Happy Thursday, Falcon Families!

The winners of our Christmas card contest are Jack Varga, Ellen Kish and Maddie Goshe. The messaging inside of the cards was also created by Maddie Goshe. You can see which artwork belongs to each student by turning over the card.  We are so proud of these students and their creativity! These cards will be mailed to families in the coming weeks.

Here are some updates and reminders:

• We are asking parents of 5th-8th grade students to send in $5.00 by Monday, December 12 for Grinchmas and Advent parties.
• The last day to turn in Teacher Tender orders is Monday, December 12.
• All students in grades 3-8 will participate in the sacrament of reconciliation Monday and Tuesday of this upcoming week.
• Any child in grades 3-5 who are interested in Bowling Club at Charger Lanes beginning in January please click here. All questions can be directed to Mrs. Stanfield.
• If you are able to volunteer in the car rider line for the month of December please click here.
• Next Thursday, December 15 is our next Marco's Pizza Night! Please mark your calendars to support our school!
• Picture retakes are coming home today.

We are still searching for another employee to work part-time in our cafeteria. If you, or someone you know is interested, please contact me directly.

I pray you all have a wonderful weekend!

In Christ's Love,

Mrs. Dougherty

Dear Falcon Families, Welcome to December! This a busy and exciting month for all. Please be sure to check our your child(ren)'s teacher pages to stay up-to-date with everything that is happening in individual classes. This year students welcomed a special visitor to our school to help us celebrate Advent; Mary! Mary on the Mantel will give the students tasks of service and kindness to perform each day of Advent to help prepare our hearts and homes for Jesus. Please ask your child which task she assigned them today! Please join us for Mass tomorrow at 9:00am. This will be our first school Mass in this season of Advent. Our 4th graders, as well as select 8th graders, will present Emmanuel's Promise. The schedule for the remaining weeks is listed below. We hope you'll join us! Here are some updates and reminders: Yearbooks for the 2021-22 school year are coming home today. 5th-8th grade parents please click here to see a flyer for two events that students in these grade levels will be participating in for the month of December. If you are able to volunteer in our Cafeteria during the month of December, please click here and sign up for a slot. Thanks in advance for your help! Q2 interims will be coming home next Thursday, December 8. We will celebrate Mass next Thursday, December 8. If your child has PE on this day and is in 5-8 grade please have them bring their PE clothes to change into. If your child is in K-4 and has PE on this day they should bring their PE tennis shoes to change into. Congratulations goes out to our latest group of Falcon Five award recipients. Way to Love God, Love Others, Work Hard, Serve Well and Be Kind! Blessings, Mrs. Dougherty

Emmanuel's Promise Advent is just around the corner! This year we will celebrate Advent with Emmanuel's Promise as we did last year. Emmanuel’s Promise will be prayed prior to our Advent Masses celebrating the lighting of the Advent candle(s) with prayers. This will begin at 9:00am each Advent school Mass. You are invited to join us for Emmanuel’s Promise and/or Mass. Since we are only celebrating 3 Advent Masses as a school, some virtues will be doubled up. Advent is a time to take a breath, pause, and allow the Holy Spirit to enter our souls as we wait with joyful anticipation. Keeping Advent will lead us to a more fulfilled celebration of the Nativity on Christmas. The  prayers during Emmanuel’s Promise will focus on the Advent virtues for that week. The 4 Advent Virtues- Week 1-Hope, Week 2-Love, Week 3 -Joy and Week 4-Peace. Students in Kindergarten through Grade 4 will prepare and sing a song that reflects  Advent on their assigned week.  Students from grades 5-8 will lead the prayers and Advent candle lighting. I will send a document for you to list the students in your grade levels to lead these prayers. EMMANUEL’S PROMISE- ADVENT PRAYER SCHEDULE Dec. 2-   Grade 4 (ALL students)               Grade 8 (selected students) Dec. 8- Grade 2 (ALL students)-before Mass Grade 5 (selected students)- before Mass             Grade 3 (ALL students)-after Mass Grade 6 (selected students)- after Mass Dec. 16- Grade 1 (ALL students)                Kindergarten (ALL students)                Grade 7 (selected students)

