Principal's Message-October 27, 2022

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