PIC(S) OF THE WEEK!

A GR8(GREAT) PARADE, MASKLESS ASHES,

AND STATIONS OF THE CROSS!

This past week took quite a shift in energy and enthusiasm as the days progressed. Monday was filled with the JOY of returning to school (with our masks!) and seeing our friends faces after a much needed break, and Tuesday was a celebration of the FEAST before the FAST! 

Students were excited to see the 8th graders' parade through their classrooms singing, dancing and passing out candy! By the time Wednesday arrived, gears were shifted, the ALLELUIA had been buried, and our focus turned to our Lenten fast and sacrifices. Father Ryan reminded us all that we are being "Called to Action" during this Lenten season, and that we should be excited to "wake up our souls" and become closer to God! Father distributed ashes to our students and together we prayed for a fruitful journey through this holiest of seasons.



God Bless & Have a Great Weekend!

Remember .... next Friday the 11th is a PD Day for our teachers and there is NO SCHOOL for students!



#feastbeforefast

#repent&believeinthegospel

#joyfulrebels

#yearofcelebration

Our Call to Action

This Lent our school community will embark on the journey that focuses on PRAYER, FASTING and ALMSGIVING. Our students have reflected upon making the next forty days prayerful , purposeful and penitential. As a school community we will be deliberate about making noticeable, as well as internal sacrifices to unite ourselves with Jesus' forty days in the desert.

Even the elimination of our morning music has been a noticeable sacrifice and new time to be silent in prayer!

Our National Junior Honor Society will engage our community in the Lenten pillar of ALMSGIVING, encouraging our community to give to and be of service to others. Each week a service opportunity will be initiated, introduced and encouraged by our NJHS members. Please help their efforts by supporting their efforts through generosity and prayer. Click here for this week's almsgiving opportunity to benefit St. Luke's Hospital.

Stations of the Cross will be taking place this evening at

7pm at St. Francis Xavier Church.

Please join us on Our Lord's Journey to Calvary

each Friday evening during Lent.

COVID Case Weekly Notification

Positive COVID cases for the Week of 2/28 to 3/4..... 0

PRAISE THE LORD!

From the Office:

**Extended Statements for January and February can be found in this week's Friday folder.

SEEING CLEARLY IN 2022...

Logan Ferreira was overheard

this week telling

Miss Dandurand,

"My mom paid a check so I can be in your class next year!"

Our students are excited to continue their schooling at St. Francis! If you have not done so already, it is time to secure your child(ren)'s seat(s) for the 2022-2023 school year! Calls have been coming in for spots in our older grades (namely grades 5 & 6) so securing seats in those classes is especially important!

Please note that FACE applications are due by Friday, March 11th!

Test results sent home in Friday folders today... Questions? Concerns? Please reach out and we will answer any questions you may have... thank you!

Click here for MARCH Menu!

Calendar Mentionables

Thur 3/10- Trimester 2 Grades Close

Fri 3/11- NO SCHOOL - Diocesan PD Day

Tues 3/15- Class Picture Day

Thursday 3/17- The Wearin' of the Green

Coming soon....

March Campus Ministry Club with Mr. Hamel! Sign ups and participation "teaser" expected in the next few weeks... Mark you calendars.... Friday, March 25th from 3-4:30pm!

SCHOOL EVENTS COMMITTEE

LET'S FOLLOW THE IDITAROD BY

IDITA-READING!

MUSH!



This weekend begins the famous sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome Alaska! Our 4th graders are super excited about the race and have been researching and readying themselves to follow their mushers to the finish line! The enthusiasm expressed by our 4th graders will spread to our school community next week, as we launch a month long read-a-thon race to the finish line! Students will be reading both in school and at home to move along the race trail with their class, earning incentives along the way! Early next week students will have more details pertaining to the IDITA-READ to share with you including sign off sheets for minutes read!

Gala 2022...

CELEBRATE!

GALA MEETING (have to add details here)

Do you know of a business that might be willing to sponsor or donate to our event?

Please click here for our sponsor/donor letter.

Fly on the Wall Heard in the Hall....

The 8th Grade Student Store was a great success! You may have heard that on Tuesday they had a "blowout sale" selling items at half price before the Lenten fast. While most of what is heard by the fly are younger student sentiments, this exchange was notable!

8th grade student: "Mrs. Russo, I'm not so sure the half price sale was a good idea."

Mrs. Russo: "Oh? Why not?"

8th grade student: "I'm not so sure it encouraged healthy eating habits."

#gr8ness

#healthychoices

#mouthsofbabes

Miss this face around the place and planning for your kids this summer?

Consider an opportunity for your children to be exposed to the gifts & talents of our former art teacher, Mrs. Angeley, during the summer months! This summer Mrs. Angeley will be directing the summer programming at the Marion Art Center. She would love to see her old SFX friends there! Registration information can be found here: https://www.marionartcenter.org/artstart/

and the program is for children ages 4.5-9.

St. Francis Xavier School 

 223 Main Street, Acushnet, MA 02743