There will be a Protecting God's Children / Virtus session on Saturday, January 21st from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm in the New Mercy Center.

You must attend this session in order to volunteer at the school. Spaces are limited so

please register online on www.virtusonline.org.

Registration is mandatory in order to receive credit for attendance. This session is for adults

only and there is no babysitting available. Participants must arrive on time! If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, you will be asked

to attend another session. Please contact Miss Bryant at bryant_valerie@stjoan.org

with any questions.

Attention 8th grade parents!

If your child is taking Algebra I Honors or FLVS Geometry, they have to take the EOC exam to receive high school credit if they are going to a public high school. These exams

are not administered at SJA. Save the date for the upcoming EOC exams

given by Palm Beach County: April 17–May 12, 2017 or July 10–21, 2017. More information will be given in the next 8th

grade newsletter. Registration is not yet open for the spring or summer administration of the EOC exam.

CLUBS: NEW PICK-UP PROCEDURE FOR CLUBS THAT MEET UPSTAIRS OR 2ND FLOOR

OF NEW MERCY CENTER

For safety purposes, and for the convenience of parents, we are

implementing a new student pick-up procedure for clubs.

Starting Tuesday, January 17th,

parents/ guardians need to pick up students who are participating in clubs that MEET UPSTAIRS OF

THE SCHOOL OFFICE BUILDING AND/ OR THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE

NEW MERCY CENTER ONLY at the "Breezeway" downstairs.

The Breezeway is located between the kindergarten building and the 1st through 4th grade building.

This is the Breezeway that leads to the Gazebo. We tested this

procedure with several clubs this week and it was a huge success.

Thank you for your cooperation.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

1/15 RE- REGISTRATION ONLINE for 2017-2018 school year starting at 5:00 pm 1/24 Spelling Bee grades 5-8 1:00pm 1/25 Grade 4 retreat 1/30 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 1/31 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK: Open House: 8:15am - 10:30am

2/1 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK: Mass 9:15 am 2/2 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK: Field Day 2/3 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK: Around the World Day Dismissals by 1:00 p.m. Hot Lunch and Extended Day as usual 2/6 Geography Bee grades 5-8 1pm 2/8 Grade 5 retreat 2/10 Adoration in Chapel Grade 3 at 1:00 pm 2/17 Dress Down Day 2/20 NO SCHOOL Presidents’ Day 2/22 Grade 7 retreat 2/24 Family Science Lab Night 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm “ Scavanger Hunt” 2/27-3/3 Grade 2 CogAT Testing

.

St. Patrick, pray for us.

School Mission Statement St. Joan of Arc School, as part of the parish faith community, commits to

building the Catholic identity of its students, to challenging them academically, and to preparing them for lives of service to others.

Volume 20 – January 20th , 2017. , 2016

“St. Gregory, pray for us.”

SIBLING APPLICATIONS

2017-2018 School Year

At this time, we are accepting sibling applications.

Please see the information below: 2 year olds must be potty trained and 2 ½ years old by September 1, 2017. Pre-K Three students must be 3 years

old by September 1, 2017. Pre-K Four students must be 4 years

old by September 1, 2017. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old by September 1, 2017.

in order to be eligible. If you have any questions,

please contact Mrs. Canelon-Loomis at

(561) 392-7974, ext. 2946

MATHATHON

The Mathathon runs from January 9th,

to January 31st. Students saw the video and received permission slips to be signed to start

their Mathathon booklets. They need a few sponsors or just a donation of any kind to help them. The sponsor donates something

toward how many problems they do in the booklet.

Proceeds go to

St. Jude Children’s Hospital towards cancer research. Students also earn prizes according to how much they

received from sponsors.

LUNCH/RECESS PROGRAM 2016-2017

Lunch Duty (inside) 10:45 am – 12:00 noon

1/23 1/24 Mary Zuoloaga 1/25 Marina Gawlinski, Mrs. Pesso 1/26 Mercy Carillo 1/27 Pat Auger

Recess Duty (Playground)

10:10 am – 10:50 am 1/23 Becky Fortune. 1/24 Denise Boissinot 1/25 Marina Gawlinski 1/26 Heather MacKay 1/27

Thank you to all the extra volunteers!

