AUGUST 14, 2019
St. Francis Xavier families, welcome...
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REMINDER! THIS FRIDAY AUGUST 16th 8:30 am - 10:30 am

K - 8 SUPPLY DROP-OFF

  • In an effort make things easier for our students on the 1st day, we are offering a supply drop-off on Friday August 16, 2019 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. Parents and students will be able to enter the gym and drop off their supplies.  We ask that you put your child’s supplies in a bag labeled with their name and teacher. Supplies will be delivered to the classrooms. If you cannot make that day and time please bring your supplies on the 1st day of school. Teachers will be at a religious retreat that day and the building will still not be ready.


GRAB & GO UNIFORM EXCHANGE

  • While visiting the school to drop off your supplies please stop in the gym on August 16th between 8:30 am - 10:30 am for our first Uniform Grab & Go for 2019-2020! Approximately three times each year we offer a free uniform exchange called Grab & Go. You may choose from a large selection of gently worn school and gym uniforms for boys and girls. The first Grab 'n Go will be on August 16, 2019 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am in the Gym.


EARLY CHILDHOOD FALCON PRIDE T-SHIRTS

  • All Early Childhood Students (PS3, PK4 & K) are welcome to celebrate their Falcon Pride every Friday by wearing St. Francis Xavier t-shirts or by dressing in the school colors of Blue and Gold! Extra Small & Small St. Francis Xavier t-shirts cost $10 and will be available for purchase on Friday Aug 16th 8:30 - 10:30 in the Gym, and at the Early Childhood Parent Information Night on 8/19. You may pay with cash or with a check made out to St. Francis Xavier School.


PREK 4 - FULL DAY: SLEEPING BAGS

  • Each child in the Pre-K 4 full day class will have his/her own cot to use throughout the school year. Sleeping bags will be available for purchase on Friday August 16th in the Gym from 8:30am - 10:30am and will also be available for purchase at the Early Childhood Parent Orientation Night, on Monday August 19th.  The cost is $26.00. These sleeping bags are used on top of the cots. You may pay with cash or with a check made out to St. Francis Xavier School.

SCHOOL HOURS

PARENTS GRADE 4-8:
CHROMEBOOK PICK-UP DAY

Chromebook pick up day will be Monday, August 19. There will be 3 pick up times to choose from. 11am, 1:30pm & 6:30 pm . Pick up will take 45 min to an hour. 

We will first meet as a group in Unity Hall and I will review some things with students & parents. We will then proceed downstairs to the tech office where paperwork will be handed in and assigned devices will be handed out and everyone is free to leave once they have their device. (Please see rsvp link at the bottom).

Please watch your email for the Chromebook Responsible Use Policy & the SFX AUP to come home later this week. Please read over these with your student, sign & bring with to pick up day. 

A few notes: 

***Chromebooks will not be handed out to a student without a parent or adult family member (or nanny/babysitter with permission to sign off that device has been picked up) present. If you are unable to make the times listed for pick-up, please email me to set up an appointment before or after school the first week so that your student can get their chromebook. 

if you pre-ordered a snap on case for your student's chromebook, you will receive the chromebook with the case already on it. *Please bring a check for $31.60 payable to St. Francis.  Please do not bring cash, I will not have change.  

If you would still like a snap on case for your student's chromebook, there will be a limited number of those cases available for purchase on pick up night. Please let me know asap so that I have time to put it on. Otherwise, I will place a second order for more cases the first couple weeks of school-let me know if you would like to be on that list. 

Please bring the Chromebook Responsible Use Policy & SFX AUP with to pick up night. They are required to receive your student's device. 

We are VERY excited to welcome ALL students under One Roof this school year!

EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT
& STUDENT ORIENTATION

  • The children in Pre-School, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten are to wear comfortable and school appropriate play clothes. They do not have a specific dress code. 

  • All Early Childhood Students, however, are welcome every Friday to celebrate their Falcon Pride by wearing St. Francis Xavier t-shirts or by dressing in the school colors of Blue and Gold! 

