SAM - 11/25/2024

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO

Everything You Wanted To Know

Week of 11-25-24

A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL:

As your family prepares for the Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday, I would love to share the prayer our middle school leadership elective led us in during our school Thanksgiving celebration last Wednesday.  Blessings to you all on this holiday!

Heavenly Father, as we gather at this very special Thanksgiving Feast,

we thank you for the blessings you have given us each and every day.

We are thankful for safety in our country, homes, and schools, allowing

us to do our best in every aspect of our lives. We have so many men and

women risking their lives to protect us every day.

We thank you for shelter.There are some children who don’t have a nice 

house to come home to. We are so thankful we can sleep in a warm bed 

every night. We thank God for our homes.

We are thankful for food because it provides us with energy so we can do

the things we like to do.

We thank you for our families. They guide us and comfort us. They also give us

the tools we need to succeed in life.

We thank you for our freedom. We have the right to believe in our God. We

also have the right to be who we are.

We are thankful for our friends, who make everyone here feel loved and

included. Our friends are always there for us. Thank you for blessing us 

with such wonderful people to be our friends.

We thank you for education and the opportunities we have been given: the

wonderful school we are blessed to attend, our teachers who support us

daily and help us become the best people we can be and the welcoming

community of SJF and everything we have been blessed with throughout

our school year.

We are thankful for our health. Thank you, God, for providing the things

necessary for us to have healthy lives.

We are blessed to have God in our lives, protecting us with his strength

and knowledge and for always opening up his loving arms to us when we

come to him for guidance.

For all these blessings, we thank you. 

CALENDAR REMINDERS:

Tuesday 11/26:  NO HOT LUNCH, 7:10-8:00am High School Prep Class, 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, Happy Birthday Mrs. Willits!

Friday 11/29:  No School

Sunday 12/1:  1st Sunday of Advent

Monday 12/2:  SVDP Food Drive Begins, 8:15am Advent Prayer Service in gym

Tuesday 12/3:  7:15-8:05am LeadHERship in library, 3:15pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 7:00pm Cardinal Club meeting

Wednesday 12/4:  7:10-8:00am High School Prep Class in library, 7:30am Glee Club in church, 1:00pm School Mass (3rd Gr), 2:05pm Dismissal, Chess Wizards

Thursday 12/5:  7:30am Glee Club in library, 3:15pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall

Friday 12/6: Happy Birthday Chef Ken! Free Dress - End of 1st Trimester, 6:30-8:30pm “Starry Nights” Middle School Dance at St. Cecilia’s

Saturday 12/7:  1:00-4:30pm SJF Christmas Bazaar

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 11/26:    GENTILE (DAGGETT)

Wednesday 11/27:    NOON DISMISSAL

Thursday 11/28:    HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Friday 11/29:        NO SCHOOL

Monday 12/2:        SCHMIDT (RANDY & JACKIE)

Tuesday 12/3:        LYNCH (ANGERILLI)

Wednesday 12/4:    SALAZAR

Thursday 12/5:    SKARBONKIEWICZ

Friday 12/6:        LOUDER

CARDINAL HAPPENINGS: CAKE WALK TIME

Hello my fellow festive Cardinals! It's that time of year again. We are asking for donations for our annual CAKEWALK  to be held on December 7th during our Christmas Bazaar. We are accepting donations of cakes, cookies, pies, breads, treats of any kind (homemade or store bought) from December 4th to December 7th. Please leave donations on cart in the school lobby. Be sure to log your baking time for family volunteer hours on your Facts Family Portal. We always love to know what family the treats came from and of course if there are any allergies like nuts in the ingredients that winners should be aware of. Thank you in advance for your donations and for really being the heart of what makes this event so special. Questions or concerns, please contact Katie Richmond (second grade assistant and 7th grade Mom). [email protected], 503-784-1759.

THANKSGIVING THANK YOU!

Our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon with our family groups was a delicious success! Thanks to our chefs Ken, Kris and Kathleen and our parent volunteers for helping ensure all were fed and had a great time!

ADVENT ACTIVITY CALENDAR

The attached Advent activity calendar is filled with ideas to help us prepare our hearts and minds for the celebration of Christmas.

STARRY NIGHT

Our second middle school dance of the school year is next 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. 

Advent Calendar 2024