Dear Falcon Families! As we begin this week of Thanksgiving I am reflecting on so many things at SFdS that we have to be thankful for; wonderful students and families, strong teaching and support staff, and most importantly a school that allows us to share the love of God with everyone! I pray that your Thanksgiving is a time of  blessings, family and friends! I look forward to seeing all of our students back in the building on Tuesday, November 29. A big shoutout to all of our Falcon Five Awardees over the past couple weeks! We are thankful for your example in our school! Here are some updates and reminders: Students who are not returning tomorrow after Mass should NOT bring their backpacks to school. Students who are returning after Mass should bring a packed lunch as the Cafeteria is not serving lunch tomorrow. Chromebooks will be disabled over break so students may enjoy true rest! If you are able to volunteer in our Cafeteria during the month of December, please click here and sign up for a slot. Thanks in advance for your help! All students in grades 3-8 are invited to sing in the Children's Christmas Choir. Please click here for more information. Would you like to help our school earn FREE MONEY? Coca-Cola Gives This program allows you to give back to our school through your purchases by scanning or entering Coca-Cola products codes found within products. Just head to Coke.com/give and enter your codes. OR, send in your Coca-Cola rewards and we will enter them for you! You’ll donate by signing in and choosing St. Francis de Sales Box Top App After more than 20 years of clipping, Box Tops is changing to fit today’s families. To participate in the new digital program simply, download and use the Box Tops App!   The new and improved app uses technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to our schools earnings online. Please direct any questions regarding these two programs to  Kristie Elsass. The November and December lunch calendar are attached below. Blessings, Mrs. Dougherty

Emmanuel's Promise Advent is just around the corner! This year we will celebrate Advent with Emmanuel's Promise as we did last year. Emmanuel’s Promise will be prayed prior to our Advent Masses celebrating the lighting of the Advent candle(s) with prayers. This will begin at 9:00am each Advent school Mass. You are invited to join us for Emmanuel’s Promise and/or Mass. Since we are only celebrating 3 Advent Masses as a school, some virtues will be doubled up. Advent is a time to take a breath, pause, and allow the Holy Spirit to enter our souls as we wait with joyful anticipation. Keeping Advent will lead us to a more fulfilled celebration of the Nativity on Christmas. The  prayers during Emmanuel’s Promise will focus on the Advent virtues for that week. The 4 Advent Virtues- Week 1-Hope, Week 2-Love, Week 3 -Joy and Week 4-Peace. Students in Kindergarten through Grade 4 will prepare and sing a song that reflects  Advent on their assigned week.  Students from grades 5-8 will lead the prayers and Advent candle lighting. I will send a document for you to list the students in your grade levels to lead these prayers. EMMANUEL’S PROMISE- ADVENT PRAYER SCHEDULE Dec. 2-   Grade 4 (ALL students)               Grade 8 (selected students) Dec. 8- Grade 2 (ALL students)             Grade 3 (ALL students)             Grade 5 (selected students)             Grade 6 (selected students) Dec. 16- Grade 1 (ALL students)                Kindergarten (ALL students)                Grade 7 (selected students)

Dear Falcon Families!

Today was a wonderful day celebrating our all school Thanksgiving Feast! Many thanks to our hard-working cafeteria staff and our fabulous volunteers for making this lunch very special!

Here are some updates and reminders:Monday, November 21 is Picture Retake day. Only students who are getting their pictures taken may dress out of uniform on this day.
If you are able to volunteer in our Cafeteria during the month of December, please click here and sign up for a slot. Thanks in advance for your help!
All students in grades 3-8 are invited to sing in the Children's Christmas Choir. Please click here for more information.
Thank you for continuing to reach out regarding the status of our website. We are told there should be some of the most important content available in the very near future. Your patience is most appreciated.
Our annual Eucharistic Devotions weekend begin TOMORROW at our all school Mass (9a) through November 20. The students are learning "First Love" by Kari Jobe (but the Elle Limebear version) here at school as we prepare for this special time in our Parish.  We hope that our families will take a listen at home as well as we prepare to take that pause from the world as one in adoration of Jesus' true presence in the Eucharist.

We will begin our Thanksgiving break on Wednesday, November 23. As a reminder, our student body earned Monday, November 28 off of school as a reward for meeting our $50,000 goal during the Color Run. We will return to school on Tuesday, November 29.

There will not be a Principal's Newsletter next week.

