INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Christmas Concert    

Thank you to everyone for attending another wonderful Christmas Concert. It was such a delight to see our students performing. Thank you also to our music teacher, Mrs. Ostrander, our band teacher, Mrs. MacDuffie and Ms. Dolan as our pianist for their time and talent.  Thank you to our volunteers for the extra help that ensured our program went smoothly. Thank you to Mrs. Negrin for designing and preparing a beautiful concert program.  And lastly, thank you to Fr. Kevin Duggan and the community at Mary, Queen of Peace Parish for hosting our Christmas concert. 

New School Website and the Handbook – Please read!

We are quickly approaching the launch of our new school website.  The newest format features a number of pictures of our students and campus life.  We just wanted to remind all parents regarding the wording in the handbook and student photographs.  

(from SJS Handbook) "Occasionally, photographs of students and school activities are used for promotional purposes, yearbook, and as items for bidding at the auction. If a parent does not want his/her student’s photograph to be made public in ways such as these, a written statement must be sent to the office by the end of the first week of school."

Please keep in mind that the website WILL NOT include student names.  To keep our website current, we will be rotating pictures throughout the year.  If you have any questions, please contact Ann Shikany at ashikany@sjsissaquah.org.  

Advent Giving

Thank you to all of our wonderful families for your generous donations for our Advent Projects. Issaquah collected toys, clothing, games, art supplies... Snoqualmie collected $2,070.00 in gift cards. Know that your donations will brighten a family or child's Christmas.

Preschool Registration now open for 2012/2013

We are currently registering preschoolers for the 2012/2013 school year. Registration forms are posted on our web-site and also will be sent home in the January 5 Thursday envelope. We invite all current and new preschool student families to register!  The deadline for priority registration is Friday, January 20. Click here for more information.

Parents' Club

Please click here to read a letter from our Parents' Club about upcoming events.

Milk - Snoqualmie

We will not have milk available the first two days after break. Please pack a water bottle for your children. Our milk delivery is on Wednesday mornings.

PE Fitness Calendar

For those students that are participating in Mrs. Hughes's Fitness Challenge please click here for the January calendar.

Dessert Plates from the Auction

There are still dessert plates from the auction in the Snoqualmie kitchen. Please make arrangements to have your plates picked up by tomorrow, December 16. We don't have room in the kitchen to store the plates and they will be donated after this date.

Lost and Found

Lost and Found will be emptied on Friday, December 16 at the end of the school day.

Dennis Uniform Promotions

Dennis Uniforms – check out the great promotions from Dennis Uniforms for 2012 and 2013. Click here for their promotional flyer.

Winter Readiness Information

As the weather outside turns toward more stormy events, we have a few helpful hints to keep you up-to-date on any potential school closures. Click here for more information

Register at www.schoolreport.org for email notifications of delays or school closures. If you are already registered with School Report they updated their database this summer and you will need to re-register to receive email updates.

Extended Day Calendar

If your child will be using extended care in the month of January click here for the form.

Newsletter Blurbs and Flyers

Please submit all Newsletter blurbs and flyers by Tuesday if you would like them in Thursday's E-News. All flyers must be approved prior to printing by staff before going into the Thursday envelope. We try to keep the flyers to a minimum.

Send blurbs and flyers to Christine Vollen at snoqualmie@sjsissaquah.org.

Archived Newsletters

You will find archived Newsletters on the left hand corner of the E-News page.

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FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE

FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION FOR 2012-2013

St. Joseph School uses the Fulcrum Foundation ranking system to provide an objective, consistent methodology for calculating a family's ability to contribute to tuition. St. Joseph School makes the final financial aid amount determination. For more detailed information: http://www.sjsissaquah.org/admissions/financial_aid.htm

The application for the 2012-2013 academic year is now available on the Fulcrum Foundation website. All financial aid applicants for the 2012-2013 academic year will need to complete and submit an online application at Fulcrum. 

Financial aid will not be awarded without receipt of these documents by February 16, 2012, in the St. Joseph School Business Office. 

Award letters will be mailed by Fulcrum to elementary school applicants by April 13, 2012.  St. Joseph School award letters will be mailed to elementary school applicants by April 20,  2012.

Questions concerning financial aid should be directed to the St. Joseph School Business Office; Carol Willard: 425-888-9130 ext 103.

Financial aid applicants need to submit the following documents directly to the St. Joseph School Business Office:

By February 16, 2012

•   Copy of the Fulcrum Online Application

•   Federal Tax Form 1040 pages 1 and 2 for tax year 2010

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HIGH 5'S

Robotics is going to State

Saturday, December 3 the St. Joseph robotics teams attended the South Seattle Regional of the FIRST Lego League competition. It was a great opportunity for the students to demonstrate what they had learned about robotics and food safety in their community. This year we had two teams from St. Joseph with Jamie K. and Tina K., both 7th graders representing the Got Tech team and Colleen S., Noah H., 7th graders and Justin D., a 6th grader representing the Stuffed Lego Pandas. Each team had an opportunity to present what they had learned about food safety and to give a technical presentation on their robot to a panel of judges. Both teams did well in the robot challenge portion of the competition finishing in the middle of the group of 25 teams. At the end of the day the Got Tech team received the award for Robot Mechanical Design and not to be out done, the Stuffed Lego Pandas brought home the award for Overall Robot Design advancing them to the State competition in January. In the true spirit of FIRST Gracious Professionalism, the Stuffed Lego Pandas have invited several members of the Get Tech team to go with them to the state competition. Congratulations!

Bishop Blanchet Invitation Middle School Speech Tournament

Saturday, December 10, St Joseph’s Speech Team competed at the Bishop Blanchet Invitation Middle School Speech Tournament. It was the first time ever for our school to compete at a speech tournament. We had 14 sixth and seventh grade speech students from Mrs. Olson’s speech team compete in acting and public speaking events. All of the students worked very hard prior to the tournament and their dedication really paid off. Sean S., a 7th grader placed in the top six in the Impromptu category, Sam G. and Alexander S., also 7th graders placed in the top six in the Duo category, and Sean S. and Paul R., 7th graders received first place in Duo. There were over 300 students from the Archdiocese of Seattle who competed in the tournament. Congratulations to all of the students who represented our school at the tournament.  A big thank you also to the parents of our speech team and students who supported them in preparation for and during the tournament. Way to go St. Joes!

If your child or child's team has an outstanding success or achievement, we would like to acknowledge them in the E-News.

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FORMS AND FLIERS

Forms and fliers referenced in today’s E-News.

December Fitness Calendar

January Commitment Calendar

January Fitness Calendar

Parents' Club Connect Flyer

SJS Preschool Flyer

Weather Readiness Information Flyer

Need a form not listed here? Check the Forms page for a more complete list.

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UPCOMING DATES

    

      Friday, Dec. 16.......................Pizza Day

      Friday, Dec. 16.......................Principal's List Free Dress - Snoqualmie

      Monday, Dec. 19-30................Christmas Break

      Monday, Jan. 2......................School Resumes

      Friday, Jan. 6.........................Early Dismissal

 WEEKLY DATES

    Fridays...................................8:15 am Chess Issaquah