08/28/2025
No School Friday 8/28/2025 and Monday 9/1/2025
Dear St. Francis de Sales Parish School,
Wearing their yellow construction helmets and safety vests, our St. Francis de Sales Parish School staff welcomed back students on a beautiful August morning this past Monday. Knowing that the road to academic achievement is always under construction, our school theme for August is Building a Bright Future this year. The blueprints for success have been created, and it promises to be another great new school year here at St. Francis de Sales Parish School!
The day began with a special morning assembly by the 6th grade. Students and staff pledged allegiance to the U.S. Flag, sang the National Anthem, and prayed together as a school. We also introduced our new students and warmly welcomed them into our school family, along with all the dedicated staff members who will guide and support our students throughout the year.
Although physical construction has not yet begun on the school addition, we know the most important building is already happening every day within our school community. We look forward to a year of growth, learning, and continued blessings as we help build a bright future for every student.
At our first St. Francis de Sales Parish School Mass of the new school year, we celebrated our 8th Grade Commissioning Ceremony. Our 8th-grade students pledged before Fr. Ray, Mrs. Vanderwerff, families, friends, teachers, classmates, and parishioners:
These are the responsibilities that our 8th graders have pledged to uphold. We trust the Lord that they will act faithfully, confidently, respectfully, and courageously as our school leaders. Make us proud, Class of 2026!
With the start of the school year, we’ve had many requests from students about riding their bikes to and from school. We encourage this healthy and environmentally friendly choice, but we also want to ensure everyone’s safety.
Parents, please send the office an email letting us know that you’ve given your child permission to ride their bike to school.
Please review the following guidelines with your child:
Our priority is keeping all students safe as they travel to and from school. Thank you for helping us reinforce these safety habits at home.
As we head into the long weekend, I want to wish everyone a safe and restful Labor Day.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back next week, ready for more learning and growth together!
H & S Lemonade Stand Thank you
Thank you to everyone who made our 3rd annual SFDS Lemonade Stand such a success! Thank you to everyone who came to help sell, made baked goods or posters for advertising, and those who couldn’t make it that made generous donations to help support!
I really wanted to recognize our students for all the teamwork they showed on Saturday! They ran the entire stand this year and did a great job! Our total sales were around $900.
Way to go SFDS!!!
Safeguarding is a MUST!
Interested in volunteering in the class? Attending a field trip or class party? We will be hosting a Safeguarding class on October 1st at 6:00pm in the 6th grade room.
Family Pick 2
The kickoff to the 2025/2026 school year is right around the corner and Home and School is beginning to plan for the exciting things that the new school year will bring. As such, I wanted to send out a request for families to complete the attached Volunteer “Pick 2” form. You can find the google form version here: https://forms.gle/nZnxgm6cR1RxQU1T6
Please take a few minutes in the coming days to fill out this form and let us know what activities you would like to participate in for the upcoming school year. There is a brief description of the events/volunteer opportunities. We ask each family to sign up for 2, but we welcome you to sign up for as many as you would like! If you have any questions please reach out to homeandschoolpresident@sfdslg.org.
Spirit Wear Store is open!
Closes 9/14/2025 11:59pm
http://stores.inksoft.com/st_francis_de_sales
The Road to Washington DC – 7th and 8th Grade Fundraiser
1 MORE DAY!!!!Bidding is LIVE and will end at 9pm on Friday, August 29. Happy Bidding!
The St. Francis de Sales 7th and 8th grade classes are planning an exciting and educational trip to Washington, D.C. in May of 2026. To help make this trip possible for all students, we are asking for your support. Our students have put together some great online auction items. They really got creative, so take a look! Watch for more items being added throughout the month. The item that you bid on will go toward the student who donated that item. Any cash donations will be split between the whole class. We appreciate any and all support that we can get. Items go live for bidding on August 21.
View items here – DC2026.givesmart.com
New School Year Paperwork- Paper copies available in the office.
Just let me know if you need them sent home.
Please use the following guide as to what you need to fill out:
Emergency form
Confidential Family/Student Info: ONLY IF NEEDED
Medication forms: ONLY IF NEEDED
Consent for video/photo use
Handbook acknowledgement
Technology
Internet Access
Home Language Survey
Physical: ALL ATHLETES contact me if you are unsure if your student need s updated one.
Seal A Smile!
OPEN ARMS FREE CLINIC is offering a preventive dental sealant program for ALL children in ALL GRADES. This program is funded by the Wisconsin Seal-A-Smile, a collaborative program of Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. A licensed dental provider will come to the school to provide the sealant program at no charge to you. The program includes: assessment to determine if sealants can be done, sealants if appropriate, fluoride treatments and tooth brushing instructions with a new toothbrush. A follow-up letter will be sent home to describe what was completed and what is recommended for future needs. All procedures will follow recommendations from the American Dental Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for school based dental sealant programs. Use the following links to register or fill out the attached forms.
ENGLISH: https://forms.myupdox.com/form/110034
SPANISH: https://forms.myupdox.com/form/110351
The date will be available soon!
Fall Festival
9-25-25 see flier for details!
Facebook Reviews! Keep them coming!
We would like to keep Parent Reviews active on Facebook. We can’t do this without your help!
If you wouldn’t mind taking a minute to email me “Why did you choose SFDS for your student?” I would greatly appreciate it! It’s your voices new families want to hear!
Summer Ordering Raise Right (not just for gifts)
Sign up today and purchase anytime, e-cards and pay via credit card or bank account! To order physical cards order on date specified listed at the bottom of page in important notes or on the school calendar.
https://www.raiseright.com/shop school code: LE8L45FD2L91L
Remember it’s not just for gifts!
Order date: 9/15/25 by 9:00am
Casual date: 9/17/2025
See Mrs. Vavrina for more information.
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