Weekly Parent Communication

Dear Parents & Guardians

Beginning 3/28/2012, our new parent communication will be emailed to parents through Constant Contact! All messages and notices sent to parents will be sent out in this format. From now on, the Alert Now format will be used strictly for emergency purposes only, through email and phone messages. We will continue to send any forms that need to be completed and returned for events or school documents in the Wednesday Envelope in paper form.

The Weekly Parent Communication link on the website will be updated with reminders and deadlines for upcoming events, and we will continue to “tweet” short messages. Many families have signed up to receive messages from our school Twitter account. We encourage more of you to do so. ON YOUR PHONE, start a new text message to: 40404. Type these 2 words (without quotes): “follow stjohnsp1.” Hit send. It’s that easy!

Sister Linda wants to assure parents that any emergency-related Alert Now notices will be sent by email (indicated with a red flag) and by phone message in the future.

Correction to Spring Band Performance Flier: The Spring Band Performance will be Monday, May 21st at 7:30 p.m., following the General PTP Meeting at 7:00 p.m. The band members should report as follows:

Advanced Band: Report to Room 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Beginner Band: Report to Room 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Flutophone Students: Report to the auditorium at 7:00 p.m., and sit with your parents.

Dress: Band Uniform – Band shirts and black dress pants and dress shoes—no sneakers.
All other students are asked to wear comfortable dress clothes—no sneakers.

Tuition Billing Reminder: The first tuition bill for the 2012-13 school year will be emailed in the next few days and is due on June 1st. Please refer to your tuition contract regarding your child(ren)'s enrollment.

School Supplies: The attached supply form for supplies to be purchased through school will be sent home tomorrow. Please complete and return no later than June 1st. Another supply form will be sent home at the end of the school year for items to be purchased outside of school.

Mary's Center Collection: During May, the month of Mary, the 1st and 5th grade classes will be collecting baby items for Mary's Center. Please see attached list of items that are needed. They will collect through May 25th.

SJAA Registration: Registration for Fall Sports (soccer and field hockey) is open until June 8th. Click here to register today.

Altar Server Training: Is your child interested in becoming an Altar Server? The summer training sessions are June 13 -15 from 8:15 AM to 12 Noon and July 16-20 from 8:15 AM to 11 AM. These sessions fill up fast, so please register today. All rising 5th graders and older are invited to attend the training session if joining this wonderful ministry. Please contact Kitt O'Brien at kobrien@stjohnsp.org or 443-261-0106 to register.

Land’s End Sale: If you need to purchase uniform polo shirts or sweaters for your child, click here to take advantage of the 1 cent monogram sale beginning 5/18/12 through 5/22/12.

Lost & Found Closet: The closet is brimming with sweats, Under Armor garments, and jackets. Please check for any items missing from home. The closet will be cleaned out on May 25th and clothes will be donated to the St. Vincent DePaul Society.

Youth Ministry Events: The parish youth ministry will be holding a Free Car Wash this Saturday from 8 a.m. to Noon. Click here for more information.

They will also sponsor a shredding fundraiser on June 2nd from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Click here for details. Both events will be held in the church parking lot.

Sonrise Vacation Bible Camp Needs Volunteers! Parent catechist/teachers are needed for Vacation Bible Camp to be held the week of June 18th through 22nd. The registration forms are coming in, but they don’t have enough volunteers! Please contact Andrea Burke today at andreaburke1104@gmail.com to volunteer for this fun, fulfilling job!

Race for Education Update: To date, $52,599 has been raised! Please note: a pledge card and donation was sent in from Lydia Dwynter of Davidsonville, MD, but the student’s name was not filled in. If this name is familiar to you, please contact Shawn Wilson at teamwilson@comcast.net.

BoxTops, BoxTops, Calling All Boxtops!We are so close to our school goal of $2500 so send them in TODAY!! Please send in what you have collected! We need to ship off what we have by June 15th to get cash this school year. Please remember that they have expiration dates!! So send them in TODAY so they can be counted.
Keep clipping as this is and ongoing year round program, and thanks for your support!

End of the Year Dates: Please see these important dates to the right. The calendar for the 2012-13 school year has been submitted to the Archdiocese. It cannot be published until it is approved. Thank you for your patience.

Click here to check out last weekend's bulletin and learn about the exciting activities going on in our parish. St. John the Evangelist is a great place to be!