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St.
Francis Xavier School
Student Council
Thanksgiving Food
Drive
The St. Francis
Xavier School Student Council is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive
beginning on October 30th and ending on November 2nd. Our collection will
aid the Burbank Temporary Aid Center, which is in need of many food items.
Below is a suggested list of items needed by the Temporary Aid Center. To
help ensure an even donations of needed items we are suggesting the
following items by grade level:
Grades TK and
3:Tuna, jelly, peanut butter, macaroni & cheese,
coffee, tea
Grades K, 4, and 8: Canned fruits, canned spaghetti, soups, hash,canned
meats, canned vegetables
Grades 1, 5, and 7: Juices, cereal, complete pancake mix, syrup, instant
potatoes, powdered milk
Grades 2 and 6:Cookies, brown sugar, cocoa mix, Jell-O,
stuffing mix, gravy
Thank you for your
participation to this very worthy cause. May you and your family enjoy the
rich blessings that Thanksgiving brings.
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October 25, 2017
Dear Families and Friends of St. Francis Xavier School,
I hope the recent heat wave hasn’t wilted your spirits! This too shall
pass. We have had to stay indoors the past few days due to the heat and
poor air quality. Windy weather will undoubtedly continue to create
unhealthy air-quality conditions in the wake of the fire. We will be on
guard for such occasions.
We are anxiously awaiting news of the Girls A Volleyball team’s playoff
berth. The team has made it to the field of 64 and will more than likely
play this weekend at a high school gym to be announced later this
afternoon. We will announce the information as soon as we learn it! Go
Lancers!
The Girls B Volleyball teams are doing quite well. While we had to cancel
the match scheduled for Monday 10/23 between SFX 1 and SFX 2 due to the
heat, SFX 2 will travel to Sherman Oaks to play St. Francis DeSales today.
The make-up date for the canceled match is scheduled for Thursday 11/2!
Come out to see our fifth and sixth grade girls play their best volleyball!
Quite a few matches remain before the season ends. Announcements will made
made to support the teams! Go Lancers!
Boys B Flag Football is going well. While the boys have a record of 1-2
they are determined to get back in the hunt for a winning season. The lads
play this Saturday at Noon at Brace Canyon Park. Go Lancers!
Both Mock Trial and Academic Decathlon are in full swing! The Mock Trial
Team will present the defense in a murder trial on Monday 11/6 at the
Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. Our prosecution team goes
for the jugular the following week, Monday 11/13. The decathletes began the
first of several early morning practices today. The march to March 4 is
officially underway. As one from South Boston would say, “These kids are
wicked smart!” Go Lancers!
This Saturday is destined to be “spooktacular!” Family Activities Chair,
Jason Murtha and his band of merry supporters will host the annual Trunk or
Treat in Holy Cross Hall beginning at 6:30 PM. This event is always a joy
for our younger students! They gather in the hall for some fun food and
awesome dancing! The participating cars and trucks in the Trunk or Treat
program are parked on the upper lot and decorated to the nines to invite visitors
to inspect all of the costume themes! Visitors will also receive some
CANDY!!! Of course the junior high students are also invited to attend! It
will undoubtedly be a very fun evening. A friendly reminder for those who
like to dress in scary attire, please don’t frighten the youngest students
in attendance. We recall how impressionable young minds can be. We want
everyone going home ready for bed in a good mood! Let’s avoid influencing
any nightmares!
Tuesday October 31 is a NOON DISMISSAL day due to Halloween. In the
morning, the Student Council will host the annual Halloween Parade, which
begins at 10:45 AM. Please join us on the lower yard if your schedule
permits to observe the many children who dress up to mark one of their
favorite days of the year! Parking is available on the upper lot and is
easily accessed via the west driveway. We hope to see you there!
Wednesday November 1 commemorates All Saints Day. The student body will
celebrate Mass with Fr. Benny at 2:00 PM in the church. Please join us if
you your schedule permits.
The faculty and I will attend the third professional development workshop
at St. Mel’s School, Woodland Hills on Friday November 3. Please note that
Friday November 3 is a NON-PUPIL DAY.
The teachers have employed many ideas gleaned from the workshops into their
daily classroom routines. Chief among the ideas is the use of “objective
boards.” Students and teachers review clearly stated objectives for each
lesson throughout the day. The goal is to create clear understanding of
what is being taught and learned in any given lesson. The more connected
the children are to the objective of a lesson the more meaning they can
derive from their participation in class.
The second benchmark window for STAR testing opens November 1 and runs
through November 15. The teachers will schedule the testing sessions for
their classes within the window at their discretion. Results will probably
be available after the first trimester report card period. We are hopeful
to observe excellent scores. The Department of Catholic Schools has set the
lofty percentile score of 64 as a base benchmark. The score is set at the
64th percentile as a measure of college readiness, even for our youngest
students. While nobody has a crystal ball to determine the extent of our
students’ achievement through their adolescence, the research derived on
our behalf from the DCS tells us that students scoring at or above the 64th
percentile are on their way to academic accomplishment and success.
