October 10, 2018
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THE REMAINING WEEK
Thursday 10/11 
Yearbook Pictures and Retakes 
Friday 10/12 
Living Rosary 8:20 (Playground)
K Field Trip 9:00-2:00 Morton Arboretum 
Ice Cream Social (Ps-3-Gr. 3) 6:30pm

NEXT WEEK
Monday 10/15 
WINTER UNIFORM STARTS
Gr. 8 Field Trip to Irons Oaks
Tuesday 10/16 
All School Mass 1:45pm 
(2pm schedule)
Wednesday  10/17 
2pm Dismissal
Friday 10/19 
Gr. 6 field Trip
Older Friends Day Gr. 1 8:45am
Attention 
grades  4, 5 & 6 
Monster Mash Bash  October 26   7-9 p.m.

Box Tops for Education  

Please clip and send your box tops into the school office soon! 
October 26th as the last day Box Tops can be brought in for the FALL collection!
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HOLY FIRE
A Middle School Event
Like No Other
Oct 26 or Oct 27 UIC
CLICK HERE for tickets & information
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Friday  October 12
Monday  October 15
Sunday, October 21
Monday, October 22
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Women's Re-launch Program
Ladies - thinking about  returning to work  after a career break  or making a career  change?

7th and 8th Grade Social!
Date: Saturday, Nov. 3rd, 2018.
Time: 7:00 pm - 9 pm at the LT Corral. More details and permission slip to come.Questions? Please contact Amy Schaeffer or Stef Schodrof

SERVICE DAY MASS 
Thursday, December 6th
SERVICE DAY 
Friday, December 7th

Mark your calendars!    McTeacher's Night -  Wed. October 24th!

26 of our very own SFX Teachers will be behind the counter taking orders an serving your food to benefit SFX School!  

October's sale October 11th -16th. 
Sale Flyer
Please take a moment to read updates from the School Advisory Board  CLICK HERE
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
 Theme for Week of Oct 8th
Friendship

October 
Virtue of the Month
Studiousness

 
Support your school 
while you shop!
  Here's our  order form .
Questions? Contact us at  ShopForSFX@sfxlg.org

For convenient online giving to Sunday Offertory click this link

For convenient online giving to Sunday Offertory click this link

Use the St. Francis Xavier 
 ID # 70032987 at Office Max the program is valid all year long!




 
 
2018 1st Grade Firehouse Trip
2018 1st Grade Firehouse Trip
 
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SFX Dad Cheer 2018
 
Winter Uniform starts on Monday Oct 15th

Thursday, October 11th
9:00 - 10:30 am on the gym stage.

Last Grab & Go before we change over to  winter uniforms on Monday!!
 
Do you want a SFX Falcon 5K Shirt? 
You  MUST sign up by  October 14th 
to GUARANTEE a shirt for race day!

FLASH MAGNETS  Get your  FREE  photo magnet souvenir Strollers welcome,  USATF certified 5K course,  Fabulous sponsors & post-race treats.   BE A PART OF THE FUN ON NOVEMBER 3RD!   Register today for the St. Francis Falcon 5K!
We are still looking for volunteers!!   Want to volunteer? Questions? 
Please contact Meghan Fijal  Falcon5KSFX@gmail.com
*IL 17026WR Race benefits St. Francis Xavier School, a not-for-profit organization.
 
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5th G RADE  SERVICE PROGRAM NEWS/REQUEST

This year our 5th graders service theme is Honoring Veterans and Active Duty  Members. A component of their service includes writing letters and sending care packages.  In addition a mass honoring our Veteran's and Active Duty Members will take place on Friday, November 9th @9:00a.m.  

If you know of a veteran OR active duty member please provide their name, address and current status to jeafurlong@sbcglobal.net.  If you have any additional information you can provide about them we would appreciate it.
 
  Attention Grades 4th - 8th. 
join Mrs. Farley's  Science Club! 
Club will meet on Thursdays starting October 18th and run for 8 weeks.

This club will focus on the engineering part of Science and creating. The students will be given certain constraints and work together in small groups to solve a problem and find a solution. 
This 8-week club will focus on  Energy  ! 

