Don't forget: Casual Day tomorrow for anyone who has turned in the tuition form to the school office.

All are invited to a one-time presentation on Natural Family Planning, presented by Aaron and Claire Dush, Immaculate Conception parishioners who follow the NFP method. Free and Open to the Public.

Date: May 17

Time: 7:00-8:30pm

Location: Marian Hall, Immaculate Conception 414 E. North Broadway, Columbus 43214

Registration: Karen Burford at ic.burford@yahoo.com or the parish office at 267-9241

Casual Day on Friday, May 14th, if your tuition invoice is returned to the school office by Thursday, May 13th!

Calling All Bakers!
Anyone interested in donating baked goods for the festival may drop them off on Saturday morning to the bake sale table. Thank you in advance for your donation of time and delicious treats!

Congratulations to Caleb Burd & Mark Willis for winning the altar server award from the Sierra Club this past weekend. Both boys were nominated by Fr. Bob for outstanding reverance and attention as altar servers. Great job Caleb & Mark!

We need festival volunteers for games from 7-10pm? Can you help? Contact Derk Myers: dcgmyers@windstream.net

Attention Art Club members, Family and Friends:
Please plan to join us for the 2nd annual Art Club Art Show. We have some very creative children and we will be showcasing their artwork on Sunday, May 30th in Johnson Hall, following each Mass. Please plan to stop by for this family fun event.

The Spring Festival 3 on 3 Basketball and Cornhole Tournament registration forms are due Monday May 10th.

3 on 3 Registration Form available here.

Cornhole Registration Form available here.

Dear Parents,

This is just a reminder that volunteer hours must be submitted to the office by May 31st, 2010 in order to be counted for this school year. Hours that are not turned in by this date will be billed at $10.00 per hour up to $500.00. If you have any questions regarding the billing process for the volunteer hour program, please contact Amber McCracken at ext. 235. Thank you.

Dear Parents:

The Saint Francis de Sales Education Association extends to you and your student an invitation to apply for a scholarship. This year SFDSEA will award two graduating eighth-grade students, a scholarship for $250.00 each for tuition to a Catholic High School.

Details on the Rules and Guidelines can be downloaded here.

Students may pick up a scholarship application from Miss Roddy or download one here.

Days of Creation Reminder - Friday, May 7, 2010

* Brown Bag Lunches!

* Casual Day

* Please feel free to send in an old shirt to protect your child's
clothing.

* Second grade - students may bring in a denim item if they wish to
do acrylic painting on denim. Otherwise, a 12 x 12 square will be
provided.

* Seventh grade - students need to bring in an item they wish to
tie-dye.

* Sixth-Eighth Grade - students taking movie making should bring in around 25 pictures on a jump drive.

WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH DAYS OF CREATION THIS FRIDAY, MAY 7TH. We need your help to make this a fun-filled day for our students! If you can join us, please contact Konnie Nelson at ambassador@alink.com or 740-403-0750.

Tuition agreements were due today! However, we will still take them Monday for a casual day TBD. Thanks.

Just to clarify - The 2010 Festival will count towards THIS year's volunteer hours because the volunteer "year" ends May 31st 2010.

The 2011 Festival will count towards volunteer hours for the 2011-12 school year because the start and end date for the volunteer year will be moved back 1 month so that the "year" starts on May 1st. This will make the festival the first volunteer opportunity of the year rather than the last.

We are short 60 volunteers for the Festival at the moment. Please remember that we will be sending invoices for any families that have not completed their volunteer hours for this school year. The Festival is an excellent way to finish up these hours and help a worthy cause!

If you are unemployed or underemployed, and have missed the opening meetings of the St. Joseph Job's Support Ministry -- you've missed a lot! Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Licking County Jobs & Family Services, and C-TEC have shared their knowledge and resources. Stop by the table located outside the Religious Education Office (second floor of Lamy Center) for brochures, handouts, business cards, etc. Then plan to join us for our next meeting: every Monday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Johnson Hall. Bring a friend; all are welcome regardless of church affiliation.

Days of Creation is a casual day (this does not have anything to do with tuition agreements - that is a separate casual day - TBD).

Reminder: tuition agreements are due by this Friday, April 30th. All families who return their agreements will earn a casual day for their children. If you are electing to pay your balance in full, this is not due until Friday, May 14th. Thank you!

We need volunteers for the Parish Festival! Please contact Derk Myers dcgmyers@windstream.net if you can help!

Spring Festival 2010

Saturday May 15th (11am-11pm) is the St. Francis Spring Festival. Featuring food, a casino, games, prizes, live music, and a day full of fun with your family and friends! And it’s all for a great cause: our Parish and School community!

This year’s festival will also include the 1st Annual St. Francis de Sales Family Fun Walk & Road Race – a skip & scamper through the west side streets of Newark.

Check out www.stfrancisfestival.net for more details.

Reminder: tuition agreements are due by this Friday, April 30th. All families who return their agreements will earn a casual day for their children. If you are electing to pay your balance in full, this is not due until Friday, May 14th. Thank you!

PTA
Please join us for the last PTA meeting of the 2009-2010 school year. We will be meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 27th at 6:00 p.m. in the Lamy Center. We will be discussing next year’s Christmas Bazaar, Spaghetti Dinner and St. Francis School Drive.

