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St. Joan of Arc School does not need to make up Irma Hurricane days.
Please see the attached letter from our superintendent Mr. Gelo
by clicking the buttom below.
Thank you
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10/4
Grade 1 Retreat
10/4
Pet Blessing at 6:00 pm
10/5
Dress Down Day & Donations for victims in Puerto Rico
10/6
Family Science Night
10/6
Grade 7 Adoration at 1:15 pm
10/7
Altar Servers Pizza Party at
10:00 am to 12 noon
10/11
Home and School Night 7:00 pm
10/12
Home and School Day 8:00 am
10/18
Dress Down Day SJA Goes Pink
10/18
Kindergarten Retreat
10/19
End of first Quarter (used to be 10/16)
10/19
G
randparents/Special Person
Day
Prayer Service in Church
Pre-K3 through Grade 3 at 9:00 am
Grades 4 through 8 at 11:00 am
10/20 NO SCHOOL –
Teachers Workda
y
10/25
Grade 6 Retreat
10/27
Saints Program, at 9:15 am, in Church
10/27
Trunk or Treat and Pumpkin Carving
10/28
First Quarter Report Cards on Ren Web after 4:00 pm
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11/1
All Saints Day Mass at 8:15 am
11/3
Grade 6 Adoration in Chapel at 2:00 pm
11/7
NO SCHOOL
Diocesan Professional Day
11/9
Grade 7 Field Trip to St. John
Paul II from 8:15 am to 12:30 pm
11/10
Veterans' Day Prayer Service at 9:15 am
11/13
Grades 3-5 Confessions in Church at 9:30 am
11/14
Grades 6-8 Confessions in Church at 9:30 am
11/15
Pre-K4 Retreat
11/17
Thanksgiving Mass at 8:15 am
11/20-24
NO SCHOOL
Thanksgiving Vacation
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Dress Down and donations for Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico is
Thursday, October 5th.
Please bring a minimum of $1 and or one of the following items:
Batteries
Diapers, wipes, formula and baby items
Bottled Water
Lanterns
Personal hygiene products
Adult diapers
Gloves
Canned food
First aid kits
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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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The Third Week results are as follows:
The Top Class in the Lower Grades
is: Mrs. Gebert's 1A Class
The Top Class in the Upper Grades is: Mrs. Bricker's 8B Class
The top overall student for the Third Turn-In is Bobby Lopker in
Mrs. Gebert's 1A Class
Our Participation Prize Winners for the Week are:
Dominic Dunbar in Mrs. McConnell's Class who won an Airboat Tour for
two in the Everglades.
Santino Gibbs in Mrs. DiBetta's 6B class won Tickets to Monkey Jungle for a family of four.
Congratulations to everyone for the great job!
Please save your
Brown Envelopes
for a final turn in on Monday, October 2nd.
We are going to try to make up for the very low turn in that we had the first week due to the Hurricane.
Our Final Drawing for the Grand Prize will take place on Monday, October 2
at 2:00 pm.
Thank you for all your support!!
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Raffi wants the school to get 'ahead'.
FYI,
Raffi's cousin is a real gator.
Mrs. Roberts and Raffi are asking you to please bring one or more Raffle books on Monday, October 2nd. If we have 80% or more participation, the school will have a school wide dress down day (a theme TBA).
All proceeds benefit St. Joan of Arc School! Thank you for your continued support and efforts!
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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
.
Thank you again
!
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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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Congratulations to the following students for reaching
the following goals:
Multimillion Word Challenge
Olivia Briggs
Samantha Shortley
Million Word Challenge
Samantha Shortley
Olivia Briggs
Emaliese Caicedo
Bookworm Challenge
Third Grade 400,000 Words
Alexandra Toman
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Please be aware that when your child is late and went to a doctor's appointment, they need to bring a note to be able to get an excused tardy slip.
Thank you.
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After School Clubs commence
Monday, September 25th.
If you need further information, please contact Mrs. Annunziata in the school office at 561-392-7974.
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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The Art Teacher, is looking for parents who would like to donate an item that is used every day for Art class. She needs foam meat/ fruit trays new or clean that you might have at home.
Please drop items off to the school's main office and leave item(s) in
Mrs. Navarro's mailbox.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
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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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Dear SJA Parents,
I. 2nd through 8th grade MAP Pilot Testing
Numerous schools in the Diocese of Palm Beach are piloting a test similar to STAR Math and STAR Reading. St. Joan of Arc is piloting MAP on the following dates
(this test is untimed):
Homework and quizzes will still be assigned
ON MAP TESTING DAYS. RESULTS WILL BE INTERNAL. THE WINTER AND SPRING TESTS RESULTS WILL BE SHARED WITH PARENTS.
-Students who finish MAP early, can read their AR book.
Please make sure all students have an AR book on testing days. Students will have until 10/19 to complete their Q1 AR points.
-Wednesday, 10/4 MAP Reading
(starts close to 8:00 am and ends by 9:30 am)
We will then have a
shortened schedule
. MAP is read to 2nd graders.
-Thursday, 10/5 MAP Language
(starts close to 8:00 am and ends by 9:30 am)
We will then have a
shortened schedule
.
*2nd grade does not take the MAP Language test.
-Monday, 10/9 MAP Math
(start close to 8:00 am and ends by 9:30 am)
We will then have a
shortened schedule
. MAP is read to 2nd graders.
II. Quarter 1
Due to the Pilot MAP testing that we are administering for 2nd through 8th grade, we have decided to
extend Q1 from 10/16 to 10/19 (Q1 dates have already been modified in RenWeb)
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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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Mrs. Roberts, Miss Hiponia, and the Student Council President, Joe Ronan, recognized Sister Josephine at the Mass on Wednesday, September 27th in honor of the Sisters of Mercy Feast Day that was on Sunday, September 24th.
The choir sung a special Irish Blessing
to Sr. Josephine Sullivan.
Thank you Sister, for the many years of dedicated service and commitment to Catholic education.
You are the pillar of the St. Joan Community!
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SEVENTH GRADE
DUKE TIP TALENT
SEARCH PARTICIPANTS
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These students
qualify for the Duke Tip Talent Search, meaning, they scored in the 95th percentile or higher on qualifying sections of the IOWA or FSA in 2016 or 2017. These students have the opportunity to take the ACT or SAT alongside high school students as 7th graders.
Belen Aguirre
Chris Colella
Grant Cooper
Tiago Crippa
Lucy Daniele-Coullahan
Gillian Fitzgibbon
Nicholas Herbert
Brooke Higgins
Jake McGowan
Greg Otten
Sean Ragonese
Alejandra Rodriguez
Nicole Smith
Tony Smolinski
Luca Qumsieh
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VOLUNTEER NEEDED
We are looking for a volunteer to assist
the coordinator for the
Design and Create Club,
on Fridays, from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
No sewing experience necessary.
Thank you for your help!
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At our School Mass, on Wednesday,
September 27th, we celebrated
the St. Vincent de Paul Feast Day,
who is the Patron Saint
of all charitable societies.
In his honor, we will be hosting
a food drive for the
St. Joan of Arc Parish Pantry.
Below is a list of goods that are currently needed.
Please have your child bring in their
donations to their homeroom teacher by
Friday, October 6th.
Jelly
Canned soups
Canned vegetables
Canned fruit
Thank you.
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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
10/2 Sylvia Barrera
10/3 Marie Dlugos
10/4 Barbara Sosio
10/5 Marcy Crowe
10/6 Franca Fattovich
Recess Duty (Playground)
10:10 am – 10:50 am
10/2
10/3
10/4
10/5
10/6
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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