St. FrancisXavierAcademy
2700 O Street, SE Washington, DC 20020
Telephone (202) 581-2010 Fax (202) 581-1142
Website:
Harold L. Thomas, Principal Rev. Vincent De Rosa, Parish Priest
Thursday Gray Notes 03/23/17
Memory Verse: “Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” – Mark 12:29-31
REMINDER - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY FOR TEACHERS
Friday, March 24, 2017 is a Professional Development Day for our teachers. School will be closed for our students.
COMMUNICATION FROM FR. DEROSA
Please find attached a communication from Fr. DeRosa.
END OF THE 3RD QUARTER
Friday, March 24, 2017 marks the end of the 3rd Quarter grading period.
REDIKER
Beginning Sunday, March 26, 2017, Rediker will be temporarily inaccessible while teachers prepare grades for 3rdquarter report cards. Parents will be informed once Rediker becomes accessible.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Saint Francis Xavier Academy now has a Facebook page. We can be accessed via the following: facebook.com/saintfrancisxavieracademy.
Don’t forget, our school’s website is:
REMINDER: RE-REGISTRATION FOR 2017-2018
We ask that you please reserve your child(ren) seat for the upcoming school year by following the instructions given in the email that you receive from TADS and complete the process no later than March 31, 2017. Enrollment is now open to all perspective families. Classes are filling up quickly.
Should you have any questions regarding the re-registration process, please feel free to contact the school’s administrative office at (202) 581-2010.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CAREER DAY COMMITTEE
The Career Day Committee is sponsoring a “Dress to Impress” TAG Day for March 30th, to support the Saint Francis Xavier Academy’s 2nd Annual Career Day scheduled for April 12, 2017. The cost to participate in this TAG day is $2.00 for students and $3.00 for staff.
The final day to register as a presenter for our Career Day is March 31, 2017. Presenters are still needed!!!
8THGRADE NEWS
Thank you to all parents who attended this week’s mandatory 8th Grade Parent Meeting. Coming soon, the 8th Grade Parent Committee and Students will be hosting “Breakfast to Go”, selling pre-ordered pizza and beverage and snack sales as they raise money to defray some of the costs associated with graduation activities. Please support their efforts!
HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION MEETING
Thank you to all families who attended last evening’s Home and School Association Meeting. CONGRATULATIONS to the drawing prize winners from the Early Re-Registration:
$25.00 VISA Gift Card: Ms. L. Sherrill, Mr. and Mrs. E. Pollard, Ms. Dowdy, Ms. C. Johnson, Ms. N. Vaught,
and Ms. C. Gordon
$50.00 VISA Gift Card: Ms. J. Braddy, Ms. M. Tolliver, Ms. M. Henderson and Ms. T. Anderson
2017-2018 Activity Fee Waiver: Ms. Perry and Ms. MR Kenny
32” Television: Mrs. S. McDuffie and Ms. A. Harris
SUMMER CAMP
Registration for Summer Camp 2017 at Saint Francis Xavier Academy has begun. Our Summer Camp is
June 26 - July 28, 2017. Applications for this year’s Summer Camp may be obtained from the school’s administrative office.
2nd INSTALLMENT OF HERSHEY PARK TRIP DUE MARCH 27TH
This is a reminder that the second installment for the Hershey Park trip is due March 27th. This is also the last opportunity to secure a slot for the Hershey Park trip if you have not paid an installment already.
SPRING PORTRAITS
Attached you will find the Spring Portrait flyer and order form from Splendid Portraits. Students may come to school on Monday, April 3, 2017 dressed out of uniform only if they are having a picture portrait taken. We also ask that you send completed order forms to school no later than 8:00 a.m., Monday, April 3, 2017. The photographers will be here only until the completion of the photo session. The school will not be able to send completed order forms to Splendid once the photo session has ended.
CALENDAR
MARCH 2017
24End of the 3rd Quarter
Professional Development Day for Teachers (No School for Students)
27Field Trip for 8th Grade – ADW CSO Annual 8th Grade Day Out (7:45 a.m. – 3:oo p.m.)
31Mass – All School/ Stations of the Cross (Grades 5 and 6)
APRIL 2017
3Spring Portraits (non-uniform) taken
73rd Install of Summer Camp Due
Mass – All School
Stations of the Cross – Grades 7 and 8
12SFXA 2nd Annual Career Day
13Early Dismissal – 12:30 p.m. (No Aftercare)
Holy Thursday
14Good Friday
16Easter Sunday
24Staff and students return to school from Easter Break
28Mass – Grades 5 and 8
MAY 2017
1Scantron End of the Year Testing Begins (Grades 2-7)
28th Grade Cap & Gown Portraits Taken
3Early Dismissal – 12:30 p.m. (Aftercare Available)
5Crowning of Mary Prayer Service – All School
12Mass – PreK through Grade 4
17Home and School Association Meeting – 6:00 p.m.
194th Installment Summer Camp Due
Mass – Grades 5-8
25Spring Performance – 6:00 p.m.
26Living Rosary Prayer Service – All School
29MEMORIAL DAY – (No School for Staff and Students)
31Scantron End of the Year Testing Closes (Grades 2-7)