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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of 09-18-23 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL We are looking forward to welcoming our Pre-K through Fifth Grade families at our Back to School Night tomorrow (9/20) at 6:30pm. We will begin in the Corrado Family Center for a welcome and distribution of our directory/handbook and then proceed to your child’s classroom. See you then!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of 09-11-23 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Now that the school year is back in full swing, our entire SJF faculty and staff are looking forward to seeing you at Back to School night. Tomorrow night (Sept 13th) is the middle school Back to School Night starting at 6:30pm and our PreK-5 Back to School Night is next Wednesday (Sept 20th) beginning at 6:30pm. Both sessions will begin in the Corrado Family Center. See you then!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of 09-04-23 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL What joy filled the halls as we opened the doors to the school year this morning! As we embark on this school year, let’s begin in prayer: "God of wisdom and might, we praise you for the wonder of our being, for mind, body, and spirit. Be with our children as they begin a new school year. Bless them and their teachers and staff. Give them the strength and grace as their bodies grow; wisdom and knowledge to their minds as they search for understanding; and peace and zeal to their hearts.  We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Summer SAM #5 - 08-29-2023 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday between 2:30 and 4:00 for our uniform sale and school supply drop off (grades 1-8). Uniform sale can accept cash, checks, or credit cards. See you then!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Summer SAM #4 - 08-22-2023 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL We are on the homestretch preparing for the return of our students on Tuesday, Sept. 5th! We look forward to seeing families on Thursday, August 31st from 2:30-4:00 pm at our Uniform Sale/Exchange (for all students) and Supply Drop Off (for students in grades 1-8. PreK and Kindergarten will bring their supplies to their Slow Start appointment.   Here’s one last reminder checklist of things to do before the first day of school:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Summer SAM #3 - 08-17-2023 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL When you arrive at campus you will notice new safety yellow concrete bollards that will have a cable extending from one side to the other secured with a combination padlock. For safety and security, we will begin to lock the entrances to our campus in the evening. The entrance from Vermont will be open from 7am - 6pm Monday through Friday and the entrance from 45th will be open from 7am - last person is on campus (evening). We will distribute the padlock combination to our faculty, staff and frequent volunteers such as SAC/PTC Exec members and CYO coaches. 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Summer SAM #2 - 08-01-2023 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Happy Summer and welcome to our 2023-24 school year! I hope you all are enjoying this time with friends and family, and our warm weather. Here at St. John Fisher School we are gearing up for another fantastic year! Our PreK is under construction, the gym is getting a fresh coat of finish, classrooms are being prepped and we are busily preparing for the faculty and staff to come back on August 28th.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know June 29, 2023 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Happy Summer SJF Families!  As we wrap up the second week of vacation, I hope this finds you relaxed and enjoying the extra time with family and friends.  For those new to the SJF family, Welcome!  Each Tuesday our Office Administrator, Mrs. Michele Wasman, emails a weekly SAM (Special Announcements Memo) that lists various activities/events/calendar items to help keep you informed of school events. Since Michele and I are about to begin our vacation this upcoming Monday, we thought we would send a final SAM with some helpful information as you begin to start thinking about September:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of June 12, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Thanks for an amazing school year!  It’s hard to believe we only have a few days left in our 2022-23 academic year! We have been more than blessed and are excited for a summer of rest so that we can come back ready to learn and grow yet again.   As I reflect back on this past year, I want to extend a huge “Thank You” to Father Richard Thompson, the faculty, staff, students and their families for an amazing school year!  Each day has brought new adventures for us all and I cannot wait to see all that 2023-24 will bring for our parish and school community. One new feature for our parish and school will be our PreK program! Here’s a sneak peek into what our old cafeteria will look like in September:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of June 5, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: As we head towards the final days of the school year, here are a few events you will want to have on your calendar: Monday, June 12th: Field Day from 8:45am-11:15am: students have athletic free dress and we encourage them to bring a change of clothes since many of the stations involve water and it looks to be nice and warm! Our 8th grade vs faculty volleyball game will be at 2:00pm in the gym (or outside - weather permitting) and we wrap up the day with the 8th grade clap out at 3:00pm.