Saturday, April 4, 2015

In This Issue

School Lunch Changes

Box Top Contest

Scholarship Information

Summer Theatre Program

CEA - Help SFX

Summer Camp at SFX

Quick Links

SFX School Website

Weekly Church Bulletin

2014-15 School Year Calendar

Link to Order School Lunches

Link to Scrip Order Form

Safe Environment Training

2014-15 Student/Family Handbook

2014-15 Preschool Handbook

Student Leadership, Co-curricular and Service Opportunity Handbook

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Thank you to the entire community for supporting the Fun Fest Safari. You can really see SFX shine at Fun Fest with all of the volunteers and committed parents. There is nothing better than seeing smiles on all of the kids faces. Thank you for everything - from baking cakes to donating soda. It takes everyone pitching in to make this event so special. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

xo
Team Fun Fest Safari.

PS - If anyone knows a person by the name of Natalie Terry that bought raffle tickets, please email mary.harvey@sfxphx.org, so that we can get her prize to her. Thanks again.

School Lunch Changes
As of April 13th, 2015 there will no longer be vendor lunches available for forgotten lunches. Available for purchase will be: Lunchables $2 Applesauce $.50 Milk $.50 Water $1 Vendor lunch ordering is available through the end of the year and must be ordered by midnight Friday for the following week at orderlunches.com, the school code is sfx260.

Box Top Contest
Classes only have 2 more chances to turn in box tops (April 15th and May 11th) and become the SFX's top classroom winner. Clip the box tops off all the grocery items you are already purchasing, turn them in and earn money for SFX! The year's top classroom winner will earn a pizza party or $200 for classroom electronics.

2015-2016 Scholarship Deadline Fast Approaching

The application process for the 2015-2016 school year is in progress. Catholic Education Arizona uses

FAIR-Financial Aid Independent Review to process its applications.

Wednesday, April 15 is the Deadline for the application - online applications closeout at midnight and tax documents must be received within the week or the application will be Incomplete.

Please note that there is a $24.00 application fee. The application is available online at www.fairapp.com.

The CEA school code is 700. The School Password is cea700. If you fax your supporting documents to FAIR, be sure to confirm receipt with FAIR.. Parents will be notified by CEAby June 30, 2015. If you have any questions about the application process please contact Kim Cowan at kim.cowan@sfxphx.org.

SFX Parish's Summer Theater Program

Presenting:

WIZARD OF OZ

YOUNG PERFORMER'S EDITION

Do you have a child who would love to be in a musical or maybe a natural performer you would like to see on stage? Give them a creative outlet to channel that energy! This summer Amy Burns will be bringing The Wizard of OZ-young performer's edition to the church, school, and local community. There will be auditions, scripts, choreography, set design and costuming...and every child will be casted! The production team will keep things simple and your child will learn performing arts, create as a group, perform for an audience and work as a team to put on a fantastic show for family and friends at our end-of-session evening performance. Your child will work hard and have tons of fun!

Auditions: May 21st - 4:00 pm in the SFX School Music Room

Session Dates: MON-TH., June 8-25th, 12:30-3 pm

Showcase Performance: FRIDAY, June 26th evening

Who: grades 1-8 (grade entering in the fall)

Cost: $150 for entire three week session (first child): $90 for each additional sibling (partial scholarships available)

Where: SFX school music room and/or gym

Contact: amy.burns@sfxsj.org

Parent and teen volunteers welcome and greatly appreciated!

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Easter Blessings!

How do any of us get to Easter without going through the Passion? Many of our families have been walking this Lenten journey in different ways and for a very long time throughout this year. Please pray for those in our SFX Community who are struggling with serious illnesses, loss and unexpected tragedies.

Our prayer list of special intentions for morning Pledge & Prayer is getting longer. The kids often bring their loved ones' names forward, and the whole student body is patient in devoting their prayers each morning. Each day during Lent we also prayed the Examen as a whole school, and everyone took a deep breath to just be with God. This is a very important part of our Jesuit tradition as well.

If you were lucky enough to be present for the 4th Grade's Stations of the Cross or for our school Prayer of Adoration, you sensed a deep and loving awareness in how our kids meet Christ. Their Lenten Sacrifices also spoke volumes. Thank you for guiding your students in their faith and partnering with SFX in our same efforts.

First Reconciliation just took place, along with family retreats in 2nd, 3rd & 8th grades. First Communion & Confirmation are now just a few weeks away. All you pass on in treasuring a lived love of God is very apparent. I have often been reminded that most of what we do can happen in other schools, except faith formation and cultivating a personal relationship with God. I suspect that's true, since nearly every exceptional experience follows from that.

May you have an egg-ceptional Easter,

Ms. Kim Cavnar, Principal

Redirect Your Tax Dollars....It Is Not Too Late! Give By April 15th
Click Here to Visit Catholic Education Arizona Single Max Credit $1,053 Married Max Credit $2106 Be sure to designate St. Francis Xavier School For questions please contact Mary Musgrove mary.musgrove@sfxphx.org

8th Grade Retreat at the CASA

On Tuesday March 31st the eighth grade class spent a wonderful prayerful day on retreat at the CASA to deepen their relationship with God as they transition from grade school to high school. Parents joined us for a special Mass that included powerful reflections on faith by eighth grader Aranzazu Soto and a parent-child blessing. After Mass the 7th grade parents hosted a reception for us by the pool. Special thanks to Ritta Faigan, Lori Roediger, Patti Donahue, and the seventh grade parents for providing hospitality. Thank you so much to SFX Alums Mark Frakes '11, Charlie Kamps '11, Jessika Zanotti '12, and Hailey Shramm '12 for being part of the retreat team.

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