Hello SFA!
Third week of school and everyone is getting into a routine now! We love being in the gym for prayers in the morning. I ask one thing, please make sure your child is arriving at school with a mask on their face as well as extras in their backpack. It has only been a week and a half of school and we already have gone through an entire box of kid masks. I know things are crazy in the morning, but please make that effort for us. Thanks!
I have been announcing on Monday morning the sports that were played over the weekend and who has won! We even stood up to recognize the students playing on these certain teams! CYO will begin writing a newsletter once a month that we will publish on our website, so look out for that when it becomes available!
Our school fee of $150 per family as well as the Home and School Fee of $75 per family, both need to be paid by October 1st. https://www.sfaschool.com/school-fees Going home today are 2 envelopes that you need to return to school with the fees inside. We are also making it more convenient for you to pay by going on the website and you can pay the fees through the Paypal account. If you do so, please make sure to write what the fees are for so we can keep track on our end. Paying through the website or using the envelopes are the 2 options, but please pay them by October 1st. Thanks so much!!
Speaking of Home and School, they have already begun planning events for this school year!!
Save the date for the following:
Hot lunch has been going well and the kids seem to enjoy it! Don’t get me started on eating in the gym, I think that may be their favorite part of the day! Snack bar hasn’t started yet, but please make sure to sign up for snack bar volunteering to help us in the kitchen! https://www.sfaschool.com/volunteer-at-school
Mrs. Johnson has currently been eating at her desk everyday instead of getting out to eat. Although she doesn’t mind, I do! I am asking for anyone that is willing to volunteer 45 minutes of their time around one of the lunch schedules so she can get a well deserved break. Please contact us and let me know if you are interested! I have someone for Monday already, but would love one a day the rest of the week. Thank you so much!
This Thursday we will have our first dress down day in honor of Pediatric Cancer. I spoke with the school this morning about it already. You are to bring in at least $1 in order to dress down on Thursday. As I told the kids, yellow is the color associated with Pediatric Cancer so to honor that, they must dress down wearing yellow! A yellow shirt, bows, pants etc.
Our first Friday mass of October is moved to the 8th. As of now, parents are not allowed to attend except those who are parents of a 6th grader! They are preparing for this mass themselves along with Mrs. Cronin. We will also be installing the safeties and Student Government at this mass too. More information to follow!
Let SFA 8th Grade help you with your Thanksgiving baking. Order a Linvilla pie today! Now through November 12th the St. Francis of Assisi 8th grade class will be selling Linvilla Orchards pies just in time for Thanksgiving! Visit the webpage for more information! https://www.sfaschool.com/linvilla-pie-orders
Lastly, I have briefly spoken about this, but we have started a “Peacemaker of the Month” Each month is a new virtue that the students need to try and demonstrate during school. The first Friday mass of each month we will announce the winners. There is going to be a winner in each classroom every month. The month of September has been the virtue of “Welcoming”! https://www.sfaschool.com/peacemaker-of-the-month
This weekend in sports:
Varsity and JV volleyball played games. JV won their games!
Varsity, JV, and Flag football all won their games!
The Cheerleaders cheered for their first Varsity football game on Saturday!
Varsity and JV Soccer won both their games against St. Bernie’s and St. Thomas!
Cross Country ran this weekend as well! Lindsay Ferry in 3rd grade placed 2nd out of over 200 girls in cross country this weekend! Way to go!!
We are so proud of our SFA sports!!!
Have a wonderful week everyone!
Mrs. Nicole Hamilton
I have created "FAMILY SIGNS" for each family in grades K-8. Preschool does not need it since they are not going in car line. It will have all your children and their grades so it is easier at dismissal for us to get the car line moving faster. These signs are going home today (Monday) so they will be used starting tomorrow. Each family has 2 in case more than one family member picks up. Keep them in your cars at all times and when in line put them in your windshield. We are going to direct the car line up a bit further near the preschool fence. If you have a child in a carseat, please do your best to get them in quickly as to not hold up the line.
Every family gets one in K-8 regardless if you are in the car line or not. Keep it safe in case it needs to be used throughout the year.
Thank you so much for your cooperation and hopefully this will eliminate some dismissal issues. If we have to, we will figure something else out. :)
Thanks so much!
Mrs. Nicole Hamilton
K-8 car line students will meet in front of the gym for dismissal and be called to their car when a parent pulls up. Please put your child/ren name on the windshield of your car for pick up that SFA has provided for you. Any preschool siblings can go to the preschool playground at dismissal to meet their parents. Walker lines and Bus lines are the same as always for grades 1-8. Thanks!!