SAM - 11/18/2024

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO

Everything You Wanted To Know

Week of 11-18-24

A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL:

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever! 

-Psalm 107:1-

As we prepare for Thanksgiving next week, our virtue for this week is Gratitude. Through dedicated gifts of time, talent and treasure, our faculty, staff, parents and students work tremendously hard each and every day to provide our SJF community with a quality Catholic education. Thank you for all you do for St. John Fisher Church and School!

We will celebrate gratitude as a school community this Wednesday at our annual Thanksgiving luncheon. Our chef’s have been working around the clock to make a huge feast we will share in our family groups, followed by recess and our Thanksgiving Mass. All are welcome to either volunteer and help at the luncheon or join us for our Mass at 1pm.

This week's forecasted weather reminds us that winter has arrived. Here is a review of SJF’s inclement weather policies. You can also locate this information on pages 14 and 15 of your Parent/Student Handbook (the little red handbook):

Announcements concerning school closure and late starts are shared with families via parent email, posting on the SJF Facebook & Instagram pages, posting on the Announcements banner of your Family Portal on FACTS, and via the FACTS Parent Alert text feature.

During inclement weather, keep the following points in mind:

• If the Portland Public School District (PPS) is closed, SJF is closed.

• If PPS has a late opening, SJF has a late start with doors opening at 10:00am.  

  • Morning Extended Care and Hot Lunch are not available on late start days.

• SJF does reserve the right to make an independent decision regarding school closure or late opening.

If you haven’t yet enrolled in the Parent Alert text feature, please text the keyword “START” to 317065 from your mobile device.  Any text alerts from our school will begin with “Parent_Alert: SJF-OR” and calls will show “503-246-3234” (school phone number).

CALENDAR REMINDERS:

Tuesday 11/19:  NO HOT LUNCH, 7:15-8:05am LeadHERship in library, 3:15pm Gr 5-8 study hall, 7:00pm Cardinal Club meeting in science lab

Wednesday 11/20:  7:30am Glee Club in church, 11:30am All-School Thanksgiving Luncheon, 12:30-12:55pm Family Group Recess, 1:00pm School Mass (4th gr), 2:05pm Dismissal, Chess Wizards

Thursday 11/21: SJF Day at Panda Express (Canyon Rd. store - by Fred Meyer),  7:30am Glee Club in library, 3:15pm Gr 5-8 study hall, 7:00pm Men’s Club Thanksgiving dinner

Saturday 11/23:  Happy Birthday to Chef Kris!

Monday 11/25:  Teacher Appreciation Lunch (PreK), Happy Birthday to Mrs. Birrell, 3:15-4:30pm Xanadu auditions Day 1 in CFC

Tuesday 11/26:  NO HOT LUNCH, 3:15pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 3:15-4:30pm Xanadu auditions Day 2 in CFC

Wednesday 11/27:  NOON DISMISSAL, NO GLEE CLUB OR SCHOOL MASS, NO  EXTENDED CARE

Thursday 11/28:  Happy Thanksgiving - No School

Friday 11/29:  No School

PLAYGROUND DUTY: 

Playground duty is from 11:25am - 1:00pm. 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.

Tuesday 11/19:    SNOWDEN

Wednesday 11/20:    RICHARDSON

Thursday 11/21:    BENTHIN

Friday 11/22:        GENTILE (DAGGETT)

Monday 11/25:    HUNT

Tuesday 11/26:    GENTILE (DAGGETT)

Wednesday 11/27:    NOON DISMISSAL

Thursday 11/28:    HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Friday 11/29:        NO SCHOOL

CARDINAL HAPPENINGS

Take a break from cooking this Thursday, 11/21 at Panda Express (11490 Sw Canyon Rd #100 Beaverton OR 97005)! Panda Express will be donating 20% of all orders from those that show the SJF flyer ALL DAY. Please see the flyer attached for additional details.

XANADU AUDITIONS NEXT WEEK

Xanadu auditions for grades 5-8 take place next week:

• Vocal Auditions - Monday, 11/25 from 3:15-4:30 in the CFC. Please memorize a 1-minute, karaoke style (no lead vocals) Broadway musical or Disney number (YouTube access please)

• Dance Auditions - Tuesday, 11/26 from 3:15-4:30 in the CFC.

Students must attend both audition days. No prior singing, dancing or acting experience necessary–everyone is in the show!

STARRY NIGHT

Our next middle school dance is on Friday, December 6th at St. Cecilia from 6:30-8:30pm. The cost is $10 and includes snacks, a photo booth and desserts. Online registration and payment are required so you can Sign up here and sign the Code of Conduct HERE.

RISE & SHINE PARENTS’ MORNING OFF

Join Miss Strine on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 10:00am-3:00pm for a Parents' Day Out.  Run some errands, help out Santa with some shopping, or just take a bit of time for yourself! Lots of information is on the attached flyer.

CYO BASKETBALL REGISTRATION IS OPEN

There’s still time to register for the Winter 2024 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). Season will begin in January.

1st & 2nd: The registration fee is $240 per participant (LATE FEE : $315 Effective 12/02/24)

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. There will be one game in December, then a Holiday break, followed by the rest of the schedule beginning in early January.

Regular season games are on Saturdays and a championship tournament will be played in March.

3rd-8th: The registration fee is $285 per participant (LATE FEE : $335 Effective 12/02/24)

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!)