September 22, 2023

Color Run!




Let's kick off the Color Run week with an SJS Spirit Wear dress out day on Tuesday, September 26! Don't have spirit wear? No worries! Wear green, black, and white! Please refer to the Student/Parent Handbook for dress out guidelines.

REGISTER HERE!!

Questions? Contact Maureen Morgan at events@sjschoolva.org


Students will be given a free event t-shirt to be worn with their SJS P.E. black shorts.


**Note- There will be no afternoon Extended Day on Oct. 4

No Afternoon Extended Day = Oct. 4




There will be NO afternoon Extended Day

on Wednesday, October 4!

Early Dismissal




September 29 = 11:30am dismissal

PTO Sponsored Oktoberfest

**CANCELLED**

The Oktoberfest event scheduled for September 29 has been cancelled due to low ticket sales. 


Anyone who purchased tickets to the event will receive a refund. Thank you!

Volunteer Corner

**All volunteers must be compliant through the Child Protection Program. For more information, please contact Beth Covert at bcovert@sjcherndon.org

Volunteer for Lunch and Recess!

St. Joseph Catholic School will implement a 12-hour family service requirement, effective with the 2023-2024 school year. 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 be compliant through 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.

Log Volunteer Hours Here

PTO Volunteer Opportunity:


Volunteers are needed for the following event:


Color Run

Nurse's Corner

To begin a Healthy New Year, St. Joseph 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 September, we will focus on getting 9 hours of sleep each night.

Click HERE for more Sleep Tips and Information

Attention: Allergy Plan


Saint Joseph Catholic School is a peanut/nut restricted school and works hard to decrease any chance of cross contamination. The student and parent are the first line of safety in preventing an accidental ingestion of questionable or known allergen foods. The student with an allergy needs to be educated by his/her parents on food safety, label reading and to not consume any food that is not brought in by his/her parent. Please be aware that all the classrooms are nut free. Students and staff may not consume any kind of food containing nuts or any food made in a facility where nuts are processed in the classroom.

Foods containing nuts may only be consumed in the lunchroom.


Please click HERE to read the SJS Allergy Plan located on the nurses’ page.

The safest table in the lunchroom for your child with a severe allergy to sit is the designated allergy table. It is an optional seating preference and not mandated.

While the lunch monitors do their best, there are no guarantees that they can see and catch everything going on in the lunchroom. The allergy table is optional but a safer option for students with severe food allergy.



Please send us an email if you want your child to sit at the designated allergy table.

If we do not receive your email, we will sit your child at the safest location with other students who do not have a food allergy. When feasible, we will try to have them sitting next to other students whom we are aware do pack nut free lunches.

Please send your email to Ms. O’Hara (oversees the cafeteria), Ms. Ezenwa (school nurse) and your child’s teacher: c.ohara@sjschoolva.org; a.ezenwa@sjschoolva.org

The Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 7:00 PM

Location: Church


The Transitus is the celebration of St. Francis of Assisi's passage from earthly life to everlasting life. This is a Solemn Evening Prayer and celebration of Benediction with readings and songs that reflect the life of St. Francis and recall the events surrounding his death. Please join us for this unique Franciscan event.

SJC Craft Fair

Opportunity for Service Hours for

7-8th Graders

 

We are looking for face painters during the Craft Fair. If interested, please contact Mrs. Kirby at kirbym59@gmail.com.


Prayer Leaders

September 25: Lavelle, G.

September 26: Lawler, B.

September 27: Laxineta, E.

September 28: Le, L.

September 29: Leavey, L.


October 2: Leber, C.

October 3: Lee, A.

October 4: Leon Morales, M.

October 5: Leszkowicz, B. and M.

October 6: Lewis, G.


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 22: School Mass

September 25: NWEA Testing Week 3

September 26: Booster Color Run Kick Off

September 29: School Mass

September 29: 11:30am Dismissal


OCTOBER

October 4: Color Run

October 4: Feast of St. Francis

October 4: NO Afternoon Extended Day

October 4: School Mass

October 9: NO SCHOOL

October 11: Confirmation Retreat (8th Grade)

October 13: School Mass

October 20: School Mass

October 22: PTO Donut Sunday

October 25: Picture Re-Take Day

October 26: School Mass

October 26: Trunk or Treat (Halloween Family Event)

October 27: NO SCHOOL

October 28: SJC Craft Fair

October 30: Book Fair

October 31: Book Fair

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