April 5, 2023

Our St. Francis Xavier School 8th graders will present the Stations of the Cross through their “Living Stations” interpretation. 

All are welcome to join us on Thursday, April 6, 2022 in church immediately after the 8:30am Triduum Morning Prayer. Please come to the Morning Prayer and stay for the Living Stations at 9:00 am. It’s always a very moving time of prayer and reflection. All are welcome.

LOST & FOUND ITEMS WILL BE DONATED

Final reminder! PLEASE have your children look in the Lost & Found area for their items! Items will be donated over the Easter break. Please show this picture to your children as well!

ATTENTION New Altar Servers Entering 6th, 7th, & 8th grades for the 2023-2024 School Year...

If you are interested in becoming an altar server (and we hope you are), CLICK HERE to download and complete the form.

Please return the form either to school or to the rectory by Friday, April 21st. 

STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS!

Good afternoon, I am Isla Riboul, next year's Student Council President. We want to thank everyone that participated in the Easter jelly bean guessing competition.

There were a lot of close guesses but there is only one that guessed within just a few jellybeans! The exact number of jellybeans is 1,468 and the winner guessed 1,500. That person is Abby Fijal from 6th grade who won the entire jar of jellybeans to share with family and friends! 

Congratulations Abby! On behalf of the Student Council, we want to wish a happy and healthy Easter and Spring Break to everyone!

CODING CLUB

SESSION 2 !!

The second session of Coding Club will begin after Easter Break. If your child participated in session 1, they should not sign up for session 2. 

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Questions? Please contact Mrs. Amy Ryan

FSA is looking for a Vice-President for the 2023-2024 school year.

Anyone interested please email current FSA President Carrie Johnson at

[email protected].

FSA 5 SQUARED EVENT

SFX Restaurant Fundraising Night with MAK's House

Wednesday, April 19th 4:00 – 8:00pm

Order from MAK's House anytime between 4 - 8pm on Wednesday, February 23rd and MAK's will generously donate 17% of all pre-tax/tip sales to St. Francis Xavier School! The fundraiser is valid for dine-in and carry out. Orders can be placed in-person, by phone or via their website (Toast) - just be sure to tell them that your order is for the SFX/St. Francis Xavier fundraiser. If you order online, please note that you will have to tell them to count your order towards the fundraiser when you pick up. 

Take a night off from cooking and enjoy their burgers, chicken sandwiches, melts and wings! MAK's is located at 46 South La Grange Road, by phone at 708-469-7264; and online at https://www.makshouse.com/ or check out their Instagram @maksburgerburger. Thank you for supporting our local businesses and for supporting our school!

SFX AUTHOR EVENT!

St. Francis Xavier is excited to announce that we will be hosting author Dustin Brady http://dustinbradybooks.com/ at an event on Tuesday, April 25 for grades 1-5. 

All SFX students are welcome to purchase an autographed copy of his books. Please DOWNLOAD & fill out the form below if you are interested.  

LAST CALL TO ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK!

The 8th grade Yearbook Club has been hard at work all year creating a fabulous memory book for your kids! Thursday, April 6th (tomorrow) is the last day to order a yearbook for delivery to SFX before school ends. Orders will still be available after this Thursday, however we can not guarantee delivery before school ends for summer. Please log-in to your treering account (or create an account) to purchase. If you believe you have already purchased, you can double check in your TreeRing account under "My Stuff/Orders". If you have any questions, please contact Angie Fekrat at [email protected].

2023-2024 BASE at SFX: REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Please CLICK HERE to download important registration info from the Park District of La Grange, for BASE 2023-2024 (Before & After School Extended Care) at St. Francis Xavier School.* Due to PDLG parking lot construction, Please park at north end of the building on registration day. On registration day you will be providing credit card or bank account information for auto billing of 2023-2024 BASE fees.

• April 20th FULL-TIME (morning AND afternoon) BASE registration only begins
• April 27th Open BASE registration begins

* BASE at SFX School is run by the Park District of La Grange. Please contact the PDLG BASE administrators listed in the following letter if you have any questions. 

The theme this year is "Singing Through the Decades!", AND we are including 7th and 8th grade! Grades that are performing include 1, 3, 5, 7, & 8. 

