Tuesday, March 9, 2021

March 8th

 All Virtual Students

Congratulations to SJVS 7th grader Jason Shi. In the past week, he has earned a Certificate of Achievement in the American Math Competition by placing in the top 10 as well as qualifying for the National Spelling Bee!  Congratulations Jason!

WIDA Testing

WIDA testing is coming up for those students who normally take this annual test.  The school district will be in contact soon to schedule this testing. 

TechFest

The 2021 Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival is open for entries! Please visit our informational website to learn more about how students can enter projects.



Food Service

*UPDATED*

St Joseph Public Schools Virtual Student 

Breakfast/Lunch Information 



Q.  Can Virtual Students receive school breakfast and lunch?

  1. Yes. St. Joseph Public Schools Virtual Students have the opportunity to preorder and pick up 5 days worth of meals.  Breakfast meals include but not limited to cereal, bagels, pancakes, oatmeal, juice and milk.  Lunch meals include but not limited to pizza, sandwiches, pasta, vegetables, fruit and milk.  Some meals are ready to eat whereas others need to be heated.  Instructions for preparation are on menus.  


Q.  How much does breakfast and lunch cost?

  1.  FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR ALL BREAKFAST/LUNCH MEALS ARE FREE TO ALL STUDENTS!


Q.  How do students/parents pre order their meals?

  1.  Parents will be able to preorder their student’s meals through the website www.sendmoneytoschool.com.   There is a “How to set up an account” page included and a short video on how to order is on our district web page.  All meals will have to be ordered by Sunday for Monday pick up.  


Q.  Where and When do I pick up my week’s worth of meals?

  1. Your student’s meals will have to be picked up at St Joseph High School in the back off of Lakeview Drive. Meals will be available for pick up once a week on Monday evenings from 5pm-6:00pm.  The location will be clearly marked and will be a drive up pick up situation.  Your student will have to be a St Joseph student to receive a meal.  


Q.  Who do I contact if I have any questions?

  1.  For any Virtual Student lunch questions please email Demrhy Youngquist, Director of Food Service at dyoungquist@sjschools.org or call 269-926-3127.  


Tutoring

Tutoring Tutoring and more Tutoring.....

We are working with Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor on an awesome partnership that would be available for 6-12 grade students who reside in Benton Harbor.  Please keep a look out for more information in the coming week in your email about this opportunity.  

St. Joe High School National Honor Society Virtual Tutoring

https://forms.gle/J18HhF5Gx5mTJN7U8

Grand Valley State University Virtual Tutoring

https://www.gvsu.edu/k12connect/


Media Center Help
Check out all the resources at SJHS Library Resource 



Elementary Students

No live lessons on Monday, March 15th, due to a staff inservice.  We will still be holding our Monday Morning Family Meeting.  

March is Reading Month and this year we are celebrating with a March Reading Madness tournament of books. When the teams battle for their spots in the final four, our kids will be reading and voting for their favorite books to make it to the championship round. Fortunately no brackets can be busted since your kids will be reading nothing but great books. This month will be nothing but NET (New Exciting Titles)! For more information, visit our March Reading Madness website.

Monday Morning Family Meetings

Please join us each Monday morning at 8:30 am for a weekly morning Meeting via Google Live Stream. We will have mystery guest readers each week and get our week started off right!  I hope you can join us.  

Middle and High School Students

Schedule selection at the MS and HS are now past due.  Please make sure to get your selections into the school.  Thank you!

Please CHECK YOUR EMAIL. This is the method of communication most widely used for our success coaches to connect with you as well as your virtual teachers.  Please make sure you are connecting with us so we can help you be successful.








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