Don’t Miss the Opportunity for Corporate Sponsorship of St Francis de Sales  Walk for Education

As friends and families are gearing-up for our first Walk for Education (WE) to be held on September 28, 2012, we would like to extend an invitation to your company to become a Corporate Sponsor. 
This is a great opportunity to support a fundraising event that brings together  the promotion of good health and physical fitness for St. Francis students.

The sponsorship will not only provide name recognition for your company on the WE advertisement flyers, but will also be acknowledged in the parish church bulletins.  We see this as the perfect opportunity for your company not only to be recognized as a local contributor but also as a supporter of ‘FITNESS can be FUN’ for families.  

Your corporate support of the 2012 Walk for Education helps promote the success of St. Francis School. Sponsoring the 2012 Walk this fall is an opportunity your company cannot afford to miss!
We have the following Sponsorship opportunities for your convenience:
Platinum WE Saints   $150.00+
Golden WE Saints   $100.00 - $149.00
WE Saint Supporters   $75.00 - $99.00
WE Saint Friends   Up to $74.00
Please do not hesitate to contact the school WE coordinator, Brooke McKenna - tbcmckenna@hotmail.com - for further details about sponsoring the 2012 Walk for Education! 

Click here to download the registration form

The lunch menu for September 3rd - September 7th is now available.

Weekly Word with attachments 08-30-12

•St. Francis Fitness Walk Flyer
•St. Francis Fitness Walk T-Shirt Form

MySchoolBucks - Update

The online prepayment system issues should be resolved now.  If you continue to experience any problems, let me know.  Thanks again for your patience during the transition.

Dave Stenson - dstenson@cdeducation.org
740.345.4049 ext 237

Attention 5th Grade and New 6-8th Families : The Beginning Strings
Information and Instrument Sizing Meeting will be Thursday, September 6th
from 6-7:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room. Stop in at your convenience!
Contact Mrs.Rodenberger with questions: krodenbe@cdeducation.org

Please do not park in the adoration lot at dismissal time. Parents waiting to pick up students should be in the Pearl Street line. Thank you.

You're Invited! Please come to the first PTA meeting of the school year tomorrow night at 7:00 PM in Conference Room B in the basement of the Lamy Center. We will be discussing all the planned events for the year among other things. Everyone is welcome to attend!

See you tomorrow night!

Please remember to label ALL of your child's belongings. There are a number of lunch boxes that do not have names in them. Also, students bringing lunch in a paper bag should have their name on it.

If you are sending money to school, please put it in an envelope marked with your child's name and class, and what the money is for - this will help us to credit it correctly. Thank you!

MySchoolBucks - Update

The cause of the problems have been identified by support.  The upper tier of Nutrikids/MySchoolBucks support are working to remedy the issues.  I appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience.

In the meantime you may make payments via cash or check, which should be made payable to the St. Francis de Sales School. Please write your child’s full name and student ID on the check or envelope.

The lunch menu for the remainder of August is available online here.

MySchoolBucks - Update

There are still ongoing issues with some accounts that are being looked into by MySchoolBucks support.  I appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience.

In the meantime you may make payments via cash or check, which should be made payable to the St. Francis de Sales School. Please write your child’s full name and student ID on the check or envelope.

The lunch menu for the remainder of the week can be found here:
http://www.cdeducation.org/schools/dse/publicationdocs/cafe.html

MySchoolBucks - Checkout

There has been another bug reported, where in some cases after adding money to a students account, proceeding to the checkout shows a different accounts name (some sort of non-live demo account name).  If you notice a name that is not your child's, do not proceed in checking out.  Please logoff, and send me an e-mail (dstenson@cdeducation.org) with your students name and ID# so that I can contact support.

I appreciate your patience as we work out these transitional issues.

The 8th grade Spanish for high school credit will begin on THURSDAY, 8/23, at 7:25am. Class will be held in the former Art Room.

Just a reminder, if you choose not to take advantage of the online prepayment service you may continue to make advance payments via cash or check, which should be made payable to the St. Francis de Sales School. Please write your child’s full name and student ID on the check or envelope.

MySchoolBucks Bug

There is currently an issue with some of the new students that were added into the online prepayment system for the 2012-13 year.  You may be getting an error that the student can't be found when trying to add them to your "My Household".

