October 1, 2023
 

Good evening Saint Joseph School Community. I continue to pray that everyone is well and safe. Praise God that the rains have finally stopped and we can look forward to a dry, sunny week. October has arrived and we're looking forward to the month of the Rosary, as we pray daily to our Mother Mary. who continues to intercede and protect all of us.

This week one of our afterschool activities will begin Learning to design Nails for girls in grades 6 thru 8. All girls participating must have a signed permission slip, donation $25.00 a month. The class will take place Monday and Wednesday from 3-5PM in the computer lab . The girls will be dismissed from Tremont Avenue exit. The other activities will take place beginning the week of October 9, 2023.

Boys and Girls basketball workouts and tryouts schedules will be sent home this week. Please lookout for the basketball parent meeting announcement soon. 

This week's activities are as follows:
Fall Map Testing for grades 2 thru 8 will begin Tuesday October 3, 2023. Please make sure your child is getting  a good night sleep, eats a good breakfast and does not become stressed. These tests advise the administration and teachers .of where there are gaps and guide in instruction in reading , math and language arts.
Testing will be done in the mornings only.
Monday thru Thursday are full days of school. Friday is a 1:00 dismissal with aftercare provided. The charge for those needing aftercare i1:00-3:00 is $20.00. If your child is enrolled in aftercare, no additional charge.
The monthly Breakfast/Lunch  menus for October will be posted on the school Web page. The Fall Fundraiser has been extended to Friday October 13, 2023. All order forms and monies are due. You may place orders online.

Please review the Student/Parent Handbook about tardies. Students grades K thru 8 must be in the gym by 8:00 AM or before. Students are considered late if they arrive at 8:00 AM. Detentions will be given for 3- lates, warning notices will be sent for those students who had 5 or more lates in the month of September.

Sneakers can only be worn on gym days or Tag days. Thursday October 5 will be a Fall tag day. Tag day dress code policy will be in effect. Donation $2.00.. 

Grades K thru 8, Please check your email for your PowerSchool login during the month of October. Here you can check your child's academic progress Any questions or concerns, please contact your child's teacher by email or note. Please give them 24 hours to respond. If no response contact the school office.

Any other questions or concerns, contact the school office.

Thank you for your continued support of St. Joseph School.

God bless,
Ms. Cavaness
Principal

 

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September 25, 2023

Good evening Saint Joseph School Community. I pray all are well and safe. I wish to thank everyone  for the many birthday blessings and greetings I received over this past week. It's a blessing to see another year. As we together journey through this schoolyear, I pray we can work through the challenges we will face and resolve together. This year together we will live our motto, "Faith, Friends, Family, Future" .Through our Faith in God, we will gain Friends, continue to be a school  Family and together prepare for our Future.

Please remember we are having our first fundraiser of the year. It ends October 6, 2023. Each family received a packet. You may order online. The September 15th tuition payment is past due. You have until September 25, 2023 to make the payment to avoid a $50.00 late fee being applied September 26, 2023. If you have any questions, or concerns, please contact the school office..

All emergency cards and forms are due in the school office. If you have not received or filled them out, , please contact the school office.
Any student requiring medication to be administered during the school day, must have a physician/parent/guardian form on file in the health office.
Please review the School Breakfast and Lunch Menu  for this week posted on the school web page. 

Wednesday September 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM is our "Back to School Night" There will be a meeting in the school gymnasium and then you will visit the classrooms.  There will be recycled uniforms available on the school stage after the meeting.

This week]s events are as follows: Aftercare is available all week.
Monday September 25- Full day of school 
Tuesday September 26- Full day of school/
Wednesday September 27- Full Day of School, Back to School Night 6:00 PM
Thursday September 28- Full day of school Favorite sport tee shirt Tag day.. Tag day dress code in effect. $2.00 Donation.
Friday September 29- Full day of school

Any questions or concerns can  be directed to the school office. School office hours 7:30 AM-4:00 PM.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and support of Saint Joseph School.

God bless,

Ms. Cavaness
Principal

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September 18, 2023

Good evening Saint Joseph School Community. I continue to pray that all are well and safe. Thank you to all families who came out to the important information meetings last week. If you were unable to attend the meetings, there were important forms given out that must be signed out and returned to the school office no later than Tuesday September 19, 2023. If you need the forms, please contact the school office Monday September 18 and they will be sent home for you to sign and return. Also the Stay home packet and Student /Parent Handbook will also be sent home, this includes the tentative yearly school calendar.
.Our first Fall Fundraiser packets were distributed to each family through the oldest child in the family. It will run through October 6, 2023. If extra order sheets are needed, please contact the office. 

The following are the week events:

Monday September 18: Full day of school ,  Aftercare available all week.

Tuesday September 19- Full day of school - Aftercare available all week

Wednesday September 20- Full day of school, Prek 3 & Prek-4 Parent Meeting , 6:00 PM in Pre k classes.

Thursday September 21- Full day of school Aftercare available all week, Tag day Fall colors, Tag Day Dress Code Policy in effect. Donation $2.00 

Friday September 22- Full day of school- Aftercare available all week

Please check the  Breakfast and Lunch Menu on the school web page. www.stjosepheo.com

If they are any questions or concerns, please contact the school office.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and support of St. Joseph School

God bless,
Ms. Cavaness
Principal

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September 11, 2023

Good evening Saint Joseph School Community, I continue to pray that all are well and safe. Congratulations to our school community as we got off to a great start despite the challenges of the heat  Let us continue to pray and work together to meet all challenges we may face this schoolyear.

