St. John the Baptist Catholic School Newsletter 1057 Hughes Road Madison, Alabama 35758 (256) 722-0772 www.stjohnb.com April 15, 2015 04/15/15 Book Club 3:15pm to 4:15pm 04/16/15 NJHS meeting 04/21/15 Wendy s Night 04/22/15 8:30am Mass 04/22/15 Progress Checks home today 04/22/15 Earth Day 04/24/15 & 04/25/15 School Play 7:00pm Café 04/25/15 First Holy Communion 10:00am & 2:00pm 04/27/15 ACRE Test Grades 5th thru 8th 04/29/15 8:30am Mass 04/30/15 Spirit Shirt Day Mass Schedule Saturday Evening 5:30pm Sundays 7:00am, 8:30am, 11:30am & 5:30pm Weekdays Monday 8:30am Tuesday 6:15am & 8:30am Wednesday 8:30am & 6:30pm Thursday 8:30am & 6:30pm Friday 8:30am Holy Days 6:00am, 8:30am & 6:30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Thursday 5:30pm 6:20pm Saturday 3:30pm 5:00pm (Other times by request) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Monday Thursday 9:00am 6:00pm Friday 9:00am noon First Friday 9:00am-9:00pm First Saturday 9:00am 10:00am NJHS MEETINGS: National Junior Honor Society will meet Thursday, April 16, from 3:00-3:30. Students may be picked up by the front doors of the school at 3:30. Students not picked up by 3:40 will be sent to aftercare. Huntsville Literary Association Young Writer s Contest This is open to all students in the county and St. John s eight grade students recently submitted poems. Congratulations to MICHAEL COLSH for winning first place with his poem Darkness. Honorable mention goes to Blake Young for his poem, My Dog, Bailey. NEWS: CONGRATULATIONS ST. JOHN S BAND FOR WINNING 1ST PLACE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT BAND IA SIX FLAGS OVER GEORGIA MUSIC IN THE PARKS 2015 TIME TO ORDER YOUR 2015-16 SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS! School kits are back. They re an easy way to get all your school supplies and a great chance to support your PTO. Paper order forms for grades K-5th should be coming home with your children soon. You may submit your paper form via the school office or you may order online at www.shopttkits.com using the school code 33778. Paper forms are due April 29th and online orders can be submitted until May 8th. Ordering Online is easy and families who order online are eligible for a drawing to win a $25 SCRIP Voucher! Contact tomkpercy@yahoo.com with any questions. Kits will be available for pick-up on Back to School Night. Thanks for your support of PTO!
Library News: Book Fair starts next week! Monday, the 20 th, will be student preview day and we will be open till 4PM. Tuesday, the 21 st, students will preview in the morning and begin buying that afternoon. We will stay open till 6PM that evening. Wednesday, the 22 nd, students will be able to buy and we will stay open till 4PM Thursday, the 23 rd, students will be able to buy and we will stay open till 4PM Friday, the 24 th is the last buying day and we will close at 3PM, so we can pack up the Fair. ORDER ON LINE: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/ homepage/stjohnthebaptistschool5. Starting April 15 thru the 28th, you will be able to order books on line. Any books ordered, will be delivered to the school and sent to student AFTER the on line book fair closes. This is open to all family members. Parents are welcome at the Book Fair throughout the day, but student may NOT be pulled from class to attend the book fair with you. Please come with your students after school or on our late day, Tuesday, the 21 st. We are looking forward to a wonderful week ahead full of books and fun! Thank you. Jeanne Crown, Librarian Caldecott/Newbery Awards Many of our students have turned in their forms for this award. If your student is still reading for this award, please encourage them to finish. Forms are due to the library by Friday, May 8 th. SCRIP Contest: Wow! This has been a stellar school year for SCRIP sales! Thanks to everyone who has participated. Every little bit helps to support our school. Will you be up for the final challenge? The class with the most percentage of family participation in SCRIP purchases will win a pizza party for their class. The second and third place classes will get a Popsicle party. The winning classes will be announced at the May PTO meeting and the parties can be scheduled for their End-Of-Year party. All purchases will be counted - either OnDemand, online, ScripNow, Reload and Wendy's Night. Bonus rebates stating April 18 (items in bold are available OnDemand): Bath & Body Works 18%, Belk 10%, BonTon 10%, Boscov's 10%, Express 12%, Home Depot 5%, Landry's 10%, Lane Bryant 9%, L.L. Bean 17%, TGI Fridays 12%. Plus - Reload bonuses for Earth Day that actually lasts from 4/18-4/24. Check out www.shopwithscrip.com for full list. Questions? Email Liz Butler at sjscrip@gmail.com Box Tops: The Third Box Tops Classroom Collection Competition has ended and Ms. Omenski s Kindergarten finished in first place, Ms. Kaufer s Kindergarten finished in second place and Mr. Shepard s 7 th grade finished in third place. Congratulations! Our fourth Box Tops Classroom Collection Competition has also begun. In this competition ALL classes that collect 400+ Box Tops during this competition will earn a popsicle party! Every Box Top counts, so keep collecting and sending in your Box Tops and help your child s class earn a popsicle party.