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Fifth Grade Class Prayer
Thank you Jesus, for all of the St. Francis teachers, staff & volunteers that have touched our lives over our seven years here. We are grateful that things are mostly back to normal. Thank you for our parents that take care of us. We pray for all of the Leaders of our World, Country, Parish and School. Please help them to make good decisions for the health and well-being of all of our families and friends. We pray for the financial stability of our school and St. Francis Parish. Please help us fill the needs for leadership in our school. Please send the Holy Spirit to those that have fallen away from the church to come back. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen. PRAYER PARTNERS: Please join us as we lift up Miss Hanley and our Fifth Grade students Walker Loberg, June Feuerhelm, Markus Lorentz and Grace Turvaville, in prayer during the month of October. Don’t worry about anything: instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6 During the month of November, we will be lifting up Miss Hanley and our Fourth Grade students in prayer. ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL VIRTUES PROGRAM: St. Francis School has had a strong tradition of promoting virtues. Virtues are defined as ‘behavior showing high moral standards’. This year we will celebrate students who embody the virtues of Obedience, Gentleness, Attentiveness, Honesty, Helpfulness, Patience, Kindness, Forgiveness, Diligence, and Self-Control. To celebrate, certificates will be presented monthly at school Mass for grades K-5. If your child will be receiving a certificate at Mass, you will be notified prior to the date of the Mass so you have the opportunity to attend and celebrate with your student if you are able. 3YK and 4YK students will be presented with their certificates in school. TUITION STATEMENTS (Preschool, K - 5th): Please remember to view your statement at any time in JMC. https://stfrancis.onlinejmc.com If you have any questions, please contact the office. Tuition Assistance is available to families with students in K - 5th Grade. Please contact the school office for more information. REMINDERS:
“SEE YOU AT THE POLE” - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28: On Wednesday, September 28, 2022 we will participate in the nation-wide event “See You At The Pole.” The theme this year is Aflame, Never let the fire in your heart go out. Keep it alive. Romans 12:11-12. Right after Mass we will meet as a Parish/School community at the flagpole in front of school to lift up our prayers. We hope you and your family will join us! DIOCESAN TEACHER INSERVICE - NO CLASSES - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: St. Francis students will not have classes on Friday, September 30 because all teachers will be attending an inservice day. ST. FRANCIS CLOTHING ORDER - DUE MONDAY< OCTOBER 3: Kayleen Jakes from Brush Strokes in Ellsworth has provided us with some wonderful choices for our clothing order! You can order directly from the link below or find the same link on the Home and School Facebook page. Ordering will close on Oct 3rd, so get your orders in quickly! https://www.brushstrokesartsupply.com/shop/st-francis-apparel-order/14?page=1&limit=60&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS/PET BLESSING/SCHOOL COLORS DAY - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4: The feast day of our school and Parish Patron Saint, St. Francis of Assisi, is Tuesday October 4. This day is always a great celebration for our entire parish! Please read the Pet Blessing directions enclosed in today’s envelope and discuss with your child what your Pet Blessing Plan is. We can’t wait to see all of you (and your pets) on October 4. FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR BIBLES - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4: The Knights of Columbus will be presenting our fourth grade class with their Bibles on Tuesday, October 4 during Mass. 4YK ONLY (NO SCHOOL) - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5: Our 4YK students will not have class on Wednesday, October 5. This includes all 4YK students in the district. BRING YOUR BIBLE TO SCHOOL DAY - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6: “Bring Your Bible to School Day” is a nationwide, student-led movement that empowers Christian students of all ages to speak God’s grace and truth into the culture around them, starting with two simple steps - bringing their Bibles to school and sharing what God’s Word means to them. Please have your child bring their bible to school on Thursday, October 6. Please be sure their name is written inside. Special activities have been planned and your child can share their favorite bible verse with others. GR. 5 FIELD TRIP TO NILSSEN’S GROCERY STORE - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11: Thursday October 11, our 5th grade class will once again visit Nilssen’s as part of their unit on local poverty. Each student will create a menu for a week and try to “purchase” all those foods for under $25.00, proving how hard it is for many in our community to make ends meet. This is the beginning of our upcoming Holiday Food Drive for the Ellsworth Food Pantry. Look for more info on the Holiday Food Drive coming in