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HALLOWEEN FUN!
It was a snowy spooktacular Halloween at SFX!
Grade level winners of the Pumpkin Contest receiving a SFX spiritwear dress-down day:
Gr. 1 - Rm. 107 Ms. Navolio; Gr. 2 - Rm 201 Mrs. Garland; Gr. 3 - Rm 207 Mrs. Pearson;
Gr. 4 - Rm 206 Mrs. Farley; Gr. 5 - Rm 11 Mrs. Maline; Gr. 6 - Rm 302 Mrs. Pak;
Gr. 7 - Rm 304 Mrs. Marvin; Gr 8 - Rm 308 Mrs. Smigielski
Overall Winner receiving and extra recess and a special treat:
Gr. 5 Rm 12 - Mrs. Stasaitis
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2019 - Record year for Falcon 5K!
It was a perfect morning for a run! We had the 1/2 mile Kid's Fun Run at 8:00 AM and the 100 yard Dash for grades Preschool 3-1st Grade at 8:20 AM. The 5K kicked off at 8:30 AM with almost 400 participants! SFX 8th Grader,Nicholas Strayer, set a new Course Record! He finished in 18:15! Overall, it was an awesome run and Post Race Party with both Francis the Falcon and the Chick-fil-A Cow cheering on the crowd! Thank you all for your support!
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2019 Service Day "NON-student" T-shirts orders due 11/15
SFX Service committee will be selling 2019 Service Day T-shirts for any Volunteers, Moms, Dads, Family and/or Neighbors who want to join the excitement of the SFX Service Day on Dec. 6th.
Many volunteers enjoy having their own shirts to be worn on Service Day field trips. Every SFX student will receive a free shirt on Dec. 6th to be worn on Service Day as well as other Service events throughout the year.
You do NOT need to order a t-shirt for your student.
Please get orders returned by Friday, NOVEMBER 15th. They are $7 each. You will be able to pick up t-shirts in the gym foyer onThursday, Dec. 5th after school and on Friday, Dec. 6th in the morning before field trips. Any questions, contact Bridget Weber at bridgetlweber@mac.com.
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2020-2021 RE-REGISTRATION DUE BY NOV. 15TH
Please don't delay! Open enrollment for new families begins Nov. 18th!
The
online 2020-2021 Re-registration Form
for students currently in PS3-7th grade was emailed to families on Monday morning, October 21st. If you have not yet submitted your children's re-registration please do so by November 15th. Registration will begin for new families on November 18th.
Towards the bottom of the form you are asked if you'd like to request a registration packet for a
sibling who would be
new to St. Francis next year. Do not request a registration packet for the student you just re-registered. The packets are only for NEW students of current families. All re-registration questions should be directed to Mrs. Evans at pevans@sfxlg.org.
We invite you to tell your friends and neighbors with school age or soon to be school age youngsters to contact our Advancement Director, Mrs. Mary Tassi, with questions regarding new family registration or to arrange a tour of our school. Mrs. Tassi may be reached at mtassi@sfxlg.org or 708-352-2175 ext. 331.
Registration opens to the public on Monday, November 18th.
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FSA News Corner
7th & 8th Grade Social
Thank You to this years 7th and 8th grade Social Co-Chairs Amy Schaffer and Cathy Quinlan for an amazing event!
Volunteer Honor Roll
Matt Kanzer, Ann O'Halloran, Susan Cummings, John Nisivaco, Mariola Herrera, Lyn Burgess, Katie Stritch, Nancy Owen, Brian Doyle, Lisa Madonia, David Denson, Carlos Gutierrez, Mariola Herrera, Melissa Burns, Keli Dudek, Tim Wals
Falcon 5K
Thank you to the
SFX Falcon 5K Co-chairs: Meghan Fijal, Zack Fijal and
Hospitality Chair Angie McMurray for a Record Breaking Year!!!