When: Thursday, May 4th

Where: SFX Gym

Dress: Sunday Best 

Arrival Time: 6:00-6:10pm - Parents may enter the gym after 6:00pm. Doors will be locked at 6:30pm. Students should report to Joyce Hall.

Show Time: 6:30pm

Tax Return Tuition Credit info from FACTS.

Follow these steps in your FACTS account to obtain a statement of the tuition information required for the Illinois Tuition Tax Credit form.

How to get Tax Return Tuition Credit info from FACTS.

Step 1: Sign in at https://online.factsmgt.com

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 PreSchool, the Child and Dependent Care Expenses form for your Federal tax return.

CLICK HERE for .pdf version. Any questions, please contact the FACTS customer service desk. 

Mrs. Peggy Evans

School Secretary

THANK A SFX FACULTY OR STAFF MEMBER!

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 your child or on your family in a special way. 

Click Here to send a Click & Clap to Faculty, Administration & Staff!

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I SEND A CLICK & CLAP?

Click & Claps are shared by Mrs. Garcia with the named faculty or staff member along with a sweet treat!

Looking for ways to support SFX ? Here is how you can do it!

• Buying Gift Cards? Buy them through SHOP FOR SFX! CLICK HERE for Order Form, Calendar of Due/Fill Dates & more! 

• Buying Cards or photo gifts? Buy them on MINTED and use our school code: FUNDRAISESFXLG. This code provides 20% off at Minted when applied at checkout. and 15% of the net sales from each purchase will be donated back to our school. Tell your friends and family! (please note that the discount excludes fine art prints and wedding stationary.)

• Download the BOX TOPS app from the App Store or Google Play, & submit photos of your grocery receipts to earn cash for SFX. Make sure you click on BONUS OFFERS

APRIL: 18th

MAY: 2nd, 16th, 23rd 

Thursday April 6

Living Stations of the Cross 9:00am (after 8:30 morning prayer) in Church

April 7 - 16

NO CLASSES

Easter Break

!!! COMING AFTER SPRING BREAK...

THE SFX RAFFLE !!!

Thursday April 20

FULL-TIME 23-24 BASE registration only begins

at the PDLG. *PARK AT NORTH END OF BLDG

Fri April 21

1st Grade

Older Friends Day

Tuesday April 25

Gr 1-5 Author Visit

Thursday April 27



Early Childhood Parent Principal's Coffee: Unity Hall

8:30-9:30am

OPEN 23-24 BASE registration begins

at the PDLG. *PARK AT NORTH END OF BLDG

5 Squared Event (pizza pickup from parking lot)

Thurs May 4

SPRING SING

Grades performing:

1, 3, 5, 7, & 8

Arrival Time: 6:00-6:10pm

Saturday May 6

1st Holy Communion

11am & 2pm

Tuesday May 9

Q- BBQ Restaurant Fundraiser

Friday May 12

Kindergarten

Mother's Day Tea

Monday May 15

Spring Band Concert

6:30 pm

Thur May 18

SFX Raffle Drawing!!!!

Friday May 19

May Crowning / Mass 1:15pm

Monday May 29

Memorial Day

NO CLASSES

Monday June 5

Class of 2023 Graduation

Tuesday June 6

Last day of school PS3-7*

*HALF DAY PS3, PK4 & K Students will dismiss

at the normal time

* ALL DAY PK / K

and Grades 1 - 7

NOON Dismissal

(June 7 & 8

Emergency Days

to be used if necessary)

Friday Sept 15, 2023

SAVE THE DATE

Annual SFX Men's & Women's Golf Outing

PARENT ROSARY

THURSDAYS 8:20am in Mary Garden or Church. Questions: contact Katie Kanzer [email protected]

• SCHOOL WEBSITE

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• HEALTH & WELLNESS

• FAMILY QUESTION PROTOCOL

• VIRTUS PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN

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St. Rita Summer Camps

Trinity High School Summer Registration Open

#FutureBlazer Workshops offer a variety of activities for rising 5th through 8th grade girls to experience the empowerment of Trinity High School. 

More information and registration: www.trinityhs.org/awesomesummer

Jr. High Leadershop Schedule Through June

Mother McAuley HS Summer Camp

SUMMER Camp

BASE Summer Camp Registration Code Information

BASE Summer Camp Online Registration Instructions

Empower IL 2023-2024 Application Resources

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[email protected]). 

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