St. Francis of Assisi School News

Principal’s Corner Dr. Tricia Barber, Principal

Appreciation is extended to all of our families and friends who chaperoned the St. Francis School

and Parish annual tradition of St. Francis Day in the Park! It was truly a glorious day for fun and

fellowship. The St. Francis School sponsored “Cake/Dessert” Wheel was a crowd favorite at the

Sunday’s Francis Fest. The next October family activity will be the St. Francis Chili Cook-off.

Information is included in this newsletter and on the front page of the school website.

During the month of October, students in grades 1-8 will receive a lesson based on the Diocesan

Formation of Christian Chasity Program and creating a safe environment. The safety of your

children is always uppermost in our mind. All of our staff and volunteers have received the

required background checks and training. Lesson plans have been prepared for different age

groups and are available to review in our school office.

“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24

Dates to Remember

Oct. 12 ..... Mass 8:45am

Oct. 16 ..... Pizza Day

Oct. 17 ..... Middle School EDGE Field Trip

Oct. 17 ..... Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Grades K-2

Oct. 17 ..... No Hot Lunch

Oct. 19 ..... Mass 8:45am

Oct. 26 ..... Diocesan Professional Development

Day—NO SCHOOL

Oct. 27 ..... Chili Cook Off

Nov. 1 ...... All Saints Day School Mass 8:45am

Nov. 1 ...... Fall Book Fair Begins

October 9, 2018

18825 FULLER HEIGHTS ROAD, TRIANGLE, VA 22172

WWW.STFAS.ORG 703-221-3868

Thank you to all the families and business sponsors that

contributed to a wonderful Walk-A-Thon event for the

students. Monies collected for the Walk-A-Thon can be

turned in through November 1st. Reminder: all monies donated to the Walk-A-Thon are tax deductible

and count towards the annual family fundraising goal of $150. The class with most donations as of

November 1st will receive an ice cream party. Currently, grade 4 has taken the lead with grades 3 and 7

coming in a very close 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Catholic Virtue of the Month Self-Discipline

Walk-A-Thon

Children’s Christmas Choir

Calling all our young singers from grades 2 through 8! The first rehearsal for the

Saint Francis Children’s Christmas Choir will take place Sunday, November 4th in

the St. Francis Church. Performances include the Festival of Praise and Christmas

Eve. Students do not have to be part of the Select Choir to participate in the

Christmas Choir. Registration forms will be available online and at the first

rehearsal. Please contact Colleen Wells at cwells@stfrncis.org with any questions.

Mark your calendars for our annual Chili Cook-off to be

held Saturday, October 27th at 6:30 pm in the school

gymnasium! This is a fun family event with something for

everyone: children’s Halloween costume parade & contest,

pumpkin carving & decorating contest, kid activity zone,

and dessert & chili competitions! Cost is $5 per person or

$20 per family to attend.

Please return the attached flyer with payment to the

school office by Wednesday, October 24th for advance

registration. Walk-ins are welcome on October 27th.

We are looking for competitors for our chili, dessert and pumpkin competitions. If you would like to

participate and/or volunteer, please visit the SignUpGenius link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0844AEA628A75-2018

Also, included in this week’s newsletter, is the entry form for the pumpkin carving & decorating contest.

We look forward to seeing your spooky, clever, funny & imaginative creations at this event!

Chili Cook-Off

The Care for Creation Club is sponsoring a pizza day on Tuesday, October 16th.

Proceeds will be donated to Pennies for Peru. Cheese pizza will be sold for $1.50 per

slice. Please fill out the attached order form and return it to school no later than

Monday, October 15th. The Dining Facility will not serve lunch on Tuesday,

October 16th.

Pizza Day

Basketball:

Parents meeting / registration is scheduled for Thurs. Oct. 11th at 7:30pm in the dining hall.

Registration packets were sent to all families in grades 3 - 8. The packet is also on the school website:

stfas.org, click school life, then sports.

NOTICE:

You can no longer charge your sports fee to your FACTS account. Please send in a check or cash for

payment.

If payment is a concern, please let Mrs. DeVito know so that other arrangements can be made.

Cross Country:

The results for Developmental Meet 1 is on the school website. Developmental Meet 2 is scheduled for

Sat. Oct. 20th. Ribbons are awarded to the top 6 runners in each meet.

Developmental Meet 1 Results of top 6 in each grade:

Frosh: 3rd - 4th grade

Girls: Paige Everett grade 4 Time:09:56.8 Place: 1st

JV: 5th - 6th grade

Boys: John Joseph Janosek grade 6 Time: 15:03.1 Place: 6th

Girls: Brooke Ortega grade 6 Time: 15:14.1 Place: 1st

Varsity: 7th - 8th grade

Boys: Mitchell Scofield grade 7 Time: 18:49.0 Place: 6th

Girls: Sarah Dake grade 8 Time: 21:07.3 Place 5th

Sports News

Pizza Day!!!

The Care for Creation Club is sponsoring a pizza day on

Tuesday, October 16th. Proceeds will be donated to Pennies for

Peru.

Cheese pizza will be sold for $1.50 per slice. Please fill out

the bottom portion and return to St. Francis School by 8:30am

on Monday, October 15th. Please send cash or check payment

with your order form.

Please note that the cafeteria will not provide lunch on

Tuesday, October 16th.

