Download - April 3, 2020
SJS Distance Learning
“[Teachers] are the architects designing new learning opportunities. Right now, [teachers] are designing something on the fly and teachers are doing a phenomenal job given the challenges they face. This is why teachers will always be at the heart of innovation. Apps change. Gadgets break. Technology grows obsolete. But one thing remains: teachers change the world!”
- John Spencer
Newsletter
April 3, 2020
St. James the Apostle Catholic School is a Christ-centered community where children can grow in faith, values of service and academic excellence.
Upcoming Events Sun., April 5 - Palm Sunday
Holy Week April 6
th – 10
th
Monday
Palm Sunday
Tuesday
Praying the Garden of Gethsemane
& Penitential Moment
Wednesday
Washing of the Feet
Holy Thursday
The Last Supper
½ day of school
Good Friday
Stations of the Cross
No School
EASTER SUNDAY!
Easter Monday – no school
Live Streamed Mass – St. James the Apostle Catholic Church Website Sunday @ 12 noon at https://stjamestheapostlesa.org/
For Holy Week Family Activities, please visit https://stjamesschoolsa.org/school-
updates. Please take photos and send to Dr. G at [email protected] by
Thurs., April 9th.
Accelerated Reader Award Recipients
1st Grade A
Barro, Mauricio Borjon, Brandon Borrego, Lucian Flores, Winter Frias, Isabella Hewitt, Joseph Jaosidy, Isaiah Mermella, Dolci Puente, Abigail
Regalado, Athena Rios, Joziah
Romero, Mikayla Williamson, Wynn
1st Grade B
Azocar, Mariella Herrera, Stevie Martinez, Aria
Montelongo, Anastasia Morales, Abigail
Nuncio, Gabriella Olivares, Isabella
Rodriguez, Adelysa Tello, Eli
Toscano-Montes, Liam Vasquez, Samuel Zepeda, Victoria
2nd Grade A Abonce, Justin Asebedo, Emily
Bobadilla, Charlize Borjon, Fabian De Luna, Ian
Elizardo, Sophia Garcia, Dylan
Gonzalez, Alexander Guevara, Vincent
Hernandez, Roman Ibarra, Natalee
Macias, Lucianna Mendez, Victoria
Montalvo, Giovanni Montoya, Marc
Perez, Eli Reyes, Trinity
Rodela, Cristian Schmitt, Elijah Trevino, Emma
Vasquez, Emmanuel Jay
2nd Grade B Acevedo, Haylie Armijo, Camden Avila, Yesenia
Curiel, Lily De La Rosa, Richard
Diaz, Deyli Espinoza, Esme Garcia, Ernest
Hernandez, Dylan Hernandez, Fernando
Leal, London Montalvo, Gianni Moreno, Ayden Pacheco, Faith Perez, Yvonne Salas, Rodolfo Sarabia, Ethan
Solis, Aaron Toscano, Nyomi Villarreal, Elijah
3rd Grade A Carmona, Madelyn Casillas, Christian Del Fierro, Nayeli
Eguia, Josiah Farias,Jorge Garcia,Aaron
Gasca,Audrina Hughes, Zoe
Medina, Alexandria Muniz, Marina
Ontieveros, Giovanni Ortegon, Jazlin Ortiz, Makayla Reyes, Joshua Sarabia, Noah
Toscano, David Vargas, Allison
3rd Grade B
DeLeon, Emma Espinoza, Toby Flores, Daniel
Garcia, Alejandra Garcia, Marina Garcia, Sofia Glen, Miranda
Martinez, Analisa Montemayor, Makayla
Morales, Andres Ortiz, Michael Perez, Scarlett Rico, James Rios, Paris
Robles, Rylie Ruiz, Alyxandra Villarreal, Evan Zepeda, Vincent
Academic Honor Roll for 3rd Quarter Academic Honor Roll may be earned by students in grades 4th – 8th
High Honor Roll 94-100 in all subjects or 90-100 in an Honors class
S or above in conduct and elective classes for all subjects
4th Grade Mata, Carlos
Medellin, Caleb
Perez, Matteo
Reyna, Christian San Miguel,
Andrew
6th Grade Garcia, Jocelyn
7th Grade
Gutierrez, Abigail Trinidad, Olivia
8th Grade DeLeon, Natalie
Martinez, Matthew Medel, Joshua
Honor Roll 85-100 in all subjects
S or above in conduct and elective classes for all subjects
4th Grade Arsate, Roselyn Cedillo, Selene
Flores, Zayd Gonzales, Jenna
Martinez, Mia Mascorro, Arielle
Mendez, Vivienne Ortega, Preston Robles, Arianna
Rodela, Gabriela Winegeart, Ethan
5th Grade Gatica, Analeigh Noriega, Roger
Vela, Nadia
Ybarra, Enzo
6th
Grade
Carmona, John-
David Hansen, Kathan
Hernandez, Liliana Ibarra, Aaron Jacob Martinez, Mikaela Pineda, Hailynn
Vela, Lydia
7th Grade Aguirre, Natayla Arizpe, Jocelyn
Borrego, Alexandra DeLeon,Madison De Luna, Julian
Flores, Christopher Garcia, Kristen Gonzalez, David
Gonzales, Julianna Gonzales, Ricardo
Hewitt, Isabella Mata, Patrick
Rodriguez, Edgar Romero, Zenen
Viagran, Gabriella
Viagran, Isabella Ybarra, Sophia
8th
Grade
Cerna, Daniel DeTovar, Daniel
Espinoza, Jonathan Felan, Gianna
Hernandez, Dominic Mermella, Angelina
Orsborn, Bella Otero, Christian
Taylor, Dayveon Villarreal, Elijah
Mission Statement St. James the Apostle Catholic School is a Christ-centered community where children can grow
in faith, values of service and academic excellence.
