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Dear Parents, Winners from our Tuesday House Meeting are Audentia (Green House). If your child is on Team Audentia, they may dress down on Monday, February 27. K - 8th grade 2023 - 2024 SJJ start and end date August 23, 2023 - May 30, 2024 SJJ Lenten Service Project See attachment Padua Summer Youth Camp Padua's Summer Youth Camps registration is now open. The Athletic Department is offering the following youth sports camps: football, girls volleyball, boys & girls basketball, cheerleading, wrestling, boys lacrosse, baseball and softball. The MyTrack Department is offering two camps in Entrepreneurship and Computer Coding in [...]

“Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter.” (according to usbcc.org) It is our goal this year at SJJ to fully immerse our students in all aspects of the true meaning of Lent. The children will be able to participate in a variety of spiritually strengthening activities that we are encouraging the families to participate in as well. In addition to any fasting the students may choose this year, the school will be attending [...]

Dear Parents, Thank you to everyone that donated snacks and drinks for our teachers for the Parent/Teacher Conference. We all greatly appreciate it! Just a reminder, students may wear their House Shirt on Tuesday with regular school bottoms. Diocesan Tuition Assistance information 2023-24 - Diocesan Tuition Assistance Brochure  See attachment 23-24 FGAA Flyer (for FACTS) - Grant and Aid Assessment Application on FACTS. See attachment 2nd - 8th grade CYO Spring Track and Field See attachment  Checkers, Connect 4, and Tic-Tac-Toe Club See attachment  LEGO Club - Session 2 See attachment Office Update Mrs. Armstrong, Administration Assistant has submitted her resignation and won’t [...]

Dear Parents, I hope everyone had a great week. A few warmer days throughout the week was nice to have. Pre-Absence Forms We are phasing out the pre-absence forms. Parents are no longer required to complete the pre-absence form when going on vacation or taking multiple days off. From now on, please report pre-absences online through the website or email your child’s teacher and copy Mrs. Armstrong at larmstrong@sjjschool.org. Dress Code Reminders We were a little lenient during Catholic Schools Week on dress code to allow the students to have fun, however just a few dress code reminders. Pajama bottoms are [...]

Happy February! It’s the shortest month of the year but still PACKED with SJJ fun!  First, join us TOMORROW NIGHT (Thursday) at City BBW for this month’s restaurant night!  City BBQ will give back 20% when you mention “SJJ PTU” or enter the code “FundA” when ordering online.  See complete details in the attached newsletter!  Here are a few other quick updates: This Friday, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun!” Looking forward to our retro Mother-Daughter outing at SJJ—thank you all for purchasing tickets and we hope you have a “totally rad” 80’s night! Thanks to all that shopped our Book [...]

Dear Parents, Sunday kicks off Catholic Schools Week. If you haven’t re-enrolled your child for the 2023-2024 school year, please do so soon. Our open enrollment begins on Sunday, January 29 at our Open House. Please make sure you look at the schedule below for next week’s fun activities and dress down opportunities for our students. Marco’s Pizza Box Night – February 1st & 2nd Marco’s Pizza Box Night is coming February 1st & 2nd for Preschool - 8th grade! Students' pizza boxes look amazing! SJJ PTU – Mother Daughter Event “Retro 80s” When:  Friday, February 10th 6:30-8:30pm Where:  SJJ McGraw Hall Please register [...]

Dear Parents, I hope everyone had a wonderful week! Thank you SJJ PTU for sponsoring today’s STEM activities for our students. Everyone had a great time! Weather Reminder Just a reminder that when Strongsville City Schools are closed due to weather conditions so is SJJ. Please make sure you have signed up for our Parent Alert system. Text the word START to 31706. Volunteers Needed Are you interested in volunteering for lunch or recess? We can really use your help on Thursdays and Fridays. Please contact Wendy DePauw at wdepauw@sjjschool.org for more information. Spring Math+ Program at Saint Ignatius (6th-8th graders) This Spring, [...]

Dear Parents, Just a reminder that 2nd Quarter grades will be emailed today after 2pm. Thank you to everyone that came out for the SJJ Night at the Chalet. It sure looked like everyone had a great time and the weather was cooperative. Thank you for your support! Weather Reminder Just a reminder that when Strongsville City Schools ar closed due to weather conditions, so is SJJ. Please make sure you have signed up for our Parent Alert system. Text the word START to 31706. Volunteers Needed Are you interested in volunteering for lunch or recess? We can really use your help [...]

Dear Parents, Welcome back to school! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It is hard to believe that today ended the 2nd grading period. Please note that Renweb will be closed starting today, Friday, January 6th and 2nd Quarter grades will be emailed Friday, January 13 at 2pm. Schoolbelles is having a Customer Appreciation Sale from January 12th through January 16th - 30% off everything, with 50% off backpacks and lunch bags. Shop online or in store for this discount. Kids of Faith SJJ Night at the Chalet – Tobogganing Event We are looking forward to our [...]

Dear SJJ Families: I want to remind you of an exciting opportunity for our school. The State of Ohio has an initiative that will benefit our school and its students through a Tax Credit Scholarship Program, whereby individuals may receive a 100% tax credit against their Ohio income tax liability for gifts up to $750; or for married couples filing jointly, $1,500. You can find out more at www.sjjschool.org/angel. What a wonderful opportunity to support our students at no net cost to donors! Students from every Catholic school in the Diocese of Cleveland, including those attending Sts. Joseph and John, will [...]