SFX Falcon 5K Volunteer Honor Roll
Adult Volunteers: Diane Asleson, Emily Bersnak, Camille Brune, Jay Capron, Rocco Casamassimo, Jeff Chierici, Colleen Chierici, Linda Collins, Jen Culin, Emily Czuba, Andrea Dekoj, Lauren Desmond, Keli Dudek, Meggan Duffy, Dan Edmonds, Scott Eggerding, Angie Fekrat, Katie Filbin, Heather Fitzpatrick, Jane Fleischmann, Shannon Gannon, Cathy Garland, Like Greyerbiehl, Renee Hamilton, Mary Hoffman, Katie Hogerty, Julie Hoover, Margaret Houston, Margie Hull, Steph Janiszewski, Lauren Keach, Allison Leahy, Linda Lewis, Peter Mack, Molly Mahoney, Rachel Malone, Eloise Maltman, Katie McCormick, Dave McMurray, Katie Mulcahy, Cathy Murphy, Nellie Neary, Tina Orlando, Nancy Owen, Josh Pasquesi, Clare Pasquesi, Martha Pearson, Veronica Ponce, Lesli Pora, Alexis Rand, Lili Rangel, Julie Schaff, Amy Strayer, Katie Stritch, Bill Thomas, Erin Thunander, Steve Thunander, Ross Wheeler, Kelly Widuch, Laura Wright, Chris Zotti
Teen Volunteers: Morgan Aselson, Audrey Aselson, Aiden Burns, Declan Collins, Ashley Culin, Jaclyn Cummings, Olivia Denson, Bridget Gannon, Diana Herrera, Olive Hinton, Charlie Hopkins, Caroline Hull, Molly Kudlacz, Abby O’Connor, Isabella Opoka, Sarah Owen, Sean Parkes, Claire Parkhill, Rachel Santilli, Maddie Stritch
Upcoming Events:
November 25th: Parent-Teacher Conferences
December 6th: Service Day
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Our most profitable Restaurant Fundraiser to date!
THANK YOU to Kindergarten parent Michael LaPidus for donating 50% of the proceeds on October 23rd, from his restaurant, Butcher & the Wok, in the Oakbrook Mall Food District. The teachers & staff enjoyed the delicious food, and this fundraiser was our most profitable to date!
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SERVICE DAY COLLECTIONS WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY 11/8
As part of our All-School Service Day on December 6th, some grade levels organize a collection that benefits the organization they will visit. This year,
ALL collections will take place THIS WEEK These collections are school-wide; you are invited to support any/all of the grade levels in their efforts. Attached is a “cheat sheet” of all the items that will be collected during the week: print and keep handy as you do your Fall Cleaning!
BOOK DRIVE-- 2nd Grade
- New or very gently-used paperback or hard-cover books; NO marks or tears
- Reading levels ranging from preschool through adult readers any genre.
- Drop boxes outside main office and 2nd grade classrooms.
- Donations support clients of TEACH at St. Blase.
COAT DRIVE-- 3rd Grade
- New or very-gently used coats and warm outerwear (hats, scarves, gloves, etc).
- Infant through all adult sizes.
- Drop boxes outside main office and the 3rd grade classrooms.
- Donations support clients of Marillac House St. Vincent Family Services on Chicago’s West Side.
QUARTERS COLLECTIONS--4th and 7th grade
- Send quarters in a ziploc bag
- Collection jars in the 4th and 7th grade classrooms and main office
- Supports Feed My Starving Children, which purchases ingredients for food boxes which are packed by our student volunteers; 1 quarter provides 1 meal to a child in a third-world country
VETERAN CARE PACKAGES--5th grade
- Chapstick, nail clippers, new men’s winter hats, travel-size toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving cream, deodorant, combs, and new playing cards.
- Collection boxes in the 5th grade classrooms
- Donations are packaged in shoe boxes and given to veterans at Hines VA Hospital
Any questions??? Please contact Larissa Bilecki or Katie Kanzer
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SERVICE COLLECTION WEEK NOVEMBER 4
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FALCON PARENT COLLECTION CHEAT SHEET
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Books: infant, child, teen adult (2nd grade)
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Winter Coats: children and adult sizes (3rd grade)
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Winter Hats, gloves, scarves, mittens (3rd grade)
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Quarters (4th & 7th grade)
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Empty Shoeboxes (5th grade)
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Nail clippers (5th grade)
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Chapstick (5th grade)
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Playing cards (5th grade)
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Travel-size toiletries (5th grade) toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving cream, combs, deodorant, etc
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Word search books (5th grade)
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Winter hats (new with tags) (5th grade)
All donated items should be in new or gently-used condition
that includes washed, stain-free, and free from rips and/or tears.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY & SUPPORT
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5th Grade Service
The 5th grade class is honoring veterans and active service men and women by building a brick wall at SFX. Students in grades 1-8 are receiving red paper bricks on Tuesday, October 29th. Each student was asked to write a dedication family, friends, or neighbors who have served in the military.
