Principal’s Letter

The windy, blustery opening to November is a reflection of our emotions this week, blowing in so many directions.  Especially during these turbulent times, we are thankful for our faith.  As Fr. Crispin reminds us, “It shall be well.” The

Principal’s Letter

Happy Safe, Socially-Distanced Halloween!  Superheroes, firefighters, doctors, princesses, bears, bunnies, pigs, unicorns, foxes, chipmunks, fairies, cats, kittens, Harry Potters, pumpkins, and so many more folk came by today for health

Principal’s Letter

Monday morning’s Department of Health meeting brought no new changes.  Seattle and King County are in the high-risk category.  The recommendation is for us to stay the course, so we will continue with remote learning for students in grades 3-8

Principal’s Letter

The children are quite amazing in how quickly they adapted to temperature checks, wearing masks, social distancing, hand-washing, and sanitizing.  You are great at completing your QR code. One would think that we have been doing daily health

Principal’s Letter

Day four of having both preschool and primary students on campus! It is delightful to hear the children’s happy voices in the building. I am very grateful to our teachers, assistants, maintenance team, playground volunteers, and kitchen team who

Principal’s Letter

St. John community truly rocks!  Thank you all for your very generous response to the Jog-a-thon!  You came out with smiles, socially-distanced, and cheered on our students.  The Jog-a-thon Team met the pandemic challenge and created a safe, fun

Principal’s Letter

As I attended the virtual meeting and discussion with Public Health - Seattle & King County earlier this week, I felt affirmed in our decision to take a slow, cautious approach to our re-opening.  The downward trend is positive, but we were

Principal’s Letter

Dear Parents, Emotions are running all over the place at the moment!  There is excitement as we gear up for the Jog-a-thon, gratitude for donations already made and sadness for what it used to be.  There is concern for our neighbors for whom we

Principal’s Letter

It was a pleasure to see you and your children last week, and it was also bittersweet as it was a strong reminder of how much we miss having the students on campus. The meetings also gave us an opportunity to practice Health Screening procedures as

Principal’s Letter

The 2020-21 school year has started!  It sure is a different opening, but as I said at Mass, we at St. John School are open to new adventures.  We have a tradition of helping each other and making the best of every situation!  Our theme says it