Dear St. John XXIII School Families,

Family Sharing would like to share an opportunity for your child(ren) called “Bags in Backpacks.” This program provides an entire weekend supply of nutritious food for a child when school lunch and breakfast is unavailable on weekends. Each food bag, provided to each child who opts in, contains a variety of food, including yogurt, cheese sticks, sandwiches, and fruit. All food is provided to children free of charge! It is our hope that these resources will support healthy eating habits for participating students.

Bags in Backpacks is confidential, with only the building principal/office and social emotional coach knowing who chooses to opt-in to the program. If you are interested in participating, please contact Mrs. Lippe or Ms. Burkhalter. We will personally deliver the bags of food and snacks discreetly to your child(ren)’s backpacks each Friday before dismissal.

I encourage you to try this great program. However, if you sign up initially but later decide that you want to opt-out, please let Mrs. Lippe or Ms. Burkhalter know and we will take your name off the list.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Lippe (mlippe@stjon23rd.school) or Ms. Burkhalter (jburkhalter@stjohn23rd.school).

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lippe and Ms. Burkhalter

Additional Resources

Speak Up Speak Out: Speak Up Speak Out is a confidential resource created by the Wisconsin Department of Justice for students and parents who have school safety concerns. If you or someone you know needs help, is in danger, or has a school safety concern, you can submit a tip confidentially to Speak Up Speak Out. Resource Center staff are available 24/7. Any tips submitted will be communicated appropriately to law enforcement, school administrators, or counselors. Tips can be submitted via the Speak Up Speak Out website, by calling 1-800-MY-SUSO-1(1-800-697-8761), or by texting 738477.

For more information or to submit a tip, click here.

Lunch Program

We have partnered with Wholesome Food Services and are pleased to be able to bring you a delicious variety of great lunch choices on Monday (Noodles), Wednesday (Cousins Subs), and Thursday (Milwaukee Ale House) from local restaurants!

*Home and School will be providing lunch on scheduled Fridays. Please keep an eye out for communication in the Phoenix Times (PT)!

TO PLACE ORDERS:

  • Go to www.wholesomefoodservices.com OR Download the App (WFS Ordering)
  • Select Register to create an account
  • Set up a profile for each child by selecting ‘Add Profile’ (be sure to update their grade level(s) each year!)
  • Select ‘Order Now’ to view menus and place orders
  • Enter your credit/debit card information to pay securely online
  • You can place orders up until 1:00 PM the day before delivery (unless otherwise stated)
  • You can order up to 60 days in advance
  • You can cancel up until 8:00 AM the day of delivery

Wholesome Food Services donates a portion of your lunch purchases back to our school. So far, they have donated over $500,000 to schools!

School Closing Information

SJ23 is included as part of the Port Washington/Saukville School District for any weather closings. Tune into Fox6, TMJ4, and Channel 12, AM 920 The Wolf, FM 106.1, Newstalk 1130 WISN, V100.7 Jams, Oldies 95.7, and 97.3 Radio Now. Click Here for more information on school closings.

Wrap-Around Care

Tuition Tax Reduction Information

As a result of advocacy by WCRIS, state law allows Wisconsin parents to deduct private school tuition on their taxes. Under the program, parents statewide can deduct up to $4,000 per student in grades K-8, and up to $10,000 per high school student.