This error show didn't up until after the migration to the new prepayment went live yesterday.  There is an open support ticket that has been escalated, so the issue should be resolved soon.  Thank you for your patience and I apologize for any inconvenience. 

Apple iPad Information Page

Here is a link to some information regarding the iPads (including a link to a full manual):

http://www.cdeducation.org/schools/dse/publicationdocs/ipad_information.html

The page will be transitioning to an actual site specifically designed for mobile device access in the future. 

The class lists for 2012-13 are now available online here (from the main school website, they are listed under Publications).

Student iPad Distribution
If you ordered an iPad and/or case, they will be available Sunday August 19th after the 12:30pm 6th-8th grade meeting in Johnson Hall.  If you are unable to attend, they will be available Tuesday from 8am-12:00pm, or by appointment only.  A parent/guardian (person who placed the order) must sign upon receipt of the iPad and/or case.

Junior High Athletics:

CANDY BAR PICK UP IS NOW AT NEWARK CATHOLIC IN CORNER OF PARKING LOT BY BASEBALL FIELD...Thursday from 5-6pm.

The City of Newark is paving Granville Street this week. We were unaware that our immediate area would be affected by the paving. Granville St is currently closed. At the same time, we are in the process of doing parking lot repairs and re-sealing the lots. This will create some headaches over the next few days.
For today, the main back lot is OPEN. This is where you should park when coming to Holy Day Mass tonight. All other asphalt lots will be closed. It is best to come down Church St., North on 6th St., cross Granville St. and down Pearl St. to the back lot.
For tomorrow, the main back lot will be CLOSED. Please park in the lots across the street. It is best to come down Church St., North on 6th St. and park in the lots via the alley.
Thank you for your patience!



Hope to see you all at Open House on Sunday!

Protecting God’s Children Session

Newark Catholic High School will host a Protecting God’s Children Session on Saturday, August 18th starting promptly at 9:00am and last until 12noon. The session will be held in the school cafeteria. Please go to www.virtus.org to register. Fingerprinting for BCI and/or FBI will be conducted following the session at 12noon, also in the school cafeteria. Fees for the fingerprinting are $37 for BCI or $70 for BCI/FBI. Cash, Check or Visa/MasterCard accepted.

We have an urgent need for volunteers this week to get the school ready! Typically in the summer, we have 2-3 Seminarians or other summer help. This year, we were only able to have one and now he has left to go back to Seminary. So a big shout out to Pushkar Baum for being with us this summer!

We need muscles and able bodies to help move desk and chairs from classrooms and to and from storage. This would be great for National Honor Society hours or Confirmation hours. Unfortunately, the work has to be done between 8am and 2pm during this week. If you can help, call Christy at 345-9874 ext 224.

Cafeteria Online Prepayment Changes
Dear Nutrikids Customer,

We are excited to announce that as part of the Heartland School Solutions team, NUTRIKIDS® POS will now provide online payment capabilities for school meals through our mySchoolBucks™ website (www.mySchoolBucks.com).  The mySchoolBucks solution provides a number of benefits and is already live in thousands of schools throughout the United States.

There are no licensing or other fees for your school district for the mySchoolBucks service.  The convenience fee for cafeteria account deposits will increase to $1.95, which will cover all deposits made within a single transaction.

District staff members and parents with an existing MyKids online account will be able to access their new mySchoolBucks account with the same login information.  They will not be required to reregister on the mySchoolBucks site.

More information is available here: http://www.cdeducation.org/schools/dse/publicationdocs/cafe.html

Student ID information will be on a handout distributed at open house.  The service will be allow prepayments starting August 19th, 2012.

Attention Strings Parents: There will not be advanced (6th-8th Grade) strings classes during the first week of school August 22-24 to allow students to adjust to school again. Please watch for paperwork and information to be sent home. 5th Grade strings parent night will be scheduled soon - watch for more information to come!

Need Volunteer or Confirmation hours? Mrs. Rodenberger is in need of helping hands in the music room for general instrument maintenance and cleaning on Monday, August 13th from 9am-12pm. No experience necessary - bring any disinfectant wipes, rags, pliers, wood glue, or tack hammers that you have to help! Please contact Mrs. Rodenberger if you plan to come so that she can plan ahead -krodenbe@cdeducation.org