Preschoolers visit Goshen Campus
for Kindergarten Try-On Day
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Important Dates
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3:00 p.m. 2nd Grade Boys' Basketball Game @ Ballard
4:00 p.m. Kindergarten/1st Grade Basketball Game @ Waggener
Monday, Feb. 10th
5:15 p.m. 7th/8th Grade Boys' Basketball v. West End School
Tuesday, Feb. 11th
4:30 p.m. LISBL 4th/5th Grade Boys' Tournament Opener @ St. Stephen's
5:30 p.m. LISBL 3rd-6th Grade Girls' Basketball Tournament Semi-Finals
@ St. Stephen's
6:30 p.m. LISBL 6th Grade Boys' Basketball Tournament Opener @ St. Stephen's
7:30 p.m. LISBL 3rd-6th Grade Girls' Basketball Championship @ St. Stephen's
Wednesday, Feb. 12th
4:30 p.m. 4th/5th Grade Boys' Basketball Tournament Semi-Finals @ St. Stephens
5:30 p.m. LISBL 6th Grade Boys' Basketball Tournament Semi-Finals
@ St. Stephen's
6:30 p.m. LISBL 4th/5th Grade Boys' Basketball Tournament Championship
@ St. Stephen's
7:30 p.m. LISBL 6th Grade Boys' Basketball Tournament Championship
@ St. Stephen's
Thursday, Feb. 13th
6:00 p.m. 4th Grade Play "The Jungle Book"
***Winter Break February 17th-21st (NO SCHOOL)
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| Reed Gabhart, Head of Goshen Campus |
 | Reed Gabhart
Head of Goshen Campus |
This has certainly been a winter to remember (or forget?). And with Winter Break ahead of us after next week, I think we can all agree we truly need a "break" from winter!
On that note, I'd like to commend some hard working people this winter!
If you've come into our main amphitheater in the past month or so, chances are you've seen a large group of kids exercising, prancing around, doing calisthenics, or even stacking cups! As we slowly watch our new gymnasium start to take shape on our snow-covered grounds, our P.E. classes have had to take up residence in our main amphitheater and act as sweaty "greeters" to all guests entering the building. P.E. teachers Rosanne Conlan and Shavar Cowherd are to be commended for making the best of a difficult situation and continuing to find creative ways to keep our kids active, moving, and engaged. Whether it be plyometrics, aerobics, yoga, jump-roping, jacks (yes, jacks!), or even "What Does the Fox Say?", your children have been troopers and have adjusted in the resilient manner we strive to foster. Rosanne and Shavar have been wonderful role models and kept their "pep" and positive attitudes at a high level - but I bet no one is looking forward to spring more than these two!
At a recent assembly, we also recognized our basketball players and coaches. All of our players, teams, coaches, parents, and even bus drivers, are true "road warriors," who faced the unenviable task of playing every game "away" this season. We all know road games are tougher on athletes for a variety of reasons (just look at college results!), so this season has been a particular grind for all involved. But again, our kids have demonstrated their mettle and competed no matter the obstacles. While the results haven't always been pretty, the lessons learned will sink deep and only make them stronger down the road. And we can't wait for some "Blue and Red-Outs" next season to christen our wonderful new facility! "Wyverns Will, Wyverns Will, Rock You!"
PS - I hope to see you at our 4th Grade Play, The Jungle Book, next Thursday night too!
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Thurs 8/14 - First Day of School
Thurs - Fri 9/25-26 - Fall Break
Wed 11/26 - Fri 11/28 - Thanksgiving Break
Mon 12/22 - Mon 1/5 - Holiday Break
Mon 2/16 - Fri 2/20 - Winter Break
Fri 3/27 - Sun 4/5 - Spring Break
Wed 5/27 - Last Day Goshen/Preschool
Thurs 5/28 - Goshen Graduation
Fri 5/29 - Graduation
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| KMEA All State Choir Event |
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Eight talented students represented St. Francis School at this year's
KMEA All State Choir event. They all did a fantastic job!
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Fifth grade student Jimmy Lancaster was picked to be a featured member of the Children's Chorus during their first song.
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Emily Essex, Director of Development
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Director of Development |
Imagine! 2014 was a wonderful success!
We would like to thank our guests, supporters, sponsors, all our volunteers, and especially our faculty and staff.
Thank you to everyone for making the event so spectacular.
100% of proceeds from Imagine! go to our scholarship fund.
A special thanks to:
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Brown-Forman
Buffalo Construction, Inc.
Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company
OB/GYN Associates of Southern Indiana
The Diaz Family
Blue Grass Motorsport
Crosley Radio
Law Offices of Daniel M. Alvarez, PLLC
Jones, Nale & Mattingly PLC
The Frazier/Hicks Family
Lake|Flato
Lancaster Built Homes
The Miller Family Foundation
MPI Printing
Safe Harbour Barn
Steve and Terri Bass
Peters Construction
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Jim and Mary Oppel
Jeff and Kimberley Owen
Richard White
C&H Audio Visual
Millennium Events
Prospect Jewelers
Ladybug Gifts
Bessemer Trust
Robin LeMastus
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Jane Tierney
Denise Ragland
Olivia Sleadd
Lee Middendorf
Sarah Harlan
Lori Dabney
Jamie Stilger
Cindy Wood
Jacob Isaac
Bob and Angel Smedley
John Borders
Joseph's Salon
Gentlemen's Cut
Lin and Mike Schussler-Williams
Actors Theatre
21C Museum Hotel
David Mahoney
Linda Dabney
Edie Bingham
William Harshaw '82
Jonathan Stokes G'84 '88
Naomi Stuecker G' 88 '92
Alix Rice '98
Jenny Zeller
Justin Bond, Deven 7 Studios
Cindy Borders
Sandy Schreiber
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Congratulations to Paws with Purpose!
