Weekly Howl-3.6.23

I hope everyone enjoyed having Friday off as our faculty participated in an all-day Diocesan Teacher Education Conference. The faculty and staff began their morning with Mass, celebrated by Father Christopher, and then enjoyed breakfast together. Our sessions went throughout the day but in between we gathered for lunch. It was a wonderful opportunity for prayer, fellowship, and learning.

Today your student will be receiving an envelope to bring home as part of the National Child Identification Program. This identification kit is to be used as a safety measure and kept in a safe place at home. The kit is intended to be used, if ever needed, when working with authorities, to provide information and help reunite a missing child with their family. If you would like additional kits, please contact the School Office.

We invite you to attend our weekly School Mass on Wednesday. Please remember that parents, family, and friends should sit on the left side of the Church (Mary's side).

Wishing you a peace-filled week of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Blessings,

Andrea

Andrea Smith, M.Ed., LPC, NCC

Principal

Industriousness: Work diligently on a task. Set small goals along the way.

Our Prayer:

Dear God.

You have given me the gift of this day.

Help me to use my time well.

Amen

Open Enrollment is here! Please contact the School Office if registration forms or information is needed.

Join us on March 14 at 12:45 p.m. to view this year's 8th grade Honors Science, Science Fair projects. Parents, family, and friends are invited to come by the Family Center to look over the projects and speak with the students about their presentation.

Students should plan to get out their favorite green shirt, socks, and hat, to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Friday, March 17. Students may wear their favorite St. Patrick's Day gear with jeans or uniform bottoms. Jeans may not have any holes, rips, or tears. Tops may have a St. Patrick's Day motif or a solid holiday color. Apparel should not feature any alcohol advertising.☘️

"The Reverend Monsignor Martin T. Laughlin Scholarship Application" sponsored by the Women of St. Francis is now available to all currently enrolled SFCS students in grades PreK through 7th. This is a need-based scholarship. Please contact the School Office for an application if interested in applying. The application deadline is March 24, 2023.

Beginning January 9, the School Office will close every Monday at 3:00 p.m. for a staff meeting. Please make note of this change.

Join the St. Francis Catholic School community at St. Francis by the Sea Catholic Church for School Family Sunday Mass on the following Sundays:

March 19, 2023

April 16, 2023

May 21, 2023

We hope to see our families at each monthly Family Sunday Mass! Students should wear their Mass uniforms and dress code shoes. If your student would like to sing in the choir, please meet Mrs. Sweeney by the piano no later than 8:40 a.m. We'd love to have your student participate!

Middle school students are invited to the annual Middle School Dance. The theme, selected by the 8th grade class is "Black Tie". We look forward to hosting this fun event on campus for grades 6, 7, and 8! Tickets are $10.00 per person. Check in begins at 6:45 p.m. Lock-in will be 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Attendees should be in modest and appropriate attire. No low cut, spaghetti straps, strapless, or high slit dresses for the girls. Jackets and ties are optional for the boys but no t-shirts, jeans, or pants with holes, rips, or tears.

Save the date for our annual Grandparents/Grandfriends Day on April 5, 2023. This annual event will begin with Mass at St. Francis by the Sea Catholic Church, followed by breakfast, and tours of the campus and classrooms. Don't miss this wonderful tradition! Please be on the lookout for the SFCS Grandparents/Grandfriends Day invitation.

Tickets will go on sale soon!

Our official Facebook page is "St. Francis Catholic School". In an effort to consolidate communication, and have one central Facebook page for SFCS families to find announcements and learn about upcoming school events, the "St. Francis Families (St. Francis Catholic School, Hilton Head Island)" Facebook page is now inactive. As a reminder, the use of St. Francis Catholic School, or St. Francis by the Sea names, logos, etc., must be approved before associating any group with either name or SFCS. We appreciate your cooperation and partnership with this important policy and ask you to contact Mrs. Smith for school related requests, and the SFBTS Parish office for church related requests. Please join our school Facebook page! (scroll down to the bottom of the newsletter and click on link)

The School Calendar for 2023-2024 is now available! Please click on the link below to view:

Kindergarten had a literacy inspired week, celebrating Dr. Seuss and his birthday. The students learned through many fun-filled activities centered around the author and enjoyed a plate of "green eggs and ham".

The first-grade students completed a STEM challenge making towers from solo cups and card stock. What creative thinkers we have as evident by the different towers they built! Way to go first grade!

The students started their time at Bake Club by eating freshly made pasta. Our friends, Joy Bott and Terri Grieco, showed the students how to make perfect pasta dough from scratch! All bakers went home with freshly made pasta to share with their family!

This past Saturday was the last day for the SFCS Basketball Development Program which was coordinated by Coach Weaver. Thank you to Coach Weaver, the middle school students, and the volunteers who assisted with this year's program. We hope all the students learned new skills and continued to work on the skills they already knew. We look forward to next year's program!

SFCS is excited to have our inaugural co-ed golf team this season! We are grateful for the opportunity to add golf to our athletic program.

3/2 @ HHCA – 4G / 5B

3/6 @ Lowcountry Montessori – 4G / 5:15B - 12 Lupo Drive Beaufort Sc Meadowbrook Baptist Church

3/9 @ Calvary Day – 4G / 5:15B

3/14 @ JPII – 4G / 5B

3/16 @ Lowcountry Montessori – 4G / 5:15B - 12 Lupo Drive Beaufort Sc Meadowbrook Baptist Church

3/21 @ Bolden – 4G/ 5:15B

3/23 @ Cross – 4G / 5B

3/28 @ HHP – 4G / 5B

3/30 @ HHCA – 4G / 5B

4/17 @ JPII – 4G / 5B

4/18 @ Bolden – 4G / 5:15B

4/20 @ Cross – 4G / 5B

4/24-4/27 - Middle School Championships @ Cross

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

If you would like to be a part of the FSA community, please contact fsa.sfcs@gmail.com to learn how you may get involved!

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The Lowcountry Alliance for Healthy Youth is sponsoring a Community Forum on Child/Adolescent Mental Health and Wellness on March 27 at Bluffton High School Auditorium. Please see details below.

Email: school@sfcshhi.com
Website: sfcshhi.com
Location: 45 Beach City Rd, HHI, SC 29926
Phone: 843-681-6501
Facebook: facebook.com/sfcshhi