Weekly Word with attachments 10-27-11

Win $100 for our Orchestra! (and hear a great concert too!)

Mrs. Rodenberger will be playing horn with the Heisey Wind Ensemble this Sunday the 30th at 8pm at the OSU Newark Reese Center. They will be holding a student ticket raffle during intermission and the winning student will receive $100 for their school instrumental music program. You can help us win by:

1) Contacting Mrs. Rodenberger for FREE student (18 and under) tickets(adult tickets $15 at the door). krodenbe@cdeducation.org

2) Write your name and St. Francis De Sales Elementary Orchestra on the back of the ticket

3) Attend the concert Sunday night and turn in your ticket for the raffle

Thanks for your support of the St. Francis Strings! Please feel free to contact me with any questions! I will also tack some free student tickets to the music bulletin board - feel free to help yourself! -Mrs. R

St. Francis Christmas Bazaar

It’s less than 30 days away…the Annual St. Francis Christmas Bazaar is Friday, November 18th. Click here for flyer.

We are seeking volunteers and asking for help in the following areas. Contact Mike O’Neill at Mike or Joni O’Neill at 740-345-5625 - Mike / 740-323-5865 - Joni

BAKERS FOR THE BAKE SALE * FOLDERS FOR THE UNIFORM SALE * COOKERS FOR THE HOT FOODS SALE

SOLICITORS FOR THE RAFFLES * DONATIONS FOR THE CRAFT SALE * ROLLS OF DUCT TAPE

DONATIONS FOR THE BASKETS OF JOY * WHITE ELEPHANT DONATIONS * MORE ROLLS OF DUCK TAPE

SECRET SANTA's HELPERS * MORE BAKE GOODS * 4 THEME CAKES TO AUCTION OFF * CORPORATE SPONSOR'S

National Red Ribbon Week continues...
Wednesday, 10/26 - While we take care of our bodies by making healthy choices, we can also be good stewards of this earth God has given us! Students are encouraged to bring in some paper to recycle - those who do will receive a casual day pass to use on Thursday! [It is suggested but NOT REQUIRED to wear something RED!]

Each Thursday we have been sending home and posting our Weekly Word. 'Green' families have not been receiving paper copies per their requests. Please be sure to look for it each week as it gives important reminders and news about our school. If you missed any issues check out the archive link on the right side of this blog page! This week look for information regarding a poster contest for healthy eating choices.

Once again we ask parents to please respect all of our families by following the directions regarding morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.
1. Please DO NOT drop your children off at the front door of the school. The morning is extremely busy and there is not always someone at the desk to answer the doorbell.
2. Please do not park in front of the school at drop off OR pick up time. This causes more traffic congestion as cars cannot always get around parked vehicles.
3. Parents should not be waiting in the main hallway of the school for pick up time. This causes distractions to students who are switching classes.
OUR STAFF THANKS YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE!

A big thank you to Mrs. Martine for helping with our Drama Club Treat Sale today. The winner of the 'mum' cake was Kalina Kozlowski. Thanks to all who participated.

There will be a Bake Sale on Thursday for our 'Battle of the Books' Club. Items will cost $.25. The money is used to purchase books for our team to read. Last year our Books Team placed first in the regional competition and 2nd in the finals!

The Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences for 2011-2012 are on November 7th and November 10th 3:30pm-7:30pm.

As a reminder, the online scheduling application, pickAtime, is available for the Fall Conferences. By using pickAtime, you can schedule appointments that meet your busy schedule, print your scheduled appointments, and even receive an email reminder. To access this program, please click on the scheduling link on our school’s website https://www.pickatime.com/client?ven=11600620. It will remain open through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 6th for the November 7th Conference dates, and 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9th for the November 10th Conference dates. If you do not have internet access, appointments can be made by contacting Linda McDonald @ 345-4049 ext 2.

Directions for using pickAtime can be found here.

There will be a PTA meeting on Tuesday October 25 at 7 pm in the cafeteria. ALL are invited to attend!

Weekly Word with attachments 10-20-11

The FAMILY MUSIC FEST has been canceled for Thursday October 20th, due to a lack of participants. We hope to reschedule for the spring.

Please remember that we are administering the Terra Nova Standardized Tests this week in grades 3-8. While this is not an assessment that can be studied for, it is helpful if students get a good night's rest and eat a good breakfast in the morning. If for some reason your child misses the chance to eat before coming to school, we do have breakfast available all week in the cafeteria for $1.00. If they forget their money they may still get a breakfast and bring their dollar the next day. Research has proven that students who eat do better in school and we want to offer our students the opportunity to do their best on the testing. Students who are absent due to illness will have an opportunity to make up the test. Our testing schedule is done in the mornings so please do not take your child out of school for appointments, workshops at other schools, etc. It is also important that students be on time as we cannot admit them to a classroom that has already started testing.

The Holiday Bazaar is fast approaching! We are looking for all types of donations for the Chinese Raffle/Silent Auction. In the past, we have had several families donate wonderful things such as handmade items, sporting event tickets, electronics and spirit wear, etc. If you or someone you know is interested in making a donation, please contact Cathey Pangborn (cpangborn@cs3technolgy.com) at 740-522-1331 or Marcy Wamer (mwamer@laca.org) at 740-364-1658. Thank you in advance for your generous support.

Many thanks to our PTA chairs Brooke McKenna, Mary Beth Musgrave, and Laura Reed for all their work in getting the St. Francis Drive off the ground. It is not too late to donate! Please check the PTA website.

We also want to thank Christy Annarino for chairing the Spaghetti Dinner and John Pressey for cooking on Saturday. Unfortunately less than 30 people attended the free dinner. It is discouraging when a group works so hard to plan community type events for our families and the participation is so low. Please consider supporting PTA events in the future. The funds raised by the PTA are much needed in providing assemblies, Religion curriculum items, technology, and lots of other things for our students!

Tomorrow look for the instructions to schedule your parent teacher conferences!

Don't forget about the Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, 10/15. The dinner is FREE and will be held in the cafeteria after the 5:30pm Mass.

We will have food available for purchase during testing next week. For $1.00, your child may purchase a drink (either a juice OR a milk) and a choice of either a PBJ ‘Uncrustables’ or a package of Austin cheese crackers. If you would like to have your child purchase breakfast on any of the testing days, please try to have them here at school by 7:50am. We will allow extra time for bus students.

Catholic Youth Group Night at the Y

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Due to Trick or Treat being on Thursday, October 27, TRIP pickup will be closed that evening. We will have Trip pickup on Friday morning, October 28 from 7:30am - 8:45am.

Thank You to all involved in the 1st Annual St Francis Family Yard Sale. It was a huge success thanks to all of our sellers, volunteers and the community who supported it. If you have a YARD SIGN, we would like you to return it so we may reuse it for next year. Please drop it off on the back porch at 1015 Granville Road or contact Traci Hogue (shabchic@yahoo.com) or Donna Buchanan (dbuchanan29@roadrunner.com).