Wingspan December 2010
December 6, 2010
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,
and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a
second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Colossians Ch. 3,V. 1
Mission Statement
The mission of St. John’s School is to provide an excellent, well-rounded education,
set in the Episcopal tradition, which instills
a lifelong love of learning and achievement with a lasting habit of caring and contribution to the community.
School Board of Trustees
Rev. David Stock – Rector Ben Oglesby Ben Hanneman Wanda Ross
Kaye Nelson – Head of School Drew Miller Dr. C.K. Khoury Patricia Riden
Noel Walker – President Scott Sproat Tish Adams Jackie Gross
Nick Tant Brigett Foster Carrie Martin
Message from The Head Of School
Advent Greetings:
It is already the Season of Preparation. I hope your season will be all you
have wished it would be. Here is a special Advent Prayer for my St. John’s
School family:
Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy
Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas.
We, who have so much to do, seek quiet spaces to hear Your voice
each day.
We, who are anxious over many things, look forward to Your coming
among us.
We, who are blessed in so many ways, long for the complete joy of
your Kingdom.
We, whose hearts are heavy, seek the joy of Your presence.
We are your people, walking in darkness, yet seeking the light.
To You we say, “Come Lord Jesus!”
Thank you for all you have done this past year to keep our school the great
school that it is.
Thank you,
Kaye Nelson, Head of School
Upcoming Events
Dec. 1st – Band Rehearsal at St. Charles 4 – 6pm
Dec. 2nd – Band Concert at St. Charles at 7:00 pm
Dec. 3rd – Out of Uniform Day
Dec. 6th – Set up for Santa’s Secret Shop
Dec. 7th – through Dec. 10th – Santa’s Secret Shop
Dec. 11th – Sisters of Swing in Wade Dalton Hall 5:00 & 7:00 Benefits the Guild of St. George
Dec 14th – Nino’s Night and Pre-School – 8th Christmas Program 7:00 In Wade Dalton Hall
Dec. 15th – Eucharist at 11:00
Dec. 17th – Out of Uniform – Christmas Theme
SHARE at 8:45
Christmas Parties at 10:45
Dismiss at Noon
Dec. 20th through Jan. 3rd – Christmas Break
Dec. 21st – Johnnie’s Night
Dec. 24th – 5:30 Holy Eucharist
10:30 – Midnight Mass
Birthdays
Dec. 10th – Gaby Salamation
Dec. 13th – Delaney Sullivan
Dec. 14th – Erin Hensley
Dec. 18th – Aden Duffle
Dec. 20th – Alan Devero
CDP Holiday Closings
CDP will be closed for the holidays on December 23 and 24th.
They will be closed again on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31st.
Class Christmas parties will be on Friday the 17th at 10:45. After
the parties we will dismiss school for the Christmas Break at 12:00.
There will be no lunch served on that day.
Lunch orders will be coming home on Wednesday, the 15th for
January. You will need to order your child’s lunches by the 17th to
assure that they will get ordered.
Middle School News
The Middle School Astronomy class spent Tuesday at the General Thomas P. Stafford Air and
Space Museum in Weatherford, OK. We toured the museum, filled with items from astronaut
Stafford’s long military career and from his years with NASA. We also took a brief side trip
to see the wind generators near the city as we’re studying alternative forms of energy in both
science classes.
6th grade is reviewing fractions in math, learning about the Gold Rush and Mexican-American
War in history, and studying Earth’s energy resources in science. In literature, we are reading A
Christmas Carol, and we’ve just completed an essay on Thanksgiving.
8th grade continues to study algebra with slope-intercept functions as this chapter’s topic. In
science, we’re learning about forms of energy and power/work calculations. The Roman
Republic and Empire is our study in history, while in literature we are reading Shakespeare’s
Julius Caesar.
The annual Harvest Food Drive ends this Friday, December 3rd! Please bring
in your donation of cans and the Girl Scouts will collect them and donate them to the
regional food bank. Every twelve (12) cans of soup, vegetables, tuna, milk, meat, fruit,
beans, chili, or stew earns an out-of-uniform pass or a pajama pass for the student!
Thanks for your support. 
Girl Scout Troop 756 change of meeting notice–The Juniors and Cadettes will
meet this Friday, December 3rd, after school. Our meeting has been changed due to
Wednesday’s after school band practice at St. Charles.
Band Rehearsal–Wednesday, December 1st, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic
School Gym, NW 50th and Grove, just west of Putnam City HS. Beginning Band
rehearsal is 4:00-4:40pm. Intermediate Band rehearsal 4:40-5:30pm.
Band Concert–Thursday, December 2nd, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic
School Gym, NW 50th and Grove, just west of Putnam City HS. All band students
should arrive by 6:30pm. Concert is at 7:00pm. All band students should be dressed
in a white shirt and navy or black slacks or a skirt. Please bring your music stand if
possible, and of course, your instrument and music.