SJGS Chalk Talk 5, 2018 Newsletter Volume 15, Issue 2 Reverend G. Scott Shaffer, Director Madeline A. Kinloch, Principal Juliann James, Vice Principal, Institutional Advancement Contents Dear Parents 1 School Happenings 2 PTA News 3 SCRIP/Great Lakes 3 Spartan Athletics 4 & 5 REMINDER: Winter Uniforms are now in affect. The official school shoe is either a slip-on leather loafer or leather tie boat shoe. Any other style shoe is not allowed. (Sneakers require a doctor s note. Dear Parents, Happy! The crisp fall air feels invigorating and signals the upcoming holidays to celebrate with family and friends. Around school, the preparation is on for Thanksgiving Pageants and Christmas Concerts. Lesson plans and bulletin boards are beginning to reflect many holiday themes. My office resembles ShopRite or Stop&Shop with boxes upon boxes of food items collected thus far for the Parish Food Pantry. Pretty soon no one will be able to find me. Your generosity to those in need is unbelievable. The example you set of giving to others is a wonderful gift you give to your child. We all learn by example, and you are truly teaching as Jesus did. Feed The Hungry. It always gives me great pleasure to pass along Good News about our students. Eighth grader, Emma Engle was selected the top winner in the Veteran s Essay Contest. Emma was presented with a certificate and monetary gift at the Township Council Meeting in October. Emma receives the honor of walking in the Veteran s Day Upcoming Events We are so excited that as a school (weather permitting) will be on hand to cheer Emma on at the parade. I do think, she will have the biggest fan base of anyone in the parade. Congratulations to Meghan Carpentier-Kiernan who was chosen as a finalist in the New Jersey Preforming Arts Center s Fall Student Art Exhibit, and to our eighth grade academic team who took third place overall at the St. Rose Scholastic Bowl. Please pass along any congratulatory awards or recognitions we can share as a community. I look forward to seeing all of you at our many upcoming events and who knows there may be some very special visitors at the PTA Barnes and Noble Night. Every child comes with their own unique and special gifts and we are so thankful to have them in our care. God has truly blessed us! Happy Thanksgiving! Mrs. Kinloch 11/8 Fall Pictures PK-7, Individual Pictures 11/22 & 23 THANKSGIVING RECESS NO SCHOOL 11/9 Fall Pictures PK & Cap & Gown Pictures 11/24 BAKE SALE 11/10 Father/Daughter Dance 7pm Donovan Cafeteria 11/25 BAKE SALE 11/12 Students attend Veteran s Day Parade 11/30 Gr. 6-8 School Dance 7 9:30pm 11/15 LATE OPENING, 8 th grade Parent Mtg 6pm, 12/1 First Reconciliation 10AM 50/50 Raffle Drawing & H.S. Fall Musical 7pm 12/5 Advent Liturgy 1pm 11/16 Grade 3 Grandparents Day, H.S. Fall Musical 7pm 12/7 - Report Cards Distributed Deck the Halls 11/17 H.S. Fall Musical 7pm Add Red & Green to Uniform 11/18 H.S. Fall Musical 2pm 11/19 Thanksgiving Prayer Service 1pm 11/21 EARLY DISMISSAL Kindergarten Thanksgiving Program 10am & Dining Out @ Friendly s All Day
