SAM - 03/15/22

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO
Everything You Want to Know
Week of March 14, 2022

FROM THE PRINCIPAL:

Inspired by the faculty and students wanting to create a service project for those in Ukraine, tomorrow we will have a free-will offering “blue and yellow” dress day.  Students are welcome to bring in any monetary amount in exchange for wearing blue and yellow and all funds will be donated to Caritas Internationalis, an organization that Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting during this time. Here’s one appeal that CRS prepared together with Caritas Moldova:

• Caritas Moldova’s Caritas Internationalis Emergency Appeal includes eight collective shelters in and around the capital and the development of apartment-based accommodation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSWDVeKepMs

The video clip above is very meaningful and age appropriate for all students so feel free to share with your child to give context around this service project. Cash or checks made out to St. John Fisher School is preferred as we will be sending 1 check on behalf of the school.

As we look ahead to the 2022-23 academic year, our registration process is solid with full classes anticipated for grades 2nd - 8th and limited openings in kindergarten and 1st grade. The School Advisory Council finance team and our School Advisory Council have been working hard these past months to finalize our 2022-23 budget. When creating the budget, we wanted to ensure that we were maintaining all the excellent academic programs currently in place, maintain appropriate compensation packages for our faculty and staff and provide the supplemental programs necessary to ensure the success for all our students.

Here are the tuition rates for 2022-23:

• In Parish: $8,250 per student

• Out of Parish: $10,750 per student

Additionally, to cover the cost of our hot lunch and summer camp programs, our summer camp program will cost $225 per week and hot lunch will increase by $0.50 beginning next school year ($4.25 per meal and $5.50 for extra entree). If you would like additional information regarding the budget, please see the attached powerpoint and/or feel free to contact me at [email protected].

CALENDAR REMINDERS:

Tuesday 3/15:  1:00pm 3rd Gr Reconciliation,  3-3:45pm Gr 6-8 Study Hall, 3:15-4:30pm GREASE! Rehearsal in CFC

Wednesday 3/16:  “Stand with Ukraine” Day-wear blue & yellow w/ free will offering, 9:30am 7th Gr Reconciliation, 1:00pm School Mass (5th gr), 2:00pm Dismissal, 2:00pm Chess Wizards (last class of winter session), 2:30pm Faculty meeting

Thursday 3/17:  St. Patrick’s Day Themed Free Dress, 2nd Trimester report cards distributed, 3-3:45pm Gr 6-8 Study Hall, 3:15-4:30pm GREASE! Rehearsal in CFC, 5:30pm PTC Exec meeting, 7:00pm Men’s Club meeting

Friday 3/18: Happy Birthday Deacon Scott!, Parent messages for yearbook are due to Mr. Maher at [email protected] (see below for additional details)

March 21 - 25:  Spring Break

Monday 3/28:  Bring your lunch-no hot lunch on Mondays, Teacher Appreciation (2nd gr), CYO Track & Field practice begins

Tuesday 3/29:  1:00pm 4th Gr Reconciliation,  3-3:45pm Gr 6-8 Study Hall, 3:15-4:30pm GREASE! Rehearsal in CFC

Wednesday 3/30:  1:00pm School Mass (4th Gr), 2:00pm Dismissal, 2:30pm Faculty meeting

Saturday 4/2:  6:00pm SJF night at Portland Winterhawks vs. Seattle. Click HERE to purchase tickets 

PLAYGROUND DUTY SCHEDULE

Tuesday 3/15:        Alder

Wednesday 3/16:    Showalter

Thursday 3/17:    Wantland

Friday 3/18:        Eder

Monday 3/28:        Hunt (Alex & Abby)

Tuesday 3/29:        Carter

Wednesday 3/30:    Arbaugh

Thursday 3/31:    Schmitt/Stout

Friday 4/1:        Schwab 

The playground duty schedule for March 2022 is on your FACTS Family Portal under Resource Documents. Playground duty is from 11:25-1:00. Check in at the school office and then head to the Corrado Family Center!  If you have a conflict with your scheduled duty date, or if you are able to help out on a date that is open, please contact our playground duty coordinator, Holly Hunt, at mailto:[email protected]. Thank you for helping our students in the lunchroom and on the playground.

LOST & FOUND

Please come take a look at the Lost & Found closet. We have accumulated a lot of stuff this winter, including water bottles, cinch sacks, jackets, uniform pieces, and more! Unclaimed items go to Goodwill for spring break.

