News - November 2022

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of November 28, 2022 FROM THE PTC LEADERSHIP:  Hello SJF Families, we hope you had a fun and special Thanksgiving! As we gear up for the holiday season and some exciting events over the next few months, we thought a quick summary of what the PTC is, what we do, and what our goals are, would be informative for our newer families and serve as a nice refresher for our longstanding ones. The PTC (Parent Teacher Club) is tasked with raising $140,000 annually that goes directly to the school budget. This money supports the school’s mission of educating the whole child, ensures that faculty and staff compensation aligns with the Archdiocese pay scale, and funds supplemental programs ensuring success for all SJF students. St. John Fisher’s tuition does not cover the actual cost to educate a student. For the 2022-2023 school year, the actual cost is $10,950, however,  the tuition is $8,250 for parishioners and $10,750 for non parishioners. The money raised by the PTC makes up for this discrepancy, contributing 5.6% of the school’s overall budget.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of November 21, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Please mark your calendar to attend our annual Parent Information Night on November 30th at 5:30pm. Each year SJF presents a speaker to engage parents on various topics. This year, we have Dr. Dean Moshofsky of Metropolitan Pediatrics. He will be discussing Resiliency and the many ways we can help our children develop this important trait. Dr. Moshofsky is very passionate about the importance of resilience and will be sharing ideas and strategies for kids of all ages.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of November 14, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Safety has always been a top priority for our SJF community.  Studies show that having students practice what to do in an emergency situation will help prepare them if/when an emergency situation happens. Therefore, we have a number of safety drills we conduct to keep our school safe.  

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of November 7, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Although we were just in shorts and t-shirts 3 weeks ago, this week's forecasted weather reminds us that winter has arrived. Here is a review of SJF’s inclement weather policies. You can also locate this information on page 15 of your Parent/Student Handbook (the little red handbook): Announcements concerning school closure and late starts are shared with families via parent email, posting on the SJF Facebook & Instagram pages, posting on the Announcements banner of your Family Portal on FACTS, and via the FACTS Parent Alert text feature. During inclement weather, keep the following points in mind:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of October 31, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Thank you so much for your partnership in attending our Parent/Teacher Conferences last week. With a 93% attendance rate between the 2 days, I would say we are doing a great job prioritizing communication between parents and teachers to help aid in the most successful experience for all our students. Thanks for making those days a priority for meeting with your child’s teachers.