SAM - 10-4-22

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO

Everything You Want to Know

Week of October 3, 2022

 

FROM THE PRINCIPAL: 

Happy October! This month we have many fun opportunities to gather together as a community. Here’s a quick list of the events and the name/email of the person in charge should you have questions or want to volunteer to help with the event (emails can also be found in your directory):

• Friday, October 21st:

  • Health Day from 8:00am - 10:00am: Christy Meade Olivier  Sign up to assist HERE

  • HOSA BINGO Night from 6pm - 8pm: Danielle Floberg

• Sunday, October 23rd:

  • Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast at 10am and noon (after the 9am and 11am Mass): Mike Devlin

• Tuesday, October 25th:

  • Mom's Night Out!  Sweat and Socialize from 6:30-8:30pm: Nora Jensen and Lillie Stevens   Free Event

• Saturday, October 29th:

  • Men’s Club Halloween Carnival from 6:00pm-9:00pm:  SJF Men's Club (Nathan McClenathan and Martin Monnig)

 

CALENDAR REMINDERS:

Tuesday 10/4:  3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall

Wednesday 10/5:  1:00pm School Mass (5th Gr), 2:00pm Dismissal, 2:30pm Faculty Meeting

Thursday 10/6:  3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall

Friday 10/7:  NO SCHOOL - Archdiocesan Inservice Day

Sunday 10/9:  1:00-4:00pm St. Mary’s Academy Open House

Monday 10/10:  3-4:30pm M.U.S.E. Band in church

Tuesday 10/11:  3:15-3:45pm Gr 5-8 Study Hall, 5:30pm SAC meeting

Wednesday 10/12:  1:00pm School Mass (3rd Gr), 2:00pm Dismissal, 2:30pm Faculty Meeting

Thursday 10/13:  3:15-4:15pm MS Speaker #1-Sisters of the Road Cafe, NO STUDY HALL, 5:30pm PTC Exec meeting

Friday 10/14:  Happy Birthday to Mrs. Meneghello!

PLAYGROUND DUTY REMINDERS:

Playground duty is from 11:25-1:00. The October 2022 duty calendar is now on your FACTS Family Portal under Resource Documents. On your assigned day, please check in at the school office and then head to the Corrado Family Center!  It is important to arrive on time on your scheduled playground duty date.  When you don’t show up, three different teachers must give up their lunch periods to cover the primary, intermediate, and middle school lunch recess periods. If you have a conflict with your scheduled duty date, or you are able to help out on a date that needs coverage, please contact our playground duty coordinator, Holly Hunt, at mailto:[email protected]. Thank you for helping our students in the lunchroom and on the playground.

Tuesday 10/4:        ORESTE

Wednesday 10/5:    SCHULLER

Thursday 10/6:    SHERIDAN

Friday 10/7:        NO SCHOOL

Monday 10/10:    MILLER

Tuesday 10/11:    RAMSPERGER-BURKE

Wednesday 10/12:    ROSALES

Thursday 10/13:    DAVIS

Friday 10/14:        WEST

 

EXTENDED CARE OPEN OCT. 7

Extended Care will be open this Friday, 10/7 from 7-6.  The cost is $40 per child.  Please register with Susan Robinson if you plan to attend.  Please send your child with lunch; snack will be provided.

HOSA BINGO NIGHT

 

 

EXTENDED CARE HELP WANTED

St. John Fisher School extended care is looking for an Activities Leader.  This position is part-time, 16 hours a week and Catholic faith is preferred.  The ideal candidate should be upbeat, love children, have patience, be flexible, and dependable.  You need to qualify under Child Care Division rules and either have or be able to complete: enrollment in the Criminal History Registry, have a current 1stAid/CPR certification, recognizing and reporting abuse certificate, and current food handler's card. Please send applications to Merrit Holub, Principal at [email protected] or call (503) 246-3234.

Be sure to submit your extended care dates for October to Susan Robinson.  The October extended care calendar is attached to this SAM and is on your FACTS Family Portal under Resource Documents.

HEALTH DAY VOLUNTEERS

Our Health Day crew is still looking for volunteers.  Health Day is Friday, 10/21 and we will start right after morning drop off at 8am.  We hope to be done in about 2 hours with vision screening for the entire school.  Please consider helping this year.  Super easy, no experience needed, and it absolutely counts as family volunteer hours.  If you can help please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F49ADAA29A7F58-health or email me at [email protected].

“HALL PRAYER” IS BACK!

Each morning our students in grades 1-4 and 5-8 gather in our hallways to begin with prayer led by a faculty, staff or student. Now that we have had a few weeks to get this routine down, we welcome families to join us for our hall prayer at 8:15am each morning.  

ST. MARY’S ACADEMY SOCCER NIGHT

Soccer Night at Buckman Field

Join us for the SMA Varsity soccer game against West Linn on Thursday, October 13, 6:15 p.m. at Buckman Field! Admission is FREE.  Drinks, snacks, and pom-poms will be available at 5:30 p.m.

CYO CHAMPIONS OF FAITH DINNER

The annual CYO fundraiser will be Oct. 18 at the Oregon Convention Center.  This year’s keynote speaker is Steve Beuerlein, former Notre Dame and NFL quarterback.  Additional details are on the attached flyer.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL CLINIC

Jesuit High School Women’s Basketball is hosting a fall clinic for girls in grades 3-8.  The clinic will take place on four Sundays (10/16, 10/30, 11/13 and 11/20) from 5:30 - 7:00pm.  The cost is $50 for all four sessions. Access registration with this link

PLEASE CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFO:
COF Dinner
Sweat & Socialize