Lancer 4/11/19

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Family Envelopes are not being sent home this week.

We would like to congratulate St. Francis Xavier student Emma Clegg, for being chosen to sing as a finalist in the upcoming charity singing contest, Burbank Singing Star! You can watch Emma and the other finalists perform at 3:30 PM on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Congratulations Emma and we wish you good luck at Burbank Singing Star! About Burbank Singing Star: Burbank Singing Star is produced by the Kiwanis Club of Burbank in conjunction with The Music Junction, and proceeds benefit students in music programs. Tickets and more details can be found at www.themusicjunction.com/bss)

PE BBQ PRIZE RAFFLE – MAY 16 Raffle ticket sales begin on Monday, April 16  Tickets are .25 cents each or 6 for $1.00.  Tickets will be sold Monday-Friday at recess, in the upstairs breezeway.  Please have your child write his/her first name, last name initial, and grade (Janet W. K) on ALL tickets. Please remind your child to print neatly. The number of lucky prize winners depends on you dear parents and your generosity. The more prizes you donate, the more winners we will have! All prize donations will earn you PSA HOURS! Each $25/value earns you one hour. Please consider this opportunity to earn a few hours. We need prizes for children 5-14 years old. Prize suggestions: sports equipment, gift cards, toys, event tickets, Disneyland tickets, Universal tickets, iPods, iPads, electronic items, etc. Prizes/donations can be dropped off to Mr. Magallon in the PE Office or to Mrs. Janet Ward in Kindergarten. Please include your name and the value of your donation with all items in order to receive your PSA HOURS credit. We thank you for your support and generosity!!! Questions??? Please contact Janet Ward jwlikescake@yahoo.com

Lancer 3/28/18

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Please join us for Easter Mass this Sunday, 8:30, 10:30 & 12:30  Be sure to arrive early to get a seat at our Family Mass at 12:30.

Have your child join us to sing in the choir for Easter Mass

This year we are implementing a new way to order school yearbooks. We have an online store that will be open until April 30th only. You can order your student a yearbook by using this link: https://sfx2018yearbook.picaboo.com/ The cost of the hardcover, full-color yearbook is only $37 plus tax and it includes photos of all children in the school, including their school portraits and pictures from our many school activities, and pages for autographs as well. It's a great way for the students to remember their school year. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you,  Tracee Porras

Don't forget to order your copy of the performance! SFX 2018 SCHOOL PLAY on blu-ray  https://squareup.com/store/twin-palms-media/item/sfx-school-play-blu-ray SFX 2018 SCHOOL PLAY on DVD  https://squareup.com/store/twin-palms-media/item/sfx-school-play-dvd-1 SFX VIDEO STORE:  https://squareup.com/store/twin-palms-media/

Lancer 3-21-18

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Be sure to catch the performance of The Little Mermaid this Thursday-Saturday in Holy Cross Hall. Show times are as follows:  Thursday, March 22 7pm  Friday, March 23 7pm  Saturday, March 24 2pm and 7pm  Good luck to all of our performers!!! Don't forget to order your copy of the performance!  $35 pre-sale price. SFX 2018 SCHOOL PLAY on blu-ray  https://squareup.com/store/twin-palms-media/item/sfx-school-play-blu-ray SFX 2018 SCHOOL PLAY on DVD  https://squareup.com/store/twin-palms-media/item/sfx-school-play-dvd-1 SFX VIDEO STORE:  https://squareup.com/store/twin-palms-media/

Congratulations to our SFX alumni Buster and Grace Roebuck! They have made their first film debut, working on production and even starring in  Getting Grace, a family friendly, heartwarming movie! Even our very own current parent, Corey Geryak has taken part in this film. Please support them at the opening this weekend.. for more information please visit  gettinggracethemovie.com

Please have your child join us to sing in the choir for Easter Mass

SFX Parents, This year we are implementing a new way to order school yearbooks. We have an online store that will be open until April 30th only. You can order your student a yearbook by using this link: https://sfx2018yearbook.picaboo.com/ The cost of the hardcover, full-color yearbook is only $37 plus tax and it includes photos of all children in the school, including their school portraits and pictures from our many school activities, and pages for autographs as well. It's a great way for the students to remember their school year. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you,  Tracee Porras

Congrats to our 17/18 Decathlon Team

St. Francis Xavier's Decathlon Team Scores Big at this Year's Academic Junior High Decathlon! 105 Schools Competed in this year's Academic Decathlon SFX placed 4th in Logic 5th in English (Connor Flynn) 5th in Math (Christian Giron-Michel) and 20th Place Overall!!!! This shows hard work pays off. These students have been practicing multiple mornings and on Sundays for months. We are so proud. Congratulations to our 2017-2018 Decathlon Team!