Students are also asked to donate $1 for the 5th grade to collect and give to a nonprofit military organization. Donations are appreciated, but not required. Students who return their brick will be able to participate in a partial dress down day by wearing a red, white, or blue top with their uniform bottoms on Veterans Day - Monday, November 11th. We're hoping for 100% participation. If you have any questions, please contact Joellen Sorenson at joellen.sorenson@gmail.com or Laura Khasho at laurakhasho@live.com.
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PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent Teacher Conferences for grades PK4 - 8 (except Mrs. Cooke's 4th grade) will be held from 8 am - 8 pm on Monday, November 25th. Conference appointments will be made by parents on the Pick-A-Time website. Instructions for making your appointment and the username and password required for each of your students will be sent home with each families' eldest the week of November 4th.
The scheduling site will be available from 9am on Wednesday, November 13th and closes at 3pm Wednesday, November 20th. Don't miss your window of opportunity. Watch for information to come home and be prepared to make your appointments while the site is open and available.
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An Invitation to SFX 4th Grade from Religious Ed:
The fourth graders of the Religious Ed Program invite fourth graders from Parish School to join them at the 5:00 Mass on Saturday, November 9.
Children are asked to sit up front and center. Hope to see you there!
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PARENT ROSARY
SFX SCHOOL CHAPEL - TOMORROW, NOV 7, 2019 @ 8:15am
The chapel is located in the lower level of the school next to Joyce Hall.
Each week, we pray for the SFX students, families, faculty and staff.
As always, bring your special intentions! Questions: contact Katie Kanzer k.f.kanzer@gmail.com or Karen Trayser karentrayser@yahoo.com.
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Carol & Light Service
Mark your calendars: The Carol & Light service will take place on
Thursday, December 12th at 7:00pm in the Church.
This beautiful Advent prayer service with seasonal readings & songs will be presented by the students in grades 2, 4 & 6. Please join us as we prepare to welcome Jesus!
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How was YOUR Contribution Dollar to Sunday Offertory Spent?
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St. Francis Xavier Family Ministry
The St. Francis Xavier Family Ministry Group is excited to share the following
service opportunities for the 2019/2020 school year!
SFX families are invited to participate in these service events. The idea behind the Family Ministry is to give families a chance to have fun and work together while serving others in need. Please help us make a difference
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Falcon Yearbook!
Don't Delay - 5% Discount in November!
Love discounts? Go to the Treering website (
www.treering.com
) to order your Falcon 2019-2020 yearbook before the end of November for a 5% discount. Parents, use your login/ password from last year!
New
parents, please use this code: 1015047106533739.
We need your pictures!
8th grade parents please upload any of the following to the labeled shared folder on Treering:
- Retro (through the years pics)
- Baby pics
- 8th grade tailgate
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The Book Fair may be over but the Anderson's is not done donating!
CLICK HERE for coupons that can be used through November 20th in the store!
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WHERE: 439 N LAGRANGE RD LAGRANGE PARK
WHEN: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12TH 4:00 - 8:00 PM
ORDER ONLINE FOR RAPID PICKUP OR DELIVERY!
USE "
PRFUND
"AS YOUR PROMO CODE
TO HAVE 20% DONATED TO SFX!
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Note: second and third trimester Grade level Parish Masses will be added in January.
Veterans Day Mass
11/11 8:30am
Panera Night Fundraiser
11/12 4-8pm
Kindergarten Fall Program
11/19 7:00 pm
Thanksgiving Break
No School
11/25-11/29
Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/25
Service Day!
12/6
Q-BBQ Fundraiser
12/10 11am-9pm
Carol & Light
12/12 7:00 pm
Christmas Band Concert
12/17 7:00 pm
December 20th
Christmas Break begins with NOON Dismissal
Jan 6th Classes Resume
Buona Beef Fundraiser
1/14/20 10:30am-10pm
CHECK HERE EVERY WEEK - MORE TO COME!
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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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Shop For SFX
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our family has the option of getting 40% of the profit back as a tuition credit, or you can choose to send your credit to another family or return it to the school.
HOW TO ENROLL:
2)
Enter our enrollment code: 5471CCD65575L
3) Enter a user name, password, and your account information. Fill in the validation, click Register, and you can start earning money for SFX!
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Did you know that when you shop for the holidays at:
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Use SFX ID # 70032987
at Office Max - program is valid all year long!
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