11/18 Lord & Taylor Fundraiser
($5 coupon for discounts sold in main office)
11/20-24
NO SCHOOL
Thanksgiving Vacation
11/28
Barnes & Noble Book Fair
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12/1
Gr. 3 Adoration in Chapel at
12:30 pm
12/2
Palm Beach Diocesan High School Placement Exam
12/5
Box Tops Dress Down Day
12/6
Grade 3 Retreat
12/8
Parish and School Auction
12/8
Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mass at 9:15 am
12/11
“A” Classes Christmas Program in Church for Grades 1 – 8 at 6:30 p.m.
12/15
“B” & “C” Classes Christmas Program in Church for Grades 1 – 8 at 6:30 p.m.
12/15
Early Childhood Christmas Shows
Kinder:
8:30 am Immaculata Center
PreK-4:
9:15 am Immaculata Center
PreK-3:
10:00 am Pre-K Classrooms
12/21
Dress Down Day
12/21
Dismissals by noon for Christmas Vacation
NO HOT LUNCH
NO EXTENDED DAY
12/22 - 1/8 NO SCHOOL
Christmas Vacation
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Student Dismissal Policy
Early dismissal for students can be very disruptive to the class. Early Dismissals are requested to be scheduled at the beginning of the last period.
No student will be dismissed between 2:00 pm and 2:45 pm.
Please refer to the Parent/Student handbook, page 15.
Thank you.
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Protocol for
Conference Request
I
f you have a concern, please contact the teacher and then if further discussion is needed, contact the main office to request to speak with the assistant principal. If the issue is still not resolved, request a meeting with the principal via the main office.
Thank you!
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Student of the Month
Congratulations to our students who received this special award.
The theme was “Goodness” featuring Fruits of the
Holy Spirit.
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KA - Ella Salas
KB - James Lopez
1A - Catalina Rodriguez
1B - Giovana Ticianelli
1C - Karaline Holtfreter
2A - Maya Tuttle
2B - Kevlar Leite
3A - Sadie Fortune
3B - Sarina Handel
4A - Luna Dominic
4B - Freddy Abreu
5A - Jack Helmke
5B - Augusto Grimaldi
6A - Katalina Abreu
6B - Alejandra Pacheco
6C - Jonathan Rabbath
7A - Lucy Daniele-Coullahan
7B - Iliana Batista
8A - Matthew Hicks
8B - Daniel Contreras
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Our Annual Auction will take place on Friday, December 8th, at
the Polo Club in Boca Raton.
Please check our website and view the details of this event.
We are in need of Sponsorships, Advertisers, and DONATIONS
for the Auction.
It is not too early to purchase your tickets. We will be forwarding more information to you in the near future.
If you have any questions at all regarding this event, please call Special Projects at
561-952-2848
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Thank you again
!
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Christmas Toy Drive
Please be generous again…
Traditionally our school has supplied the Christmas toys/gifts for the migrant children at Our Lady Queen of Peace Mission in West Delray Beach.
New toys/gifts unwrapped
are due to the homeroom teacher by Wednesday, December 13th.
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The Ergotron Lock boxes give SJA the ability to lock, charge and secure
16 iPads at a time.
SJA has deployed lock boxes in most of our classrooms.
We are in need of three more.
We are asking for your contribution to purchase them.
The price for each one is $ 3,700.00.
The 2017-2018 goal is to be 1:1 iPads 1st through 8th grade and a class set in the media center.
With your help, we can achieve this goal. We have the iPad's, we need to lock boxes to securely deploy them.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!!!
Please contact Mr. Hirsh, at
[email protected]
, if you would like to make a tax deductible donation.
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Please be aware that when your child is late due to a doctor's appointment,
he/ she needs to bring a note to be able to get an excused tardy slip.
Thank you.
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"Extended Day Pick Up"
Parents, please use the entrance
west of the Sports Arena leading to the Gazebo to pick up your child from Extended Day Program.
Please do not enter via the Palm Court.
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Remaining Virtus Training Dates for 2017-2018
Saturday, January 27th
in New Mercy Center at 9:00 am
Wednesday, April 4th
in New Mercy Center at 8:30 am
You must attend any these sessions in order to volunteer at the school.
Registration is mandatory in order to receive credit for attendance.
This session is for adults only and there is no babysitting available. Participants must arrive on time! If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, you will be asked to attend another session.
with any questions.
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Dear SJA Parents,
On Monday, November 28th, we will be sending home Auction raffle tickets, for a trip to Iceland, with your oldest child for your help in order to increase sales.
With the click of a button, you can purchase auction tickets, Iceland raffle tickets, pre-register, and start shopping on your Thanksgiving vacation. Plan to attend and enjoy this wonderful holiday fundraiser.
We wish to thank all of the families who have already made donations. We ask parents who haven't made their required contribution to please drop off items to the main office or Special Projects
(with your name, contact information, and value of donations)
as soon as possible. We are still in need of gifts especially the following: Christmas related items, children's toys and board games, tickets to various types of shows/ experiences, and restaurants.
Thank you for entrusting your beautiful children in our care and for your constant generosity and support! Wishing you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Many blessings,
Mrs. Roberts
Principal
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RAPTOR SECURITY SYSTEM
The Diocese of Palm Beach, has implemented this security system to all the schools in our Diocese, for visitors, volunteers and contractors/vendors to utilize.
Parent volunteer should wear BOTH thei
r:
1) St. Joan ID badge lanyard and
2) the Raptor system lanyard.
Parent volunteers, visitors and contractors/vendors need to sign-in via Raptor system, located in the main office.
Parents who are volunteering will need their driver’s license.
Parent volunteers must wear the additional lanyard that says “volunteer” attached to the clear sleeve that has his/her Raptor sticker in it when volunteering at the school.
Thank you.
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St. Joan of Arc will have its 3rd Annual Career Day on February 2nd, 2018! If you are interested in presenting your job on Career Day or would like more information, please contact Miss Bryant at
[email protected]
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Spelling Bee/ Geography Bee Dates
2018 Spelling Bees
1st/2nd - 4/17 at 12:30 pm
3rd/ 4th - 4/3 at 12:30 pm
5th-8th - 1/23 at 12:30 pm
2018 Geography Bees
3rd/ 4th - 5/10
5th-8th - 1/30
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Parents, please be aware that the
Vision and Hearing Screenings will take place
on February 26, 2018.
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SLA Management Account Balances
Parents, please ensure a continued strong partnership with SLA Management by paying any outstanding balances ASAP.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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LUNCH/RECESS DUTY PROGRAM
2017-2018
Lunch Duty (inside)
10:45 am – 12:00 noon
11/27 Mercy Carrillo
11/28 Nelly Alvarez
11/29 Marcy Crowe
11/30 Barbara Sozio
12/1 Franca Fattovich
Recess Duty (Playground)
10:10 am – 10:50 am
11/27
11/28 Denise Boissinot
11/29
11/30
12/1 Vanessa Hernando
If anyone is interested in volunteering for lunch duty or playground duty, please contact the school office at 561-392-7974.
Thank you to all the additional volunteers!
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SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SCREENINGS
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Dear Parents,
If you wish to have your child screened
for speech and language therapy,
please click on the button below and
fill out the form.
A hard copy of the form needs to be
submitted to our school counselor
(Miss Bryant's mail box located in the main office)
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