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Last call for 2016!! Howdy Y'all! This year's "Boots N Bling" annual dinner auction & casino night, is urgently looking for an Invitation Sponsor. For only $500 this sponsor will have their company logo sent to all SFX families and parishioners-- that's over 250 local Burbank families! This is a great way to support our school AND advertise your business. Deadline for this sponsorship is December 20th. Not quite right for you but looking for other opportunities to reach our families? More sponsorship opportunities are still available! Please contact Stacey Stanley at staceyjadestanley@gmail.com if you want to take advantage of these fantastic opportunities!

Attention Fabulous SFX Families! As you all know our annual SFX Dinner Auction is the most important fundraiser of the year and it takes the participation of all of our families to make it a success. In keeping with SFX family guidelines, every family is required to contribute $75 or a new Donation item or items valued at $75 or more. Some examples of Donations we are in desperate need of include: New Electronics, New Unused Housewares, Gift Cards, Gift Subscriptions, Gift Certificates (for Services such as Hairstyling, Make Up, Photography), Event Tickets, Sports Tickets, Sport & Entertainment Memorabilia. Family Donations are due no later than January 9. Families electing to donate $75 in lieu of a donation item will have it automatically added to their February 2017 tuition statement.

Please join us for our Christmas Mass December 24 - 5, 7, & 9 PM December 25 - 8:30 AM & 10:30 Am

Lancer 12-8-16

Please remember to read this whole email for all upcoming events and information. Tuition is due by December 10th. If you are paying in the Parish Office you must pay by 5 pm TOMORROW. Your tuition will be late if you put it in the mail slot over the weekend. There will be no family envelopes going home this weekend. The last day to order Adult or non SFX youth Disney tickets for our February field trip is December 14. St. Francis Xavier will partner with Family Promise of the Verdugos from December 25th to January 8th. We will be providing meals for the families in the program. If you would like to be involved please contact JoDee Geryak Geryak@sbcglobal.net CHRISTMAS BASKET PROGRAM Last day to donate canned goods, toiletries, gifts, and other donations will be on Wednesday, December 14th. Burbank Coordinating Council will build the basket and deliver it to the families on December 17th. Thank you for your continuous support and for making Christmas special for the families who are in need. Brett Howard 818 355-6017 / brettahoward@aol.com Collette Lee 818 429-8398 / colletteayumi@earthlink.net It’s Show Time… Every year, as part of our fine arts program, students of St. Francis Xavier School participate in a Christmas Show. Performing in such an event promotes both poise and stage presence within each child as a part of their overall education. Therefore, every student is expected to participate in the show in order to perform in front of a live audience. We feel that this type of experience is invaluable. Each family was issued four (4) tickets and assigned a date to attend our show. If you have been issued more tickets than you need, please return your surplus tickets to the school office A.S.A.P. in an envelope marked: Surplus Show Tickets. These extra tickets will be given to families who need more than the allotted four on a first come, first served basis. Should this be the case with you, please call Mrs. Konzen who will assist you in locating extra tickets. Also, if the date you have been assigned is not convenient with you, please contact on your own, any school family who has been assigned to attend on the evening of your primary choice to see if a “swap” in dates can be arranged. Show Dates: Tuesday, December 13th (Red Tickets) Wednesday, December 14th (Green Tickets) Place: Holy Cross Hall Time: 10:45 A.M. Both Mornings Both front doors open at 10:15 A.M. There will be two lines for admission: One to the left and one to the right of Holy Cross Hall. Donation: Two (2) non-perishable canned items per family will be collected at the door and donated, in the name of the students, to the Burbank Temporary Aid Center. We ask that students be at school by 8:00 A.M. for both mornings of their performance, costumed and ready to “go on” with the show. Senior Matinee: Thursday, December 15th 10:00 A.M. – Holy Cross Hall The Senior Matinee is for grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends. Please contact Mrs. Konzen for any special seating arrangements. Students may want to come to school on Thursday dressed in their costumes, if the pants, slacks or skirts that are part of the costume can be comfortably worn to class. Otherwise, the students need to bring their costumes. Our program is expected to last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. As a courtesy to all student performers, it is imperative that all parents wait until the end of the show – including the FINALE performance – to pick up their children. For the safety of the children, only after the children have cleared the hall, may everyone leave to pick up the children in their classrooms. Parents are asked to use the OUTSIDE DOORS leading into their classrooms as the pick-up point. As a safety precaution and in order to avoid congestion, no one will be allowed to enter the upper school building through the center hallway. In Regards to Picture Taking…Flash photography can affect the children during their performance, therefore, we are RESTRICTING audience members from taking pictures during the performances. For those of you who wish to take your own videos of your children’s performances, please know that this option is open to you. HOWEVER, taping the show on video must be taken from the side aisles. No one will be allowed to video tape from the center aisle or by the front of the stage where the children will be performing. These areas are reserved for the children’s performance and exits. As a reminder, David Hansen-Sturm will be video-taping both days and will be offering his DVD to us. Order forms can be found in the school office and in Holy Cross Hall both days of the performances. In addition, the seating section at the back of Holy Cross Hall must be kept clear for the children to exit following their performance. Thank you for your attention to all these details. Enjoy the show!

