12/9/19 SJF Newsletter

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View this email in your browser A Note from the Principals Thank you everyone for your participation in our bookfair last week. It was a HUGE success! We made more at this year's bookfair than we have in the last 5 years!  This week we will be hosting Santa's Workshop on Thursday for students to participate in the joy of picking out their own gifts to give their families. We provide inexpensive items for your children to pick out, purchase, (create crafts), and wrap all on their own! If you would like to donate items or volunteer all day on Thursday please login to schoolspeak  to sign-up or see Ms. D in the office. We will also be hosting a parent's night on on Friday evening from 6pm-9pm so you can do your own Christmas shopping too! Drop the kiddos off with us. We'll feed them dinner and keep them entertained while you take some time for yourself during the Christmas rush. Our Christmas Program will be at 5:30pm on Thursday Dec. 19th. Please drop off students in their classrooms at 5pm. We ask that all students wear holiday attire- NO black please (black slacks for boys is ok). The program will be in the church this year! A Happy Birthday Wish goes out to Mrs. Goff (Friday 12/13), our Kindergarten aide. May she continue to do God's work with our children. REMINDER: In the spirit of giving thanks, we'd like to invite you to give us some feedback on how we're doing so far. 1. Fall Parent Survey Click here to fill out a short survey. THANK YOU! 2. If you love our school and would like to help us recruit new families please consider leaving us a five-star review on one of the below sites. Your good words on one or more of these sites will help us grow our school tremendously: Yelp.com Google.com GreatSchools.com Niche.com Prayer request: Please pray in a special way for Arlene Arellano's mom (class of 2019), Rosa. She passed away last week. Please keep her, Arlene, and their family in your prayers today.  Have a great week! Mrs. Giron & Ms. Aceves THE DIGITAL PARENT Tips and Tricks for Parenting in the 21st Century This tip is from: GearHungry.com Coding is the language of the future! We are hoping to add it as an elective later this year. Until then, here are some fun toys that teach coding! Click the link above for a list of the best coding toys of 2019!    Extra Service Hour Opportunities If you are ready to get some service hours this year, here is what is needed so far: Volunteer: *Yard duty volunteers (from 10-10:35 and/or from 12-12:45 daily) MUST let the office know in advance if you would like to volunteer *Parent driver to pick up a refrigerator to deliver to our school. *Santa's Workshop Volunteers & Donations Donate: *Vegetable plants or seeds *Flowers to plant for the spring *Bags of potting soil *Gift cards to: Lowes, Home Depot, Staples, Target or Ikea. **Additional items listed on Schoolspeak.com under "School Wish List" THANK YOU!! Save the Date Mon: ACRE Testing begins. Grades 5 & 8. Wed: Cheer team cheers at morning assembly Thurs: Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass 8am -Santa's Workshop Fri: NO Mass Today School Calendar SPARTAN SPORTS If you are interested in coaching a team, please see Ms. Dominguez sdominguez@stjanefrancesschool.org #GoSpartans Saint of the Day (12/2) Every Saint has a story & Saint Juan Diego is described as “a simple, humble Indian” who accepted Christianity without giving up his identity as an Indian. Read more below: Saint of the Day Our Mission: St. Jane Frances de Chantal School guides our students and their families to experience the harmony between academic learning, social growth, and Catholic faith formation. Copyright © 2018-19 St. Jane Frances de Chantal School, All rights reserved. 12950 Hamlin St, North Hollywood, CA 91606 Phone: (818) 766-1714 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.