Week At A Glance, September 14th to 18th

Monday, September 14th, 2026: 

• Full Day for Kindergarten students

Tuesday, September 15th, 2026:

• First Cross Country Practice at Lunch

Wednesday, September 16th, 2026:

• Hot Lunch Starts

Thursday, September 17th, 2026:

• Cross Country Practice at 7:45 am at Templeton (Students will be walked back to school with the teacher)
• Meet the Teacher Night at the school 6:45 pm (Parents Only – mandatory meeting, at least one parent must attend)

Friday, September 18th, 2026:

• School Mass 9:15 am (Staff)
• Early Dismissal 2:00 pm

Saturday, September 19th, 2026: Work Bee 8:30 am

Absences and Late Notes: 
Please email the office at office@sfaschool.ca if you child will be away from school, has an appointment or will be late or leaving early.

Parking Around the School: 
Please be kind and DO NOT PARK in RESIDENT ONLY parking at anytime. These spaces are reserved for the residents in our neighbourhood. Please arrive early and park and walk your child to the school.

SFA Walkathon: 
WALK ROUTE:  to and from Trout Lake

TARGET: $29 000 ($2000 more than last year)

GOAL (WHAT ARE WE WALKING FOR?): Gym equipment 

WEEKLY PRIZES

• Top Prize for one class each week (class that brings in the most pledges)

• Possibilities:  fruit snacks, popcorn, popsicles, extra recess

Walkathon Launch Assembly:  September 14 (@ 2:30 pm) The Walkathon links will go live on September 14th.

Week 1:  week of September 14 (Top Class announced September 21)

Week 2:  week of September 21  (Top Class announced September 28)

Week 3:  week of September 28  (Top Class announced October 2)

Week 4:  week of October 2 (Top Class announced October 8)

Walkathon Prize Assembly – October 16, 2026 @ 2:00 pm

TOP STUDENT PRIZES

• Any student who raises over $200 by the end of the Walkathon will have their names put in a draw to win cool prizes 

GRAND PRIZES

• Top 3 families:  preferential seating @ Christmas concert plus snack pack 

• Top Class:  their choice of field trip

• School prize (if goal reached):  Dance party or fun and games in the park

School Uniform: 
Requirements of the school uniform:

• SHOES:  students are permitted to wear black shoes or all-black runners. Shoes must be entirely black, including soles, laces, and logos, with no visible markings or colours. 
• SOCKS:  Girls are permitted to wear navy blue knee high socks/tights in the Winter and Boys are permitted to wear navy blue socks ; Boys and Girls are permitted to wear navy ankle-socks or navy knee high socks with the Summer Uniform
• PANTS:  pants are to be kept in good condition (no holes/frays)
• KILT/SKORT:  to be worn no higher than 2 inches above the knee
• MAKE-UP: Girls may wear only clear nail polish or lip balm. No other nail polish or make-up is permitted.

Please write your child’s name on all items you send to school. You can order name tags through Mabel’s Labels. https://sfaschool.ca/mabels-labels-fundraising/

OnVolunteer Portal: 
Just a note that the OnVolunteer portal has gone through a refresh over the summer. Some of the user spaces are a bit easier to use, but unfortunately this has wiped our data. Jeremy – thank you!!- is working to upload parent names and I’m re-inputting activities. It is taking longer than anticipated.

We hope to have this done in the next week or so and I will send out a new ‘how to’ guide in the next couple of weeks. As some parents are asking about tracking hours could we include something like the following in today’s school  email?
Thanks!
Marta 

Parent Participation – OnVolunteer Update
A note to parent volunteers, our tracking portal, OnVolunteer has  gone through a system upgrade and will be online shortly. We anticipate instructions and sign in information to be shared with everyone in the next couple of weeks. Until then, please keep track of your hours manually. Thank you and apologies for the inconvenience. 

If you have any questions related to the portal or any other parent participation related topics  please do not hesitate to reach out Marta (Bea’s mom) who is our parent participation coordinator   at  parentparticipation@sfaschool.ca. 

SFA Accessibility Survey: 
St. Francis of Assisi School is seeking information from our school community about any barriers that may hinder the participation of people with physical, sensory, mental, intellectual, or cognitive impairment in the life of our school. Your input will help us in the continued development of our St. Francis of Assisi Accessibility Plan.  Parents, please click on the link to fill in this survey no later than Monday, September 14, 2026. Thank you for your cooperation!
SFA ACCESSIBILITY SURVEY LINK

Hot Lunch Program: 
SFA’s hot lunch program is run by Fuel Catering. Please see attached the details on setting up an account an ordering. All hot lunches are ordering directly through the Munch A Lunch site. Please note: When a student is away on the hot lunch day the lunch will be kept in the fridge for the following day. Please click to order. Hot Lunch Program.

Before & After School Club Policies:
Please see the attached file will details on the before and after school club. Families planning to use the club please read through the policy. 

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

UPCOMING DATES:

Sep 21st – Grade 6’s at Camp Sasamat for the day, Fun Run with OLS at Callister Park 9:00 am to Noon

Sep 22nd – St. Mary’s Cross Country Meet moved to September 29th

Sep 23rd – PEC Meeting 6:30 pm

Sep 24th – Cross Country Practice at Templeton at 7:45 am

Sep 25th – Rosary (Grade 7) 

Sep 29th – St. Mary’s Cross Country Meet at Memorial South Park,  National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Prayer Service (Catholic Outreach), Orange Shirt (Student may wear an orange shirt with their uniform bottom)

Sep 30th – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – NO SCHOOL

Oct 1st – Winter Uniform Begins

Oct 2nd – Feast Day Mass (Grade 4), Early Dismissal at 2:00 pm

Oct 3rd – Pet Blessing 10:00 am at Church Garden, Commissioning Mass at 5:00 pm, Reception to follow at Villa Amato Ballroom

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