Health & Wellness Five Reasons to Make Your Bed Every Day - It Starts Your Day Off Right - It Encourages You to Keep the Rest of Your Room Tidy - It Leads to Better Productivity - It Lowers Your Stress and Improves Your Mood - It Just Looks and Feels Better
SJS Distance Learning Platform
Thank you for sharing your recommendations and compliments through our St. James the Apostle Catholic School Distance Learning Platform Survey. We have your heard voice, and we are excited to connect with all of you via Zoom. Our faculty and staff attended a professional development session on the features of Zoom.
Safety, Security, and Digital Discipleship
1. Parents will be receiving a password to enter before joining a Zoom meeting in addition to the link.
2. All participants will enter a waiting room before entering the meeting to be by the teacher.
3. Everyone will enter the meeting muted. 4. The teacher has direct control to end or mute the session at any time. 5. Participants are invited to follow our SJS Zoom Meeting Guidelines (see below).
School Advisory Council Now Accepting Nominations for 2020-2021! Please submit completed nomination form and photo. Applications can be found at
https://stjamesschoolsa.org/advisory-board.
PTC News
PTC is open to all St. James parents. If you would like to get involved with PTC, please email [email protected].
St. James the Apostle Catholic School Spring Raffle New Date! May 28th - $1 per ticket
Due to COVID-19, our SJS raffle date has been moved to May 28th
. This extension will allow our families
more time to particpate, as these funds raised from this event are part of our operational budget. We invite you
to submit monies via FACTS. Please email Mrs. Aguilera at [email protected] if you
need assistance or have any further questions. We will collect ticket stubs when the Work from Home Decree
has been lifted. An announcement will be published. We greatly appreciate your cooperation and support.
1st Prize - Dell 15. 6 Touchscreen laptop - $450 value 2nd Prize – DJI Mini Quadcopter w/Remote - $400 value 3rd Prize – 55” LED Smart 4K TV with Roku - $300 value 4th Prize – Nintendo Switch 32GB Console - $300 value 5th Prize – Samsung Galaxy 16GB Tablet - $280 value 6th Prize – iRobot-Roomba vacuum - $270 value 7th Prize – Ninja Indoor Smokeless Grill - $225 Value 8th Prize – Bose – Wireless Headphones - $200 value 9th Prize – Canon PowerShot Camera - $190 value
10th Prize – Facebook Portal Smart Video - $150 value 11th Prize – Fitbit-Smartwatch $150 value 12th Prize – Sphero Bolt Robot Ball - $140 value 13th Prize – Hover 1 – Self Balancing Scooter - $120 value 14th Prize – Lego-Star Wars Yoda - $95 vlaue 15th Prize - Aluratek – 7” Digital Photo Fram - $95 value 16th Prize – JBL Portable Bluetooth Speaker - $90 value 17th Prize – Insignia Mini Fridge - $90 value 18th Prize – Hobby Life- Remote Control Car - $40 value
Hope for the Future Tuition Assistance Program Still accepting applications! Can change application entry!
https://www.archsa.org/hope/apply-now In light of these uncertain times dealing with COVID-19 and the potential resulting financial upheaval, Hope for the Future wishes to expand our Tuition Assistance guidelines. Awarding of early round tuition assistance may be delayed to allow for changing situations. For families whose employment situation has changed, or is changing, please log into your FACTS account and follow the steps below:
- Under section 8 “Change of Income”: Select “Yes” for the question: “Do you anticipate a decrease in your annual income for 2020?” Indicate you and/or the co-applicant’s anticipated income in the boxes. Select the reason for the anticipated decrease.
- Under Section 12 “Additional Questions”: Please explain your situation. For example; “Spouse laid off due to COVID-19 business closure, and state the name/type of business.
- Please upload any documentation of employment change to “Other”. Documentation examples may be “before and after” pay stubs, or written notice of layoff, furlough, or termination.
Hope for the Future continues to plan and pray for the health and prosperity of our Catholic school families.