| | | | Dear Parents:
As we enter the third week of Lent, and prepare to celebrate the greatest feast in the Catholic Church - the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, please take a moment to reflect on the following from Pope Francis:
In his message for Lent 2017, Pope Francis reminded the faithful that they should heed the Scriptures and treat each human person they encounter as a gift.
"Lent is the favorable season for renewing our encounter with Christ, living in his word, in the sacraments and in our neighbor," he said. "May the Holy Spirit lead us on a true journey of conversion, so that we can rediscover the gift of God's word, be purified of the sin that blinds us, and serve Christ present in our brothers and sisters in need." | | | PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED CHOICE LUNCH Parent volunteers are needed to help with the lunch program through the end of the school year. Are you free from 11:45am-12:45pm on a regular basis, even once or twice a week? Let Judy Silva, jsilva@stmsf.org know if you are available. SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR We are looking for someone from our parent community to take over the reigns as our Scholastic Book Fair coordinator for the 17-18 school year. Interested? Contact Judy Silva, jsilva@stmsf.org to learn more! | | | EXTENDED CARE
Monday, March 27, is a minimum day, so Extended Care will be serving a pizza lunch. There will be a choice of cheese or pepperoni. One slice with a drink is $4 and an extra slice is $1 more. Billing will be through FACTS.
FINANCIAL POLICIES
Grades kindergarten through seventh are receiving the Financial Policies for the 2017-2018 school year today. We have managed to keep the tuition increase between 3-3.5% despite the salary increase for all faculty and staff members, the 8% projected increase in the cost of employee benefits for the coming school year, as well as the increased cost of textbooks, school supplies and activities. We hope to balance this low increase by raising the amount of fundraising closer to the Archdiocese average. | |  | | Please remember that all monies pledged were due back by today's deadline. All families who did not submit their pledges will be charged the amount pledged to their FACTS account tomorrow. | | BASIC FUND
The BASIC Fund renewal packets are now available for pickup in the office for families who currently receive the scholarship.
SEE'S CANDIES
A BIG thank you to Trilce Farrugia, mother of Enzo (3rd grade). Once again Trilce has volunteered to head up the See's Candies Spring Fundraiser. The deadline to order is this Friday, March 24. Candy orders will be delivered in plenty of time for Easter.
SCRIP
With Easter vacation just around the corner, now is a great time to receive credit on your account for purchasing gift cards through our scrip program. Orders placed online by 8:00am this Friday, March 24, will be delivered in your next Wednesday envelope.
Congratulations to our 8th graders who are heading off to high school next year. Students have been lucky enough to be accepted into several schools to which they applied. The following are the Catholic schools to which students were accepted: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (10), St. Ignatius Preparatory (6), Mercy San Francisco (3), Mercy Burlingame (1), Archbishop Riordan High School (14), and Stuart Hall (2). Several students were also accepted into many other prestigious independent schools. We are all so proud of our soon-to-be graduates!
Finally, while our school calendar for 2017-2018 has not yet been approved by the Archdiocese, and we want to let you know that we have requested to begin the new school year on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Hopefully this will help those of you who are planning your vacations now. An official 2017-2018 school calendar will be sent home as soon as it has been approved. The new school year for Utopia, our preschool, will begin on August 14, 2017.
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | | | | | | | |
