PIC(S) OF THE WEEK!

OH, WHAT A WEEK!

FROM "DOG DAYS" TO "FRI-YAY",

IT WAS ANOTHER GREAT WEEK AT ST. FRANCIS!

This week's highlights included the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday and a Fun Friday!

We were pleased that so many school and parish families came to have their furry companions blessed in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. Father Ryan blessed, sprinkled our pets with holy water, and offered a treat to each one of them!

Click here for more photos from this event.

All is well on the St. Francis front, although a bit of illness is making its way through the school. Please make sure your children are getting plenty of rest, and are washing hands frequently!

We are grateful, thankful, and truly blessed.

Please enjoy the long weekend with your families.

#joyfulrebels

#yearofcelebration

#rocktoctober

CYO Basketball is Good to Go...for both Boys and Girls in Grades 4-8!

• Click here for registration information and sign ups! In person registration TONIGHT here at the school from 5-6:30pm. If unable to come tonight you can send in forms and payment to the school by next Friday (Oct 15).

• MAP Growth Testing- Our fall MAP testing window concludes next week! Students in Middle School will close the MAP testing window. Thank you in advance for assuring that your child has a good night's rest, a healthy breakfast, a positive attitude and a readiness to do their absolute BEST on the TEST! Being present and on time are a MUST!

• Otis Spunkmeyer orders were due to the office today!

• St. Francis Xavier Parish Women of Grace invites women to consider being a part of a 6 week book study. Click here for more details and consider joining!

• Progress Reports will be sent home electronically on Wednesday, October 13th for Grades 1-8;
• Parent Conferences will be virtual this year and time slots will be available during after school hours October 25th-29th;
• Early Dismissal- 11:30am on October 29th. Lunch will be offered and Extended Care will be available until 2pm.

Grade 8 Greatness Begins!

More details will be found in next week's Friday folder, but here a few "teasers"!

• The Halloween Family Dance is a Preschool through Gr. 8 event which includes games, a can drive, trick-or-treating, a haunted hallow, and of course lots of dancing!
• The Haunted Hallow will have scary and non-scary versions for varied comfort levels!

Save the Date... It is going to be great!

Our first SEC meeting of the 2021-2022 school year was a great one!

Our first event is currently being planned... a Vendor Fair to take place at the beginning of November!

Have friends or family members who makes crafts or have a small business that might like to be represented at our Vendor Fair?

Click here to let our chairperson know!

Have some free time during the day and would like to help out in some way at the school?

We would love some volunteers to help out with recess duty!

Please click here to let Mrs. Russo know your availability.

Thanks so much... more details coming soon!

Click here for October Menu!

From the

Health Office:

• Just a friendly reminder that "If in Doubt, Keep Kids Out!" Recently we have seen an uptick in sickness throughout the school. If your child is not feeling well, please keep them home and call the school to report their absence and speak to the school nurses with any symptoms or concerns.

• Click here for information about free COVID vaccination clinics being offered in New Bedford, but open to all.



• If your child is out sick with symptoms requiring COVID testing (see daily checklist) please be aware that school nurses are only able to accept a PCR test at this time, per the Acushnet Board of Health.

QUESTIONS? Call or email our school nurses.

Please click here to familiarize yourself with our remote learning policy. While remote learning will still be offered in some capacity and in some instances, it will not be the same experience as last school year.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we strive to find balance in these somewhat turbulent times.

This past week's "Happenings at School" that you can talk about with your kids this weekend:



• MAP Testing experience for Grades 4 & 5;
• Classroom visits made by the Maronite Sisters!!
• A substitute for Mr. Amaro who was an SFX alumni!
• Classroom joys and happenings;

Fly on the Wall

I was speaking with a student in the cafeteria this week, so shocked that the child is now in third grade... I said to her:

"How is it that you keep getting older and I am staying the same?"

She replied:

"I don't really know Mrs. Russo... maybe you should ask my mom. She knows a lot of things."

#mouthsofbabes

#momsrule

#lol

WE ADORE GRADE 4!

Thumbs up to a great week and a long weekend!

St. Francis Xavier School 

 223 Main Street, Acushnet, MA 02743