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From the Principal's Desk...

Welcome Back Blue Jay Family! Tearing down the St. John the Baptist Church festival can only mean one thing: the start of school is right around the corner. This summer has flown by and we have a lot of changes around St. John’s, including multiple new staff members. Please check out our Facebook page to see all of the new additions to the building. I am so excited for the start of this year and seeing all the smiling faces filling the hallways. The school is just not the same without the energy of our students. While I know this is an exciting time, I encourage the parents to read all of the information that will be sent home in the first few weeks of school. Whether this is your first child or your fourth, it is important to read and return all forms as quickly as possible so that the office has all the needed information from your family.

This year we will continue our curriculum alignment at each grade level to ensure that the students are being exposed to the appropriate grade level standards. The teachers have worked really hard over the last six months to align their curriculum to best meet the needs of the students so that they are prepared when they head off to high school. Our number one goal is to provide the best education for the student’s at St. John’s. If you ever have a question or a concern about the curriculum, please reach out to me via my school email or office phone during school hours.

I look forward to seeing everyone at Open House on Monday, 8/15. We start with a prayer service at 6pm. Let’s pack the church and pray for a successful school year for our students.

Sincerely,

Courtney Weinheimer


Mrs. Christina Williams After being in Florida for the past 18 years where she attended St. Leo University and taught 1st grade, Christina has just moved back to Cincinnati with her husband and two young children. In her free time she enjoys reading and crafting.	Mrs. Ally Hesse Ally Marsteller is a 2022 graduate of the University of Cincinnati and did her student teaching at Kilgour Elementary in Hyde Park. Her hobbies include swimming, cooking and working out. Ally is getting married in October and will begin the school year with her married name, Mrs. Hesse.	Miss Ariel McCoy Ariel is a Cincinnati native and after graduating from Miami University she taught sixth grade at Highview Elementary in Middletown. For the past several years, she has been with Christ Hospital working in office administration. In her free time, Ariel enjoys directing musicals and crafting. She is currently the Assistant Director of the Finneytown Middle and High School Drama Departments.

Mrs. Christina Williams

After being in Florida for the past 18 years where she attended St. Leo University and taught 1st grade, Christina has just moved back to Cincinnati with her husband and two young children. In her free time she enjoys reading and crafting.

Mrs. Ally Hesse

Ally Marsteller is a 2022 graduate of the University of Cincinnati and did her student teaching at Kilgour Elementary in Hyde Park. Her hobbies include swimming, cooking and working out. Ally is getting married in October and will begin the school year with her married name, Mrs. Hesse.

Miss Ariel McCoy

Ariel is a Cincinnati native and after graduating from Miami University she taught sixth grade at Highview Elementary in Middletown. For the past several years, she has been with Christ Hospital working in office administration. In her free time, Ariel enjoys directing musicals and crafting. She is currently the Assistant Director of the Finneytown Middle and High School Drama Departments.


Miss Rachael Lachtrupp Rachel is a recent graduate of Mount St. Joseph University and has been a long term sub in the Oak Hills School Distirct for the past year and a half. She is currently working on obtaining her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. In her free time, Rachael enjoys reading books and watching Netflix.	Mr. Ross Wuerdeman Ross is a Cincinnati native and a 2022 graduate of Northern Kentucky University where he obtained a Bachelor's in English Studies with a focus in education. He plans to begin his Masters in Education in the spring. Ross loves to play board games, trivia and Dungeons & Dragons in his free time. He and his fiancee enjoy reading mystery novels and watching mystery television shows. Ross also has a cat named Kakashi.	Mrs. Jessica Haskamp Jessica has been a St. John's parishioner for 13 years and has two children currently attending our school. Many of you may know her as "Room Mom Extraordinaire" or recognize her as one of our amazing cafeteria volunteers. This year you will also find her in Room 17 as Mrs. Osborn's new Kindergarten Aide! Jessica was the After Care Director at St. James for five years before deciding to stay home with her children. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, baking, sports and spending time with her family.

Miss Rachael Lachtrupp

Rachel is a recent graduate of Mount St. Joseph University and has been a long term sub in the Oak Hills School Distirct for the past year and a half. She is currently working on obtaining her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. In her free time, Rachael enjoys reading books and watching Netflix.

Mr. Ross Wuerdeman

Ross is a Cincinnati native and a 2022 graduate of Northern Kentucky University where he obtained a Bachelor's in English Studies with a focus in education. He plans to begin his Masters in Education in the spring. Ross loves to play board games, trivia and Dungeons & Dragons in his free time. He and his fiancee enjoy reading mystery novels and watching mystery television shows. Ross also has a cat named Kakashi.

