Week At A Glance, February 24th to 28th
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February 10, 2025
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Week At A Glance, February 10th to 14th
Catholic Schools’ Week:We are Celebrating “Catholic Schools Week” from February 9th to the 13th. The Grade 1 and Grade 5 Family Mass is on February 9th at 10:30 am. Please join us. There will be light refreshments served after the Mass. All students attending are asked to show their school pride by wearing their full school uniform. Throughout the week students will be participating in activities reflecting on why we are proud to be part of a Catholic school. Each day of this week we will gather together as a school community to prayer, sing songs and learn about saints. |
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May 11, 2022
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New School Building Archive October 31 2023
#BuildSFA Update May 2022
Last week we received our “Prior- To- Letter of Notification” from the City of Vancouver which is another positive step forward. This feedback from the City provides our architectural and project team with comments and next steps for planning refinement prior to the final issuance of the school’s DEVELOPMENT PERMIT expected within the next couple of months.
The We’re Building for the Future Capital Campaign is now underway to collect pledges for the final 10% of the total project cost. We only have the final $1.5 Million out of the total $12.0 Million budget outstanding.
We are grateful to the following members of our SFA community who are a part of the Capital Campaign Committee led by Father Gino and Barbara Broughton our Capital Campaign Director:
- Paul Kingsbury
- Carla Hudson-Kam
- Glenna Pollon
- Lily Leung
- Michelle Burns
- Meri Macia
- Tom Rukavina
- Kim Ashford
The goal of our committee will be to meet individually with all the parents in our school. These meetings will help us to continue to build our SFA community; to provide parents with a more in-depth knowledge of the project and the Campaign; and to consider what they will be able to thoughtfully and proportionately pledge to the We’re Building for the Future Capital Campaign.
Please give our volunteers the courtesy of meeting with them when they contact you to schedule these visits.
The rebuilding of St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and will leave our entire neighbourhood stronger as strong and vibrant schools are a key component of strong vibrant communities.
With blessings,
Father Eugenio Aloisio
Pastor
Mrs. Anne Yam
Principal
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April 20, 2022
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New School Building Archive October 31 2023
#BuildSFA Update April 2022
We hope that you all enjoyed spring break. We are just thrilled that we were able to welcome you back with the new City of Vancouver development application signage which has been mounted to our fences. These signs are a mark of progress and an important notification to our neighbours and community that our project is proceeding. The City of Vancouver is asking for community feedback on our project, so please follow this link https://shapeyourcity.ca/870-victoria-dr and write to the City in support of our school redevelopment project. Our positive comments by next Thursday, April 14th are needed.
At the AGM meeting, we shared the news that we have now awarded the contract for our Construction Management company to Smith Bros. and Wilson who will now oversee the pre-construction engineering and budgeting process in preparation for the final tender for construction which we expect to occur in the fall. We have now also awarded contracts for our mechanical and structural consultants who went into the school during the spring-break school shut down to perform an evaluation of the existing structure to better inform the seismic upgrade process. The next steps will be to engage an envelope engineer and a code consultant.
In the meantime, we have begun our $1.5 Million Capital Campaign. We all have busy lives with multiple commitments to meet. Yet the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to contribute to a project that is so foundational such as an elementary school is rare. We have the ability to secure the future of the school for generations of children in the way that the original builders of St. Francis of Assisi provided for us today.
Please keep your door and ears open to our volunteer parents who have joined the We’re Building for the Future Capital Campaign Committee and be a part of the community that regenerates our school. This final 10% of the financing will require the commitment of our entire school and parish community and we ask each of you to consider what would be a thoughtful gift on behalf of your family, and to pray for our success.
Let us all enjoy seeing each other’s faces.
With blessings,
Father Eugenio Aloisio
Pastor
Mrs. Anne Yam
Principal
December 13, 2021
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New School Building Archive October 31 2023
#BuildSFA Update December 2021
This update finds us all in the busy pre – Christmas season. Advent is a time of waiting, a time of great hope and a season of preparation for the arrival of our Lord.
We are also waiting in the hope for a new and renewed school, and we have been busy with its preparation. Today we celebrate for we have achieved a monumental step forward. Thus far we have created a smart, financially responsible, and thoughtful plan; we have received all the approvals required by the Archdiocese; we have an approved financial plan; we have sold the convent site and now today we have submitted our Development Permit package into the City of Vancouver (COV). This is great news and another achievement in the critical path.
The Development Permit package contains the preliminary drawings for the new structure as well as reports relating to geotechnical, environmental, and potential traffic impact. The COV will take a minimum of 6 – 8 months to review this collection of reports and documents and during this process, we may be required to present further information to formal design review panels, make changes to the design based on COV staff feedback, and obtain public feedback from surrounding properties and neighbourhood groups.
While the ultimate timing will depend on the length of time that the City takes to approve our plans, our current goal is still to commence construction next fall.
While the DP progresses through the COV review, we will be preparing the team and the materials required to commence our $1.5 Million Capital Campaign. This final 10% of the financing will require the commitment of our entire school and parish community and we ask each of you to consider what would be a thoughtful gift on behalf of your family and to pray for our success.
We are Building for the Future! If you would like to be part of the team that helps secure this legacy for our children and for the coming generations, please contact any member of our teaching staff, the parish office, Barbara Broughton, or reach out to us at buildsfaschool@sfa.ca.
With warm and special blessings during the Holy Season of Advent,
Father Eugenio Aloisio
Pastor
Mrs. Anne Yam
Principal
December 2, 2021
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SFA’s Virtual Open House 2021
Explore our school from the comfort of your own home! We are excited to announce our Virtual Open House for families who wish to learn more about St. Francis of Assisi School.
September 27, 2021
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School Walkathon 2021
This year our School Walkathon will be held on Friday, October 8. Each year students from Kindergarten to Grade 7 walk to raise money in support of our school. This is our FIRST BIG fundraising opportunity since the announcement of the loan guarantee from the Archdiocese and the commencement of our development permit application with the City of Vancouver. All funds raised from this year’s Walkathon will be put towards this new school building project.
Check out the ONLINE CAMPAIGN HERE and then click on your students’ class to donate. Thank you!