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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. 

SUMMER SAM #5 - Everything You Want to Know Week of August 30, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  We are enjoying a full and busy week preparing for the return of our students on Tuesday, Sept. 6! We look forward to seeing families at our community event, Supply Drop Off (for students in grades 1-8) and Uniform Sale/Exchange this Thursday, September 1st from 2:30-4:00pm.  

SUMMER SAM #4 - Everything You Want to Know Week of August 23, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  It’s hard to believe, but next week all our faculty and staff will return to campus for in-service week meetings and training.  We hope you can join us next Thursday, Sept. 1 from 2:30-4:00pm to take a look at your classroom, get your school supplies put away, say hello to your teachers and friends, and take a look at the uniform sale.  We’ll see you soon!

SUMMER SAM #3 - Everything You Want to Know Week of August 16, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  In three weeks we will happily open our doors for the official start of the 2022-23 school year! As we finalize our preparations here on campus for your arrival, here’s a quick check list of items that may be helpful for you to prepare for the start of the new school year: 

SUMMER SAM #2 - Everything You Want to Know Week of August 8, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend the first Oregon Department of Education “Office Hours” for the school year.  These bi-weekly meetings were held throughout the past two years to discuss the various rules and regulations regarding COVID protocols. As I attended yesterday, I was comforted to know that as of today, the policies and procedures we utilized last spring will remain in effect for this current school year. A few protocol items to remember:

SUMMER SAM #1 -Everything You Want to Know Week of August 1, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Happy Summer and welcome to our 2022-23 school year!  I hope you all are enjoying this extra time with friends, family, and our warm weather.  Here at St. John Fisher School we are gearing up for another fantastic year!  Classrooms are being prepped and we are busily preparing for the faculty and staff to come back August 29th. To help us transition into the 2022-23 school year, we will be hosting a casual community event and uniform sale on September 1st from 2:30pm - 4pm.  This is a great opportunity for you to come say hello to your new teacher, and reconnect with your friends. Students in grades 1st - 8th are welcome to bring their school supplies.  If you have any needs before the school year begins, Mrs. Michele Wasman and I are back to our office hours (Mon-Fri 8:30am-3:30pm) and can be reached via email ([email protected] or [email protected]).  I wish you the best as you enjoy the last weeks of your vacation. We look forward to seeing our students and families in September! 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of June 13, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  We are fast approaching the finish line to the 2021-22 school year and looking forward to the fun days of summer ahead.  At this time, we would like to invite everyone to check out our 2021-22 Annual Report which summarizes our busy and fruitful school year here at SJF. 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of June 6, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  As we head towards the final days of the school year, here are a few events you will want to have on your calendar: Thursday, June 9th: 8th grade students and parents share Mass together at 1pm, followed by the “Note to Self” presentations and retreat.  Monday, June 13th: Field Day from 8:45am-11:15am: students have athletic free dress and we encourage them to bring a change of clothes since many of the stations involve water and it looks to be nice and warm! Our 8th grade vs faculty volleyball game will be at 2:00pm in the gym and we wrap up the day with the 8th grade clap out at 3:00pm. Tuesday, June 14th: New Alumni Luncheon for our graduates at 1pm and the graduation Mass and ceremony at 7:00pm in the church Wednesday, June 15th: Final Mass of the year at 1:00pm Friday, June 17th: Last day of school!  End of year assembly at 10:30am in the church, followed by class parties and dismissal at noon. 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 30, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is the first day of June!  It seems just yesterday we were opening the doors to another school year.  As we wind down this academic year, it provides us an opportunity to give thanks to all that have given so much to the school this year: Our 23 8th grade students have blessed our halls during their time at SJF.  As they head their separate ways to high school to start the next chapter in their lives, we hope they return often to keep us updated!  

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 23, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL:  Friday was the perfect way to show our community spirit - From running many miles in the morning, transitioning to watching all the talent of our students (faculty and staff too!) and wrapping up the day with a community BBQ for a couple hundred of our friends - my heart was so full of joy to have our community back together again! A tremendous THANK YOU goes out to our Jogathon Chair, Erin McClaskey, our community BBQ team of Molly O’Neill, Holly Brewer, Kathryn Thomason, Monika Lussier, Virginia Adatto, Ashley Reese, Nora Jensen and Megan King and all parent volunteers for helping make such a memorable day for our community. Jogathon packets and collected money is due this Friday, May 27, and we should have some fundraising results at the end of the month. Thanks for your support!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 16, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: IT’S JOG-A-THON WEEK!! This is it, the jogathon is almost here! We are crossing our fingers for some dry weather (dare we even say, sunshine!) for the event!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 9, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: What’s that sound??? Why it’s Greased Lightnin’! Tonight and tomorrow night at 6:30pm our gymnasium will take you back to Rydell High where characters such as Danny, Sandy and Rizzo will bring you back to your youth. Families are welcome to attend this free production. Huge thanks go out to Mr. Vecchione, our music teacher, Mrs. Connie Loberg, our 2nd grade assistant and costume extraordinaire, and our 5th - 8th grade actors and actresses for all their hard work on this production. It’s not to be missed!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of May 2, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Happy May!  We are officially on the home stretch of the school year. Yesterday’s May Crowning ceremony was a beautiful way to come together as a community to honor our Blessed Mother. 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of April 25, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: This Friday marks our halfway point through the final trimester of the school year. As we wrap up these final six weeks of school, we have many reasons to celebrate: Monday, May 2nd, we honor Mary, the Mother of Jesus, by hosting a traditional “May Crowning.”  All students are asked to bring fresh flowers to the cafeteria on Monday morning. This celebration begins at 2:15pm in the church and all are welcome! 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of April 18, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Alleluia! Jesus has risen! I hope you all enjoyed your Easter celebrations with friends and family this past weekend. From the moving Stations of the Cross to our upcoming First Communion this Sunday at 2pm, this time of year is always special for our students and parish.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of April 11 to April 18, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Please read the SAM for our Holy Week Schedule at SJF School and Parish. On behalf of all the SJF Faculty and Staff, we would like to wish everyone a very Blessed and Happy Easter.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MEMO - Everything You Want to Know Week of April 4, 2022 FROM THE PRINCIPAL: After our reminder announcement last week of the volunteer hour requirement (updated to 20 hours per family versus 30 hours) we have had quite a few inquiries to the office looking for opportunities for families to complete their volunteer hour requirement.  Here are a few suggestions, organized by date, along with the name/email of the coordinator for those events: See full SAM