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2019 - 2020
School Year
Important Dates
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Last Day of School Preschool/PreK |
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Jun 5
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Final day of instruction K-7
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Jun 8
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Final Zoom with class K-7
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Jun 8-11
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Check out by grade
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| Jun 11 |
Last Day of School K - 7 |
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Dear St. Francis of Assisi Parents and Guardians,
What is your relationship with your mother like? Were there wounds to heal, memories to celebrate, or a lack of memories due to an early loss? Did your mom share faith with you at an early age? Did her faith pave a path for you to explore your own relationship with Jesus? How has your relationship with your mother shaped your view of motherhood as you started your own family? Do you believe your childhood experiences made a difference in who you are as a mom today?
One of the greatest gifts of our Catholic faith is the relationship we have with our Blessed Mother. Regardless of the relationship we had with our own mother growing up, we have a beautiful example of patience, perseverance, love, and compassion in Mary, Jesus' mother. Where else can we look for an example of a strong mother, who loved fiercely, sacrificed greatly, and persevered courageously? Mary experienced so many wounds witnessing her Son's painful and slow execution on Good Friday, yet she continued to love those who struggled with fear, anxiety, and who abandoned her Son in His time of greatest need. Even today, she continues to shower her love throughout all of the world with images that represent the culture and likeness of the people where she appears.
What a beautiful role model for us as moms and for our daughters, who may one day hope to be mothers themselves. We honor Mary as a Catholic school community every May by praying a decade of the rosary daily. Traditionally, our Second Grade First Communicants host a May Crowning in our school courtyard during this month. Even from a distance, this tradition had to continue. Thanks to our faith-filled team of staff - Mrs. Haselby, Mrs. Fernandez, Mrs. Lodin, Mrs. McCallick, Mrs. Sledge, and AbideCreativeCo.com, we are thrilled to share with you our first ever virtual May Crowning. While it is not in person, our Second Grade Students have created a forever memory for our St. Francis of Assisi community. My relationship with Mary began on my first high school retreat where I learned I had an amazing advocate who not only cared for me, but would lovingly bring my heartfelt petitions to the feet of her Son. So when I was asked to crown Our Lady, I was beyond honored and moved. Thanks to Mrs. Villa, we had the most magnificent floral crown of roses to place on her head and a gorgeous spray to lay at her feet. This is a memory I will forever treasure as your Principal here.
I invite you to join together this Thursday morning by gathering your family together to pray a rosary as a whole community in your homes. All teachers will host the video via Zoom with their classes at 8:15 am. We will post the link to the video on our school Facebook and Instagram Accounts on Thursday morning at 8 am so that all can join us in prayer at 8:15 am.
Ave Maria,
Jeannette Lambert
Principal
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May 28th - Virtual May Crowning
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Please join us for the first ever SFA Community Virtual May Crowning!
Tune in to our social media accounts at 8:15am on Thursday morning to participate in the beauty and prayer of May Crowning from home.
Our second grade classes, the SFA choir, and our administrators with the help and creative talents of
abidecreativeco.com, have worked hard to develop a video format for our May Crowning this year. We would love for all of our school and the tri-parish community to join us as we view the incredible results of their collaborative efforts.
SFA's Virtual May Crowning will be posted to our social media pages on Thursday morning. The second grade classes will be viewing the film together at 8:15am via zoom. Please start your own viewing from home at 8:15am so we can all come together in prayer.
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| May 29 - Parent/Grand Parent Appreciation Day |
| Join us for a Facebook Live Community Prayer and Blessing. Friday, May 29 at 8:05 am. We love our SFA families. |
| May 29 - School In Session |
| On our original calendar, we did not have school on May 29, due to graduation for our Class of 2020. Since this has been postponed until a later date, we will have school on May 29, and it will be a half day, so that we can end this school year one day sooner on Thursday, June 11! |
| Yearbook sales extended by Josten - Last Week! |
Thankfully we were able to complete our SFA Yearbook the week before we had to take our COVID-19 break! Click here to purchase your 2019-2020 yearbook to relive the fun times that were made on campus.
Yearbooks may be purchased between now and May 31st.
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| Family Collective - Parent Zoom Gathering |
| Virtual Book Fair - May 11 - Sept. 4 |
"We're having a Summer Read-a-Palooza Virtual Book Fair! You can support our school while discovering favorite characters, series, and collections all summer long. Orders are delivered right to your doorstep and you can take advantage of FREE shipping on book-only purchases over $25.
Let's make this a summer to instill a love of reading!" |
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Great News! Shop with Scrip is active and ready for you to place an order. Orders will be processed weekly. Any order you place by Saturday will be available for you to pick up in the school office on the following Wednesday after noon. When you come to pick up your order, you will need to wear a mask.
Keep an eye on the newsletter for updates to the schedule throughout the remainder of the distance learning and during summer break.
If you would like to get started using Scrip and helping our school with fundraising, go to Scrip on the school website and read through the details and be ready to sign up.
If you have an existing account and did not receive an email from me that your account is active, please contact me directly.
For any and all Scrip related questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michelle Molendyk at
scrip@sfayl.org.
Thank you!
Common Online Ordering Questions and Answers |
| Mrs. Sledge, our Director of Campus Ministry, has started a page on our website for prayers, inspiration and family activities to help build faith at home in these uncertain times. |
| Camp Wolfpack - CANCELLED |
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We were notified by the Diocese this week that all in person summer schools have been cancelled. We are sorry that we are not able to spend the summer with your children. We look forward to Camp Wolfpack 2021!
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Thank you to Gymnastics Pacifica for supporting SFA and donating your time towards our PE program.
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, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School. Simply click here to begin shopping through AmazonSmile.
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