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SFX Spelling Bee!
Congratulations School Champion, 8th Grader Neeve Olson on placing 5th out of 18 at the district competition of the Scripps Spelling Bee held at McClure. Well done Neeve!
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Catholic Schools Week Presentation on the History of SFX School
As we prepare to graduate the 103rd graduating class at SFX, Sr. Rosemary LeFlaur CSJ, Congregation of St. Joseph former Principal and Alumna from St. Francis Xavier School, LaGrange, IL and Nazareth Academy, gave a wonderful presentation on the history of St. Francis Xavier Parish, La Grange, IL's parish school to the 4th - 8th grade students on Vocation Day during Catholic Schools Week.
SFX students learned that 6 original Sisters who were lace makers from Le Puy, France arrived in LaGrange in 1899 with only 33 cents between them. Sr. Rosemary explained how these same hard working and determined sisters continued the first building, named Nazareth, when the construction workers went on strike. They learned that the early sisters traveled back and forth in a wagon, and ran a farm adjacent to Nazareth Academy which financed their work; all while wearing heavy wool habits, even in the heat of summer.
Originally, three sisters taught all of the grades at SFX. The students were surprised that there was a small house on Waiola, next to the blacktop where the 1st grade was moved. In the basement of that house, refrigerated milk for the students was kept. But that’s not all… there was a glass counter where penny candy was sold by the 8th grade girls at recess and lunch time! The SFX students were intrigued and asked several questions about how school was held as the current school was being constructed. They were amazed that there were 45 to 50 students in each classroom! Grades 2,4,6 & 8 had class from 8:20 am - 12:20 pm, followed by grades 1,3,5 & 7 attending class from 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm daily.
With no girls sports, the SFX boys originally played their basketball games at Fenwick High School on Saturdays. Eventually, LRC/Library, Art, Physical Education, Spanish language, Technology and the SFX Service Program were added, leading to the school being awarded the Maxine Donahue Award for the SFX service program, by the National Catholic Educational Association. SFX received the honor of becoming a National Blue Ribbon School in 2013 for our overall academic excellence by the US Department of Education, and most recently, SFX was the 2019 recipient of the St. Thomas Aquinas award for Academic Excellence by the Chicago Archdiocese. We thank Sr. Rosemary for her wonderful presentation!
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Important Parent Information
Tax Credit Statement-Educational Expenses
If you made tuition payments to us in the first 6 months of 2019 you should have received a statement from Jane Bandyk that detailed all of your payments from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. For the 2
nd
half of 2019, you will need to log into your FACTS account.
Step 2: Select 'View Details'
Step 3: Select 'View Payment Summary' (Page will open in another window or tab)
Step 4: Select the year & then 'Print'
These statements can be used to fill out the Illinois Receipt for Qualified Education Expenses for your Illinois tax return and/or, in the case of Pre-School, the Child and Dependent Care Expenses form for your Federal tax return.
FACTS Billing for 2020-2021 Re-Registered and Newly Registered Students
Your FACTS account is now billing $75.00 per re-registered student currently in grades PS3-7
th
. That charge will show the re-registered students name. If you have registered a child who will be new to St. Francis next year the charge will show the name of the lead parent on your account. New student’s names for the 2020-2021 school year can’t be uploaded to FACTS yet.
FACTS 2020-2021 Tuition Assistance
Applications for tuition assistance must be made through the FACTS Management System. The site will open for applications February 1
st
. Please
CLICK HERE to see the attached letter
explaining the application process and required documents. We ask that all applications be completed by June 1, 2020. Parents will be notified of tuition assistance awards prior to the July/August billing of 2020-2021 tuition.
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SFX Spring Athletics!
Calling all SFX athletes! The Spring Sports season is just around the corner and you don’t want to miss out on all the fun! 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders…
It’s not too late to sign up for a fun season of
Track & Field
.
There is something for everyone - sprints, hurdles, javelin, high jump, middle distance, shot put, long jump, triple jump, discus and relays. Practices begin in March. Tell your friends!
Boys Volleyball
is a short, fast season. If your son has never tried the sport, now’s the time! The athletes gain an appreciation for a sport they might not be that familiar with while having a great time competing with their classmates. Practices will begin late February.
Please contact Tammy Bauer
sfxad@sfxlg.org
if you’d like to register your student-athlete or would like additional information about the SFX spring sports season.
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Come out and CHEER ON the FALCONS!
