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2017 - 2018
School Year
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March 10
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Auction Gala
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| March 16 |
Teacher Inservice - No School |
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March 29 - April 6
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Easter Break |
| May 28 |
Memorial Day |
| June 15 |
Last Day of School |
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| Ashley |
2A |
| Brennen |
4B |
| Dexter |
1B |
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March 7, 2018
Dear St. Francis of Assisi Parents and Guardians,
The goal of a St. Francis School education is to create a healthy, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children and families thrive. One way I monitor our environment is to find time every day to interact with students and teachers. This allows me to keep my finger on the pulse of the school and it is one of the most enjoyable things I do. Last week, I had the opportunity to observe our students participate in special activities outside the classroom. The experiences are rewarding for the students because they have fun with classmates representing their school in competition, they try something outside their comfort zone, and they learn to face challenges. It was also very exciting for parents, teachers, and the school community who were able to see our students display their talents against great competition.
On Thursday night, the boys A basketball team played in the large school Parochial Athletic League championship game. The team won their league with a perfect 10 - 0 record and advanced to the championship game by defeating Serra Catholic School and St. Mary's and All Angels School. They lost the game against a very good team from St. Hedwig School. The outcome of the game was decided by the end of the first quarter - the St. Hedwig team was loaded with big (6'5") and skilled players, but our kids played hard the entire game and showed great poise under challenging circumstances. Congratulations to Coach Freeman and the 8th grade boys for a great season!
On Saturday, our Academic Decathlon Team participated in the annual Diocesan Academic Decathlon team competition at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Making its 19th consecutive appearance, St. Francis' Decathlon Team was one of 18 Diocesan schools who took part in the daylong event for middle school students that tested knowledge in eight subject areas: Religion, Current Events, English, Fine Arts, Literature, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, a logic quiz, and a Super Quiz on five academic themes - Fine Arts, Literature, Religion, Science, and Social Studies.
Our decathletes began preparing for the competition last spring. Beginning in April and continuing through the summer, Mrs. Nguyen hosted weekly Logic Club practices for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. At the meetings, students practiced for the logic quiz, the most rigorous part of the competition, with problems that included anagrams, cryptograms, Sudoku and more. The practices served a tactical and strategic purpose - to help students prepare for the competition and to help select students for the team. The team was selected in early Fall, based on GPA, STAR scores, teacher recommendations, logic club participation, and ability to think critically.
The team began meeting with their coaches in October, reading content materials, studying, practicing, and reviewing study guides while staying current with school work. Spending a minimum of 3-5 hours per week, they met before school and after school, at lunch, and on weekends. Parents were instrumental in coaching the team by quizzing their decathletes at home. Mrs. Nguyen played a significant role by leading weekly logic practices and supporting preparations for Super Quiz. Their hard work led to a strong performance in all event categories. Five students earned subject area medals. The highlight of the day was the Super Quiz competition in which all schools answer multiple choice questions on a variety of specialized subjects. A running score is kept making it exciting for the spectators. Our Super Quiz team answered 46 out of 50 questions correctly, capturing 2nd place in this intensely competitive event. During the awards program at the end of the competition, we received awesome news - St. Francis finished 4th place in the overall team competition, the best team finish in school history!
Our decathletes, their coaches, and families deserve HUGE congratulations on this fantastic accomplishment! We are blessed to have talented and dedicated staff and parent support. In particular, I would like to recognize Mrs. Lambert, this year's Academic Decathlon Chair. Her effort set the tone and her leadership was a critical part of the team's success.
Decathletes Subject Medal
| Adriana A. |
Logic, Social Studies, Super Quiz
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| Joshua B. |
Logic, Super Quiz |
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| Michael C. |
Logic, Literature, Super Quiz captain
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2nd Place Literature
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| Leah C. |
Logic, English, Super Quiz
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| Gabby D. |
Logic, Fine Arts, Super Quiz
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2nd Place Fine Arts
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| Emily E. |
Logic, Religion, Super Quiz
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3rd Place Religion
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| Mia F. |
Logic, Super Quiz
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| Arjun G. |
Logic, Current Events, Super Quiz
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| Elizabeth H. |
Writing
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| Jake M. |
Logic, Science, Super Quiz
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2nd Place Science
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| Andrew N. |
Logic captain, Math, Super Quiz
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2nd Place Math
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| Kendall C. |
Alternate
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| Victoria B. |
Alternate
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Coaches:
AD Chair:
Mrs. Lambert
Logic Coach: Mrs. Nguyen (parent)
Subject Coaches: Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Kwan, Mrs. Lodin,
Mrs. Maffia, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. O'Connell, Mrs. Pigott,
Mr. Waszak, Mrs. Watanabe
Super Quiz Coaches: Mrs. Coad, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Lambert. Mr. Mandry, Mrs. Raymond
Congratulations to our student athletes and decathletes who took a risk to explore and expand their God-given talents and thank you to the teachers, administrators, and parents who support our students on their journey of discovery.
