Saint Francis Upper Newsletter April 21, 2017

Upcoming Events Fri., Apr. 21st 8th grade Promotion Papers due back to SFU. They were mailed March 10th. Fri., Apr. 21st Progress 4 Fri., Apr. 21st 8:15 a.m. 8th grade in charge of liturgy Form attached. Tue., April 25th & Fri., April 28th 2:00 p.m. 8th grade course registration @ BCCHS for Freshman year. Wed., Apr. 26th 11:00 1:45 SFU BBQ and Talent Show. Wed., Apr., 26th 2:00 p.m. Early Out Teacher PIR Fri., Apr. 28th St. Francis Furniture Fridays The last day of each month for the 2016 -17 school year will be a jeans day. Bring in a monetary donation for furniture and wear your jeans. Fri., Apr. 28th 8:15 a.m. 7th grade in charge of liturgy Sat., Apr. 29th SFU Fly Fishing Trip See Mr. Ramlow or Mr. Rumph for details. Mon., May 1st Fri., May 26th MAPS testing window. Tue., May 2nd 8th grade English/Language Arts MAPS Testing. Tue., May 2nd-4th 7/8 MAPS Math Testing Wed., May 3rd Can of Food & Jeans Day Bring a can of food. Wed., May 3rd 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Sports physicals @ BCCHS Stop by the SFU office for the forms. Thr., May 4th 8th grade English/Language Arts MAPS Testing.

Fri., May 5th 8:15 a.m. 6th grade in charge of liturgy Fri., May 5th 12:45 2:45 p.m. SFU Career Day No Electives for 6th 8th Fri., May 5th 5:30 p.m. Mayfair Family Fun Night/Carnival/Auction @ the Holiday Inn Convention Center Sat., May 6th 5:00 p.m. Mayfair Gala Dinner/Auction @ the Holiday Inn Convention Center Tue., May 9th & Wed., May 10th 6th grade Reading MAPS Testing. Tue., May 9th 8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 8th grade Retreat @ St. Pius Students will be bussed from SFU to Pius IX. Lunch will be provided. Students will be bussed back to SFU by 2:30 p.m. Tue., May 9th 7:00 p.m. SFU Spring Concert @ BCCHSRalph Nelles Center Thr., May 11th 6th grade Science MAPS Testing. Thr., May 11th 10:30 a.m. SFU Spring Band Concert @ SFI Fuddruckers for lunch Return by 1:00 p.m. Fri., May 12th 8:15 a.m. Catholic Daughter Awards 8th grade in charge of liturgy Fri., May 12th 6:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. 7th grade trip to Butte $40.00 Arrive back at SFU around 10:00 p.m. Sat., May 13th 7:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Masterlube Day @ Downtown location for BCS. Mon, May 15 & Tue., May 16th 7th grade MAPS Reading Testing. Tue., May 16th & Wed., May 17th 6th grade MAPS Math Testing. Wed., May 17th Jeans Day Bring an item for St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen. Fri., May 19th 8:15a.m. Peace Awards Mrs. Dow in charge of liturgy Tue., May 23rd Last day of electives for 8th grade Tue., May 23rd & Wed., May 24th 6th grade Language MAPS Testing. Wed., May 24th 8th grade check-out & locker cleaning Wed. May May 24th 1:45 2:50 p.m. Thr., May 25th 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 8th Grade Fun Day @ The Boys & Girls Club, 505 Orchard Lane - on the South Side Lunch will be provided. Students are responsible for their transportation to and from the club. Parents, please pick up students at 2:00 p.m. sharp. Supervision will not be provided after that time. Fri., May 26th St. Francis Furniture Fridays The last day of each month for the 2016 -17 school year will be a jeans day. Bring in a monetary donation and wear your jeans. Fri., May 26th 8:15 a.m. 7th grade in charge of liturgy Fri., May 26th 9:30 11:00 a.m. 6th grade Greek Olympics & Wax Museum @ SFU Mon., May 29th Memorial Day No School Tue., May 30th 6:00 p.m. Tue., May 30th 7:00 p.m.

