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26 February 2010

The St. Francis Teachers Association is hosting the "Goumas Easter Candy Sale"!
Here's how it works:
~If you are interested in purchasing candy, please print the attached form and return it with payment to your child's teacher by March 13th.
~Your child will bring the candy home on March 25th.
~If the candy is for "The Easter Bunny" or is a large order and you don't want your child to bring it home we will have a pick-up date on March 26, 4:00-6:00 in the Lamy Center or you may contact your teacher to make other arrangements. Please indicate on the order form if you plan to pick up your order.
~ Please share our sale with friends and family, we appreciate every order!
~ All funds will purchase new technology for our faculty :-)
Thank you for your support!
St. Francis de Sales Education Association

Goumas Order Form
Third grade, with the help of Student Council, will be taking part in a service project to benefit the LEADS Head Start program. LEADS Head Start is designed to foster healthy development in children from low income families. We will be collecting toothbrushes and toothpaste for the students enrolled in the program. All toothbrushes need to be child sized and without character designs. Boxes will be sent around for the classrooms to collect theses donated items. We are asking students in A homerooms to bring in toothbrushes and B homerooms to bring in toothpaste. The collection will end on Friday, March 19. All of your help is greatly appreciated.

St. Francis de Sales Parish Festival 5K Road Race Flier

23 February 2010

It's not too late to turn in your Days of Creation parent volunteer letter! If you missed the original due date because of the snow days and are interested in helping with this fun-filled day, please fill out the following form and return it to the office. Thanks!

You're invited to St. Francis de Sales Parish Lenten Mission. The theme of the mission is A Firm Faith is a Family Affair. The mission will take place on the Fridays of Lent:

Fr. Dean Mathewson - Week 1 - February 26 - Belonging The Gift of Welcome

Fr. Tim Hayes - Week 2 - March 5 - Caring The Gift of Being Valued

Fr. Bob Penhallurick - Week 3 - March 12 - Exercising The Gift of Prayer and Sacrament

Mary Birmingham - Week 4 - March 19 - Listening The Gift of the Word

Fr. Joshua Wagner - Week 5 - March 26 - Networking The Gift of Sharing Love

The time is 7:00 to 8:30 PM. This allows everyone time to go to their favorite fish fry and then come to the mission. This will be followed by a snack and social time in Johnson Hall. We look forward to you and your family coming.

22 February 2010

Club Softball Flier

18 February 2010

Chris Cakes Clarification: we are serving pancakes and sausage tomorrow with Chris Cakes. This has been approved by Father Bob and he also reminds us that under the age of 14, children are not obligated to abstain from meat. Thank you.

We were recently notified that National City bank is being converted to PNC Bank during this coming weekend. At this point we will attempt to debit the accounts that we have on file under the National City routing and account numbers, however any family that is enrolled in the automatic draft program for tuition that has a National City account will need to provide the accounting office with their new routing and account numbers no later than Friday, February 26th. If you have any questions, please contact Amber at extension 235.

Please do not form two lines during pick-up (when we have this kind of snow), as it blocks other's ability to turn around on Pearl Street. Thank you.

17 February 2010

Remember that we are on a late arrival schedule for Thursday, Feb. 18th. School starts at 10:15am.

Chris Cakes will be rescheduled for Friday, Feb. 19th at lunch. Remember, it's FREE for all students (pancakes, sausage, orange juice, and milk). If your child does not like pancakes, please pack a lunch.

Valentines Parties will be rescheduled for Friday, Feb. 19th in the afternoon. Please your teacher's website for more information.

We will have a casual day on Friday, Feb. 19th, if you have returned your enrollment agreement for next year. Eighth grade students may also have a casual day.

Bring Someone You Love to Lunch for Kindergarten and 1st Grades will be rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 25th at their regular lunch time. Please plan to pack lunches on this day.

