For the week of
October 22, 2014 to October 29, 2014
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Weekly Letter
We are praying for the peaceful repose of the soul of Edward Cyzewski,Sr., father of Isabel Momenee. We are also praying for our school families and all the people who
support SCJN School, for all our soldiers, Joe Betz, baby Mae Rose, Carol Rocheleau, John Glavin, the Buchanan family, Brian Donoghue, Kim Moore, the Miller family,
the Cavanaugh family, Edward Moss, Wayne Abbonizio, Robert Howe, Paul McDyre, four special intentions, for peace and justice throughout the world and that we have
the grace and strength to be virtuous people who reflect Jesus and are a friend to all.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SCJN THIS WEEK...
October’s Virtue is Friendship
A real friend helps his friends to perform good deeds and grow in holiness, becoming the best person he can possibly be – the person God created him to be.
SCJN SPIRIT WEEK: Students are invited to celebrate this week!
MONDAY:
PHILADELPHIA SPORTS TEAMS: wear your favorite Philadelphia team jersey with jeans or sweatpants.
TUESDAY:
SCJN SPIRIT: wear you favorite SCJN jersey or tshirt to school with your SCJN gym sweatpants.
WEDNESDAY: HALLOWEEN SPIRIT: students in prek through g. 3 are invited to dress in costume for the parade. Please follow teacher instructions
about this day.
students in grades 4 to 8 may wear Halloween accessories to school with jeans or sweatpants.
Congratulations to Melissa Lamberto and Matt Palmer who will be married this Saturday. Melissa is Mrs. Lamberto’s daughter. We wish Melissa and Matt a
lifetime of love and laughter.
Please note that apple juice is no longer a beverage option for our students. Coke, our supplier, informed us that they would no longer provide sugary drinks to
elementary schools.
Help Wanted: The Home & School is still looking for a homeroom parent for Ms. Lamberto’s PK3 and Mrs. Sabatino’s 6th grade. If you are interested, please contact Stacia
Halfpenny at [email protected].
CALENDAR CHANGE: the faculty retreat day originally scheduled for Friday, April 24 has been rescheduled to the following Monday, April 27. There will be no
school for our students on Monday, April 27.
This Week
Next Week
Today:
After school enrichment: 3-4pm
Sun., 10/26:
Fall Sports Mass: SJN, 9am
Neumann Scholarship test: 1-4pm
Thurs., 10/23:
Novacane mtg.: 3-4:10pm
Fri., 10/24:
5th grade cocktail party: Ganley
2nd grade cocktail party: Sullivan
Mon., 10/27:
3rd grade field trip: Longview Farm
November lunch orders due into office (available on the website)
Boxtops for Education contest ends
St. Colman 1st Reconciliation parent mtg: 7pm: rectory mtg. room
Sat., 10/25:
7th grade cocktail party: Bernard & Carol McCabe
Tues., 10/28:
Wed., 10/29:
Halloween parade: Prek-g.3: 9am
After school enrichment: 3-4pm
STUDENT COUNCIL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS
WOW!!!! The Kindergarten and 1st grade collected over 320 jars of peanut butter and jelly for the Nutritional Development program. This will be distributed to food banks
throughout the diocese. A big thank you to all who participated
The Sixth Grade is leading the Social Justice Project for October. We are collecting monetary donations for the Mothers’ Home in Darby. The Mothers’ Home is a nonprofit organization that provides shelter for homeless expectant mothers. While at the Mothers’ Home, the women are given assistance through life skills and job
preparation in addition to help with their pregnancies and infant care.
Each classroom has a baby bottle in which the children can donate their change (or paper money). Sixth grade will visit each classroom to collect the donations regularly.
This project will continue through Monday, November 3.
HOME AND SCHOOL NEWS
If you did not have a chance to purchase Dress Down Day passes, they will be available for purchase in the school office for $30.
SCJN’s 2nd Annual Boutique Shops
Thursday, November 6, 10am to 2pm and 6:30pm to 10pm
To order your tickets to this fabulous event go to www.eventbrite.com. Search SCJN2014BoutiqueShops.
Also, purchase tickets at school office and SJN rectory.
You can contact the following co-chairs:
Robin [email protected], Jennifer [email protected],
and Debby Zuccarini- [email protected] to get involved or if you have questions.
The following class parties have been scheduled:
1st grade: Migliaccio, Nov. 8
6th grade: Ewing, Nov. 1
3rd grade: Schanne, Nov. 22
If you are interested in hosting a class cocktail party in the fall, please email Jen Ciarmoli who will be organizing dates for classes. [email protected].
SCJN Boutique Shops – The Sponsorship Committee is asking any school parents or relatives that work for companies or organizations that might be willing to be a
Sponsor of our Boutique Shops. Sponsorships range from $200-$1500 and help offset some of the expenses from the event and raise more money for our school.
Sponsors will be featured on the school website, signs and all the marketing materials for the SCJN Boutique Shops. If you have questions or would like to be a sponsor,
please contact Lisa Figge at [email protected] or Jen Bodner at [email protected].
SCRIP NEWS
Thank you to all the families who participated in the ShopWithScrip ACME promotion last Thursday which ran between 2pm and 2:20pm on ShowithScrip.com. We are
pleased to report that the school earned $400 in just twenty minutes so we appreciate your support! All ACME orders will be sent home tomorrow.
Presto Pay
Make sure to sign up for Presto Pay to pay online for all of your Scrip Purchases. Go to https://www.shopwithscrip.com/Support/ordering-scrip-for-families/pay-onlineprestopay for easy sign up instructions.
