SJF Newsletter 5/2/22

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View this email in your browser A Note from the Principal Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!  Our room parents have planned a fun week for our teachers and students. "Our Teachers are so Sweet" Monday: Bring in a Flower or Plant for your Teacher Tuesday: Dress Like Your Teacher Day Wednesday: Classroom Takeover Thursday: Note of Appreciation Day -Students and parents will send a note of thanks to their teacher (this can be a song, letter, video, poem, card, etc) Friday: Carwash for the teachers Thank you for helping to celebrate our teachers this year! We would like to invite all of our parents to celebrate Fr. Antonio's 70th birthday with dinner, dancing, and drinks on May 7th. Tickets are $15 on sale in the office. There are weekend service hours available for this event. Sign up on schoolspeak. Ms. D (our first grade teacher) and her fiancé have invited all of our SJF students to witness the Sacrament of Marriage as they get married here on May 13th! All students will be invited to attend their wedding mass on that Friday. Please remember to come in full mass attire. The couple respectfully ask that there be no gifts and simply want to share their special day with our school community.   We have another service hour opportunity- we have 3 more picnic tables for the upper yard. We need someone to put them together for us tomorrow or Wednesday at anytime during the day. If you are interested, please let Mrs. Castro know  office@stjanefrancesschool.org We'd like to wish Mr. Cuevas (our PE coach) and Fr. Antonio a happy birthday this Saturday 5/7. May they both have a blessed and very happy day! REMINDERS:: -Dodger Fundraiser: you purchase the tickets from our Dodger website, our school will receive a donation from the team! There are also student prizes available too. See the flyer below and our personalized site: https://fevo.me/stjanefrancesdechantal -Summer camp will be held here on our school campus from June 13 to July  29 from 7:30am to 6pm. You can register HERE and receive discounted registration by using code FLY75. (See the flyer below) -Service hours: There are many upcoming opportunities for service hours but the year IS coming to an end. On Schoolspeak we have a "Service Hours Signup" or "School Wishlist" if you'd like to complete service hours through donations.  We will also need: -A book fair coordinator- will be responsible for setup and breakdown of the fair as well as coordinating volunteers during the week. (All hours will be completed) -Construct a train play yard toy that is rather large for kindergarten (All hours will be completed) -Launder and fold used uniforms (About 4 loads available- 3 hours per load) Please see Mrs. Castro if you are interested in volunteering for the above opportunities OR if you have any questions about your hours. Any incomplete hours after May 20 will be billed in June.   Many Blessings! Mrs. Giron Free COVID Testing Every Tuesday at our school: https://book.covid-testing-today.com/?StJaneFrancesdeChantalSchool in LA County: https://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing/  THE DIGITAL PARENT Tips and Tricks for Parenting in the 21st Century App: Discord Discord is an online chat platform. Kids can call each other and talk or text. The official age for this app is 13+ due to the unmonitored chat features. Use with caution. Parent reviews: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/discord/user-reviews/adult   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: Bring in a Flower or Plant for your Teacher Tuesday: Dress Like Your Teacher Day Wednesday: Classroom Takeover Thursday: Note of Appreciation Day Friday: Carwash for the teachers 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 5/2 Every saint has a story & Saint Athanasius led a tumultuous but dedicated life of service to the Church. The vigor of his writings earned him the title of doctor of the Church. Saint Athanasius , 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.