Students and parents need to fill out the form and have it back in the office by October 12th.  There is a max amount of students allowed so it will be first come first serve basis. Make sure to have it in the office or to Mrs. Farley by the date. No late permission slips will be taken. Come and create with some of your peers and have a good time!
 
Winter Sports Evaluations

 5th-8th grade Boys Basketball Evaluations
* 5th grade: Tuesday Oct 23rd 6:00-7:00 pm
* 6th grade: Thursday Oct 25th 6:00-7:00pm
* 7th grade: Tuesday Oct 23rd  & Thursday Oct 25th 7:00-8:00 pm
* 8th grade: Tuesday Oct. 23rd & Thursday Oct 25th 8:00-9:00 pm

7th-8th grade Girls Volleyball Evaluations
* 7th grade: Monday Oct. 29th 4:00-5:30 pm
* 8th grade: Monday Oct 29th 5:30-7:00 pm
 
Registered athletes are expected to attend all evaluation dates for their grade/ sport.  If a student is unable to attend evaluations due to injury or other significant event please contact Tammy Bauer sfxad@sfxlg.org. Team numbers are dependent on registration numbers, so in fairness to and in consideration of the other athletes, if your child is no longer available to participate in winter sports please let me know as soon as possible.  
 
Wow!  BOTH our girls and boys SFX Cross Country teams qualified for State and BOTH teams took 2nd in their Sectionals!  Congratulations to all!  #FalconPride!
 
Online Athletic Calendar
                       
Come to the Games!  
See home & away for all sports
in a single location through this link: 
For information on the run you can download
the app for your phone from the AppStore!
 
SFX Alumni News! Falcon Pride! 
3 National Merit Semifinalists are SFX Alumni,
including 2 of Fenwick's 4 Semifinalists!
 
Of approximately 1.5 million students who sat for last year's PSAT/ NMSQT examination, these SFX alumni placed in the top 1%. We join as a community to congratulate:   Michael Dillon - Fenwick,  Nate Fisher - Fenwick,   John Walls - St. Ignatius.
 
5 National Merit Commended students are SFX Alumni.   These SFX Alumni placed among the top 3% percent. We are so proud of your tremendous accomplishment!   Grace Campbell - St. Ignatius,  Liam Collins - Benet Academy,   Janey Dillon - Lyons Township,  Ian Havenaar - Fenwick,  Jon Weller - Lyons Township.
 
Send your pictures for the Yearbook!

Parents, o ur  yearbook  organizers have shared the following folder with you so that you can add any pictures that you may have for the following events...
First Day of School, Homecoming, Pep Rally and 
8th Grade Tailgate &  Homecoming Parade! 
The  Yearbook  Committe,  Kim Leader,   Kit Waight,   Elizabeth Wheeler
 
Order your Falcon Yearbook!
Go to the Treering website https://www.treering.com/# 
to order your Falcon 2018-2019 yearbook! 
Parents, use your login/ password from last year!   New parents, please use this code: 1015047106533739
 
2019-2020 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
 
Re-registration forms for the 2019-2020 school year will be sent home on Monday, October 22 with every student in PS3-7th grade. Eighth graders will receive a form; however, it is strictly to request a registration packet for a sibling who has yet to be enrolled at St. Francis. We ask that all re-registration forms be turned into the school offices no later than Monday, November 12.

If you have a child ready to enter Saint Francis Xavier for the first time next year, please request a registration packet by checking the appropriate space on the In-House re-registration form. New student registration forms will be sent home beginning Thursday, November 1 and we ask that they too be returned by Monday, November 12. 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. Open enrollment begins Thursday, November 15.
 
 
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Upcoming Events

October 12th              Ice-Cream Social (Preschool - 3rd Grade)
October 26th              Monster Mash Bash (Grades 4th - 6th Social)  
November 3rd            Falcon 5K run
November 3rd            7th/8th grade social (7-9 pm at LT Corral)
November 5th/6th       Book Fair

 
Anderson's Book Fair is coming....
SFX Main Campus in Joyce Hall 
Tuesday, November 6th
Student browsing during the school day
Family shopping 5:30-8:30 pm

Wednesday, November 7th

Student orders will be filled

The fair will be open for parents/parishioners from 8am-12pm