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| Musical Production, Aladdin Jr. |
The DVD's are currently in the editing room and we anticipate delivery in the next few weeks. Every family that participated in this production will receive 1 DVD (cost included in your registration fee). If you would like to order additional copies of the DVD, please use the
attached order form.
All photos that were taken by Artistryfoto are now ready online for ordering. Please logon to
http://www.artistryfoto.com/, choose "View Photos" and login with the password:
abu18
Finally, our cast party date has been set.
Monday, March 26 from 12 - 1 p.m.
we will celebrate all of our actors by serving them lunch and dessert in the Seamus Glynn Center and will recognize all of their special efforts on this fantastic play!
Please do not send your student with food on this day.
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CHARTING THE COURSE - SFA 2018 AUCTION
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REGISTRATION:
We need all guests to register for the Auction Gala
How to register as an online bidder for SFA's Auction:
- Go to www.auctria.com/auction/sfa2018
- Click "Register" on the right of the menu choices
- Enter your information in the appropriate boxes and click "Next"
- Create a password
- Check "I agree to the Terms & Conditions" and click "Next"
- Click "Skip" on the Comment section
- Enter a Credit Card to use for online bidding
- Review your information and click "Complete Registration"
- Your Registration is complete. You will receive an email confirming your registration
| HOW TO BID: |
- Go to www.auctria.com/auction/sfa2018
- click "Catalog" from menu options
- Choose "Category" from the drop-down menu
- Select item you wish to bid
- Enter bid amount in the box
- Click "Bid"
- Click "Bid" again to confirm
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Grab bags are on sale this week in the office for $15. They contain over $100 worth of coupons and items inside.
You can also guess the "diamond in the rough" for $20. Closest to the correct count wins a .75 carat pear shaped solitaire diamond valued at $4000.
These items will be available for purchase the night of auction as well.
THANK YOU TO THE ST. FRANCIS FAMILIES WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE 2018 AUCTION GALA AS DONORS & SPONSORS!
We apologize if you have not seen your name, any
omission
is an unintentional oversight. We would never want to offend any family, and we sincerely appreciate every family who participated to this event.
| Donors: |
Sponsors: |
| Kadlec Family |
St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church |
| Cernius Family |
Santa Clara de Asis Catholic Church |
| Hill Family |
Julie Paino-Montez, Realtor |
| Berkson Family |
Margaret Bowles, Realtor |
| Peña Family |
Stage 1 Financial |
| Krishnan Family |
Bluff Coastal Properties |
| Foye Family |
Firearm Training Associates |
| Sherrill Family |
Fucinari Family |
| Acevedo Family |
Big Fly Ideation |
| Paulus Family |
Yorba Linda Insurance |
| Nunes Family |
Paulus Engineering |
| Lombardi Family |
BHC Crane |
| Betancourt Family |
Barry & Barry Attorneys at Law |
| Guerrero Family |
Maricich Health |
| Hester Family |
Viking Garage Doors
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| Khamo Family |
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| Jilk Family |
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| MacArthur Family |
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| Burns Family |
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| Moncada Family |
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| Mirabella Family |
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We look forward to seeing you all this
Saturday, March 10 at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa for this fantastic event!
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| Catholic Identity Lenten Event |
| Important Reminder- Check your Service Hours! |
| The annual period for 2017- 2018 Service Hours ends March 31, 2018. Each family is expected to complete 20 hours of service each school year. You can check the amount of service hours that you have for the current school year in the Sycamore portal. If you do not complete 20 hours of service by March 31, 2018, you will be billed at the rate of $15 per hour on your FACTS account in April. |
| Items Needed for Jump Rope for Heart |
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Mrs. Nieto is looking to borrow any stilts, Pogo Sticks or unicycles for Jump Rope for Heart.
Please contact her at
jnieto@sfayl.org if you are willing to loan yours for the event on
March 27.
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All basketball players need to return their uniform to Coach Blake's office with their name attached to it by
Friday.