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 | Shelly Jones
6th Grade
Language Arts |
Please read the following email from Elaine Weisburg with Paws with Purpose.
After I shared it with the Middle School at Morning Meeting, the students and teachers applauded Paws with Purpose and The Community Foundation of Louisville for all they do and for inspiring students to give back to their community through service.
We are happy to hear this good news and to learn how SFS played a small role in providing the environment where these connections were made!
Hello to our St Francis Friends,
I just wanted you to know how much we appreciate the opportunity to work with St. Francis School. When you had the fall service learning fair, I had the opportunity to speak to the representative from the Community Foundation of Louisville who was also exhibiting. After I told her about Paws with Purpose, she mentioned the organization had $250,000 in grant money to award, with each recipient receiving a maximum of $25,000. The only catch was the grant was due in one week. Gabrielle Cecil, the Paws with Purpose training coordinator, and I got together with a volunteer and got our proposal turned in at about the 11th hour.
In November, the Foundation representative made a site visit to learn more about the organization and how we would use the money. We were notified in mid-December that we would be receiving $25,000!!!
Over 180 agencies applied for this grant money and we were one of 10 selected. They also had a Facebook contest for 10 days in January and the prize for the winning organization was $2,500. We won the contest I know with some votes from the St Francis community. This is money that will be used for us to apply for national accreditation with Assistance Dogs International. The accreditation process is very lengthy and time consuming, and this will allow us to fund the resources to help us with this journey.
It certainly takes a lot of help and support for nonprofits to continue to make a difference. We thank you so much and we hope our dogs are making a difference with your students.
Kindest Regards,
Elaine Weisberg
Paws with Purpose Board Member
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Olivia Sleadd, Parent Association President
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Olivia Sleadd
Parent Association
President
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Mark your calendars for the annual
Parent/Daughter Dance March 7th
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Box Tops Reminder!
Don't forget to check your household products for the pink label - Box Tops for Education. Each Box Top is worth $.10 which goes directly to the Parent Association end of year gift to the school. If you shop at Meijer's, please note the following:
Buy any 10 qualifying products*
get
60 Bonus Box Tops!
Additional special offers for February and April
*Betty Crocker, Progresso's, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Kleenex, Cheerios, and many others.
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Monday, Feb. 10th
Shannon Hamilton
Karen King
Kim Schwartz
Tuesday, Feb. 11th
Kristen Embry
Lisa Fleming
April Sargent
Wednesday, Feb. 12th
Stewart Lusky
Pam Smith
Tammy Carey
Thursday, Feb. 13th
Jenny Siegenthaler
Don & Karen Williams
Friday, Feb. 14th
Mitra Shams
Kim Diamond
April Sargent
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Calendar Alert!!!
 The 4th grade
will perform
The Jungle Book
at 6:00 p.m. next Thursday, February 13th, and at 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 14th.
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Calendar Alert!!!
 Parent Teacher Conferences are Friday, March 14th (no school).
Please make a note of this in your calendars too!
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 After-School Choir
with Kim Aberle
Lower School Choir still has 3 spots left for students in Grades 2 - 5.
The spring semester will work on Broadway Beat, a musical revue featuring numbers from musicals like Wicked, Grease, Rent and many more. Choir meets every Monday from
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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3rd Grade
Service Learning
The 3rd grade will be selling baked goods for $1.00 during first recess to raise money for Paws with Purpose. You can buy the baked goods February 10th-14th. Thank you for your support.
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 PARENTS!! The Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a drive to collect games to provide some post-assignment activities for our hard-working students
in Homework Hall!
If your family has some gently used games (with all the pieces please!), chess or checker boards, decks of cards, backgammon etc., that are gathering dust in your closets, we would love
to have them for our Homework Hall.
Please drop them off in the front office and we'll take it from there!
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New Students since the Holiday Break:
Rachel Silberman - 6th
Parents: Alison
& Stuart Silberman
Started 1/8/2014
Riley Elliott - 4th
Parents: Jennifer Landrum Elliott,
Jamey Elliott
Started 1/8/2014
Anayah Johnson - K
Grandmother: Pam Robinson
Started 1/8 2014
Piper Shiflet - 4th
Parents: Jill
& Mark Shiflet
Started 1/22/2014
Colin Kidman - 3rd
Parents: Erin
& Garth Kidman
Started 1/24/2014
Please be the first
to welcome:
Alia Nawab - 3rd
Shazia Nawab - 3rd
Parents: Colleen
& Akbar Nawab
Started Friday 2/7/2014
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Going on vacation?
Take your Baby Wyvern and post some fun shots to our Instagram page!
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Wyvern gear is available on campus from the Wyvern Store or from Erika Schneider in the Front Office.
A list of items is available by clicking here.
Also, youth-sized Wyvern Pride hoodies ($25) are in stock!
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