant with any questions. Thank you for your support of Saint John School!

The After School Care Enrollment link is now available for September 9 - 13.

https://forms.gle/rG1yVxNj8DyVgW3d7

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, September 6.

As a reminder, you only need to complete the form if your child(ren) will be attending After School on at least one of these days. Thank you!

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School has a total of $5,000 in Bridge Foundation PreK EITC tuition scholarships. Families with children in our PreK programs can apply for the 2024-25 school year. This is an income-based scholarship with the limits being $108,444 Adjusted Gross Income, with an additional $19,088 adjustment for each dependent.

Please be advised that there is a 10-hour community service requirement for the families that accept this scholarship money. Families will have one year from the time that the scholarship is received to complete the 10 hours.

The scholarship is not part of the STS financial aid application. A fillable application is attached.

Please return the completed application and required documentation to the school office, attention of Mrs. St. Amant, by Friday, September 20, 2024.

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School has a total of $3,000 in Bridge Foundation K-5 EITC tuition scholarships. Families with children in grades K-5 programs can apply for the 2024-25 school year. This is an income-based scholarship with the limits being $108,444 Adjusted Gross Income, with an additional $19,088 adjustment for each dependent.

Please be advised that there is a 40-hour community service requirement for the families that accept this scholarship money. Families will have one year from the time that the scholarship is received to complete the 40 hours.

The scholarship is not part of the STS financial aid application. A fillable application is attached.

Please return the completed application and required documentation to the school office, attention of Mrs. St. Amant, by Friday, September 20, 2024.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta is one of two saints we are focusing on this month at Saint John School.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta, also known as Mother Teresa, was a kind and loving woman who dedicated her life to helping the poor and the sick. Born in 1910 in Skopje, she became a nun at 18 and went to India, where she saw many people suffering, especially in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

To help them, she started the Missionaries of Charity, a group of nuns who cared for the poorest of the poor. Mother Teresa believed that every person deserved to be treated with kindness and respect. Her work earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and she was declared a saint in 2016. Saint Teresa teaches us to care for others and show love to everyone.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta,

Pray for us.

Our first Home & School Association meeting of the year will be held at 6:30 p.m. this evening (Sept. 4) in the school auditorium. Anyone interested in learning more about H&SA events and activities, or interested in getting involved this school year, is welcome and encouraged to attend.

A reminder that proceeds from Gardner's candy bar sales ($108 per box) or the suggested donation for the buy-out option ($40) is due to the school office in an envelope marked "H&SA" by Sept. 11.

There is a limited supply of additional candy boxes available if your family would like to like to sell more in support of our school. Please contact hsa@saintjohnsch.net or the school office if you are interested in selling additional candy bars.

Check out the fliers linked below to see what's happening at our local Y!

Please join us as we pray for the special intentions of our Saint John School Family

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. Psalm 145:18

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