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4th Grade Bottle Buddies!
The
Who Was & Who Is
book series comprises over 150 titles of illustrated biographies for young readers featuring significant historical figures, including artists, scientists, and world leaders. Mrs Farley and Mrs. Cooke's 4th Grade classes chose a book from the series to read. They were inspired, wrote a report and created incredible likenesses of their significant historical figure in the form of a "Bottle Buddy". Amazing work students! See if you can guess who each bottle buddy is without looking at the name tags!
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Purple Lollipop Sale for Epilepsy Research brought smiles all around!
As part of our service program, our 6th grade students learned about epilepsy last week. The 6th graders then hosted a lollipop sale last Friday during lunch periods to raise money for epilepsy research and awareness.
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7th Grade SFX students presented a check in the amount of $860.00 two members of the Lost Boys of Sudan. After reading Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan, a book telling the incredible story about tens of thousands of Sudanese children, how they escaped and what they endured when civil war engulfed Sudan during the 1980’s, SFX students wrote appeal letters to encourage support for their ministry.
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As a special Lenten practice, on Thursday mornings, SFX Parents (and their adorable little ones) have been praying the Rosary for our children, students, families, faculty and staff of SFX. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Reminder for PreSchool through 6th Grade,
Taller de Jose mission boxes are
due back on Tuesday, April 9
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SFX FSA
News Corner
Have you ever considered serving as a member of the FSA board or chairing a social event or committee?
Here are some committee vacancies for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year:
Monster Mash Bash Chairs
Oktoberfest Shadows.
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Lost & Found...
Your "stuff" misses you too!
Lost and Found will be CLEANED OUT when we leave for Easter break!
If missing something, check before then!
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Lost Library Books?
If your student has lost a library book, please email me at kfilbin@sfxlg.org and let me know.
I'll mark the book as lost and your student can return it if it turns up, as they most often do.
If, by the end of the year, the book has not been found then we can settle up. One place they often turn up is at the public library, after being returned with other books.
Let's try to get any overdue books back to the library by Spring Break!
Thanks so much for your help,
Questions? Contact Mrs. Filbin kfilbin@sfxlg.org
Learning Resource Center Teacher
St. Francis Xavier School
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Dear Parents and Guardians of Students in Grades Three through Eight,
As partners in your child’s education, it is important to ensure that they are prepared for each step along their educational journey. One way to determine student preparedness is through assessment; therefore, we will be administering the ACT Aspire tests to students on April 2 through April 5, 2019, with make-up testing through Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Your child will be taking the ACT Aspire tests on the following dates:
Reading April 2 (Tuesday)
Mathematics April 3 (Wednesday)
Writing/English April 4 (Thursday)
Science April 5 (Friday)
There are a few things that you can do to help prepare your child to do his/her best:
- Be present and on time for school.
- A good, healthy breakfast will enable your child to remain on task.
- Please make sure your child gets adequate sleep.
- Please be sure that your child comes to school with at least two #2 pencils and a good, clean eraser.
- Please encourage your child to do their best. These test scores are used to measure student growth and evaluate curriculum.
If your child is ill, please do not send him/her to school. A child cannot test well if he/she is not feeling well. Some tests can be made up, but make-ups will be done on a limited basis.
Limited homework may be given during the week of testing.
Sharon M. Garcia Janice L. Carr
Principal Assistant Principal
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Attention all parents!
Don't forget to order your 2018-19
Falcon Yearbook!
Parents, use your login/ password from last year!
New parents, please use this code: 1015047106533739
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We also need your pictures!
NOTE on the TreeRing Links: If you use the links above, you'll need to use your TreeRing sign-on used to order yearbooks. Pleases make sure you upload these pictures to the SHARED folder (not your personal "my folder") for that event/group!
Alternatively,
Thank you for taking the time to share your pictures which MAKE our yearbook.
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Let a Teacher, Staff or Administrative Team Member know that they are appreciated!
Our wonderful St. Francis Xavier Catholic School Faculty, and Staff work with such dedication to fulfill the mission of providing our children with a quality education in a happy, safe, Christ-centered environment.
Click & Clap is our year-round positive recognition program allowing families to acknowledge special moments, and thank a SFX Faculty or Staff member for something they have done that has left a positive impression on a student or on your family in a special way.
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A note about 7:45 am Mass during Lent
As in past years, if students attend 7:45 am Mass with their parents during Lent, they will
not
be marked tardy. Students should check in with the front desk after Mass.
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YOU ARE INVITED!
WHAT
: St. Francis Xavier Parent Rosary
WHO
: Parents of SFX students.
