PIC(S) OF THE WEEK!

A Blessing for Baby and Spontaneous Prayer at Recess Time!

Faith is a Focus!

Another great week at the school, with the Thanksgiving reprieve on the horizon! Pictured above are a few of the week's highlights...

On Thursday Father Ryan visited our fifth grade classroom to give Mrs. Bentley a very special send off...a beautiful blessing given in anticipation of the birth of her new baby! Prayers of the faithful were read by her students and included intentions offered for the baby, the family, for all mothers, and even the long term substitute.

God bless Mrs. Bentley and prayers for a safe delivery!

Also on Thursday, our first graders had a recess on the front of the school, due to the fact that we had outdoor lunches.

Lots of playin' and some prayin' ensued!

We are grateful, thankful, and truly blessed.

Enjoy the weekend with your families.

#joyfulrebels

#yearofcelebration

• Wednesday, November 24th-

EARLY DISMISSAL @ 11:30am;

Please note that dismissal begins at 11:00am for our preschoolers, 11:15am for singletons & 11:30am for siblings... Thank you!

• Cafeteria Change of Procedure- Due to the slight increase of COVID cases, and the vulnerability that the lunch tables create in the cafeteria with contact tracing, we have decided it is safest if our students are 6 feet apart when they eat. This will help us to reduce the number of students that will need to participate in the Test & Stay program should our numbers increase after the holidays.

Have you checked out the new spiritwear?

Please click here to view our "School Bookstore" and make purchases soon! Items will make great Christmas gifts!

***Please note that spirit wear is for days designated as Spirit Wear Days and should not be considered part of the gym uniform. Acceptable gym shirts are gray and have either the SFX school logo, or the Runnin' Frankie Rebel shirts given to students last year. We are noticing maroon shirts on gym days, which are not in compliance uniform. Thank you!

*** Speaking of Spirit Wear... Is your child's Frankie shirt looking tired, faded and cracking?

Please click here to inform the front office of any abnormal and rapid decline in shirt quality!

Thank you!

Wednesday, December 1st- Trimester 1 Grades Close;

Friday, December 3rd- SFX Feast Day/High School Placement Exam;

Monday, December 6th- Feast of St. Nicholas

Wednesday, December 8th- Feast of the Immaculate Conception; Report Cards go home electronically today;

COVID Case Weekly Notification

Positive COVID cases for the Week of 11/12 to 11/19 ...... 3

Please click here for more information.

From the

Health Office:



• Please make note that we have begun the process of using the TEST & STAY program at school. If you have not yet consented to your child being tested at school, and would like to do so, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Please note that St. Francis is considered to be both the school and the district in the system.
• Also, PLEASE remember that if your child(ren) is displaying signs/symptoms of COVID -19 OR if is awaiting test results, PLEASE do not send them to school!

QUESTIONS? Call or email our school nurses.

Meeting Updates!

• Plans are in the works for an outdoor Christmas celebration! Details will be home soon!
• Any families who may have extra lights or decorations that we could borrow, please click here to let us know!

NEW OFFERING!

Christmas Crafternoon with Mrs. Angeley!

From Mrs. Angeley: Let’s get together and get crafty for the holidays! We’ll work with clay, paint, and paper and make lots of super cool decorations, ornaments, wrapping paper, and cards!

Dates: Mondays, December 6, 13, 20

Time: 3-4pm

Grades: K-5

Cost: $30/student

Interested? Click here to add your child's name to the list!

• The Creative Treehouse with Mrs. Larkin had a another great week, this week studying and creating with Van Gogh! Please note that with the 1/2 day, there will be no class on the 24th.
• The Intramural Girls' Volleyball Group offering continues next week! Weather permitting the girls will volley and have a great time from 3-4pm. Please note that regular Extended Care Fees will apply.

 Thank you for your Original Works orders!

All fundraising proceeds will be used to support our Art Program!

The products will arrive at the school on 12/16.

Just in time for wrapping and giving!

Click here for NOVEMBER Menu!

(but don't rely on it too much!)

November

The Month of All Souls

Final Call for Prayers for Our

Deceased Loved Ones!

Please click here, to send along the names of any family members, as well as any deceased alumni that you may know of (along with their graduation year), so that we can join our hearts in prayer for them specifically on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD during a very special MASS OF REMEMBRANCE.

Fly on the Wall

I would never have imagined that I would hear Father Ryan claim that he "felt old" until he relayed the following exchange he had with a fifth grade student during extended care this week:

Father: "What kind of music player and headphones are you using?"

Student - "Father, this is a modern Walkman. It’s called an MP3 player."

The student thought that Father wasn't old enough to know what an MP3 player was!

#oldman

#modernwalkman

#mouthsofbabes

#hilarious

St. Francis Xavier School 

 223 Main Street, Acushnet, MA 02743