St. John Vianney News

Newsletter 9-20-2018

"I have set my bow in the sky and it will be a sign of My covenant between Me and the earth” Genesis 9:12
 
Dear Parents, Staff, Guardians and friends of our St John Vianney Family,
Peace be with you! Did anyone see the rainbow in the sky today?? It was so beautiful.   What a beautiful array of color in spite of the rain.  Our Lord and God is committed to us in love.
We are continuing our NWEA assessments for the students’ grades 1-8.  The students and staff are doing well with rising to the challenge of the changes in schedules to complete the assessments.  Thanks you students and faculty.  Here are a few updates for your calendar.
Upcoming events:
September 22nd is “Made for Happiness” conference in the Diocese of Lansing.  Seedioceseoflansing.org.
September 28th is a half day of school. Teachers have a security training in the afternoon.  There will NOT be child care in the afternoon of September 28th.  Ages and stages is cancelled for the afternoon.
Homecoming Parade at Powers Catholic High school (PCHS)- All catholic elementary schools have been invited to participate in the Powers high school Homecoming Parade on October 5th. Each school will walk with Powers students in the parade by holding their own school banner and walking alongside their fellow future Chargers! Students and parents are encouraged to wear SJV school colors or Powers colors. Anyone from our school is welcome to join in the parade. If students attend, they must be supervised by an adult from the beginning of the parade until the end. 
 
All desiring to participate will be meeting in the teacher lot at Powers (the lot in front of the cross on the right of the building) at 5:15 pm for 5:45 pm departure. The parade begins at Powers, we walk down Chevrolet Avenue and University Avenue, with our final destination being the parking lot at Atwood Stadium. The streets are closed off and there will be police officers at various checkpoints to navigate traffic and safety.

2019 GCCS Science Fair is coming
Our science teacher, Mrs. Facchinello will be sending information regarding the science fair for the 6th -8th grader participation.
 When is the science fair?
Sunday, January 27, 2019 - Project Drop Off Only. 1-3 pm
Monday, January 28, 2019 - Science Fair Judging. Science Fair will be closed during judging.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - Fair Viewing Students and their families can visit the fair to see judged results from 8:15 AM to 7:00 PM at PCHS Aux Gym. 
 
Pictures- Our picture day was Wednesday.  We will be sure to notify you regarding retakes for those who missed school that day.
God bless each of you.  Have a wonderful weekend,   
Ms. Marshall

 

Principal's Newsletter

September 8, 2018 -Feast of the birth of Mary

Hello Parents, guardians and staff of our St John Vianney family,

Peace be with you! I hope each of you is doing well.  I want to thank those of you who participated and shared at our parent night.  We are off to a great start.  I have enjoyed the many opportunities to meet and chat with you. There are a few things to note since the beginning of school.

Our first 10:30 mass of the school year was celebrated this past Thursday.  Eighth graders did a wonderful job leading the worship and helping during the handshake of peace.  Thursdays at 10:30 will be our regular school mass time and you are invited to attend.  There are some variations on that date during the special seasons so keep your eyes on the calendar.

We welcome our new families arriving on Monday, September 10th in our Great Start Readiness Program.  Affability is our virtue of the month.  You can demonstrate it by being friendly and welcoming to others in our school family whom you do not know.  Keep an open heart to be welcoming.  Our children are looking at us for examples of the virtue of affability.

There are many opportunities to be active in our family life.  If you are looking for a way to volunteer we can use more support on the playground, in the lunchroom and in the media and computer centers.  There are opportunities to serve at every grade level.  Be sure to ask your child’s teacher how you can help. Intercessions for the physical and spiritual needs of the classroom or school are just as essential too!

If you volunteer in a regular way in the classroom you will need to complete the “Protecting God’s Children “ training online required by our diocese and school.  Please complete the Virtus module at the following link https://virtusonline.org/virtus/.  Once you do the module please print the completion certificate and submit it to our school office to begin to volunteer.

You can become involved in our athletics as a coach or participate on the Auction committee or School committee or in the PTO.  Contact the school office for more details. There are so many great ways to support your school family.   We look forward to serving together with you, our St John Vianney school family.

God bless you on this feast of the Birth of Mary, mother of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Mary, Mother of Flint, pray for us.

You are in my heart and prayers,

Theresa Marshall
Principal

Virtue of the Month: Affability-To be friendly, welcoming and taking time to greet and speak to others 

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