Weekly Newsletter
SJCS Bluejay Bulletin 5/2/24
🗓️Important Dates to Remember
5/3/24-6th & 7th Grade Field Trip
5/4/24-SJCS Showstoppers Big Saturday Dress Rehearsal
5/6/24-Teacher Appreciation Week
5/8/24-Teacher Appreciation LuncheonAmazon Wish List
5/9/24-All School Mass/Out of Uniform Day $2 wear ND, BHS or Green
5/9, 5/10 & 5/11/24 Showstoppers Presentation Nightmare Before Christmas
5/11/24- SJCS PTO Jog N Jam
5/14/24-SJCS House Meeting
5/16/24-All School Mass/1st Grade Spotlight Breakfast/1st Grade Readers Theater/SJCS Board of Education Meeting
5/17/24-8th Grade Kings Island/5th Grade to Governor Bebb
5/20/24-2nd Grade Book It Picnic
5/21/24-SJCS Field Day
5/22/24-8th Grade Award Ceremony 9:00 a.m./8th Grade Graduation Mass at 5:30 p.m.
5/23/24-All School Mass 8:00 a.m./Last Day of School!!!!
🚨FACTS Account Set Up Information
St Joseph Consolidated School will be transitioning for the 2024-25 school year to FACTS management for all of our financial services. This will include payments for tuition, class fees, field trips, lunch accounts, CYO sports and other special events.
ALL families MUST create a FACTS account! Follow the link below to create your account. https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/3XB87 Please create your account ASAP! All accounts must be created by May 8, 2024. If you have questions email [email protected]
➕Blessings to these students
Congratulations to following students for coming to the Table of the Lord this past Sunday: Max Allen, Valeria Arellano, Teddy Cash, Phillip Clayton, Harper Curtis, Madison Johnson, Elaina Kent, Manolo Meija Perez, Will Nett, Josue Noyola, Julio Pacheco Fabian, Emma Patrick, Liah Renner, Brandon Reyes Hernandez, Andres Samoaya, Kimberly Santiago, Gage Smith and Raegan Ward..
Blessings also to their classmates who accompanied them on their special day:Abby Jackson, Hudson Keach, Keondre Mcdowell, Dominic Orso, Izaliyah Rodriguez, Jackson Stempfley and Nia Wells.
Blessings also to Knox Richardson who entered the church on Easter Vigil this year.
🏆Important End of Year Events!
Please mark your calendars for these IMPORTANT dates for the end of the school year.
There will be an Eighth Grade award ceremony on Wednesday 5/22/24 at 9:00 a.m. in the gym. 8th Graders will be dismissed after the awards ceremony. There is a graduation Mass that evening at 5:30 p.m.
We will have a morning Mass on the last day of school Thursday 5/23/24 at 8:00 a.m. Our End of Year Awards Program will follow Mass at 9:15 a.m. in the gym. Parents are invited to attend this program. All students will be dismissed following the awards ceremony at 10:30 a.m. At this time there is no busing home for St. Joseph students. Parents will need to pick up students at 10:30 a.m.
🌮Dine to Donate 8th Grade DC Trip
We have a Dine to Donate Scheduled for our 8th Grade Washington DC Trip Fundraisers. It is Tuesday, May 7 at Chipotle on Rt4-Erie Blvd from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.When ordering inside please mention it’s for St. Joseph and we can get the proceeds of 25% back. And for any online orders, make sure you put the code 6AGJTHG
🎃SJCS Showstoppers presents “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Our annual play will be presented on May 9, 10 & 11. Click HERE to get tickets for “The Nightmare Before Christmas” Tickets are free but the Drama Club will accept donations. There will also be flower bouquets and candy bouquets available to purchase that evening…please remember this is cash only.
🏃♀️JOG N JAM Volunteers
Please see the signup genius below and consider signing up to help support our Jog n Jam festivities on Saturday, May 11th. Remember that many of the needs we have for volunteers are before or after the race, so you may still be able to participate in the walk/run! We are looking forward to seeing you on the big day!
