Volume 35- May 25, 2018.
"St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us."
ATTENTION PARENTS
DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS AMAZING YEARBOOK!

At this time online sales are not available any longer.
If you want to purchase one, parents will need to pay by check or cash to the school office. 
Yearbooks will be sold on a first come first serve basis.
We have a limited edition of this fabulous and amazing yearbook!
5/28 NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
5/31 Kindergarten Graduation
KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION SCHEDULE
8:30 am-9:15 am - KA & KB will begin in your child's classroom
9:15 am - 9:50 am - in the Church
9:50 am -10:30 am - in the Gazebo

6/1 Closing of school Mass, at 9:30 am,
followed by Awards Ceremony
for grades 5-7
Last Day for Students
Dismissals by noon 
11:30 - Pre-K3, Pre-K4 & Kinder
11:40 - Grades 1 - 4
11:50 - Grade 5
12 noon - Grades 6 & 7
NO HOT LUNCH, NO EXTENDED DAY
Bookworm Challenge
Grades PRE-K through 5
Read 120 Books

Pre -K 3 A - Mrs. James
Madeleine Letsos, James Lopker
Jack Wojcik
Pre- 4 A - Mrs. Trunk
Ben Lopker, Daniel Perez, Jessica Toman,
Daniel Leo, Olivia Maisano
Pre-4 B - Ms. Acuna
Hayden Fischer

Kindergarten 10,000 Words

KA - Mrs. McConnell
Ashton Coicou, Sebastien Jean,
Anthony Sapino, Greyson Tomko
KB - Mrs. Adler
Nelly Alvarez, Myla Ruff

First Grade 50,000 Words

1A - Mrs. Gebert
Sophia Krobatsch, Robert Lopker,
Mackenzie Taylor, Catherine Wojcik,
Emma Cooper, Ellie Fortune,
Catherine Hurley, Santiago Cardona Cortez, Andrew Baldwin, Tyler Hawkinson,
Nickolas Velez, Hannah Dohler.
1B - Miss Alexopoulos
Giovana Ticianelli, Lucas Noe, Violet Sozio,
Lilly Fischer, Connor Keys.
1C - Miss Assenza
Paulina Janke, Victoria Herrrera,
Sidney Toman, Stephanie Lazzaretti Perdigao, Siena Van Pelt, Valentina Freire, Iris Sozio, Michael Krobatsch,
Karaline Holtfreter.

Second Grade 200,000 Words

2A - Mrs. Newstreet
Siena Rose Evert, Alexander Reusche,
Amauri Charles Jean, Katie Caputo.
2B - Mrs. Dougherty
Madelyn Ruff, Brayden Weinkam, Derek Hopkins, Blake Roberts, Katherine Pope,
Valentina Espinoza, Lilah Johnson, Hudson Bezjak, Marcus Carney.

Third Grade 400,000 Words

3A - Mrs. Garcia
Eve Sabga, Celeste Martin O'Brien, Sofia Barrera, Andrew Williams,Sadie Fortune.
3B - Mrs. Mejia
Alexandra Toman, Collin Fischer,
Sarina Handel, Jacqueline Guariglia,
Siena Crippa, Catherine Guariglia,
Sophia Velez, Sabina Rosales, Lyla Batista, Elizabeth Laurence,Anne D'Alonzo.

Fourth Grade 600,000 Words

4A - Mrs. Wachowiz
Audrey Janke, Natalia Caicedo,
Joseph Mullins, Madeline Tarazi,
Tyler Dennison, Luna Dominic,
Natalia Metzger, Sophia Johnson.
4B - Ms. Barcia
Raphael Turcat, Lucas Janke, Max Fuchs,
Luke Mair, Edward Abreu, Ashley Canelon,
Damien Dohler.

Fifth Grade 800,000 Words

5A - Mrs. Currier
Emily Tarazi, Juliana Carlin,
Alexander Laurence.
5B - Ms. Simone
Daniela Dominguez, Nicolas Caicedo,
Augusto Grimaldi, Eivissa Tinney,
Grayson Gomez, Kennedy Szabo,
Catalina Galanes, Isaac Tomko,
David Sanchez, Brady Aceves,
Brenda Mariano, Angelina Aponte,
Delaney Vasile.