  • Falcon Friday St. Francis Xavier t-shirts can be purchased for $10. These t-shirts may be purchased:
  • On Friday 8/16 between 8:30am-10:30 am during the Grab & Go Uniform Exchange
  • At the Early Childhood Parent Orientation Night (Monday August 19th)
  • or by contacting Mrs. Mary Hoffman at the school office mhoffman@sfxlg.org.

It's a wonderful time to celebrate a New School Year!

Please join us for a Welcome Coffee sponsored by FSA

WHO : Parents of ALL students. You are welcome to bring your young children with you!

DATE : Wednesday, August 21st 8:15 am - 9:15 am

LOCATION : Playground (South Lot) Rain location: Joyce Hall

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS!


Tuesday August 27th:
Middle School Parents Grades 7 & 8 6:30 pm in Joyce Hall

Tuesday September 3rd:
Grade 1 through Grade 6 Parents
6:30 pm in Joyce Hall
NEW VOLUNTEERS
COMPLIANCE IN THE VIRTUS.ORG SYSTEM

The Office for the Protection of Children & Youth has streamlined the registration process and submission of background check for volunteers. Now all volunteers are asked to visit: http://www.virtusonline.org where you will register for a Virtus session called Protecting God’s Children for Adults. When you do, volunteers will also be asked to submit their background check in the Virtus System. When asked to select your primary site, please follow these guidelines:        

Day School volunteers, your location is: St. Francis Xavier – Waiola School

You will also: Download the DCFS/CANTS form and the Code of Conduct form. Complete and sign each form and send to Mrs. Peggy Evans, School Site Administrator/Compliance Officer Your registration in the Virtus site will provide information for a background check which you will authorize on the last page. Step by step instructions for the Virtus site process can be found by clicking this link . The links imbedded in the instructions are not linked. They are for demonstration purposes only. Questions should be directed to Peggy Evans at pevans@sfxlg.org. Thank you for sharing your time and talents with St. Francis Xavier School.

CURRENT VOLUNTEERS
WHO HAVE ALREADY ATTENDED A VIRTUS SESSION

Our school could not possibly offer our children what we do without the army of volunteers who make our special programs work. The work of protecting children is of the upmost importance to the Archdiocese of Chicago and St. Francis Xavier School/Parish. With that in mind, this year the Archdiocese Office for the Protection of Children & Youth requests everyone who has a Virtus account, which is everyone who has attended a Virtus (pedophile awareness) session, do a little updating to their Virtus account to make sure:

  • Your name is the same as it is on your driver’s license.
  • Your primary location is St. Francis Xavier – Waiola School (you may keep Spring if you volunteer at the parish, however, the school should be your Primary location).
  • Complete the background check information if asked.
  • Everyone should be listed as “volunteer” even if you coach. Change to “Volunteer” unless you are employed at SFX.

Download, complete and return to Mrs. Peggy Evans, pevans@sfxlg.org : (unless you’ve submitted them while updating your account)


Once finished, please email me that your account is updated. Thank you and please direct all questions to Mrs. Peggy Evans, pevans@sfxlg.org
HEALTH INFORMATION

Students that are required to have physical examinations and immunizations must submit the completed and signed forms to the school office prior to the 1st day of school. Contact Mary Hoffman mhoffman@sfxlg.org if there are questions. Links to our forms can be found on the website or under the "Health Info Links" section of this email.
DRESS CODE & UNIFORMS

Summer uniform is optional. It may be worn from the 1st day of school to October 15, and from May 1st through the last day of school. If a student does not choose to wear the summer uniform, the regular school uniform is to be worn.

REQUIRED SUMMER READING

Readers Are Leaders! There's required summer reading for students in grades 4-8 and suggested reading for younger students. It's summer, but remember 4th-8th - there could be a quiz!  Links to the lists can be found in school website or under the "Required and Suggested Summer Reading Links" section of this email.
PIZZA DAY ORDERS

It's not too late to turn in your Pizza Day Lunch order form.

MILK ORDERS

A Milk Order Form should be turned in for each child. If you are not ordering milk, please return one marked "NO milk" vs. not returning the form at all. Back packs are known to occasionally consume the contents and it can't be assumed that no milk is ordered for lack of the form. 


School Supply Lists

Please click on the links below!


Shop on your own Supply Lists  K-8 (PS3 and PK4 do not have a list of school supplies)

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