Mrs. Jessica Haskamp

Jessica has been a St. John's parishioner for 13 years and has two children currently attending our school. Many of you may know her as "Room Mom Extraordinaire" or recognize her as one of our amazing cafeteria volunteers. This year you will also find her in Room 17 as Mrs. Osborn's new Kindergarten Aide! Jessica was the After Care Director at St. James for five years before deciding to stay home with her children. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, baking, sports and spending time with her family.


Mrs. Lori Wernicke Prior to moving to Cincinnati four years ago, Lori Ann worked as a lead teacher for the Goddard School in Columbus, Ohio. Most recently, she has been a long term art substitute teacher at St. Martin's School. Lori Ann enjoys quilting, painting and reading as her favorite pastimes and considers herself a "foodie."	Mrs. Beth McCarty Beth will be working as Mrs. Unger's preschool aide for the 3 year old and Pre K classes. She is a Cincinnati native and spent the last five years working at the Fairfield Childhood Development Center. Prior to that she worked in the cafeteria at Fairfield Senior High School and stayed home to raise her two sons. She enjoys reading and gardening in her free time and is an avid fan of all Ohio sports.	Mrs. Sara Palmer Sara will be joining us three days a week to tutor math students in grades 4-8. She comes to us from Georgia where she was teaching kindergarten for the past five years. As a 25 year military wife, Sara and her family have lived in many different places and are excited to be in Cincinnati.

Mrs. Lori Wernicke

Prior to moving to Cincinnati four years ago, Lori Ann worked as a lead teacher for the Goddard School in Columbus, Ohio. Most recently, she has been a long term art substitute teacher at St. Martin's School. Lori Ann enjoys quilting, painting and reading as her favorite pastimes and considers herself a "foodie."

Mrs. Beth McCarty

Beth will be working as Mrs. Unger's preschool aide for the 3 year old and Pre K classes. She is a Cincinnati native and spent the last five years working at the Fairfield Childhood Development Center. Prior to that she worked in the cafeteria at Fairfield Senior High School and stayed home to raise her two sons. She enjoys reading and gardening in her free time and is an avid fan of all Ohio sports.

Mrs. Sara Palmer

Sara will be joining us three days a week to tutor math students in grades 4-8. She comes to us from Georgia where she was teaching kindergarten for the past five years. As a 25 year military wife, Sara and her family have lived in many different places and are excited to be in Cincinnati.


Ms. Cheryl McKeever Cheryl is a parishioner of St. John the Baptist and comes to us from Mercy Health where she was an administrator in orthopedics for the past 12 years. In her free time, she enjoys golfing, reading, crafting, and spending time with her three grandchildren, nieces & nephews and her dog Minnie.

Ms. Cheryl McKeever

Cheryl is a parishioner of St. John the Baptist and comes to us from Mercy Health where she was an administrator in orthopedics for the past 12 years. In her free time, she enjoys golfing, reading, crafting, and spending time with her three grandchildren, nieces & nephews and her dog Minnie.

School Communication

1. St. John's utilizes the OneCallNow System to generate e-mail, text messaging, and telephone communication to school families. Please be sure that the school office has an updated phone number and e-mail address that a parent/guardian checks regularly. To "opt in" to receive text messages, text the word Alert to 22300.

2. A weekly parent newsletter, The Blue Jay Flyer, will be sent out via e-mail every Wednesday to all school families including important information regarding the school calendar, policies, special events, fundraising, photos, etc. These newsletters can be read easily from either your smart phone or computer.

3. Please visit our school website at stjohnsdrschool.org for school news, information, links to important forms, and much more. Helpful hint: When looking for information underneath the "Parent Info" tab, in addition to hovering over the tab, you can also click on the tab for a lengthy list of additional links to information and forms.

4. St. John's also utilizes both Facebook and Instagram to communicate and share photos with school families. Be sure to like us, follow us, comment and share. The more you engage, the broader our audience.

School Supply Lists

School supply lists for grades K-8 can be found on the school website under the parent info tab. Click here to view.

Cafeteria

Students will go through a line to select their entrees, sides and beverages. We will not be selling water bottles. Students may bring their own water bottles from home to refill during lunch and throughout the school day.

The St. John's Cafeteria will be using The FACTS Management System as our payment source for school lunches. Every family at St. John's has a FACTS account. If you are unsure how to access your account, please contact Cathy Dreyer at cdreyer@stjohnsdrschool.org. Payments of cash or check can also be sent into the school office for lunches. Please reference your student's name(s) with the payment and the funds will be added their lunch account.

To Prepay School Lunches:

1. Login to your FACTS account and click on Prepay Accounts.
2. Click on Add Funds.
3. Follow the prompts as to how you would like to pay. Any monies added to your account will be a lump sum per family, not individual amounts per student. When using a checking or saving account, there is no additional fee. For credit card payments, there is a service fee up to 2.85% per transaction.