I pray you have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings,

Mrs. Dougherty

Dear Falcon Families! I hope your long weekend is off to a great start! It has been wonderful to connect with so many parents over the last two days. Thank you so much to our parents who have completed the Parent Survey for our Accreditation process. If you have not had the opportunity to fill it out yet please click here. Upon completion please send a screenshot of your submission to Mrs. Dougherty and your child will receiving a homework pass to be used in the 22-23 school year. Our students will be taking a similar survey at the end of November. Here are some updates and reminders: Ski Club registrations are due by Monday, November 14. We are in need of 13 additional students in order to begin this club. Please email Mrs. Fantozziwith any questions. Click here to view the registration form. Our next Marco's Pizza Night is Thursday, November 17. These funds will be used to purchase new decorations and materials for the Thanksgiving Feast. Last month's funds went to purchase new safety cones for our car rider line and recess area. Our annual Eucharistic Devotions weekend will take place November 18-20 and will begin with an all school Mass on Friday, November 18. The students are learning "First Love" by Kari Jobe (but the Elle Limebear version) here at school as we prepare for this special time in our Parish.  We hope that our families will take a listen at home as well as we prepare to take that pause from the world as one in adoration of Jesus' true presence in the Eucharist. On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, we will welcome grandparents and grandfriends for Grandparent's Day! We are so excited to bring back this wonderful tradition. NEW this year: all students will participate in Grandparent's Day activities from 9am-11am rather than having two sessions. We will end the celebration with Mass at 11:00am. Grandparents are welcome to take their grandchild/ren home after Mass. Any students returning to the building after Mass will need to pack a lunch as the cafeteria will not be serving lunch this day.  Please take a moment to fill out this form to RSVP for your child's grandparents/friends. Also, if you are able to donate any items for this event, please view this sign up. I pray you have a wonderful long weekend! Blessings, Mrs. Dougherty

Dear Falcon Families,

I hope you have all been having a wonderful week so far! I cannot believe November is upon us and our Thanksgiving celebration and Grandparent's Day are just around the corner! We are so excited to have so many fun things to look forward to.

Here are some updates and reminders:

• We will celebrate Mass on Tuesday, November 8 at 9:00am. All are welcome to join. Students should be in Mass attire on this day. If your child is in grades 5-8 and has PE on Tuesday they may bring their PE clothes to change into. Students in grades K-4 who have PE on Tuesday should bring their PE shoes to school with them.
• There is NO SCHOOL for students on  November 10 and 11.
• There is no aftercare on Tuesday, November 8 or Wednesday, November 9.
• Wednesday, November 9 is an early dismissal day at 1:30pm. There is no busing on this day and ALL students will be car riders.
• If you are interested in volunteering in our cafeteria for the month of November please click here.
• If you are able to help in our morning or afternoon car rider line for the month of November please click here.
• Parents are able to sign up for conference slots below. Please be sure to sign up for conferences no later than Monday, November 7. Sign up links will be inactive after Monday.
• All Ski Club registrations are due tomorrow Friday, November 4.  Any questions can be directed to Mrs. Fantozzi.
• Our Fall Book Fair and Uniform Swap will be taking place November 7-10. If you have uniforms you would like to donate please drop them off at the school office between now and then. Also, please check out the information below regarding the Book Fair. If you are able to sign up to help with the Book Fair please click here.
• An updated November Lunch Calendar is included below.

 

The St. Vincent de Paul Society has asked for our help to fill the pantry for Fall (Thanksgiving/Christmas time).

They are in great need of the following items: pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter, jelly, soup, canned chicken, macaroni & cheese, cereal, ramen noodles, canned meals (Chef BoyArdee, Spaghettios, etc.), and toilet paper.

If a student brings in an item they are permitted to dress down on that day (except for Tuesday- Mass attire). Please review the list below to see which items are needed on which days.

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY 11/4- fruit jelly, peanut butter

MEAT MONDAY 11/7- canned chicken, canned meals, soup

TASTY TUESDAY 11/8- pasta, pasta sauce, ramen noodles, macaroni & cheese (This is not a dress down day)

WELLNESS WEDNESDAY 11/9 - toilet paper, cereal

Thank you for your patience with our school website. Please know we are actively working on getting it back up and running and should have something to share with our families in the near future.

I pray you have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings,

Mrs. Dougherty

Dear Falcon Families,

Happy Thursday! Our littlest falcons Preschool enjoyed their Halloween festivities today. They were beyond adorable!

Please keep reading for information on tomorrow's celebrations for PK-8.

Halloween Parade
It is our St. Francis de Sales tradition to have our entire student body parade outside in their Halloween costumes at 1:30pm, before parties begin. All parents are invited to join us for the parade. Please arrive in the parking lot NO LATER than 1:00pm.Entrances will be blocked off after this in order to make our parking lot safe for all.

*Students will be changing into their costumes between 1:00p-1:30p*

Students should bring their costumes to school and will have time to change into them. They should arrive to school in MASS ATTIRE. All costumes must be Catholic school appropriate. Questionable costumes will be left up to the discretion of Administration and students will be asked to change back to Mass attire if a costume is deemed inappropriate. If you have a question about a costume please email me ASAP. Student Council will hold it's annual costume contest again this year.

Halloween Parties
Our Halloween parties will take place on Friday, October 28 from 1:45-2:45pm.  Your child's teacher will also let you know what time to arrive if you are volunteering to help with the party.

