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St. Francis Xavier
School
234 Pleasant Street South Weymouth, MA 02190 781-335-6868 saintfrancisx@comcast.net |
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School Information
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Saint Francis Xavier School is dedicated to the Catholic education of students from the preschool level through grade eight. Through nurturing the academic, spiritual, social and physical development of each child, the curriculum supports and enhances the gospel values of Jesus. By embracing Catholic identity throughout all facets of learning, Saint Francis Xavier School strengthens the values that connect family, parish and community.
At the present time we ask that all emails for the office be sent to either saintfrancisx@comcast.net or kupsc@comcast.net. Also, please forward all notes to the nurse to nurseatsfx@comcast.net. The teachers will still continue to use their email addresses as listed on web site but Sister Teresa, Mrs. Kupsc and Mrs. McGillivray and Mrs. Stieb will be using only the above mentioned. We thank you in advance. MUCH DESERVED GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION We express much deserved gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Sullivan for his gift of time each day. His love and intent to have the students safe at dismissal is evidenced in his presence each day at dismissal. Along with his directing the cars of parents, he deters unofficial cars using our drive was as a through way. I know you share my appreciation to him for volunteering his time. THANK YOU MR. SULLIVAN!!
Dismissal procedures are planned and set with the safety of ALL children as our focus. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, We need EVERYONE'S cooperation and understanding. 1. Cars are to line up, one behind the other, every space filled. We have noticed spaces are not filled in succession, resulting in a back up of cars in the driveway. Mrs. Diane Walsh, volunteers her time each day to enhance the movement of cars, she needs your help. 2. Officer Barry and I have spent time, observing and planning. The present dismissal procedures have been established with safety and efficiency in mind. 3. Walkers or Riders are not to be picked up by the flagpole. Only students riding the bus are dismissed at that exit. 4.
Any student who is being picked up in a car MUST be picked up in the
back parking lot. We have noticed cars being parked up onto Pleasant
Street as well as the half circle of the home next to the church. You
MUST pull in the back lot with all the other cars that are picking up
their child/children as a RIDER. GRANDPARENTS' DAY As we all know so very well there is a very special group of people who deserve our recognition and appreciation, namely, GRANDPARENTS. Friday, May 2nd the students will give thanks for their grandparents at the 9:00 a.m. liturgy. Following the liturgy the grandparents will be invited downstairs to the cafeteria and enjoy coffee/tea and refreshments. IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE NURSE Mrs. McGillivray and Mrs. Stieb's email address has changed, please forward all notes to the nurse to nurseatsfx@comcast.net. Just a reminder, any students receiving antibiotics cannot return to school until at least 24 hours after beginning appropriate antibiotic treatment. Please do not send your child to school if they have a fever or are obviously feeling sick. This policy is for infection control recommended by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
During May, the children will continue with the letter box. This month the letters are: Yy and Za. We will introduce Yy the week of May 5th and Zz the week of May 12th. We will review our letters and numbers the balance of the month. We will be making special Mother's Day gifts and springs projects. The children are anxious to get started! KINDERGARTEN Our class quilt is finished and on display outside the kindergarten classroom. We will also display the quilt at the graduation ceremony in June. We are getting ready for big events in May. We will be having our first ever Mother Goose Day with lots of fun activities planned. We have a special surprise in store for all the Kindergarten Moms for Mother's Day and we are also looking forward to working with the first grade as we raise our butterflies.
For enrichment the fourth grade students are reading a Newbery Award book, Charlotte's Web. Each week the students work on new vocabulary words, comprehension, and sequencing. Students are enjoying reading about the friendship and loyalty of the main characters Fern and Wilbur. In
Religion and written expression we have been writing a composition about
Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American Saint. The students have
been incorporating Collin's type I writing as well as the four square
template to organize their thoughts in sequential order. These techniques
have been very helpful during the writing process. They are even learning
to edit their own work. The students are doing a fantastic job!