2022-23 CAFETERIA FACILITY FEES

If your family has not yet paid the 2022-23 Facility Cafeteria Fee of $50 per student, please send your payment into school as soon as possible. Cash, check or Venmo (SJB-School) payments are accepted for the cafeteria fees. If you are uncertain whether or not you have paid your cafeteria fee, please contact Cathy Dreyer at cdreyer@stjohnsdrschool.org.

The August Menu is attached below and reflects the slight increase in pricing for this school year. The daily meal price is $4.00.

Transportation

If you haven't already, you should be receiving a bus pass in the mail for your student(s).

For any questions regarding busing from Northwest Local, Fairfield or Mt. Healthy School Districts, please call your school district's transportation departments directly.

Transportation Departments:

Northwest 825-4600

Fairfield 829-6603

Mt. Healthy 729-4985

Arrival Procedures

Students may not arrive at school until 7:45 A.M.

Safety and liability issues necessitate that students not be allowed to enter the building until 7:45 A.M. Do NOT leave your child unattended outside the building. Before school care is available at 6:50 A.M. in the After Care Room for a fee of $2.00 per student per day.

Bus Riders and Walkers:

Upon arrival, bus riders and walkers will enter through the door by the office (blue awning). All students must then proceed to their classrooms.

Car Riders:

Cars will enter the school lot from the driveway near the church cemetery and circle around toward the northwest corner of the school building. Your child must be dropped off only at the drop-off area from the northwest corner to the gym doors and must only exit from the right side of the car. Once the student has disembarked, proceed toward the lower exit on Dry Ridge Road.

Scooters and mopeds are not to be ridden to school.

Dismissal Procedures

Bus Riders:

Bus riders are dismissed out the side or front doors.

Car Riders:

All car riders will be dismissed from the parish center doors. Cars should park behind the parish center in the designated rows. Please get out of your vehicle and wait outside the gym doors for your student(s) to walk them to your vehicle. Cars will then be dismissed by row to exit the parking lot once ALL students are safe inside their vehicles.

Walkers:

All walkers will be dismissed from the doors by the flag pole after both the buses and car riders have left the parking lots.

After Care:

Any students going to after care will be dismissed directly to the after care room. After school care is available until 6:00 PM on regular school days in the After Care Room for a fee of $12.00 per student per day for registered students.

Before and After School Care

The Beforecare program runs from 6:50 am - 7:45 am each day that school is in session. The Aftercare program runs from dismissal at 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm on school days only.

When school is cancelled or on early release days, there will be NO Beforecare/Aftercare available.

Please see information sheet attached below for more details. A registration form is also attached below for your convenience.

2021-22 Yearbooks

If you ordered a 2021-22 yearbook online, it will be in your child's classroom for Open House or sent home with them on the first day of school. A limited number of extra copies will be available to purchase for $18.00 in the school cafeteria during Open House. Cash, check or Venmo payments will be accepted.

Shopping Cent$ Volunteers Needed

Our Shopping Cent$ program, Raise Right, is in desperate need of volunteers to sell gift cards before and after weekend masses. If you are interested in helping, please contact Amy Roetting at amyroetting@hotmail.com.


Landscape improvements along the cemetery driveway enlisted the help of some students during the month of June.	This familiar face was spotted over the summer helping his grandmother plant flowers on the grounds. The St. John's Parish Gardening Group helps to maintain all the landscaping in front of the church.	Our fabulous new digital sign was installed this month. Be sure to check it out when you drive by next time.

Landscape improvements along the cemetery driveway enlisted the help of some students during the month of June.

This familiar face was spotted over the summer helping his grandmother plant flowers on the grounds. The St. John's Parish Gardening Group helps to maintain all the landscaping in front of the church.

Our fabulous new digital sign was installed this month. Be sure to check it out when you drive by next time.

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Blue Jay Flyer

August 11, 2022

Blue Jay Flyer

August 11, 2022

From the Principal's Desk...

OPEN HOUSE - MEET THE TEACHER

Welcome to our Blue Jay Family

Mrs. Christina Williams

Mrs. Ally Hesse

Miss Ariel McCoy

Mrs. Christina Williams

Mrs. Ally Hesse

Miss Ariel McCoy

Miss Rachael Lachtrupp

Mr. Ross Wuerdeman

Mrs. Jessica Haskamp

Miss Rachael Lachtrupp

Mr. Ross Wuerdeman

Mrs. Jessica Haskamp

Mrs. Lori Wernicke

Mrs. Beth McCarty

Mrs. Sara Palmer

Mrs. Lori Wernicke

Mrs. Beth McCarty

Mrs. Sara Palmer

Ms. Cheryl McKeever

Ms. Cheryl McKeever

First Day of School K-8

First Day of School Preschool

School Hours

School Communication

Uniform Dress Code

School Supply Lists

Cafeteria

Transportation

Arrival Procedures

Dismissal Procedures

Before and After School Care

School Uniform Spirit Wear Items

2021-22 Yearbooks

Shopping Cent$ Volunteers Needed

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