SAM - 12/11/2023

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO

Everything You Wanted To Know

Week of December 11, 2023

 

A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Report Cards for Trimester 1 went home with your children last Thursday. If you have questions regarding your student’s progress, please email your child’s teacher for additional details. Additionally, please click on this Google Form to acknowledge you have received your child’s report card. You do not need to return a signed copy: https://forms.gle/WHYtnRMPQkSMkfp86. 

As we enter the second week of Advent, we have many events that help us prepare our minds and hearts for the celebration of Christmas.  Tomorrow night at 5:30pm is our Pre-K-4/Glee Club/Band Christmas program in our church.  Students are asked to report to their classroom at 5:10pm and are encouraged to wear their “Sunday Best” with Christmas accessories. This event is fun for all ages so feel free to invite your family/friends.

Wednesday marks the end of our St. Vincent de Paul food drive. Your food donations are so greatly appreciated as our organization feeds a couple hundred families in our local Southwest Portland community. The 7th and 8th grade students will be helping our St. Vincent de Paul group put together the food boxes this Thursday and Friday for delivery on Saturday. If you are interested in helping pack boxes, feel free to join us this Friday night at 6:30pm in the Corrado Family Center. Father Richard will bless the food on Saturday morning at 9:45am and delivery will begin shortly after the blessing. Thanks again for your generous donations in service to our greater Southwest Portland community.

As you look to finalize your Christmas plans, here’s a list of the days/times for Christmas Masses at St. John Fisher Church:

• Sun, 12/24: Christmas Eve Mass @ 4:00pm (Family Mass), 6:00pm, and 10:00pm  

• Mon, 12/25: Christmas Day Mass @ 9:00am & 11:00am

In closing, I want to say thank you very much for the prayers as I had to leave quickly and  unexpectedly to care for my Father last week. I will be with him through this week as well, but am happy to report he has turned the corner and we are now home. I am behind on responding to emails, but will address them when I return after Christmas break. Thank you for understanding. 

On behalf of all at SJF, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and the best for 2024!

 

CALENDAR REMINDERS:

Tuesday 12/12:  1:30pm K/2/4 build gingerbread houses in CFC, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 study hall

Wednesday 12/13:  7:30am Glee Club in church, 1:00pm School Mass (2nd Gr), 5:30pm PreK-4/Glee Club/Band Christmas Program in Church

Thursday 12/14:  No Glee Club, No Hot Lunch - SVDP Food Box Packaging, 2:15pm Family Group Activity

Friday 12/15: Last Day of School Before Christmas Break- Holiday Themed Free Dress, No Hot Lunch - SVDP Food Box Packaging, 2:00pm Classroom Christmas parties, 6:30pm SVDP Food Box packaging in CFC

Saturday 12/16:  9:45am Blessing & delivery of packed food boxes 

Weeks of Dec. 18-22 & Dec. 25-29:  Christmas Break - No School

Wednesday 12/27:  Happy Birthday to Chef Kathleen!

Saturday 12/30:  Happy Birthday Mrs. Ronchelli Wilson!

Monday 01/01:  New Year’s Day - No School

Tuesday 01/02:  Classes Resume - Open Enrollment for 2024-25 Begins, 3:15-3:45 Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 3:15-4:30pm Annie rehearsal in CFC

Wednesday 01/03:  7:30am Glee Club in church, 1:00pm School Mass (7th Gr), 2:05pm Dismissal

Thursday 01/04:  7:30am Glee Club in library, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 3:15-4:30pm Annie rehearsal in CFC

Friday 01/05:  3-4:30pm Daisy Scout meeting in library

PLAYGROUND DUTY:    

Tuesday 12/12:    JOHNSTON

Wednesday 12/13:    CARTER

Thursday 12/14:    JARAMILLO

Friday 12/15:        NISSEN

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.

 

JANUARY 2024 EXTENDED CARE

Hard to believe but it is already time to sign up for your January extended care dates.  The January 2024 extended care calendar is attached to this SAM and is also available on your FACTS Family Portal under Resource Documents.

 

LaSALLE INFO NIGHT

Wednesday, January 10

6:30 PM – Doors open

7:00 PM – Program begins

If you missed Open House or want to learn more about what makes La Salle special, we hope you’ll join us for Info Night! This event is perfect for 8th grade families who have not been able to attend other events and would like to get caught up in the admissions process before the January 12th application deadline.

RSVP recommended. Click here to learn more.

Please click the link below for more information:
Jan Extended Care Calendar