Portae (newsletter) from 29 Nov 2011 - Week 16
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November 29, 2011
In This Issue Notes
From the Office
May 5th, 2014
Kindergarten and First Grade went to the Lexington Opera House to watch SJS's own Evelyn Gordley perform in the Bluegrass Youth Ballet's "Art Rhapsody". Evie did a fantastic job! It was a great field trip!
The 3rd and 4th grade classes took a field trip to the Living Arts and Science center last week.
The 6th grade students built the Great Wall of China out of Lego's.
Mr. Mardell, Mrs. Graves, Ms. King and Ms. Burns had a Derby race on Thursday as well as our preschool children.
This week is teacher and staff appreciation week. Click here for a copy of this weeks agenda.
Principal's CornerGreetings,
The month of May will be a busy one for St. John School. We start by showing our appreciation to all our staff and volunteers. In my 38 years of education I would say this staff is one of the best I have worked with. Also, our volunteers are so important to our school by helping with task to keep our school running smoothly and by providing extra activities that make our school great. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers!
God bless and take care,
Dan Mardell
Here's What's New:
Bus Transportation to Lexington Catholic
LCHS Launching a Pilot Bus Program: School administration has spent the past year studying challenges faced by our school families living outside of Fayette County. One of the concerns repeated most often was the issue of the daily time, effort and cost in transporting students to Lexington Catholic. After several months of research and planning, we hope to establish a pilot bus transportation program for the Georgetown/Scott County area beginning this August for the 2014-15 school year. Please check out Lexington Catholics website for more detailed information.
Year Book Picture request
2013-2014 Yearbook is Being Completed!We once again have a small, dedicated group of ladies who are currently working on this year's yearbook. However, we need your help!! Over 300 pictures have already been uploaded to the yearbook website, but we are missing pictures from several events that we would like to highlight in this year's book. We desperately need fall pictures from the Barn Dance, Science Fair, and girls' basketball team. We need spring pictures from golf and any U6 and U8 soccer games. If you have any of these, or any daily classroom or recess pictures, please share them with us. The process is easy!
Go online to yearbooks.lifetouch.com.Our job number is 1925014.The community login for uploading is GLTZVDIf you have any questions or problems, please contact Colleen Reinhart at 7domers@gmail.com and she will be happy to assist you! There are still quite a few events left in the school year, such as the Art Show and band concert, Field Day, numerous special field trips, and Kindergarten and 8th grade graduation, so if you are at any of these events, please take some pictures so we can all share in the memories! Thank you very much for your consideration and your help!!!Thank you from the Kovach Family
From Dana & Jon Kovach: "Thank you so much for all the effort everyone put into helping us surprise our children (last Friday). We truly appreciate the time and effort that everyone put into making this a memorable experience for our family. Everyone went above and beyond our wildest dreams. This is something we will never forget. Words cannot express our gratitude for your generosity."Thank you Chick-fil-A
Dear MegAnn Leigh and Chick-fil-A staff,St. John's Catholic School in Georgetown, Kentucky, would like to extend a sincere thank-you for your kind donation of food trays. The surprise reunion of Major Jonathan Kovach with his family last Friday was indescribable. Although last minute, he was granted leave from Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar, to surprise his son, Nathan, for his First Holy Communion. The media and local newspapers were in attendance to capture the reunion. A reception followed the assembly. With your generous donation, it was a success as well.Chick-fil-A's commitment to the community, the church, and to our troops is unparalleled. We sincerely appreciate all you did to make this event a success.
Thank you, again.St. John's Catholic School
Enrollment Paperwork
Please turn in your enrollment paperwork as soon as possible, it was due May 2nd. Also, the $200 annual fee is due by June 3rd.
St. John School Eleventh Annual Art ShowUsed UniformsNow that the weather has finally warmed up, if students need new shorts and shirts because they have out grown their uniforms from the beginning of the year, please come check out the used uniforms in the office. This is a great way to replace necessary clothing items without having to spend a lot of money at the end of the school year! There are plenty of navy and khaki shorts for both boys and girls, navy and white short sleeve polo shirts, white blouses and a few maroon polo shirts. There are also many jumpers and navy and khaki skirts available. Tops are $3.00 and bottoms are $5.00. If anyone has any uniforms that they would like to donate, please drop them off at the office. Thanks!
Mark your calendars! The art show will be held Wednesday, May 14th from 4-7pm at The Cardome Center.
Field Day Volunteers NeededVolunteers are needed for Field day May 16th. Please contact Maryellen Mullikin at maryellen@mullikin.com if you can help. More information will be available next week.May Lunch CalendarClick here for a copy of the May lunch calendar.
Kroger CardsDo you have a Kroger gift card from the church/school? If so, don't forget to keep reloading and using them. We receive 4% back from Kroger. If you do not have one, you can purchase it in the school or parish office.
Bugs and BloomsFREE Family Science ProgramMay 17, 2014 10am-12pmBCTC - Newtown Campus500 Newtown PikePlant seeds, get a bug's eye view, dissect a flower, eat insects and more!U.S. Flag Retirement and Blessing Ceremony!As the Diocesan Cemetery, Calvary, celebrates its 140th Anniversary this year, it is pleased to help host, along withBoy Scout Troop 282 of Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, a U.S. Flag Retirement and Blessing Ceremony on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at 874 West Main Street, Lexington, KY, rain or shine. Please bring your old Flag to the Ceremony to be retired, or if you cannot personally attend, you may drop them off at the Calvary office. Please bring your new Flag to be blessed to the Ceremony. If you are bringing a new Flag to the Ceremony to be blessed, please contact Mr. John Tomecek at 859-433-5646 and let him know; thank you. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome to attend!
Bingo
Click here to see this weeks bingo updates.
St. John School WebsiteTo find more information on events happening around school please visit www.stjohnschoolonline.org.Pictures For the Notes
If you have any pictures of events going on around school and would like to share them, please e-mail them to office@stjohnschoolonline.orgSubmissions for Notes From the Office
If you would like a St. John School or parish event included in the Notes From the Office, or you have pictures you would like to appear in the Notes, please send your submissions to office@stjohnschoolonline.org no later than Mondays at 9am. Thank you!Dates to Know:May 7: No Bookmobile
May 13: Word and Communion
May 13: Beta Club Induction
May 14: Art Show 4-7pm
May 16: Field Day
St. John Catholic School Ss. Francis & John Parish
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St. John Catholic School
106 Military Street
Georgetown, Kentucky 40324
502-863-2607