My dear parents, YOU have a lot to do with student scores too! Your
continued support and engagement of your child’s development will always
pay dividends. We at school support you. And the students, who know they
are loved and supported both at home and at school, provide the rest! How
blessed we are to be a Catholic learning community! We are part of the
hundreds of years-old Catholic tradition of academic accomplishment! Be
sure to encourage your child to take their time during testing sessions.
While there are some students who loathe the process, they cannot do their
best if they are rushing through the sessions. We see a time stamp on their
sessions, so we’ll know if they take the testing seriously. Low scores and
a time stamp of 9 min. 34 sec. explains a lot! So encourage your Johnnies
and Suzies to take their time. Each test affords 35 minutes of time to take
the tests. We thank you in advance!
Bob’s Big Boy Dinner Fundraiser is tonight, Wednesday October 25! Do you
want onion rings or fries with that Super Big Boy Combo? Have fun with
friends and family in support of our dear school!
Don’t forget Night at the Races, scheduled for Saturday November 4 in Holy
Cross Hall! It is a very amusing evening to say the least! Where else can
you bet on races that have already been run? Doors open at 6:30 PM. The bar
is set up in a unique fashion. The drinks are excellent! You can pay to
name a horse in any given race. And the idea is to use your funny-money to
bet on the pre-recorded races, with the horses who have been uniquely christened
by attendees (wait until you hear some of the names!), and winners place
their names into a raffle for a variety of very impressive gift baskets.
All proceeds go to supporting our dear parish! Fr. Benny is expecting you.
Let us pray for one another. The challenges raising a family are constant
and our days can be filled with all sorts of obstacles. Let us pray for
each other to patient, kind, aware, and sensitive to the needs of others. A
simple kind word or gesture might be all it takes to help us through the
rough patches. For those who are fighting illness, we ask God to deliver
you to full health. For those who are sad, we ask the Holy Spirit to remind
you of the joy of your life. For those who are unsettled, we ask God to
bring you peace. For these things and more, we pray to the Lord.
Sincerely,
Paul Sullivan, Ed.D.
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Student
Council Hosts Halloween Parade
Student Council
Members are busy planning some fun activities for the Halloween Parade to
be held Tuesday, October 31, 2017 beginning at 10:45 A.M. We are planning
to have the Parade on the Lower School Yard. If it is too hot or rains, it
will be held in Holy Cross Hall. All
students may come to school dressed in their costumes.
Extra items, or oversized costumes, may be added at recess time. Parents,
please check, in advance, with your child’s homeroom teacher regarding any
need to assist students in putting on any final touches before the Parade.
Also, please remember the following guidelines for your child’s costume at
school:
1. Masks may be included, however due to safety
reasons, the children are to put them on only when it is time to parades
around the yard.
2. Props may accompany your child's costume except
for knives, guns, or any other weapon.
3. Please help your child choose an age appropriate
costume as well as one which is supportive of Catholic School standards.
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Masks may be included, however due to safety reasons, the
children are to put them on only when it is time to parades around the
yard.
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Props may accompany your child's costume except for knives,
guns, or any other weapon.
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Please help your child choose an age appropriate costume as
well as one which is supportive of Catholic School standards.
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Parents are welcome
to join in the festivities. Feel free to dress up and join in the fun!
Please find a seat or place to stand in front of the lower school building.
Thank you and have a safe and fun Halloween!
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Last Friday could
not have been more perfect for all of our golfers at our 9th Annual SFX
Golf Tournament. The weather was beautiful, groups of friends competed to
see who would win the tournament and there was plenty of drink and food
afterward to celebrate! Thank you so much to Scott Scozzola and Joaquin
Herbozo for making our big fundraiser a hit! Thank you to all of the
volunteers who worked to help to make this event a success!
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Come in costume
ready to have a lot of fun!
Just some
housekeeping notes about the Halloween festivities...
We need a lot more sign ups to bring picnic supplies, candy, sweets,
drinks, help with set up, etc. PSA hours will happily be given!
We also want a lot more trunk or treat cars! Google has lots of fun and
creative ideas if you want some new inspiration.
For candy donations,
and for the Trunk or Treat participants, please note that there is NO GUM AND NO POPCORN
allowed.
Also, for safety reasons, only the Trunk or Treat cars will be located on
the upper lot.
General parking will be on the lower lot.
Trunk or Treat cars can arrive and start setting up at 5 pm! For any more
questions please contact Christine Rodriguez at ceedeerod@gmail.com
See you all there!!
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