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SFX 2020 Virtual Back to School Night Tonight! |
Parents - This evening at 6:00 pm you will receive a "Back to School Night" email containing links to the classroom / grade level teacher presentations. You may "attend" at your earliest convenience!
The faculty and administration at St. Francis Xavier School will most certainly miss seeing all the parents in person!
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Welcome Ms. Beth Cotton to the 3rd SFX team and community! We are so happy that you are with us! Ms. Cotton comes to us with a background that includes several years of teaching 3rd grade in a Catholic School as well as teaching in an international school in Ethiopia, a dream she was happy she could live out. The students will surely be curious to learn about her travels and experiences! |
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Gerald Lordan to the SFX team and community. Dr. Lordan comes to us with an extensive background as an educator that includes many years of teaching at Fenwick High School, and prior to that teaching middle school science. He stated that over the years he is has been impressed with the students that have come from SFX and attended Fenwick. Welcome to St. Francis Xavier School! |
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2020 SFX Golf Outing... a Swinging Success! |
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Congratulations to our Event Chairs, Sandy and Jeremy Toczylowski and Co-Chairs Katie and Scott Lutzow on the success of our Annual Golf Outing. Huge recognition to our wonderful community of supporters. We had an amazing 120 golfers come out and enjoy the day! Parents, Alumni, and Friends of SFX... THANK YOU for your participation and support!
Volunteer Honor Roll : Bridget Weber, and Jane Bandyk.
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Parents, please see the updated time schedule for arrival & dismissal. The updates are in blue. |
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We are excited to share that St. Francis Xavier School is implementing a Mathematics and Reading program called i-Ready. i-Ready will help us determine each student's strengths and areas for growth, personalize their learning, and monitor their progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows us to meet your child where they are and provides us with data to inform instruction.
The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your child’s needs. Each item a student receives is based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier ones. The purpose of this is not to give your child a score or grade but to determine how to best support their learning.
i-Ready Instruction provides students with lessons based on their individual strengths and areas for growth. These lessons are interactive and provide strategic supports to keep your child engaged as they learn.
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LRC Corner: a message from Mrs. Katie Filbin |
Congratulations to the following students for reading ALL 20 of the 2020 Bluestem Award books last school year. I'm so proud of them! Normally these students are invited to a special recognition breakfast, but our current situation does not allow us to do this. The 2020-21 Monarch, Bluestem and Rebecca Caudill book award lists can be found on my website and the books are available at your local libraries:
http://filbinlibrary.weebly.com/monarch-bluestem-caudill-info.html.
We Pray, We Learn, We Serve, We READ!
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Congratulations to:
Sarah Ball
Taylor Carroll
Frankie Doyle
Gabby Gergits
Brendan Hyland
Maddie Justak
Nancy Labrador
Mason Malucinik
Stella McDermott
Lauren Mulcahy
Malachy Muldoon
Clare Nowak
Clare Olson
Olivia Pold
Cristina Skoufis
Declan Sullivan
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Calling all artists! LaGrange Library Annual Bookmark Contest! |
Any student in grades K-6 interested in designing a bookmark that the LaGrange Library will produce and distribute should create their design on the linked form and hand it in to the LaGrange Library by September 30. Good luck to all our artists! CLICK HERE for the submission form!
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Picture Day is Thursday, October 8th! |
Van Gogh School photographers will be on the Joyce Hall stage and in the Gym taking all student, faculty and staff pictures on Thursday October 8, 2020.
Students may be out of uniform, including those who have PE that day. Students are encouraged to dress their Sunday best.
The photo taking procedure this year is thus:
- Students are called to the photographer, stand on a marker on the floor, remove their mask, SMILE, next student. In the past they hopped up on a stool.
- eLearning students are invited to be the first to be photographed and may arrive at school at 7:40 as the photographers will be starting at 7:45. Please come to the Waiola doors for admittance and don’t forget to wear your mask.
Online ordering is the preferred ordering method, however, there are a few pre-paid envelopes in the school office for those families who prefer not to order on-line. If you would like one please let Mrs. Peggy Evans know at pevans@sfxlg.org. Please return the envelope with your order and payment prior to or on the morning of pictures. Prepaid order envelopes can NOT be accepted at school after picture day and will be returned to parents. On-line orders must be placed prior to or on picture day.
Picture retakes, graduation pictures and yearbook pictures are currently scheduled for Tuesday, November 10. More information regarding graduation and yearbook pictures will be sent in late October.
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SFX Parent Rosary
DATE: Thursday, 9/24
TIME: 8:20am
JOIN US IN-PERSON & SOCIALLY DISTANCED:
PLACE: Mary Garden on the Spring Ave side of the church
(inclement weather? We will gather in the church.)
Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, coffee, & rosaries. The littlest pray-ers are most welcome. And bring your special intentions...goodness knows we have a few. Covid precautions will be in place: masks & social distancing.
