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2017 - 2018
School Year
| 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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| Saharah |
3B |
| Marie Liz |
3B |
| Sawyer |
2B |
| Kylie |
1B |
| John |
1A |
| Lucian |
1B |
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March 14, 2018
Dear St. Francis of Assisi Parents and Guardians,
It was a great week at St. Francis of Assisi School!
On Tuesday, SFA students competed in our school's first-ever Spelling Bee challenge! Students in grades K-8 took on this spelling challenge with a ton of enthusiasm in this friendly competition. Congratulations to our participants:
(*grade winner)
KA - Lily G., Weston Y., Nicole M.
KB - Samantha L.*, Hannah Y., Logan R.
1A - Matthew A., Ziva F., Dominic S.
1B - Juliana Bebawy, Natalie Flores*
2A - Ashley A., Aiden N., Emma A.*
2B - Abigail A., Kaleb J., Madison C.
3A - Leilah T.*, Arabella N., Samuel H.
3B - Jonathan E., Gael M., Madeline K.
4A - Caroline T., Maddy Y., Ellyn E.
4B - Alex K., Kyle P., Katie W.*
5A - Lilian S., Sophia A., Annika R.
5B - Greyson A. Addison C., Carissa G.*
6A - Nathan T., Jude E.
6B - Gabi W., Joshua B.
7A - Emily E., Emily M.
7B - Liam P., Autumn S.*
8A - Seamus F., Anisa G.
8B - Mia F., Rachel H.
Tuesday night, we held our winter sports award ceremony. Over sixty 5th - 8th grade student athletes were recognized for their participation on one of six basketball teams. All of the teams had successful seasons. The boys A basketball team won the Central League with a 10 - 0 record and advanced to the Parochial Athletic League large school division championship game. The value of playing a team sport is not measured by the team's win-loss record, but by the lessons learned about the game, about team play, and about themselves. Our student athletes had to adapt to challenges such losing a game, playing or sitting on the bench, and dealing with teammates, coaches, and referees with whom they sometimes disagreed. They also learned how to perform under pressure, overcome mistakes and calls that did not go their way, take criticism, make sacrifices, work together as a team, persevere through challenges, and display good sportsmanship. These lessons create a great foundation for situations they will encounter in life. Congratulations to our student athletes and thank you to the coaches and parents who supported our teams. Coaches: Mr. Freeman, Mr. Hester, Mr. Warye, Mr. Waszak, Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Almeida, Mr. Ward, and Mrs. Schulze.
On Thursday, several of SFA's junior high students took part in the first-ever JSerra Catholic High School Junior High Mock Trial. The team spent several months preparing for the event studying everything from basic courtroom etiquette to more in-depth analysis of legal terms and presenting a case on both the prosecution and defense sides. Students were prepared by SFA alumni parent Mr. Umholtz and SFA parent Mrs. Voorhees. Students performed with poise, confidence, and got favorable verdicts on 3 of their 4 trials. Jude E., Brooke M., Emily E., and Kelsey G. all earned MVP medals for their performances. Overall SFA took 4th place! It was a great experience and we look forward to competing again next year. Mock Trial team members: Jade H., Oliva L., Anisa G.,
Jude E., Michael C., Emma M., Charlie B.,Kelsey G., Izzy W., Catherine B., Emily M., Emily E., Krysten G., Tommy C., Autumn S.,
Emma S.
On Friday, Mrs. Kwan traveled to Chapman University with three of her students. Each year 7th-grade students participate in the Chapman Holocaust Writing Contest as a part of a literature unit. The class read The Diary of Anne Frank, the play and then were introduced to Holocaust survivors through the video accounts of their life during the Holocaust. The students were then tasked to write a reflection based on the prompt, Messengers of Memory. Three students from St. Francis, Andrew N., Katie P., and Emma V. were selected to submit their essay to Chapman's contest. The three finalists are then invited to attend the Awards Ceremony at Chapman University. At the Award Ceremony, the students had the opportunity to listen to a Holocaust survivor's story and meet several Holocaust survivors. This experience provided our students an opportunity to reflect on a tragic point in history and understand how they can be messengers of the survivors' memories to make sure we treat and take care of all of God's creation today and tomorrow.
