Weekly Howl-3.27.23

Happy Monday!

Today the students in grades 2nd through 8th will sit for the ARK (Assessment of Religious Knowledge) test. This is a computer-generated assessment on religious knowledge which will take 25-35 minutes depending on the grade level. Last year, the Diocese piloted the assessment in select schools and implemented the assessment this year throughout all the Diocesan schools.

Thank you to those who completed the parent survey. Exactly 50% of our families participated in the short survey. I am grateful for your comments shared which are helpful when planning for the 2023.2024 academic year. For those who commented on the need for parent-teacher conferences, those dates have already been released in the Master Calendar for 2023.24. Please scroll down to the "2023.24 Calendar" feature and click on the link.

On Friday we will have our 3rd Quarter Awards Presentation. Parents, family, and friends are invited to attend. The presentation will begin at 2:00 p.m.

The campus is busy preparing for Grandparents/Grandfriends Day on April 5. We are looking forward to welcoming this very special group to our Church and school. More information and details will be communicated later this week.

We have upped up the number of tickets for sale for the Salty Dog Sunset Cruise on April 29. Please be sure to purchase your tickets soon as they are limited. Please scroll down to the information on this event for details and the link.

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

Blessings,

Andrea

Andrea Smith, M.Ed., LPC, NCC

Principal

Patience: Bearing present difficulties calmly.

Our Prayer:

Dear God,

Let Your grace enter this moment so that I may not lose my patience.

Amen

This calendar is subject to change. Please check this space weekly.

• Monday, March 27 - ARK Testing - grades 2-8 ✝️
• Tuesday, March 28 - Baking Club - cancelled for this week 🧁
• Wednesday, March 29 - School Mass - 10:00 a.m. 🙏
• Friday, March 31 - Q3 Awards Presentation - 2:00 p.m.; Mercy Mission Easter Food Drive Ends
• Monday, April 3 - Gardening Club - after school 🌻
• Tuesday, April 4 - Bake Club - after school 🧁
• Wednesday, April 5 - Grandparents/Grandfriends Day! - early student dismissal ❤️
• Sunday, April 9 - Easter Sunday! ✝️
• Thursday, April 6 - Sunday, April 16 - Spring Break 🌞
• Sunday, April 16 - School Family Mass - St. Francis by the Sea - 9:00 a.m. 🙏
• Monday, April 17 - School resumes 🍎
• Tuesday, April 18 - FSA Meeting - 8:15 a.m. 📆
• Wednesday, April 19 - - Spring MAP Testing begins - grades K-8 📊
• Friday, April 29 - Salty Dog Sunset Cruise ⛵

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

SFCS is hosting an Easter Food Drive for the Mercy Mission in Hardeeville, through March 31. Please consider donating:

boxed cereal

canned fruit

non-refrigerated milk (boxed)

There will be a table set up in the School Foyer for the collection of these items. Thank you for supporting this Easter Food Drive!

Please plan to attend our Q3 Awards Presentation on March 31, beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the gym. Parents, guardians, family, and friends are invited to attend.

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

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!

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! Invitations have been sent. Thank you to those who have RSVP'd, if you have not yet RSVP'd, please do so soon. We look forward to welcoming you to our campus!

On Saturday, April 29 we will be setting sail on the Salty Dog Sunset Cruise! All proceeds from the cruise will go directly to the St. Francis Catholic School Annual Fund. The cruise will feature: passed hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, live music, beautiful sunset and dolphin views, and a drawing for gift baskets. Purchase your tickets by clicking on this link: https://sfcshhi.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/4?access_code=b5d811f95ce9f78f279d765be97525c5293165bf

Tickets are limited, so purchase yours today!

We need your help with donations for the themed gift baskets! Please click on the link below to sign up for a donation. All donations may be dropped off to the school office and must be in on or before Friday, April 21. https://signupgenius.com/

Thank you for your continued support! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Megan Drescher, meganmdrescher@gmail.com

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:

This past week, Mrs. Wolfkiel's 3rd Grade Class teamed up with Mrs. Burke's Pre-K class for our Reading Buddies program! The 3rd Grade enjoyed reading to the Pre-K students.

Mrs. Brewster’s 5th Grade Religion Class has learned about the graces received through the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirt:

Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord.

The 7th grade science class recently studied the human body. Part of the unit involves measuring specific parts of a human and calculating the relationship between the two. For example, forensic scientists found that the relationship between the length of the arm span is very close to the height of an individual. This information can be used to determine both measurements even when scientists do not have data for a direct measurement for both. Students did a great job in acting as forensic scientists and found that their measurements were largely in agreement with the standards set by forensic scientists despite the fact that we had a much smaller data sample than forensic data bases.

The students in Bake Club participated in a Bake Off. The judges were Fr. Christopher and Mrs. Smith. The students worked hard to get the perfect tasting and best looking cookie. Since the students wanted to eat their creations, Fr. Christopher and Mrs. Smith were only able to judge the best looking cookie. Twenty of the best looking cookies were selected, then the cookie field was trimmed down to 10 cookies. From there, the top four best looking cookies were selected. Congratulations to the following students:

1st Place: Emma K.

2nd Place: Claire O.

3rd Place: Addison

4th Place: Logan

The students celebrated by eating their cookies! 🍪

The SFCS Golf team hosted Riverview on Tuesday at the beautiful Sea Pines Country Club. The teams played a 6-hole, 2-man scramble format. It was a nail biter…as the Saint Francis Wolves won their inaugural golf match by a team score of 93 to 94.

Congratulations to the Top SFCS team of Eleanor Breland and Liam Fisher who finished with team low score of 29!

All the golfers from both teams did an amazing job and had a blast! A big thanks to all of our parent volunteers with helping the kids on the course throughout the round, bringing snacks, and getting the kids to the course ready and on time. Congrats to Coaches O’Rourke and Tylus on a job well done!!

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!

The FSA will meet on Tuesday, April 18 at 8:15 a.m. in the lunchroom, to discuss Teacher Appreciation Week and the end of year happenings. Please plan to join us!

https://www.facebook.com/sfcshhi

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