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May 28, 2015

Principal's Letter

Wreath laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington Cemetery by St. John School eighth grade students last week.

Dear Families,

On Sunday, we celebrate Baccalaureate at 10:30am. We will pray with and for our class of 2015 as they graduate. Sunday is also the feast day of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the central mystery of our faith, the community of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the mystery of God in himself, the triune God. It is a very wonderful day on which to have Baccalaureate! The Trinity marks a divine relationship between God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, a relationship of love, and our communities are modeled on that relationship. School, parish and family together send these graduates on to the next legs of their journeys. Together, we will pray as they head out to build upon the foundation that was laid at St. John. May God bless and fill them with His Spirit.

These next two weeks will be pretty hectic. The gorgeous sunshine has added to the atmosphere of approaching summer fun. Be sure the check schedules for field day and field trips; be ready to chaperone these very excited children.

Beannacht,

Bernadette O'Leary, Principal

Parent Survey - Final Opportunity

St. John School is preparing for accreditation through the Western Catholic Educational Association once again. For many of you it may seem like yesterday when we had the last visit by an accreditation team, but it was five years ago.

The mission of WCEA is to promote quality Catholic education for students through an accrediting process that assures we are committed to faith formation and educational excellence. This self-evaluative process requires us to look at how well we are meeting established criteria-based protocols such as Catholic identity, curriculum and instruction and how the school is governed.

The time has come for us to prepare a new Self-Study document. You are our partners in this process and your input is vital to our self-evaluation.

Below you will find a link to a survey that we need you to complete. Please take the time to share your evaluation of St. John. Thank you.

St. John School - Parent Survey

Year End Tuition and Fees

Dates To Note/Action Items

Friday, May 29 - Gr. 8 Parent Celebration, 1pm, Egan Hall

Friday, May 29 - No hot lunch (sack lunch option available)

Monday, June 1 - Grade 8 Graduation Photo Day

Tuesday, June 2 - Grade 8 Farewell Assembly, 1:45pm, Egan Hall

Thursday, June 4 - Grade 8 Graduation, 7pm, Church - reception to
follow in Egan Hall

Be sure to check the online calendar - updated regularly - for changes to the draft calendar distributed in July.

Auction Reminder

Don't Miss Out on the Fun!

The Auction Team would like to remind you that we still have space available in several sign up parties:

Doll Craft Party - June 3^rd 3:00-5:00pm ($40/child)
Back to School Brunch - August 31^st 8:30-11:30am ($30/adult)
Class of 2016 Outdoor Movie Night - September 12^th 6-10:00pm ($40/student)
Rock the Bay with the Final Finals - September 19^th 8pm - Midnight ($35/adult)

If you would like to attend any of the above parties, please contact us at auction@stjohnsea.org so we can add you to the list, then send a check to the Auction Office, Attn: Julie Skinner, for the cost of the party.

Mrs. Kelly Retires

Last Call for Messages!

After more than 40 years in Catholic education, Mrs. Kathy Kelly will retire at the school year's end. Do you have a memory, photograph, or message for Mrs. Kelly - to wish her well, thank her, remind her? Please forward your thoughts and wishes on an 8 1/2 x 11 sized paper, to the school office. Any photographs you may have of Mrs. Kelly or of past events with your children and Mrs. Kelly may also be forwarded to the school office. Everything will be combined in a memory book and presented to Mrs. Kelly at a celebration.

Deadline please - June 1

Bike To School Challenge

Scrip

There is still time to buy cards for your favorite teachers and staff to show how much you and your family appreciate their hard work, creativity, and time! Simply send in your Scrip form or email us! If you are choosing to place credit in teacher Scrip accounts, please do so by Friday, May 29th. Thank you.

Although school ends in a matter of weeks, Scrip continues throughout the summer! You can buy Scrip cards after Sunday Masses throughout the summer or send an email to stjohnscrip@stjohnsea.org by Wednesday and you can pick the cards up on Friday of the same week.

We will be selling Scrip tomorrow, Friday May 29 outside the school office, 2:45-3:15!

Thank you for your continued support!

Karen Gunther Bombino, Scrip Team Coordinator

Using Scrip is part of your Fair Share Commitment to St. John School!

Questions? Contact Karen Gunther Bombino and the Scrip Team at stjohnscrip@stjohnsea.org

Student/Alumni News

Eighth grade students lay a wreath at Arlington Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Students in Grade 5 enjoyed Colonial Days last week, with period games, food, and costumes. Upstairs, Grade 7 enjoyed Medieval Times! Teachers had fun dressing for the period with the students.

Congratulations to the 8th graders who competed in the CYO 8th Grade Pentathlon on May 10: Matt A., Moses K., Joseph K., Emily C., Bea F., Amelia S., Sheila P., Kate M. and Lucy M. This was a grueling 4-hour meet where all athletes competed in the following: long jump, shot put, 100m, 400m, and 800m. All scored at least 1 point for the team toward the CYO Team Championship (which will be held on May 30.)

Our high scorer in the boys' category was Matt A., who finished in the top ten, in 9th place. On the girls' side, we had three finishers in the top ten. Kate M. finished in 5th place, Emily C. finished in 4th place, and Bea F. finished in 1st place and is the 2015 CYO Girls' Pentathlon Champion. During the meet, both Kate and Bea broke the 8th grade girls' St. Al/John team record for the 400m run, and Bea set a new 8th girls' St. Al/John team record in the shot put.

