What’s Happening Today

Early Childhood and Lower School Tours available by appointment

Oct 13, 2009 at 1:24 PM to Feb 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Early Childhood - Call Mrs. Judy Robbins - 410-465-7644 ext 328

Lower School - Call Mrs. Jane Tolen - 410-465-7644 ext. 287

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Happening Today!

Feb 9, 2010 at 6:21 PM to Feb 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Feb. 9     SCHOOL CLOSED due to snow 

              PA Dining Out Night  - Qdobas  POSTPONED

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Upcoming Events

Feb 9, 2010 at 6:30 PM to Feb 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Feb. 10     Grade Level Coffee - Grades 2-5  8:30 AM

Feb. 11     Grade Level Coffee - Grades KG-1  8:30 AM

               Financial Seminar - Benefits of Planned Giving 7PM

Feb. 15     Presidents Day - No School

Feb. 16     SJEC Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Feb. 20     Gala - "Blazing West"  6:30-11:30 PM

Feb. 21     SJEC Orchestra Concerts for Children 3 & 4:30 PM

Feb. 23     EC Time with Dads  8:30 AM

Feb. 24     EC Time with Dads 8:30 AM & 12:30 PM

Feb. 25     KG & 1st Grade - Dads Night 6:30 PM

Feb. 26     LS Early Dismissal - Noon

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GALA NEWS - "Blazing West"

Jan 24, 2010 at 4:51 PM to Feb 19, 2010 at 6:00 AM

The SJPDS Gala, "Blazing West," is coming on February 20! 

Lasso your posse and plan to bid (perhaps as a group) on exciting auction items!  Check out this sampling of offerings: 

New this year! 

Join Steve Harrison & family for a day at Hershey Park!  Four to five students will have the opportunity to spend a fun-filled day with Head of School at Hershey Park! 

Big Pine Trout Farm in the Allegheny Mountains! Three days, two nights in new, spacious farmhouse, sleeps six. Enjoy a swift and challenging trout stream, beautiful views, nature trails & blackberry picking (June-August).  

Escape to the BLAZIN’ WEST in beautiful Montana!  Spend a week in Red Lodge, Montana in a mountain home, sleeps 12. Four miles to Red Lodge Mountain Ski Resort & 75 miles to Yellowstone National Park. 

Bask in the Sun at Ocean City for a Week  Enjoy a beach condominium, bay & ocean views, sleeps 8. 

Other fabulous items back again this year: 

VIP Dinner at Ranazul’s for 10 people prepared by Chef Jaime Avala   Enjoy a private, five course dinner paired with a selection of wine for 10 people at Ranazul’s in Maple Lawn. 

Outdoor Movie with Fun Flicks  Turn your backyard into an outdoor cinema and watch movies under the stars. 

Splash in the Ocean at Bethany Beach!  One week stay at Sea Colony, Bethany Beach. Sleeps 4

We are extremely thankful for our following sponsors and donors:

Title Sponsor 

Howard County General Hospital 

Platinum Sponsors 

Creig Northrop and the Northrop Team 

Oppenheimer Investments & TeleCommunication Systems 

Silver Sponsors 

Ascend One 

The Columbia Bank 

Bill and Maryann Ewald 

Legg Mason Investment Counsel 

Reverends Carol Pinkham Oak and Jeffrey C. Oak 

Dr. Nicholas Grosso, Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland 

Jeffrey and Danielle Blice 

Bronze Sponsors

Anne Arundel Beauty Supply and Salon 

Bates Creative Group 

Graphcom Printing 

15Four 

Kao Investment Trust 

David and Dana Blair 

Kevin and Kim McGill 

Chris and Tracy Frink

In-Kind Donations and Entertainment 

Bates Creative Group – Invitation and Program Design 

Graphcom – Printing Services 

15four - Gala Promo Film 

Colleen Citrano – Decorating Visionary 

Karen Clark Photography – Wanted Posters 

Mark Whipple  - DJ – Music 

Ellen Kilby - Auctioneer 

Larry Gates Photography – Photo Opportunity 

Vegas Time Associates – Gambling Tables

Dining and Beverages

When dining out consider choosing to visit one of our generous donors and mention that you appreciate their support of St. John’s Parish Day School – it matters!  

