SAM - 10/30/2023
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October 31, 2023
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO
Everything You Wanted To Know
Week of October 30, 2023
A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL
Happy Halloween from “Cardinal World!” Our festivities began this Saturday with our Men’s Club Halloween carnival. For those that took advantage of the photo booth, if you would like a digital copy of your photo(s), please email Martin Monnig at [email protected]. To keep the Halloween spirit going, we welcome friends and family to join us for our Halloween Assembly at 1:15pm today in the gym, followed by classroom parties.
Tomorrow is our All Saints Day celebration. We welcome friends and family to attend Mass with us at 1pm. During the Mass, our Fourth Grade students will be leading us through a litany of saints. See you there!
In closing, don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour before you head to bed on Saturday night otherwise you will be quite early to Mass on Sunday and/or school Monday.
CALENDAR REMINDERS:
Tuesday 10/31: Happy Halloween - students may wear costumes to school, 10:50-11:20am Family Group activity, 1:15pm All School Halloween Assembly in gym, 2:15pm Class Parties
Wednesday 11/1: All Saints Day, 1:00pm School Mass (4th Gr), 2:05pm Dismissal, 2:05pm Chess Wizards, 2:30m Faculty meeting
Thursday 11/2: 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall
Friday 11/3: 3:05-4:30pm Daisy Scout meeting in library
Sunday 11/5: Daylight Savings Time Ends - Set your clocks back
Monday 11/6: 2:15pm Kid’s Heart Challenge Kickoff in gym
Tuesday 11/7: 7:15 LeadHERship Class in library, 10:00am Firemen visit K & 2nd, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 study hall
Wednesday 11/8: 7:30am Glee Club in church, 1:00pm School Mass honoring service men & women, 2:05pm Dismissal, 2:05pm Chess Wizards, 2:15pm MS Speaker: Emma w/ Catholic Worker House in CFC
Thursday 11/9: 7:30am Glee Club in library, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 study hall
Friday 11/10: NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day observed
PLAYGROUND DUTY:
Tuesday 10/31: BENTHIN
Wednesday 11/1: McCLENATHAN
Thursday 11/2: MURAIRA
Friday 11/3: LEATHERS
Monday 11/6: MARRA
Tuesday 11/7: WALLACE
Wednesday 11/8: MARCHESI-GARVEY
Thursday 11/9: O’NEIL/FISCHER
Friday 11/10: NO SCHOOL - VETERANS DAY OBSERVED
Parents, in addition to the reminders that are in the SAM each week, you can access the Playground Duty calendar on your FACTS Family Portal under Resource Documents. Playground duty is from 11:25am - 1:00pm. On your assigned day, please check in at the school office first, and then head to the Corrado Family Center. If there is a conflict with your scheduled playground duty date, please notify Holly Hunt, our playground duty coordinator, as far in advance as possible so that she can reschedule your duty. Thank you for your help in the lunchroom and on the playground.
CARDINAL NEWS - ALL SAINTS DAY
This Wednesday, Nov. 1 is All Saints Day, a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics. St. John Fisher will have Masses at 9:00am and 6:00pm, along with the all school Mass at 1:00pm led by our 4th grade Saints.
MASS IN HONOR OF MILITARY PERSONNEL
In honor and celebration of our military personnel, we invite all current and former servicemen and women to attend our special Veteran’s Day Mass on Wednesday, 11/8 at 1pm.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL THANK YOU
The SJF Men’s Club would like to thank all who attended the SJF Halloween Carnival on
Saturday night. It was a huge turnout, with lots of great costumes, awesome families and
fun times. The new venue in the Corrado Family Center was perfect and everyone was
taking advantage of the photo booth. Thank you to all the volunteers for making it possible.
It was cool seeing the haunted house walls go up in the Corrado Family Center and the
volunteers start decorating the inside. It really came to life though once the lights went out
Saturday night and you guys started showing up.
Also a special thank you to the following families for donating:
The Levesque Family and 10 Barrel Brewing
Toby Harris and Cider Mill & Fryer Tuck
The McClaskey Family and Seven Hills and Double Canyon
The Miller Family
BOOK FAIR THANK YOU
Thank you to all who shopped at our Scholastic Book Fair this week! Dozens of books found new homes with our students, and our school made over $1600 that will be used to purchase books for our classrooms. Cheers to our SJF Reading Stars!
NOVEMBER EXTENDED CARE
November is almost here! Parents, please sign up for November extended care coverage right away. There is a signup calendar attached to this SAM, and on your FACTS Family Portal under Resource Documents.
SJF ALTAR GUILD NUT SALE
The Altar Guild annual nut sale begins this weekend, November 4-5. Please see the attached flyer for price information. Be sure to buy early before your favorites sell out!
KIDS HEART CHALLENGE COMING SOON!
Dear Families,
Kids Heart Challenge is coming soon! Students will learn how to keep their hearts happy and healthy while raising life saving donations to help others with special hearts. Plus, your family can learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR through Finn’s Mission! Register TODAY at http://www2.heart.org/goto/
SJFPortland or by downloading the FREE AHA Schools App for Apple or Android.Students registered online BEFORE our kickoff on Monday 11/6 will be in a drawing for an Avocado Warmie AND be recognized DURING our assembly!
Thank you for supporting our school, the American Heart Association, and this lifesaving program!
ST. MARY’S ACADEMY LITTLE DRIBBLERS
St. Mary’s Academy invites girls to join the Blues Youth Basketball Team, also known as Little Dribbles for the 2023-2024 school year. Girls in grades 1-8 are invited to attend sessions on Sundays at St. Mary’s Academy. The cost is $150.00 for the entire season and the registration link can be found in the flyer attached.
CYO BASKETBALL UPDATED INFORMATION
It's time to register for the Winter 2023 SJF Basketball Season! Go Cards, Go!
Hot Shots (1st-2nd grades): Hot Shots is a combined 1st-2nd grades, co-ed league. Games are on Saturdays, with a 30-minute practice scheduled before the game (no weekday practices). Hot Shots will play one game on Saturday, Dec. 16th, take a Holiday break, and games will resume in early January.
1st & 2nd: The registration fee is $235 per participant (LATE FEE : $300 Effective 11/27/23)
Register your 1st & 2nd graders for CYO Hot Shots Basketball
3rd-8th Grades: Practices are two days a week and will begin in late November. Regular season games are on Saturdays and a championship tournament will be played in March. Games will begin on the first Saturday of January.
3rd-8th: The registration fee is $275 per participant (LATE FEE : $325 Effective 11/27/23)
Register your 3rd-8th graders for CYO Basketball
UNIFORM ORDER LINKS: 3rd-8th and Hot Shots
(Uniforms are yours to keep and can be worn again next year... or passed down to younger siblings. Order ASAP so your uniform is ready for the first game! Please allow for 12-15 days for production and shipment.)
Interested in coaching? We still need coaches for:
3rd Grade Girls
4th Grade Girls
5th Grade Boys
If interested, email: David Sheridan, Club Basketball Coordinator, at [email protected]
Other Questions? Email: JB Gibbs, Club AD, at [email protected]
Please click on the links below for more information:
November Extended Care Calendar
Nut Sale Flyer
SMA Little Dribblers Basketball