2017 SUMMER CAMP UPDATE

Due to great demand, the 2017

St. Joan Summer Camp will now also include 2017-18

Pre-K4 students.

Please see Flyer at the end of the newsletter.

Raptor Security System

As discussed at the October Home and School meetings, please be aware that as of Monday, October 17th, we

began the implementation of the sign-in RAPTOR SYSTEM, provided to ALL the schools in the Diocese of Palm Beach, for

visitors, volunteers and contractors/vendors to utilize. Parent volunteer should wear

BOTH their:

1) St. Joan ID badge lanyard and

2) the Raptor system lanyard.

Parent volunteers, visitors and contractors/vendors need to sign-in via Raptor system, located in the main office.

Parents who are volunteering will need their driver’s license.

Parent volunteers must wear

the additional lanyard that says “volunteer” attached to the clear sleeve that has his/her

Raptor sticker in it when volunteering at the school.

Thank you

Due to construction, the St. Joan campus’s white gate near PK-3 and the future St. Joan Athletic Field is no longer accessible.

Parents must use the entrance by the New Mercy Center.

On the same token, please do not attempt to exit using the PK-3 gate.

2nd Quarter Honors

2nd Quarter Principal’s Honor Roll

7A Matthew Hicks 7A Olivia Kondraschow 7A Nick Neuner 7A Grace Press 7A Gabrielle Rodriguez 7B Christian Dohler 7B Noah Fara 7B Ashley Gerber 7B Sydney Litten 7B Grant McDonald 7B Hannah Rabbath 7B Joe Ronan 8A JP Colella 8A Jada Fernandes 8A Kate Marsenison 8A Cashel O’Connor 8A Trey Russom 8A Allison Streibig 8A Tara Trinley 8B David Anguelov 8B Lilly Costigan 8B Reese Harper 8B Emilee Kurdziel 8B Nicholas Lopes 8B Charlie Newstreet 8B Ryan Rodriguez

4A Daniela Dominguez 4A Agusto Grimaldi 4B Bryce Bertanzetti 4B Kennedy Szabo 5A Tyler Hanlon 5A Vincent Perez 5A John Press 5A Jonathan Rabbath 5A Emma Reilly 5A Paola Rodriguez 5B Olivia Eberhardt 5B Nina Fernandes 5B Isabel Mayen 5B Susan Newstreet 5C Alessandra Roberts 5C Ava Rodriguez 6A Belen Aguirre 6A Tiago Crippa 6A Lucy Daniele-Coullahan 6A Brooke Higgins 6B Nathalia Gonzalez 6B Jake McGowan 7A Olivia Briggs 7A Daniel DeVarona 7A Camille Grimaldi

4A Christopher Carillo 4A Summer Chiericozzi 4A Ritchie Dosi 4A Peyton Owens 4A Sophia Robbins 4A Eiva Tinney 4A Hampton Weaver 4B Emerson Bezjak 4B Julia Emmerich 4B Jack Perez 4B Josephine Spera 5A Katalinia Abreu 5A Kevin Crowe 5A Ruari O’Connor 5B Louis Corsa 5B Claudia Hammes 5B Indie Lubitz 5B Patrick Mazzamaro 5C Sophia Briggs 5C Carlo Guasch 5C Ryan Schramm 5C Kaitlyn Wells 6A Peyton Bezjak 6A Riley Magaro 6A Alejandra Rodriguez 6A Valentina Santos 6A Bridget Streibig

