September 20, 2024

**Calendar Update**

NO SCHOOL = Friday, October 25


Please note the calendar change for Friday, October 25, 2024, which is now a student holiday and professional development day for teachers.

Color Run!

Mark your Calendars for our 2nd annual Color Run- October 11, 2024! The Color Run is one of our two big fundraisers planned for this year.  This is a fun, week-long fundraising event that includes character lessons, fundraising and culminates in a school wide run during which the students get "colored" as they run each lap. This year's Color Run fundraising is going towards putting in a new playground as well as additional classroom enhancements such as additional seating and flexible furniture. We are currently looking for sponsors for this event! Please see below if you are interested in sponsoring this fun event! Questions? Contact Jessica Ingham events@sjschoolva.org

Become a Color Run Sponsor
Register HERE for the Color Run

Knights of Columbus Treat

The Knights of Columbus will be offering a sweet treat during lunch on October 4 in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis! The treat is a choice of ice cream (chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry) or popsicle. Please see the ingredients listed below for your convenience.

High School Placement Test Prep

Log Volunteer Hours!

St. Joseph Catholic School has implemented a 12-hour family service requirement. All families are encouraged to participate, and many opportunities exist to volunteer time, talent, or treasure, including class field trips, parties or other classroom help, cafeteria, recess and hands-on activities such as art or outdoor classroom activities. The PTO also has numerous opportunities such as the auction, Donut Sundays, etc. All volunteers must complete the Child Protection Program if they will have substantial contact with students. Families that do not participate in the service program will be charged a $120.00 fee, or partial fee of $10 per hour for hours not volunteered.


Click HERE for the Volunteer Hours FAQ's


Click HERE to log your hours!

PowerSchool Mobile App - Code Change

PowerSchool Mobile App Code Change: Please note that the Diocese of Arlington’s District PowerSchool Mobile App code has been updated. The new code is JJGQ. The previous code is no longer valid.


GoGuardian

Dear Parents and Guardians,

 

I hope this message finds you well and that your child's school year at St. Joseph Catholic School is off to a great start. At St. Joseph Catholic School, we are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students, both on campus and online. To support this commitment, I am pleased to introduce the GoGuardian Parent App, a powerful tool designed to help you monitor and guide your child's online activities.

 

What is GoGuardian?

GoGuardian is a comprehensive online safety tool that we use at school to filter and monitor students' internet activity. While at school, GoGuardian blocks access to distracting or inappropriate sites such as Facebook, TikTok, and gaming websites, allowing students to stay focused on their studies. When students are at home, GoGuardian switches to a home mode, which allows them more access to various sites, except for inappropriate adult content.


Click HERE for more information and to register for the Parent App.

Nurse's Corner

To begin a Healthy New Year, St. Joseph Catholic School will again be adopting the 9-5-2-1-0 wellness

plan. It is a plan to promote healthy lifestyles for our children. Our goal is to support our parents as they work to encourage healthy behaviors for their children.


The mnemonic for 9-5-2-1-0 stands for:

9 Get at least 9 hours of sleep per day

5 Eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day

2 Limit screen time to no more than 2 hours per day

1 Get at least one hour of physical activity per day

0 Avoid beverages with added sugar


We will dedicate each month to a different component of the program. Starting in October, we will focus on getting 9 hours of sleep each night.

Deadly Dares: How Parents & Caregivers Can Help Keep Adolescents Safe from Social Media Challenges. Video is from Blue Ridge Poison Center: Click HERE.


What Is Pneumonia?

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. Normally, the small sacs in the lungs are filled with air. In someone diagnosed with pneumonia, the air sacs fill up with pus and other fluid. 

In general, pneumonia is not contagious, but the respiratory viruses and bacteria that lead to it are. Therefore, it is important that you keep your child home and take them to the doctor for an evaluation if they are suffering from fever and cold symptoms with prolonged coughing that has lasted >10 days, is getting worse and not improving.


To continue reading click here for the full article from KidsHealth.


Read about walking pneumonia - click here.

Volunteer for Lunch/Recess!

We’re excited to offer an opportunity for parents and guardians to get involved! Consider volunteering to help out during lunch and recess! All recess and lunch volunteers must be compliant with the Child Protection Program. Please see the school website for more information.


Recess: Please arrive at the front office at 11:10am for 11:15-1:15 recess.

Lunch: Please arrive at the front office at 11:25am for 11:30-1:30 lunch.


Please sign up only if you can volunteer the whole two hours. 

Questions or last minute cancellation? Please call the school office at 703-880-4350.

Click HERE to Volunteer

Volunteers - Important Information

St. Joseph Catholic School loves volunteers! As more opportunities to volunteer in the school open up, please remember that you must complete the Child Protection Program for the Arlington Diocese to be able to volunteer.

 

This is a two part program. Part one is an online background application and part two is attendance at a Virtus Seminar. 

 

For more information on completing this program, please contact Beth Covert in the Church/School office at (703) 880-4357 or bcovert@sjcherndon.org.

PTO Donut Sunday

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteer for Donut Sunday!

Festival of Praise

SJC Craft Fair

Trinity House - Building a Faith Filled Home

All families are invited to participate in a new ministry at our parish developed by Trinity House Community in Leesburg. Its mission is to inspire families to make home a taste of heaven for the renewal of faith and culture. The ministry model is based on the teaching that the family is a communion of persons in the image of the Holy Trinity.  Detailed information is available at Home - Trinity House Community  Click HERE for more information!


A series of free family workshops will be held in the parish hall on Saturday evenings. The first one is on September 28th after 5:00 Mass. It starts with parents and kids having a simple meal together (e.g., pizza and salads). From 6:45 to 7:30 parents watch a short presentation on one aspect of faith formation in the home, followed by small group discussions, while kids are kept occupied and supervised by Virtus-trained volunteers. At 7:30 all gather for fellowship and dessert. Attendees may bring a side dish, drink, or dessert to share. Please contact Len Grus if you would like to attend or volunteer (lengrus@verizon.net or 703-300-7297).  

Prayer Leaders

September 23: Beebe, N.

September 24: Beegan, J. and C.

September 25: Beggan, B.

September 26: Benson, T.

September 27: Bernys, Z. and S.


September 30: NO SCHOOL

October 1: Beverley, H.

October 2: Bilbo, T.

October 3: Bisch, L

October 4: Boese, C., A., and E.


Prayer leaders are to report to the library no later than 7:50 AM in order to appear on the morning news show. 


**At this time, parents will not be able to watch the taping of the news.

Upcoming Events

SEPTEMBER

September 20: School Mass

September 23: NWEA Testing Week

September 24: 1st Band Classes

September 27: School Mass

September 29: PTO Donut Sunday

September 30: NO SCHOOL

OCTOBER

October 3: Color Run Kick Off

October 4: School Mass - Feast of St. Francis

October 8: Interim T-1

October 11: Color Run

October 11: School Mass

October 11: NO PM EXTENDED DAY

October 14: NO SCHOOL

October 16: 8th Grade Confirmation Retreat

October 16: Vision/Hearing Screening

October 18: School Mass

October 24: School Mass

October 24: Trunk or Treat

October 25: NO SCHOOL

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