Parents

St. John the Evangelist’s Home School Association (HSA) promotes communication and fundraising opportunities within the school community. HSA plans and organizes programs and activities that raise funds and build community spirit. HSA distributes notices to families regarding upcoming opportunities and needs for volunteers.

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Each year the Home and School Association (HSA) raises funds through various events to help cover the school operating expenses. Each SJE family is required to contribute a minimum of 10 or 20 volunteer hours. There are so many fun ways to become involved in St. John the Evangelist School! There are a number of ongoing programs which require the support of parent volunteers.  In addition to raising funds, these activities are a great way to meet fellow parents of the SJE-Parish community and build long-lasting friendships. 

For the protection of all of our children, SJE policy follows the Archdiocese of Washington Child Protection Program, VIRTUS. Parents and guardians must be cleared through VIRTUS in order to serve as chaperones on field trips, attend class parties and functions at school, and volunteer for extracurricular activities such as Scouting and CYO. 

Step 1:  Create a Virtus account at   www.Virtus.org.

Step 2: Sign up for a Virtus Safe Environment training session.

Safe Environment training class must be completed within 60 days of Fingerprinting.

Step 3: Read the Child Protection Policy booklet and sign a copy of your acknowledgment from the training session. Return to the Coordinator (Marci McNickle).

Step 4: Fill out an application.  Return application with two forms of identification to Coordinator (Marci McNickle). 

Step 5: Coordinator will provide a document with the ADW fingerprint authorization number and location.

Bring authorization form for fingerprinting to one of the fingerprinting locations, along with two forms of identification.

Bring the copy of your fingerprint receipt back to the Coordinator (Marci McNIckle).

She will follow up with ADW when they have posted to your account.

If you believe you have completed everything that needs to be done, please follow up with the Coordinator (Marci McNickle) for final clearance before volunteering.

Thank you for all you do for keeping SJE in compliance.

Uniforms are worn daily by children in PreKindergarten-3 through Grade 8, except on special non-uniform days (tag days). Tag days are sometimes used as fundraisers by school clubs for specific charities, as prizes or rewards, or as holiday recognition. Uniform requirements are detailed in the School Policy Book.

Please make sure you are using the uniform list for St. John the Evangelist Silver Spring as there is also another St. John the Evangelist listed in MD. For product and pricing information online, visit Flynn & O’Hara at http://www.flynnohara.com and register on the website to find school specific information. The school code is MD185. 

St. John the Evangelist’s Used Uniform Boutique offers gently used uniforms. The availability of uniforms is completely dependant upon donations and we can not guarantee that specific sizes or items will be available. Contact the school office for more information.

Grade K-8
First Bell: 8:10 am
Dismissal: 3:00 pm

Pre-K Full Day
First Bell: 8:10 am
Dismissal: 3:00 pm

Pre-K Half Day
First Bell: 8:10 am
Dismissal: 12:30 pm

Delayed Opening
First Bell: 10:00 am
Dismissal: 3:00 pm

Early Dismissal
First Bell: 8:10 am
Dismissal: 12:30 pm

Children should not arrive at school before 7:50 a.m.  Since the school has no way of supervising students before that time (unless students are in the Before Care program), it cannot be held responsible for children who come before the appointed time.  Students are to wait on the playground until the bell rings or are otherwise directed (see School Policy Book for complete details).

St. John the Evangelist School offers before care from 7:00 – 8:10 a.m. on regular school days for PreK-3 – Grade 8 students. The Before Care cost is $5 per child per half hour. 
 
St. John the Evangelist School also offers an Extended Care Program from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. on regular school days for PreK-3 – Grade 8 students and from 12:30 – 6:00 p.m. on half days. Weather permitting, the schedule includes outside play. The cost of the Extended Care Program is $10 per child per hour (or any portion of an hour).

St. John the Evangelist School bases its emergency and weather-related closings on Montgomery County’s announcements. Our school will always be a two-hour delayed opening for any Montgomery County announced late openings.  All students, therefore, should be here by 10:10 a.m. The Before School Care Program will begin at 9:00 a.m. on days with delayed opening. 

Please contact the school if you are unable to pick up your child at the altered time and another parent will pick up your child. There will be NO After Care program on early dismissal days.  

The Montgomery County School System announces weather closures on local radio and television stations and other media including the Montgomery County Public Schools home page. The MCPS home page immediately displays emergency announcements (in bold red letters at the top of the page) when appropriate. If there are no announcements in bold red letters, there are no emergency closings or delays.

After the end of the first and second quarters, there are scheduled conference days when parents can make appointments to speak with teachers about their child’s progress in school.  These appointments can be made online.  Information will be sent out to parents when the appointment site is active. Conferences with your child’s teachers are available at any time by setting up an appointment.  

Archdiocese of Washington forms must be used for the following:

• General Care Plan Release and Waiver
• Maryland Vaccine Requirements for Children
• Immunization Form
• Allergy Action Plan and Authorization Form
• Inhaler Authorization Form
• Medication Authorization Form
• Field Trip Permission Form

When parents pick up the end-of-year report cards. They will be given a summer packet which contains information about summer reading assignments, summer math instructions, and supply lists for the coming year.