SFX PARENT NEWSLETTER November 8, 2023

November 8, 2023

Who doesn't love a little friendly competition?!?

We are so grateful to ALL of our SFX families who have made a commitment to We Thrive so far. As an added incentive to participate, the grade level that is CLOSEST to 100% participation by the end of We Thrive (Sunday, November 19) will receive a pajama day! And if the winning grade has over 90% participation, they will also receive a

no-homework day (2nd grade - 8th) or extra recess time (PreK - 1st). Help us pave the way to 100% parent participation by making a gift today!

Falcon Pride Spotlight:

Noreen Veeser

The Veeser family are longtime members of the SFX family, as Noreen and all of her 5 siblings are SFX alumni. And now, Noreen and Dan Veeser are parents to 4 current Falcons! We spoke with Noreen about why SFX is so special to her family, and also why she and Dan made the decision to become recurring donors to the We Thrive initiative. Read more here!

WHY MAKE A RECURRING GIFT TO WE THRIVE?

A recurring gift provides an opportunity for you to make a big impact over time! For example, maybe you would love to make a $100 donation to We Thrive but that amount doesn’t fit into your budget today. But, maybe $10 does? If you make a commitment of $10 a month today, for 10 months, you will make a $100 donation by August! Recurring gifts make your philanthropic goals more manageable and the automaticity of the monthly gift makes the act of giving effortless. Make a recurring gift to We Thrive today!

Pledge Now!

Give Now!

A special thank you to everyone who gave last week! We made our $5,000 match threshold and so in addition to your generosity, we received an ADDITIONAL $5,000 to We Thrive from a fellow SFX family!!

Service Day is coming up on December 1! Click here for a Collections Week video!

Click the photo below for a complete list of Service Day collections for this year! Collections are due by Thursday!

2024-2025 REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Re-registration for the 2024-2025 school year will once again be an online form for

students currently in grades PS3 – 7th. Click here to access the online form!

Please complete and submit ONE form for each of your students currently in grades PS3-7th no later than Wednesday, November 22nd. If you replied “no” or “uncertain” on your student’s re-registration form you will not be assessed the re-registration fee nor will a seat be reserved for your student in the 2024-2025 grade level count. The non-refundable

re-registration fee of $100.00 per student will be billed through your FACTS account in February.

If you have a child ready to enter Saint Francis Xavier for the first time next year, please request a New Student enrollment form by completing the appropriate questions on the online re-registration form. New student hard copy enrollment forms will be sent home beginning Wednesday, November 8th and we ask that they be returned with original birth and baptismal certificates by Wednesday, November 22nd. Original certificates will be returned to parents.

All re-registration questions and questions regarding new students of current families should be directed to Mrs. Evans at pevans@sfxlg.org.

Open enrollment for families new to Saint Francis will begin December 6th.

What a beautiful day it turned out to be for the 18th Annual SFX Falcon 5k! There was such a great buzz about and lots of smiling faces all morning. Thank you for coming out and celebrating our wonderful community!

Race results and amazing professional photos, thank you Karen Donoho and Francisco Carrilllo, can be found on our website: sfxfalcon5k.com

The course records still stand from 2018 & 2019!!! Maybe next year????

Get training, they are fast!

Delaney Burns 20:24 (Female 2018) and Nicholas Strayer 18:15 (Male 2019).

Thank you to all the following for their fantastic help with pulling off this event, without you all it would definitely not have been in existence or such a success:

Heather Connors (Post Race Party Host extraordinaire!) Chris Connors, Emily Bersnack, Maggie Dwyer, Fr. Bill, Fr. Rich, Camille Brune, Erin Smith, Bridget Weber, Pat McMahon, Margaret Houston, Lucy Sandburg, Tim Gannon, Francisco Carrillo, Karen Donoho, Coach Muholland, Zack and Meghan Fijal, Cathy Murphy, Erin O'Brien, Katie Dempsey, Katie & Reagan Hogerty, Angie McMurray, Lindsey Mckenzie, Melissa Burns, Jason and Shanae Strayer, Monica Schmitt, Lauren McCarthy, Patty Brown, Molly Olson, Michael Keach, Caitlin Harrington, Jeff Chierici, Angie Fekrat, Laura West, Alyssa Doorhy, Dan and Steph Janiszewski, Louise O'Connor, Richard Kasprzyk, Maggie Dempsey, Julia Mertz, Katie Nielsen, Kelli Dudek, Beth Preston, Michelle Monoz Durk, Jim O'Hara, Eric Martin, Elizabeth & Dan Joyce, Prudence Hopkins, Liam Fekrat, Erin Thunander, Jay Widuch, Shelly & Mark Titzer, Claire Biebel, Emily & Michael Czuba, Jenna Roman, Jack, Dan & Beth Edmonds, Lesli Pora, Ed, Katie Mulcahy, Ashley Augustyniak, and SFX student volunteers: Mary, Ella and Christina Connors, Colin Nielson, Matthew Fekrat, Jacob Roman, Luke O'Reilly, Charlie Fitzpatrick, William Skoufis, Molly Ellis, Michael O'Connell, Molly O'Brien, Emma Murphy, Patrick Gabriel, Gannon Carin, Audrey Leahy Alyse Strayer, Lauren Mulcahy, Ella Ramoley, Jane Weber, Gabby Gergits, Meghan Wood, Maddie Dwyer and Maura Mullen and Graham Martin.

Click the video above to view our 5th Grade Veterans mass and reception. 🇺🇸

Fri Nov 10

NO SCHOOL

Teacher Professional Development

Thurs Nov 16

Kindergarten Thanksgiving Program

6:30PM

Mon/Tues Nov 20-21

Parent Teacher Conferences

November 20-24

Thanksgiving Break

NO SCHOOL

Thurs Nov 30

Service Day Prayer Service 1:30 in the gym

Fri Dec 1

SFX Service Day

Thurs Dec 14

Carol and Light Service

(Grades 2,4 and 6)

Fri Dec 22

Noon Dismissal

Dec 23-Jan 7

Christmas Break

Mon Jan 15

No SCHOOL

MLK Jr. Day

Mon Jan 8

Classes Resume

Sun Jan 28

SFX Open House

2023-2024 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 📅

23-24 PIZZA DAY DATES 🍕

Arrival and Dismissal Information

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Purchase your yearbook today at:

https://www.treering.com

School code: 1015047106533739

We need your pictures!!

Please upload images throughout the year to:

https://web.treering.com/school/143714/2023/school-content/school-photos

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Catholic High School Placement Test (HSPT) is on Sat. December 2, 2023

Click here to find out more information on local high schools and events they have scheduled!

Click the photo above for Falcon Athletic Updates!

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