SAM - 10/10/2023

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO

Everything You Wanted To Know

Week of October 9, 2023

 

A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Parent/Teacher conferences are right around the corner: Thursday, 10/26 and Friday, 10/27. To help with scheduling appointments, we are using Google Forms to have families sign up for their conference time(s). Attached are details, including conference sign up links for all homeroom teachers and email links for specialists if you would like to conference with them. Please sign up for your conference by noon on Wednesday, 10/18. 

CALENDAR REMINDERS:

Tuesday 10/10:  8:30-2:30 8th Gr to Ropes Course, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 5:30pm SAC meeting, 6:30pm PTC Exec. meeting

Wednesday 10/11:  7:30am Glee Club in church, 1:00pm School Mass (3rd Gr), 2:05pm 
Dismissal, Chess Wizards, M.U.S.E. Band class begins in church, 2:30pm Faculty meeting

Thursday 10/12:  7:30am Glee Club in library, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall

Friday 10/13: NO SCHOOL - Archdiocesan Inservice

Saturday 10/14:  Happy Birthday Mrs. Meneghello!

Sunday 10/15:  1-4pm St. Mary’s Academy Open House

Monday 10/16:  Rescheduled Picture Day - Free Dress

Tuesday 10/17:  3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall

Wednesday 10/18:  Parent/Teacher Conference sign up due at noon, 1:00pm School Mass (2nd Gr), 2:05pm Dismissal, Chess Wizards, 2:30pm Faculty meeting

Thursday 10/19: 7:30am Glee Club in library, 3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 study hall, 7:00pm Men’s Club meeting

Friday 10/20: Happy Birthday Mrs. Wasman!, 8:45am-12:30pm PreK & K to Pumpkin Patch

 

PLAYGROUND DUTY:    

Tuesday 10/10:    TOBECKSEN

Wednesday 10/11:    SCHULLER

Thursday 10/12:    GOERTZ

Friday 10/13:        NO SCHOOL

Monday 10/16        WEST

Tuesday 10/17:    SCHILPEROORT

Wednesday 10/18:    FARKAS

Thursday 10/19:    RICHARDSON

Friday 10/20:        LINDGREN

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 - FIRST OKTOBERFEST SUCCESS!

We thank all the families who came out to enjoy the event and for all the student volunteers as well! PTC would like to sincerely thank all those who made Oktoberfest a wonderful evening! Ein Prost! 

An EXTRA shout out  to:

• Nathan McClenathan, Chris Ebersole and Men’s Club for providing the delicious meal and bar service

• The Levesque Family and 10 Barrel Brewing

• Erica Benthin & Sara Richardson for coordinating the event

• Robbie McGinty &  Petie Farkas for their creative decorating

• Morgan Savela for the fun kids activities

• Libby Rankin for the great music

 

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED

Next Monday, Oct. 16 is our rescheduled school picture day for all students. This is a free dress day. Parents may use the original flyer and event code for picture orders. If you still need to order a picture package, the flyer is attached to this SAM.

Picture Retake Day: Monday Nov. 20 - Free Dress only if you are having your picture taken–or retaken. Lifetouch will provide new flyers and a new event code for this retake day.

 

SJF HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL

We are pleased to be bringing the SJF Halloween Carnival to the Corrado Family Center Saturday Oct. 28 from 6 – 9 PM. The haunted house will be back, the games will be back, and we are adding a photo booth for you to be able to capture you, your friends and family in those great costumes. The Halloween Carnival is open to all families in all grades and it is especially a great opportunity for new families in all grades to meet other families. It is a great community event for SJF and the Men’s Club is proud to put it on every year.

Tickets may be purchased at the event for the games, food, snacks, drinks, beer and wine (we will accept credit cards). It is two tickets for a dollar with the tickets redeemable for games, food and beverages (i.e. games cost only one ticket for kids).

We need a few more volunteers to help with decorating the haunted house and during the event. Decorating and cleanup are worth double volunteer hours since they are later in the evening. If you are interested in volunteering signup here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044DABAA2AABF49-44466660-sjfhalloween

The Halloween Carnival will be from 6 - 9 PM on Saturday, October 28th in the Corrado Family Center 

Questions contact: martinmonnig@hotmail.com 

Thank you sponsors:

 

EXTENDED CARE NEWS

Extended Care will also be open on our no-school days this month:

• Friday 10/13 Archdiocesan Inservice

• Thursday 10/26 Parent/Teacher Conferences

• Friday 10/27 Parent/Teacher Conferences

The cost is $45 per child and advance signup is required.  Please contact Drew Boyer with questions.

SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR COMING SOON

Click here: SJF Book Fair for all the details and book previews! 

Dates:  Monday Oct. 23rd - Fri Oct. 26th in the School Lobby

             (email Margaret Burd to volunteer: [email protected]) 

Times:

• Families may shop each day for one hour after dismissal

• Parents may shop each morning after drop off until 8:30 & during conferences 

• Students may shop during the school day at scheduled times

What:

• Hundreds of quality preschool - middle school books to purchase.

• Profits go to purchasing books for classrooms and the library

• Support your child’s classroom by purchasing a book from their teacher’s Wish List

• Pre-order the new Cat Club Comic Club Influencers online or at the Fair

• An easy and secure way for your child to shop without you: eWallet! 

• See the attached fliers for eWallet, pre-orders and other Fair details!  

Please click the links below for more information:
Lifetouch Order Form
Book Fair Information
EWallet Flyer