Just a reminder: Enrollment forms for the 2010-2011 school year are due to the office no later than Friday, February 26th. We need this information so that we can begin allocating subsidy as well as work with sponsoring Parishes so they can determine their subsidy budgets as well. If an enrollment form is not returned, we will not be able to invoice your family or place your children on the class roster next year. If you have any questions, please contact Amber at 345-9874 ext. 235

Applications for Diocesan aid (Facts) and Additional Parish aid are due by March 15th. If you would like to be considered for additional Parish aid (outside of the subsidy) you must apply for Diocesan assistance and forward a copy of your submitted application along with a letter indicating the amount of additional aid you anticipate needing. All applications are held in strict confidence. If you have any questions regarding the process, please contact Amber at ext. 235

16 February 2010

The St. Francis Teacher's Association Fund Raiser at Adornetto’s that was scheduled for this evening, has been cancelled.
St. Francis Mother-Daughter Tea & Style Show “A Tea To Remember” - Saturday, February 20 ~ Lamy Center Tea Party at 1:30pm - Marketplace Shopping immediately following Food, fashion, live music, door prizes and shopping! Tickets On Sale NOW! $12.50 per person - Call Amy Gillespie at 366-3563
Raffle includes: Ohio State, Glamour, Mother Daughter Spa, Tea Basket, American Girl Doll, Fairy Princess and Barbie

12 February 2010

Reminder: Tuesday, February 16th is Mardi Gras and we will have Chris Cakes coming to serve all students FREE all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, orange juice, and milk for lunch. If your child does not like pancakes, please plan to pack on this day.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24th from 3:30-7:30pm. The times for each conference will remain the same as they were for the Feb. 10th conference. If you don't remember your time and/or if you need to change your time, please call the office 345-4049 x 2. Thank you.

11 February 2010

St. Francis Teacher's Association Fund Raiser at Adornetto’s Restaurant on Tuesday, February 16th, from 4:00-9:00 p.m. Clip your coupons and join us for dinner! The school will receive 20% of each bill that has our coupon attached invite your friends and families! All monies raised will help support the School Technology Program. See you there


Click here for coupon.

10 February 2010

A few clarifications for the rest of the week:

1. We will reschedule Parent-Teacher Conferences for another day. More TBA.

2. If we have school tomorrow, we will have the "Bring Someone You Love to Lunch" for grades K & 1. If we don't have school tomorrow, we will reschedule.

3. We will still have Friday and Monday off, as planned, as too many people have already made plans for the long weekend. If we have to make up any days, we are getting out earlier than anyone else in the area, so we will make them up in May/June, if necessary.

Stay warm!

09 February 2010

St. Francis de Sales School will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 10th.
WOW! Register your Kroger Plus card at RewardYourSchool.com and St. Francis will receive 5 bonus Box Tops For Education. You can also sign up
to get special Box Top offers without clipping any labels! Check it out today.

Please remember to check the news or radio stations for closing/delay information. Information is also available on the news websites and is updated regularly. This information can change during the course of the morning and we update the information as soon as we know what is happening for the day. Thank you.

05 February 2010

If your children ride:
Lakewood or Southwest Licking busses - they will be coming at 12:30pm today.
Just an fyi.

03 February 2010

Part Time Parish Secretary Position:
Due to out of state relocation, St. Francis de Sales Church has an opening for Part Time Parish Secretary. The main responsibilities of this position are: maintaining the parish facility scheduler and calendar, compiling bulletin information and submitting to the publisher and parishioner services. The successful candidate must have a strong working knowledge of the Catholic faith, be well organized, detail oriented and be able to handle multiple disruptions. Hours for this position are Monday through Friday from 8am to 12noon. Please send resume with cover letter including salary requirements to cmcnabb@stfrancisparish.net by Friday, February 12, 2010.

We will have a casual day on Friday, Feb. 5th for all students to thank them for bringing in Box Tops, which benefit our school. The winners of the contest, 7A will receive a pizza party. Thank you students & families!

01 February 2010

It's Parent-Teacher Conference time! Our 2nd round conferences are not mandatory, but if you would like to see a teacher, you may begin scheduling now. Conferences are February 10th from 3:30pm-7:30pm.

Free and Open to the Public!

H1N1 Community Immunization Clinic for Adults and Children, Wednesday, February 3, 2010. 5:30 – 7:30pm at Seton Parish, 600 N. Hill Rd. North, Pickerington, Ohio 43147. Provided by Mount Carmel Church Partnerships. No appointment necessary. For additional information call 546-4974.