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 29, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: It’s hard to believe that Thursday is the first day of June!  It seems just yesterday we were opening the doors to another school year.  As we wind down this academic year, it provides us an opportunity to give thanks to all that have given so much to the school this year:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 22, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: This past Friday was such an AMAZING celebration for our entire community! Each event from the Jogathon, then moving to the Talent Show and wrapping up with the Community BBQ,really brought out the love for our SJF community. Special thanks to all our volunteers, particularly our Jogathon Chairs Nora Jensen and Lauren Bailey, our Talent Show coordinator Mr. Don Vecchione and our Community BBQ coordinators Holly Brewer and Ashley Reese. Make sure to check our Facebook and/or Instagram pages for beautiful photos from these events.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 15, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: This is it, the jogathon is almost here! It appears the sunny weather will be sticking around for Friday’s festivities so here are a few important reminders for the big day: Students will jog/walk for 30 minutes each. The schedule is as follows - we hope to see as many parents as possible cheering on our students, especially at the 8th graders’ “last lap”! 8:45-9:15: Kindergarten and 1st grade  9:20-9:50: 2nd and 3rd grades 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 8, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Our Jogathon is off to a great start and after just 1 week of collecting pledges, we are well on our way to our school goal of raising $55,000. Currently leading our fundraising effort is our 3rd grade followed closely by 2nd and 5th. Additionally, the first class to have 100% participation earns a free dress day! To set up your easily accessible pledge page, visit PledgeStar at https://Pledgestar.com/sjf/. 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 1, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Yesterday our school spirit came alive with our Jogathon kick off assembly! Our fifth grade spirit committee, led by Mrs. Dolan, created an excellent cheer, led us in a “repeat after me” cheer, organized a friendly egg relay competition and got us in the mood for a great event coming up on Friday, May 19th. Additionally, 3 of our 3rd graders performed an original SJF spirit song - thanks Maren, Fiona and Alaina! 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of April 24, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Next Friday marks our halfway point through the final trimester of the school year. As we wrap up these final weeks of school, we have many reasons to celebrate:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of April 17, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: As is “Tradition” at SJF, our annual spring musical is next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm.  This year we are performing Fiddler on the Roof! This production, led by our “Matchmaker,” Mr. Don Vecchione has over 30 students participating and is sure to be a show-stopper. You don’t have to be a “Richman” to attend - the show is FREE! Additionally, you don’t have to go “Far From the Home I Love” as the production is done in our school gymnasium on the stage. See you all there next Tuesday or Wednesday night!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of April 10, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Happy Easter SJF! I hope you had a lovely holiday with your family and friends. As you may remember from our newsletter before spring break, we have a number of retirees this year. We have officially begun the hiring process and wanted to send along the 2 licensed teaching job positions that we have open: PreK and 2nd. The “official” posts are HERE so if you know of any teachers looking to work for a great Catholic school, please pass this information along. They are welcome to reach out to me personally at [email protected] if they have any questions and/or would like to apply. 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of April 3, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Palm Sunday this past Sunday marks the start of Holy Week.   Here is a calendar of events at St. John Fisher Parish: Tuesday, 4/4: Eucharistic Adoration & Rosary at 7pm Wednesday, 4/5: Lenten Reconciliation Service at 7pm Thursday, 4/6: Holy Thursday - Mass at 7pm (no 9am Mass) Friday, 4/7: Good Friday: Living Stations of the Cross at 2:15 pm with our students and Liturgy at 7 pm (no 9am Mass)

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of March 20, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Happy Spring! This past weekend's weather brought the sunshine and made it feel like winter may be behind us - my fingers are crossed! It was also a great weekend full of SJF fun: