2/4/2020 SJF Newsletter

*|SJF Weekly Newsletter 2/4/2020|*

View this email in your browser A Note from the Principals Happy Tuesday everyone! We hope you all had a fun 3-day weekend. The teachers were at a professional development yesterday working hard together & learning new skills. Mrs. Richardson recently learned to make photo collages and I wanted to share one she made for Catholic Schools Week. She did a great job capturing all the events of the week!  Speaking of learning new things, Ms. Nerkins & the journalism elective have been creating a weekly news video, "Spartans Speak" for our students. Check out the first broadcast on our Facebook page if you haven't already! #AlwaysLearning Reminder: ALL candy money is due to the office by Friday 2/7 if you want to qualify for prizes. All money received after that will not be eligible to receive prizes. ::CARNIVAL NEWS:: Our carnival tickets are ready for pick-up with your oldest child's teacher. Please pick them up as soon as you are ready. They are $70 for four sheets of tickets.  Every family is required to purchase these tickets as 1 of your 6 required carnival hours. Ticket money is due before March 3, 2020. (In March we will begin collecting the $50 donation for food).  Reminder: priority re-registration is open! If you register BEFORE this Friday, February 7th you will receive $100 off of registration! (When registering, there is only a $100 deposit due. The remainder of the registration fee will be due by April 30, 2020). Please see the office if you have any questions or need help registering online. We'd be glad to sit down with you! Have a great week! Mrs. Giron & Ms. Aceves THE DIGITAL PARENT Tips and Tricks for Parenting in the 21st Century New Social Media App: Likee Parents need to know that Likee - Magic Music Video Editor is a free video creation and editing app similar to musical.ly - your video social network that lets users star in their own music videos and share them online. All posts are public, though users can control who can message them -- everyone or friends. Common Sense media Review: CLICK HERE Suggested age: 16+   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 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: 2/3 No School- Teacher Professional Development Tues 2/4: Candy sale continues Fri 2/7: Priority Re-registration ENDS Candy sale ends (all money due) Save the date: Grandparent's Day Sat. February 15th 7pm School Calendar SPARTAN SPORTS If you are interested in coaching a team, please see Ms. Dominguez [email protected] #GoSpartans Saint of the Day (2/4) Every Saint has a story & Saint Blaise's legend has it that as hunters hauled Blaise off to prison, a mother came with her young son who had a fish bone lodged in his throat. At Blaise’s command the child was able to cough up the bone. 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.