6B Isabella Celis 6B John Gawlinski 6B Sean Ragonese 7A Charlie Brien-Cusson 7A Denley Etienne 7A Amanda Marsenison 7A Samantha Shortley 7B Sofia Blair 7B Miah Farmer 7B Aidan Hernandez 7B Loredana Pagans 7B Christina Riolo 7B Erik Ruszkowski 7B Kara Silk 8A Ashley Ahnell 8A Brianna Annunziata 8A Frankie Batista 8A Gabriella Lam 8A Joseph Mollica 8A Brendon Piskadlo 8B Austin Cooper 8B Christopher Hicks 8B Gianna Liguori 8B Brandon Nunez 8B Reese Riezinger 8B Bryce Strayer 8B Amanda Trunk

2nd Quarter Honor Roll

We are proud to offer the FALL CLUBS listed below. EACH CLUB WILL MEET 3 or 14 TIMES TOTAL. Some clubs are free of charge and several clubs have fees. Please note: if a student is participating in a club, there will be no charge for Extended Day during the time the club takes place. However, if your child is not picked up promptly at the end of the club, the student will be escorted to Extended Day for a charge of $10.00 per day. Please place a mark by each club that your child would be interested in joining. Please complete the form below to reserve your child’s space, and send a check to the school office made payable to ST. JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC SCHOOL, by Tuesday, December 13

th,

2016, or pay by credit card in the office.

CLUB GRADE MEETING DAY ADVISOR

LEGO ROBOTICS $75.00 Total (14 Sessions) From 1/9 – 5/15

5th

– 8th

25 Students

Mondays *3:00 - 4:00 pm Computer Lab

Mr. Hartigan Mr. Hirsh

Class is full!

SPANISH II $100.00 Total 3

rd - 5

th

Mondays *3:00 - 4:00 pm Starts 1/9 Language Lab

Beatriz Belina

Yes, I want to join!

DRAMA *$25.00 From 9/12 - 4/24 Drama Show on 5/1/2017

Kindergarten Mondays *2:30 - 3:30 pm New Mercy Center

Ms. Joy Deco Miss Monica

Class is full!

BALLET & HIP HOP

$100.00 One time fee for the year. PK3/ 1

sd - 2

nd/ Hip-Hop Recital: May 16

th, 2017

PK4/Kinder/Hip-Hop Recital: May 17th

, 2017

Pre-K3 - 2nd

Hip Hop 3

rd - 4

th

Mondays Ballet will be during school time. Hip Hop: 3:05 - 3:45pm

Mrs. Joy Gluska

Class is full!

STREAM Science-Technology-Religion-Engineering-Arts and Math! *No Fee

7th

Tuesdays *3:15 - 4:15 pm Starts 1/10 Science Lab

Miss Christian

Class is full!

ITALIAN - Access to Q-Talk (will meet 10 times; materials included) $100.00 Total

1

st - 5

th

Tuesdays *3:00 - 4:00 pm Starts 2/14 Language Lab

Ms. Cortina

Yes, I want to join!

SPANISH I (will meet 10 times; materials included) $100 Total

Pre-K4 - 2

nd

Tuesdays *4:15 - 5:15 pm Starts 1/10 Language Lab

Mrs. Rodenas

Yes, I want to join!

DRAMA *$25.00 From 9/6 - 4/25 Drama Show on 5/2/2017

4th

- 5th

Tuesdays *2:45 - 3:45 pm New Mercy Center

Mrs. Glynn

Class is full!

VIDEO TV PRODUCTION *No Fee

6th

- 8th

By Groups

Tuesdays *2:45 - 4:00 pm Computer Lab

Mrs. Harper

Yes, I want to join!

TECH 1 & TECH 2 *No Fee

5th

- 8th

By Groups

Wednesdays *2:45 - 4:00 pm Computer Lab

Mr. Hirsh

Yes, I want to join!

STUDENT’S NAME: __________________________________________ (Please Print) GRADE: ____________________

AMOUNT: __________CK. #_________ DATE RECEIVED__________ PARENT’S SIGNATURE: ____________________________

For information on the Church, Music, Academic, and Sports Programs, please refer to the St. Joan of Arc website: www.stjoan.org

PAINTERS’ PALETTE (will meet 10 times; materials included) $100.00 Total

2nd

– 5th

Wednesdays *3:15 - 4:30 pm Starts 1/11 Art Room

Mrs. Freidman

Yes, I want to join!