Tue., May 30st Last day of electives for 6th & 7th grade Wed., May 31st 6th & 7th grade checkout & Clean up Thr., June 1st 8:10 11:30 a.m. Continue clean up. Noon 2:30 p.m. picnic @ Pioneer Park Fri., Jun. 2nd 9:00 a.m. K-7 Mass @ TBA Location Bus departs at 8:30 a.m. Jun., 2nd Term 4 / Sem 2 Report cards will be mailed home. Mon, July 17th Wed., July 19th Ram Youth Football camp @ Colton Field for grades 1-8. See attached registration form for more information. Athletic Events: TR -7/8 Track Thr., Apr. 27th 9:00 a.m. 7th/8th Track @ Skyview Bus departs @ 7:30 a.m. Thr., May 4th 3:00 p.m.. 7th/8th Track @ Laurel Bus departs @ 7:00 a.m.

Sports Physicals for 2017 -18 BCS and Dr. Elliott will be providing sports physicals @ BCCHS on Wednesday, May 3rd from 1:00 4:00 p.m. Blank physical and concussion forms will be sent home. Both forms will need to be signed (check front & back), returned along with $25 to the SFU office by Monday, May 1st. This physical will cover all school sports for the 2017-18 school year. Please make checks to BCS. There will not be a make-up day. A Note From Nurse Annie I hope you all had a Happy Easter! He is Risen! Take time this week to reflect on this and how you can continue to grow your relationship with God. Also, I will be teaching the Reproductive System to 6, 7 and 8 graders over the next few weeks. If you have any questions, please contact me. Have a safe and healthy week. Nurse Annie Scrip News AMC gift cards now work at the Shiloh 14 Theater. The cards are $25 and earn your family 8% contribution. Order yours today!

Bussing Request Form If you are interested in bussing for the 2017 -18 school year, please visit the BCS website and choose the Bussing Information tab under Admissions. Bussing areas will be expanded in 2017-18. Please submit a bussing request form if you are interested in bussing, but have been unable to utilize the system in past years because of your location. Cost and bussing options are also available on the website. Career Day

2:45 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to hear from several guest speakers presenting mini -workshops for our students and providing information about their particular career(s). Mayfair Baskets students of their choice of activity or adventure project. If you are interested as a classroom parent to donate your

titles: Mrs. Dow Sports Activities Ms. Strizich Rocky Cross Mr. Ramlow Four Seasons of Fun Ms. Steppler Movie Night Mrs. Gray Grand Escape Mr. Rumph BBQ Basket Mrs. Landry T-Shirt Quilt Mr. Hope Mug Shots Mr. Bethurem Coffee Gift Basket

8TH GRADE PROMOTION SLIDESHOW I need your photos! Maribeth Haynes would like photos from school years, even if your son/daughter did not always attend St. Francis. My goal is to include every 8 th grader in the promotion slideshow and in order to accomplish this I need your help. I can be reached at mb.haynes@me.com or 690-4542. Please provide me with the following: *3 -5 yearbook (LifeTouch) photos (from grades Kindergarten and up) *5 -15 (or more!) Group and/or individual photos of your 8 th GRADE STUDENTS from SCHOOL events/functions over the years (First Communion/Eucharist, classroom parties, field trips, team sports, plays, etc.) *Group photos are impor-tant as other parents may not have ANY, resulting in their child appearing less in the slideshow.* CAVEAT: I am NOT NO baby/toddler pictures. They will not be used. I only want photos of our 8th Photos including school personnel and/or your parish priest are welcome , however. FORMAT: Digital photos only. If you need to scan physical photos, please save as: JPG, TIFF, PNG, or PSD. No GIF please. WHEN: Please have photo CD turned into Kelly Fallang by Monday, May 1st.

