Blessed Francis Seelos Academy
Weekly News
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A Look Ahead
Friday, January 20th - Closed for In-service/Clerical Day
Saturday, January 21st- Forensics Tournament at Butler Catholic
Saturday, January 21st - Athletic Association Spirit Night at the Court - Details to follow
Sunday, January 29th - Catholic Schools Week - Details to follow
Friday, February 10th - K to 8 JA Day with OLSH Presenters
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Seelos Spirit Night
Calling all Seelos Saint fans! We are having a Seelos Spirit night on Saturday 1/21 to support our basketball teams. Please join us at 3pm for JV girls, 4:15 for Varsity girls and 5:45 for Varsity Boys. We encourage everyone to wear Seelos gear and make signs to cheer on our teams!
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A schedule of all Catholic Schools' Week events
will be announced
as soon as possible.
Keep an eye out for all volunteering opportunities.
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Yearbook Photos
Please note: Yearbook photos will be taken for the following groups during the school day on Tuesday January 24th: Seelos Samaritans, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Forensics, PJAS, Band, Ironmen Football, and Shakespeare. If you have a child in one of these groups, he/she will need to be present at school in order to be in the photo. There will not be a make-up date for these group photos. We do ask that you ensure they are in school uniform. If they won a dress down day, it should not be used on this date. Thank you.
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Lunch
There will be TWO lunch options on 2-hour delay days -buttered parmesan pasta with roll or breadstick OR chicken nuggets with french fries or tater tots. And, Blessed Seelos Academy will also have salad bar as an option.
The Lunch menu can always be found on the school website as well as on your Family Portal.
The cafeteria staff is looking for additional volunteers to help with lunch throughout the year. Click here to sign up.
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Parent and Student Volunteers Needed!
We are preparing for our winter K-8 Open House that is scheduled for Sunday, January 29 from 1-3 PM. There are many opportunities to help spread the word about our event at our neighboring churches and also help with tours of the school. Please visit these signup geniuses to register to help. Thank you for helping to increase enrollment at Seelos Academy!
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Spring Sports Registration
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Catholic Schools Week Events
In addition to the CSW envelope that was sent home with your student, you can check the calendar on the parent page of the school website for daily events. |
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Attention Parents!!! Can we have your gently used Uniforms?
We are collecting gently used Lands End and School Belles Uniforms. We are looking for pants, shorts, skirts, jumpers, sweatshirts, fleeces, gym uniforms, and spirit wear. Please put them in a bag and drop them off at the office. Please make sure there are not stains for pet hair on the uniforms as well.
Stop and see us at Open House for Used Uniform Closet Sale on January 29th from 12:00PM to 2:00PM!!
As always please email me, Cara Izaj, at cdemotte@yahoo.com if you need anything and we can see if we can help you out.
*All proceeds from Used Uniform Sale goes to BFSA PTG.*
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Emergency Closings and Delays
If inclement weather or some other emergency requires that school be delayed or closed, this information will be announced via email, radio, and/or television. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL OR RECTORY FOR THIS INFORMATION.
In the event the school has a two-hour delay, all children should report to school by 10:15 am. Morning care is cancelled when school is delayed. If a district does not have a delay, the children from that district will follow their normal bussing schedule. If a public school has a delay when the school does not, those children may follow the delayed bussing schedule unless the parent/s can bring them.
Bussing is the responsibility of your local school district; therefore you must listen to their announcement and follow their directives for cancellations and delays. If your district cancels and we do not, there will be no bus service provided. Likewise, if we are on a two-hour delay and your district is running on a regular schedule, please do not put your child on the bus. Please note that children will not be admitted to the building nor will supervision be available if students arrive prior to the two-hour delay start time.
PLEASE NOTE: Because our attendance registers are legal indicators of a child's presence at the times we are in session, children who arrive late or are absent because of busing when school is in session will be marked as Excused Tardy of Excused Absence.
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Neighbor's News
Please visit this link to our website for flyers from our neighboring businesses and high schools regarding upcoming events and sports clinics. New this week is registration for the North Pittsburgh Saints Lacrosse Clinic.
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Did You Miss a Newsletter?
All of our weekly newsletters are on the school website. Go to Parents/Read the Latest or view here.
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Save the Date
Trivia Night is back and will be held on February 18th in the Ryan Center. More details will follow soon.
If you are interested in helping with the planning of this year's event, please email Beth Kunz at eakunz@comcast.net.
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Support Seelos Academy
Thursday, January 19 3PM-10PM
Our next dine-to-donate event will be Thursday, January 19, at Texas Roadhouse in McCandless! Please note that dine-in (yes, this includes any $ spent on beverages as well) and take-out orders count! Also included are any gift card purchases. If ordering takeout, PLEASE mention our school fundraiser and offer to show the flyer on your mobile device at pick up (although just mentioning is usually sufficient.).
Some additional information - there are also 'family packs' available that feed up to 4 people and price ranges are between $40-$60 depending on which pack they choose. They offer a Rib, Sirloin, Chicken Critter, BBQ Chicken, and Pulled Pork family pack. Each comes with a family-sized salad, 2 family-sized sides, and a dozen of their fresh-baked bread with honey cinnamon butter.
Orders can order online or call the restaurant to place their order.
More information can be found through this link.
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Planning for the 16th annual Saint Aidan Parish Fish Fry at St. Alphonsus Church is well underway! In years past, we have served over 14,000 dinners during Lent, and raised thousands of dollars going directly to our parish and school!!
In 2023 we are happy to welcome back an indoor dining experience in our Ryan Center with a full menu. Take out is also available from the school cafeteria.
We are accepting sponsorships to defray the cost of the event. Donations in any amount are welcome and appreciated, as well as tax-deductible. Families can sponsor a menu item or groups can pool their contribution and sponsor and item together. Own a business or know someone who does?? Sponsorship is a great way to get your business noticed by over 2,000 people a week!!
We hope that you will join us in sponsoring, volunteering or patronizing our award winning Fish Fry! Thank you for your consideration!
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Gift Card Program
BUY GIFT CARDS, EARN TUITION REBATES
Shopping with gift cards is the best way to earn tuition because it fits right into your daily life while earning tuition credit! Purchase cards ahead of time from the school or use the Raise Right program for on-demand purchases. This fundraiser generates additional revenues used for the operational costs of Seelos Academy. For more information and order forms, click the link below or contact Mrs. Davison.
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Fundraising Partners
Visit our website for additional ways to support Seelos Academy through our fundraising partners.
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If you have school news or announcements to send to school families, please email
Patty Anfang no later than Wednesday of each week for it to appear in the week’s news. Anything received after Wednesday will be included in the following week’s news.
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