“Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it-you feel it, you know it, you believe it.”- Kevin Alan Milne
Home Check REMINDERS
With the upcoming cold/flu season approaching please remember to practice the daily morning home checks. If your child does not feel well nor has a fever, please keep them home. Thank you for cooperation in helping keep us all safe and healthy!
Parish Live Nativity Rehearsal
Dec 18th at 1:00 some of the students and staff will have the opportunity to watch the parish’s dress rehearsal of the Live Nativity. Attached is the flyer with the Live Nativity information.
Live Nativity Collection
Please see the attached flyer for our drive during the Live Nativity. We are collecting items for our sister parish in Tanzania. They are building a second classroom for the boarding school. The flyer lists some of the supplies they are looking for to help their students. Please bring your item on Friday when we go to see the Live Nativity in the afternoon. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.
Calendar Changes
Dec. 21 full day of in person (Ugly sweater Day! May wear casual bottoms if they have ugly sweater)
Dec. 22 early dismissal 11:30-No Lunch
Lunch 12/21
Monday 21st Lunch Menu is: PBJ, cheese stick, vegetable juice, apple and milk
Bus Riders 12/21 & 12/22
If your child needs the bus on Mon 12-21 (3:30 dismissal) or Tues 12-22 (11:30 dismissal)
Please email tracivavrina@sfdslg.org and let me know if they will be am and/or pm riders, by Friday Dec. 18th 9:00am.
Mass Change 12/22
This will be a food drive. All food collected in the classrooms and will be delivered to the food pantry.
Elementary Mass 8:45
Middle School Mass 9:45
Aftercare 12/22
If you need aftercare on Tuesday 12-22 you must email aftercare@sfdslg.org to reserve your spot before Friday Dec. 18th 9:00am.
Date Change Virtual Christmas Concert
The virtual Christmas concert is now scheduled on Dec. 22 at 7:00pm
Please see attached letter from Mrs. Maus from last week regarding calendar changes.
Shout Outs
- Mrs. Maus for purchasing our Christmas tree to show our Christmas Spirit!
- Mrs. Lorenzi for a great positive attitude each and every day!
- 7th grade boys for putting up the Christmas tree in 7th grade!
- Preschool for the jolly Christmas songs as they walk through the hallways!
St Francis de Sales COVID-19 Dashboard
12-7 thru 12-11 Reported Statistics
| Total students and staff at SFDS School | 166 |
| Active COVID-19 cases (students & Staff) | 0 |
| Total testing positive COVID-19 cases this school year (students & staff) | 3 |
| Active quarantining cases due to contact tracing – includes those who are negative | 3 |
Important Dates:
- SCRIP Casual (date change)…………..December 16th
- Christmas Dress Out Day……………………………December 18th (may wear casual bottoms if they wear Christmas colors or Holiday shirt)
- Ugly Sweater Dress Out Day …………………………..December 21st (may wear casual bottoms if they wear ugly Christmas sweater)
- Virtual Christmas Concert …………………..……December 22nd
- Last Day of School before Christmas Break…..December 22rd
- Early Dismissal 11:30……………………………………December 22rd
- Christmas Break …………………………………………December 23th-January 3rd
- Return to School (in person)…………………………………………January 4th