If you know in advance that you will be joining us, please register on the parish website for: "Rosary--Thursday."
If your schedule changes, or the morning routine goes smoother than expected, or you realize it's Thursday, or you just forget to register? No problem! Join us! We'll mark your info when you arrive. (required by Archdiocese for contact tracing, if necessary)
JOIN US VIRTUALLY:
If you are interested in praying together virtually, click on the zoom link:
Questions? Contact Katie Kanzer at k.f.kanzer@gmail.com
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Information regarding High School Recruitment Activities
The Catholic High School Night planned for the evening of October 8th at St. Francis has been cancelled due to Covid-19 protocols.
The local High School Leaders have adopted two temporary measures regarding High School Recruitment Activities during the current health restrictions. All School Visits will be conducted virtually this Fall.
Additionally, in-person Shadow Days are currently suspended. No on-site visits are being scheduled at this time.
Parents and students are advised to investigate High Schools through their individual websites. Local High Schools have begun to send us their recruiting materials which will be sent home with 7th and 8th graders in the coming days/weeks.
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Shop for SFX Note: Change for this week's order! |
Did you know that Shop SFX offers more than just gift cards for groceries? There are so many vendors to choose from! Amazon.com, Starbucks, Apple & iTunes, Gap & Old Navy, Target, even AMEX and Visa Gift Cards...Just to name a few!
And, did you know that you can use your credit card to purchase the gift cards? There are three convenient ways to pay for your gift card purchases: by check (even if you order on-line, you can still pay by check-just send it to the office), by credit card or through a connected checking account.
Still seems overwhelming? We are here to help! Most families really find it easy once they get started, and appreciate seeing those tuition credits and profits rack up. Register today, and we’ll send you some details about how it works.
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Date: OCTOBER 3rd.
Time: 10:00 am
Place: SFX Parish East Lawn
Masks required. Please observe social distancing.
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If your child will have medication, EpiPen, or inhaler in school the self-medication forms and possibly the allergy action plan form must accompany the medication. These forms are to be completed annually.
Up-To-Date Physical Exams with Immunizations: Required for students entering: Preschool, Kindergarten, 6th grade, enrolling for the first time to school, or transferring from an out-of-state school. Due date extended to October 1, 2020.
Dental Exams: Required for students entering: Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, & 6th Grade. Due by February 1, 2021
Vision Exams: Required for students entering: Kindergarten Due by February 1, 2021
All examinations are valid if completed within 1 year of the school start date.
All forms can be accessed here. If you prefer, please email Mrs. Evans at pevans@ .org and a hard copy will be sent home with your child.
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Save The Date - Thursday, October 1 - Restaurant Fundraising Night with Aurelio's
We are so grateful for their continued support of SFX! Order anytime between 4:00 - 8:00pm on Thursday, October 1, mention that your order is for the SFX Fundraiser and Aurelio's will donate 20% to our school. The fundraiser is valid for pick-up, delivery and dine-in.
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Friday 9/25
NO SCHOOL
Teacher Professional Development Day
Thursday 10/1/20
Restaurant Fundraising Night with Aurelio's LG
10/3/20 10:00 am
Pet Blessing
SFX Parish East Lawn
10/3/20
SFX Virtual Oktoberfest
10/23/20
Virtual Ice Cream Social
Stay tuned for info!
11/5/20
Restaurant Fundraising Night with Aurelio's LG
Virtual Falcon 5K
Sunday, November 1 through Saturday, November 7, 2020
Stay tuned for info!
12/3/20
Restaurant Fundraising Night with Aurelio's LG
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Please note:
Friday 12/18/20
NOON Dismissal
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Let an individual Teacher, Staff or Administrative Team Member know that they are appreciated!
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. Content shared is informational and does not serve as a recommendation or endorsement by SFX School or Parish. |
Health & Wellness Fest will be going virtual on 9/28/20 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. CLICK HERE for info
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LATTE Theater’s Fall Acting Training Series
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Knights of Columbus
Coat Drive
10/3 & 10/4 from 9am-2pm
Contactless drop-off :
SFX Parish Parking Lot
*tax receipts available*
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St Laurence High School
Acting Workshop
Sign up at
Leader/Scholar Award
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Shop for SFX !
a SCRIP Fundraising Program
Shop at all of the places you love and SFX earns money on EVERY gift card ordered! (And you earn a tuition credit!)
Target, Mariano’s, Kohls, Starbucks! So many ways to help SFX!
Keep shopping! Did you know a single family who committed to buying most of their groceries with gift cards earned over $500 for SFX in a year; that’s $200 in tuition credit and $300 for SFX!
Need to enroll? Visit www.ShopwithScrip.com; click on Join a Program; enter our enrollment code: 291486155575L
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Bookmark the link! Your purchases can make a difference!
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