Here are some interesting stats from our food drive.

Goal: 3500 items
Actual Total: 4568 items
Number of days: 17 school days – from Nov. 15th – Dec. 15th
Number of food pick-ups by St. Vincent De Paul: 9
We got food to those in need for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Classes with the most number of items:
Winner of November's "Scoopin' Out the Bounty" ice cream party: 4B
Winner of December's "Takin' Out the Chill" party with Christmas cookies and hot chocolate: 1B
Grand Prize Winner of "Movie Madness" with pizza, popcorn, soda & a movie: 4B

Top Five Classes:
1B: 496
4B: 496 These two classes did a "number guess" to see who won the grand prize.
4A: 380
5B: 359
7B: 313

Number of Student Council Members who collected food each day: 13
Special thanks to the 7th and 8th grade Student Council members who counted and kept the daily totals, and who kept the school informed on a daily basis, helping to "pump up" the enthusiasm for the drive throughout its run.

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES FOR YOUR SUPPORT! GOD BLESS YOU!!!

Tomorrow, December 17th, is a CHRISTMAS CASUAL DAY for staff and students. Please follow the guidelines in the handbook for dressing down.

Friday, 12/17, is our last day of classes before Christmas vacation. Classes will resume on Monday, January 3rd.

Each family will receive a small token of our appreciation for all you do for your children and our school. Please look for the green bookmark in your youngest child's bookbag. On behalf of the staff of St. Francis de Sales School, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!! Mrs. Walsh

Hopefully you are all staying warm! Due to this being such a busy
time of year for all of us we are going to cancel the Mother/Daughter Tea meeting that was scheduled for this Thursday, December 16th, at Agnes Windholtz's house. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at 7 PM. Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Agnes Windholtz and Cindy Myers


The St. Francis de Sales 2010-2011 yearbook is in need of photos from ROPES, Confirmation, and Pray and Play. Please contact Gretchen Bjornson at 964-3685 or gabjorn@embarqmail.com as soon as possible if you have any pictures to share from these or any other events.

Parent Letter - 12-9-10 - Bullying

Thursday is a LATE START Day!

Please be sure your child is dressed for the weather - jacket [zipped up], hat, gloves!

The Drama Club Kick-Off Meeting will be Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7:00pm in the school cafeteria. Students will find out which play they will be in and
lots of other information will be handed out.

Holiday TRIP Calendar:
Regular drop off / pick up December 9/10
Regular drop off / pick up December 16/17
Pick up only (No drop off) Wednesday, December 22 5:45 - 7pm
TRIP closed December 23 - January 3
Drop off only January 6/7
Regular drop off / pick up January 13/14

Are you a people person? Are you able to handle multiple tasks at one time? Do you like to smile? Then read on… 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, December 10, 2010.

The Mother-Daughter Tea December committee meeting will be rescheduled for Thursday December 16, 2010 at 7:30 pm at Agnes Windholtz's house
which is located behind Reed-Egan Funeral Home. Hope to see you there.