FRENCH (will meet 10 times; materials included) $100.00

Pre-K4 - 3rd

Wednesdays *2:45 - 3:45 pm Starts 1/11 Language Lab

Mrs. Brien Charlie

Brien-Cusson

Yes, I want to join!

MATH CHALLENGE Fun Games & Competitions! From 1/11 - 3/15 (materials included) *No Fee

4th

- 6th

Wednesdays *3:00 - 4:00 pm Starts 1/11 Conference Room B

Mrs. Robbins

Yes, I want to join!

DRAMA *$25.00 Total From 9/6 - 4/26 Drama Program on 4/27/2017 at 7:00pm Drama Program on 4/28/2017at 7:00pm

6th

- 8th

Wednesdays *2:45 - 3:45 pm New Mercy Center

Ms. Joy Deco Miss Monica

Class is full!

CREATIVE CULINARY I (will meet 10 times; materials included) Starts 1/12 $120.00 Total

PK4 - 2nd

Thursdays *4:00 - 5:30 pm Pre-K3A Classroom

Mrs. Rodenas

Class is full!

CHESS *No Fee

4th

- 8th

By Groups

Thursdays *2:45 - 3:45 pm Art Room

Mr. Hirsh Yes, I want to join!

YOUTH TOASTMASTERS Public Speaking - 10 sessions *No Fee

5th

- 8th

Thursdays *2:50 - 3:50 pm Starts 1/12

Mrs. Vargas Mr. Currie

Yes, I want to join!

SCIENCE CLUB (materials for experiments included) *No Fee

1st

– 2nd

20 students

Thursdays *2:45 - 3:45 pm Starts 1/12 Science Lab

Miss Christian

Class is full!

ITALIAN – Access to Q-Talk $100.00 (will meet 10 times)

Pre-K4 – 1st

Thursdays *3:00 - 4:00 pm Starts 1/12 Language Lab

Ms. Cortina

Yes, I want to join!

DRAMA *$25.00 Total From 9/8 - 4/20 Drama Show on 5/4/2017

1st

Thursdays *2:45 - 3:45 pm New Mercy Center

Ms. Joy Deco Miss Monica

Class is full!

Design & Create (will meet 10 times; materials included) $100 Total

3rd

- 5th

Fridays *3:00 - 4:00 pm Starts 1/13 Language Lab

Mrs. Velasquez (Betty)

Yes, I want to join!

SKETCH & DRAW CLUB Learn how to sketch dogs, cats, and dragons! ** Class taught by older St. Joan students** *$10.00 materials fee (will meet 5 times)

3rd

- 5th

Fridays *3:30 - 4:30 pm Starts 1/13 4B Classroom

Adult Supervisor: Mrs. Pat Roberts

Student: Alessandra

Yes, I want to join!

DRAMA *$25.00 Total From 9/8 - 4/21 Drama Show on 5/9/2017

2

nd - 3

rd

Fridays *2:45 - 3:45 pm New Mercy Center

Ms. Joy Deco Miss Monica

Class is full!

ST. JOAN OF ARC PARTY OPTIONS

Option 1: PIZZA PARTY - $5.00 per person

Includes: Two slices of homemade cheese or pepperoni pizza, Oreo cookies, fresh fruit and choice of non-fat white milk,

low fat chocolate milk or bottle of water per student.

BIRTHDAY TREAT:

Option 2: Baked Churros $1.50 per person

Option 3: Soft Pretzels $1.50 per person

Option 4: Brownie $1.50 per person

Option 5: Chocolate or Vanilla ice cream $1.50 per person

Please place orders 10 days in advance to SLA Management via email:

Chef Joe j.noto@slamgmt.com and Amy Snow a.senn@slamgmt.com

In the email, state the student’s name, grade, option choice, number of treats needed,

and the date of the birthday celebration.

When you place your order, please Cc your child’s homeroom teacher

and the school office at canelon_marie@stjoan.org