Chalk Talk Page 2 of 5 SPIRIT DAYS Spirit Days are scheduled once a month for the children to show their school spirit. A Saint Joseph school sponsored logo shirt is to be worn with jeans or sweatpants. Clothing from another school does not show our school spirit. For all those who were able to participate in Tanner s Run a BIG Thank you from the Edward s Family. SJGS and Donovan Catholic were well represented in numbers and effort... Thursday, Nov. 15 th at 7:00pm Friday, Nov. 16 th at 7:00pm Saturday, Nov. 17 th at 7:00pm & Sunday, 18 th at 2:00pm For Information call 732-349-8801 x2403 "Dennis Kapulka won the 1 mile for boys. It was a clean sweep for the girls mile: Morgan Cashman 1 st, Cecilia DiNallo 2 nd, And Olivia Paccione 3 rd. Miss Murray won her division SJGS kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Scallon won her division Donovan Catholic teacher and coach of numerous sports. NO CASH PLEASE And a couple of old guys finished 1 st & 2 nd in the over 50 group, Mr. Jones (Sydney s dad) and myself." Coach Mike Paccione
Chalk Talk Page 3 of 5 SAVE THE DATE PTA News & Updates The PTA Executive Board wishes to give special thanks to Schianos Pizza on Lakehurst Rd and to Midshore Meats on Fischer Blvd for helping us provide dinner for our dedicated teachers during the parent-teacher conferences, please keep these businesses in mind when shopping or ordering food. We would also like to thank our members on the Hospitality Committee for their contributions and support. Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising events last month. The Pampered Chef Party, Gently Used Uniform Sale and the Dining-Out Night at Playa Bowls were all very successful. REMINDERS: Box Tops Please continue to collect and send in your cut up Box Tops coupons. After every collection period (Nov 1 st and Mar 1 st ), the class that collects the most box tops will win a Pizza Party. Congratulations to Mrs. Delany s class 8B, they collected 4,032 box tops and are the winners of the pizza party for this collection period. Shoparoo Turn your shopping receipts into cash donations for SJGS! It s fun, easy and free. Please go to Shoparoo.com for more information. SAVE THE DATE: Father-Daughter Dance Sat, Nov 10 th at Donovan Catholic High School. Please check the school s Circulation for the Ticket Form and for the Flower and Picture Forms. Order forms are due on Nov 2 nd. Family Portrait Fundraiser Saltwater & Sunshine Photography is helping raise money for SJGS PTA. A 20 minute photo session with 5 hi-res images (emailed), all for just $90 with options for additional purchase. Dates: Sun, Nov 18 th at Seaside Park or Sun, Nov 25 th at Cattus Island. Time: 9am-12pm. Please email Jenn Manning at sjgspta@gmail.com for bookings or questions. Dining-Out Night Wed, Nov 21 st at Friendly s on Hooper Ave. Time: All day. See you there! Children s Christmas Sale Dec 3 rd Dec 7 th - We are in need of volunteers to help set up, work and clean up. Please contact sjgspta@gmail.com to sign up. Thank you. Barnes & Noble Bookfair Fri, Dec 7 th, please join us for an amazing night at the Brick store. We will decorate ornaments, listen to our SJGS Choir, read with our mystery readers and many, many, more special treats and Christmas cheer planned. The Golden Girls Murder Mystery Sat, Jan 12 th at Donovan Catholic High School. The SJGS PTA 41 st Annual Gift Auction & Dinner Fri, Mar 22 nd. 2019 Get Your Kicks on Rt. 66 at Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune NJ. Stay tuned for ticket sale date. If you are interested in joining any of our committees or volunteering for any events please contact a member of the PTA Executive Board or email sjgspta@gmail.com As always we thank you for your continued support! The St Vincent depaul Jr. Club will meet on Monday, 26 th New members are welcomed. SCRIP/Great Lakes Holiday Ordering Information During and, Great Lakes orders will be placed each week for the holiday season. We will place the LAST order prior to Christmas on 12/13 with delivery on 12/20.