Parents, Students and Staff Thank you for being so generous in donating supplies during Lent. We were able to

The Yellowstone County Animal Shelter was very excited to get new and gently used items! 6th Grade Greek Olympics Schedule Friday, May 26th 8:15 9:10 a.m. Mass 9:20 11:20 a.m. Greek Olympics Start 11:20 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Cold Lunch ( kids bring sack lunch) 12:15 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Students prepare for Wax Museum 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Wax Museum is open No Electives 2:00 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Ice Cream Social

Hello Parents of all Classes The Class of 2017 Ram Jam Decoration Committee is in need of supplies for decorations. Now is a great time to clean out your drawers and see if you have any of the following supplies, keys-all shapes and sizes, padlocks, pocket watches, wrist watches, clocks, stop watches, fans -working or nonworking - table or floor -big or small, old leather belts, old typewriters, steering wheels, steel/metal tire frames -like bicycles or tractors, chains-bicycle, chain-link, cogs, gizmos, propellers, electric gauges, anything, metal or plastic, can be rusty, unique shapes, larger fabric scraps such as tulle, burlap, gossamer, and thin wire. If you have any of these supplies that you no longer want please contact Darcie Huppert via email at dhuppert31@bresnan.net . If you are a Senior parent and would like to help with decorations, please contact

We will be starting soon with painting, cutting, gluing. Let me know if you have a particular night that works for you, or if you are more easily available on the weekend, or if you can meet during the day. Then a list of different dates and times will be compiled to accommodate those who wish to help. Once we get started there may even be things you can take home and work on during your own time. Junior parents are also welcome to help as

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671-3082. Thanks so much! Good Afternoon Billings Catholic School Parents, Billings Catholic Schools has been blessed and will be receiving additional ACE scholarships in the 2017-2018 school year. The ACE Scholarship Program awards up to $3,000 for Central students and up to $2,000 for Saint Francis stu-dents. To be eligible families must qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program. Below is the chart for the 17-18 school year:

ACE Scholarship Applications Spots are limited and we recommend eligible families apply as soon as possible. The application due date is April 17th. If your child is already an ACE scholarship recipient, you should receive your renewal application in the mail shortly.

Kaitlin Overton, CPA Finance Officer Billings Catholic Schools Currently enrolled families who refer a new student to BCS who enrolls and attends our school in 2017 -18 will receive a $250 tuition allowance! If you know of a friend or family member who would like more informa-tion about BCS, please email kharris@billingscatholicschools.org or call 406.867.8043. Scholarship applications can be found by clicking the link below, at the BCS Foundation office, or at any BCS office. The application deadline is May 12, 2017. Only complete applications will be accepted. Applicants will be screened for eligibility, and award winners selected by the BCS Scholarship Committee in a blind review. Recipients will be notified by mail on or before June 1, 2017. Scholarship recipients will be required to submit a handwritten thank you note to the donor, in ca re of the BCS Foundation, by August 1st, 2017 or risk having the scholarship revoked. With questions or for more information needed, please call Nikki at the BCS Foundation office at 252-0252 or email Nikki at nburke@billingscatholicschools.org. Apply For Scholarship

Summer Art Academy will be held from June 5th 9th on the campus of Rocky Mountain College. This camp is for young artists ages 8-14. The kids will choose their own classes along with enjoying some swimming at the Fortin Cen-ter. There will be guest artists daily. On Friday, June 9th, at 3:30, there will be an open studio for family and friends. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR BCS BUSINESS SPONSORS! http://www.billingscatholicschools.org/wp -content/uploads/BCSBusinessDirectory.pdf BUS INFORMATION West End Route: Arnie Flores 672-6422 Heights Route: Jim Flynn 647-4309 BCS Bus Coordinator: Phyllis 252-0997

Household Size Annual Income

1 $21,978

2 $29,637

3 $37,296

4 $44,955

5 $52,614

6 $60,273

7 $67,951

8 $75,647

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