On Saturday night, over 300 people attended the 20th annual Auction Gala at the Hilton Hotel in Costa Mesa. Thank you parents, friends of St. Francis School, and staff for supporting the event by attending and generously donating your time and resources. The gathering of parents, guests, and staff was a fantastic evening of fundraising, fellowship, and fun that continued long into the night. The evening's success was made possible by the hard work of dozens of volunteer parents, teachers, and administrators who planned and executed the event. In particular, I wish to thank our auction chair, Michelle Manzella, and the committee chairs, Sherry Shandrea, Lindsey Campbell, Nicole Simmons, Tawna Khamo, Shannon Kwan, Natalie Lahlouh, Melissa McCullough. Gina Rivas, Denise Schulz, Laurie Avina, Lori Varisco, Mia Gutierrez, Meeghan Kaufman, Jayne Beck, Jen Bush, Jeannette Lambert, and of course, Mr. Rodriguez. Thank you to all of our volunteers who worked very hard to make the evening a success. Their hard work and leadership created an evening of fun and financial support for our educational mission. I will talk more about the Auction Gala when I catch my breath and when results are finalized.
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| 4th Grade Christian Service Project |
| Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week |
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Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week will be here before we know it! It is taking place
May 7-11, 2018. To kick things off, a Donations Request Form is being sent home in your child's Thursday folder this week. 100% of the donations go toward making the week extra special for all teachers and staff at St. Francis. This includes meals, treats, the Appreciation Luncheon and a special gift card gift for all.
Please return the form with your donation and if you can, volunteer to help your classroom with one of the daily activities. Cash or one check per family is preferred, made payable to St. Francis of Assisi School.
A copy of the form is attached
here.
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| Musical Production, Aladdin Jr. |
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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).
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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The 20th annual Auction Gala was made successful this year by the generosity, support, and spirited contributions of our Saint Francis Families.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING ST. FRANCIS FAMILIES WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE 2018 AUCTION GALA AS DONORS & SPONSORS!
| Donors: |
Sponsors: |
| Galiciano Family |
B & M Lawn Care |
| Burns Family |
St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church |
| Kridle Family |
Santa Clara de Asis Catholic Church
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| Angcaco Family |
Julie Paino-Montez, Realtor
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| Grewal Family |
Margaret Bowles, Realtor
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| Kaufman Family |
Stage 1 Financial
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| Ugwuonye Family |
Bluff Coastal Properties
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| Decano Family |
Firearm Training Associates
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| Reeb Family |
Fucinari Family
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| Freeman Family |
Big Fly Ideation
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| Hattouni Family |
Yorba Linda Insurance
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| Ochoa Family |
Paulus Engineering
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| Giordano Family |
BHC Crane
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| Duran Family |
Barry & Barry Attorneys at Law
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| Cernius Family |
Maricich Health
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| Fairchild Family |
Viking Garage Doors
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| Harita Family |
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| Buccella Family |
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| Borack Family |
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| Simmons Family |
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| Wyatt Family |
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| Bronson Family |
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| Rubalcava Family |
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| Kadlec Family |
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| Cernius Family |
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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.
With much respect and admiration, I sincerely appreciate every person who helped make this event possible!
-Michelle Manzella, Auction Event Chair
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| Catholic Identity Lenten Event |
| Attention - The event scheduled for March 23 has been canceled. |
| 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. |
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Hello St. Francis of Assisi Parents,
We are proud to partner with the American Heart Association to help kids and adults with special hearts. Our donations will save lives by supporting doctors and scientists in the OC and beyond. Our goal this year is to have all students sign up online and take a heart healthy challenge. This year we have set a goal to have our BEST year ever and raise $13,000 to help kids with special hearts. The class with the highest donations will get a Pizza Party with Coach Nieto!
Please sign up your child(ren) to help by visiting:
and select the SIGN UP option.
Our Jump Rope for Heart event/donations are due on March 27th. We are looking forward to it! Thank you for supporting this event!
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| 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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| Camp Wolf Pack Summer Camp |
| 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, March 15 |
PreK St. Patricks's Day Celebrations |
| Friday, March 16 |
No School |
Friday, March 23
11:30 am - 11:50 am |
Pre-K Early Dismissal |
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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 21, we will be serving Miguel's Jr.
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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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| 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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