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For the week of
October 15, 2014 to October 22, 2014
CLICK HERE FORPrincipal’s
Weekly Letter
We arepraying for our school families and all the people who support SCJN School, for all our soldiers, Joe Betz, baby Mae Rose,Carol Rocheleau, John Glavin, the
Buchanan family, Brian Donoghue, Kim Moore, the Miller family, the Cavanaugh family, Edward Moss, Wayne Abbonizio, Paul McDyre, fourspecial intentions, for peace
and justice throughout the world and that we have the grace and strength to be virtuous people who reflect Jesus and are a friend to all.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SCJN THIS WEEK...
October’s Virtue is Friendship
A real friend helps his friends to perform good deeds and grow in holiness, becoming the best person he can possibly be – the person God created him to be.
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WELCOME to Mr. Kevin Viola, our new 7 & 8 grade science teacher. Mr. Viola will also be teaching 5 , 6 and 7 grade math.
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Help Wanted: The Home & School is still looking for a homeroom parent for Ms. Lamberto’s PK3 and Mrs. Sabatino’s 6 grade. If you are interested, please contact Stacia
Halfpenny at staciahalfpenny@gmail.com.
Please remember to look through your Innisbrook catalog and get your order in! This is an important fundraiser for our school with 50% of your total purchase going
directly to SCJN. Just enter your order online and send payment check into school. As always, thank you for your generous support! For questions, email Leigh Lignowski
at leighaal70@aol.com.
CALENDAR CHANGE: the faculty retreat day originally scheduled for Friday, April 24 has been rescheduled to the following Monday, April 27. There will be no
school for our students on Monday, April 27.
Parish Day of Reflection in celebration of our 50th year as a faith community: We Believe, and Therefore Speak: A time away from the busyness of our lives to
reflect upon our relationship with Jesus, a time for quiet prayer, a time to celebrate Holy Eucharist together: all in the peaceful setting at Saint Raphaela Center here in
Haverford on October 16, 2014. Come and join us as we contemplate upon our call to be believers in the Good News of Jesus and sharers of His message as we journey
in life with our sisters and brothers. The day will include two conferences given by Deacon David Schaffer, quiet prayer, time for Confession, Mass and lunch. The day
begins at 9am and will conclude at 2:30p. The fee is $25 which includes refreshments and lunch. Any questions call Sister Carol at 610 525-3100. Please find the
registration form on our website, www.scjnschool.org in the “Forms Online” section.
This Week
Next Week
Today:
After school enrichment: 3-4pm
4th grade Girl Scout mtg: 3-4:15pm Parish Center
Sun., 10/19:
Neumann Scholarship test:1-4pm
Mon., 10/20:
Thurs., 10/16:
SJN Day of Reflection: 9 am-2:30pm
Fri., 10/17:
Quiver Farms coming to SCJN
Pizza Bingo: 6:30-8pm
Sat., 10/18:
Saints Stomp 5K run/1 mi. fun run: 9am
Tues., 10/21:
Wed., 10/22:
3rd grade field trip: Longview Farm
After school enrichment: 3-4pm
STUDENT COUNCIL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS
WOW!!!! The Kindergarten and 1st grade collected over 320 jars of peanut butter and jelly for the Nutritional Development program. This will be distributed to food banks
throughout the diocese. A big thank you to all who participated
The Sixth Grade is leading the Social Justice Project for October. We are collecting monetary donations for the Mothers’ Home in Darby. The Mothers’ Home is a nonprofit organization that provides shelter for homeless expectant mothers. While at the Mothers’ Home, the women are given assistance through life skills and job
preparation in addition to help with their pregnancies and infant care.
Each classroom has a baby bottle in which the children can donate their change (or paper money). Sixth grade will visit each classroom to collect the donations regularly.
This project will continue through Monday, November 3.
HOME AND SCHOOL NEWS
PIZZA BINGO! Come one come all!! We are looking forward to a fun family night this Friday, Oct. 17th. The festivities begin at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center. We will be
playing 10 rounds of Bingo, with prize baskets for all winners. We will also be raffling off a $100 iTunes gift card.. This raffle is $5 each or 5/$20.