Dining Fare Provided by                                                     

T-Bonz Grille and Pub                                                                       

Kelsey’s Pub                                                                          

Eggspectation Restaurant                                                    

The Rumor Mill Fusion Bar & Restaurant              

LeeLynn’s Dining Room and Lounge                                   

LaPalapa Grill & Cantina 

Jilly’s Bar & Grill 

The Diamondback Tavern 

Portalli’s  

Sugarbakers 

Bistro Brownies 

Beverages Provided by

Mr. Gus Kalaris and Constantine Wines

Jason’s Wine & Spirits

Total Discount Liquors

The Wine Bin

Giant Foods

 

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Important Updates

Important Announcement!

posted: 2/9/10 @ 10:33 AM

SJPDS will be CLOSED on TUESDAY, 2/9.  Updates regarding re-opening for Wednesday, 2/10 will be posted here as soon as possible.
 

Letter from the Headmaster

Greetings from the Entire St. John’s Family, 

       I welcome you to St. John’s Parish Day School in virtual form as you look through our website.  We would love to have you come and visit our school to see where our joy and care meet the myriad of active minds in children 3-years-old to Grade 5.  Here there exists a distinctiveness of excited learning of the highest quality coupled with the essence of well-formed character - both of which enrich our students and set us apart from other schools.  We, at St. John's, are in the business of teaching our students how to live lives full of meaning and value. Each and every day our students are engaged in hands-on, focused, and fun lessons of depth and clarity, yet with the opportunity to move around and deal with normal "fidgets" of childhood.  Additionally, we offer our "specials" - classes in art, media/technology, music, physical education, science, and Spanish with each in its own separate room taught by professional faculty trained in each specific discipline - again allowing our students the freedom to move throughout our school and campus for classes rather than sitting in only one classroom every day.  All of this gives our children a rock-solid base from which to launch successfully into their future education while still having fun as children. 

       Still, St. John's offers much more than superb academics.  Students at St. John's also learn what it means to be kind, honest, responsible, and respectful as a community of learners.  They explore the world around them, both near and far, to see what their role is and how they can be a blessing locally and with a global perspective.  We teach our students how to be productive citizens in a complex and technologically sophisticated world while finding success in their individual pursuits and abilities, and we support them fully in that process of exploration. 

      As an Episcopal school, our students also learn about their own journeys in faith based on their families' individual faith traditions.  At St. John's, we respect and celebrate the variety of religious experience and faith traditions while still maintaining the essence of the beauty of the Episcopal faith's Christian tradition, particularly in our worship experience in daily chapel.  Students learn that loving relationships with God and with others build the foundation of a strong individual and a strong community.  This fosters a commitment to community and extends our program beyond our campus.  Not only do our students participate in local community service such as providing coats, food, toys, and more to less fotrtunate families in our region, but we also support programs in our sister school in Kenya, the Mbaikini School through substantive gifts, building programs, and visits.  It is a bit challenging to balance all that goes on here at times, and yet we all grow as a result of this respectful atmosphere and our commitment to faith and service locally and globally.

      Lastly, it should be noted that St. John's is a school that takes seriously our efforts to protect and celebrate childhood.  In a world full of pressures to grow up prematurely, we consciously and unapologetically promote the concept that children should be allowed to grow naturally in a safe and appropriate community.  We recognize that this is perhaps one of the most precious gifts we can give our children.

       As you will see in this website and at our school, St. John's Parish Day School is a vibrant and busy place, full of focused activity, respectful attitudes, and exceptional learning.  Come and experience the excellence of Episcopal education which indeed offers knowledge and values for a lifetime!

Grace and Peace,                                                                 

Steve Harrison
Headmaster