Bring younger children~ they are most welcome!!
WHEN
: Thursday mornings @ 8:10am. Starting this Lent, Thursday March 7th. Sign the “Visitor’s Sheet” in the Main Office. Gather in Chapel between 8:00 and 8:10 after student drop-off.
If you would like to join the Parents' Rosary and have students to drop off at the East Campus, you may drop them off at 7:55am on Thursday mornings; please ring the doorbell and there will be teacher supervision until usual arrival time for the PS & K classes.
WHERE
: SFX School Chapel (right off Joyce Hall). Note: Parents there is NO parking allowed on Waiola in front of the school.
WHY
: As part of our Lenten practices, we will be praying for our children, students, families, for the staff of SFX, and any other special intentions we bring.
Jesus performed His first miracle at the wedding feast of Cana, at the encouragement of His mother. Mary told the gathered guests, “Do whatever He tells you.” From the cross, Jesus gave us His mother as our spiritual mother by saying, “Behold your mother.” Together, let’s honor both requests!
Questions? Contact Karen Trayser @ karentrayser@yahoo.com or Katie Kanzer @ k.f.kanzer@gmail.com
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If you are interested in obtaining a receipt/tax letter
related to your 2018 Auction donation, please contact
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Mark your calendars - It's Pizza night!
Restaurant Fundraiser next week!
When: Thursday, 11/8 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm
How: Pick-up, Delivery or Dine-in.
Must mention SFX Fundraiser when ordering!
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Aurelios Pizza
Fundraiser 4/11/19
Easter Break
Class will dismiss on Friday 4/12 at 3:15pm
Class will resume on THURS. 4/25
State of the School
Parent Meeting
Thurs 5/2 6:30pm
Chipotle Fundraiser
5/21/19
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PS3 & PK4 Class Picnic and Last Day of School Thursday June 6th.
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K-8 Friday June 7, 2019 will be a FULL DAY of school. Monday June 10, 2019 will be a HALF day, and report Cards will be received that day.
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Traffic Safety Procedure
Please do not drop your students off until 7:50am when supervision begins. It is also important that everyone respects each other and follows our traffic pattern.
Whether students are being dropped off on Waiola or by the Rectory, they should leave the car on the side closest to the school. It is important that parents remain in the car and children are ready to get out of the car quickly. When dropping students off, pull as far forward as possible on Waiola or in the Rectory parking lot so that many students can exit their cars at the same time
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n the Rectory lot children should be dropped off in the line and not along the Rectory sidewalk.
On Waiola students should be dropped off along the curb in front of the school only, not on the snow hills, the grass or from the middle lane. That is unsafe when traffic starts moving. It is also important that everyone cooperates and lets a car in when they are trying to pull away from the curb. If everyone lets one or two cars in, traffic flow will be much quicker. It gets a little congested when the traffic light on Ogden is red, but traffic will flow when it turns green. Everyone must turn left on Ogden. Waiola is one way during arrival and dismissal.
U-turns in our neighbors’ driveways are not allowed.
After school parents need to designate a spot, parents should not leave their cars if on Waiola, between Bell and Ogden. Parents should never double-park to pick up students.
Safety is our # 1 priority and everyone must respect the rules and have patience.
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Come to the Games!
See home & away for all sports through this link.
You can also download the 8to18 app for your phone from the AppStore!
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The following is shared community news, the content shared is informational and does not serve as a recommendation or endorsement by SFX School or SFX Parish.
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Interested in making birds fly? Come to LT’s girls’ badminton team’s Orange Crush Event, benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Guests are encouraged to try their hand at badminton (versus players and St Francis Xavier alumni), enjoy music as well as refreshments. There will also be a great raffle!
Orange Crush
Thursday, April 11
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4:00pm-7:00pm
LTHS, North Campus Field House Upper Gyms
100 S. Brainard Ave.
LaGrange, IL 60525
Suggested Donation: $10*
*If you purchased an Orange Crush Shirt, that is your ticket in. To check on shirt availability, please contact Coach Hamilton at
bhamilton@lths.net
Orange Crush began in 2015, in honor of then teammate and badminton legacy,
Kate Palermo
. Kate was first diagnosed with leukemia in 2011, and unfortunately passed away in November 2018 from complications from treatment after a relapse. She was daughter and sister, an advocate for pediatric cancer patients, a University of Michigan student, and shared her story at many charity’s events, including those of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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Thursday-Sunday
April 4-7
Naz Drama presents Anything Goes
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Use SFX ID # 70032987
at Office Max - program is valid all year long!
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Bookmark the link! Your purchases can make a difference!
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