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Please remember to read this whole email for all upcoming events and information. CHRISTMAS BASKET PROGRAM Thank you for your generous support and c Like   Tweet   Web Version   Please remember to read this whole email for all upcoming events and information. CHRISTMAS BASKET PROGRAM Thank you for your generous support and contributions in the past to this wonderful program. Please send canned goods, toiletries, gifts, and other donations for the Christmas Basket Program to your child’s homeroom class. Please do not forget to send $2.00 or more per child so that we can purchase scrip for the families. Deadline for monetary donation is on Wednesday, December 7th. For monetary donations, checks should be made payable to St. Francis Xavier, and on the memo please indicate “Christmas Basket Program”. Scrip and monetary donations can be dropped off at school office. Thank you Brett Howard 818 355-6017 / brettahoward@aol.com Collette Lee 818 429-8398 / colletteayumi@earthlink.net Christmas Candy Grams Student Council is sponsoring a Candy Gram Sale from December 1, 2016 to December 12, 2016. Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to send students to leadership camp. Candy Grams may be sent to your child’s classmates or friends in the school. The cost is $0.25 each. Candy Grams may be purchased starting Thursday, December 1st through Monday, December 12th at recess and lunch in the breezeway. Thank you for your support. Have a wonderful and joyous Christmas! With appreciation, The St. Francis Xavier Student Council CJSF Membership List: Trimester 2 – 2016/2017 1. Isabella Augustine 2. Matthew Aziz 3. Mark Bargout 4. Ben Caloza 5. Ella Chaisson 6. John Chikh 7. Kayla Copping 8. Antonio Franco 9. Hannah Fuentes 10. Alex Giraldo 11. Ella Marie Horsting 12. Aubrey Ignacio 13. Aidyn Kehrli 14. Gemma Lafontant 15. Ryan Maddigan 16. Declan Mitsui 17. Isabella Moncrief 18. John Mouchamel 19. Olivia Oberlander 20. Jalen Priestley 21. Danielle Sanchez 22. Nick Simonian 23. Alexandria Sorensen 24. Sophianna Zappia Important Notice to all families auditioning for the production of Willy Wonka Jr. There is a 60 student cap this year. The first 60 students to sign up and PAY will audition and receive parts. If you intend to audition next week, you must signup and pay before auditions. Priority will go to students that have paid over students that have not paid. Attention Fabulous SFX Families! As you all know our annual SFX Dinner Auction is the most important fundraiser of the year and it takes the participation of all of our families to make it a success. In keeping with SFX family guidelines, every family is required to contribute $75 or a new Donation item or items valued at $75 or more. Some examples of Donations we are in desperate need of include: New Electronics, New Unused Housewares, Gift Cards, Gift Subscriptions, Gift Certificates (for Services such as Hairstyling, Make Up, Photography), Event Tickets, Sports Tickets, Sport & Entertainment Memorabilia. Family Donations are due no later than January 9. Families electing to donate $75 in lieu of a donation item will have it automatically added to their February 2017 tuition statement. Dear Families and Friends of St. Francis Xavier School, I hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday! Happy Advent! School is a very busy place! The students and teachers, along with the guidance of Mrs. Raymundo, are preparing for a wonderful Christmas Show! We look forward to all the merriment the season has to offer! Liturgically, we are very busy over the next two weeks. We will celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday December 8 at 2:00 P.M. Please join us in the church if your schedule permits! The following day, Friday December 9, grades three through eight will encounter the forgiveness of Jesus at reconciliation service from 9:00-10:00 A.M. This year we are celebrating in two prayer service shifts, grades 3-5 and then grades 6-8. Fr. Benny and I have created a plan that helps set a reflective tone for the students. We look forward to observing the children at the service. This current week, and starting tomorrow, the students are scheduled to visit the annual Christmas Boutique sponsored by the Holy Faith Sisters and Associates in support of the Margaret Aylward Center in Pico Rivera. While the children enjoy a shopping experience, the proceeds go to offset the operational costs of the center, which is instrumental in assisting the needs of the poor. We thank you in advance for your support of the Christmas Boutique. It will remain open over the weekend! The Academic Decathlon Team is putting in their study time under the excellent direction of the Sorensen, Flynn and Sanchez families. Every Tuesday and Thursday mornings, along with Sunday afternoons, you’ll find our decathletes preparing for the event on the horizon: The Junior High Academic Decathlon, which takes place in March! Hats off to the students and their efforts of preparation! Congratulations to Coach Ward’s second trimester CJSF students! Their hard work over the first trimester of school has earned them membership! Please review the names of the CJSF students in the Lancer. On Wednesday December 7 we celebrate the Mock Trial Team, as well as the CYO sports teams for fall 2016. We will honor the flag football and girls volleyball players. Please join us in Holy Cross Hall for 2:15 P.M. if your schedule permits. On Monday December 12, the children come to school in red, white, green and blue jean alternative dress! The children must also bring their costumes for changing to conduct the dress rehearsal as needed. Due to the changes for the Christmas Show, room parent support for special snacks and activities are at the teachers’ discretion. You’ll be notified through your room parents about this matter. If your children are in After School Care, be sure to pack a lunch for your child so they are satiated until they are collected from school. Finally, the children should come to school on the mornings of the shows in their costumes. As I said, it is a busy time! I hope and trust you are doing well juggling the demands of family and work. I also hope and pray that you get some much needed family time to help celebrate the Advent and Christmas seasons! God bless us all! Sincerely, Paul Sullivan, Ed.D. St. Francis Xavier School Principal Please shop at smile.amazon.com and select St Francis Xavier now that shopping is getting into full swing for all your Amazon needs. They send a portion of their profits to St. Francis Xavier.     ©2016 St. Francis Xavier Church & School | 3601 Scott Rd. Burbank, CA 91504 Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by GoDaddy Email Marketing ®

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