Attendance

The school must be notified if a student is to be absent, tardy, or dismissed early. Please email [email protected], in addition to your student's teacher, to notify the school. Please note the new email domain (@sjs-needham.org); this is different address than last year, please update the address that is saved and auto-populates in your email system.

Back-to-School Parish & School Picnic

The Parish and School Picnic is Sunday, September 10, from 10:30am-2:00pm in the School Parking Lot. It promises to be a fun, community event for all ages. Please join us at the 9:30am Family Mass at St. Joseph Parish and join us afterwards at the Picnic - feel free to bring any friends or family members!

Students who attend this Mass in SJS uniform will receive a Dress Down Tag Day on Monday, September 11th!

The Fun Run Is Back!

Planning is underway for the 2023 Fun Run. Last year the Fun Run raised over $60,000 for our school. We are excited to offer Fun Run t-shirts to our students, faculty, and staff again this year at no cost to families and staff.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for families and businesses on our Fun Run t-shirts. This is a wonderful opportunity to have your business logo or family name on the most popular t-shirt around.

Deadline for T-Shirt Sponsorship has been extended to THIS Tuesday, September 5, 2023!

Pizza Friday

Pizza Fridays begin this Friday 9/8, and will be provided by Needham House of Pizza. Pizza Friday sign-up forms can be found below and are past due. We have extended Pizza Friday sign-up to this Tuesday 9/5. This sign-up is for the entire school year, once this sign-up closes you will not have an opportunity to sign-up again.

Friday Mass

One Friday each month the students of Saint Joseph School attend Mass at 9:00am as an entire school. On the other Fridays of the month the students of one grade level attend Mass at Saint Joseph Church. These Masses are open to all and we encourage families to join their students. Please check the school calendar to view the Mass schedule. 

SJS Choir

Dear Saint Joe’s Families, 

I’m thrilled to accept the role of Choir Director for the SJS Choir! We would like to invite any interested students in Grades 3-8 to sign up for the choir, which sings at the monthly All-School Masses. The choir rehearses every Wednesday from 2:40-3:20pm in the Music Room, and the first rehearsal begins on September 13th. It was a joy to serve as the choir’s pianist for two years under the leadership of Daniel Farretta and Judith Pratt. I am excited to follow in their footsteps and to continue exploring the many ways our children can offer their gifts of music in holy worship. 

With my peace, 

Carlo Serrano

Volunteer VIRTUS Training

All SJS volunteers must follow the guidelines of the School including a 1-time completion of the VIRTUS workshop available through the Archdiocese of Boston. Volunteers can choose any location/time, but online registration is mandatory. SJS is offering a VIRTUS Training on Monday, September 11th from 6:00-9:00pm in the Lower School Cafeteria (the HUB).

Performing Arts - Instrument Lessons and Concert Band

Paul Effman music will be offering music lessons again this school year! Lessons will be held on Thursday's after school. Students will attend a demonstration of musical instruments on September 7.  Linked below is the website for more info and a registration form. Students can sign up either on the website, or you can complete the form and return to the main office.

Speech & Debate

Rose Institute specializes in connecting speakers with their audiences. Since 2011, they have proudly provided our students with a platform to practice speech and debate. Complete with tailored lessons, exercises, games, speeches, in class presentations, and inter-school competitions, our programs are an absolute blast! Students in grades 4-8 are eligible to participate. For more info and to sign-up, follow the link below.

Birthday Book Donation Program

The Birthday Book Program is one of the library's main fundraisers, supplying a large portion of our library budget. Families can donate a book to the library as part of a child's birthday celebration! When families make a donation in celebration of their student's birthday, the students are able to pick a new book from the “Birthday Book Cart”. We will place a bookplate with the child's name in the front of the book, and the child will be able to checkout the book first before it is circulated in our library as a new title. Books may be also given at holidays, in honor of a teacher, relative, friend, or in memoriam.

Sharkbites: This Week's Events

9/4/23 Monday – NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)

9/5/23 Tuesday –

9/6/23 Wednesday –

9/7/23 Thursday –

9/8/23 Friday – Pizza Friday Begins | All School Mass (Gr. 8 hosts), 9am, All are welcome!

9/10/23 Sunday – Family Mass & Picnic, 9:30am (Mass), 10:30am-2:00pm (Picnic)