The Lancer 4-28-17

Please remember to read this whole email for all upcoming events and information. TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 1-5 Next week the entire faculty and staff will be celebrating the time, talent and love they put forth to help ensure the success of your wonderful children. If you or your children would like to write a note, draw a picture, or send a flower to their teacher(s) they would be greatly appreciated and would add a special touch to the celebration week. Thank you! PE BBQ & RAFFLE May 10, 2017 Donations Needed! The most delicious and exciting day of the school year is only 13 days away and we need your help and support! We are in need of the following items: POPSICLES – 300 These can be donated by one family or by several families. Please email Janet Ward at jwlikescake@yahoo.com if you are able to donate some or all of the popsicles. THANK YOU SO MUCH! RAFFLE PRIZES – As many as possible! We are more than happy to accept Disneyland tickets, Dodger tickets, Universal Studios tickets, electronics, toys, games, sports equipment, gift cards, iPads, iPods, etc. Anything goes! We need prizes for boys and girls ages 4 – 14 Raffle Tickets are on sale Monday – Thursday in the upstairs breezeway. Tickets are .25 cents each or 6 for $1.00 Fiesta Time! In honor of you Parent Appreciation Dinner Tuesday, May 16th At 6:30 P.M. Holy Cross Hall Courtesy Babysitting in Cabrini Hall RSVP by May 8th Marthajay7@yahoo.com Looking to be apart of the SFX School Community?? The SFX PTO Board is in need of your help! We currently have some great positions open. This would be an awesome way to earn your 40 hours for the year while making a big difference in our school. Come be apart of helping make our school community a great place to be for the kids as well as the parents. If you are interested, please contact 2017-2018 SFX PTO President, Christina Sanchez at chrisvin13@sbcglobal.net. Greetings Dear Families and Friends of St. Francis Xavier School, Happy Easter! I hope you enjoyed the vacation break and that you enjoyed time with family and friends. We are back to school for the final leg of the school year! This Sunday April 30 the children are welcome once again to join the choir at the 10:30 A.M. Mass to help sing the opening and closing songs for Mass. Mrs. Bobbi Cranston will invite any school children in attendance to come forward to participate. It was a very nice thing to see last month when the children sang with the choir! This week the students are engaged with the Discovery Science Center. Representatives from the company are demonstrating interesting lessons for each class. On Monday TK and Kindergarten were introduced to the world of bubbles! Grades five and six created Land Yachts, whereby they created vehicles with tin foil sails. A fan was used to create a mighty wind to push forward the vehicles. The students enjoyed their time in the assemblies. Tuesday April 25 is devoted to Electric Circuits for the third grade, Pig Heart Dissection for eighth grade and Forces & Motion for second grade. Finally, on Thursday April 27 the fourth grade will work with Electric Motors, the seventh grade will explore Renewable Energy and the first grade will investigate Owls! It’s a week of scientific discovery to be sure! Congratulations to the students who participated in the play, Willie Wonka! The shows by all accounts were fantastic. The children worked so very hard in rehearsals and provided a wonderful show. Thanks to Ms. Stephanie and her able-bodied helpers for putting together another excellent theatrical experience for the students. Also, thanks to the many parent volunteers and CJSF students who helped in myriad ways. It takes a lot of time and effort to produce theater and make it meaningful! It was a truly enjoyable show! Until next year! Teacher Appreciation Week begins Monday May 1! While the faculty and staff will be treated to goodies throughout the week, perhaps you can encourage your child to create a card of thanks for their teacher. Perhaps the children may wish to write a note to their teacher. Either way, let’s encourage the children to reach out to their teachers to say “Good Job!” The interview process for new hires continues. I am hopeful to share results next week! There are a lot of candidates interested to join the faculty at St. Francis Xavier School. It has been very exciting to meet the many interested applicants. God bless each of us as we move through the end of April and into the month of May. Let’s remember in our thoughts and prayers those who are facing illness or troubled times. Let’s offer support to those in need to help brighten their outlooks. Sincerely, Paul Sullivan, Ed.D. Principal, St. Francis Xavier School