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Dear Catholic School Parents and Guardians,
You may have heard that Gov. Pritzker has announced the extension of the statewide school closure through April 30, 2020. As you know, the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Chicago have been temporarily closed as a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. We are not yet certain when our schools will reopen. However, as we would not reopen our schools before the end of the Governor’s statewide school closure order, you should plan on our school buildings remaining closed until at least April 30.
In the meantime, our Catholic educators continue to work hard to implement e-learning and alternative learning for our students. I am extremely grateful for the efforts of our students and families to continue the learning process while our buildings are closed. I have been very impressed by the quality of e-learning/alternative learning happening, and know that our dedicated Catholic educators will continue to provide support. If you have not already done so, I encourage you to view the
Cardinal’s message
to Catholic school students and families.
In addition, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced that the state is suspending the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), the standardized test for public schools in Illinois, this school year. Catholic school students receiving tax credit scholarships are required to participate in the IAR and will not now need to do so this spring.
Please be aware that the Office of Catholic Schools has decided to suspend the administration of the ACT Aspire assessment, the standardized test for our Catholic elementary schools, for the 2019/20 school year.
We do hope to return to regular classes once it has been deemed safe to do so. The archdiocese is in frequent contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local and state health departments, and other agencies, and will make a decision about reopening our schools after the statewide school closure order is lifted. I sincerely appreciate your flexibility and understanding during this challenging time. May God bless the efforts of our health care workers and keep all of our Catholic school families healthy and safe.
Yours in Christ,
Jim Rigg, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of Chicago
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SFX ALL-SCHOOL FAMILY ACTIVITIES BRIGHTEN OUR DAY!
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A VERY special thank you for the creativity and participation in the Thank You to Medical Professionals and First Responders. The video has been viewed over 4000 times this week! We received appreciation from Loyola Medicine, the LaGrange Fire Department and Amita Health Systems, who sent the SFX video out to employees in all of their medical facilities including LaGrange and Hinsdale Hospitals!
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UPCOMING OPTIONAL eLearning STUDENT / FAMILY ACTIVITY!
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TOMORROW, April 2nd:
"FALCON STRONG DOOR CHALLENGE"
Decorate your front door or window at home in blue and gold with Falcon Strong signs! Take a picture in your Falcon gear with your decorated door or window. A link to upload your picture will be in tomorrow’s morning announcement!
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LAST CALL - PLEASE PARTICIPATE...
5Essentials Parent Survey
FRIDAY APRIL 3, 2020 IS THE DEADLINE
Your input is valuable and vital to help us understand the conditions at St. Francis Xavier School and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
Please take the survey today!
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VIRTUAL PARENT ROSARY
TONIGHT
Wednesday, April 1st 8:00pm
All are welcome! Grab your kids, your spouse, your parents, your libation of choice, and your Rosary!
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Visit the
parish website
to view recorded Sunday masses, including the Triduum.
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Dear S.F.X. Falcon Community,
First, we hope that you and your family are safe and sound. The safety and well-being of the Falcon Families is our top priority. After many phone calls and virtual meetings with S.F.X. Leadership and SuperHero Gala Team Members, we have made the decision to postpone the 2020 Auction, returning at a date T.B.D.
The choice was not an easy one, as we are sure you can imagine. Our first thought was to have a virtual auction and keep the same April 25th date. We considered ways to pull this off and talked with many who have experience with a virtual auction platform. In the end, we were running into too many “last few weeks before the big event” hang-ups. For example, many silent auction donations come in the few weeks prior to the date of the event. The businesses and restaurants who have agreed to donate are now either closed or fighting for survival. In addition, many packages we offer for silent and live auction items include hotel, travel, golf, and sporting events. Currently it is impossible to guarantee any dates, seats, etc.
Running the Auction requires an extraordinary effort of time. By postponing, we feel that the time all the volunteers put in will not be wasted, and the event will be a huge success like the many S.F.X. Auctions in the past.