Lancer 3-14-18

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Parents,  Please look for Dr. Sullivan's letter in grade link later this week. Thank you!

Honors Achievement Recognition On Thursday, March 1st, students in Grades 4 – 8 gathered in Holy Cross Hall for our trimester Awards Assembly to recognize the academic achievements of their peers during the second marking period of the 2017-2018 school year. The following are the criteria for each award presented as well as the names of the students who deserve congratulations for their achievements: High Honors are awarded to those students who have maintained a 93% or better average in each subject area and an 85% or better in each special subject for a full trimester. Conduct and effort grades are considered to be a strong part of the honor roll criteria. A minimum grade of a “B” must be maintained in both of these areas in order to qualify for High Honors. High Honor Recipients for the Second Trimester Grade 4: Jalena Almtanios, Elisa DeFilippo, Collette, Nappi and Madison Procanik Grade 5: Bethany Caloza  Grade 6: Amanda Alatorre, Kerianne Garcia, Roman Garcia, Jeremy Jitendran, Jack Kehrli, Natalie Ruiz, and Natalya Sanchez  Grade 7: John Dabbous, Giuliana DeFilippo, Madeleine Flynn, Christian Giron-Michel, Marie Hanna, Joslene Lafontant, Andrea Liwag, and Christofer Sanrow  Grade 8: Ann Buffolino, Mariebelle Chikh,  Connor Flynn, Micah Homayounian, Andrew Jitendran, Jessie Pineda, Malaya Skye Pingul, and  Brian Rizko Honors are awarded to those students who have achieved a 93% or better overall average in major subjects and an 85% or better overall average in special subjects for a full trimester. Again, conduct and effort grades of at least a “B” must be maintained in order to qualify for the honor roll. Honor Recipients for the Second Trimester Grade 4: Isabel Alves, Isabel Ghazarians, Sophia Moscoso, Zachary Sorensen, and Alexis Torres  Grade 5: Haylie Buitrago, John Fayad, Riley Lantin, Ronin Pingul, Mahlia Priestley, Andrew Ramallo, Ethan Rizko, and Ava Taylor  Grade 6: Emma Duarte, Sophia Fayad, Genevieve Moncrief, Max Procanik, and Sebastian Stoffers  Grade 7: Emma Clegg and Julian Maynes  Grade 8: Clayton Cabot, Cole Clark, Samantha Cruz, Joseph Hamzoian, Taylor Levy, Gabriel Malong, Makenna Palamara, Elana Santos, and Oscar Veloz We share in the pride of each student’s academic accomplishments and encourage them to continue to strive for success! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

SFX Parents, This year we are implementing a new way to order school yearbooks. We have an online store that will be open until April 30th only. You can order your student a yearbook by using this link: https://sfx2018yearbook.picaboo.com/ The cost of the hardcover, full-color yearbook is only $37 plus tax and it includes photos of all children in the school, including their school portraits and pictures from our many school activities, and pages for autographs as well. It's a great way for the students to remember their school year. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you,  Tracee Porras

Dear, SFX Family We would like to thank you for all your financial and spiritual support in helping us with our Student of the Year Campaign as a part of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Together we raised just over $40,000 to help save lives. We are both so humble at the amount we were able to raise. As a region we raised $404,951.00, this total embodies all amounts added up from every high school. Lauren and Nicole received the highest individual service award given out at the Gala of over 300 attendees, called The Philanthropic Award for campaigning, bringing the most awareness to our local community, and spreading the LLS mission. We also received a scholarship with this award. This experience and challenge will never be forgotten. It has affirmed our belief in the good of mankind a foundation that we learned here at SFX. A big shout out and thank you to Dr. Sullivan, Fr. Benny, Rita Recker and Lancer Creative! With love, Nikki Howell and Lauren Ryan class of 2014.

Be sure to order your copy of the Little Mermaid performance!