Congratulations to all the pentathletes! And a huge "thank you!" to coaches Gordon Lanser, Sam Lipscomb and Arny Stonkus for their time, skilled instruction and encouragement of all our athletes. The CYO Team Championship Track Meet will be held on May 30. Go St. Al/John!!

Take a look at the work completed by 8th grade students during their Technology Class with Mr. Pat James - link here. Everything was coded by hand by the students - no Wordpress, Weebly, Wix or other drag/drop/point/click tools. Almost every student completed at least one page, some students (buttons in gold) have chewed through everything Mr. James could throw at them! One assignment was to pick an SLE and make a web page describing an activity or assignment from their time at St.John School best illustrating that SLE.

Dennis Uniform Offerings 2015/2016

Dennis Uniform will have a few additions next school year. Along with standard uniform pieces, middle school students will be able to purchase their PE uniforms (required of all middle school students) and Schola Choir shirts will be available for students in grades 7 and 8! Visit Dennis at www.dennisuniform.com for a preview!

From the Parish
Parish Calendar

Let's surprise Fr.Crispin and have this all wrapped up before he returns from Africa!

Your gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal is still needed. Thanks to all who have responded we have received $61,779 toward our Parish goal of $86,415. We are so close! With your help we can easily reach our goal so Fr. Crispin doesn't have to come back from Africa and sign 500 letters! Gifts of any amount are welcome; your gift will make everything possible. It is not too late to return your pledge envelope if you haven't already done so! Please fill out a pledge envelope today or go online to donate. www.seattlearchdiocese.org/donate

Volunteer Opportunity

New Family Welcome Event Opportunities - and MORE!

Parents - we need you to help welcome our new families! Host a play date at a local playground, be a buddy family, or help at one of our new open house socials in late August. Follow the link below. Be sure to look at the tabs for all volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer Here!

Lost & Found

Missing a jacket, pair of pants, shirt? How about socks or mittens?

All items remaining in the lost and found (lower west hallway) at 11am on June 12 will be delivered to St. Vincent de Paul. Now is the time to check that your students have all of their belongings! Noon on the 12th will be !demasiado tarde�

Food Drive

St. Vincent de Paul informs us that the pantry is running dangerously low for the summer. The seventh grade leadership team heads up a year end collection. Students are asked to bring one dried or canned food item to their classrooms through next week. These items will go a long way this hot, dry summer!

CYO Cross Country and Soccer 2015/2016

Sign up now! Registration for 2015-16 St. Al/John CYO Soccer and Cross Country teams is now open for all students and parishioners.

For questions about soccer, please contact Tom Brush or Pat Daly.

For questions about Cross Country, please contact Mike Spear or Pat Daly..

Looking forward to seeing you all on the pitch and running through the woods of Lower Woodland Park this fall!

Download and return the CYO Soccer & Cross Country registration form to the school office.

NoJunk

SUMMER PROMOTION

At the end of each school year, we run a promotion to show appreciation for new and existing families who prepay early for next year's lunch service.

For a limited time between June 1st and June 15th No Junk Inc., will match 10%of what you prepay. This has worked very well for all of us. We can project ahead to keep costs in line and it has saved a lot of time and hassle for families when school starts again.

Next school year there will be a big variety of hot lunches, sandwiches, wraps, sushi, salads, snacks, fruits, drinks etc. to choose from and all will be ordered from one website.

If you have not registered yet, please register HERE!

Have a great summer, we look forward to be serving you for the new

2015/16 school year.

Bente Oestergaard Founder/CEO

Community Opportunities

Bishop Blanchet Cross Country Camp - Great camp teaching running skills for a lifetime! June 15-18 for boys and girls in grades 4-8. Our own Coach John O'Leary heads up this camp. Registration Form

Les Miserables at Ingraham High School - May 28, 29, 30, June 5, 6 at 7pm; Sunday, June 7 at 2pm - This classic tale produced by top theatre professionals includes in it's cast St. John graduates Ceci Harader, Ally Kineman, Kirby McDermott, and Patrick McDermott. Tickets available at the door or through Brown Paper Tickets. Proceeds benefit Ingraham High School Performing Arts.

Free Youth Football Camp!

Sunday June 7, 3-5pm, Ingraham High School Football Field - For students ages 6-14, this free camp will focus on basic skills and agilities. Check in at the field - all players receive a free tee shirt for participating in the camp. Questions? 425-672-3766 or bravepridejrfootball@gmail.com. Also visit the website at www.bravepridejrfootball.org.

Summer Camp at Villa Academy - Children ages 4-14 - many choices available - view the offerings at Summer at Villa.

Thank You Corner

Thank you to the Spath family and the 8th grade students for giving the Eagles' Nest such an amazing new sign! Stop by the garden gate and check it out!

A huge thank you to all of our parent chaperones for Camp Hamilton! Mrs. Mansfield, Mr. Kearney, Mrs. Wells, Mr. Skinner, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Kovacich, Mrs. Dorscht, Mr. McMullen, Mrs. Berryessa, Ms. Fraioli, Mrs. King, and Mrs. Rivera, we couldn't have done it without you! Ms. Sullivan and Ms. Gudaitis

Want to thank someone publicly? Send your "thanks" to Diane Crockett at dcrockett@stjohnsea.org for publication in NewsViews.