SJF Newsletter 5/23/22

*|SJF Weekly Newsletter 5/23|*

View this email in your browser A Note from the Principal **This is a long email- but full of important information-PLEASE READ. Congratulations to our 2nd graders who made their First Communion on Saturday! Thank you to Ms. Dominguez, Ms. Ventura, & Mrs. Sangalang for stepping up and helping to make our first Communion a beautiful day for our students.  We are so proud of Ms. Ashli Redden, Mr. Reynald Ventura, and Ms. Brittnie Nerkins for completing their Master's Degrees this year. Being a teacher AND a student through the pandemic was an amazing accomplishment. CONGRATULATIONS!! This Friday is our Fine Arts Night at 5pm. Please join us for our Art Show and Drama Club performance of 101 Dalmatians. Our Art Show will also be on display Tuesday, 5/31 from 3-4pm and on Wednesday June 1 from 3-7:30pm! This week is our Book Fair from Tuesday at 7:30am to Friday at 10:30am. Come and stock up on your summer reading books! Volunteer sign ups are still available on Schoolspeak. We have many new lunch tables that we need to put together. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Castro at office@stjanefrancesschool.org. Student of the Month awards will be on Thursday during morning assembly at 7:45am. We will be having a Pizza Sale for $5 on Friday after school.  Please join us for Family Mass on Sunday 5/29 at 9am.  This Monday 5/30 there will be no school in honor of Memorial Day.  Due to a lack of enrollment, our Summer School on campus has been cancelled. If you are still looking around for summer camps, here is a list of some fun ones that I know of around the area: CLICK HERE. As we are winding down the school 2021-22 year, we are also preparing for the school year to come! We are SO blessed to be able to add 5 brand new positions this year so we are in the middle of interviewing and hiring some fabulous new teachers.  I am also excited to announce that we have been chosen as a mentor school for another Onward Leader Principal- some of you will remember Ms. Aceves and Mr. Ranney, our previous Onward Leader co-Principals. Next year Ms. Ashley Reagan will be joining me as co-Principal. Please read her bio HERE.  Here are some other changes coming next year:  PS: Mrs. Redden PS Aide: Currently Interviewing TK: Mrs. Richardson TK Aide: Currently Interviewing Kindergarten Red: Mrs. Whited Kindergarten Blue: Currently Interviewing Kindergarten Aide: Mrs. Goff  First Grade Red: Mr. Ventura First Grade Blue: Mrs. Bennett First & Second Grade Aide: Currently Interviewing Second Grade Red: Ms. Redden Second Grade Blue: Mrs. Ramirez Third Grade: Currently Interviewing Fourth Grade: Mrs. Sangalang Fifth Grade: Mr. Newson (Letter of Introduction) 3rd-5th Aide: Ms. Alvarado  Sixth Grade: Ms. Dominguez Seventh Grade: Currently Interviewing Eighth Grade: Mrs. Valero Middle School Aide: Currently Interviewing  Art & Special Education: Mrs. Holcomb Music & Drama: Mr. Marra PE & Spanish: Mr. Cuevas  Principal: Mrs. Giron Onward Leader co-principal: Ms. Reagan Secretary: Mrs. Castro Janitor: Ms. Lerchenmuller After School Staff: Currently Interviewing Please pray for us as we continue to interview and hire amazing new members to our faculty. We will be sad to say goodbye to Ms. Nerkins and Mrs. Ventura next year. These two teachers have made such a remarkable impact on our school during their time here. Please pray for them as they move on to their new positions. 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 -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: -Construct a train play yard toy that is rather large for kindergarten (All hours will be completed) 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: Thursday: Student of the Month Friday: $5 Pizza Sale after school Sunday: Family Mass 9am 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 5/23 Every saint has a story & St. Gregory VII fiercely resisted any attack on the liberty of the Church. For this he suffered and finally died in exile. He said, “I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore, I die in exile.”  St. Gregory VII , 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.