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2019 - 2020
School Year
Important Dates
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Oct 18
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Fall Fest Fundraiser
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Oct 18
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No School for Preschool/PreK ONLY
- Staff Inservice
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Oct 23
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Tricks, Treats & Tacos
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Nov 18-20
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Book Fair
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| Nov 20 |
In n Out Family Lunch Day |
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Nov 21
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No School Parent/Teacher
Conferences
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Nov 22
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No School Parent/Teacher
Conferences
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Nov
25 - 29
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Thanksgiving Break
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Dec 23 -
Jan 3
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Christmas Break
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Jan 20
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No School
MLK Jr. Day
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Jan 26
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Open House
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| Feb 17 |
No School
President's Day
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| Feb 21 |
No School
Religious Ed Congress
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| Mar 13 |
No School
Spring Conferences
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Mar 19
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STEM Night
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| Mar 23 |
No School
Faculty Retreat
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Apr 9
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Apr 17
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Easter Break
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Apr 25
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May 2
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8th Grade East Coast Study Trip |
| May 25 |
No School
Memorial Day
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May 29
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No School -
8th Grade Graduation
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| Jun 5 |
Last Day of School Preschool/PreK |
| Jun 12 |
Last Day of School K - 7 |
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| Kalen A. |
1A
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| Havanna B. |
KB
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| Hudson G. |
KB
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| Lorenzo R. |
4B
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| Michael H. |
2B
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Dear Parents and Guardians of St. Francis of Assisi School,
Our faculty meet on Monday mornings to start our week in prayer and discuss the upcoming events. As we began week five of this school year, I focused our discussion on the theme of kindness and shared
this video
with teachers in the hope they would share it with their students. It seems that many of our students have settled in and some have felt comfortable returning to old habits that are not in line with the Spirit of St. Francis. I believe that we, the faculty, staff, and administration, along with parents, set the example for our students. So, this week, I challenged the faculty to set an example of kindness by leaving a scripture for another staff member who has made a difference in their week. My hope was that we could start a kindness movement here at SFA.
Current culture supports this effort as AMC theaters in August promoted
this advertisement for the non-profit Kindness Campaign
. We make efforts all over campus to support and reinforce positive values and strong moral decision making. Students in lower grades receive caught being good tickets, campus ministry posts the monthly prayer intentions of our Holy Father, conflict managers are working with students to problem solve and peacefully find resolution, and monthly FIAT awards are given in recognition of students that exemplify our charism. Our counselor has done an amazing job visiting classrooms and working with students on dealing with their emotions, personal empowerment, and building good communication skills with their peers. Our teachers use faith-based lessons daily that show students how to be Christ-like through their words and actions. Like the song says, "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me." No one is perfect but together we can work to create a community built on the charism of our patron saint.
Next Friday, October 4, is the feast day of our beloved patron saint, Francis of Assisi. We will host our feast day liturgy here on campus at 9:30 am with Fr. Fred, pastor of Santa Clara de Asis, as our celebrant. All families are welcome to attend. In the afternoon at 2 pm, we hold our annual Blessing of the Animals. All are welcome to bring their dogs, cats, hamsters, bunnies, turtles, birds, fish, lizards, or any other pet that may be part of your family. The priests and deacons from our tri-parish will join us for a special blessing over all of the animals. This day is a long standing tradition for our community, and is one of the highlights of the year for our students.
In peace,
Jeannette Lambert
Principal
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| St. Martin de Porres Oktoberfest |
The St. Martin de Porres Oktoberfest is this weekend!! We are still looking for a few volunteers to help out at our SFA Duck Pond game booth!
This is a wonderful opportunity for our school to support one of our founding parishes and acquaint all St. Martin de Porres parishioners with our school community. Your volunteer hours in our St. Francis game booth will be credited to your 20 hour volunteer commitment to our school. 8th graders can also earn service hours by working in this booth!
Please sign up for a shift here.
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Orders for a pennant sign to be displayed in the SFA courtyard are due this Friday, September 27. Order forms can be downloaded or picked up in the office. |
| Fall Fest - Save the Date |
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Tickets & Sponsorship opportunities are available for purchase here.This is a fun night of community, food, games and excitement. Please contact Annie Grand at
fundraisers@sfayl.org
with any questions.
If you are interested in volunteering for the event please sign up here.
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A big Thank You to our Sponsors:
The Acosta Family
The Campbell Family
The Clark Family
The Gagnon Family
Geotechnical, Inc./The Aragon Family
Happy Jewelers
The Liberty Lab, Inc./
The Graves Family
Lyfe Armour Fitness/The Saldivar Family
The McQueen Family
The McCullough Family
Outdoor Sign Systems, Inc./The Hoke Family
The Pena Family
Rocio's Creations
Rodrigo's Mexican Grill
StoneKastle Community Management Inc./The Martin & Reyes Family
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| Fall Fest Donations Needed |
The Fall Fest committee is seeking the following donations:
- large bags of ice (night of)
- clear plastic cocktail cups
- Tito's Vodka
- Jameson Whiskey
- Wine (red and white)
- 8 oz water bottles
- cans of Coke, Diet Coke, club soda, Sprite and 7up
These donations can be dropped off in the office
attn: Annie Grand.
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We are excited to present Beauty and the Beast Jr. as our Annual Spring Musical. Information regarding auditions, rehearsals and performances will be going home in tomorrow's Thursday folders.
We hope all of our young stars will come out to audition. No experience is necessary and all students will be given a role in the play! |
Online ordering of 2019 - 2020 Yearbooks is now open! The cost if ordered today is $40.00. Starting October 2, the price goes up to $45.00! The final day to personalize yearbooks is February 2, 2019. The final date to order yearbooks online is May 15, 2020.
Click here to place your order!
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| Help Us Celebrate Our First Dine Out Week! |
Download the form here. |
| All School Christmas Program |
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BoxTops has an APP! Scan your receipts NOW (very easy) and earn $ for our school!
NEW FEATURE: includes noting your child's class, example "4B"! Not tech savvy? Leave your store receipts in BoxTop "box" in office and they will be scanned weekly (don't forget to note child's class so they get credit).
COMING SOON! Prize for CLASS that raises the most by Nov 1st! Details to follow!
Please contact Gina 714-943-1976 or
mrs.fraser@me.com
with any questions.
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Wednesday lunches throughout the school year are hosted by our 7th and 8th grade students fundraising for their East Coast Study Trip. The DC Dining program offers a variety of meal options from a broad spectrum of local restaurants.
Please order DC Dining for Trimester 1 at St. Francis School. Please be sure to turn the form and payment* into the office by Monday of the week you are ordering a meal. DC Dining next week, Wednesday, October 2, we will be serving Costco Pizza.
DC Dining Order Form
*note that the price this year has increased from $5 to $6
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Open House/Information Sessions
- Saturday December 7, 2019 General Session begins at 9 a.m. in the Carroll Center, followed by campus tours.
- Tuesday, January 9, 2020 General Session begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Carroll Center Visit Days
To schedule a Visit Day, please call Mrs. Monica Leon at 626-962-2495, Ext 7449 or complete the online registration form at www.bishopamat.org. Tours are available upon request. |
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