Please send in your pizza order form if you have not already done so. Bingo cards available for purchase at the door, $5 for a 10 games of Bingo.
Please come out and support this great fundraiser for SCJN. Pizza Bingo has been a tradition at SCJN for many, many years. Its great fun for all ages -- Pre K- 8 and for
adults too!! Thank you for your support!
If you did not have a chance to purchase Dress Down Day passes, they will be available for purchase in the school office for $30.
Please mark your calendars for Pizza Bingo on 10/17. This is great family night of fun and prizes and big fundraiser for SCJN. Many thanks to all parents who have
volunteered to help!!
SCJN’s 2nd Annual Boutique Shops
Thursday, November 6, 10am to 2pm and 6:30pm to 10pm
To order your tickets to this fabulous event go to www.eventbrite.com. Search SCJN2014BoutiqueShops.
Also, purchase tickets at school office and SJN rectory.
You can contact the following co-chairs:
Robin Lavelle-robinlavelle@msn.com, Jennifer Wilson-jwils33@gmail.com,
and Debby Zuccarini- debbyzucc@comcast.net to get involved or if you have questions.
The following class parties have been scheduled:
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1 grade: Migliaccio, Nov. 8
2nd grade: Sullivan, Oct 25
5th grade: Ganley, Oct 24
6th grade: Ewing, Nov. 1
7th grade: McCabe, Oct 25If you are interested in hosting a class cocktail party in the fall, please email Jen Ciarmoli who will be organizing dates for classes.
jciarmoli@gmail.com.
SCJN Boutique Shops – The Sponsorship Committee is asking any school parents or relatives that work for companies or organizations that might be willing to be a
Sponsor of our Boutique Shops. Sponsorships range from $200-$1500 and help offset some of the expenses from the event and raise more money for our school.
Sponsors will be featured on the school website, signs and all the marketing materials for the SCJN Boutique Shops. If you have questions or would like to be a sponsor,
please contact Lisa Figge at lisa@figge.net or Jen Bodner at jennifer.bodner@comcast.net.
SCRIP NEWS
Important Info for Ordering Grocery Online: Please make sure to use the grocery entries with suffix /SCJN when orderingACME, Giant and Super Fresh grocery cards
online on ShopWithScrip. These are the cards we keep in stock and provide a higher rebate to SCJN.
Amazing Promotion for October! Earn 20% rebates on ShopWithScrip!ShopWithScrip is highlighting one retailer per day for the first 20 days of October who will give a
20% rebate to SCJN! You must order between 2pm and 2:20pm (this is the updated time from ShopwithScrip) to receive the incredible rebate. Pay by check or
PrestoPay. Check on ShopWithScrip.com each morning to see who the daily featured retailer is or sign up to receive updates on your ShopWithScrip profile.
Presto Pay: Make sure to sign up for Presto Pay to pay online for all of your Scrip Purchases. Go to https://www.shopwithscrip.com/Support/ordering-scrip-for-families/payonline-prestopay for easy sign up instructions. Any questions? Contact:Deanna Golden - scjnscrip1978@gmail.com (Grocery Scrip questions)
Barbara Rake - barbrake@outlook.com (ShopWithScrip and Great Lakes Scrip questions)
SCRIP Mass Sales: Thank you to all the families who have sold so far this month. Any questions, please email Kathleen Geibel at Kathleen.Geibel@gmail.com. As a
reminder, 8th grade families are currently our sellers for the month.
Sellers for the final weekends in October are:
Saturday 10/18
6 PM
Hannold Family
Sunday 10/19
9 AM
Hegarty Family
10:30 AM Kearney Family
12:00 PM Maginnis Family
Saturday 10/25
6 PM
Monsanto Family
Sunday 10/26
9 AM
Llull Family
10:30 AM
Parzyck Family
12:00 PM
Zuccarini Family
A follow up email will be sent to all sellers with detailed instructions on where to retrieve the binder, selling tips, etc. Thank you once more for all your help with this
important fundraiser. The November Mass schedule for the 7th grade families will be out shortly.
