Activities

Programs

Wednesday Morning Playgroup

Beginning October 5, 2011, St. John School is offering a Wednesday morning playgroup. Children must be 2 years of age or older. This will be held every Wednesday in the school gym from 8:45-10:45 a.m. A parent or guardian must stay with the child. The playgroup will run in 6-week sessions at $60.00 per session. Each session will be limited. Please call Kathy Trainor at the school at (978) 531-0444 ext. 340 to sign up or complete the attached application form. You may sign up for either 1, 2 or all 3 sessions. Sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring a healthy snack for your child; also please note, due to food allergies, we are a peanut-free/fish-free school.

Click here for more details and scheduled dates.

Early Morning Drop-Off

Supervised program for you to drop your child/children at school beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Extended Day Program

This program is available for all St. John students. Preschool Program through Grade 8.

Click here for more information on the Extended Day Program
Click here for the Extended Day Fees

After School Spanish Program

http://www.morethanspanish.net

After a VERY SUCCESSFUL start, we are ready for a terrific new 10 week session, beginning Tuesday September 21st and Thursday September 23rd 2010.

We are offering two EARLY BEGINNERS II classes for continuing students (Early Beginners I last year) and two EARLY BEGINNERS I classes for new students K-2 and grades 3 - 5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 - 3:50.
Please note that More Than Spanish has a 4 year progressive curriculum and will not accept new students in our Early Beginners II level.

Tuition for this Fall / Winter session is $150.00 and includes workbook and CD. We need a minimum enrollment of six students to hold a class.
Classes are small, maximum 12 students, and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time. My e mail address can be found at the bottom of this letter.

I am sure that your children will have a positive and fun first experience learning Spanish and will want to become a life long language learner.

Sincerely,
Veronica Wood
veronica@morethanspanish.net

LIAISON OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for a parent volunteer for Tuesdays and Thursdays to ensure the children arrive and are dismissed safely. The time commitment is from 2:50-3:00 pm and from 3:50-4:00 pm. You will receive 50% off one tuition for your time. Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering.

Early Beginners II only for EARLY BEGINNERS I last session) Children with previous Spanish experience expand their knowledge with new vocabulary and themes. After reviewing concepts already taught in Early Beginners I, we introduce interactive themes like animals at the zoo, animals at the farm, adjectives to describe them, more feelings and emotions, food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, days of the week, months, seasons and weather.

Grades 1 -3 Tuesdays 3:00 - 3:50 PM
September: 21 / 28
October: 5 /19 / 26
November: 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 / 30
Grades 4 - 5 Thursdays 3:00 - 3:50 pm September: 23 / 30
October: 7 / 14 / 21 / 28
November: 4 / 18
December: 2 / 9

* Missed classes will be made-up at the end of the session.

Early Beginners I
Through fun games, songs, dances, children learn new vocabulary and how to ask and answer basic questions such as: Cómo te llamás? Cómo estás?
Cuántos años tienes? Dónde vives? They also learn greetings, numbers, colors, family members, fruits, parts of the body, clothing and some adjectives and feelings.

Grades 1 - 5 Tuesdays 3:00 - 3:50 pm
September: 21 / 28
October: 5 / 19 / 26
November: 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 / 30

Grades 4 - 5 Thursdays 3:00 - 3:50 pm
September: 23 / 30
October: 7 / 14 / 21 / 28
November: 4 / 18
December: 2 / 9

NEW ADVANCERS I
Advanced children will immerse in the foreign language and its culture, through themes such as: Going on vacations, Picnic Day, Celebrating la fiesta, etc. Spelling and grammar concepts will be teach in a natural and creative way. Please note that this class is ONLY for students with previous Spanish.

Grades 2 - 4 Tuesdays or Thursdays 3:00 - 3:50 pm
TBD

Extra-Curricular Programs

Ski / Snowboard Club

The Ski / Snowboard Club will run for 6 weeks beginning on Thursday, January 5th. Click here for the registration form and schedule, including rates and other information.

