Welcome to a new year at St. Francis of Assisi School!  May God's blessings be upon us as we journey together building disciples for Christ.  The first days of school have been filled with true joy and excitement from our students and staff alike.  Our first liturgy was very well attended by our families and Fr. Fred opened the year with an inspiring message, calling us all to be holy.  Fr. Michael Nguyen, our newly ordained priest at Santa Clara de Asis Church, beautifully shared his testimony about the importance of Catholic Education and how this strong foundation builds excellent academic skills and supports children in following God's plan for their future.

I shared a quote by Pope Benedict at Mass which echoes the same sentiment - "A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person.  And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students become Saints."  We look forward to sharing with our families many ways that St. Francis of Assisi School will partner with parents to shape and mold the lives of our children. Raising children with strong values, morals, and faith, can be a daunting task in our world today.  But together, as a faith community, we do not journey alone.

Our faculty are very much looking forward to sharing their plans for the year with you at our Back to School nights.  We are changing the format this year to bring us together as a community to begin each evening in the hall. I have invited Pam Hurwitz and Jyllian Rhodes to join me in welcoming parents in the Fr. Seamus Glynn Center with a fantastic surprise for all of our families.  Please refer to the Back To School section in the newsletter for details.  

United in Christ,

Jeannette Lambert

Principal

Wednesday, August 28 - Preschool/Pre-K

 

6:00 - 6:15       Meet in Fr. Seamus Glynn Center

6:15 - 6:45       Visit classrooms (PKA, PKB, PKC)

 

Tuesday, September 3 - 6th, 7th, 8th

 

6:00 - 6:20       Meet in Fr. Seamus Glynn Center

6:25 - 8:00       Start in Homeroom and follow your student's                           schedule

 

Wednesday, September 4 - K, 1st, 2nd

 

6:00 - 6:20       Meet in Fr. Seamus Glynn Center

6:25 - 6:55       K/1st go to classrooms

6:25 - 6:45       2nd grade in Fr. Seamus Glynn Center with                             DRE's

6:50 - 7:20       2nd grade in Fr. Seamus Glynn Center with                             teachers

 

Thursday, September 5 - 3rd, 4th, 5th

 

6:00 - 6:20       Meet in Fr. Seamus Glynn Center

6:25 - 6:55       1st presentation in classrooms (3rd, 4th, 5th)

7:00 - 7:30       2nd presentation in classrooms (3rd, 4th, 5th)

Don't delay, sign up today! The  SignUp.com link for Volunteer Opportunities for the 2019 - 2020 school year is now live on the  SFA website (under Support SFA /Volunteer).  It includes all of the school wide volunteer positions available for the coming school year.  Get a jump start on those service hours and register today for the opportunity that works for you! When the time is right, you will be contacted by the event chairperson to schedule your shifts. Please take a moment to check it out and sign up today! 

Key positions taking place early in the school year and requiring attention include:  Fall fundraiser and Fall Fest volunteers. Have questions or want to discuss the opportunities in more detail, please reach out to  Moni Sledge for assistance.
 

Every SFA family is required to complete twenty (20) Volunteer Service Hours each year. Volunteer Service Hours began accumulating on April 1 for the 2019 - 2020 school year.

Please contact Cheryl Driscol with any questions.

The Spirit Committee Co-Chairs, Theresa Bass and Michelle Leo, would like to thank our volunteers for generously giving of their time to help make our New Parent Wine & Cheese Social a successful one.  I invite our new families to come join in the fun and merriment of this amazing committee.

A BIG thank you to the 59 families that stepped forward to serve as a Mentor Family and resource to all of our new SFA families. We are beyond blessed with a community that believes in Catholic education and takes an active role in supporting the work of our school.

The Diocese of Orange has been transitioning all elementary schools away from Sycamore to a new student information system (FACTS) this Summer.  Administrative staff have been attending training all summer and supporting the conversion process.  FACTS is still working with us to convert and customize all of our data and forms.  We anticipate this process will be completed this week.  We hope to have more information for you at Back To School nights in early September.  Thank you for your patience during this transition process.

Parent Form

Tips from SFA Carline Chair

Safety is our #1 priority for our SFA families.

Please keep the following in mind....

• Carline begins at 7:35 a.m. and concludes at 8 a.m.
• Drivers do not exit vehicle when dropping off.
• Please do not open trunk during carline.
• Please drive cars all the way forward. Do not stop early.
• Do not back-out of parking spaces during carline.
• No U-turns by school entrance at top of hill during this time.
• Park vehicles down the hill from school or at Eastside Park at top of hill. 
• No morning parking at Santa Clara.

Family cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Susan Katsaros

Carline Chair

We are re-launching Spirit Wear ordering which can be worn on Fridays throughout the school year.  While the Spirit Wear website is being built for our families, a paper order form will be used for the 1 st Trimester. Orders due by September 16th!

It's time to start planning our annual Fall Fest Fundraiser! This is a fun night of community, food, games and excitement. If you would like to be part of the planning committee, please contact Moni Sledge at msledge@sfayl.org .

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If you are interested in volunteering at the SFA booth you may sign up here.