If you have already contributed to the SuperHero Gala - Auction 2020, THANK YOU. The donations, sponsorships, tickets and raffles already purchased will be applied to the future event. If you prefer, please contact Sarah (
srbeck525@yahoo.com
), and she will work through a refund with you. If you have purchased a SuperHero Gala T-Shirt, we will refund your credit card within the next two weeks. Additional details related to adult, student and classroom parties and the grade level art will be discussed and confirmed later.
We can’t wait to see you all soon,
Dave and Sarah Becker
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The SFX yearbook committee (an 8th grade team) has been hard at work all year creating an awesome 2019-20 SFX yearbook.
The purchase deadline has been extended to April 10th.
I think we all can agree, the affects of coronavirus will be the strongest memories of the year! In an attempt to document how SFX families have adjusted their lives, we also created a
short, optional survey
.
The yearbook team will incorporate responses into the book. Please take a minute &
CLICK HERE
to complete the survey.
If you have any questions, please let us know. Thanks so much for your help!!
The Yearbook Team
Angie Fekrat
Jeanne Grimes
Katy Newcomb
Alexis Rand
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YES!! IT'S STILL ON!
LET'S SUPPORT AURELIOS
AS THEY GENEROUSLY SUPPORT US!
Aurelio's SFX Restaurant Fundraising Night
Wednesday, 4/8/20 4:00 pm - 8:30pm
Pickup or delivery!
REMEMBER! You must mention that you are part of the St. Francis Xavier fundraiser at time of order. (Delivery where available)
Nothing is excluded! The more we spend the more they donate!
They will match 20% of your order (before tax, delivery and tip)!
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2020-2021 School Calendar & Information!
Parents please
CLICK HERE
to download the 2020 - 2021 St. Francis Xavier School Calendar and beginning of the year information!
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FSA News Corner
Come join our FSA Board! Here are our openings:
- Vice President
- Social / New Families
The Family & School Association (FSA) is a the SFX parent organization whose goal is to help advance the Catholic education of our children and to promote the spirit of St. Francis Xavier School by providing a supportive link between families and SFX school. The FSA achieves this goal by sponsoring educational and recreational events for school families.
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Important Parent Information
Tax Credit Statement-Educational Expenses
If you made tuition payments to us in the first 6 months of 2019 you should have received a statement from Jane Bandyk that detailed all of your payments from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. For the 2
nd half of 2019, you will need to log into your FACTS account.
Step 2: Select 'View Details'
Step 3: Select 'View Payment Summary' (Page will open in another window or tab)
Step 4: Select the year & then 'Print'
These statements can be used to fill out the Illinois Receipt for Qualified Education Expenses for your Illinois tax return and/or, in the case of Pre-School, the Child and Dependent Care Expenses form for your Federal tax return.
FACTS Billing for 2020-2021 Re-Registered and Newly Registered Students
Your FACTS account is now billing $75.00 per re-registered student currently in grades PS3-7
th. That charge will show the re-registered students name. If you have registered a child who will be new to St. Francis next year the charge will show the name of the lead parent on your account. New student’s names for the 2020-2021 school year can’t be uploaded to FACTS yet.
FACTS 2020-2021 Tuition Assistance
Applications for tuition assistance must be made through the FACTS Management System. The site will open for applications February 1
st. Please
CLICK HERE to see the attached letter
explaining the application process and required documents. We ask that all applications be completed by June 1, 2020. Parents will be notified of tuition assistance awards prior to the July/August billing of 2020-2021 tuition.
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SAB APRIL MEETING CHANGE:
The April 2020 School Advisory Board Meeting will take place on April 7th via telephone conference at 7pm. Anyone wishing to attend by phone, should contact Dan Hayes,
hayesdj72@comcast.net by Sunday April 6th to receive a dial-in number and code in advance of the meeting.
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Aurelio's Restaurant Fundraising Night
Wednesday, 4/8/20
4:00 pm - 8:30pm
More Info to come
on the following...
STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jimmy John's Restaurant Fundraising Day
Thursday, 5/7/20
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
CHECK HERE EVERY WEEK - MORE TO COME
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Important letter regarding E-Learning Days...
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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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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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2019 - 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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2019 2020
HEALTH INFO LINKS
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Use SFX ID # 70032987
at Office Max - program is valid all year long!
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