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DEAR SAINTS JOSEPH AND JOHN SCHOOL FAMILIES, “Hold fast to the hope that lies before us.” – Hebrews 6:18 Welcome Back- Faculty and staff are thrilled to welcome our students back into the building! Classrooms look wonderful, as our teachers have worked diligently to create a positive learning environment for our students. Tomorrow we celebrate our return to school with an opening of the year prayer service in church organized by Mrs. Estephan and Mr. Clark, and a pizza picnic lunch sponsored by our PTU. What a great way to kickstart our hopeful new school year! Go Vikings- This coming weekend is the opening [...]

DEAR SAINTS JOSEPH AND JOHN SCHOOL FAMILIES, “Hold fast to the hope that lies before us.” – Hebrews 6:18 We are so excited! Next week is back to school! Our school is clean, looking great, and ready for our fantastic students! Our faculty and staff are looking forward to a great start to the school year, which begins on Wednesday, August 23 for grades 1-8 and the following two days for Kindergarten. Please note that Kindergarten orientation is Monday, August 21 at 9:00am in McGraw Hall. A Renewed Focus- For the 2023-2024 school year, the theme is HOPE, which is an acronym symbolizing Helping hands, Opportunity, Promise, [...]

Students in Grades K-8 are permitted to wear approved uniform items (as pictured below) with their regular school uniform. These items are available for purchase through the school bookstore. An additional uniform-approved crewneck sweatshirt is available for purchase through SchoolBelles. The SJJ Uniform Approved items are separate from PTU spirit wear. PTU spirit wear is only permitted to be worn on specific dress-down days. Students in K-5 are also required to purchase planners from the school bookstore this year. Planners are $5 and will be available for purchase beginning at the school supply drop off on August 18. The bookstore will [...]

We gratefully welcome our 2023-2024 PTU Board and are so thankful for our parents and their leadership! To reach our PTU team please email [email protected] EXECUTIVE BOARD: Co-Presidents- Natalie Pratt, Roxanne Yurcik Treasurer- Tina Dzik Secretary- Laura LaNasa VP of Operations- Krista Klefos VP of Marketing- Julie Lytle VP of Fundraising- Kristina Arch PTU UPCOMING EVENTS: Gently Used Uniform Drop Off & Exchange! Parents! Did your kids grow this summer? Have you gone through your closet and realize you don’t need those polos, shorts, jumpers, etc. anymore? The PTU is hosting an onsite uniform exchange! All items received will be laid out on [...]

Dear Saints Joseph & John School Families, We are so excited to welcome families for the 2023-2024 school year! Please read the following for general back to school information. More details on these items and additional school information will be sent to you in my weekly newsletter update beginning next week. WELCOME EMAIL AND POSTCARDS- Preschool to Grade 8 Please watch for an email from your child’s new teacher between 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 9! Also, keep a lookout for some special mail from your upcoming teachers who are SO excited to have your children as their students! (Mailing will take [...]

Dear Parents, Field Day is Monday, May 22, 2023.  Students are to wear tennis shoes with shorts, joggers or leggings.  Pizza lunch will be provided by PTU.  The students are asked to dress in the following colors: Kindergarten - Yellow Grade 1 - Red Grade 2 - Green Grade 3 - Blue Grade 4 – Brown or Orange Grade 5 - White Grade 6 - Black Grade 7 – Jersey Theme Grade 8 – Class Shirt Friday is the last day of school for students in Grades 1-7. Dismissal is at 11:45am.  Report Cards and MAP scores will be mailed out [...]

Dear Parents, We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Joseph Clark will move to a new role at Sts. Joseph and John School for the 2023-2024 school year beginning July 1, 2023. Mr. Clark will become our Admissions and Marketing Coordinator. As Admissions and Marketing Coordinator, Mr. Clark will be responsible for ensuring the effective promotion of Sts. Joseph and John School.  This will be done by representing SJJ at school-wide and community events, recruitment of prospective students and by managing the production and distribution of marketing materials.  We feel as though Mr. Clark’s dedication to and knowledge of Sts. Joseph and [...]

Dear Faculty and Staff of Sts. Joseph and John School: I wanted to take this opportunity to share some news with you. I have already shared this with the St. Joseph Parish Staff and shared this with the parishioners of St. Joseph Parish last weekend, but I wanted you to hear this news directly from me. As I approach the 17th anniversary of my priestly ordination Saturday, the time has come for me to begin a new season in my priesthood. Just after our Principal Search Committee began its work, Bishop Malesic asked me to come downtown and discuss a change [...]

Dear Parents, May is off to a great start at SJJ!  We will continue this week with more busy days full of activities. Please note that on Wednesday students are encouraged to DRESS UP for our whole school May Crowning. CONGRATULATIONS to our second graders who made their First Communion this weekend.  Also, CONGRATULATIONS to our grade eight students who made their Confirmation last weekend or who will be celebrating the Sacrament this week. Please keep them in your prayers. Our students are continuing to show growth on their MAP assessments! They will be taking the last assessment this week. The Spring [...]

May is here and if your house is anything like mine, your child knows EXACTLY how many school days are left until the last day of school!  (Hint—it’s 14.5!) As my term as President is expiring this month after 4 years, I wanted to take a quick moment to thank the other Members of the PTU Board as well as our Committee Chairs, Teacher Liaisons as well as Mrs. Francis for the incredible collaboration and support over the years.  I’ve been on the Executive Board in various roles since my youngest Daughter Kate was in Kindergarten (now in 5th grade) and oldest [...]