Below are the students who have reached their Million/Multimillion Word Challenges

One Million Word Challenge

3A - Eve Sabga
3B - Alex Toman, Collin Fischer
4A - Audrey Janke, Natalia Caicedo
Joseph Mullins
4B - Raphael Turcat, Lucas Janke
5A - Emily Tarazi, Julianna Carlin
5B - Daniela Dominguez, Nicolas Caicedo,
Augusto Grimaldi, Eivissa Tinney,
Grayson Gomez, Kennedy Szabo,
Catalina Galanes, Isaac Tomko,
David Sanchez
6A - Isabel Romero, Guillermo Herrera,
Sophia Briggs, Matthew Nido
6B - Emma Cedeno, Brooke Wang,
Ryan Schramm
6C - Alessandra Roberts, Ava Rodriguez
Paola Rodriguez, Carlo Guasch,
Gabriel Simaque
7A - Thomas Ternus,Catalina Novoa
7B - Alejandra Rodriguez, Angelina Gibbs
8A - Emaliese Caicedo
8B - Samantha Shortley, Olivia Briggs.
Ava Gerard, Kaitlyn Armstrong,
Sydney Litten, Nicole Poulin,
Gabrielle Rodriguez, Olivia Kondraschow

Multimillion Word Challenge

3B - Alex Toman = 2,342,689
4A - Audrey Janke = 2,726,002
4B - Raphael Turcat = 2,075,794
6A - Isabel Romero = 3,574,744
6A - Guillermo Herrera = 2,407,666
6C - Alessandra Roberts = 2,016,863
8A - Emaliese Caicedo = 2,721,786
8B - Samantha Shortley = 4,939,341
8B - Olivia Briggs = 4,500,919
8B - Ava Gerard = 3,849,000

Highest number of words read:
Samantha Shortley with 4,939,341 words!

Total number of words read school wide: 214,947,450 words
COUPON BOOK UPDATE
We would like to thank our parents
for their prompt attention in returning
their coupon book order form
and/or donation.  
Coupon books will be available
for distribution when school
resumes in August. 
Families who have not turned in their coupon book order form must submit this information on or before the last day
of school Friday, June 1, 2018.
If you have any questions, please call Diane Salerno or Debora Bradley in Special Projects at 561-952-2848 or 561-952-2846.

AUCTION
SAVE THE DATE 
    
Our Annual Auction “Jingle Bell Ball” will take place on Friday, December 7 th at the Polo Club in Boca Raton.
Please consider acquiring or donating a certificate from businesses
you frequent or own.
For example, restaurants, hair salons,
spas, dry cleaners, movies, hotels,
resorts, fitness centers,
and other unique experiences.
You will find the Donation Agreement Form by clicking on the button below.
Thank you and have a safe
 and wonderful summer!
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.

IF FOR ANY REASON YOU NEED TO PICK-UP YOUR CHILD EARLY, PLEASE PLAN AHEAD AND BE HERE BEFORE 1:55 PM.

Please refer to the Parent/Student
Handbook, page 15.
Thank you.

Dear Parents, 
As requested in an email blast,
there is a 2017-18 school year $75.00
per family security fee. We ask that all families submit this additional payment, in the form of a check made payable to
“St Joan of Arc School”,
to the homeroom teacher of your oldest child. Please indicate “Security” and your family name in the memo field of your check.
Thank you.
Security Wish List
Thank you very much to the parents
who have underwritten our
Walkie-talkies for the school.
We currently have enough funds to cover
the purchase of 6 walkie-talkies. 
We are still in need of an additional
4 walkie-talkies.
 Please email Mrs. Wendy Horton at [email protected]
if you wish to make a tax deductible donation for this cause.
FOR SECURITY REASONS THE GATE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SCHOOL WILL REMAIN CLOSED AND
NO ENTRANCE WILL BE ALLOWED
FROM
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

PLEASE USE MAIN ENTRANCE BY THE SPORTS ARENA
Please DO NOT allow individuals to tailgate when you enter the campus.
All guests need to be individually identified prior to having access to our school.
This is one of the most important safety measures you can take to
heighten our security.

