Calendar of Events

Catholic Schools Week
January 29 - February 5, 2012

From the Principal’s Desk

January 26, 2012
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St. Francis Xavier Preschool/Kindergarten Open House
 
Sunday, January 29, 2012
11:30-12:30 p.m.
&
Thursday, February 2, 2012
6:15-7:30 p.m.
 
Preschool Class Schedule
7:30-8:30 Extended Day Hour
8:30-11:30 Preschool Program
11:30-12:30 Extended Day Hour
 
Children who are 3 years old by September 1st attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Children who are 4 years old by September 1st attend on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
 
St. Francis Xavier Kindergarten Program
All day – Every day
 
St. Francis Xavier School ~ Teaching Values for a Lifetime

 
All-School Service Project Started this Week!

The theme this year is Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service. The week has been planned with activities that demonstrate each of those characteristics.

For the service project we are going to put together birthday bags for the Catholic Charities Food Shelf.

    •    Students in Preschool  and Kindergarten are collecting Cake Mixes - White, Chocolate, or Marble

    •    Students in grades 1, 2, and 3, are collecting Canned Frosting – White or Chocolate

    •    Students in grades  4, 5, and 6 are collecting New unopened birth candles small new gift items to put in the Birthday Bags  Examples: stuffed toy, book, pencils, cards, trinkets, etc.

    •    At the Birthday Mass for the month of January this Friday, the 27th, students will  take to the altar what they have brought. This is the Friday before the official beginning of Catholic Schools Week.

    •    During Catholic Schools Week the 2nd graders will decorate the bags   

    •    On Friday, February 3, we will have a birthday party at which SFX will present a person from the parish food shelf committee with the Birthday Bags.

PAA Basketball
There is no PAA Boys’ Basketball game this week due to the unavailability of a gym.

On Saturday the PAA Girls; Basketball team plays SPPM.
 

Congratulations!
Sartell Middle School 8th grader, Alyssa Franzmeier, won the District Spelling Bee on Monday night. She will go on to regional’s at St. John’s University on February 15th. Congratulations, Alyssa!
 

Diocesan Safe Environment Training for Adults
There is Diocesan Safe Environment Training for Adults. Without the training and a criminal background check, a person may not volunteer at SFX. For more details please refer to January 12 issue of the Franny Flier. You may find Franny Fliers on our website.
 
February Dates

Thursday, Feb 9th ------ 6:00-8:30 p.m. Preschool Valentine Get Together
Tuesday, Feb 14th ------ Valentine’s Day!
Feb. 15-17th ------------ Environmental Camp for SFX 6h graders
Friday, Feb 17th --------- End AR for the 2nd trimester
Monday, Feb 20th ------- Presidents’ Day - no school
Wednesday, Feb 22nd --- Ash Wednesday
Friday, Feb 24th --------- End of the 2nd trimester
                                     SFX Parish Fish Fry - $1,000 matching grant from United Financial
 
Catholic United Financial Raffle for SFX Off  to a Great Start!
We are off to a great start! In less than one week; over $700 has already been raised for SFX!
The names of SFX families who turn money and ticket stubs in to the school office this week, January 23-27, will be in a drawing for a $50 gift card to Space Aliens. The winning family for the week will be announced at 3:00 p.m. on Friday when the 6th graders do daily prayer and announcements.
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO SFX.
IMPORTANT*** A raffle is considered gaming, and we must abide by gaming regulations. Each ticket is numbered. SFX has to keep track of which tickets each family has. The ticket stubs and money, or unsold tickets, must be returned to the school office.
 

Selling Raffle Tickets after Masses
Thank you, Mrs. Debbie Bearson, Mrs. Melanie Notsch, and Mrs. Sarah Anderson, for selling tickets last weekend.
 
Catholic United Financial members will sell tickets this weekend and again once in February.  It is our school community’s responsibility to sell tickets after Masses on the weekends listed below. Please look at the opportunities below and sign up to sell after a Mass. It only takes a few minutes. Spaces indicated open times that volunteers are needed.
 
Saturday, February 4  5:00 p.m. Mass   Tracy Jones                      __________________
Sunday,   February 5  8:30 a.m. Mass    __________________     __________________       
Sunday,   February 5 10:30 a.m. Mass    Theresa Fleege               __________________
 
Saturday, February 11 5:00 p.m. Mass    __________________     __________________  
Sunday,  February 12  8:30 a.m. Mass    __________________     __________________  
Sunday, February 12 10:30 a.m. Mass       Tracy Jones                  Theresa Fleege
 
Saturday, February 25 5:00 p.m. Mass    __________________    __________________ 
Sunday, February 26 8:30 a.m. Mass       Theresa Fleege              __________________ 
Sunday,February 26 10:30 a.m. Mass    __________________     __________________ 

 
HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION CINNAMON ROLL SUNDAY ~ January 28 and 29, 2011
The SFX Home & School Association uses the money they raise for special events for our students. They will pay the fee of next week’s visiting author and for Prairie Fire Theater in April.
 
We need your help!  Please fill a blank with your name.
Our greatest need is the selling of cinnamon rolls after Masses.
 
Friday, January 27     Prep rolls for thawing
3:15-4:00  1.  Jane Yarmon  2.Sarah Kodet  3.Tiffany Omann Bidinger  4. Christie Hamak  5. Mary Pat Gohman
 
 
Saturday, January 28  –  Baking
6:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m.
1. Charity Herbst                2. Brian Warzecha           3. Linda Supan             4. Jeff Supan
 
 
8:00- a.m.-10:15 a.m.
1. Jessie and Taylor Vos     2. Amy Crews        3. Brian Warzecha    4.________________
 
 
10:00- a.m.-noon
1. Brian Warzecha            2.__________________     3.______________    4.________________



Saturday, January 28  –  Selling before and after 5:00 p.m. Mass

1. Sandra and Rachel Schafer     2._______________3._______________    4.________________
 

Sunday, January 29  –  Selling before and after 8:30 a.m. Mass

1. Sarah Anderson     2.Eric or Trina Dietz       3._________________  4.________________

Sunday, January 29  –  Selling before and after 10:30 a.m. Mass

1. Andy Lyman    2._______________        3.__________________   4.__________________