November! Permission slips were sent home with the 5th Grade students last week. HIKING IN CAIRNS WOODS PHY-ED UNIT: Our phy-ed classes (K-5th) will be participating in a hiking unit on October 13 and 14 (Raindate - October 18 and 19). We will be taking a public school bus to the CairnsWoods location on Cairns Street in Ellsworth. Students will learn about hiking, enjoy some trail mix and take a hike through the trails. Permission slips are included in your monthly envelope, please complete and return by Wednesday, October 5. Students need to have a water bottle, wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather. PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13: Parent-teacher conferences are required in the first quarter for all students grades 3YK through grade 5. This year conferences are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 13, from 4:00-7:00 PM. All conferences will be held by a scheduled appointment lasting 15 minutes in length. Conference Sign Up Link will be coming soon. Conferences will be held in person. Families with multiple children will have conferences scheduled as close as possible. NO SCHOOL - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14: No school for students on Friday, October 14 for Teacher In Service. ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL FAMILY OUTING TO HAPPY EARTH ORCHARD - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 : We are excited to have the St. Francis School community visit the Happy Earth Orchard again this year! The Wisniowski family will once again offer all St. Francis School Families a 10% discount when they purchase something (apples, merchandise, bakery, etc.) In addition, this year they will give families the option to take the discount or give the 10% savings back to the school! Since it is a Saturday, and they are open to the public, St. Francis families should wear school shirts/colors to the orchard, so they will know to give you the 10% discount or apply that transaction to the school. Come out to enjoy wagon rides (golden apples hidden among the trees), a small corn maze, and playground during this St. Francis Family event! SCHOOL PICTURES RETAKE DAY - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18: If you are not pleased with your child’s photographs, you may return the entire package for a re-take. Picture retake day will be Tuesday, October 18. The class composite will be sent after retakes are completed. If you wish to have your child’s photo retaken, please return the complete original package to the office by Wednesday, October 5. GRADES 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH TO THE MN ZOO - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21: On Friday, Oct 21, our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will be traveling to the MN Zoo for a field trip about the varying earth environments. Field trip permission slips are in today’s white envelope. We will need a number of chaperones. To volunteer, please contact the school office, or your child’s classroom teacher. All chaperones must have completed Safe Environment and pass a background check through the Diocese of LaCrosse. The Permission slip for this field trip is enclosed in today’s envelope. Please return this slip to school no later than Wednesday, October 5. 5TH GRADE BAKE SALE - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25: We are excited to once again be able to have 5th grade bake sales! The proceeds from these sales help fund the 5th grade class’s end of year trip to Valley Fair. Each item is priced at $ .50. Please send some money for your child to spend at our bake sale that day. Thank you for your support of the 5th grade class! SPECIAL HARVEST BREAKFAST AND HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28: We will have a special Harvest Breakfast for students on Friday October 28, complete with pumpkins carved by our fifth grade class. See the flier in your month envelope for more information. Teachers will send home separate information about their classroom Halloween parties. Students will be allowed to dress for Halloween at school. Please refrain from sending your child in a witch or devil costume. Thank you END OF FIRST QUARTER: The first quarter ends on Friday, October 28. NO SCHOOL - MONDAY, OCTOBER 31: No school for students on Friday, October 14 for Teacher In Service. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 - REGULAR SCHOOL DAY: St. Francis will have school on Tuesday, November 1. Students will be attending Mass to observe All Saints Day. There will not be a student’s Mass on Wed. Nov. 2. FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN FOOD PACKING - 3RD-5TH GRADE - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9: Our 3rd - 5th Grade students will be packing food at Feed My Starving Children on Wednesday, November 9. The bus will leave St. Francis at 9:45, getting to Eagan approximately 11:00, then the students will have a bag lunch. From 11:30 - 1:15 our students, staff, and chaperones will be packaging food. At 1:15 we will return to school. Please return permission slips by Wednesday, October 5. Please remember to send a bag lunch with your child. This field trip is free through a generous donation for the bus but if you would like to send a donation with your child to Feed My Starving Child, it would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about FMSC, visit their website at https://www.fmsc.org. Feeding kids. Feeding spirits. Empowering communities. Every year, millions of children die from preventable causes such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and undernutrition. Hunger is still causing nearly half of deaths in children under 5 years old. From this data, we estimate at least 6,200 children die each day from causes related to undernutrition. This is heartbreaking. Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) believes hope starts with food. As a Christian nonprofit, FMSC is dedicated to seeing every child whole in body and spirit. FMSC works with food distribution partners that stay with communities for the long haul, empowering them to move from relief to development. FMSC meals are developed by food science and nutrition professionals to supplement nutritional needs and reduce problems with malnutrition. Nutrition allows children to grow, thrive and develop to their full potential. FMSC’s mission - Feeding God’s starving children hungry in body and spirit.The approach - Our process is simple. Donations given by people just like you fund the meal ingredients. Volunteers hand-pack the meals. Meals are donated to FMSC food partners around the world, where kids are fed and lives are saved! HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NEWS Our 2022-2023 Home and School Officers President: Elise Gregory Vice President: Ashley Soley Secretary: Emily Loberg Treasurer I: Tom Wisniowski Treasurer II: Ladonna O'Neil Thank you to all the parents who attended the first Home and School meeting of the 2022-2023 school year. The class with the highest percentage of parents attending was a tie between Kindergarten and 2nd Grade. These classes will receive ice cream cups as a prize. The minutes for our meeting will be available on the school website. Our next meeting will be held Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall. HOME AND SCHOOL DUES: As with being a member of an organization, there are dues. As a member of the Home and School Association, each family is asked to pay $10.00 in dues. An envelope is included in today’s packet for the dues. Thank you for your promptness and generosity! HOMECOMING PARADE - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: . We have no school on Friday but we would like to invite all of our families to come and help decorate a float and then participate in the Homecoming Parade! Come to school at 2:30 to help our Home and School decorate our "ride" in the Parade. Dress in St. Francis shirts! We are collecting candy in the office to pass out at the parade. If you can send a bag of candy with your child, that would be awesome!!! Be at school no later than 4:00 PM to board the float for the parade. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT TO RIDE THE FLOAT. During the parade students and staff will be handing out beachballs, balloons and candy (Thank you to the Home and School for organizing this!) This is a chance for us to be together to show our St. Francis Pride and show up to be part of the Ellsworth community. Of course the culminating event is the Homecoming Game. Join your St. Francis friends to see our Ellsworth Panthers in action! I hope many of you will join us for a really fun night! CARNIVAL NEWS: Although we are not having the traditional carnival this year, we are currently working on many fun events to take place during Catholic schools week. We will continue to sell the grand raffle tickets and those will be going out to families around the end of November, hopefully before Thanksgiving break. For those of you that weren’t aware, it was decided at the end of last year to move the carnival to the fall of the year. We will have a new carnival in the fall of 2023…stay tuned! DATES TO REMEMBER: Sept. 28 - “See You At The Pole” after 8:30 Mass Sept. 28 - All School Picture and Class Pictures - Please wear blue and white Sept. 30 - EHS Homecoming Parade and Football Game Oct. 3 - St. Francis Apparel Order Due through Brush Strokes Oct 4 - 4th Grade Students receive their Bibles at Mass. Oct. 4 - Feast of St. Francis ~ Mass and Pet Blessing/School Color Day Oct. 5 - 4YK ONLY - No School (This includes all 4YK students in the district) Oct. 6 - Bring Your Bible to School Day Oct. 11 - 5th Grade - Field Trip to Nilssen’s Oct. 13 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:00 by scheduled appointment. Oct. 14 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice Oct. 18 - Picture Retake Day Oct. 21 - 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Field Trip to the MN Zoo Oct. 25 - First 5th Grade Bake Sale Oct. 28 - Harvest Breakfast and Halloween Celebration Oct. 28 - End of 1st Quarter Oct. 31 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice Nov. 1 - Beginning of 2nd Quarter - All Souls Day Mass Nov. 9 - 3rd - 5th Grade Field Trip to Feed My Starving Children Nov. 10 - Home and School Meeting (7:00pm) Nov. 23-25 - Thanksgiving Vacation May God Bless Our St. Francis Families! Thank you for your support of our students and staff. Please call or email if you have questions: 715-273-4391 or Kathy Swanson - principal@stfrancisellsworth.org
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