Good afternoon! We hope you are getting ready to spend some good family time celebrating our nation's birthday. Meanwhile, here are this week's news and announcements from St. Johns Country Day School:
2019-2020 Class Schedules
Schedules for students in all divisions will be available next week Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in My School App. If you have any questions, please contact your Division Assistant(s).
Lands End July 4th Savings
Get 30% off Lands' End School products for back to school starting this week. Click here to browse school uniform items.
Stop by the Spirit Store This Month
Need to stop by the Spirit Store to pick up Spartan gear, or to start getting ready for back to school? Here are this month's dates and hours:
| Tuesday, July 30, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m | |
| Wednesday, July 31, 2019 | 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | |
| Thursday, August 1, 2019 | 9:00 a m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Can't make it any of these dates? No worries, just email Sherry at sburnside@sjcds.net and she'll be glad to help!
Gear Up For School with a Spartan Backpack!
Students can start the school year right with a Spartan backpack to tote their gear! This custom North Face "Connector" backpack is available in black or grey and includes a padded laptop sleeve, 2 mesh water bottle pockets, and a front organizer pocket. You can even personalize it with your child's name. Purchase one (or more!) today by filling out the order form on your division's My School App Topics page (click on Groups, pick your division, and then select "Topics") and emailing it to Director of Development Jordan Rechcigl, or just drop off the form at Reception, in the Administration building.
Updating Magnus Health
It's that time of year again-- time to review and renew your student's health and athletic forms for the new school year. Parents of all students should log into their Magnus Health account via My School App to review each student's health information. For students entering Kindergarten or Grade 7 there are specific immunizations requirements that must be met before the start of school. And for any student who might decide to play a sport this year, sports physicals are required before the start of school. Please plan to have all physicals and immunizations complete and all needed documentation uploaded before the end of July.
Summer Reading & Math
Students in all divisions have reading and math assignments to accomplish over the summer. Information about these is now posted on each division's My School App page for your reference. Please note that, while highly recommended, summer assignments for Lower School students are optional.
New Apple Online Store
St. Johns is pleased to announce the availability of a new St. Johns Country Day School Apple Online Store, which will work to help our families procure needed technology devices quickly, easily, and with special education pricing and free delivery.
For the 2019-2020 school year, all students in Grades 6-8 must be equipped with their own iPad, and all students in Grades 9-12 must be equipped with either their own iPad or an Apple laptop. Although St. Johns doesn't require a specific iPad or laptop, we recommend the iPad 6th Generation and/or the MacBook Air, due to the cost value.
Every new student and any student with a new device will need to schedule a time to meet with St. Johns' Director of Technology Anne Gorman to set up their device prior to the start of school. Click here to schedule a time for your device setup appointment.
Learn more about St. Johns' technology service and requirements on your Division My School App pages:
Middle School Technology Requirements
Upper School Technology Requirements
Summer Camp Next Week
Just a reminder that all Summer Camps will be closed this week on July 4th in observation of Independence Day. Summer Academics will be closed on the 4th and 5th. And registration is now open for next week's exciting camps! Sign up today for opportunities like Baseball Camp with St. Johns' own Coach Tom Lucas, and Wedos Junior Robotics Camp! Regular day camp is also available. Learn more and register today at sjcds.net/summer!
Key Contacts
As always, our faculty and administration stand ready to assist with anything you might need. Please do feel free to reach out at any time to Acting Head of School and Head of Upper School Mary Virginia Fisher, Head of Middle School Jackie Lentini, Head of Lower School Otis Wirth, or Head of Administrative Affairs Tanya Powers. Or, feel free to just reply to this message.
We hope you have a great week, and a wonderful Fourth of July!