St. Joe Bear News

“Go Time” A tremendous amount of time and effort has gone into the development and implementation of RTI (Response to Intervention) at SJHS.   This past Thurs. we ran our 1 st “Go Time” session for 30 min during the school day and it could not have gone better for a first run.   Our goal is that this program will provide intervention time for students during the school day and also yield enrichment opportunities for those students not needing intervention and expose them to opportunities they may have not otherwise encountered.   Our staff was instrumental in the successful first run of “Go Time” and Mr. Haydon, our RTI coordinator, has been critical to the implementation of this program.   We will be running another session of “Go Time” this Thursday with plans to continue weekly “Go Time” sessions at least once per week and possibly expanding to multiple sessions per week.   The entire staff has collectively committed to “Go Time” and we believe ...

 SJHS Blog Student Senate: Veteran’s Breakfast Student Senate is putting on the 3rd annual Veteran's Breakfast on November 17th in the Student Center from 8:00 to 10:00am. Veterans and anyone who is related or knows someone who has served is invited to come. Please RSVP by clicking here  https://goo.gl/forms/lfDdAjG64jj5vjP32  or call Ved Amerash at  1(269)-519-3385 . Thank you Veterans! https://drive.google.com/a/stjoebears.com/file/d/0BxOMnBVKchEiNHF6X1Q4VkVfdnM/view?usp=sharing_eixpa_nl&ts=580e1ae9 RTI – (Response to Intervention) Parents, we are excited to let you know that we have been working since last spring to bring RTI to SJHS.   You may be asking what is RTI?   RTI is a way for us to build time into the school day to assist students who may be struggling with specific areas of the content.   Teachers have been working hard in PLC late start days to develop RTI sessions they will be offering to stude...

SJHS Blog RTI – (Response to Intervention) Parents, we are excited to let you know that we have been working since last spring to bring RTI to SJHS.   You may be asking what is RTI?   RTI is a way for us to build time into the school day to assist students who may be struggling with specific areas of the content.   Teachers have been working hard in PLC late start days to develop RTI sessions they will be offering to students.   Please note, we will not only be running intervention sessions during this time but we will also be offering enrichment and extension activities as well for students who may not be needing intervention.   Our goal is to implement and offer a 30-minute RTI session next Thurs. Oct. 27 th and then follow up with another 30-minute RTI session on Thurs. Nov. 3 rd .   We are all very excited about the potential impact this will have on our student body and school community.   If all goes well, we would love to see t...

Key Club: Pictures from our Key Club Road Clean Up last weekend.    Guidance Office News: ·       Notre Dame Summer Scholars Info: http://precollege.nd.edu/summer-scholars/ Fall Sports Programs:   In case you have missed it at the games, you can get a copy of the Fall Sports Program in the SJHS Athletic Office.  The program includes team pictures, candid shots, sports schedules and statistics.  The program cost is $5 and contributions support our band and orchestra programs. Also, you can submit candid shots from this season's fall sports for possible inclusion in next year's program by August 1st, 2017 to sjfallprogram16@yahoo.com. Athletic News: Monday: 5:30   JV/VAR VB @ Buchanan Tuesday: 5:00   JV/VAR Soccer @ Kalamazoo Central Wednesday: 5:30  VB @ Ni...

Guidance Office News:      "New" SAT /ACT Hybrid Prep Course ‪ Instructor:   Dr. Scott Carlin, Ph.D. ‪ Dates:   Mondays, NOVEMBER 14, 21, 28, & DEC 5 ( four session course ) ‪ Time:   7:15-9:30 p.m. ‪ Location:   St. Joseph High School (St. Joseph, MI)  ‪ Room:   LGI Room - SJHS Media Center ‪ Cost:  $199 ‪ Register online: @  http://www.drcarlinstestprep.com/actsat---st-joe-nov-2016.html Notre Dame Summer Scholars Info: http://precollege.nd.edu/summer-scholars / Financial Aid Night Lake Michigan College will be hosting a Financial Aid Night at each of our campuses. Students and parents canlearn about financial aid, grants, scholarships, and basic information on filing the FAFSA. There will also be a Q&A session at the end of presentation. Please help us spread the word with your students and their parents. The financial aid nights wi...