The Lion Line

Welcome back,

I pray all have had a restful and enjoyable Christmas break with family and friends. Our First Semester Virtue Awards Ceremony was an excellent opportunity to honor those scholars who have exhibited our school virtues. The following are some reminders from the Parent and Scholar Handbook that we would like to highlight as we enter the second semester:

• For the safety of our faculty, staff, and scholars, cell phone use is prohibited while in carline. Pay attention to other vehicles and children.
• Morning walkers, parents are to walk scholars along the drive to the end of the covered walkway.
• If you have signed up for your scholar to be a walker at the end of the day, please be available to meet them at the end of the drive at dismissal (If parents are not awaiting their student, the student will be returned to the front office for pickup).
• Uniform guidelines begin on page 50 of the Parent & Scholar Handbook. However, some areas that we are seeing recurring violations:
• white socks/ tights being worn with uniforms (other than P.E.)
• uniform items should only be SJCA Lands End (unless you are a new scholar within our three week grace period)
• Stryker P.E. vendor gear only.
• Boys missing ties on formal days.
• Student absences: You have three days after an absence to send in an excuse note to the front office. Email notification to your scholars teacher does not quality as a notification to the front office.

Parent pickup in carline ends at 3:15 p.m. (1:15 p.m. on Wednesdays). If you arrive after carline has secured, you will need to come into the office to sign your scholar out.

Please watch the calendar for upcoming events. We are building intelligent, virtuous American citizens together as a team.

Mr. Bradley

Headmaster

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12/21 - 01/04 Winter Break (No School)

01/05 Teacher Planning Day (No School)

01/08 Scholars Return to Campus

01/08 Lions Council Meeting 6-7 p.m. @ FI Cafetorium

01/15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)

01/25 Board of Directors Meeting 6-7 p.m. @ FI Campus

02/02 Half-Day Dismissal: 11:15 a.m.

If accessing the SJCA-OP Calendar on a mobile device:

1. turn the device horizontal
2. click on the date you wish to view
3. swipe to the right to see the day's activities

01/22 KG ELA PM2 Testing

01/22 Third-Grade ELA PM2 Testing

01/23 KG Math PM2 Testing

01/23 Third-Grade Math PM2 Testing

Learn the love of the game!

For: SJCA Scholars Grades KG-5

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Location: SJCA-FI Athletic Field

Morning drop-off carline has a "sweet spot" time of 7:30 to 7:35. Carline traffic trickles to 2-4 cars at a cycle during that 5-6 minute timeframe.

We are looking for some amazing stories from you to publish in future editions of The Lion Line. Simply answer this question, "Why did you choose St. Johns Classical Academy and what has it meant for your family?"

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Email: info@stjca.org
Website: www.stjca.org
Location: 1324 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park, Fl 32073

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