Flash It is difficult to believe that the 2013-2014 school year has so quickly come to a close! I want to thank our students, parents, teachers, and staff members who have worked together so diligently to make this school year a success-- and what a success it has been! As a Catholic school community, we have made great strides in forming, informing and transforming students as members of Christ's Mystical Body. Our student body has immeasurable school pride and talent and will continue to grow through God's grace and love next year. Saying goodbye is always difficult and this year we offer a fond farewell to a very talented group of teachers and staff: Mrs. Finn, Mrs. Raine, Mrs. Kessinger, Mrs. Reibenspies, Mrs. McDonald, Mr. Oldham and Mr. Naylor. Thank you for sharing your gifts with our students and staff. Please know that each of you will always be a special part of the SFA Family and we wish you the very best. Parents, as first educators and stewards, you are the backbone of what we have at St. Francis. I am grateful to you for being the foundation that allows all of us to work here and to spend this year with your children. I find myself continuing to cherish, appreciate, and marvel at the essence of Catholic schools, and in particular, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School. I am looking forward to a great 2014-2015 school year. Have a safe, faith-filled summer, Vikings! With you in Christ, Mrs. Mary Carter School office hours for summer: Fr. Daryl skated in on roller blades and surprised the students at lunch last week. He brought them all a special ice cream treat for their dessert! What a great surprise! Home & School Heros A special THANK YOU to our wonderfully supportive Home & School Organization! The H & S Board, along with many parents, provided the faculty and staff monthly lunches. What a great treat and so delicious. We all certainly appreciate all you do for us! The used uniform sale information sheet is the last 2 pages of this FLASH newsletter. Mark your calendars! Hours Open: May 27th thru May 30th 8:00am to 4:00pm June 3rd thru June 26th 9:00am until noon Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Closed: July 1 ~ July 11 Reopened: July 14th thru the 31st 8:00am to 1:00pm The TOTUS TUUS Program will return to St. Francis of Assisi this summer on July 7th through July 11th, 2014. The program is offered to those students in Grades 1 through 6 for the 2014-2015 school year (students completing kindergarten through 5th grade). This year’s curriculum is “2014: The Commandments, and the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.” The Program is from 8:30 a.m. ~ 2:30 p.m. Each student needs to bring a sack lunch daily. St. Francis will provide the drinks throughout the day. To assist with the snack time, each student is asked to bring one package of store-bought cookies or a box of snack crackers on the first day of the program. Pre-registration is encouraged, as class sizes are limited. Watch for further updates in the Church Bulletin and the Vernacular. The cost of the day program is $15.00 per student. The CHURCH OFFICE has registration forms, if needed. If you have questions, or would like to volunteer to assist with the program, please contact Maria Stewart at 218-8000. We are looking forward to seeing your child(ren) at Totus Tuus this summer. Hanleigh AllenTyler AlversonCamiela BachaElizabeth BachmanJordan BaumanJames BeltonLauren BeugelsdykAlec BevisMaisy BrouilletteJacob BuchananMorgan BullingerJake CampbellLoraine CaoKennedy Carpenter Katelynn CarrollIsaiah CarterChloe CharlesBraden CharltonJacob ChristophersonNoah CutlerBenjamin DaigleDanah DeanKatie DoldJacob Exley Grant FalconioKian FarleySteven FarleyMargie GoddardSavana Godfrey Noah GoertzAllison GreggAlexandra GrieveRyan GriffinMadelyn Hammer Kora HannaJackson HansonDaniel JasinskiKevin KellyTyler KnollaDawson LeeCurtis LightKyle LinsnerJames LynchDillon MaloneJillianne Malone Arden MansAustin MernaghAllison MorganGrace NevilleJosephy Nguyen Jackson OxlerKramer PascalKeaton PattersonOlivia PhelpsCarlie PrachtJoel QuiltyJaci ReichenbergerJesi ReichenbergerPaige RiedelLauren RileyRiggs RobbenMary RongishHeidi RosenbaumLuke RosenhamerArianna Saville Tessa SimonLindsay SmithBrendan SnellRodney StevenSkyler Stuckey Brayden StumpJacob ThomasAnna Vogel Help SFA by by~ Mrs. Englert The last day of school….the closing of one door and the opening of another. Each child in KA has brought warmth, memories and love to our classroom throughout the year. We will never forget the learning that we have shared, from our ABC’s, recognizing numbers, learning our prayers, as well as, building friendships. Think of the spark in our eyes when we learned to read, spell and do math. We have laughed, cooked, played, prayed, studied and enriched each other during the past year. To my students, I say THANK YOU! For when I teach, I also learn along with you. This past year we have grown together in so many ways and have a lot to be proud of! Supporting the following programs this year... A.R. Awards Employers Matching Funds We received over $23,955.00 this year through matching funds. THANK YOU! Companies, such as OXY Chemical, Boeing, GlaxcoSmithKline, Rockwell and many others match their employees' donations to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School. If you work for one of these companies and would like to participate, or if you would like to see a complete listing of companies that offer matching gifts, please contact Patty Quilty in the parish office at 722-4404. Target Take Charge of Education Use your Target REDcard: Visa, Check card, Target Credit or Business Card and sign up St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School to receive a percentage off your purchases at www.target.com/tcoe. We received $1,481.35 this year from SFA Target Take Charge of Education account. Box Tops for Education News! Saving Box Tops doesn't have to end with the school year. REMEMBER to be collecting them year