SJF Newsletter 10/25/21

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View this email in your browser A Note from the Principal Happy rainy Monday SJF families! This week is the last week of Respect Life Month. We are celebrating with Red Ribbon Week.  Monday: Proud to Be Drug Free! Wear red to help kickoff Red Ribbon Week! Tuesday: “Use your head-don’t use drugs!” Come to school with a CRAZY HAT or with CRAZY HAIR. Wednesday: Lei off Drugs Wear a lei and/or Hawaiian clothes Thursday: “Don’t be caught sleeping, say no to drugs” Wear your pajamas Friday: Don’t let them trick you, drugs are no treat! Come to school wearing your Halloween Costume. Please join us for Family Mass at 9am this Sunday 10/31/2021. Student of the Month for October (Pillar: Respect)  will be given at Thursday morning assembly. Our Halloween Parade will be at 8am on Friday 10/28. All parents are welcome to attend the parade. Parent volunteers (who signed up with their room parents) will begin at 9am. We are in need of more parent volunteers :) - Christmas Program: Mr. Marra will need 2 parents to help with the Christmas program & back-stage coordination of students. He will also need some backgrounds and sets built for the show. If you are interested please email him at zmarra@stjanefrancesschool.org -Archiving Photos: Any parent who has a photo scanner at home or who would like to come to school to scan photos- we have decades worth of photos we'd like to archive. Please let Mrs. Castro know office@stjanefrancesschool.org Soccer club November Sign Ups HERE or call Nico Gonzales at (626) 290-2590.  Choir & Drama: We adjusted the time for choir and drama club starting today. Choir will meet from 12:30-1:30 and drama club will meet from 1:30-2:30. If you are still interested in joining, please email Mr. Marra at ZMarra@stjanefrancesschool. REMINDERS:: COVID TESTING: IF you choose to have your child tested weekly, and they continue to test negative, your child would not be required to quarantine. The test will be a cheek swab done on campus and is free of charge. If you are interested in signing your child up, please register HERE. Student testing is NOT mandatory. You only need to register once.   Many Blessings! Mrs. Giron Free COVID Testing at our school: https://book.covid-testing-today.com/?StJaneFrancesdeChantalSchool in LA County: https://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing/  SJF Parish News Please follow our SJF Church's new Facebook page!  http://www.stjanefrancesparish.org/  THE DIGITAL PARENT Tips and Tricks for Parenting in the 21st Century Enabling parental Controls: Article from PandaSecurity.com: How to enable Parental Controls on all your Devices   Parental controls are software or device-specific options that allow parents to monitor their child’s internet use. They prevent children from accessing inappropriate, unsuitable, or illegal content online. They can be implemented within your internet service provider, search engines, video streaming sites, chat software, cell phones, tablets, and more. Parental controls can practice the following prevention methods: Control or block the video games your child can access Filter web browsers and only show pre-approved websites Prevent children from using certain services Manage search engines to limit what a child can search online Manage types of videos that are searchable Quicklinks: Uniforms: https://www.dennisuniform.com/schools/SH00JF Lunch: www.choicelunch.com Tuition Payments: (866) 441-4637  https://online.factsmgt.com/SignIn.aspx  Save the Date This week: Monday: Wear red to help kickoff Red Ribbon Week! Tuesday:Come to school with a CRAZY HAT or with CRAZY HAIR. Wednesday: Wear a lei and/or Hawaiian clothes Thursday: Wear your pajamas Friday: Come to school wearing your Halloween Costume. 12:30 Dismissal   School Calendar SPARTAN SPORTS If you are interested in coaching a team or coordinating a digital sports team, please see Ms. Dominguez SDominguez@stjanefrancesschool.org #GoSpartans Saint of the Day (10/25) Every Saint has a story & Saint Antônio de Sant’Anna Galvão was born in Guarantingueta near São Paulo, Antônio attended the Jesuit seminary in Belem, but later decided to become a Franciscan friar.   St. Antônio de Sant’Anna Galvão, pray for us. 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.