Winter Sports Awards are
March 7 at 7:00 pm in the Seamus Glynn Center
Boys Volleyball tryouts will start this week. If your son missed sign-ups in PE class please have them visit Coach Blake or send Coach Blake an email.
Tryout Dates:
Boys B (5th/6th grade):
- Friday, March 9 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Coach Blake is looking for a Boys B Volleyball coach, anyone interested needs to contact Coach Blake
at
bwarye@sfayl.org
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| Camp Wolf Pack Summer Camp |
Friday, March 9 is the last day to register your student for the KROC - St. Francis students run the marathon! We started training last week but it's not too late to join and make your miles! All students from Kindergarten to Eighth grade can participate and you don't have to be a runner to do this.
We will host morning training sessions every Tuesday from 7:15 - 7:45 a.m. either on the field or in inclement weather in Seamus Glynn Center. Every Monday and Wednesday, students can "run their recess" and get in mileage.
All students who sign up online and pay $29 participation fee will run the final mile on May 5 at the OC Marathon Course (Orange County Fairgrounds) and will get finishers medal, participant shirt and finishers certificate. Sign your student up today!
KROC Forms |
| Reminder: Parking Lot Safety Concerns |
| During pick up, many cars are making u-turns every day and almost hitting our parking lot staff. Please either drive up the hill and turn around or enter the parking lot and park your car. |
| The Innovation Center computer lab is open for students in 3rd - 8th grade to work on ALEKS, Mathletics or Reflex on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:50 pm- 3:30 pm. Students must be picked up promptly at 3:30 pm or they will be sent to daycare. |
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Session Three (6 weeks):
February 12 - March 23
NOTE: No School on
Friday, 3/16.
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Order Your Yearbook Today!
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Online ordering of 2017 - 2018 Yearbooks is open at a cost of
$45.00.
Order now to avoid the final price increase!
The final date to order yearbooks online is
May 14, 2018
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Click
here to place your order!
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| Have you ever wanted to get involved with the creation of our SFA yearbook? We are looking for a new editor for the 2018-2019 school year. Please email Mrs. Watanabe if you are interested at awatanabe@sfayl.org. |
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Pre-K Calendar Highlights
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Thursday, 3/8
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7:00 p.m Chancy Bruce Results Meeting
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| Friday, 3/9 |
Half day dismissal 11:30am-11:50am
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| Monday, 3/12 |
Green Color Day - Wear Green |
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| Class of 2019 See's Candies Spring Fundraiser |
Support the Class of 2019 (7th Grade) as they begin fundraising for their East Coast Study Trip! Order See's Candy to give away as special gifts to loved ones and teachers for Easter! Use the order form and submit to the front office before Tuesday, March 20 to be sure items are delivered before Easter Break. Thank you for your support! 
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Please order DC Dining for Trimester 3 at St. Francis. Please be sure to turn the form and payment in to the office by Monday of the week you are ordering a meal. Next week, March 14, we will be serving Wienerschnitzel.
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Orange County Catholic Fundraiser
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In an effort to support the critical mission of our schools to educate and form young Catholics - The Orange County Catholic newspaper is launching a winter fundraising program, February 19 - April 30th. This program will enable individual students or classes to raise needed funds for their Catholic school and enable highly engaged schools to generate significant in-kind advertising support on Catholic radio, in the OC Catholic newspaper, and on the OC Catholic website and mobile application network. The monies generated will support the educational ministry of our school.
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AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support our school every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at
smile.amazon.com
, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School. Simply click here to begin shopping through AmazonSmile.
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Santa Clara de Asis - Children's Faith Formation
Volunteers Needed! |
Servite High School - Upcoming Events
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For students interested in experiencing Servite first-hand, a
Shadow Day
can be arranged. This gives them a glimpse of "a day in the life of a Friar." They do this by attending classes, exploring our campus, and spending break and lunch with their host. A brief presentation and campus tour is also offered for interested parents once the Shadow students head to their first class around 9:00 am. You may sign up by completing an inquiry form
HERE
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2. Application Process
Servite High School is accepting applications for the Fall of 2018. You may find details regarding the Application process by clicking
HERE
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| Mater Dei High School- Upcoming Events |
For more information, please click:
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| Santa Margarita Catholic High School - Upcoming Events |
Christ Cathedral Upcoming Events- Upcoming Events
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Join us for this Lenten Christ Cathedral drama series production- March 16-18, 2018. Tickets are available online or by calling 714-282-3045
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Nike Girls Volleyball Summer Camp
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