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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of January 30, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Happy National Catholic Schools Week! On behalf of the entire SJF faculty and staff, I would like to thank you for your commitment to your child’s Catholic education. As a mom of children in Catholic education myself, I recognize the time and financial commitment it takes to be an active member of the school and larger parish community. I wholeheartedly believe that the investment you make in your child’s educational career creates the platform for not only their academic foundation but more importantly a solid spiritual foundation. Thank you for being part of our family!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of January 23, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Next week, Catholic Schools across our country will celebrate National Catholic Schools Week.  Each day I recognize the amazing opportunity that our school has to assist our families with the formation of our students, and to develop them into Active Christians, Engaged Learners and Responsible Citizens. Thank you for being our partner in their education!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO -Everything You Want to Know Week of January 16, 2023 FROM THE CARDINAL CLUB:  WHAT IS CARDINAL WEEK? St. John Fisher's Days of Giving, Feb. 6th-10th! Our goal is to raise $120,000. WHAT IS CAMP CARDINAL? An auction party without the auction! Friday Feb. 10th at 6pm in the Corrado Center. This year's Cardinal Party is a Camp theme! Put on your favorite camp attire and celebrate with adult beverages, Mississippi BBQ and live music.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of January 9, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Safety for our students and families is our number one priority. In an effort to provide a safe environment for our students, as well as to accommodate the needs of our parent volunteers and visitors to St. John Fisher during school hours, we ask that you please follow the drop off/pick up protocols:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of January 2, 2023 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  I hope you all enjoyed the Christmas holiday with family and friends and are slowly settling back into the school routine.  Now that 2023 has begun, it’s time to start thinking about the 2023-24 school year:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of December 12, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Happy 3rd Week of Advent!  As we continue to prepare our hearts, minds and homes to celebrate Jesus' birth, we have many events these final days of school before Christmas break.  Tomorrow night at 5:30pm is our band, glee and K-4 Christmas program in our church.  Students are asked to arrive at 5:00pm and report to the church. Dress for this fun event is Christmas/Sunday best clothing. See you there!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of December 5, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  The second candle of the Advent wreath is lit this week symbolizing peace. Our students led our Advent Prayer Service on Monday at 8:15 with the theme of “waiting.” Waiting with a purpose, waiting for a reason and waiting in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We send our prayers that you and your family find peace this week and this Advent.

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. 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of October 24, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  This Thursday and Friday are our parent teacher conferences. We are looking forward to meeting with each of you and appreciate you prioritizing these opportunities as we partner in the education of our students and community. We will be conducting our Kindergarten through 5th grade conferences in homeroom classrooms and 6th - 8th grade conferences in our Corrado Family Center. In order to receive your child’s progress report and STAR assessment scores, please check in via the school main lobby and then head to the homeroom classroom or Corrado Family Center for your conference(s). As we prepare for the Halloween festivities on Monday, we have a number of fun events planned:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of October 17, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  We can't wait to come together as a community this Friday night for our Bingo Fundraiser!  Friday Oct. 21st, 6-8pm at the Corrado Center, all families are welcome! Cost for BINGO is $20/player and we have amazing prizes and raffle items galore! Pizza and drinks available for purchase. All proceeds from the event benefits the HOSA elective trip to Nationals. Please RSVP here Family Bingo Night RSVP if you plan to come!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of October 10, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Conferences are right around the corner (Thursday, 10/27 and Friday, 10/28). 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 Tuesday, 10/18. 

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):

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of September 26, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Thanks to all our families for coming out to our Back to School Nights. A popular question from the evening(s) was how families can get involved. Below are a list of volunteer opportunities and contacts for activities within our school and parish community:

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of September 19, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  We are looking forward to welcoming our Kindergarten through Fifth Grade families at our Back to School Night tomorrow (9/21) at 6:30pm. Please come to the main entrance to pick up your directory/handbook and then proceed to your child’s classroom. The teachers will be conducting 2 presentations: 6:30pm and 7:00pm. See you then!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of September 12, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  For housekeeping this week, I would like to let you know about our Extended Care program!  As a working mom myself, I know how important it is to provide quality and consistent care before and after school for the students of St. John Fisher School. Directed by Susan Robinson and supported by our lead teachers Marge Meneghello and Carrie McCarthy, our program follows all regulations set forth by the Children’s Care Division of the State of Oregon. Our goal is to provide students with a positive atmosphere where they will have opportunities to continue their learning through hands-on activities and recreational fun. Additionally, for those students with homework, a designated staff member will assist students in completing their assignments. 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of September 5, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Welcome to the 2022-23 school year! I hope your summer was filled with memories of good times.  We have been preparing for the big start all summer and from the excitement in the school this morning, it was apparent that the kids (and parents) were ready for school to begin.