Grade 5A students have just finished reading the Newbery Medal novel Crispin by Avi. In order to extend our understanding of the Medieval era in which the story takes place, we will be working in groups acting out plays featuring classic Middle Ages stories, legends and folktales. Grade 5B Information for May Newsletter To celebrate Earth Day on April 26, all students in Grade 5B wrote essays on saving the environment. Many students took the assignment further and submitted their work to the "What Earth Day Means to Me" essay contest sponsored by Hanover Mall. We applaud the following students, all of whom received a two-foot dogwood tree sapling for their entry: Candice
Bonarrigo Erin Keating CLASS OF 2008 As impossible as it seems, the Class of 2008 is beginning their last leg of their journey at St. Francis Xavier School. The months of May and June will offer them many memorable experiences to take with them when they graduate. On Tuesday, May 6th, bright and early in the morning, the grade 8 students will board the coach bus, wave goodbye to their families and teachers, and depart on their long-awaited class trip to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Md. Each day of the trip will offer excitement, as well as the opportunity to tour our nation's capitol and the beautiful city of Baltimore. The days will start at 7:30 a.m. and not end until 10 or 11 p.m. During their experiences the students will visit the Peterson House, the Capitol, the Smithsonian, the National Archives, the Holocaust Museum, and, of course, all the monuments and memorials that grace Washington. They will take a river boat cruise on the Potomac, enjoy a night tour of the city and attend a dinner theater production of Showboat. They will also travel to Mt. Vernon to tour George Washington's home. Friday morning, May 9th, the class will leave Washington and travel to Baltimore. Here they will tour Camden Yards, Babe Ruth's home and the waterfront. After a lengthy stay, they will board the bus for the long journey home, arriving back at St. Francis late at night, exhausted, but filled with lifetime memories. Please keep the Class of 2008 in your thoughts during this wonderful experience. Another important event for May is the Crowning of the Blessed Mother on Friday, May 23rd, at 1:45 p.m. Please make sure to keep this time open to join the entire school in their praise of Mary.
Dear
Parents: SAVE YOUR CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS Please
remember to save Campbell Soup UPC labels to benefit St. Francis Xavier
School. Check out labelsforeducation.com for the full list of participating
products. We thank you in advance. Calendar of Upcoming Events Grandparents
Day - May 2 Update of Events Grandparents Day - This event will be held in McShea Auditorium after the 1st Friday Mass on May 2, 2008. We look forward to hosting the grandparents to help celebrate their importance in our lives. Ladies Night Out- Ladies Night Out will be held at the Weymouth Elks, on Friday, May 23, 2008 from 7:00 to 11:00. Invitations went home with the children. Join us for an evening of pampering, shopping, and lots of fun! If you have any items you would like to donate for the raffle table, please call Jean Petrillo at 781-871-871-7149 or MaryAnn Bertino at 781-331-1844. Tickets are still available for $35.00 per person for this event. Please RSVP by May 9 with your name and number of guests and your payment (make checks payable to St. Francis Xavier School), and return to school enclosed in an envelope marked Ladies Night Out. Spring
Raffle - The Parent Association Spring Raffle has been sent. Please
return the completed tickets and money to school no later than Wednesday,
May 21. Chances are $5.00 each. The Grand Prize is a six night/seven
day stay at the Long Wharf Resort in Newport, Rhode Island. The drawing
will be held on Sunday, May 26 after the 9:30 Family Mass. Summer
Sizzler Dance - The dance is scheduled for Friday, mAY 30,2008. Invitations
will be sent home with the children. Please RSVP, so we can plan accordingly.
If you buy tickets at the door, tickets are $4.00 and there will be
a limited supply of pizza to purchase, so keep this in mind. A Summer
Sizzler Volunteer Form can be found on the SFX website. If you would
like to help at the last party of the year, please submit this form.
If you have any questions or have a raffle item you would like to donate,
please contact Luciana Mazzella at 781-335-3344. Call for New Chair People - It will be the new school year before we know it! Right now, the St. Francis Xavier Parent Association needs chair people for the beginning of the 2008/2009 school year. If you are interested in volunteering to be a Chair Person or Co-Chair for the Magazine Drive or Halloween Dance, please fill out and submit a Chair Person Volunteer Form found on the SFX Website. The Chair People organize and run the events, with the help of the SFX Parent Board. If you have any questions about any of these events, please contact a board member for full details. Thank you in advance. Without parent volunteers, these events would not be able to take place. President and Secretary Positions -Ballot information and the roles and responsibilities of these positions are posted on the website under Parent Association Forms. All nominations should be submitted on or before May 19, with the vote to take place at the May 19 Parent Association Meeting. Please call Diane Saniuk or Lori Atteridge for full details. Schedule
of Meetings
The following events are in need of a Chairperson(s) or Co-chair(s) for the 2008/2009 school year. Magazine
Drive- Chair Person Halloween
Dance- Chair Person Or If you are interested in chairing or co-chairing one of these events, please complete this form. Thank you in advance for helping to continue these great school events. Name_________________________________ THANKSGIVING MASS 
On
Thursday, November 8, the students paid tribute to all those who so
faithfully and bravely served our country. The beauty of many patriotic
songs filled the Church, and special words of dedication to America.
All of us realized how impossible it would be to ever forget the debt
we owe to the millions of men and women who have given so freely of
themselves to keep our country safe.
Saint Francis Xavier School is dedicated to the Catholic education of students from the preschool level through grade eight. Through nurturing the academic, spiritual, social and physical development of each child, the curriculum supports and enhances the gospel values of Jesus. By embracing Catholic identity throughout all facets of learning, Saint Francis Xavier School strengthens the values that connect family, parish and community.
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