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2020 - 2021
School Year
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Jan 18
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No School -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Feb 15
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No School -
Presidents' Day
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Mar 15
| Spring Conferences | |
Apr
2-9
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Easter Break
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May 31
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No School - Memorial Day
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Last Day of School Preschool/PreK
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Jun 18
| Last Day of School K-7 |
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January 6, 2021
Dear St. Francis of Assisi School Parents and Guardians,
Happy Epiphany! While we celebrated this feast day on Sunday, the actual date of Epiphany is today! The readings for this feast day really spoke to my heart and challenged me to reflect on how I am beginning my spiritual journey this year. In Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6, St. Paul reflects on the Holy Spirit providing wisdom, insight, and grace at the designated time and place. While many of us toasted goodbye to 2020 with the hope of a better 2021, we all have been placed in the world at this time and in this place. Why has God placed you here and now? I believe that each one of us is called to be a light in our home and in our community, especially as we are surrounded by much darkness in the world.
The Gospel reading Matthew 2:1-12, highlights the story of the kings bearing gifts for the newborn King, Jesus. Mrs. McCallick shared a story from her visit to preschool today where our 3 year-old students were recalling the events of the Epiphany. When she asked what gifts the kings brought to Jesus, one student shared, "Burr, Frankenstein, and Strawberries." This was my joy for today.
Before we went on break, our students placed tags on the SFA Christmas tree highlighting what gifts they would share with Jesus this year. Some said, "I will clean my room without my parents asking, I will include others and be kind, and I will give Jesus a hug." One of my favorite gift tags read, "I will give Him my heart and soul." The Gospel says that when the kings saw the star they were overjoyed. Did we experience that same emotion this Christmas as we greeted Christ in his birth? After the kings left their gifts, the scripture notes that they travelled a new direction. After we shared our gifts this Christmas, are we also moving in a new direction spiritually? Do our actions reflect that we have been changed by an encounter with Christ?
I pray that in 2021, by taking time to slow down and pause to spend time with Christ, I listen more than I talk, I offer gratitude more than requests, and I continue seeking to follow the light in everything I do!
May your year be richly blessed with His presence in your hearts and in your home!
Jeannette Lambert Principal
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SFA Golf Tournament and Online Auction - May 3, 2021
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We are excited to announce that St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School will host a Golf Tournament and Online Auction: May the Course Be With You from May 3-7, 2021. The week long "fun" raising event will be the largest fundraiser of our school year.
In the past four years, our annual auction galas have raised over half a million dollars! The monies raised have directly translated into our STEM Lab, Innovation Center, school security system, MacBook computers for the teachers, and school-wide iPad program's expansion. With the addition of a Golf Tournament as a kick-off to the online auction, we anticipate that this year's event will surpass the fundraising achievements of prior years and allow us to continue to make an impactful difference on students' education.
Golf Tournament - May 3, 2021
Online Auction - May 3-7, 2021
Stay tuned for more details on purchasing tickets to the golf event and additional ways you can participate in the online auction.
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As we gear up for our Golf Tournament and Auction Fundraiser, we are in need of help from the SFA community.
Auction Catalog
Do you have a special talent when it comes to graphic design and organization? We need your expertise to put together the auction item catalog and advertisements for our biggest school fundraiser of the year!
Storage
Do you have extra space in your garage or maybe a guest bedroom that is not getting much use during quarantine? Why not put that area to good use by allowing our committee to store donated items? This opportunity requires only space...no time, money, or special skill on your part! Your service hour commitment will be completed with your "yes!"
Acquisitions
Do you have stores or restaurants that you visit frequently? How about friends and family members who work in a service industry? If you love our school and would be happy to ask for gift cards or gift certificates, join our auction acquisitions team. This is an easy way to complete your service hours swiftly!
Class Basket
Every year, each class puts together a themed personalized basket for the fundraiser. We need a representative from each class to take the lead.
Contact fundraisers@sfayl.org to learn more or share your talent! |
Yearbook - Photos Needed!
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 We are proud to announce that this year the St. Francis yearbook will be designed by students! We would love your support with this project.
