Archive for January, 2008



Car Transportation Alert
A reminder to all who drive their children to and from school and after school activities.  Let safe driving be one of your new year’s resolutions. Please remind yourselves and family of the following SJA Car Transportation Policies…
Speed limit
* Approaching the school is 25 mph and within a block of the school […]

Catholic School’ Week 2008
“Catholic Schools Light The Way”
January 27th – February 1st
Adopt A Student
Due to current economic hardships and loss of jobs of many of our own SJA families the needs of adopt a student have exceeded the usual commitment. Therefore, this years gifting during Catholic Schools week will benefit the Adopt a Student […]

3A Week of January 22-25

A short week ahead for us!
Spanish: pg. 18 due Friday
Reading: We will read our stories this week on Thursday- the Rulers will read The Terrible Eek, the Masters will read Pure Power, and the Aces will read Wilbur’s Boast. All groups will have story quizzes and grammar quizzes as usual on Friday. On Monday, January […]

Lenten Lecture

Missionaries to our Children (Lenten Lecture)
Thursday, February 7, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Auditorium, Priory Campus of Dominican University
Admission is $10
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, will speak on the spiritual and personal dimensions of the greatest missionary challenge many of us face —not being missionaries overseas but instead missionaries to our children. What does it mean to be available […]

Catholic Schools Week Music Show

Thursday, January 31, 2008
1st show: Kindergarten – 4th grade
Students must be in their homerooms at 6:45PM.
Show will start at 7:00PM and end at 7:30PM.
All students for this show will be in the gym.
When this show is over the teachers will take their students back to the homerooms.
Only parents may pick up their students from […]

4B/Week of January 22-25

Religion: We will finish up our acrostic poems on Tuesday, and begin chapter 6, Making Good Choices, on Wednesday. The “Wanted Saint” posters are due on Thursday, January 24th.
Reading: The contract for Accelerated Reader went home last week. The requirements are the same as last quarter; they are described on the […]

3B Happenings - January 21-25

Just a short week ahead.
Reading: The Rhyme Crime will not read their new story (The Terrible Eek) until Friday. The Chocolate Swirls will read their new story (Lon Po Po) on Friday as well. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday both groups will be reviewing and taking unit tests. No story quiz for these two groups this […]

Map Quest Directions to Our Father’s House…..
1. Make a right onto “Believeth Blvd. Keep straight and go through the Green Light, which is Jesus Christ.
2. From there, you must turn onto the “Bridge of Faith,” whcih is over troubled waters.
3. When you get off the bridge, make a Right and Keep Straight. Your […]

Preschool 4 Year Olds

I hope everyone is staying warm this weekend.
We had lots of fun with the letter m last week.  We have been working very hard on all of the letter sounds we have learned so far this year. Keep working on the letters and letter sounds at home.
We have been working on the songs for our […]

8th Grade Confirmation Information Dates

8th Grade Confirmation: Friday, April 18, 2008 @ 7:30 PM- Bishop Roger Kaffer
Confirmation Retreat: Friday, April 11, 2008 @ 7:00-10:00 p.m.@ Parish Activity Room and Gym
Rite of Commitment Mass: Sunday, April 13, 2008 @ 11:30 AM Mass
Confirmation Fees are due in the Office of Faith Formation no later than Friday, March 7, 2008:
Total: $48.00 payable […]