Art Fair

Held annually in the spring, the school art fair displays hundreds of pieces of artwork from students in grades pre-kindergarten through grade eight. This year’s fair will be in the school gym (date TBA). We invite all to attend.

Band

We are planning to continue the Instrumental Music program at school. Paul Effman Music serves many schools throughout the area and is prepared to continue the program at school this Fall. This program will be available to students in grades 3-8.

There will be instrumental music lessons involving the following instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone and Percussion. There will be small group lessons during school once a week.

Learning to play an instrument is a life long experience. Many studies have shown how students with instrumental experience do better on SAT scores, have better social skills, continue education through college, and appreciate diverse perspectives, openness and flexibility in thinking.

The current cost of the lessons per student is $46 per month October-May. There are discounts for families with more than one child in the band. Instruments can be rented or purchased through Paul Effman Music. Rental prices are $99.00 for all instruments (per school year) except Saxophone, which is $139.00 (per school year).

Drama Class

Jape Payette
Jape Scape Productions, Acting for young STARS!
384 Main Street #1
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 879-9293
japepayette@hotmail.com
www.japescape.com

Student Council

The Student Council is a representative group of children from grade five through eight, through which they can become involved in the affairs of the school, working in partnership with administration, staff and parents for the benefit of the school and its students. The student council helps share students’ ideas, interests, and concerns with the faculty and staff. They also help raise funds for school-wide activities, including social events, community projects and scholarships for graduating students.

School Store

The school store is a collaborative effort between the Parents’ Organization and Student Council. The store provides the opportunity to purchase school supplies for the students. The store is open once or twice a month in the lobby. Dates are published in the school calendar.

Talent Show

Our annual Talent show will be held on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 7 p.m.  This is open to any interested student from Grades 4 – 8.  All acts must receive approval from the music teacher.  Past talent acts have included singing, dance, musical instruments and magical acts.  Come and enjoy the talents of St. John students!

School Musical Rehearsals

School musical rehearsals are held in the spring for children in grades six through eight. This year’s musical choice will be announced in the early spring and tryouts will be held to cast the show. Tryout schedules will be posted in February. As you may have heard, we are fortunate to have the use of Bishop Fenwick High School auditorium for this year’s show. The musical will be held on April 29th, 30th, and May 1st.

Guitar and Bass Lessions

Steven Petrucci, the new music teacher at St John's, will be offering guitar and bass lessons Monday - Thursday, from 3-5 p.m. in the music room at St John's. Contact Steven Petrucci at (978) 239-8928 for more information.

Piano Instruction

Piano Instruction with Pianist and Composer David D. Colpitts,
St. John’s Alumni Class of 2001 and Music Director for Seussical.

Starting in the 2009-2010 school year students will be able to study all genres including: Classical, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Ragtime, as well as Liturgical music. Lessons will be available for beginner and advanced students. Aspiring pianists will learn sight-reading, music theory, music history, composition, arranging, notation, piano technique, and performance practice.

Rates:
½ hour = $25
1 hour = $40

Financial assistance is available.

All interested, please contact David D. Colpitts at (978) 210-3948 or COL1568@AOL.COM.

Modern Inventions Class

This program focuses on each student revisiting and rebuilding several important and famous inventions. Students experience some of the same challenges that modern inventors had to troubleshoot as their inventions took shape.

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School Newspaper

St. John School is proud to offer to our students the option of researching, writing, editing, printing and distributing our own in house newspaper. You will find exciting articles, important facts and some very intriguing information in the St. John's Eagle. Please click on the link below to view our Eagle Newspaper.

EAGLE UPDATE

These programs are in place to nurture our students in their areas of interest. Families have busy schedules and St. John School wants to accommodate our families at all levels of involvement. From athletes to musicians, entrepreneurs and artists, we have programs to meet our students needs. Our students learn how to work well with others, discipline, sportsmanship and many other valuable life lessons they will take with them from St. John the Baptist School