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15 September 2010

St. Francis Pepsi Refresh Project

Please go to www.refresheverything.com/austinorgan and register to vote then vote everyday in September. If we are in the Top 10 for the $50,000 category then we will get a grant from Pepsi to help refurbish the organ. Please do not let the beautiful voice of the pipe organ fall silent.

To text a vote, send a text to PEPSI (73774), and make your message 102446. VOTE VOTE VOTE.

Here are some materials that you can distribute to help get the word out:

Pepsi Refresh Organ Flyer

Pepsi Refresh Organ Voting Information Cards

Thank you for all of your support!

14 September 2010

Clarification on athletic dress up days: Student athletes who are part of the Newark Catholic Jr. High Athletic teams may dress up on the Monday of the week during which they have a game or match. Please check the parent/student handbook for guidelines on appropriate clothing.

13 September 2010

Late Arrival Day Thursday

Just a reminder that there is a late arrival day this Thursday, September 16th. School starts at 10:15AM.
Please remember to label all envelopes that come in to school with your child's name, class, amount of money, and what the money is for. We cannot give proper credit to families if we do not have that information. Thank you!


Marriage Encounter Flyer

10 September 2010

This year St. Francis will be collecting UPCs from SUNBEAM BREAD wrappers. The UPC will feature the words 'School Spirit.' Our school will receive $.05 for each UPC.

Remember St. Francis is collecting General Mills Box Tops for Education and Campbell's Soup UPCs. Each box top is worth $.10 for our school. They really do add up and we are able to get gym and playground equipment, technology programs, or a variety of other items for our school just by saving and sending them in. Get your family and friends involved and keep those box tops and UPCs coming!

Visit generalmills.promo.eprize.com/differenceonemakes DAILY for a chance to win BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION for St. Francis. Thousands of dollars worth of Box Tops are being given away between now and Oct. 31st. Top prize is 500,000 Box Tops [$50,000]!!

08 September 2010

The chairs for the 2010 St. Francis de Sales Christmas Bazaar set for November 19th are Michael and Joni O'Neill. Mike and Joni would like to thank everyone who has participated and volunteered in the past and welcome all new comers to one of the most treasured fund raisers in the history of St. Francis - over 35 years and still going strong!

Please join us at the first organizational meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 6:30~7:30pm in Conference Room A of Johnson Hall. We will review the bazaar committees and the details leading up to Nov. 19th. We are still in need of some committee chairs and we are very interested in hearing your ideas. Mrs. Walsh will be joining us and is looking forward to meeting new faces.

Thank you in advance for your participation!
Mike and Joni
Protecting God's Children Session

Blessed Sacrament, 394 E. Main St. Newark, is hosting a Protecting God’s Children Seminar on Saturday, September 25th at 9am. This session will be held in the school cafeteria. In keeping with VIRTUS policy, no one will be admitted to this session after the first video has started. Go to www.virtus.org to register for session. Please remember that in order to work with or volunteer around children of our Diocese, you must attend a session of Protecting God’s Children and have a background check on file with the School and/or Parish Office.


Candy Bar Money Reminder

REMINDER that all candy bar money is due Friday, September 10th. Checks are to be made payable to NCJHAA. There are still candy bars available to sell. If you can help, please send a note with your child to school. Thank you for all your help with this fundraiser.

07 September 2010

Some of you may know that the pipe organ at St. Francis de Sales is in desperate need of repair. The organ was built in 1963 and has over 800 pipes. There are currently over 100 notes that do not work since the leather that helps keep the air going up through the pipes are ripped/torn/worn-out. The cost to refurbish the organ is very expensive.

This is where you come in, please vote once a day for one month (September). Please go to: www.refresheverything.com/austinorgan and register to vote then vote everyday in September. If we are in the Top 10 for the $50,000 category then we will get a grant from Pepsi to help refurbish the organ. Please do not let the beautiful voice of the pipe organ fall silent.

To text a vote, send a text to PEPSI (73774), and make your message 102446. VOTE VOTE VOTE.

03 September 2010

Letter from Mrs. Walsh

02 September 2010

Friday September 3rd will be a casual day.

25 August 2010

We need Christmas décor & crafts for the craft area of the bazaar. Any donations would be appreciated and may be forwarded to Crystal Mummey at crystal_mums@yahoo.com

Kohl’s is giving away $20,000,000.00!

Go to Facebook.com/kohls and enter to win an award of $500,000.00 for St. Francis!

24 August 2010

Indian Mound Mall ALL NEW Earning For Learning Program

We are very proud to once again put on our Earning for Learning program! We have made some changes to the 2010 Earning for Learning program and now more schools have the opportunity to win and so can the friends and family of your students!!

We're now giving away money EVERY WEEK! So, you no longer have to earn points over a LONG 6-8 week time period! Points are now totaled one week at a time. $1 spent = 1 point. Then we divide the # of points by your school enrollment, so despite the size of the school all schools are equal.

The top 3 schools EVERY WEEK win money! $500 to 1st, $250 to 2nd and $100 to 3rd! There's no limit on how may weeks your school can win. Maybe you can work with your parents and pick a particular week to focus on winning? WIN 1ST PLACE ALL 6 WEEKS & WIN $3,000!

PLUS - To get the friends and family of your students more involved, they can win now too! They'll receive one entry form for every receipt they turn in. Then after EVERY WEEK we will randomly choose one entry form and that customer will win a $50 Indian Mound Mall gift card! So the more weeks they shop, the more chances they have to win and the more points for your school! Again, there's no limit on how many times they can win. Win all 6 weeks & win $300 in Indian Mound Mall gift cards!

Dustin Christensen
General Manager
Indian Mound Mall


Earning for Learning Flyer
Week One Earning for Learning at Indian Mound Mall Winning Schools (8/16-8/22)

1st Place $500: Liberty Middle School

2nd Place $250: Hebron Elementary

3rd Place $100: St. Francis Elementary - Great job everyone! Keep it up...we can earn money every week.

THIRD ANNUAL FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK on Sept. 25 sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul. This is open to young and old alike...a great service activity for the kids and families too!
Flier
Registration Form

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Don't forget that Earning for Learning is taking place NOW at Indian Mound Mall. Turn in your receipts at Guest Services and earn points for our school! The program runs until September 26th. Thank you for your support.

17 August 2010

Letter from Dr. Spain

Letter from Fr. Bob


Thank you to all for your generous donations for the Spaghetti Supper this Saturday August 21, 2010. If possible we are still in need of cookie donations for dessert. Cookies can be dropped off anytime on Saturday in the kitchen of the Lamy Center. We hope to see you there following Mass at 5:30pm on Saturday in Johnson Hall!

Leesa Caudill at lac59@live.com has (4) size 6x jumpers and (4) size 8 jumpers that she is willing to give to anyone who might need them.
Please email her if you are interested. Thanks Leesa!

12 August 2010

ST. FRANCIS LIBRARY BOOK SALE!!
Please stop by the school library Sunday during open house 11:00-1:00.
We have been cleaning house and have many books for sale (donations only)
See you Sunday!
Mrs. Merry
URGENT! We are in need of 3-4 volunteers on Sunday during the Open House to help distribute the School Kits in the Cafeteria from 10am to 1pm. This does count towards your volunteer hours, so please call Adrienne Lanning at 740-403-1698 today!

11 August 2010