• February 28th- Blue and Gold Assembly 9:15am

• March 4th- 12:40 dismissal day

• March 3rd-7th- SJG Read Across America

• March 10th- Grade 1 Field Trip

• March 14th- Report Cards Open at 3pm

• March 20th- Grade 3 Field Trip

• March 27th- SJG Author Visit

• March 28th- SJG HSA Fundraiser at the Brownstone at night

Due to the safety issue being caused by parents not following our parking lot rules including double parking, parking in the "no parking" lanes, and parking in the driving lanes, we are reverting back to 2016 when we would close the parking lot when it is full.

Starting Monday I will be at the entrance to the parking lot monitoring when all the spaces are full. When the spaces are full, I will be coning off the entrance and the lot will not reopen until after most cars are gone. Therefore when the lot is full, parents will have to park on the surrounding streets and walk to the school to get their students.

I am informing everyone of these new procedures ahead of time so that if you have to park on the street to come and get your students, you can make accommodations to make sure that you are on time for dismissal.

Our AV Club students have created our first SJG Student Newsletter of the Year! Check out all the information they have to share!

https://sites.google.com/pequannock.org/final-sjg-news-2025?usp=sharing

Chase 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 awesome Chase!

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!

GO ORANGE FOR GAVIN THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21st!

The Pequannock Township School District is encouraging all students, staff and community members to wear orange on Friday, February 21st in support of Gavin Brady's fight against leukemia. PTHS will be hosting a "Game On Gavin" basketball game on Friday, February 21st at 7:00 pm against Roxbury. "Game On Gavin" shirts are available for sale at https://hs.pequannock.org/students/game-on-gavin-shirts and will be available for sale that night at the game. If you would like to make a donation to support Gavin and his family, the PV HSA is collecting donations via venmo to @Erin-Anello or checks made payable to PV HSA that can be dropped off in bins in any of the main offices of our schools. Thank your for teaming up with Gavin!

For all HSA information and events, visit our website- www.sjghsa.com

Thanks for a wonderful SJG Read-a-thon! We hope your students enjoyed all of the fun events we had over the last 2 weeks. We raised a huge amount of money and the students read so much. We will have a final update for you next week!

We have a few spots left for our SJG Family Trivia Night.

Click HERE to register.

Prices go up on March 1. Don't miss this fantastic event!

Register HERE

Local businesses and families can contribute by donating a tricky tray basket or becoming a sponsor. Your generosity will be recognized at the event and on social media. Please email sjghsaboard@gmail.com if you are interested in supporting or have any questions.

The winter fun is just getting started! Come chill with all your SJG friends at the Winter Wonderland Dance. This is a free event hosted by the HSA. We hope you can join us!

See the attached flyer for details and click HERE to register.

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

Please read the PDF below about Meningococcal Vaccine.

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

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