Family Update St. Francis de Sales School

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1 Family Update St. Francis de Sales School To Know, To Love, and To Serve October 9 October 15 October 9, 2015 Dear Parents and Students, One of the many reasons our school is so successful is that we develop and follow a school wide continuous improvement plan. This year we are gathering data to help us develop our next plan. This is one of the reasons the Archdiocese has given us some of our recent testing data and rankings. We are working to gather more data and thoughts about our school. To help us collect data, the Archdiocese has arranged an anonymous parent survey for us. This survey can be reached by using this link: This link will be active from today, October 9, until Monday, October 19. Please help us improve our school by completing this survey. Thanks to all who assisted with the cookie dough sale. Cookie Dough will be available for pick-up on Thursday, October 15, from 3:00 to 5:00 in the cafeteria. Monday, October 12, is Columbus Day and there will be no school. Enjoy the time with your family. Lebanon City Schools will have special busses on Tuesday for morning and afternoon transportation. A note with the times and bus number was sent home yesterday. Yours in Christ, NOTICE FROM THE SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR: If you are not current on your Virtus Bulletins by Tuesday, October 13, your account will be made inactive.

2 Matthew 25 Last week our 5th-8th grade students participated in service work for Matthew 25 Ministries. They helped to package personal care items for disaster victims and organize donated shoes for distribution to the needy. They were given a tour of the facility to see examples of how their service directly impacts the needy around the world. Matthew 25 Ministries is an amazing organization whose purpose is "Caring for a needy world with the things we throw away"- Rev. Wendell Mettey. Each time we visit, the students are amazed at their efficiency and organization. If you have not heard of Matthew 25 and all they have to offer, I recommend that you visit to learn more about this wonderful ministry. It is a great service opportunity for individuals, families and groups. Grade School Basketball All girls in Grades 2 8 that are interested in playing basketball need to fill out a Dayton CYO registration form ( daytoncyo.org) in order to begin practice. The form for Grade s4 8 need to be turned in as soon as possible. The form for Grades 2 3 need to be turned in by October 23rd. Boys in Grades 3 8 will be playing in a new league the year, Greater Cincinnati Catholic Youth Sports (gccys.com). Practice will begin in November. Registration forms need to be turned in by November 16th. Boys in 2nd Grade will be playing at Kingdom Sports Center. Practice will begin in late October. A Dayton CYO Registration Form needs to be turned in to the School Office by October 23rd. Student Birthdays: 10/9 Christopher Grade 2 10/12 Gianni Grade 4 10/14 Daniel Grade 4 10/15 Sam Grade 1 Special Events: 10/9 Candlelight Rosary 8:50am 10/12 Columbus Day No School 10/13 Scholastic Book Fair begins 10/14 School Mass 9:00am 10/15 Cookie Dough Pick Up Student-Family Rosary Families of students in grades 6 and 4 are invited to join us for Student-Family Rosary on Friday, October 16, at 11:20 AM in the church. Siblings are welcome. Extra rosaries and prayer sheets will be available. If you do not have a student in these grades but would like to pray with us, please do! Contact Elissa Whittenburg with questions. Athletics The Parish Athletics is seeking two volunteers to fill the following positions: 1- Volleyball Coordinator. This is an immediate need for this school year to coordinate the Boys and Girls Volleyball participating in the Dayton CYO, with practice starting in November/ December. 2- Athletics Director. Dave Yates will be stepping aside at the end of the current school year. Please contact Dave Yates if interested.

3 Student Name: St. Francis Spirit Wear Deadline for orders is October 16, 2015 Phone Number ITEM # COLOR SIZE APlaid PJ Pants B T- Shirts $20.00 St. Francis logo down pant leg $8.00 E Hooded G Long Sleeve Sweatshirts T-Shirts $22.00 $12.50 C H DRI-FIT LONG SLEEVE NAVY OR ROYAL Youth Sm-XL Ad-XSm-4XL $16.00 SWEATSHIRT BLANKET WITH LOGO $20.00 D DRI-FIT SHORT SLEEVE AD-XSM-4XL $10.00 ADD YOUR NAME ON HOODIE $5.00 Name on Hoodie Is a gift: YES / NO Ifthisisagift,wewillcontactyouatthephonenumberprovidedtoadvisewhenyoumaypickupyourorder. **Please make checks payable to Sticks & Stones Please contact Cindy Pacetti with questions regarding this sale. For Questions regarding sizes and products, please call Sticks & Stones Designs

4 St. Francis de Sales - Deck the Halls Saturday, November 14, :00 am 4:00 pm Baskets Raffle Big beautiful baskets are a feature at Deck the Halls that everyone enjoys. This year we are asking that each student donate $5. We will try to create a basket donated by each class. For each donation of $5 or more the student will receive one ticket per dollar donated. Please send in cash or a check made payable to St. Francis de Sales by Sunday, November 1 st. Make sure to label the envelope Deck the Halls Baskets. Please complete the form at the bottom and return it with your cash or check, in order to receive your chances. If you have questions, please contact Charlotte Fister. Thank you so much for helping to make the basket raffle a success! St. Francis de Sales Basket Raffle Donation Deck the Halls 2015 Name: Grade(s): Amount Donated:

5 It is almost time for our Scholastic Book Fair to arrive at St. Francis! This year our fair will be held from Oct The schedule for Book Fair is as follows: Oct. 13- Students will preview the fair in class. Oct. 14- Family Night will be from 6-8 PM. Students may enjoy crafts and activities in supervised kids room while parents shop. Oct. 15- Students will have an opportunity to shop during the day on Thursday. Oct. 15- We will also be open from 3:00-5:00 on Thursday as well. Oct We will have a limited selection of books available in the Church foyer after all Masses. We need volunteers to help make this Book Fair a success. Please contact Mrs. Tina Ford if you are Virtus trained and available to assist shoppers on October 15 th from 11:00-12:00. We will be raffling off buckets of books at the end of the week. Tickets cost $0.25 each and will be sold Wednesday through Thursday. 100% of the raffle proceeds go to purchasing books for kids at the Ronald McDonald House. Profits from our Book Fair are used to purchase books for our school library and classrooms. Thank you for your support!