Students should come dressed in their gym uniforms on their gym days only. Due to the delay in delivery from our vendor, ,students may wear navy blue sweat pants with a gold or yellow  tee shirt 
 The students in grade K-8 must be in the gym by 7:55AM  or earlier .At 8:00AM they  must enter through Telford Street. They will be considered late. Students must be in school uniform if not their gym day. Re-cycled clothing will be available after each meeting this week on the school stage.
Please prepare students the night before school so hey can arrive on time and have all that they need for school. Since all schools are open, please plan your travel time. Please make sure you have signed up for aftercare. The building opens at 6:30 AM each day Grades K-8 Breakfast served 7:30 AM-7:55 AM in little cafeteria.

This week  we will have very important information meetings. Beginning at 5:00 PM you may arrive to fill out documents which must be kept on file for the school year 
Beginning at 6:00PM an information meeting will be held. At least one person from each family must attend. 
Monday- September 11- School is open full day. The following classes have gym:Prek-3, Prek-4,  Grades K, 5, 3. Aftercare begins 3-6 PM

Tuesday September 12- School open- Gym classes: Grades 1, 2,3, 4, 6:. 8th grade ONLY mandatory information  meeting 6:00 PM

Wednesday September 13 School Open- Gym classes Grades 7, 4, K, 8:. Grades 6&7 ONLY mandatory information meeting 6:00 PM

Thursday September 14- School Open Gym Classes Grades 4, 1, 2, 6:   Tag day-School colors: Blue  and gold. Tag day dress code policy in effect. No torn distressed or written on jeans or tee shirts. Boys no earrings. No midriffs, Knee length shorts. Donation $2.00. Grades K thru 5 ONLY mandatory information meeting 6:00 PM

Friday September 15- School open full day. Opening School Mass 9:00AM church, Gym classes grades 8, 3, 5, 7..Investment day-( Tuition due )

Breakfast and lunch menus are posted on School web page. (w ww.stjosepheo.com) If not eating school lunch, students must bring lunch from home. Please make sure you have listed all allergies. We can not heat food and we are a "Peanut Free School". No peanut butter sandwiches or any peanut foods allowed.

Dismissal: 2:50 PM Crawford Street- Grades K, 1. 2:  Telford Street-  2:50 PM Grades 3, 4, 5, Tremont Ave- 2:50 PM Grade 6, 2:55 PM Grade 7,  3:00 PM Grade 8
The oldest child in a family will go to the youngest child's dismissal door. All students not picked up by 3:00 PM will be placed in aftercare.

Any questions or concerns, please contact school office. Hours 7:30 AM- 4:00 PM. all other hours by appointment. Parents are not allowed in school building at anytime. You must report to school office.

Thank you for your cooperation and support. Please continue to take care, be well and safe.

God bless, 
Ms. Cavaness
Principal

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September 4 - 8, 2023


WELCOME to Saint Joseph School Community for the 2023-2024 school year. I pray that all are well and safe. I hope that you are enjoying this beautiful weather we are having over this weekend. We look forward to a great year where we will collaboratively create a school culture where there is a partnership with parents, teachers, and administration, to ensure the success for all students  to reach their highest potential, academically, socially, emotionally , physically and spiritually, in a positive and safe environment. We will work to empower students to develop character, build confidence, and inspire them to be lifelong learners who take a vested interest in their learning.
Our caring and creative faculty and staff have done an amazing job in preparing creative and attractive learning spaces for our students We are looking forward to a successful  school year.

The following is our schedule for the opening of Saint Joseph School. This week will be full days of school with no aftercare. Aftercare will begin Monday September 11, 2023. Breakfast and lunch will be served. You may drop off beginning 6:30 AM if necessary at Tremont Avenue entrance.
 
Monday September 4- School Closed' 
Tuesday September 5- Pre K 3 and Pre-K 4 opens; Hours 7:30 AM=4:00 PM- Entrance and Dismissal Crawford Street Entrance No Aftercare
Wednesday September 6- Friday September 8: Grades K-8 OPENS:. Arrival  8:00 AM: Students enter through Tremont Avenue.  Prayers and Announcements will be held every morning in gymnasium. Please do not drop off in front of door on Tremont Avenue.
 
Dismissal  2:50 PM: Crawford Street: Grades K, 1, 2,  Telford Street- Grades 3, 4, 5  Tremont Ave- Grades 6, 7, 8.

Breakfast and Lunch will be served beginning first day of school. We do not heat food brought from home. We are a Peanut Free School. Healthy Snacks are encouraged. Menus for all grades will be messaged on Monday September 4, 2023. Pre-k classes meals are served in classrooms. Breakfast for Grades K-8 served in little cafeteria 7:30 AM-7:55 AM. Please make sure all students items are marked with first and last name.

This year is a new beginning for Saint Joseph School Community. Tardiness will not be acceptable. If we are looking to establish positive partnerships, we must establish good habits to inspire our students to be the best they can be.

The school office hours will be 7:30-3:30 PM. All other hours are by appointment only.

Thank you for entrusting your child/children to Saint Joseph School East Orange

Please continue to be safe and take care.

God bless,

Ms. Cavaness
Principal

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