Given the unusual structure of learning in 2020/2021 (in-person, hybrid, and virtual), we do not have the opportunity to capture as many images during regular school hours. In addition, with many events and activities moving to an online format, we are at a disadvantage when it comes to visual representations of those programs. From time to time we will announce a specific photo theme and ask for submissions from the community.
This month we are looking for pictures in the following categories:
- Back to School
- Pets of Covid / Blessing of the Animals
- Mask styles
- Halloween
- Pumpkin Decorating Contest
- Faith and Family
- Trends of 2020
Please send all yearbook photo submissions to photos@sfayl.org. |
| It's Time to Purchase Your Yearbook! |
Fulfill your New Year's resolution and buy a yearbook now! Click here to purchase a book designed by students that will be a great keepsake of this unique year.
Buy the yearbook now! The price goes up on February 1, 2021. This is also the last chance to personalize the yearbook with your student's name.
The cost for a 2020-2021 yearbook was included in class fees for 8th Grade students. It is not necessary to purchase a yearbook for students in the class of 2021!
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Shared Responsibility Reminder
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As a reminder, St. Francis requests that families screen their students for symptoms of COVID-19 at home before arriving at school each and every day. Anyone with a fever of 100.4° F or greater within the past 24 hours must stay home as well as fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, new loss of taste or smell, muscle or body aches, headache, sore throat, fatigue, diarrhea, congestion or runny nose, nausea and vomiting. In addition, anyone with recent close contacts within the past 14 days with known or suspected COVID-19 positive cases must stay at home. Personal illness, quarantine, COVID-19 illness, and symptom-related absences will be excused.
This shared responsibility is critical to our ability to keep our school open for hybrid learning. In support of this partnership, the school will send out regular reminders to families periodically. Please report your student's illness with details of all symptoms to their school Covid Coordinator. A school staff member will follow up on all students that are at home with COVID-19 symptoms.
Lastly, it is important to note that a student who is sent home, stays home, or has been exposed to COVID-19 and is at home in quarantine, will be able to access live classroom instruction from home if they are healthy enough to participate. Thank you in advance for your commitment to this shared responsibility. |
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Extended Care Registration
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Families that plan to utilize our after school Extended Care Program must complete their registration prior to the first day they attend Extended Care. The 2020-2021 Registration Form can be downloaded here or from the Extended Care page at sfayl.org.
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| 6th Grade Families - Immunization Requirement |
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TDap immunization is needed before your child enters 7th grade. Once this requirement has been met, please be sure to forward documentation to the SFA office. We will need this information prior to the start of the 2021 - 2022 school year.
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| Dine with Wise Guys and Support SFA All January Long! |
Don't feel like cooking? Want to treat a friend, family, neighbor, or deserving health care worker to a meal? Looking for a way to support a local small business? Interested in helping our school?
Well, SFA has the answer! We are partnering with Wise Guys Pizzeria in Yorba Linda to raise some dough for our school during the month of January. That's right...ALL MONTH LONG...Wise Guys will donate 20% of your purchase Sundays through Thursdays to our school.
Simply show this flyer when you place your order so they can track the sales. Great food + local business + worthy cause = a win, win, win!
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You can support our school for FREE using AmazonSmile when you shop!
What you need to do:
2. Select "Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School" as your charitable organization [or simply click this link:
3. Shop Your Heart Out
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to assist SFA. Let's make our dollars really count. Every little bit helps!
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| SFA Face Mask Buddies for Sale - Great Stocking Stuffers! |
The St. Francis of Assisi Scrip Program is a major fundraiser used to reduce tuition costs for families at SFA. The scrip program provides families the ability to purchase retailer gift cards through various providers. Those retailers then rebate a percentage back to the school to pass on to each buyer.
The SFA Scrip Program will run on a yearly basis from April 1 through March 31 and will operate weekly throughout the school year with minor deadline and delivery changes due to holidays and vacations. Participants must check the school newsletter for updated order and pick up schedules.
Please download and return the attached Scrip delivery form.
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Great news! Shop With Scrip has a new feature and families can have orders shipped directly to their home.
Watch this brief video to learn more about the Shop With Scrip.
If you have any questions regarding the scrip program please contact Michelle at scrip@sfayl.org.
Thank you for supporting our school by using the scrip program.
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