Dear Parents,

We are pleased to announce that Sts. Joseph and John School has recently been awarded an Ohio K-12 School Safety Grant for $100,000.00! Ohio Governor Mike DeWine awarded more than $42 million to Ohio schools. We are beyond excited to receive this grant and to begin planning for safety and security upgrades at SJJ school.  To immediately begin the process, we are fortunate to have already planned for the Strongsville Police Department to come in May 8th and meet with our teachers and staff.  We will be spending time reflecting upon the recent events happening in our world and reviewing our own policies and procedures.   Fact – did you know that SJJ was the first school in Strongsville to install shatterproof film in critical areas 10 years ago?  It is our goal to continue to research new approaches for school safety to stay up to date as we move forward in these uncertain times and the safety of our children is priority

Save the Date!  Sr. Rita is celebrating her 70th Anniversary!  We will be celebrating with her on May 7, 2023 at 10:30am Mass at St. Joseph Church. We are also happy to feature the SJJ Youth Choir at this Mass. Please plan on joining us at this time.

The school children will be celebrating Sr. Rita in a special all school assembly on May 8, 2023.

Our students will continue to take MAP Tests this upcoming week.  The faculty and staff are extremely pleased with the results from our Reading MAP test this past week that many of the classes took.   We will be sharing the progress of the school as well as your child once all tests are completed.  In the meantime, please be sure your child gets plenty of rest and eats a healthy breakfast in the morning prior to testing.

Attachments included this week…

PTU Spring Social

The Spring Social is right around the corner!  Be sure to mark your calendars for this event.  If you would like to help, please sign up at:

School: SJJ Spring Social/Bookfair (Adult Volunteers) (signupgenius.com)

PTU – Nothing Bundt Cake – Restaurant Week

At Nothing Bundt Cakes- various locations: Strongsville, Avon, South Euclid & Mentor

May 7th – May 13th

Need to pick up something sweet for Mother’s Day, First Communion, Confirmation or just for dessert?  We have you covered!  Make a purchase or place an order through Nothing Bundt Cakes in Strongsville, tell them it’s for SJJ PTU, and we will receive 15% back!  See the attached flyer for more detail!

 CYO Sports Information

Please see the attached documents for information on CYO Fall Sports as well as our annual Volleyball camp.  Registration for the volleyball camp only must be completed by May 31, 2023. All questions for fall sports should be directed to our Athletic Director, Craig Behm, at [email protected].

St. Joseph Church Summer Retreat

ROCK Your Summer at St. Joseph Church! ROCK (Reaching Other Catholic Kids) summer retreats for grades K-6 will be held on June 14th and 15th from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Children may attend for one or two days and participate in retreat activities, prayer, games and service. Registration forms can be found at www.sjohio.org/vbs. Spaces are limited so register early. Students in grades 7-12 are welcomed as small group leaders on June 14th and 15th and to attend Tuesdays at Joe’s beginning June 6th at 6:00pm.  Email [email protected] for more information.

 

Enjoy your week,
Mrs. Francis