One Mission's Buzz Off - Team Saint Joseph School

19 Saint Joe’s students shaved their head for childhood cancer at this year's One Mission Buzz Off! The team has raised over $24,000. For the 7th year in a row, they have received the award for Largest Team! Thank you to the entire Saint Joe’s community for supporting this wonderful cause.

Team members: Gavin Shea, Jake Fiumara, Ryan Lovett, Calhoun Carroll, Aksel Roos, Jackson Soivilien, James Head, William Head, Timothy Hegarty, James Murphy, William Murphy, Paul Joyce, Brendan Whelan, Ben Culgin, Ryan Kaleba, Dylan Converse, Leo Ward, Aidan Kowaleski, Michael Scalia

New Email Addresses

Saint Joseph School has moved to a new email service effective 6/16/2023. All Saint Joe’s employees can be contacted at our new @sjs-needham.org domain. All emails follow the same format: first initial, last name, @sjs-needham.org. The online faculty and staff directory has been updated.

Middle School Newsletter

Now that the third trimester has closed, we're excited to share a review of Grades 6-8 student activities and learnings for the last several months with a specific focus on Exploratory Week. We hope you enjoy the Middle School Trimester III Newsletter at the link below.

Congratulations Mr. Bill Cullinane!

Welcome to the newest member of the Saint Joe's family:

James Gerard Cullinane

7 lbs 10 ounces, 21.5 inches long

Born 6/15/23 at 8:54am

Rose and James are doing well! And we can't wait to meet our newest Hammerhead Shark Super Fan!

Summertime Shark Sightings

Traveling over summer break?! Take a picture sporting your SJS swag and send it to Marketing Director Tori Banu to be featured in our newsletters and on our social channels. Bonus: there will be prizes awarded for some sightings!

Save the Date: Saint Joe's Golf Tournament

The inaugural Saint Joseph School Golf Classic will be held at the Needham Golf Club on Monday, September 25th. Save the date! More info on sponsorship opportunities and player registration will be available in mid-July.

2022-2023 Year Books On Sale

Official SJS Middle School Yearbooks, featuring grades 5-8 with class photos, student portraits, and all pictures from the '22-23 school year, are ON SALE NOW!

• Yearbooks sold directly through the Lifetouch Website for $35 (+ $6 for a hardcover upgrade) 
• Sale ends next Monday 7/3, order this week! 
• Receive the Yearbooks in September when students return (if your student has left SJS, books will be available for pick-up in the front office)
• The link to buy is here: Ybpay.lifetouch.com and then use code: 14376523 

Know a family interested in learning more about our school?!

There are limited spots available at Saint Joe's for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Admissions Director, Mrs. Anne Noah, is available to give tours and answer any applicant questions over the summer.

Birthday Book Donation Program: Summer

Thank you to our additional Summer Birthday Book Donation Program participants:

Caroline Cullinan, Ronan Flynn, Bobby Flynn, Jack Pentore, Luke Pentore, Charlize Sexton, and Landon Vacanti

We are grateful to the many families who have contributed to this worthwhile initiative this year - together we raised over $1,400 for our school library!

School Garden

Thank you to our volunteers this spring who helped plant the school garden (located adjacent to the Elementary School play structure)! We are growing a lot of wonderful veggies and (eventually) flowers. The garden has different labeled sections including lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers, broccoli! This garden is meant to be enjoyed by all within the Saint Joe’s communities – our students, our families, and our staff.

Each of these veggies will be ready throughout the summer at different times – the bottom leaves of lettuce can be picked now, while the beans, cucumbers, and tomatoes will start to be ready late July into August. Please feel free to pick things from the garden when they are ready! Be gentle when picking the beans and cucumbers, as you don’t want to damage the vine that they are growing on. Lettuce you pick the bottom leaves off the main stem so it can continue growing up and putting off more leaves (and feel free to pull the weeds too!). Happy growing and eating!

Summer Tutors

The following teachers are available for summer tutoring. If you are interested, please reach out to the teacher directly using our online email directory:

• Kristen Fiumara
• Joe Giroux (up to grade 2)
• Robin Harris (Art)
• Bill Cullinane
• Marissa Balsamo
• Meghan Curtin
• Libby Spigelman 
• Katie Dawson (Dennis/Harwich/Brewster area)

Aftercare Registration for 2023-2024

Aftercare registration for 2023-2024 is NOW OPEN. If you are a new or returning family, please complete the attached form to reserve your child's spot. There is a $100 deposit per child to reserve your spot and that will be charged to your FACTS account. If you have any questions, please contact Kim O'Brien: [email protected]

Uniform Sale - Save The Date

Lands End VIP Back-To-School Savings! 20% OFF + 1¢ LOGO Application on orders placed between 7/07 - 8/11, mark your calendars! VALID: July 07 - August 11, 2023 | CODE: PENCIL | PIN: 2466

2023-2024 Calendar

Our school calendar for the 2023-2024 academic year is updated now online.