Week At A Glance, October 6th to 10th

Monday, October 6th, 2025:

• Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Practice 7:45 am at the school
• Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball practice at the school 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Tuesday, October 7th, 2025:

• Grade 5 & 6 Girls Volleyball Practice at the school 7:45 am 
• Grade 5 Girls Volleyball Game at Holy Cross at lunch
• Living Rosary (Grade 2) at the Church Hall 12:45 pm
• Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice at the school 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025:

• Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Practice at the school 7:45 am
• Hot Lunch
• Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball practice at the school 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Thursday, October 9th, 2025:

• Grade 5 & 6 Girls Volleyball Practice at the school 7:45 am 
• Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Game at OLS at lunch
• Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice at the school 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Friday, October 10th, 2025:

• SFA WALKATHON 
• Noon Dismissal 
• After School Club Noon to 3:00 pm

Walkathon 2025 Update:

The Grade Seven Class have raised the most money this week and have won the weekly class prize.

To date we have raised $21,331.00. Please continue collecting pledges from family and friends. Every donation, no matter the size will help us reach our goal of $27,000.00. Go Wolves Go!

https://sfaschool.ca/sfa-walkathon/  

Parent, Teacher & Student Conferences: 
Parent, Teacher & Student Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 23rd from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. There will be no regular classes on this day.

Please note there was some incorrect information in the last Week at a Glance regarding Parent-Teacher Conferences. 
For parents that have children in Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3, it will be a Parent-Teacher conference only, no children are to be present during the conference. For parents that have children in Grades 4, 5, 6 and 7, students are to be present during the Conferences and dressed in their school uniform.

This year all appointments will be booked online, using the https://portal.onvolunteers.com/login.aspx?s=sfa.van 

All parents have access to this site. Please check the portal before October 2nd, to make sure you have access to the site. The default password is set to SFA1234 and your login is the email address you’ve provided to the school. If you haven’t received your login, please reach out to Jeremy Neese at onvolunteer@sfaschool.ca. The portal will go live at 8:00 am on October 2nd. Please note this is a first come first serve basis. Parents are responsible for booking their own appointments.

Rainy Weather and our School Building
Good news!  Even with the recent deluge of rain we received, the inside of our school building remained dry!  This is due to the waterproof seal that was placed alongside the outside of the building this summer.  A big thanks to our painters who provided us with the seal.

Day Camp available October 24, 2025
Friday, October 24, 2025 is a Professional Development Day for our staff. On this date a day camp, run by Mrs. Chavez and Ms. Nardulli is available. The day camp will run between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm. There are limited spaces available for this camp. Stay tuned for an email sign up form to go out on Sunday, October 5, 2025. Thank you!

Halloween and Saint Dress Up Days
Your children are very lucky this year!  Students have the opportunity to dress up TWICE within a week.  This year students can come dressed in a Halloween costume on October 31, 2025.  Please note Halloween costumes must reflect the values of our Catholic school and so, no violent costumes, no weapons, no gore/blood.  Masks can be worn for picture taking only (cannot be worn during the rest of the day).  And, no revealing costumes are permitted.  Students who wear costumes that are not appropriate for an elementary school setting will be asked to change into their regular school uniform.

We are also pleased to announce that students can dress up as their favourite saint or holy hero from the Bible on Monday, November 3, 2025 (in honour of All Saints Day).  More information about these dress up days will be communicated in the coming weeks!

Rain and Colder Weather:
Please remember to send your child to school with a jacket everyday. If it is raining lightly students will be staying outside before the morning bell and during recess and lunch. 

School Calendar:
Please click on the link for the school calendar.  https://sfaschool.ca/calendar/

Book Fair:
The scholastic book fair will be on October 20th to the 23rd in the library. All students will have an opportunity to visit the book fair with their class during the week. Students  must accompany by their parents during the parent/teacher/student conferences. 

Morning Drop Off: 
Reminder – Morning Drop Off: a friendly reminder that students are not to be dropped off before 8:15 am as supervision does not officially begin until 8:15 am. Students who are dropped off before 8:15 am will be charged an automatic Before School Club fee. Thank you for understanding and cooperation.

Interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith?
Beginning the first Wednesday in December, Father Lucca will lead RCIA classes at the parish for any adult interested in learning more about the Catholic faith or who is interested in becoming a full member of the Catholic Church.  RCIA classes will be held from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm.  If you would like more information please contact the parish office at 604-255-8855.  Thank you.

Grade 7 Pizza Lunch Fundraiser
To make things even simpler we are giving parents the opportunity to order Grade 7 Fundraising pizza lunches for their children for the entire First Term (October – December) by clicking HERE!

Families can order for all available Term 1 lunches or just treat your child to one or two lunches this term – your choice.

Thank you in advance for your support for this important Grade 7 Fundraising endeavour!

TERM 1 PIZZA LUNCH LINK

SFA Instagram Page! Follow us on our new Instagram page @sfavancouver to keep up to date on all the news.

2025 – 2026 School Application:
We are accepting applications for the 2025 – 2026 school year. Please forward the attached application package to any family and friends.

UPCOMING DATES:

Oct 13th – NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING DAY

Oct 14th – Grade 5 & 6 Girls Volleyball Practice at 7:45 am, Grade 6 Girls Volleyball Game at Holy Cross at lunch, Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice at 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Oct 15th – Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Practice at 7:45 am, Kindergarten Hearing Tests, Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Game at St. Joseph’s at lunch, Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Oct 16th – Grade 5 & 6 Girls Volleyball Practice at 7:45 am, Grade 7 Pizza Lunch Fundraiser, Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice at 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm, PEC Meeting @ 6:30 pm

Oct 17th – School Mass (Grade 6) 9:15 am ($2.00 Mass Collection for our Foster Child) 

Oct 18th – Work Bee 8:30 am

Oct 19th – SFA Sponsor Mass 10:30 am

Oct 20th – Oct 23rd – Book Fair in the library

Oct 23rd – Parent, Teacher, Student Conferences (No Regular Classes Today)

Oct 24th – PRO-D-DAY – NO SCHOOL

Oct 28th – Individual and Class Photos (All students to be dressed in full school winter uniform)

Oct 31st – Halloween, Costumes allowed, Pumpkin Day K to Grade 3

GRADE 7 FAMILIES:  Saturday, November 8, 2025 – Spirit Day (all-day event for students in preparation for Confirmation)

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