Weekly “Knights” News
November 15, 2018
Monthly Character Education Theme: “Respectful”
With the anticipation of the first snow storm knocking at our door, it is a good time to review the policies we follow at St. Jude the Apostle School. Snow days and delays will be communicated to families using the following methods as soon as a decision is made:
- Announcement on all LOCAL radio and television stations along with the websites associated with those stations (WNYT, WRGB, WTEN, The Times Union, FLY 92, B95.5, WGNA, The River, etc.)
- A SchoolMessenger email AND text blast will be sent to all families (phone calls WILL NOT be made)
- Posting on social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter)
In the event of a 2 hour delay, the school doors will be opened at 9:30am. Students should not be dropped off any earlier than 9:30am and should never be left unattended at the front door. For the safety of our faculty and staff, they are not expected to arrive before 9:30am.
It is unlikely SJS will have an early dismissal due to weather; HOWEVER individual school districts may make the decision to close early and will send a bus to pick up students. If your local school district (district of residence) decides to have an early dismissal and your child normally rides the bus, they will be dismissed when the bus arrives. We will do our best to communicate this to you using SchoolMessenger, but it is truly the responsibility of the parent/guardian to stay connected through local radio, television and websites. Many websites now have the ability to send notifications for a district of your choosing. If you choose to not have your child ride the bus home in the event of an early dismissal by your district, you must communicate this to the school office in a timely manner.
Please know that CASE (Community After School Enrichment Program) is always an option for you and your child. Students are welcome to stay here at school until transportation can be provided . The daily drop-in rate for CASE is $16.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have regarding snow days, school delays and early dismissals by your local school districts.
Scholastic Book Fair – It’s that time of year again! Come buy some great books at our Scholastic Book Fair. Preview the fair Friday, November 16th, shop the fair with your class Monday, November 19th or shop the fair with a loved one during our Thanksgiving Luncheon Tuesday, November 20th. We will be open during school hours only. We are also looking for some helping hands to help run the cash registers and help the kids pick out books! We will be tearing down Tuesday afternoon, so if you have an extra bit of time after dismissal we’d love a hand! Here is the sign up genius for the fair.
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/508084fa9af22a7fc1-scholastic1 please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
We’re also attaching the rest of the calendar pending some adjusting on our big events for the Car Show and Race for Education in May, those sign ups will go home later.
Santa’s Secret Shop https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084fa9af22a7fc1-santas1
Breakfast with Santa https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084fa9af22a7fc1-breakfast
Annual Open house https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084fa9af22a7fc1-annual
Candy Bar Bingo https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084fa9af22a7fc1-candy
Winter Carnival https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084FA9AF22A7FC1-winter
K Graduation https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084fa9af22a7fc1-kindergarten
6th Grade Graduation https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084fa9af22a7fc1-6thgrade
Lego Club – Lego Club will be starting soon and we are looking for donations. Do you have Legos that your children no longer play with? If so, we will put them to good use!
Ornament Painting Night – 11/25 @ 5:00PM. We will be accepting orders for ornaments until Tuesday, 11/20. Please send your order form with payment by 11/20. (Checks made out to St. Jude School).
SJS Website Update – The St. Jude the Apostle School website – www.stjudetheapostleschool.org – has a new section just for parents! Click on “News” then “Parent Resources” for all of the resources parents need at their fingertips – monthly calendar, lunch menu, PowerSchool link, PayPams link, uniforms, counseling resources and more.
School Store – Hello SJS Families! Did you know that our SchoolStore Fundraiser is ongoing? It ends when the school year ends!
This is a unique fundraising opportunity for us that works like E*Bates. All you have to do is register your child(ren), pop in a few emails and THAT’S IT! Email invitations will automatically be sent asking your friends and family to do their online shopping using a special link to benefit SJS.
With holiday shopping underway, this is the PERFECT time to remind your friends and family to shop through SchoolStore!
If you haven’t already registered your child(ren) with SchoolStore.net, please do so ASAP!! Once your child is registered, they will receive their first prize! Other prizes will be earned as people shop through your link and one student and one teacher will also win a prize just for participating in the program!
If we exceed last year’s participation number (66), the entire school will have a DRESS DOWN DAY to celebrate! We’re not too far away!
Happy Shopping!
“Honor our Veterans” Breakfast-Join us for the monthly K of C “All You Can Eat” Pancake breakfast on Sunday, November 18th from 8am -11am in Damman Hall to celebrate the service of our veterans. All US military veterans eat FREE!
Kids 5 and under are FREE, adults $8, kids under 12 $4.
Thanksgiving Luncheon – Tuesday, 11/20 (A-I: 11AM to 12PM and J-Z: 12PM to 1PM). Reservations are due NO LATER THAN 11/12. The cost per person (including students) is $7.00. Volunteers and desserts are needed. Volunteers may count their time as service hours.
PCA Easy Fundraisers
- Five Below-Shop at Five Below located in the Shop Rite Plaza off of Rt. 4 on 11/22, 11/23 or 11/24 and our school will receive a percentage of the sales. Let them know you are from St. Jude School!
- Box Tops – Keep them coming!
- Colonie Center School Bucks – Submit your receipts from Colonie Center to the Guest Services located on the lower level near Five Guys. Every dollar spent equal’s one school buck for St. Jude School!
4th Annual Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting – 12/8 @ 6:00PM. Look for more details going home.
Christmas Concert – This year’s Christmas concert will take place on Thursday, 12/20. More details will be going home soon.
Christmas Pageant – will be presented on Christmas Eve, Monday, 12/24 at the 4PM children’s mass. If your child is interested in participating please have the form that was sent home in no later than 11/19.
Open House – January 27th, 2019 – Please spread the word! Open house is a wonderful way to meet all of our wonderful faculty and staff, tour our school under the guidance of our students and see why St. Jude the Apostle School is the place for your child to receive a wonderful education in a family oriented atmosphere.
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