round and to ask other people to help save them for you as well! This past year SFA made over $3,032.06. SFA’s top three readers from each grade were honored on Tuesday, May 20. Each student was presented with a certificate and a reading award pin. The top three readers for the entire school were Shae Smith with 1182.5 points, Kian Farley with 1040.8 points, and Helen Nguyen with 922.7 points. We are very proud of all our students! Read on, Vikings! THANK YOU to all who support these wonderful opportunities to give back to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School! Dodgeball Tournament 2014 Pumped up students. Flying dodgeballs. Crazy shenanigans in the stands. Cheers, shouting, and uproar raised the roof off of the gym. It was a tournament that will go down in infamy for the sheer volume of it, even though the results were also impressive. The results: 8th grade boys, Team 2: Alec Bevis, Daniel Jasinski, Braden Charlton, James Belton, Jacob Christopherson & Dawson Lee took 1st in the boys division. 8th grade girls, Team 7: Teachers: Mr. Scott, Mr. Goertz, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. McDonald, Mr. Oldham, Mr. Naylor and Mr. Powell took 1st in the girls division. Monday, June 23: Used Uniform Sale 10am-1pm & 5-6:30pm, Cana Hall Thursday, July 24: Registration: 4-7pm, Cana Hall Sunday, August 10: Open House/Ice Cream Social 2-4pm Wednesday, August 13: First Day of School: K-7th grade students Thursday, August 14: First Day of School: Preschool & 8th You have 81 days of summer before the first day of school. Flash Used Uniform Sale Used uniform jumpers, shirts, pants plus NEW uniforms from Parker and sweatshirts from US Logo and other school related clothing will be available for sale on: Monday, June 23, 2014 10:00am-1:00pm and 5:00-6:30pm Cana Hall (use back entrance only, please) Each seller is paid separately, so bring checks or cash for the exact amounts. We are unable to make change; therefore it is advisable to bring small bills in order to make payment easier. Parker School Uniforms will be available during this sale with new uniforms and their “Summer Savings Sales” will apply. US LOGO will be available during this sale. They will have the required uniform sweatshirts available in all sizes for sale. Please DROP OFF used uniforms to sell on Sunday, June 22 from 6:00pm - 8:30pm. The uniform policy is on the back of this flyer. The complete policy for special dress days, hair, make-up and picture day are in the Student Agenda Book. For more information: Suzanne Buchanan LeAnn Simon Heather Gregg 550-6251 729-0496 729-1864 GIRLS Jumper: (K-5) The St. Francis of Assisi school uniform jumper is hunter green and black plaid and must be purchased through Parker Uniform Company. The hemline must touch the floor when the student kneels. Skirt: (6-8) The St. Francis of Assisi school uniform skirt which is a sewn-down pleated skirt in hunter green and black plaid, must be purchased through Parker Uniform Company. The hemline must touch the floor when the student kneels. GIRLS and BOYS Shirts: Students may choose from a solid white or solid green knit polo shirt in either long or short sleeve. They also have the option of choosing a button down white oxford shirt in long or short sleeve. A white rolled down turtle neck may be worn in colder weather. The green knit shirt must be purchased from the Parker Uniform Company. White knit shirts can be obtained from Parker or from other vendors but must be free of logos, emblems, colored trim, and have plain white or clear buttons. Shirts must be fully tucked in all day. Pants: Classic navy uniform pants from Parker Uniforms or any retailer selling uniform pants, satisfies the dress code for St. Francis of Assisi School. No name brand casual pants (i.e.: Dockers). Pants must be hemmed and have no turned up cuffs. Pants must be belted and worn at the waist. The belt and waistband of the pants must be visible at all times. Belts: A solid navy, brown or black belt must be worn. A belt is required for any pants with belt loops. Sweater/Sweatshirt: A navy blue or hunter green V-neck cardigan or pull-over sweater is acceptable. A navy vest is another option. All sweaters and vests must be purchased through Parker School Uniform Company. Students may only wear a navy blue uniform sweatshirt over their uniform shirt. Sweatshirts must be purchased from U.S. Logo and be size appropriate. Over/undersized sweatshirts will not be allowed. Spirit hoodies are not allowed to be worn during the school day. Shoes: All shoes must be athletic in style. Shoes with lights or wheels are not allowed. All shoes must be tied completely, and large tongued shoes must be worn with the tongue discretely inside the pant leg. Shoes must be kept clean and repaired. No sandals, opened toe/heel shoes. No boots, Rocket Dog, or Sperry type shoes of any kind. This includes canvas shoes, for example, Converse-Chuck Taylor type shoes. For Picture Day Dress, Spirit Day Dress and Free Dress Days, please see specific policy for exceptions to the shoes guideline. Socks: Socks are required to be worn as part of the uniform. Knee socks or tights are allowed. All socks must be visible above the shoe. Socks must be solid white, hunter green, navy or black only. All socks must match and be free of lace, ribbons or other decorations. Shorts and Leggings: Girls are encouraged to wear shorts under their uniforms. During cold weather, girls may wear ankle length navy, white or black leggings or tights under their uniform. Girls may not wear slacks, sweat pants or flared pants under their uniform during the school day. Undershirts: Students choosing to wear a shirt under their uniform shirt must select solid, white tee shirts free of designs or words. Undershirt sleeves must not be longer than uniform shirt sleeves. Scout Uniforms and Little Flower Uniforms: These uniforms may be worn on the days of official functions. All girls must wear khaki pants (not leggings) and their complete uniform to school.