HOT LUNCH ORDERS

Don’t forget to order for next week by tonight, the menu closes Wednesday mornings and the chefs do not accept late orders. Please remember that the menu is closing weekly now so if you forget to order for your student(s) it is only for 1 week instead of the entire month. If you order hot lunch your student, salad bar is INCLUDED. There is no need to also order the salad bar. Only order Salad Bar Only (No Entrée) if your student only wants to get food off the salad bar and not the entrée provided. When your student comes through the hot lunch line to get their name checked off for Salad Bar Only, they also have the option for the desert that day. Please remember when ordering that the Quantity box should only be blank or 1. If your student wants doubles, then also put a 1 in the Extra Entrée box.

PIZZA – students will only receive TWO slices of pizza so please do not try to order 3 slices by ordering 1 Pizza and 1 Pizza x2. Trust us, they do not have time to eat more than 2 slices of pizza. If the students are still hungry, there are plenty of healthy options available on the salad bar.

PLEASE double check each week that you have ordered hot lunch for your student(s) and not assume you did. We have several students come through the line with parents that assume that they signed up but had forgotten to.

SJF NIGHT - PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS

Come see the Winterhawks play Seattle on Saturday, April 2 for only $20 per ticket--and $5 comes back to SJF!  The link for purchasing tickets is HERE and on the attached flyer.

GRANDPARENTS/SPECIAL FRIENDS MASS & BOOK SALE

On Wednesday, April 6 (students with last name of A-L) and Wednesday April 20th (students with last name of M-Z) we invite Grandparents and/or special friends to attend our school Mass with their SJF student(s).  While celebrating our Grandparents and/or Special Friends next month with community Mass, we have the opportunity of adopting books for our library.  You and your family and friends are invited to browse and shop our Support Our School Wish List and purchase books for our library shelves. Your students’ name will be prominently displayed inside the book, honoring your donation, and they will be the first to borrow the book and take it home. More details on the attached flyer and in April's SAM. We thank you for supporting our students’ love of reading and learning!

More details and an RSVP to follow in upcoming SAM newsletters.

PART-TIME POSITION AVAILABLE AT ST. JOHN FISHER PARISH

Looking for a great part-time position? SJF is looking for a part-time Parish Office Assistant.

• New position

• 8 am – 12:30 pm,  Monday thru Thursday – (17 hours per week)

• Non-exempt 

Provides administrative support, reception and assistance to Parish Administrative Assistant.  Please contact Kathleen Birrell for more information and complete job description at (503) 244-4945 or email at mailto:kbirrell@johnfisher.org

SJF SUMMER CAMP 2022

There’s lots of fun stuff planned for our SJF campers this summer!  Susan Robinson, our camp director, has completed this year’s brochure, with descriptions of each week’s activities and a registration form.  It’s not too early to sign up!

LENTEN SPEAKER AT SJF

Dr. Glenn Byer presents his “Journey Through Mass” lecture series at SJF on Wednesdays during Lent (3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30) at 7pm in the Corrado Family Center.  Additional information about the program is on the attached flyer.

YEARBOOK SPECIAL MESSAGE REQUESTS

This is the final week to submit yearbook messages. Please keep submissions to 50 words or less and submit by this Friday, March 18, 2022. Please send the message to the email address, 2022Yearbook@sjfschool.org and be sure to indicate which student and their grade your message is intended for.  Questions go to Pat Maher at mailto:[email protected]

CYO TRACK & FIELD REGISTRATION

Register your athlete here: https://www.cyocamphoward.org/content/16606/SJF-Track-Field

(LATE FEE: $220 Effective 3/9/2022)

If necessary, depending on current inventory: Uniform order link will be sent to registrants at a later date.

Practices begin on March 28 at Valley Catholic High School on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30pm (Time may change).

Meets are on four Saturdays in April and the first two Saturdays of May (no meet Easter weekend).

If you're interested in coaching, or have questions, email: 

Bryan Showalter- Club Track & Field Coordinator at  [email protected]

JB Gibbs- CYO Club AD at [email protected]
Go Cardinals!

SW PORTLAND LITTLE LEAGUE

We are in the final stretch for our registration for spring softball and baseball with registration closing March 18th for TBall, A and AA baseball and Launch League Softball.  Registration can be found at www.swpll.org.

Please click on flyer links below for more information:
SJF Winterhawks Night
Support SJF Library
SJF Summer Camp 2022
Lent Presentations