St. John Vianney News

5-4-18

Dear Families,

 
I think SPRING is here!  Hurray!  
 
Thank you to all who participated in the Dimes for Diapers campaign.  The students (especially the younger ones) are all excited to see who collected the most to 'help the babies.'   They are feeling good because they chose to help those who are less fortunate in our community.  Even if they are not one of the top three schools and get a visit from Channel 12 TV, they are blessed for showing their mercy.  
 
If you have questions regarding your tuition, those accounts are handled by Tom Pastula at the church office.  The phone is 810-235-1812 (ask for Tom Pastula) and the email is business@sjvkids.org.  He can answer all of your questions.  
 
Thanks to all who have turned in their registration papers for the 2018-19 school year.  We love sharing our lives with your children.  
 
Our second grade students will receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist this Sunday at the 11:00 Mass.  This is the second sacrament they have received this year, and we are proud of, and happy for, them!
 
Please remember to bring your child to the front door if s/he is late for school.  The doors close to the parking lot are locked at 8:20, so they need to come to the office to be let in by Mrs. Deitering, and to get a late slip.  Thank you!
 
We had a former student stop in this week, a student who struggled in school and in life for several years.  The student came to share with us his success of completing school and entering the Michigan State Police Academy, and to thank us for caring about him.  Life's little moments.......  Thank you, God, for sending us the blessing of this child this week!
 
The 7th and 8th grade students return to school on Monday.  I'm excited to hear the stories and see the photos of Washington, D.C.!  What a great opportunity they have experienced.
 
Our new principal, Ms. Theresa Marshall, is coming to meet the staff tomorrow after school.  She was here two weeks ago and we talked about your wonderful children and our wonderful school.  She is going to come to our Spring Concert on May 30th, and I will introduce her to all of you.  She is very excited about her new position at SJV!
 
 
Please complete the survey that I sent to you earlier today -- it is very important to our GCCS Schools.  Thank you!
 
Please, God, take care of all of the people in our world.
 
Mrs. Warner
 
Some reminders from the Powers Catholic AD:
 
Powers Catholic is hosting our lacrosse Catholic Schools Night in our games against Grand Blanc on Friday, May 11th at Atwood Stadium.  Students wearing GCCS school shirts or jerseys get in for free.  It is also our annual ‘Lax for Luke Night’ which is geared toward raising awareness about bullying, depression and suicide prevention.  It’s a special night between schools remembering former Grand Blanc student, Luke Duncanson.    
JV Boys @ 4:00
Varsity Girls @ 5:30
Varsity Boys @ 7:15 
 
The 2nd Annual GCCS Track Meet is on Saturday, May 5, 2018 will be starting at 10am.  4th – 8th graders are welcome to attend.  Here is a link to the online registration:   https://goo.gl/forms/iumsTjp04DkkqIE73 
 
You can register now for Powers Catholic’s Camp of Champions!  Last year we hosted over 400+ students at our summer camps. Join the fun!  Check it out!!
·         Online Registration Form
·         Printable Registration Form
Remember, you can always check the More tab on the Powers Catholic athletics homepage (powerscatholicathletics.org) for all athletic related forms and information.

For more information or if you have any questions, contact the Athletic Office.

 

-- 

Linda Warner, Principal
St. John Vianney Catholic School
2319 Bagley Street
Flint, MI  48504
The purpose of St. John Vianney Catholic School is to be a faith-filled community 
that assists families in raising Christian students who, guided by the Holy Spirit, 
make a difference in our world as caring and educated people 
with the knowledge and strength to make responsible decisions.

4-22-18

 Dear Families,

Today  we celebrate Earth Day, appreciating this wonderful gift that God has given us. Tomorrow at school, we will spend 20 minutes or so helping to care for the Earth around our school. It would be helpful if your child  could bring a plastic bag and even a pair of gardening gloves to help us with our project. We will go out on the playground and the courtyard and pick up all the pinecones that have dropped from the trees, and any other debris  that the winter’s snow has left behind.  It will be our way to care for the Earth that we use every single day. 

The students have begun their final standardized testing session of the school year.  The NWEA and the ACT Aspire tests are being administered, and will be completed by the middle of May. Please have your children well rested so they can do their very best on these assessments. Thank you! 

How beautiful all the girls looked for their Daddy Daughter Dance!  They love getting all dressed up and having a night out with daddy or special someone. I have seen lots of photos from hair and dress preparation, to their 'happy feet' on the dance floor! Thanks to Kelly Mazurek and other PTO members who make this event possible.  

Thank you to the Ash family, who is helping with us with the supply of water for the next couple of weeks. We have found a supplier from which we can get reasonably priced water, but had to get an account set up with them before they would deliver water to us. In the meantime, the Ash family has stepped in, and we will continue to have bottled water available for the children at school.
  
The children had such fun on Thursday celebrating Miss Hirzel! Her mom baked a wedding cake, brought it to school, and served it to each of the children during their lunch hour. Miss Hirzel‘s mom also presented her with a book of advice on marriage from your children, which they had written down last month.    One that was particularly cute advised Mr. Clark (Miss Hirzel‘s fiancé) to take good care of her because, “happy wife, happy life! “.  smiley

We celebrate our five students who got baptized this month, and also Mrs. Voiles and Mr. Cross, who were Baptized and Confirmed at Easter Vigil.  This past  week, our second graders received the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  God is good!

All of the students who were on the Honor Roll this marking were called onto the altar after Mass on Thursday and recognized for their hard work.  We are so proud of them!

Speaking of hard working students, I was also very proud of the Powers Catholic Quiz Bowl Team who competed at the State Championship at Michigan State University this weekend.  They placed second in the state, and three of the five members are SJV alum!   Congratulations to Willem Connor, Deven Mukkamala, and Nikhil Mukkamala -- your SJV Family is so proud of your accomplishments!

We are proud of each of the children God has led to us, and grateful that you choose to share them with us.  Thank you...

Please, God, take care of all of the people in our world.

Mrs. Warner

 

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