PIC(S) OF THE WEEK!

Another Great Week at the "Homestead"!

Teacher Quality Time, Middle School FAM Time &

Fire Prevention Week Fun!

We had yet another full week at St. Francis, and today was just the icing on the cake! A visit from the Acushnet Fire Department was a source of excitement for our littles, and our middle schoolers had a blast with their first

FAM House Challenge!

Please make sure to take the time to schedule a Parent Conference next week, as our teachers look forward to communicating your child's academic progress.

Thank you!

We are grateful, thankful, and truly blessed.

Enjoy the weekend with your families.

#joyfulrebels

#yearofcelebration

#rocktoctober

• CLICK HERE or on the image above to sign up for Parent Conferences next week! Middle school parents please be advised that conferencing with your child's homeroom teacher is mandatory... scheduling with additional teachers while not mandatory, is highly encouraged!
• MAP reports were sent home in Friday folders today. Please have results and progress report handy for Parent Conferences.
• Information about a catalogue fundraiser also went home with your child today... any questions? Please call the office.
• Not satisfied with your school picture? For your information and planning:

Picture Retake Day

Monday, October 25th!

Students must be in uniform for pics!

• Early Dismissal- 11:30am on October 29th. Lunch will be offered and Extended Care will be available until 2pm.
• HALLOWEEN DRESS DOWN DAY, FRIDAY OCTOBER 29TH! BLACK, ORANGE, GREEN &/OR PURPLE can be worn to create the spirit for our Halloween weekend!
• All Saints' Day Celebration! Our students dress as saints for this beautiful Holy Day! Click here for ideas!
• Fr. Spitzer comes to the Diocese of Fall River! Click here for more information.

Grade 8 Greatness Begins!

Looking Forward to Family Fun!

Click here for the electronic version of the flyer sent home last week in Friday folders!

Please note that our families with preschoolers are invited to come slightly earlier than the rest of our guests, and are welcome to gather for a costume parade, preview of games minus the crowds, as well as a first peek at the non scary version of the Haunted Hollow! Preschool families, please know that you are welcome to arrive at our event at 5:30pm!

Thank you in advance for your support of our 8th graders' fundraising efforts.

The Halloween Family Dance is a school tradition that is a well-loved and wonderful evening.

Keep the donations coming, and ...

IF YOU CAN, BRING A CAN!

(Can drive for the St. Vincent dePaul Society)

Our school-wide tradition for

All Saints Day

in addition to attending Holy Mass, includes a parade & Trunk or Treat experience... It's been awhile because of Covid, but is anyone is willing to help our All Saints Day dreams come true ?

We are in need of 8-10 trunks to line our parking lot around 10:45am on Nov 1st, who are willing to be decorated in honor of the Saints and help distribute an appropriate treat to our younger students. Interested in assisting? Please click here to let us know!

Thank you...

• A very recent offering of an after school Intramural Girls' Volleyball Group has our middle schoolers excited! Please click here if your daughter would like to participate in this afterschool opportunity that would take place Mondays from 3-4pm (weather permitting). Please note that regular Extended Care Fees will apply. Thank you, Cindy Martins for offering to take this on!
• Be on the lookout for a club offering by our very own, Mrs. Larkin for our younger students...coming soon!

CYO is Ready to GO!

Practices will begin soon for many of our CYO teams, and games are set to begin mid- November!

Please click here to be directed to the CYO tab of our school website for more details and practice schedules!

Click here for October Menu!

From the

Health Office:

Thank you for your continued support and diligence in evaluating the health of your child(ren) each day. Click here for the health and wellness checklist!

QUESTIONS? Call or email our school nurses.

Please click here to read a correspondence sent to us from our Otis Spunkmeyer representative as it relates to staffing issues and shipping concerns, which may have an impact on orders being fulfilled.

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



• A visit from a fire truck!
• Halloween Family Dance excitement is building..
• Playground excitement as huge lift places new transformer to eventually power the solar panels on school roof!
• FAM fun in the middle school!
• Classroom joys and happenings;

Fly on the Wall

Picture in mind a very adorable Small Wonder, with look of angst and frustration as he requests:

"Can you just get me a lunch that's not disgusting to me?"

#mouthsofbabes

#lunchfrustration

#nojoke

St. Francis Xavier School 

 223 Main Street, Acushnet, MA 02743