Congratulations to our students who received their First Reconciliation this week in preparation for their May Communion date. On Monday, second graders and nine students preparing to receive sacraments with them participated in a half-day Reconciliation retreat to deepen their understanding of the important gift of Reconciliation. During the retreat, seven 4th graders took the opportunity to receive their First Reconciliation following 8th grade’s penance service with their teacher, returning to the retreat to complete their participation in the activity-centered morning. On Tuesday, 27 2nd grade students participated in their Reconciliation prayer service receiving their sacrament. Our non-baptized students participated in the service receiving a special blessing from Father. Students juggled their nerves and excitement, showing a good measure of patience, as they waited to experience the joy of absolution and a fresh start

CATHOLIC IDENTITY

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Today the Rope Warrior, David Fisher, was on campus and provided a wonderful show and opportunities for our students to get some exercise!

COVID TESTING UPDATE

Please follow recommended testing protocols for a healthy post-break school environment. We are grateful to have received an adequate number of COVID test kits from the county/state, allowing us to provide each student with a test to take before returning to school after Easter break. Please have your student complete their rapid test no earlier than Sunday, April 24, 2022. If your child/ren has a negative test there is no need to send confirmation to the office. Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our school site a healthy place to learn. We will be sending the test kits home on Wednesday, April 12.

THE PENNY BATTLE to lift up Haitian Youth a COIN at a time IS HAPPENING – SEND IN THAT CHANGE!!

Penny Battle

Two tubs will be placed in the courtyard starting March 28. One labeled “TK-4” and one labeled “5-8”. Those will be the teams for the competition. Students will place money in the tubs in order to add or take away points from the teams.

Counting the Points

When students bring in coins they will add the “positive points” coins to the bucket with their grades on it. They will add the “negative points” coins to the other bucket.

The team with the most points at the end of the battle wins! LET’S RAISE FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT HAITI AND HAVE SOME FUN!

Calling all baseball fans!

Our school has worked with the Oakland A’s to access discounted tickets up to 50% off for 27 home games (including Giants, Red Sox, Yankees, and Astros). We have our own link that you can use to purchase tickets and share out with your friends and family. To purchase tickets visit this page here – click on buy discounted tickets and enter in the promo code: SFAFalcons.

In addition to offering a discount on the tickets, the Oakland A’s will also donate $5 per ticket sold back to our school at the end of the season. Obviously with the more tickets bought, the more they donate to the school, so we want this to get to as many people as possible! Please share this link with your friends and family and make sure to bookmark it for each access to purchasing your own tickets!

Sign Up to Volunteer Here: Father-Daughter Dance

Sign Up to Volunteer Here: Mother-Son Bingo Night

Purchase your tickets NOW to the St. Francis of Assisi School Annual Auction & Casino Night on Saturday, May 21! The Auction is our biggest event of the year, and a whole lot of fun! Through bidding on items, making a paddle raise pledge or simply by attending and enjoying the event, you are supporting our school and kids! Join us for a great evening!

Dear Colleagues,

The FACE 44th Annual Gala is only 6 weeks away! It’s very important we have your support for our annual event. The funds received from the FACE Gala allows us to support the students at your school with tuition scholarships. You can help by purchasing tickets, or a table, inviting board members, and parents or give an auction donation. Please also share the FACE Gala on your social media!

We can’t do this without you!

The 44th Annual FACE Gala 2022, “An Evening of Scholarship” is back in person! Please join us on April 23rd, 2022 for dinner, performances, live auction, and tuition pops! To purchase tickets, make a donation, become an Underwriter, or to learn more about our Named Scholarship, please visit our FACE Gala Website.

The FACE Online Auction will open on Wednesday, April 20th at 9:00am and close on April 26th at 6:00pm.

Together, we are making a difference, one student at a time.

If you prefer to make a donation by check, please make it payable to Family Aid-Catholic Education(FACE) and mail it to:

FACE Family Aid-Catholic Education

For gifts of stock, please contact Terri Porter at tporter@oakdiocese.org.

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Our Mission Statement

Inspired by our patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi, in collaboration with the Parish, community, parents, and students, our school celebrates an environment which is dedicated to providing quality faith-based Catholic education in a safe and nurturing environment for students in grades TK-8. Our value-centered academic programs empower the students with the skills to be faith-filled people, life-long learners and problem solvers, globally responsible citizens, and effective communicators.