ATHLETIC BOARD NEWS
The Fall Sports Mass will be held on Sunday, October 26 at the 9:00AM SJN Mass. Immediately following the mass, coffee and donuts will be served in the New Life
Center.
Ss. Colman John Neumann Athletic Board is an eligible agency under Specific Care of United Way. Please note the following information so your donation is correctly
processed. Code: 10657 Agency Name: CYO/St John Neumann ℅ Ss. Colman-John Neumann School, 372 Highland Lane, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.
Saints Stomp 5K Run: October 18th @ 9:00AM
Please join us for our annual 5K run. To register, go to the Bryn Mawr Running Company website at brynmawrrunningco.com, click on Events and Races, scroll down to
Saints Stomp 5K, click on the race and register there. There will also be applications around the school and church.If you are interested in being a race sponsor or have
any questions, please contact John Figge at jofigge@gmail.comAfter the race, SCJN will host the 3rd and 4th Grade Bulldawgs Flag Football game vs. St Bernadette's.
The game is at 10:30AM. Go 'Dawgs!
Basketball Registration for CYO: Registration for CYO basketball for grades 5 through 8 plus high school will begin on October 13th. Please go to scjncyo.org to register.
For grades 1-4, your respective coaches will be responsible for registering with the leagues and will contact you regarding organizing the team.
FUNDRAISING
Please register your Giant BonusCard and earn $ for SCJN. Our school id for the program is 03644.
You can register online: http://www.giantfoodstores.com/aplus/register-card/ or call the GIANT hotline at 1-888-81-GIANT (1-888-8144268), option 2.
Help SCJN earn Free Money!! Simply clip Box Tops like this from hundreds of participating products and SCJN earns 10₵ for each one! The class submitting the most
boxtops by October 27will win an Ice Cream Sundae Party!
Target will contribute 1% of all registered Target Red Card purchases to SCJN. Here’s how it works: Visit Target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate our school
using id 14570, then use your REDcard® (Target Credit Card®, Target Debit Card® or Target® Visa® Credit Card) to shop.
SCJN also participates in a program to recycle inkjet and laser printer cartridges, as well as cell phones and small electronic items like mp3 players and ipods. Please send
these items to the school office. SCJN receives a rebate for each item recycled.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Fall Class Schedule Grid
The Wayne Art Center specializes in creative and fun arts education programs for kids of all ages, in all media. Classes are offered both daytime, evening and on
Saturdays to accommodate different schedules. Register online atwww.wayneart.org, or by calling 610-688-3553.
CALENDAR
CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE SCHOOL CALENDAR (Scroll to bottom)
October
23 NovaCane Meeting: 3-4:10pm
24 5th grade cocktail party: Ganley
25 2nd grade cocktail party: Sullivan
25 7th grade cocktail party: Bernard & Carol McCabe
27 Boxtops for Education contest ends
27 SC 1st Reconciliation parent mtg: 7pm: rectory mtg. room
30 NO SCHOOL: Conferences
31 NO SCHOOL: Professional Development Day
November
1
6th grade class party: Ewing
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K field trip: Highland Orchards
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SCJN Boutique Shops
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NovaCane Meeting: 3-4:10pm
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1st grade cocktail party: Migliaccio
9
SJN 1st Eucharist Inscription Mass: 9am
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13 8 grade Visitation Day
18 H&S Board Meeting
19 2nd trimester pretzel/beverage form due
24 Thanksgiving Liturgy: St. Colman: 6:30pm
December
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2nd trimester begins
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Mass, 9:15am, St. Francis Xavier, g.5
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confessions, 9:30am
5
report cards distributed
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NO SCHOOL: feast of the Immaculate Conception
11 confessions, 9:30am
11 NovaCane meeting:3-4:10pm
15 Santa lunch
16 Christmas Show: 7pm
18
SC 1st Reconciliation, 7pm
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NO SCHOOL: Faculty meeting
End of 1st trimester
NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday
NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Holiday
18
SJN 1st Reconciliation, 7pm
23
NO SCHOOL: Faculty meeting
24-Jan. 25 NO SCHOOL: Christmas break