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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of 09-30-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Safety has always been a top priority for our SJF community. Studies show that having students practice what to do in an emergency situation will help prepare them if/when an emergency situation happens. Therefore, we have a number of safety drills we conduct to keep our school safe.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of 09-23-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Tonight parents are welcome to join our Cardinal Club for fun and engagement in the SJF School Community. We are a social club that meets monthly to plan PTC events such as Oktoberfest, The Christmas Bazaar, Week of Giving & Jogathon. Cardinal Club is an extension of the PTC and volunteer hours may be claimed for participation.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO Everything You Wanted To Know - Week of 09-16-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL We are looking forward to welcoming our Pre-K through Fifth Grade families at our Back to School Night tomorrow (9/18) at 6:30pm. We will begin in the Corrado Family Center for a welcome and distribution of our directory/handbook and then proceed to your child’s classroom.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of 09-09-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL We are looking forward to welcoming our middle school families at our Back to School Night tomorrow (9/11) at 6:30pm and our PreK - 5th Back to School Night is next Wednesday (9/18) at 6:30pm. Both evenings begin at 6:30pm. Highlights of our evening include:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of 09-02-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL It is with great pleasure that I get to welcome you to another great school year at St. John Fisher! I hope your summer was filled with memories of good times. We have been preparing for the big start all last month, and from the excitement in the school this morning, it was apparent that the kids (and parents) were ready for school to begin.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Summer SAM #5 - 08-27-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Our faculty and staff in-service week is well underway and we have been working hard preparing for your arrival! From attending Mass and faith formation activities to decorating classrooms and having team meetings to work out schedules and duties, we are getting excited for the first day with our students next week.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Summer SAM #4 - 08-20-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Exciting news - The September hot lunch menu is ready and open for ordering from your FACTS Parent Portal. As you get ready to order, a few important items to note:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Summer SAM #3 - 08-13-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL In three weeks we will happily open our doors for the official start of the 2024-25 school year! As we finalize our preparations here on campus for your arrival, here’s a quick check list of items that may be helpful for you to prepare for back to school season:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Summer SAM #2 - 08-06-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Happy Summer and welcome to our 2024-25 school year! I hope you all are enjoying this time with friends and family. Here at St. John Fisher School we are gearing up for another fantastic year! Our classrooms are being prepped, including new LED lighting fixtures, and we are busily preparing for the faculty and staff to come back on August 26th.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Summer SAM #1 - 06-25-24 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Happy Summer SJF Families! As we embark on this second week of vacation, I hope this finds you relaxed and enjoying the extra time with family and friends. For those new to the SJF community, Welcome! Each Tuesday our Office Administrator, Mrs. Michele Wasman, emails a weekly SAM (Special Announcements Memo) that lists various activities/events/calendar items to help keep you informed of school events.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of June 10, 2024A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Thanks for an amazing school year! It’s hard to believe we only have a few days left in our 2023-24 academic year! We have been more than blessed and are excited for a summer of rest so that we can come back ready to learn and grow yet again.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of June 3, 2024 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL It seems just yesterday we were opening the doors to another school year and now we are in June. As we wind down this academic year, it provides us an opportunity to give thanks to all that have given so much to the school this year:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of May 27, 2024 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Exciting news for our parish and school community - we have learned who our new pastor will be - Fr. Valentine Joseph GASPARRAJ. Fr. Valentine has been a priest for 40 years. In his career, he has been a professor of theology in one of the major seminaries in India. He has a PhD in theology from Catholic University in Paris, France and has worked as pastor in two parishes in the diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin for 12 years. He has come to Portland directly from India after finishing his term in the seminary as a teacher. Let’s continue the SJF tradition of hospitality and we can all look forward to welcoming him to our community on July 1, 2024.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of May 20, 2024 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL We sure ran for the gold this past Friday! What an amazing celebration for our entire community! Starting with the Jogathon, then moving to the Talent Show and wrapping up with the Community BBQ, our faculty, staff, students and families really brought out the love for our SJF community. Special thanks to all our volunteers, particularly our Jogathon Chairs Nora Jensen and Lauren Bailey, our Talent Show coordinator Mr. Don Vecchione and our Community BBQ coordinators Ashley Reese and Samantha Hamilton. Make sure to check our Facebook and/or Instagram pages for beautiful photos from these events.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of May 13, 2024 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL The countdown is on for what looks to be an absolutely beautiful week! To help keep us all organized, here’s a summary of the upcoming events for the week: Thursday, 5/16: Dinner Night Out Dinner Night Out at Burgerville! Please bring the attached flyer (or have a photo of it with you) to the Burgerville at 9385 SW Allen Blvd from 4pm -8pm and proceeds from your order will go directly to SJF School.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of May 6, 2024 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL This past Friday we kicked off our Annual Jogathon. In celebrating the Summer Olympics, including our own alumna Magda Skarbonkiewicz who will be representing the USA and competing in fencing, our theme this year is “Go For Gold!” During our Opening Ceremonies, our 6th grade cheer squad performed cheers and a dance routine, the students participated in relays, and our teachers had a “Parade of Nations.” For complete coverage of the celebration, head to our social media pages so you too can join in on the fun!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of April 29, 2024 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL With spring comes change and as we prepare for the 2024-25 academic year I wanted to announce a couple faculty and staff changes for our campus. Mrs. Beth Gould, Kindergarten - Third Grade Academic Support Coordinator and Mrs. Kerry Oliver, Facilities Manager will be leaving at the end of this school year. We have officially begun the hiring process so if you know of any potential applicants looking to work for a great Catholic school, please pass this information along. They are welcome to reach out to me personally at [email protected] if they have any questions and/or would like to apply. 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of April 22, 2024 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Next Friday, May 3rd our faculty will spend the afternoon reviewing what went well this year and what we would like to work on for next year. In an effort to gather all voices/input, please take a moment to complete THIS survey by Wednesday, May 1st. For your time, we will give you 1 Family Volunteer Hour. Thanks for your feedback.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Wanted To Know Week of April 15, 2024 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL Safety for our students and families is our number one priority. In an effort to provide a safe environment for our students, as well as to accommodate the needs of our parent volunteers and visitors to St. John Fisher during school hours, we ask that you please follow these very important guidelines for our parking lot to ensure the safety of everyone:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO -Everything You Wanted To Know Week of April 8, 2024 A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL I’m so excited to introduce you to our newest SJF Cardinal - Nicholas DeVille! Nicholas was born on Friday, April 5th and he is settling in with his family. Congratulations to Greg DeVille (5th - 8th math) and Maura Timoney-DeVille (former Faith Formation Director), Francis (incoming PreK next year) and Patrick on your new addition!