*Parents who are helping with classroom parties are able to sign their children out directly following the parties. All other students will be dismissed using the typical car rider line procedures or by bus.*

Here are some updates and reminders:

• Monday, October 31 will be a Halloween themed dress down day. Students may dress out of uniform, but not in costume, in halloween themed clothing. Distressed denim and leggings are not permitted. If students prefer, they may wear FALCON PRIDE on this day instead.
• If you are interested in volunteering in our cafeteria for the month of November please click here.
• If you are able to help in our morning or afternoon car rider line please click here.
• Parents are able to sign up for conference slots below. Conferences can take place in-person or via Zoom this year. Conferences for grades 3-8 will be held with the team teachers instead of with just HR teachers. For those parents coming in-person we will have the Uniform Swap, Book Fair and Lost and Found out an available to all parents.
• Conferences for Specials Teachers will be held on an as needed basis. You can email them using the buttons below to schedule something.
• Mrs. Bradley, our school counselor, also has a signup listed below for individual meetings . If you prefer she join the team meeting with HR teachers please let her know.
• Please check out the Ski Club flyer coming home in today's Thursday folder!
• Our Fall Book Fair and Uniform Swap will be taking place November 7-10. If you have uniforms you would like to donate please drop them off at the school office between now and then. Also, please check out the information below regarding the Book Fair. If you are able to sign up to help with the Book Fair please click here.

Thanksgiving Lunch
We have an awesome tradition each year where our whole school gathers to enjoy a Thanksgiving Lunch together. Our all school Thanksgiving Lunch will take place on Thursday, November 17. This year we are in need of a volunteer coordinator to help gather volunteers to set up and serve the luncheon. If you are interested in taking on this very important role and keeping this tradition alive please reach out to me as soon as possible!

I pray you have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings,

Mrs. Dougherty

Here are some updates and reminders:

• If your child is interested in joining Youth Choir and is in grades 3-8 please click here to see the details from Mrs. McVicker and fill out the permission form.
• All 6th, 7th and 8th grade students are invited to join us on Monday, October 24 at 7:00pm in the Memorare Center for the Culture Project's discussion on Human Dignity.
• Our Mom/Son outing is taking place on October 23. Please click here for more information.
• MAP results are coming home next Thursday, October 27.
• Our Fall Book Fair and Uniform Swap will be taking place November 7-10. If you have uniforms you would like to donate please drop them off at the school office between now and then. Also, please check out the information below regarding the Book Fair. If you are able to sign up to help with the Book Fair please click here.
• We are so excited for the return of Grandparent's Day! Please save the date for Tuesday, November 22. More information to come!

End of 1st Quarter 
Our 1st Quarter will be ending next Friday, October 22. Please be sure to check Gradelink to be aware of the grades your child is earning. Conference signups will come out in next Thursday's blast and conferences will take place on Wednesday and Thursday November 6 & 7.

Quarter Change Schedule for grades 5-8 for Specials:
5A- Art- PE day is MONDAY
5B- Music- PE day is TUESDAY
6A- Computer- PE day is THURSDAY
6B- Spanish- PE day is WEDNESDAY
7A- Art- PE day is MONDAY
7B- Music- PE day is TUESDAY
8A- Computer- PE day is THURSDAY
8B- Spanish- PE day is WEDNESDAY

Halloween Parade
It is our St. Francis de Sales tradition to have our entire student body parade outside in their Halloween costumes at 1:30pm, before parties begin. All parents are invited to join us for the parade. Please arrive in the parking lot NO LATER than 1:00pm. Entrances will be blocked off after this in order to make our parking lot safe for all.

Students should bring their costumes to school and will have time to change into them. They should arrive to school in MASS ATTIRE. All costumes must be Catholic school appropriate. Questionable costumes will be left up to the discretion of Administration and students will be asked to change back to Mass attire if a costume is deemed inappropriate. If you have a question about a costume please email me ASAP. Student Council will hold it's annual costume contest again this year.

Halloween Parties
Our Halloween parties will take place on Friday, October 28 from 1:45-2:45pm. Your child's HR teacher will communicate with you about what will take place and needs for the parties. Your child's teacher will also let you know what time to arrive if you are volunteering to help with the party. Preschool students (Mrs. Twigg's class) will celebrate their party on Thursday, October 27. Please be on the lookout for more information from Mrs. Twigg.

Halloween Dress Down Day
Since our Halloween parties fall on the Friday before Halloween we will have a Halloween dress down day on Monday, October 31. Students may dress out of uniform, not in costume, in Catholic School Appropriate clothing. Distressed denim and leggings are not permitted. If a student chooses to wear sweatpants they must be their PE sweats (red or navy).

