2/15/21 SJF Newsletter

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View this email in your browser A Note from the Principals Good afternoon SJF Families!  Next week is the beginning of Lent. For us, this is a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that prepares us for the resurrection of Jesus on Easter. Since so much is going on, I thought I'd send the newsletter a little early this week :)  Fat Tuesday: On this day of feasting before the season of fasting we'd like to give our students at home a little bag to prepare them for the season. Please come by the office today & pick up a lent bag for your students. It contains a rosary, Lent map, Stations of the Cross booklet, and treats for Fat Tuesday! It will also have take-home ashes for Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday: Mass @ 9am. Students on campus & those at home are invited to join us for mass outside with Fr. Antonio. If you'd prefer to stay home, please join us on our all-school zoom for mass. Be sure to have your take-home ashes ready.  bit.ly/SJFZoom  (Meeting ID: 583 215 195) password: SJF Stations of the Cross: Classes will begin presenting Stations of the Cross Weekly on our all-school zoom every Thursday at 9am in Lent. This week will be sponsored by the 1st Grade. Please join us! 2021-2022 School Year: Financial Aid forms are now available for the new school year. If you will need ANY AMOUNT of discounted tuition, you must fill out the financial aid form from CEF by March 31, 2021. The form is available HERE: bit.ly/CEF2021 Reminders:  Thank you for participating in photo day. (We will schedule a make-up day soon). Photo prints & packages are still available for purchase online. See the order form HERE or online here: https://vando.imagequix.com/g1000840507#login Fundraising: Our chocolate sale ends Tuesday 2/16. Please turn in any money from boxes by 3pm. Any money turned in after this time will NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES. PRAYER REQUESTS: Please pray for Mrs. Yadon (Mother of Kiley, Class of 2020) who is in the ICU due to COVID.  We are happy to announce that Helen, Frankie's mom in 1st grade is now home from the hospital & she thanks you all for all of your prayers & support! (Prayers work! and our community is the BEST)   Many Blessings! Mrs. Giron & Mr. Ranney SJF Parish News Please follow our SJF Church's new Facebook page!  http://www.stjanefrancesparish.org/  Also, if you can, PLEASE consider moving your weekly donations online through the parish Paypal HERE. They support us a lot through the years and will have a hard time without being able to have their weekend collections. Thank you!  Uniforms Our new uniform provider is Dennis uniforms. You can make an appointment to shop in-store or purchase anything you need online! https://www.dennisuniform.com/schools/SH00JF THE DIGITAL PARENT Tips and Tricks for Parenting in the 21st Century RESOURCES: Parents and caregivers should be on the lookout for signs of anxiety and depression in children. This can take different forms – being withdrawn, acting out, disobeying, being tearful. Please reach out if you need support: Call the LA County Department of Mental Health (DMH) 24/7 Help Line at (800) 854-7771. The call is free AND confidential. Call your pediatrician or healthcare provider if you are concerned about your child. If you don't have a health care provider, dial 2-1-1 and we'll connect you to one. You can also visit DMH online at dmh.lacounty.gov/resources for resources related to back to-school and a number of other mental health topics.   Thank you for continuing to pay your tuition on time & allowing us to keep everyone on staff so far! If you have any questions or would like to pay your tuition via a credit or debit card please call (612) 548-3320 or click the link below: Tads.com Save the Date This week: digital learning continues Monday 2/15: No School- Presidents Day Tuesday 2/16: Lent Bag pickup in the office for students on zoom Wednesday: Ash Wednesday Mass 9am in person OR on zoom Thursday: Stations of the Cross 9am on Zoom School Calendar SPARTAN SPORTS If you are interested in coaching a team or coordinating a digital sports team, please see Mr. Cuevas ECuevas@stjanefrancesschool.org #GoSpartans Saint of the Day (2/16) Every Saint has a story & Saint Gilbert of Sempringham was born into a wealthy family, but he followed a path quite different from that expected of him as the son of a Norman knight. 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.