DAYS OF CREATION
Days of Creation is right around the corner! We are still in need of volunteers to assist the day of the program! If you are able to participate, please contact Konnie Nelson at ambassador@alink.com. If you would like to donate art supplies, please contact Brooke McKenna – tbcmckenna@hotmail.com. Please watch the blog for more details about the program next week!

Thank you to the Friends of Parochial Education for their generous donation of $5000.00 to St. Francis de Sales School. This money will be used for tuition assistance for the 2010-2011 school year.

Casual Day Monday!

Volunteer registration for the festival is now available on-line at www.stfrancisfestival.net and we will also have sign up sheets at the masses starting this weekend.

First Communion is Saturday at 11am in the church.

Twinderella - next Thursday at 6:30pm - get your tickets now!

We are in need of 60 plastic laundry detergent containers for Days of Creation! If you are able, please send your empty, rinsed containers into school with your child no later than Wednesday, April 28th.

Vacation Bible School Information and Registration

Twinderella Ticket Order Form

Thank You!

Thanks for attending our Adornetto's fundraiser! We appreciate your support in our efforts to purchase updated computers for the faculty. If you could not attend but would like to make a donation to our "Technology for Teachers" campaign, please send your donation to the school office at your earliest convenience.

SFDSEA
St. Francis de Sales Education Association

POP TABS: Brownie Troop 663 is saving pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald house. Please save your pop tabs and bring them into your classroom between now and May 21. The classroom with the most poptabs will win Brownies from the brownies during the last week of school.

Thank you for your support!!!!! Brownie Troop 663 (3rd grade)

The Capable Parents Program of Pathways of Central Ohio will offer a three session parent workshop entitled " Active Parent Now in Three ! " from 10 AM to 12 P.M. on April 21, April 28, and May 5. The curriculum is geared to children from 5 to 12 years of age. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. The classes are free of charge and are held at Pathways of Central Ohio, 1627 Bryn Mawr Drive, Newark. To register or for more information call The Capable Parents Program at 345-6166 Ext. 230 or e-mail jgaudio@ pathwayslc.org. The class is funded through grants received from the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services


The Capable Parents Program of Pathways of Licking County will offer a three session parenting class entitled "1,2,3,4 Parents!" from 10 AM to 12 PM on Wednesdays May 12, 19, and 26. The curriculum is written by national parenting experts who understand your parenting problems and will offer helpful solutions. The curriculum is geared to children from birth to age five but anyone interested is welcome to attend. The classes are held at Pathways,1627 Bryn Mawr Drive, Newark. To register or for more information please call The Capable Parents Program at 345-6166 Ext. 205 or e-mail lmossholder@pathwayslc.org.

Attention Students:

Do you need service hours? Are you looking for a fun way to spend some time this summer?

Teen helpers are needed for Vacation Bible School at St. Francis de Sales from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on June 21 through 25. You can be a group leader and take children from station to station. You can be an assistant at either the craft, snacks, music, or games stations. You can babysit a small group of toddlers to five-year olds.

If you want to help, we’ll find a place for you!

You must be at least 7th grade or older, able to attend a training session, and be present at the majority of days of the actual session.

Contact Lori Mazzone for further information at 345-9874 extension 222.

DEADLINE TO VOLUNTEER IS JUNE 7! A mandatory meeting for all volunteers will be held June 15 at 7 p.m. in the St. Francis School Cafeteria

Just a reminder....The Teacher's Association is hosting a fundraiser at Adornetto's Restaurant on Tuesday, May 20 - 4:00-9:00. Please join us for a fun and relaxing dinner - we will receive 20% of the sales and there will be a "Tip" jar available to help us reach our goal for new teacher computers!

Coupon

The St. Francis de Sales Teachers and Staff are excited to announce that we are organizing a 3 on 3 basketball tournament as well as a Corn Hole tournament for this year’s Spring Festival on May 15, 2010 - 11:00 A.M. – 11:00 P.M.

3 0n 3 Basketball

There will be two categories for the 3 on 3 basketball tournament,

4th-5th grades will compete from 12:00-4:30 in the gym
6th-8th grades will compete from 5:00-9:30 in the gym

Students participating will turn in a registration form, pay a $5.00 entry fee, and have their name put into the drawing for teams. In order to try to keep teams evenly matched, each team will include a mixture of 6-8th graders/ 4-5th graders. Each team will be guaranteed 3 round-robin games. The top team from each bracket will be in a playoff, winners will then proceed to the final game. Players on the winning team will receive a
Tournament Champ t-shirt and a gift card. If your son or daughter is interested in being on a team, please help him/her check schedules to be sure the tournament time is free. Registration information is posted below! Registration forms and fee will have to be in by the due date so that we have time to draw for teams and organize the pool play.

Corn Hole

The Corn Hole tournament will take place outside (at the Pearl Street cul-d-sac) weather permitting. There will be four age groups/brackets. The winner of each bracket will receive a Tournament Champ t-shirt and a gift certificate.
All ages are welcome! The fee will be $10.00 per team of two.

• Division 1 K-4 1:00 pm
• Division 2 5th – 8th 3:00 pm
• Division 3 Parent & Child (12 and under) 5:30
• Division 4 Adult 7:30

Registration forms are posted below! Please join us for a great time at the 6th Annual St. Francis Parish Spring Festival!

Cornhole Registration

3 on 3 Basketball Registration

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