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St. James the Apostle Catholic School July 17, 2020 Newsletter St. James the Apostle Catholic School is a Christ-centered community where children can grow in faith, values of service and academic excellence. St. James the Apostle Catholic School 2020 2021 Action Plan: Growing Our Spiritual Garden Now Available! Please read our 2020-2021 Action Plan that can be found here: SJS School Updates. Highlights New Car Line Procedure for arrival and dismissal New Dismissal Times New Unified Learning Management System itslearning New Learning Options Available p. 13 - Primary Option: Strong Focus on In-Person Instruction - Secondary Option: Distance Learning o Selecting a Learning Option Thank you, SJS Task Force Members, for working collaboratively to create our plan! Growing Our Spiritual Garden Parents are welcome to join Dr. Grenardo and Sr. Debbie for special Zoom sessions, “What’s the scoop?” After reading the Action Plan, families can ask remaining questions while enjoying a scoop of their favorite ice-cream at home via Zoom. Link invitations will be sent on Monday. They will be sweet evenings! ELC - Tues., July 21st @ 7 pm 1st 3rd Wed., July 22nd @ 7 pm 4th 8th Thurs., July 23rd @ 7 pm

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Page 1: St. James the Apostle Catholic School. James... · 2020-07-22 · St. James Back-to-School Uniform Re-Sale Event Sat., Aug. 8th @ 9 am – 1 pm To help ease the cost for parents,

St. James the Apostle

Catholic School

July 17, 2020 Newsletter

St. James the Apostle Catholic School is a Christ-centered community where

children can grow in faith, values of service and academic excellence.

St. James the Apostle Catholic School

2020 – 2021 Action Plan:

Growing Our Spiritual Garden

Now Available! Please read our 2020-2021 Action Plan that can be found

here: SJS School Updates. Highlights New Car Line Procedure for

arrival and dismissal

New Dismissal Times

New Unified Learning Management System – itslearning

New Learning Options Available – p. 13 - Primary Option: Strong Focus on In-Person Instruction

- Secondary Option: Distance Learning

o Selecting a Learning Option

Thank you, SJS Task Force Members, for working collaboratively to create our plan!

Growing Our

Spiritual Garden

Parents are welcome to join Dr.

Grenardo and Sr. Debbie for special Zoom

sessions, “What’s the scoop?” After reading

the Action Plan, families can ask remaining

questions while enjoying a scoop of their

favorite ice-cream at home via Zoom. Link

invitations will be sent on Monday. They will

be sweet evenings!

ELC - Tues., July 21st @ 7 pm

1st – 3rd – Wed., July 22nd @ 7 pm

4th – 8th – Thurs., July 23rd @ 7 pm

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Social Distance Signage Thank you, Mr. Eddie Molina,

for donating social distancing

signage for our school!

More Space for All! Thank you, Mr. Blas Ortiz, for opening

our 8th grade classroom to provide more

space for our class with the most students.

Now all of our students in our entire

school will have enough space in their

classrooms to be socially distanced

properly. We are excited for the new year!

New Dismissal Times

Pre-K 3 – 2nd – 7:45 am - 3:00 pm

3rd – 8th Grade – 7:45 am 3:15 pm

Afterschool Care Survey – Coming Soon! In order to prepare appropriate space and staffing, we will be

sending out a survey soon to determine who plans on attending

afterschool care on a regular basis. Thank you for sharing your

plan with us.

Custodian Position Opening

St. James the Apostle Catholic School is searching for a highly

motived and Christ-centered individual to help clean and care for

our facilities. Applicants are encouraged to apply at

https://www.archsa.org/employment.

Summer Office

Hours

Monday - Friday

9 am - 1 pm

Please call the office at

210-924-1201

to make an appointment.

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Summer Enrichment Opportunities

https://www.stjamesschoolsa.org/summer-assignments

Are you looking for educational enrichment ideas to do with your child

over the summer to prepare them for next year?

If so, then please click on your child's entering grade.

Entering Pre-K 3 Entering Pre-K 4 Entering Kinder

Entering 1st Grade Entering 2nd Grade Entering 3rd Grade

Entering 4th Grade Entering 5th Grade Entering Middle School

Hope for the Future Tuition Assistance

Still accepting applications! https://www.archsa.org/hope/apply-now

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.

Tele-Counseling Services SJS tele-counseling support services for our

students are still available throughout the

summer. Mrs. Trevino, our school counselor,

can be reached at

[email protected].

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PTC News

Meet Your New 2020-2021 PTC Board!

Marta Alvarez Justin Alvarez Melani Espinoza JoAnne Hernandez Ashley Lomas (not pictured)

Joe Henry Martinez David Toscano, Sr. Jaclyn Vargas (not pictured)

Carol Viagran

Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to join.

2020-2021 School Supply List Click Here to View School Supply List!

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St. James the Apostle Catholic School

*PROPOSED 2020-2021 Back-to-School Events

August 2020

Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. 3

4 5

Sr. Lindsay makes

her final vows!

6 Faculty & Staff

Spiritual Retreat

8 am – 2 pm

SAC @ 6pm

7

10

11

Faculty & Staff

Convocation

12

Meet the Teacher

on campus: Last

names A-M

3pm - 5pm

5pm – 7 pm

13

Meet the Teacher on

campus: Last names

N - Z

3pm - 5pm

5pm – 7 pm

14

17

First Day of School

18 19

Back to School

Night via Zoom

for Pre-K 3 – 5th

6 pm & 7 pm

20

Back to School

Night via Zoom

for MS

6:30 pm

21

24

Salesian Day

25 26 27

First Communion

Parent Mtg. via

Zoom @ 7 pm

28

Plant Three Rows of Peas: 1. Peace of Mind

2. Peace of Heart

3. Peace of Soul

*Please be safe. We highly recommend not traveling anywhere with high incidences of COVID-19 cases prior to two weeks before our start date.

“Love the Lord your God with all your

heart, with all your soul, with all your

mind, and with all your strength.”

Mark 12:30

Growing Our

Spiritual Garden

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St. James Back-to-School Uniform Re-Sale Event Sat., Aug. 8

th @ 9 am – 1 pm

To help ease the cost for parents, SJS will have a uniform re-sale event in our

courtyard to purchase the following items: nap mats, uniforms, P.E. uniforms,

Salesian shirts, and spirit shirts.

School uniforms can also be purchased at our uniform supplier:

Flynn O’Hara Uniforms

Click Here to View!

*School tennis shoes can be any brand, but they must be ENTIRELY BLACK, including shoestrings and logo.