St. John Catholic Elementary School
34 Wilson St. East, Perth, Ontario K7H 1L6
Tel (613) 267-2865
Fax (613) 267-6631
www.sjels.ca
JUNE NEWSLETTER
We belong to each other as we belong to you God ever faithful.
By morning and by night may your name be on
our lips, a blessing to all our days; so may kindness and patience be ever among us,
a hunger for justice, and songs of thankfulness in all we do.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Dear Parents/Guardians:
It has been our privilege to serve the community of St. John Catholic Elementary School for the past year. I would
like to thank all of you for the support you give our children and our entire school community. Please join us for our
End of Year Mass on Wednesday, June 25 at 9:30 am, at St. John the Baptist Church.
UPCOMING DATES
Monday, June 2 - 5
Thursday, June 5
Friday, June 9
Tuesday, June 10
Wednesday, June 11
Thursday, June 12
Friday, June 13
Sunday, June 15
Monday, June 16
Tuesday, June 17
Wednesday, June 18
Thursday, June 19
Thursday, June 19
Friday, June 20
Tuesday, June 24
Wednesday, June 25
Wednesday, June 25
Wednesday, June 25
Thursday, June 26
Friday, June 27
EQAO Ministry testing for Grade 6 students
Pizza day
Student led nut-free bake sale for LAWS (items 25₵ → $1.00)
Junior Track and Field Meet at Notre Dame CHS, in Carleton Place (rain date – June 11)
9:00 am - Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation in classrooms
Pizza day
12:20 pm – Jump Rope for Heart
Happy Father’s Day!
5:00 pm –7:30 pm - Family Fun Fair and Barbecue
Junior Mixed 3 Pitch Tournament – Lower Reach Park, Smiths Falls (rain date, June 20)
1:00 pm - Gr. 6 visit to St. John CHS
Gr. 6 trip to Queen’s University
Pizza lunch (final day)
9:05 am Terrific Kids Assembly
9:15 am Kindergarten Graduation (school gym)
9:30 am Mass at St. John the Baptist Church
Volunteer Appreciation Tea following Mass
Report Cards go home
1:00 pm – Gr. 6 Blessing Ceremony at St. John the Baptist Church
Last day of school, regular dismissal time
FAMILY FUN FAIR – June 16 – 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Please mark your calendars and join us for our end of year FUN FAIR on
Monday, June 16 from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Come share a meal and play some games.
There will be Fire trucks, Police cars, Hydro trucks for your kids to see up close.
There will be games of chance and games of skill for students of all ages. Help us
celebrate the end of our school year and the beginning of summer!
GRADE 6 – BLESSING CEREMONY
A special blessing will take place on Thursday, June 26 at 1:00 pm at St. John the Baptist Church.
Our grade 6 students will prepare to continue their journey of learning on to St. John Catholic High
School’s Intermediate program. Parents of our grade 6 students are invited to join us at the Church at
1:00 pm followed by refreshments in our school gym. More information will be coming home soon.
WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION – JUNE 11
We invite our new September Junior Kindergarten students to come and visit our classrooms on
Wednesday, June 11 at 9:00 am. The new students will come in to their kindergarten classrooms,
participate in lessons and routines and meet their new classmates for September. They will end the visit
with a trip on the school bus. We look forward to seeing you there!
DRESS CODE FOR STUDENTS
With the beautiful warm summer weather finally here, we remind our students to dress appropriately
for the weather and to adhere to our dress code policy in the student agenda. Please remember for our boys
and girls, no muscle shirts or spaghetti strap tops. A good rule of thumb is the 3 finger width for the shoulder of
your shirt. Don’t forget the sunscreen and hats as well. We appreciate your support.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
Jump Rope for Heart is back! This year, our event will take place
on Friday, June 13 at 12:20 pm. Mrs. Bryden’s skipping team, the Jumping Jaguars,
have wowed our students with a demonstration of speed and skill.
Students have been filling their pledge sheets in anticipation of our event. Please have
your child return their pledge sheet by June 13th. All donations go directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Thank you for your generous support!
JAGUAR ATHLETICS
Our students have been busy participating in events for Track and Field and have
now started 3 Pitch Baseball tryouts.
 Our Track and Field meet will be held on June 10 (Rain date-June 11) at
Notre Dame CHS in Carleton Place
 Our Junior Mixed 3 Pitch Tournament will be held on Tuesday, June 17 (Rain date, June 20) in
Smiths Falls at Lower Reach Park
Good luck to all!
VOTER INFORMATION
Municipal elections will be held on Monday, October 27, 2014
Are you recorded as an eligible elector for the upcoming municipal and school board elections?
Voting for your School Board Trustee is important. Trustees develop and implement recommendations for
educational programs, budgets, facilities and property issues, and policies and procedures that govern their
Board’s operation.
You are registered to vote for Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario trustees if your direction of
school support status is listed as the English Separate school board. A new tool from the Municipal Property
Assessment Corporation (MPAC) allows voters to view and update their elector information,including their
direction of school support.
Updating this information will help to ensure that the Voter’s Lists, prepared by each municipality, are accurate
and up-to-date in preparation for municipal and school board elections occurring this Fall. Visit voterlookup.ca
to confirm and update your elector details. For more information, please contact MPAC at 1-866-296-6722.
SUMMER PROGRAMS
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Perth Library is running two programs this summer; The Summer Literacy program and the TD Summer
Reading Club.
The Summer Literacy program is for children in Jk to grade 3 who are in need of extra help
to develop their reading skills. This includes ten one-hour tutoring sessions during July and
August.
- The TD Summer Reading Club runs July and August with prizes for reading books. Their goal
this year is to have the children of Perth and the surrounding area read 4500 books. Please
see the Perth Library calendar attached for their list of programs and activities.
- For more information, please call the Perth Library at 613-267-1224
Perth Pool – The Perth Pool is running a summer day camp. Please contact them at 613-267-5302 to
register or download a registration form from their website at www.perth.on.ca/content/day-camp