Congratulations to Grade 5, the class with the highest donation total for the Pasta for Pennies collection! Grade 5 collected $259.26! Together, as a school, we collected $1,168.17 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Way to go, Cardinals!

March is Reading Month! We will be holding a Used Book Sale in the School Library on March 25th. Be sure to bring in used children's books for the sale. Your child will have the opportunity to buy other student's used books for only 50¢. All proceeds will be donated to the children's literacy charity Books for Africa!
  We have a new Reading Page in celebration of National Reading Month! Need to:
  Find a good book?

Check out great reading sites?

 See Mrs. Mizak's recommended links?

Visit our Award-Winning Fish Fry. Download a menu and be ready to order!

Thank you to our Fish Fry Volunteers! Download a work schedule.

 

Way to go Grade 8 - Winners for the class with the highest attendance at the 3/12 Fish Fry for the third straight week!

Visit our Parish website for information on Lenten observance requirements, service times, and scheduled Lenten events.
For our Lenten outreach project, we will be collecting items to donate to St. Aloysius in Detroit. Students will bring in their designated items to Church on Fridays, beginning February 26th. Download and print the Lenten Collection Schedule.

Congratulations to our very own Allison Gilstorf who donated her hair to Children with Hair Loss.

Way to go, Allison! We are proud of you!
 

Important Upcoming Dates
$1 Dress Down: Thursday, March 18th No School: Monday, March 22nd
Report Cards: Tuesday, March 23rd

The 2010-2011 School Year Calendar is now posted.

 

Did you hear about the Recyclanators? Please find out how you can support this worthy effort!

Show your St. Joe's Pride while supporting the 8th Grade Class Trip fundraising effort. Check out the latest St. Joe's Spirit Wear!  Be sure to get your order in while supplies still last. Take a tour of our online gallery of available item.
The Michigan Department of Community Health is advising people to be aware of fraudulent emails referencing a CDC-sponsored State Vaccination Program for the H1N1 virus. The message requests that users create a personal H1N1 "Vaccination Profile" on the cdc.gov website.

The CDC has not implemented a state vaccination program. Clicking on the link in any of these fraudulent emails may jeopardize your computer security. For more information, visit http://www.cdc.gov/hoaxes_rumors.html.
In order to assist our junior high students in understanding math concepts, St. Joseph School purchased an online subscription to HotMath.com. Students have access to HotMath from both home and school Learn more!
A form must be completed and submitted to the School Office prior to any medication being given to a student. A Print Forms button has been added to the school website home page. From here, you can print either the weekly Hot Lunch Form or the Dispense Medication Release Form.
For the safety of our students, it is imperative that we follow the school's drop-off policy. Please review and adhere to these procedures.
It is imperative that we have current parental contact information. Please be sure to inform us if you have a change of address or phone throughout the school year.

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