🏀🏈🏐2024 Field Day Tuesday, May 21, 2024
On Tuesday, May 21, we will be having our Field Day at Booker T Washington Community Center. This event has been very successful in the past, and many activities are planned. The classes will rotate activities and will be supervised by their teacher at all times. Please call Mrs. Stenger or me if you have concerns or questions regarding the activities for the day. Please read the information and fill out the permission (sent home today) on or before Friday, May 17. If you have any questions, please call the school office.
😀 The cost for the entire day is FREE. We have no rain date scheduled, so if rain cancels the day's activities we will then have school as usual and try again next year.
😀 We need to have a permission slip filled out for each child, not one per family.
😀 Students should wear their #sjcstradition shirts or a shirt the same color as your class color for the day. Please let us know if you need assistance with the shirt color or to purchase a class shirt.
😀 Students are not to bring games (electronic), balls, or any other equipment, Mrs. Schroeder will provide equipment.
😀We suggest younger students have sunscreen applied before arriving at school.
😀Students will walk to the park down the sidewalks on Garden Street and through the Riverview school yard. All students will return to school for our regular dismissal procedure.
😀All students will need a disposable brown bag lunch for the day. Drinks will be provided for students by our PTO.
Chaperone Help Needed! Sign Up Below
This year we will be walking again to The Booker T. Washington Center on Front St. Due to the venue we will need plenty of volunteers to pull the day off.
We ask all chaperones to arrive at Field day by
- 8:30 a.m. for Grade 4-8 games, arrive by 11:00 for K-3 games (or earlier if you wish to help classes)
- 8:30 for all day class volunteers.
- Please sign up up in the area you are interested in helping with that day.
- All volunteers must be SAFE Parish AOC trained and up to date with bulletins.
2024 Field Day Volunteer Sign Up
👨🏿🍳🧑🏼🍳Lunch Menu Link
Here is the link to our lunch menu for this upcoming week:
We are having an additional BROWN BAG DAY ON WEDNESDAY 5/22/24 THERE WILL BE NO LUNCH SERVED. STUDENTS MUST BRING A PACKED LUNCH TO SCHOOL FOR THAT DAY. MILK WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Click below to add money to your family's lunch account using credit card payment:.
📓Summer Tutoring Opportunities
- Mrs. Rhonda Shepherd will be tutoring this summer for several weeks. Please keep in mind that the day and time you sign up for will be recurring until the last tutoring date. The cost is $35 per session. Please feel free to call, email, or text with any questions. Contact information: [email protected] (513) 544-8064. Please use the Sign Up Genius link below to sign.
- Mrs. Christian Baker will be tutoring this summer as well: I am offering 1:1 private tutoring to students this summer! I have the following Education Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Mild/Moderate Special Education, 18 Graduate Level Credits in Reading instruction, Highly Qualified Certifications in Reading and Science, and Orton-Gillingham trained as of 2024! Additionally, I have 11 years of teaching experience. Language Arts is my passion! Please email Mrs. Baker if you are interested.
When: Wednesdays (Beginning June 5th; ending August 7)
Session Time Slots:
10:00-11:00-Filled
11:00-12:00
12:00-1:00
1:00-2:00
Where: Located in Oxford
Academic Areas: Math, Writing, Reading (Basic Reading Skills; Phonics; Reading Comprehension)
Ages: Grades K-8
Email: [email protected]
🏫High School Summer Camp Opportunities
Below are some summer camp opportunities for our St. Joseph students that are offered from Archdiocesan High Schools:
HIgh School summer Camp Opportunities
🐴HOPEfull Pastures Summer Camp
My name is Case Trokhan and I graduated from SJCS in May of 2018. I am currently serving as the head of fundraising for HOPEfull Pastures, a therapeutic farm in Hamilton Ohio. As a part of our summer fundraising initiative we are offering two summer “Farm Camps”. This camp is for any children, aged 6-12, and will involve learning about and interacting with all of the animals that we have on the farm! Thank you, Case Trokhan [email protected] Registration Link: https://form.jotform.com/240783913906160