IMPORTANT DATES
FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
2018-2019

First day of School
8/13/2018
Thanksgiving Break
11/19/2018 - 11/23/2018
Christmas Break
12/24/2018 - 1/4/2019
Spring Break
3/18/2019 - 3/22/2019
Easter Break
4/18/2019 - 4/22/2019
Last Day of School
5/31/2019


Dear St. Joan of Arc Parents,
St. Joan of Arc School 2018-19 online
re-registration/ re-enrollment via
RenWeb is available.

We have been receiving a lot of inquiries. Our current St. Joan of Arc Students are our priority. However, we cannot guarantee enrollment for the 2018-19 school year for your child after March 1st.

To re-enroll:
1. Log into RenWeb  www.renweb.com
2. Click on Family Information on the left side
3. Click enrollment/re-enrollment link
4. Fill out all the online forms (one of them is FACTS, set up a payment plan and select the 2018-19 school year)
5. Do not skip FACTS unless you plan to pay in full. Before June 1st, re-registration is past due. Please stop by the office to process your
re-registration payment via check, cash, or credit card (there is a 2.85% additional credit card fee for all credit card transactions).
Please note that the RenWeb process requires you to enroll each student separately. Your current medical and emergency contact information is saved. You need to update any changes. The process to re-enroll should take about 15 to 20 minutes. You will receive an email confirmation that you have completed the re-enrollment process. If you have a question regarding the online re-enrollment process, email Mrs. Canelon at [email protected] .

 See attachments with the description of our
"SJA Family Referral Program".
 Thank you for your continued commitment to Catholic Education.
If you are running late to pick up your child from school, a club, a sport or extra help, your child cannot be left in the office
 for late pick up.
Please be advised he/she will be sent to extended care. Refer to the handbook for the daily charge. Thank you.

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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Attention 8th-grade parents!
If your child is taking Algebra I Honors
or Geometry Honors, they have to take the EOC Exam to receive high school credit if they are going to
a public high school. 
Summer registration is open, the deadline is June 13, 2018.
These exams are not administered at SJA. Save the date for the upcoming EOC exams given by Palm Beach County on:   
July 9–20, 2018 
More information will be given in the next
8th grade newsletter.
Registration packets are now available online at: 

St. Joan's Algebra 1 Final on May 17th is the Diocesan EOC Exam. If your child is planning to attend a local Catholic high school, the scores count toward high school credit and St. Joan will automatically provide the scores to the local Catholic high school.
LUNCH/RECESS DUTY PROGRAM
2017-2018

Lunch Duty (inside)
10:45 am – 12:00 noon

5/28 Mercy Carrillo
5/29 Barbara Sozio
5/30 Tim Sullivan
5/31 John Weaver

 Recess Duty (Playground)
                     10:10 am – 10:50 am 

5/28
5/29
5/30
5/31 John Weaver

Thank you to all the additional volunteers!


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.
COACH NEEDED
St. Joan of Arc is looking for a JV and Varsity girls volleyball coach for the 2018/2019 season. 
The season takes place on Mondays through Thursdays, lasts 7 weeks, and begins
the last week in August. 
Practices after school until 5:00 pm and
games are on and off campus
until 6:00 pm.
Coaches will be required to be fingerprinted, Virtus trained, and have CPR.
Please contact Coach Martorana at [email protected]
Thank you!
Ergotron iPad Lock Boxes
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. 
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 their:
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.
 There are many parent badges in the office ready for pickup.
If you do not have your badge,
please stop by to pick it up.
If you have not ordered your badge, please follow these simple instructions
to get your badge.
The Special Projects Office is collecting any baskets that you may want to recycle. We would like to use them for our Auction Gala in December. Thank you again for your help.
As stated in the 2017-18 Parent/Student Handbook (page 10), every parent is required to volunteer a minimum of
10 service hours, per family, for the school year. Failure to do so will result in a $100.00 charge to your account for each hour not completed.
Below you will find a form explaining how to log in your Service Hours in REN WEB.
Thank you for your much valued help.
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!