Lancer 1-25-18

Please remember to read this whole email for all upcoming events and important information. IMPORTANT DISNEYLAND TRIP INFORMATION Please note the DATE CORRECTION for Disneyland is Thursday, February 8th. Yesterday every student eligible for Disneyland was given a Disneyland Trip packet to take home. In this packet you will find a list of general rules for the day, a PERMISSION SLIP, and a TRANSPORTATION FORM. Please fill out and sign the forms as directed and send them back to school with your child to their homeroom teacher, no later than FRIDAY, JANUARY 26. Please email me at janet.ward@sfxburbank.com with any questions. Thank you for your cooperation! Janet Ward Open House and Entrance to St. Francis Xavier School Come and explore the academics, special subjects, extracurricular activities, and enrichment at St. Francis Xavier School. The Faculty and Staff are hosting an Open House on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. On Saturday, January 27, 2018, Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten will host an Open House from 10:00A.M. to 11:30 A.M. St. Francis Xavier School is currently accepting names to be placed on our waiting list of students interested in entering Transitional Kindergarten through Eighth Grade in August 2018. All families who wish to have their children considered for Fall entrance are asked to contact the school office between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. This includes families who have children currently enrolled at St. Francis Xavier School and would like younger or older siblings considered for admission. In regard to Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten Applicants: Due to the difference between ability and maturity levels and the corresponding relationship to school readiness, Kindergarten applicants must turn 5 years old by November 1st to be eligible to take the entrance screening. Transitional Kindergarten applicants must turn 4 years old by November 1st to be eligible for the entrance screening. We look forward to meeting with you! 2018 Catholic Schools Week Overview LEARN. SERVE. LEAD, SUCCEED. The following activities must be incorporated into your weekly plan for the CSW to be optimally successful. Please make it a priority to meet the daily goals throughout the week. We host FOUR flag pole assemblies from 10:30-10:45 AM and a Mass at 2:00 PM to factor into the week. There are also three days of whole-class card writing and one day of student art to accommodate too. Please plan ahead to include the student work from all the grade levels. Thank you in advance for your hard work and for your support of another Catholic Schools Week. • SATURDAY JANUARY 27: New/Prospective families only TK & Kindergarten Open House; 10:00-11:30 AM in the lower building • SUNDAY JANUARY 28: All school Open House following 10:30 AM Mass. Junior high students invited to read as lectors and prayers of the faithful. Others may want to shadow ushers and greeters at the Mass. • Write a class card signed by all students to the parishioners wishing them well or thanking them for their support. Turn them in to the office for display in church vestibule. o MONDAY JANUARY 29: CELEBRATING COMMUNITY • Students receive Catholic Schools Week buttons! Please pass them out first thing in the morning! Also, please remind students to wear their pins daily! • Teachers discuss the flier, “A Dozen Reasons to Choose Catholic Schools” and place it on a bulletin board in the room. Feel free to “chunk” the information throughout the week. Primary teachers might have the students submit reasons why they like to attend SFX and create their own list to display. • FLAG POLE ASSEMBLY: 10:30-10:45 AM to recognize our school community leaders. Dr. Sullivan introduces Mrs. Christina Sanchez, PTO President (if available) as well as Student Council and CJSF members and their teacher leaders. Dr. Sullivan writes and shares thank you cards to send to Burbank Fire and Police Departments, City Council and to the parish thanking them for their service to our city and parish. • BTAC canned goods donation drive. Students donate a canned good to be of service to the poor of the community. • Announce the sale for Wednesday 1/31 from “Lancer Creative,” a small company in service to raising money for cancer research. Bailey Barrows, CEO; Ava Taylor, CCO; Taryn Castillo, CFO, Gr. 5. o TUESDAY JANUARY 30: CELEBRATING STUDENTS • Blue and Gold Day: Students wear Lancer Blue and Gold with BLUE jeans (BLUE denim skirts and shorts okay) to show their school pride! • Have your class complete the “We Love Our Catholic School” art template. Or use your own idea! • FLAG POLE ASSEMLY: 10:30-10:45 AM to recognize the students involved in chess, sewing, robotics, Cheer, Student Council, CJSF, Decathlon, Mock Trial, CYO Sports, and theater! The idea is to show that the majority of the students are engaged in all sorts of school-sponsored activities. Once everyone is convened in large crowd Dr. Sullivan will lead us in a Lancer pride cheer. I’ll provide the instructions verbally! • Knowledge Bowl: It’s the highly accomplished students versus the faculty in HCH at 2:00 PM! o WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31: CELEBRATING the NATION • We’ll have them on display in the church vestibule for Open House Mass! • LANCER CREATIVE: Bake sale and small wares sale to raise money for cancer research 10:15-10:30 AM and from Noon to 1:00 PM. • Mass: 2:00 PM in church o THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1: CELEBRATING VOCATIONS • Class cards of thanks or encouragement signed by the children to Fr. Benny, Deacons Jim, Jaime and Tony and to Mrs. Rosie Roope, RE Director. Send them to the office and Dr. Sullivan will deliver them to the rectory. • Create a Vocation Survey: Discuss the idea of a vocation. Create a list of vocations and have the students select the one they would most like to discern. Discuss which vocation is most to least