SAM - 03/31/2025
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April 1, 2025
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO
Everything You Wanted To Know
Week of 03-31-25
A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL:
Welcome back from spring break! This final trimester always seems to go by so quickly and this week certainly keeps us on our toes with lots of events happening on campus. Here’s a small calendar of events to make sure you have on your calendar as we work through the first half of April:
Wednesday, 4/2 and Thursday, 4/3 at 6:30pm: Lights, Camera, Action as our 4th - 8th graders perform the musical Xanadu Jr. Special thanks to Mr. Vecchione, our music and drama teacher, for inspiring the gift of music and for our thespians participating in the show. Break a leg!
Friday, 4/4 at 6:00pm: SJF School will be the host for our parish Stations of the Cross and Soup Supper this evening. Special thanks to Maura Timoney-DeVille, mom of Francis in PreK, for organizing this spiritual event for our parish and school community. To assist and/or have a speaking part (students too!), please click HERE and additional details are below in our “Volunteer Spotlight.”
Saturday, 4/5 at 5:30pm: Men’s Club will be hosting their annual BINGO Night! Come bring the whole family for some friendly competition with a chance to win fantastic prizes! Food, beverages, BINGO cards and the ever popular “BINGO daubers” will be available for purchase - see you there!
Thursday, 4/10 at 6:30pm: Our parish will be having our Lenten Reconciliation Service. We will have many priests on hand to make this sacrament meaningful as you continue to prepare for Easter.
Sunday, 4/13 at 11am: In addition to our traditional Mass during the 11am service, we will have an ecumenical liturgy with our neighbors from St. Luke Lutheran for Palm Sunday.
CALENDAR REMINDERS:
Tuesday 4/1: 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 3:15-5:30pm Xanadu rehearsal in CFC
Wednesday 4/2: 7:10-8:00am High School Prep Class, 9:30-11:30am Kindergarten to Pete the Cat play, 10:45am Xanadu Sneak Peek, 1:00pm School Mass (3rd Gr), 2:05pm Dismissal, 6:30pm Xanadu Night 1 in gym
Thursday 4/3: 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 6:30pm Xanadu Night 2 in gym
Friday 4/4: 3:15-4:30pm Girl Scouts meet in the library, 6:00pm SJF School hosts Stations of the Cross & Soup Supper
Saturday 4/5: 5:30pm Men’s Club Bingo Night
Monday 4/7 - Friday 4/11: First week of final STAR assessments (finish 4/18)
Tuesday 4/8: 7:15-8:05am LeadHERship in library, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall
Wednesday 4/9: 1:00pm School Mass (2nd Gr), 2:05pm Dismissal, 2:30pm Faculty meeting
Thursday 4/10: 9:20am-1:30pm 3rd Gr to SSMO, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 6:30pm Parish Reconciliation Service
Saturday 4/12: Happy Birthday Ms. Schoenheit!
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 4/1: GAMBEE
Wednesday 4/2: KEPPINGER
Thursday 4/3: LINDGREN
Friday 4/4: QUEEN
Monday 4/7: KING (DREW & MEGAN)
Tuesday 4/8: GRAMANN
Wednesday 4/9: VOCKER
Thursday 4/10: NISSEN
Friday 4/11: QUEEN
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: Stations of the Cross & Soup Supper April 4
As part of the ongoing Friday station of the cross series, SJF is hosting the stations and soup-supper Friday April 4th at 6pm. We are seeking student-volunteers grades 4-8 to read through stations as we pray together. Directly following the reading of the stations, we will join for a simple soup supper in the CFC. Students who want to read should have their parents signup using the link below. For everyone interested in attending even without reading, please rsvp using the link below to help with a headcount for dinner!https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FAFAD2DA2F58-55759447-stations (for readers and attendees). Please reach out to Maura Timoney-DeVille with questions ([email protected])
SIGN UP FOR APRIL EXTENDED CARE
Be sure to sign up for April Extended Care coverage. The calendar is attached to this SAM.
FINAL MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE OF THE YEAR
Our final middle school dance of the year will be held at Holy Trinity on Friday, April 25th from 6-8pm. Our students can enjoy a fancy night out on the town and get dressed up as the theme is “Paris at Night.” Registration can be found HERE, Code of Conduct to be signed can be found HERE and all details can be found on the attached flyer.FREE CPR CLASS FOR ADULTS ON APRIL 25TH
On Friday, April 25th from 10-11:30am there will be a free adult CPR class that OHSU is sponsoring in partnership with the AHA. This class is located at Bridge Meadows (8502 N Wayland Ave, Portland, OR 97203).SUMMER CAMPS AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Central Catholic High School is excited to share the many ways students can enrich their summers (and have fun) here on campus. In addition to hosting a wide array of athletic camps–that span ages and sports–they also offer a dedicated set of camps just for middle school students (entering grades 6th-8th in Fall 2025). Middle School camps include one for aspiring babysitters, chefs, CSI agents, and more. Learn more about all of our summer offerings, and register here: https://www.centralcatholichigh.org/academics/summer-session
Please click the links below for more information:
Trinity Middle School Dance
Adult CPR