HOLIDAYS AND CLOSURES
We are typically closed on the following days:
New Year 3 days
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday 1 day
President’s Day 1 day
Good Friday 1 day
Memorial Day 1 day
Staff Training 6 days
Independence Day 2 days
Labor Day 1 day
Columbus Day 1 day
Veteran’s Day 1 day
Thanksgiving 3 days
Christmas Entire Week
For specific dates, please see the list below.
Because our curriculum is Christ-centered and our activities relate to God’s Word, holidays will be observed with this in mind. In particular, the following holidays will be observed as follows:
Halloween – Our focus is harvest and thanking God for His bounty.
Thanksgiving – Our focus is the Thanksgiving feast and thanking God for His provisions and blessings.
Christmas – Our focus is on celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Easter – Our focus is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Halloween costumes, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny do not play a part in our curriculum. Please understand that we do not teach against these secular traditions, but that our emphasis at the school is scriptural.
We are typically closed on the following days:
New Year 3 days
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday 1 day
President’s Day 1 day
Good Friday 1 day
Memorial Day 1 day
Staff Training 6 days
Independence Day 2 days
Labor Day 1 day
Columbus Day 1 day
Veteran’s Day 1 day
Thanksgiving 3 days
Christmas Entire Week
For specific dates, please see the list below.
Because our curriculum is Christ-centered and our activities relate to God’s Word, holidays will be observed with this in mind. In particular, the following holidays will be observed as follows:
Halloween – Our focus is harvest and thanking God for His bounty.
Thanksgiving – Our focus is the Thanksgiving feast and thanking God for His provisions and blessings.
Christmas – Our focus is on celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Easter – Our focus is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Halloween costumes, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny do not play a part in our curriculum. Please understand that we do not teach against these secular traditions, but that our emphasis at the school is scriptural.
INCLEMENT WEATHER/CLOSINGS
In the case of severe weather conditions, SJDS will close, delay opening, or close early, depending on what the public schools do. If the public schools are not in session (Christmas break for example), we will make a decision based on the safety of our teachers, students, and families.
The best and quickest way to find out about closures and/or delays is the following:
Remind: go to remind.com for information and to sign up. This app will be used for group messaging. Group messages include bad weather closures, reminders about scheduled closures, notification of emergencies, etc.
This app is also used for individual messages that need to be communicated quickly, but are not urgent. You can message us, through the remind app on your phone and we will get the message immediately.
You may also listen to the local radio stations, t.v. news stations, or consult our web site for any delays or closures. We will make every effort to post delays or closures on our website as soon as possible. Generally, if the public schools are delayed two hours, our opening time will be 9:00 a.m. If the public schools are closed or close early, we will also close for the day or close at the same time the public schools do.
Other closings will be on a case by case basis and will be done with the safety of the staff and families in mind.
In the case of severe weather conditions, SJDS will close, delay opening, or close early, depending on what the public schools do. If the public schools are not in session (Christmas break for example), we will make a decision based on the safety of our teachers, students, and families.
The best and quickest way to find out about closures and/or delays is the following:
Remind: go to remind.com for information and to sign up. This app will be used for group messaging. Group messages include bad weather closures, reminders about scheduled closures, notification of emergencies, etc.
This app is also used for individual messages that need to be communicated quickly, but are not urgent. You can message us, through the remind app on your phone and we will get the message immediately.
You may also listen to the local radio stations, t.v. news stations, or consult our web site for any delays or closures. We will make every effort to post delays or closures on our website as soon as possible. Generally, if the public schools are delayed two hours, our opening time will be 9:00 a.m. If the public schools are closed or close early, we will also close for the day or close at the same time the public schools do.
Other closings will be on a case by case basis and will be done with the safety of the staff and families in mind.
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