TONIGHT! Wednesday 2/5
5:45 at St. John of The Cross
8A Boys Basketball
TONIGHT! Wednesday 2/5
5:00 at St. Isaac Jogues
6th A Boys Basketball
We'll know who they play after a game tonight.
Thursday, 2/6
5:50 at SFX
7th A Boys Basketball
winner advances to championship game on 2/10
Falcon Invitational at SFX
8th B boys basketball
Thursday 2/6
6:40 vs Ascension
Saturday 2/8
10:45 vs Visitation
Sunday 2/9
1:30 vs St. Lukes
Sunday, 2/9
7th A Girls Volleyball playing for the championship
4:00 at SFX
Save The Date:
Tuesday, 3/10
5th and 6th Girls Basketball
Details to follow
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FSA News Corner
We need your box tops!
Help SFX achieve its goal by our next deadline of 2/13/2020.
What's next?
Father / Son: February 9th
Mother / Daughter: March 8th
Come join our FSA Board! Here are our openings:
1.VP
2. Treasurer
3. Social / New Families
The Family & School Association (FSA) is a the SFX parent organization whose goal is to help advance the Catholic education of our children and to promote the spirit of St. Francis Xavier School by providing a supportive link between families and SFX school. The FSA achieves this goal by sponsoring educational and recreational events for school families.
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An Invitation from RE to the SFX 6th Grade...
Religious Ed is inviting 6th grade from the Parish School to sit with 6th grade from Religious Ed at the 5:00 Mass this Saturday, February 8th.
6th grade STUDENTS are asked to sit up front and center (reserved seating for students).
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PARENT ROSARY
THURSDAY, February 6, 8:15am
SFX CHAPEL (located next to Joyce Hall in the school)
Each week, we pray for the SFX students, families, faculty and staff.
This week, we will specifically be praying for the 5th grade students and their intentions.
As always, bring your special intentions!
Questions: contact Katie Kanzer k.f.kanzer@gmail.com or Karen Trayser karentrayser@yahoo.com.
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Please send in your Box Tops and help SFX earn money!
The deadline for the Winter BoxTops collection is
Thursday, February 13th
.
We are still accepting Clippings
as well as Online Submissions!
THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOX TOPS IS HERE.
Box Tops is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and
instantly
add Box Tops to the SFX earnings online. Box Tops can also be earned for SFX digitally by scanning your receipt!
Be sure to download the new app from the
Apple App Store or Google Play.
Register, enter your zip code and Select St. Francis Xavier School!
- If you still have traditional Box Tops clips at home, make sure to send them to school! We will still earn cash for all clipped Box Tops until they expire.
- Better yet, we can "double dip" during the packaging transition by clipping traditional Box Tops AND scanning your store receipt containing participating products.
Box Tops has been an impactful source of income for school resources. Thank you for your participation!
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Catholic Schools Week 2020
Thursday - 1/30
Vocation Day
SFX Alumna and former SFX Principal, Sr. Rosemary LeFleur will speak to 4th-8th graders about the history of our school
K-3 will read the book Molly McBride and the Purple Habit to their students. Katie will do a follow up activity in LRC.
Ice cream treat from FSA.
UNITY HALL
1/30/20 7 PM
Friday - 1/31
Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day
Staff Dress Down Day
Lunch provided by FSA
2/9/20
2/10/2020 4pm-8pm
The Sound of Music
2/28/20 7pm
2/29/20 2pm & 7pm
3/8/20
CHECK HERE EVERY WEEK - MORE TO COME!
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Important letter regarding E-Learning Days...
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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. The content shared is informational and does not serve as a recommendation or endorsement by SFX School or SFX Parish.
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February 7th -
Trinity High School Seventh on 7th Shadow Day. 7th grade girls are invited to a special shadow day on Friday February 7th. Call 708.453.8305 or sign up
online trinityhs.org/shadow
February 7th -
Trinity Booster Club Bunco Night Join Booster Club for a fun night of coed bunco!
Tickets: $25 ($30 at the door)
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2019 - 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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2019 2020
HEALTH INFO LINKS
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Shop For SFX
Y
our family has the option of getting 40% of the profit back as a tuition credit, or you can choose to send your credit to another family or return it to the school.
HOW TO ENROLL:
2)
Enter our enrollment code: 5471CCD65575L
3) Enter a user name, password, and your account information. Fill in the validation, click Register, and you can start earning money for SFX!
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Did you know that when you shop for the holidays at:
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Use SFX ID # 70032987
at Office Max - program is valid all year long!
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