popular and why. • FLAG POLE ASSEMBLY: 10:30-10:45 AM We recognize Fr. Benny as our pastor and any of the deacons who might be able to come as ministry leaders. We also recognize the school sacristans and altar servers for their service to our school’s Catholic identity. o FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2: CELEBRATING FACULTY, STAFF and VOLUNTEERS • Write class letters of appreciation signed by the children to Alberto for his hard work on behalf of the school. • Celebrate a Random Acts of Kindness Day: Inspire the children to reach out to one another in kindness to help each person feel accepted and supported at school. • FLAG POLE ASSEMBLY: 10:30-10:45 AM to recognize the faculty and staff of our school, including parish personnel. Parents, are you in need of PSA hours? Please contact Mrs. Porras at tracee.porras@sfxburbank.com. There are opportunities in the computer lab and library. Dear Fellow Parishioner’s and Saint Francis Xavier Community, To kick off the new year, we have some wondrous news to share with you! Our name’s are Nicole Howell and Lauren Ryan and we are alumni of the Saint Francis Xavier class of 2014. We have been selected to be representatives for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Students of the Year! The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Students of the Year is a leadership development and philanthropy program in which high school students participate in a seven week fundraising competition to stimulate research for blood cancers. Not only are we representing our school, Burbank High School, but the City of Burbank as well. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society exists to find cures and ensure access to the best available treatment for all blood cancer patients. During this seven week campaign- starting on January 22nd through March 7th- we will both be keeping our loved ones near to heart and in remembrance. When the opportunity came our way, we immediately thought of our second family- the Saint Francis Xavier community. We simply could not turn down this amazing offer. Saint Francis Xavier is not just a school for learning mathematics or reading. It’s a place where students and adults alike learn what it means to be apart of a moral and supportive community. From the teachings of the Church we have deepened our faith and have also learned how to apply those lessons into our daily lives. Saint Francis Xavier is one of the main reasons we have decided to embark on this amazing opportunity. We desire to help others just as Jesus and many others selflessly did. This is why we ask for your help at this time. This journey is not about the two of us or the time it will take to complete. It’s about the standards that we have been taught since we first attended kindergarten at Saint Francis Xavier School. Another personal factor that influenced us to help this foundation was the remembrance of our loved ones who have suffered from cancer. On March 9, 2017 Nikki’s father was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Lauren’s brother and grandma were once diagnosed with lymphoma, but currently live cancer free. However, this has sadly not always been the case. On April 22nd, 2009 Lauren’s father lost his third battle to Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Without the research funded by organizations like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society, the survival rate of cancer would drastically decrease. So many people supported our families through these difficult moments. Therefore, we wish to improve the quality of life of others and this campaign is how we plan to start. To be able to provide help physically, emotionally and financially is a blessing to the patients and ourselves alike. We ask that you please join us in our journey of candidacy to help put an end to cancer all together! Help us reach our $50,000 goal by making a donation to the 2018 Students of the Year campaign. Once $50,000 is met, our team will be given a research grant in honor or memory of a loved one. Please help us achieve our goal and consider making a generous donation to our campaign, which kicks-off on January 22nd, 2018 and ends with the Grand Finale Celebration on March 9th, 2018. Our goal cannot be achieved alone and this is why we need the Saint Francis Xavier community’s assistance! Ways to be involved include: • Donating after Mass to a table we will have set up. Checks can be made out to “The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.” Please include our names on the “memo” line. • You can donate to the Saint Francis Xavier fundraising page at: http://bit.ly/SaintFrancisXavier • Also, another way to help is at our Grand Finale Celebration! There will be a silent auction, any donations towards this event would be tremendously appreciated. • LLS also offers wonderful partnership benefits for companies that would like to support and or sponsor the campaign. We would like to take the time to thank the Saint Francis Community in advanced for all the support and benevolence. If you would like to receive more information about this campaign, please feel free to contact us at any time! Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and we hope you are interested in the battle against cancer! Happy New Year and God Bless you! Love, Lauren Ryan and Nikki Howell Acts 20:35 And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: It is more blessed to give than to receive. Lauren and Nikki at their first Christmas show 2006. Nikki Howell (818) 926-7459 Nicolehowell055@gmail.com Lauren Ryan (818) 967-1325 Lauren.rachryan@gmail.com This email is sent from an account we use for sending messages only. So if you want to contact us, don’t reply to this email – we won’t get your response. Instead please email Nancy.willard@sfxburbank.com for school related items or rectory@sfxburbank.com for Church related items. ©2018 St. Francis Xavier Church & School | 3601 Scott Rd. Burbank, CA 91504