Chalk Talk Page 4 of 5 Our Spartan Athletic teams have enjoyed successful seasons this fall. The athletic department is very proud of all of our athletes and coaches for all their hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence. Director of Athletics Tom Moriau states Our team accomplishments this fall are a source of pride for our entire school community. SJGS delivers an exceptional athletic experience within an atmosphere of enjoyment, endeavor, passion and success. I am proud to be part of Spartan Athletics. Cross Country SJGS Cross-Country team finished their league schedule on Sunday, October 21 st with the running of the MOCPS Cross Country Championship. Two SJGA runners made it to the Podium Ceremony. Michael Poskay (Sixth Grade) took place 2 nd in the Junior Boys Division and Peter Farlekas (Eight Grade) finished in 2 nd Place in the Senior Boys Division. Our teams ran exceptionally well. Team results were: Junior Girls 6 th Place Junior Boys 2 nd Place Senior Girls 2 nd Place Senior Boys 3 rd Place Overall Team 3 rd out of 17 Teams League President, Sean Woodrow, had this to say about the SJGS Cross Country team, St. Joseph's wins most improved by far. They took second in two divisions and third in another and third place overall right on St. Cat's heels. St. Joseph pressed a SUPER FAST St. Leo's Sr. Girl team to its limit losing by 7 points 38-45. A statement like this shows that the terrific effort of our team members and coaches does not go unnoticed by many around our cross-country league. Congratulations to the entire SJGS Cross Country family! Girls Soccer The girls soccer team has enjoyed a very successful season finishing the regular season with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie. Coach Corey states, We have had a pretty good season since this is technically a rebuilding year for us after losing nine 8th graders from last year s team. We have improved since August and that was our goal - to keep improving every game. We are looking forward to playoffs and are going into this confident and heads held high. Boys Soccer The boys soccer has finished the regular season with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie. Like our girls team, the boys await to find out their opponent in the league play-offs. The play-offs begin on 1 st and 2 nd. Coach Calvetto is very proud of his team, As a result of finishing in 3 rd place after the regular season, the boys will look to begin defending their championship title by hosting the first round of the playoffs at home, scheduled for Friday 2 nd. St. Joseph To Hosts League Championship & All-Star Games St. Joseph Grade School is excited to host the MOCPS Soccer League Championship & All-Star games. The Championship games (boys & girls) will be played on Saturday, 10 th and the league All-Star games will be play on Sunday, 11 th. All games will be play under the lights on the terrific turf field at Donovan Catholic. Exact game times have not been determined. Winter Sports SJGS basketball teams, cheerleaders and their coaches have been busy preparing for their seasons. The JV boys & girls basketball along with the JV cheerleaders will open their season on Saturday, 10 th at home against St. Mary s. The JV girls will play at 10:00am and the JV boys will play at 11:30am. The varsity boys and girls basketball teams along with the varsity cheerleaders will open their seasons on Sunday, 11 th at home against St. Mary s. The varsity girls will play at 1:30pm and the varsity boys will tip-off at 2:45pm. Come out and support our teams! Your Grace is Enough
Chalk Talk Page 5 of 5 ST. JOSEPH BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Girls JV 10 St. Mary s Home 10:00am 2 St. Dominic Away 3:15pm 9 St. Leo s Away 3:15pm 18 St. Rose/Belmar Home 5:15pm 5 St. Catherine Away 10:15am 13 St. James Home 5:15pm 19 St. Mary s Away 10:00am 20 Holy Cross Home 1:30pm 27 St. Leo s Home 2:45pm 3 St. Rose/Belmar Away 3:30pm 9 Holy Cross Away 9:00am 10 St. Dominic Home 4:00pm Boys JV 10 St. Mary s Home 11:15am 2 St. Dominic Away 12:45pm 9 St. Leo s Away 2:00pm 18 St. Rose/Belmar Home 4:00pm 6 St. Catherine Away 1:45pm 13 St. James Home 4:00pm 19 St. Mary s Away 11:15am 20 Holy Cross Home 2:45pm 27 St. Leo s Home 1:30pm 3 St. Rose/Belmar Away 4:45pm 9 Holy Cross Away 10:15am 10 St. Dominic Home 5:15pm Girls Varsity 11 St. Mary s Home 1:30pm 2 St. Dominic Away 2:00pm 9 St. Leo s Away 4:30pm 18 St. Rose/Belmar Home 2:45pm 5 St. Catherine Away 9:00am 13 St. James Home 1:30pm 19 St. Mary s Away 12:30am 20 Holy Cross Home 4:00pm 27 St. Leo s Home 4:00pm 3 St. Rose/Belmar Away 1:00pm 9 Holy Cross Away 11:30am 10 St. Dominic Home 2:45pm Boys Varsity 11 St. Mary s Home 2:45pm 1 St. Dominic Away 2:15pm 9 St. Leo s Away 5:45pm 18 St. Rose/Belmar Home 1:30pm 6 St. Catherine Away 12:30pm 13 St. James Home 2:45pm 19 St. Mary s Away 1:45pm 20 Holy Cross Home 5:15pm 27 St. Leo s Home 5:15pm 3 St. Rose/Belmar Away 2:15pm 9 Holy Cross Away 12:45pm 10 St. Dominic Home 1:30pm Girls Soccer The next issue of Chalk Talk will be on 3rd