SEPTEMBER NEWS ST. JOHN SCHOOL
ONCE A WOODCHUCK.....ALWAYS A WOODCHUCK !
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- GO TO THE EVENTS CALENDAR ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE SCHEDULE FOR ALL OUR SPORTING EVENTS AND OTHER SCHOOL EVENTS. THIS IS THE BEST PLACE FOR CORRECT TIMES AND PLACES AS IT IS UPDATED DAILY. http://www3.stjohn.k12.nd.us/
- SEPTEMBER 4TH SCHOOL PICTURES go to mylifetouch.com to order online. the Picture ID is EVTMM2JFH
- 5th & 6th Grade Girls BB Pictures will be take Thursday, September 5th after school
- Second cup of coffee Tuesday, September 10th stop in for coffee and sweet rolls with your child or grab a cup and roll to go when you drop them off. Curbside service will be available that day.
- September 12th the Juniors and Seniors will be a the Career Fair in Bottineau
- School Board Meeting September 18th beginning at 7:00 pm
- SEPTEMBER 16th-the 20th is Homecoming week
- SENIORS will meet with Reggie, The National School Products representative on September 23rd at 8:40. This is to order graduation caps and gowns and other senior items. Following the Seniors meeting he will meet with sophomores or anyone interested in ordering a CLASS RING
- FLEA MARKET SEPTEMBER 28th !
Attendance & Tardy Information & Sick Student Procedures
Attendance & Tardy Information
Attendance is a huge concern at the school. If your child is going to be absent for any reason, please remember to notify Ms. Susan Cain or have your child let her know. Absences may be unable to be excused if the school is not notified of an absence, or if we are unable to contact you.
Each student is allowed 5 unexcused absences per quarter before they will be required to make up detention time.
Tardies have also become a huge concern at the school. Each student is allowed 3 unexcused tardies per quarter, after that they will be required to make up detention time.
Please see the Student Handbook for the policy regarding attendance and tardies.
Please contact Susan at ext. 109 before 9am if your child will not be in school that day.
Sick Student Procedure
***If your child becomes ill during the school day they are to follow the procedure and go see Ms. Cain, who will make the determination if the parent/guardian needs to be notified to come pick up their child. AT NO TIME is the child to text or call their parent/guardian and ask them to pick them up or excuse them without seeing the liaison first.****
If your child is having any of these signs or symptoms during school, we will notify you to pick up your child…
· An oral temperature of 100 or above
· Vomitting
· Diarrhea
· Pink eye
· Painful red throat
· Deep hacking cough
· Head lice
· Chicken pox
BUS ISSUES
Parents and Adult Fans: The Biggest Challenge Facing High School Sports Today
By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Matt Fetsch, Executive Director of the North Dakota High School Activities Association.
Inappropriate adult behavior at high school athletic events nationwide has reached epidemic proportion.
When more than 2,000 high school athletic directors were asked in a recent national survey what they like least about their job, 62.3% said it was “dealing with aggressive parents and adult fans.”
And the men and women who wear the black and white stripes agree. In fact, almost 80% of officials quit after the first two years on the job, and unruly parents are cited as the reason why. As a result, there is a gradually growing shortage of high school officials here in North Dakota, and in some sports like wrestling, gymnastics, and soccer, the shortage is severe. No officials means no more games.
If you are a parent attending a high school athletic event this fall, you can help by following these six guidelines:
- Act Your Age. You are, after all, an adult. Act in a way that makes your family and school proud.
- Don’t Live Your Life Vicariously Through Your Children. High school sports are for them, not you. Your family’s reputation is not determined by how well your children perform on the field of play.
- Let Your Children Talk to the Coach Instead of You Doing It for Them. High school athletes learn how to become more confident, independent and capable—but only when their parents don’t jump in and solve their problems for them.
- Stay in Your Own Lane. No coaching or officiating from the sidelines. Your role is to be a responsible, supportive parent—not a coach or official.
- Remember, Participating in a High School Sport Is Not About Getting a College Scholarship. According to the NCAA, only about 2% of all high school athletes are awarded a sports scholarship, and the annual value of the scholarship is only about $3,500.
- Make Sure Your Children Know You Love Watching Them Play. Do not critique your child’s performance at home following a game. Participating in high school sports is about character development, learning and having fun—not winning and losing.
Purchasing a ticket to a high school athletic event does not give you the right to be rude, disrespectful or verbally abusive. Cheer loud and be proud, but be responsible and respectful. The future of high school sports in North Dakota is dependent on you.
ENROLLMENT
2019-20 Enrollment
Elementary K-5
194
Kindergarten (36)
Mrs. Cahill—19
Miss Belgarde—17
First Grade (35)
Mrs. Pearson—16
Mrs. Zupan—19
Second Grade (31)
Mrs. St. Vincent—15
Mrs. Segarra—16
Third Grade (18)
Miss Sczygiel—18
Fourth Grade (32)
Mrs. Allery—16
Mrs. Parisien—16
Fifth Grade (42)
Mrs. Bercier—20
Mrs. Robert—22
Middle School- 85
Sixth Grade—37
Seventh Grade—27
Eighth Grade—21
High School 9-12-109
Ninth Grade—34
Tenth Grade—26
Eleventh Grade—30
Twelvth Grade—19
K—8 = 279
9—12 = 109
Total = 388
LIBRARY NEWS
The BOOKS missed you!
We are up and running! We are working on many projects this year. Right now, we are weeding the video room to make room for the audio book collection. Then we will be working on weeding the nonfiction section to make room for the new books! We have quite a few books on the tables in the hallways that are free for the taking. Please stop and check them out. Take what you like. They will be there for the next couple weeks.
Our first book fair is October 29-November 6. We are working on a theme, but Scholastic is sending out books and things to sell this year, like we have had in years past. We will send out more info as the book fair approaches.
This year, there are 6 student aides in the library. Braiden Poitra, Alexis Counts, John Lunday, Kelsey Bercier, Kaitlyn Poitra, and Drayton Poitra. They have been working hard on projects. It’s so awesome to have such hard workers helping.
We have added a number of books over the last few years and want to tell you about a few of them. The series by William Kent Krueger is set in north central Minnesota near the boundary waters and the Red Lake Reservation. The main character seems to find a little mystery wherever he goes. Cork O’Connor steps into situations that are dangerous and deadly. He rides out storms and solves cases – even though he is a retired cop. The books are rich with Native American touches. And – even a personal connection for my family. Krueger interviewed my cousins and their family and used them as characters in one of his stories.
We have a series called The American Chillers – scary stories for each state. North Dakota Night Dragons is by Jonathan Rand and set in North Dakota. It has a little bit of fantasy and will “chill” you.
We have a new collection of technology items. We have Spheros, Boltz, and mini Spheros. We also have a couple drones. We have an Ozobots kit and 3D pens. We also have Specdrums. They look like little rings but when they touch different colors, they make different sounds. Way too cool! We were lucky last spring to receive money from a grant to purchase these items. The teachers and students are having fun with these new “toys”. These items cannot be checked out by patrons.
We are open to the public for check out. If you don’t have a library card number, you can get one. Our adult section is quite nice. Heck, our library is quite nice!!! Stop in and check us out on these dates: September 12th – 7 am – 7 pm and October 8th 7 am – 7 pm