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Return this portion

Name:

Grade:

Number of slices:

** The event will accept 6th and 7th graders (with recommendation from Mrs. Newger) along with the 8th graders.

Hackathon – November 3, 10 AM – 10 PM

Attention: All Middle School Students

The time to register for HackBI is upon us! Please, visit hackbi.org to register and for more

information. You can register expressing interest without obligation to attend, but we of course

hope that you do! If in doubt, please err on the side of registering so we know you are interested,

in general, and can add you to our mailing list.

What is a hackathon? It is normally a 24-hour coding event, where people come together, form

teams and create a project of their own design for their own purpose. The project can be created

in any programming language and the best projects include marketing (web-site, graphic design,

etc). Hackathons are mostly done at the college level, but they are also done in the industry, often

with the purpose of solving real world problems.

We have modified our hackathon to an appropriate level for High School and 8th grade students

and we are awarding prizes to winners in several categories. The award for the best High School

project is a paid internship at a tech company in Alexandria (for each member of the team, teams

can have up to 4 members). For the middle school portion of the hackathon, we have modified it

to a 12 hour event (from 10 AM to 10 PM) and we have multiple beginning workshops. At the end

of the day, students will be paired up (they choose) and will have 2 to 3 hours to come up with

their own project. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. There will also be a

keyboarding competition with one winner (They can start practicing now!).

The workshops for this year's middle school students are HTML, Python (with Finch Robots), Alice,

JavaScript, GitHub, and Photoshop. They will get to choose whether they want to participate in the

Alice workshop or the HTML Workshop and they will also choose between the PhotoShop

workshop and the JavaScript workshop. All of the middle schoolers will attend both the HTML and

the Python workshops. If you have questions, please e-mail me at hackbi@bishopireton.org. Terri

Kelly Bishop Ireton High School

** The event will accept 6th and 7th graders (with recommendation from Mrs. Newger) along with the 8th graders.

“It’s the holiday season…………………..” 6th Annual Holiday Bus Trip to NYC! Sponsored by ST FRANCIS Girl Scout Troop 18036!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2018

Depart 5:00 a.m. from commuter lot 234/US Route 1

Return midnight!

$55.00 per person/seat includes bus driver tip, door prizes, etc. **All are welcome, you do NOT need to be a Girl Scout to attend.**

Mail reservation and payment to:

Karen Hammack

3204 Antrim Circle Dumfries, Virginia 22026

Make Checks Payable to Troop 18036

Note: Tree at Rockefeller Plaza will be lit and Santa will be at Macy’s by the date of this

event!

Please complete the attached and include in the envelope with your payment!

Note: Due to the popularity of this trip and the time of the year, all reservations and payment in full is required by October 31, 2018. Thank you!

Contact info is: karen_hammack@verizon.net

**Note: Info must be completed for EACH person in your party. Please feel free to Xerox this form if needed. Print legibly, thank you.

Name: ____________________________TROOP # (if applicable) ____________ Address: __________________________ (include city, state and zip) Phone: ____________________________ Emergency contact :__________________( include name and phone number) YOUR contact number while in NYC: _________________________________ Registered Girl Scout? Yes___________ NO__________ (check one) Name: ____________________________TROOP # (if applicable) ____________ Address: __________________________ (include city, state and zip) Phone: ____________________________ Emergency contact :__________________( include name and phone number) YOUR contact number while in NYC: _________________________________ Registered Girl Scout? Yes___________ NO__________ (check one) Name: ____________________________TROOP # (if applicable) ____________ Address: __________________________ (include city, state and zip) Phone: ____________________________ Emergency contact :__________________( include name and phone number) YOUR contact number while in NYC: _________________________________ Registered Girl Scout? Yes___________ NO__________ (check one) Name: ____________________________TROOP # (if applicable) ____________ Address: __________________________ (include city, state and zip) Phone: ____________________________ Emergency contact :__________________( include name and phone number) YOUR contact number while in NYC: _________________________________ Registered Girl Scout? Yes___________ NO__________ (check one)

2018 BISHOP IRETON CHEER CLINIC

Spend an unforgettable day learning cheerleading and performing with the

2016-2018 Christian Cheerleaders of America National Grand Champion

BISHOP IRETON CHEERLEADERS

WHO: Girls 1st-8th Grade (No experience necessary!) WHEN: Saturday, October 13th 2018, 8:30 – 2:30 (Game starts at 1:00)

The Clinic concludes with a halftime performance during the Varsity Football Game

WHERE: Bishop Ireton High School Gym, 201 Cambridge Road, Alexandria, VA 22314

COST: $50 – Cost includes t-shirt, hair bow, lunch & performance at halftime with the Varsity Cheerleaders!! Bring your friends and your cameras!! Don’t miss out on this amazing experience!!

REGISTER: Register and pay online at www.bishopireton.org/cheerclinic or fill out the form below & mail to:

Bishop Ireton Cheer Clinic 201 Cambridge Rd., Alexandria VA 22314

ATTN: CHEERLEADING

Questions? - bicheerclinic@hotmail.com

COME JOIN US FOR THE FUN! Name_____________________________________________________________________________________________ School & Grade ____________________________________________________________________________________ Phone # ______________________________________ Parent email ________________________________________ Emergency Contact ______________________________________ Phone # __________________________________ Insurance Company & ID#___________________________________________________________________________ Please list any food allergies _________________________________________________________________________ T-shirt Size: YS AS Referring Cheerleader:____________________________________________________ If you wish to pay by check, please make payable to Bishop Ireton High School and write “Cheer Clinic” in the memo line.

Spots are limited – so don’t delay and sign up today!