From the Principal's Office
Dear Parents and Guardians,
It is such a blessing to have all our students in school and adjusting to a new school year. This week, with the arrival of our PK and Kindergarten students, our school is full of energy and enthusiasm. We wish all our students, teachers and families a most blessed school year!
With the start of the school year comes some learning curves and kinks that need to be straightened out and resolved. I am speaking specifically about morning drop off, afternoon carline and buses. This morning, we had a traffic moderator assisting with moving lanes in morning drop off. I hope that everyone was able to follow the basic order of operations with drop off. We have staff and student helpers on hand to assist students to disembark from the vehicle and walk into school. You can help by staying in the car and having the students ready. For afternoon carline, make sure to stay in your lane and have your car number posted in the dash area of your car. Make sure your child knows who is picking up and their carline number. On our end, teachers will see the car numbers as they are being called and will be posting them on their smart boards so that students can see the number as well as hear it being called. Regarding any bus issue, please be patient and notify Mrs. St. John of any specific concerns. Thank you for your help. This usually resolves within a week or two and the processes of drop off and pick up run much more smoothly.
This week our school will be offering Back to School Nights, which is an opportunity for parents to meet teachers and learn more about classroom organization and processes. On Wednesday evening, parents of students in grades 1-5 will be meeting in the classrooms beginning at 7:00 PM. There will be two sessions offered on Wednesday evening; session one at 7:00 PM and session two at 7:30 PM. On Thursday evening, parents of students in grade 6 will meet in the Large Hall for a general orientation meeting for middle school beginning at 6:30 PM. Parents of students in grades 7 and 8 will meet in the Large Hall at 7:30 for a session with all middle school teachers. Back to school sessions are intended to be general in nature, not to address individual parent concerns. Parent/teacher conferences will be scheduled at the beginning of November.
This afternoon, our students in grades 3-8 participated in a Reconciliation Prayer Service followed by the sacrament of reconciliation. On Friday, our students will celebrate the Opening of School Mass with Father Weber at 9:30 AM. Please join us if your schedule permits.
Next Friday, September 20, our Home and School Association will be sponsoring a Back-to-School Ice Cream Social and Gift Card Bingo. Please see today’s newsletter for more information. We would also like to give a big shout out to the Home and School for helping fund the water fountain project.
I would like to thank all our parents and guardians for your cooperation and support as we begin a new school year! By working together, we can ensure a more successful experience for our students!
Sincerely Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Haggerty
Breakfast & Hot Lunch
All students who ordered hot lunch must come up to get their lunch. Those students who signed up for hot lunch, especially for all year, but are not coming up to claim their hot lunch will be removed from the hot lunch order. If there are any changes to your child's lunch order for the day (e.g. opted to pack lunch and does not wish to take the ordered hot lunch, would like to take hot lunch because there was no lunch packed, etc.), your child must let Mrs. Prasse know during breakfast service, before 8:00 AM, to inform her of the changes.
October Orders
The October breakfast/lunch order form and menus will be available on our website tomorrow. Please complete the order form by Monday, October 16. If you indicated an all year lunch order for your student in the September form, you do not need to complete any other lunch order form unless there are changes.
DO: Say goodbyes in the car while waiting
Give hugs, say goodbyes and reminders while you wait. Have the students ready to leave the vehicle.
DO: Unbuckle seatbelts while waiting
It will reduce waiting time for all when students are ready to exit the vehicle.
DO: Stay in your lane and wait for your turn
It is a first-in, first-out procedure. Please stay in your car lane and not switch lanes. If your child has exited your vehicle but the vehicle in front of you still needs to be unloaded, please stay in line and DO NOT overtake the vehicle in front of you.
DO: Enter & Exit School Grounds from Trenton Rd.
Apple St. is reserved for buses. Cars should not be entering or leaving school grounds from Apple St. during school hours.
DO: Give us a thumbs up if you are ready to go
Help our staff know whether your car is loaded and ready to leave the parking lot! Give us thumbs up if you are ready to go or a thumbs down if you are not ready.
DO: Wait for direction from staff member
For the safety of students and staff, please wait for direction from a staff member BEFORE PULLING OUT OF YOUR LANE
Book Club is BACK!
We are open to students grades 2nd through 8th and permission slips are in the Little Library as well as included below for your convenience. Students will be placed in sections according to grade and our first meeting will be in October (date to follow). If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Miss Brittany! brittany.konen@hfrcs.org
RETURNING MEMBERS: PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SUBMIT A NEW PERMISSION SLIP FOR THIS YEAR.
St. Frances Cabrini
Monsignor Michael Magee, Weekend Assistant
View the Parish Weekly Bulletin.
Mass Schedule:
- Monday-Saturday: 9:30 AM
- Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM
- Sunday: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM
- Holy Days: 6:30 AM, 12 Noon, 7:00 PM (except January 1st which follows a Sunday Mass schedule)
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 4:15-5:15 PM or by appointment
Daily Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saint Joseph Chapel
Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
Sunday: 12:30 PM–8:00 PM
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