Good afternoon! Here are this week's news and announcements from St. Johns Country Day School:
Loustau Wins Top State Soccer Award
Recent St. Johns graduate Kamy Loustau '19 has been named Florida Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year and is now a contender for the national award. You can read more about it at sjcds.net/news!
Spirit Store Days & Hours
Need to pick up some summer gear from the Spirit Store? Here are the remaining June dates and times. Can't make these hours? Just email Sherry at sburnside@sjcds.net to schedule an alternate time.
Wednesday, June 26: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 27: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lands End July 4th Savings
Get 30% off Lands' End School products for back to school starting next week, July 3-9, 2019. Click here to browse school uniform items.
2019-2020 Calendar
Starting to plan for 2020? The 2019-2020 school year calendar is available for viewing or download at sjcds.net/calendar. Download the details to your phone so you always have the latest with you wherever you go, get a printable version that's perfect for posting on the fridge, or just check it out online.
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 next week on July 4th in observation of Independence Day. Summer Academics will be closed on the 4th and 5th. Sign up your child for day camp and they'll spend plenty of time with friends, in the pool, and doing other great camp activities! Visitsjcds.net/summer for more information and registration.
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.
We hope you have a great week!