MyScripWallet
There are two helpful videos on this link - MyScripWallet Videos which explain how Presto Pay users can get Scrip immediately right from your mobile phone.
Any questions? Contact: Deanna Golden - [email protected] (Grocery Scrip questions)
Barbara Rake - [email protected] (ShopWithScrip and Great Lakes Scrip questions)
SCRIP Mass Sales
Please note that an email went out from Sign Up Genius Tuesday, October 21, asking you to log in to the Sign Up Genius site and see the Mass you were assigned to this
year. Be sure to check your spam or junk folder for this email in case it was not delivered and add Sign Up Genius as a legitimate sender for future emails.
If you are a returning school family, your log in should be the same as last year. If you are new, please create an account using the primary email you submitted for the
directory. A letter with your specific Mass and additional instructions will go home Wednesday or Thursday with your youngest student in K through 8th.
Any questions, please email Kathleen Geibel at [email protected]. As a reminder, 8th grade families are currently our sellers for the month, and we will move
into our 7th and 6th grade families for November.
Sellers for the final weekend in October are: Saturday 10/25
6 PM
Monsanto Family
Sunday 10/26
9 AM
Llull Family
10:30 AM
Parzyck Family
12:00 PM
Zuccarini Family
Sellers for the first weekend in November are:
Saturday 11/1
6 PM
Conners Family
Sunday 11/2
9 AM
Di Cocco Family
10:30 AM
Dowd Family (7th grade)
12:00 PM
OPEN - need a seller
A follow up email will be sent to all sellers with detailed instructions on where to retrieve the binder, selling tips, etc. Thank you once more for all your help with this
important fundraiser. The November Mass schedule for the 7th grade families will be out shortly.
ATHLETIC BOARD NEWS
Field Hockey: Our field hockey team won its first round playoff game on Monday and advances to the second round against Annunciation on October 22 at 4PM at the
Grange Field. The rain date is Friday Oct 24. Come out and support the team!
Varsity Soccer: Our varsity soccer team defeated Sacred Heart on Sunday 3-2 taking their season record to 7-0-1. They go for an undefeated season this weekend. Go
Saints!
JV Soccer: Our JV soccer team defeated St John Chrysostom 2-1 and St Bernadette 3-2 bringing their season record to 6-2-1. Congratulations!
The Fall Sports Mass will be held on Sunday, October 26 at the 9:00AM SJN Mass. Immediately following the mass, coffee and donuts will be served in the New Life
Center.
Ss. Colman John Neumann Athletic Board is an eligible agency under Specific Care of United Way. Please note the following information so your donation is correctly
processed. Code: 10657 Agency Name: CYO/St John Neumann ℅ Ss. Colman-John Neumann School, 372 Highland Lane, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.
Basketball Registration for CYO: Registration for CYO basketball for grades 5 through 8 plus high school will begin on October 13. Please go to scjncyo.org to register.
For grades 1-4, your respective coaches will be responsible for registering with the leagues and will contact you regarding organizing the team.
FUNDRAISING
Please register your Giant BonusCard and earn $ for SCJN. Our school id for the program is 03644.
You can register online: http://www.giantfoodstores.com/aplus/register-card/ or call the GIANT hotline at 1-888-81-GIANT (1-888-8144268), option 2.
We earn double points in October so send in your Labels for Education. We earned over 900 points on the back to school collection
sheets, so keep collecting! Many thanks to those who sent collection sheets and labels into school
!Help SCJN earn Free Money!! Simply clip Box Tops like this from hundreds of participating products and SCJN earns 10₵ for each one! The class submitting the most
boxtops by October 27 will win an Ice Cream Sundae Party!
Target will contribute 1% of all registered Target Red Card purchases to SCJN. Here’s how it works: Visit Target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate our school
using id 14570, then use your REDcard® (Target Credit Card®, Target Debit Card® or Target® Visa® Credit Card) to shop.
SCJN also participates in a program to recycle inkjet and laser printer cartridges, as well as cell phones and small electronic items like mp3 players and ipods. Please send
these items to the school office. SCJN receives a rebate for each item recycled.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Fall Class Schedule Grid
The Wayne Art Center specializes in creative and fun arts education programs for kids of all ages, in all media. Classes are offered both daytime, evening and on
Saturdays to accommodate different schedules. Register online atwww.wayneart.org, or by calling 610-688-3553.
CALENDAR
CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE SCHOOL CALENDAR (Scroll to bottom)
October
30 NO SCHOOL: Conferences
31 NO SCHOOL: Professional Development Day
November
1
6th grade cocktail party: Ewing
3
K field trip: Highland Orchards
6
SCJN Boutique Shops
6
NovaCane Meeting: 3-4:10pm
8
1st grade cocktail party: Migliaccio
9
SJN 1st Eucharist Inscription Mass: 9am
13 8th grade Visitation Day
18 H&S Board Meeting
19 2nd trimester pretzel/beverage form due
22 3rd grade cocktail party: Schanne
24 Thanksgiving Liturgy: St. Colman: 6:30pm
26 NO SCHOOL: Faculty meeting
26 End of 1st trimester
27 NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday
28 NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday
December
1
3
4
5
8
11
11
15
16
18
18
23
24-Jan. 25
2nd trimester begins
Mass, 9:15am, St. Francis Xavier, g.5
confessions, 9:30am
report cards distributed
NO SCHOOL: feast of the Immaculate Conception
confessions, 9:30am
NovaCane meeting:3-4:10pm
Santa lunch
Christmas Show: 7pm
SC 1st Reconciliation, 7pm
SJN 1st Reconciliation, 7pm
NO SCHOOL: Faculty meeting
NO SCHOOL: Christmas break