Thanksgiving Lunch
We have an awesome tradition each year where our whole school gathers to enjoy a Thanksgiving Lunch together. Our all school Thanksgiving Lunch will take place on Thursday, November 17. This year we are in need of a volunteer coordinator to help gather volunteers to set up and serve the luncheon. If you are interested in taking on this very important role and keeping this tradition alive please reach out to me as soon as possible!

The October Lunch calendar is included below.

I pray you have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings,

Mrs. Dougherty

Happy Thursday, Falcon Families!

We hope that all PS, PK and K families will join us for Mass this Sunday, October 2 at 9:00am. Father Jeremy will call all of these students up after communion for a special blessing. Then, our PS, PK, and K students will be held in prayer for the whole month of October. All families are invited to enjoy donuts after Mass on Sunday!

We surpassed our $50,000 goal for the Color Run and have earned an extra day off school! Please update your calendars to reflect that Monday, November 28 we will not have school. Also, be on the look out from your child's HR teacher for more information on when students will have their dress down week.

• Please click here for a note from our Athletic Director regarding Basketball and Cheer upcoming seasons.
• Our first Board Game Club meeting is taking place this upcoming Wednesday, October 5. If you would like to sign your child up please click here.
• If you are able to help in the cafeteria during the month of October please click here to sign up. We are grateful for all of the help we have received so far!
• Please join us for Rosary on Monday, October 3 at 2:00pm in the Church.
• Next week we will celebrate Mass on Tuesday, October 4 at 9:00am. All students should wear Mass attire to school. If your child has PE that day please have them bring their tennis shoes to school.
• Q1 interims will be coming home on Thursday, October 1.
• There will be a parent meeting hosted by the Hoban High School Admissions team on Thursday, October 20 at 6:30pm for all interested 6th, 7th and 8th grade parents.

We will send out the October lunch calendar in the near future, however, the menu for next week is as follows:

• Monday- Mini Corn Dogs and Fries
• Tuesday- Chicken and Rice
• Wednesday-Pepperoni Pizza
• Thursday- Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Hash Brown
• Friday- Cheese sticks and Vegetable Soup

Congratulations to they awesome group of Falcon Five Award recipients! Way to go, Falcons!

Please join us for Mass in the morning at 9:00am. All visitors should plan on arriving no later than 8:50am as the doors to the church will be locked by 9:00am.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Dougherty

Happy Thursday, Falcons!

This has been such a wonderful week! What great feeling to see our whole community come together to celebrate and support our Parish School!

Here are the details for tomorrow:

• Outdoor Mass begins at 9:00am. Students will be called down right after announcements to start making their way to the grassy area. If you are planning to come please be aware all of our students will be walking in the parking lot. We will have our staff directing traffic and students but are still asking everyone to be extra cautious.
• All parents are welcome to come watch the color run tomorrow. Students in PK-4 will be participating at 12:30pm and students in grades 5-8 will be participating at 1:30pm. If you are coming for the 1st session we ask that you arrive no later than 12:15pm in the parking lot. If you are coming for the 2nd session please arrive no later than 1:15pm. Please click on the map below to see how the parking lot will be set up and where to park.
• All students are permitted to be signed out after their color run, however, they will return to their HR classes first. If you wish to sign your child out for the day you will need to come to the main entrance and sign them out with Mrs. Lloyd. All students must be signed out by 2:45pm.
• Students should wear their PE bottoms to school with either their PE t-shirt or their color run t-shirt. Your child's HR teacher will send an email tonight to let you know whether or not those shirts will be passed out today or given out tomorrow morning.
• Students should bring a beach towel to sit on for Mass tomorrow morning. All guests who are planning to join should bring a lawn chair.
• All students should bring a water bottle with them tomorrow.

Several families have asked for a list of donors for their children for thank you cards. If you would like to know who donated for your child please email Mrs. Dougherty.

Thursday folder notes:

• Picture day is next Wednesday, September 28. Picture order forms will come home today with students. For picture day, students may dress out of uniform in Catholic school appropriate clothing. Mrs. Twigg's T/TH Preschool students should come on this date between 8a-8:45a.
• Q1 interims will be coming home in next Thursday's folder. Please continue to check Gradelink regularly (grades 3-8).
• Please join us for our all school rosary on Monday, October 3 at 2:00pm in the Church.

I truly cannot thank our families enough for supporting our Parish school in the magnitude that you have this past week. What a blessing. What a gift it is to be a part of this Falcon family.

With a very grateful heart,

Mrs. Dougherty