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2019 - 2020
School Year
Important Dates
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Jan 26
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Open House
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| Feb 17 |
No School
President's Day
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| Feb 21 |
No School
Religious Ed Congress
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| Mar 13 |
No School
Spring Conferences
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Mar 14
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Auction Gala
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Mar 19
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STEM Night
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| Mar 23 |
No School
Faculty Retreat
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Apr 9
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17
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Easter Break
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Apr 25
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May 2
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8th Grade East Coast Study Trip |
| May 25 |
No School
Memorial Day
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May 29
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No School -
8th Grade Graduation
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| Jun 5 |
Last Day of School Preschool/PreK |
| Jun 12 |
Last Day of School K - 7 |
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| Georgi D. |
5A
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| Isabella O. |
KB
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| Catherine G. |
3B
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Dear Parents and Guardians of St. Francis of Assisi School,
Thank you to all staff and volunteers who supported our St. Francis promotion weekend last Saturday and Sunday. We had so many students in proper uniform serving as greeters, ushers, altar servers, gift families, and donut hospitality before, during and after liturgies. Much gratitude goes out to our tri-parish clergy who preached from the pulpit about the importance of a Catholic education and specifically noted the gift of our families giving back to the tri-parish community. I could feel the excitement and enthusiasm building for our Open House this weekend.
I want to highlight statistics that were published in the OC Catholic recently about the benefits and gift of Catholic education. At St. Francis of Assisi, 100% of our students who apply for Catholic High Schools are accepted, many with honors in English, Math or Full Honors including Science. Our Catholic High School students have a 4 year college acceptance rate of 93.2% versus the state of California acceptance rate of 26%. The Catholic High School SAT scores average 200 points higher than the national and state average and the ACT scores were almost 4 points higher than the national and state averages. For the 2019 Graduates from OC Catholic High Schools, the students received $175,427,181 in college scholarships. Our 2019 St. Francis of Assisi Alumni received scholarships in the amount of $1,738,672 for their 4 Year College education. These statistics are so impressive and speak to why we, as parents, invest in our children's future.
My hope as Principal is that any family that wishes to send their students to a Catholic school will not be turned away due to financial constraints. One way to keep our tuition increases to a minimum is by increasing enrollment in our school. I continue to commit to maintaining small class sizes with a maximum of 30 students per room. However, many grade levels are not even close to this number. You can take an active role in building up our community through your words, actions, and personal invitation to our Open House this Sunday. Share the good news of Catholic education and the impact it has made on your family. When we tell our story, God can work through the canvas of our lives.
Building up the body of Christ,
Jeannette Lambert
Principal
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Family Last Name begins with:
| A thru D |
A case of water bottles (either 8oz. or 16oz.)
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| E thru H |
1 box juice packs (10 per box)
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| I thru L |
1 dozen cookies/muffins
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| M thru P |
Fresh cut fruit salad
(i.e. apples/melon/grapes/berries/bananas) *
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| Q thru T |
1 Box of fresh donuts*
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| U thru Z |
Cheese and Cracker Assortment |
*If you are assigned fresh donuts or fruit, please bring them on Sunday morning no later than 9am. |
We have noticed that after parents pick up their children, they are allowing them to stay on our yard and play on the equipment and as well as down at the church grounds in the green bushes. On-campus, daycare assumes liability and responsibility for all students in their care at the dismissal bell. Families not using daycare must leave the gates and go off campus for playdates. Please also respect the grounds at Santa Clara as Fr. Fred is allowing us to use the Church property and this privilege can be removed at any time.
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| Catholic Schools Week 2020 |
Family Lunch Schedule
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Food Service Timeframe
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Grade Levels
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11:00 am - 11:15 am
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PS, PKA, PKB
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11:15 am - 11:40 am
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Kindergarten
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11:40 am - 12:10 pm
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1st and 2nd
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12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
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3rd and 4th
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12:40 pm - 1:05 pm
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5th and 6th
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1:05 pm - 1:25 pm
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7th and 8th |
Craftsman Family Lunch Order Form
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| Celebrate Our Freedoms - Military Donations |
| Volunteer Breakfast - January 28th |
| Re-Enrollment/Registration for 2020 - 2021 School Year |
Re-enrollment (Registration) information has been sent home via email to all current Preschool - 7th Grade Families. The new process is going very smooth and we are happy to report many families have reenrolled prior to the deadline! Online re-enrollment is open until January 31, 2020 at midnight. A $75 "Hold Fee" is due at time of re-enrollment, payable online, to hold your child's spot for the 2020/2021 School Year. The balance of the enrollment fee ($400) will be due either by check or credit card no later than March 10, 2020 or otherwise will be rolled into your FACTS Payment Plan. Those not confirmed with the $75 "Hold Fee" by the January 31 deadline may be subject to loss of continuing enrollment for the 2020/2021 school year. 2020/2021 Tuition and Fees will be announced mid-February.
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We are extending the original deadline of January 17th for all current families wishing to enroll a sibling (a student not currently attending St. Francis School) to this
Friday, January 24, 2020 at Noon. This will be the final opportunity to submit an online application as we will be offering remaining spots to those on our waitlist and visiting families from Open House.
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| Our yearbook editor is in need of candid classroom pictures and pictures from the All School Christmas Program. If you have any pictures that you would like to submit, send them to Jen Mautino at mautinofam@yahoo.com. Please include your class in the subject line. |
| Beauty & the Beast Tickets |
Tickets for Beauty & the Beast will go on sale Friday, January 24th at 8:00 am. Tickets can be purchased here.
If you experience any problems or have general ticketing questions, please call Admit One Productions at the E-Ticket Customer Support Line during business hours (M-F 7:00 am to 5:00 pm PST) at
(714) 442-3874
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Thank you for your continued commitment to SFA!
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| Beauty & the Beast Musical |
Do you want to advertise in our musical program? Send a shout out to one of your classmates? Or send your child some well wishes? If you answered yes, then here is your chance! Information can be found
here.
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| Coffee with the Counselor |
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Our SFA Spirit Wear store has officially launched. Visit our store today and place your orders. New items are available now! |
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Online ordering of 2019 - 2020 Yearbooks is now open! The cost if ordered today is $45.00. The final day to personalize yearbooks is February 2, 2019. The final date to order yearbooks online is May 15, 2020.
Click here to place your order!
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| Save the Date - Auction Gala |
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The last day to turn in used shoes will be Friday, January 31st! The 8th graders only need 100 more pairs to pairs to meet their goal! Let's help push them over.
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Wednesday lunches throughout the school year are hosted by our 7th and 8th grade students fundraising for their East Coast Study Trip. The DC Dining program offers a variety of meal options from a broad spectrum of local restaurants.
Please order DC Dining for Trimester 2. Please be sure to turn the form and payment into the office by Monday of the week you are ordering a meal. DC Dining next Wednesday, January 29th will be our family lunch day for Catholic Schools Week. We will be serving Craftsman, the last day to turn in your orders will be this Friday, January 24th.
Trimester 2 DC Dining Order Form |
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| Vicki Marsha Uniform Sales |
| Catholic Night at the Honda Center |
| Mater Dei High School - Upcoming Events |
| Santa Margarita Catholic High School - Upcoming Events |
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