February 4, 2021
A Word From Our Principal

Dear St. Francis Borgia Families,

It has been a fabulous Catholic Schools’ Week so far!

MONDAY: Students enjoyed popcorn and a movie in their SFB Spiritwear! The thank you notes to parishioners that the students made have been inserted into the St. Francis Borgia church bulletins that will be handed out this weekend. Students had a “Sneak Peek” into next year when next year’s teacher visited their classroom and shared some fun things that will happen in that class. Students were so excited!

TUESDAY: Students had a BLAST playing outside in the snow and then coming in for some hot cocoa. Donations were brought in and we collected 110 pairs of mittens and 66 hats! THANK YOU for helping others in need! We prayed the rosary together, led by the 8th grade. It was a prayerful gathering, aided by technology. All classes prayed together as we watched the ZOOM.

WEDNESDAY: Students wore crazy socks and brought in socks to donate to others. We collected 409 pairs of socks to donate to those in need. THANK YOU!!! Students were happy to receive a Dilly Bar in the afternoon – which were purchased with the $1 out of dress code money from 1/21. Half of the students had class with Fr. Patrick and the other half attended Adoration. THANK YOU to the parents to treated the teachers to a taco lunch! Much appreciated!

THURSDAY: We Dropped Everything And Read today! There are so many benefits to reading and it is important to remind each other to read every day. Students brought in their favorite snack and brought in another snack to donate to Family Sharing of Ozaukee County. There was A LOT of food brought in! The links for our Virtual Art Show were sent via OptionC earlier today. THANK YOU to the Hospitality Committee for lunch today from Settler’s Inn. It was delicious!

TOMORROW: Students can come to school in Sweats and a Sweatshirt! (Grades 5 – 8 need to wear uniforms to mass, and then can change after.) The afternoon will be packed with Cedar Crest Ice Cream, Kids’ Choice Activities: an Art Project and Minute to Win it games.

I attended a Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department meeting today. Covid-related decisions for our school are based off of information received from the health professionals in this area. Today I was told that “masking is critical” in controlling the spread of the Covid 19 virus. At this time, we will follow the health department recommendation of wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing to the best of our ability, washing hands and surfaces, and asking families to keep their children home if they are exhibiting symptoms. THANK YOU for all of your effort in these areas! We have been very successful in keeping our community healthy as we make decisions based on the advice of health professionals.

Many Blessings,
Amy Royes
Mrs. Schreiner's 4th graders counting 409 socks.
Mrs. Fischer's 5th graders counting 66 hats and 110 pairs of mittens.
Childcare students displaying food donations.
School News
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New SFB Referral Credit Program

Do you know someone looking for a Catholic-Centered education? You, our school families, are the best champions for our school! If you refer a friend to SFB, and they enroll for the 2021-22 school year, you each receive $100 credit towards tuition for the 2021-22 school year. Thank you for always supporting our teachers and our school!
  • GIVE: Your friend receives $100 credit
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A Dozen Reasons to Attend Catholic Schools
Here are 12 reasons to attend a Catholic School! We recognize all of these amazing reasons, especially during Catholic Schools Week.

At SFB, we offer an education that combines Catholic faith and teachings with academic excellence!
Scrip Orders for SFB
Online orders are due by 8am Monday February 8 to be sent home in family mail on February 11.

Mark your calendars for Thankscriping Days on February 18 - 19 when bonus rebates up to 19% will be offered on over 60 eGift cards and reloaded gift cards. Families must have an online account to take advantage of the bonus rebates. If you don't have the RaiseRight app, download it now! SFB's enrollment code is 6CA4291353L7

If you have any questions about SCRIP, please reach out to Ann Martinek or Maggie Pickart
School Committee
2020 – 2021 Board Members:
Pastor: Fr. Patrick Burns
Principal: Amy Royes
Chairperson: Joe Dailey
Committee Member: Jennifer Wells
Committee Member: Eric Schmidt
Committee Member: Ceci Bassindale Committee Member: Jason Stenz Committee Member: John Tokarz
Parish Liaison: Tim Schilter
Secretary: Becca Lauria
School Committee meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the large conference room at St. Francis Borgia Catholic School. All meetings are open meetings unless otherwise designated as being Executive.
If you wish to address the School Committee please submit a written petition to the Chairperson one week in advance of the meeting date for approval for the agenda.
Home & School News
Staff Appreciation Lunches

We hope everyone enjoys their "Fun at Home" bag! We are busy handing out the last of them, but if you have not gotten yours by Friday after school, please reach out to sfbhomeandschool@gmail.com so we can get it to you ASAP!

We have many needs for our upcoming Staff Appreciation Wednesday lunches. Please consider supporting our staff and bringing in an item. If there are any families or businesses who would like to provide a lunch as well, please let Home and School know! 


Our February 9th Home and School meeting has been canceled. Please join us March 9th for our next meeting.  
Cookbook Recipe Winners

Thank you to those who supported the SFB Cookbook! Pretty amazing, we had over 300 entries for the cookbook!
  • 2B won with a whopping 49 entries. 
  • 2A came in 2nd with 40 entries
  • 5kB, 1A, 1B, 3B, 4A, 7A also had very strong showings with right around 20 entries per class.
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Friday Teacher Treats

Let's treat our teachers and staff! We have quite a few spots open on our Friday Teacher Treat sign up. Sign up here to bring in a special treat!
Meeting Information:
2/9 9am @ TBD
3/9 7pm @ TBD
4/13 9am @ TBD
5/12 9am @ TBD
2020-21 Board Members:
President: Cathy Heinz
Co-President: Beth Anderson
Vice-President: Susie Stanley
Treasurer: Lauren Chance
Secretary: Megan Torres
Past President: Angela Foy
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