Your 8th grader will be bringing home a packet today. All of the information regarding 8th grade activities and fees is included in this packet. There are many permission slips that need to be returned to the homeroom teacher. These must be turned in by April 14th. The graduation fee can either be turned in when you return the permission slips or anytime by April 29th. 

Thank you and have a great weekend.

A group of our 8th graders will be presenting the Living Stations of the Cross tomorrow (Friday, April 4) at 2:00 and 6:00. They have worked very hard and given up much of their time to do this. You are welcome to attend either "performance" tomorrow. I am very proud of them and I know that they will do a great job!!!!

There seems to be some confusion about ordering graduation pictures. Every 8th grader was given an order form on the day of the pictures. There is all the information about how to order included on that form. Please ask your son or daughter for the form. We do have a few extras (but not many) but your son or daughter did receive the form on the day of the pictures. 

Thanks so much.

Good morning. Just a reminder to set your clocks ahead on Saturday night so that you're not late for the Confirmation sponsor Mass at 9:30 on Sunday. Make sure to have your name ribbon pinned on your left side. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday morning. 

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There have been some questions about 7th graders and shadowing at the high schools and hopefully this post will help.

We schedule shadow days in the Fall for the 8th graders to shadow at Regina, Resurrection, Notre Dame, St. Pat's and Loyola. These are specific days that are for our 8th graders to attend. If your child shadows on these days in the Fall, it is not recorded as an absence from school. We will notify parents and students about these days early next school year.

Some students do like to shadow in the spring of 7th grade and that is fine. If your child wants to shadow in 7th grade, parents schedule that with the high school. Students are marked absent that day and are responsible for any school work that they missed. 

We have a few favors to ask if your child is going to shadow in 7th grade. Please let us know that they will be shadowing on a specific day. If a large number of the students are going on the same day to shadow, we need to know that so we know how to plan for the day (tests, etc..) Please call your child in that day like you do if they are sick. 

There was a question about being able to attend after school activities if they shadow that day. We don't see a problem with that--it's not like they're just taking a day off from school.

PLEASE do not schedule a shadow day for your child the week before and the day before Confirmation. This year that week would be the week after spring break and that Monday and Tuesday. I really need the kids to be in school those days. Please schedule your student's shadow day before spring break or after May 6th (Confirmation day).

We hope that this clears up any questions or confusion about 7th grade shadowing. We are fine with the shadowing--please just let us know.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you so much.

This Sunday (March 9) at the 9:30 Mass we will have the Confirmation sponsor Mass for the 7th graders. If a sponsor is not able to attend, that's fine. A parent or other family member or friend can go up with the student to receive a blessing. Students must wear their name ribbon for this Mass. Please have the name ribbon pinned on the left side. I've given directions to the children for this Mass.

If you and your child are not able to attend, please send an email to me to let me know.

Just a reminder that graduation pictures will be taken on Thursday. Students need to bring their cap, gown, and tassel. Boys must wear a dress shirt and tie. After cap and gown pictures are taken, pictures will be taken in their dress clothes. When all individual pictures have been taken, a group picture of the 8th grade class will be taken. Make sure to bring your Class of 2025 sweatshirt for this picture.

Graduation pictures will be taken next Thursday, May 6th. Students need to bring their cap, gown and tassel to school that morning. Please have your child "mark" their gown so that there are no mix-ups!!! The gowns all look the same when 22 of them are hanging in our rooms!!! Boys must wear a dress shirt and tie. Boys, please come to school with your tie already tied. Girls should not wear sweaters or dresses with a turtle neck, etc.. The photographers will be taking pictures of each student in cap and gown and in dress or casual clothes. The photographers will post the proofs online shortly after picture day and ordering can be done after that. More information will follow about that. When all of the 8th graders have had their individual pictures taken, a class photo of the students wearing their Class of 2025 sweatshirts will be taken. That picture can be ordered on the order form for the pictures. 

Thank you.

We will be ordering Confirmation gowns soon. If you have a Confirmation gown (red) that an older sibling or neighbor wore for Confirmation you are welcome to use that gown for your child. If you have a gown, your Confirmation fee will be reduced by $20.00. Please check and see if your child needs to order a gown. I'd like to measure for gowns on Thursday so that we can get the order in. You do not need to notify me about this--I will just ask your child if they need to order a gown or not and will go from there. 
Thank you.

Good morning.

Graduation caps, gowns, and tassels were sent home with the students yesterday. Just making sure that they were taken out of backpacks!!!

Have a great day.

Thank you.

Book fair fliers are coming home today.  Join us for the Open House and shop as a family this Sunday, 1/26/25 from 10:30am to 12:00pm.  Preview day is Monday, 1/27/25 (8am – 3:30pm) and wish lists will come home.  Students will shop as a class Tuesday, 1/28/25 through Thursday 1/30/25 (8am – 3:30pm).  Feel free to stop by at pickup to shop with your child any of the days.  Payment can be set up through eWallet (see link below), cash, credit card, Apple Pay or check made out to St. Juliana.  DON’T FORGET TO ADD 10.5% TAX.  Please consider rounding up for “All for Books” which benefits the SJS classrooms as well.  The book fair will be located in the School Hall.  Encourage your children to buy at least one book before trinkets.  The volunteers will also try their best to assist!

 

We are looking for volunteers (MUST be VIRTUS trained)!  Even an hour of your time makes a difference! Please volunteer at this link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054BA8AC2CAAFC1-54253984-january

 

More details/eWallet can be found here:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/stjulianaschool2

The Confirmation retreat was wonderful last night. I am SO proud of your children. They were polite, respectful, engaged, etc.... they are amazing!! I am proud to be one of their teachers. Thank you for sending your awesome children to us at SJS.