Catholic Schools Week & Week At A Glance, February 2nd to 6th

Monday, February 2nd, 2026:

• Catholic Schools Week – Celebrate Our Parents
• Grade 5, 6 & 7 Girls Basketball Practice at St. Joseph’s School at 7:30 am, Students Will Be Bussed Back to School 
• Grade 4’s Snowshoeing

Tuesday, February 3rd 2026:

• Catholic Schools Week – Celebrate Our Community – please bring in a can of soup

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026:

• Catholic Schools Week – Celebrate Our Students
• Grade 5 Boys Basketball Game at OLS at Noon
• Hot Lunch

Thursday, February 5th, 2026:

• Catholic Schools Week – Celebrate Our Staff
• Grade 2 Snowshoeing
• Grade 7 Pizza Lunch Fundraiser
• Grade 5 Boys Basketball Game at St. Mary’s at 3:15 pm & 4:00 pm
• PEC Meeting 6:30 pm

Friday, February 6th, 2026:

• Catholic Schools Week – Celebrate our Pastor Father Lucca
• Grade 5, 6 & 7 Boys Basketball Practice at St. Joseph’s School at 7:30 am, Students Will Be Bussed Back to School
• 9:15 am Prayer Assembly (Grade 6) at the Church
• Early Dismissal 2:00 pm

Saturday, February 7th, 2026: Family Dance 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK:
This year is a special one for the St. Francis of Assisi Community! We are celebrating the 80th anniversary of our school’s opening and the 90th anniversary of our parish church being built! It is a great time to celebrate all that Catholic education has given our families throughout the years! 

We are gearing up to celebrate Catholic Schools Week next week (February 1-6, 2026).  Below details some of the themes for each day of the week and we would like to ask in particular that on Tuesday each child brings a can of soup for our “Souper Bowl”; on this day we will focus on supporting those in our community by donating cans of soup to a local charity.  Thank you!

Sunday, February 1st – Celebrate our Parish:  10:30 am Mass – All are welcome to attend. Grades 2 and 7 who will receive the sacraments are required to attend the Enrollment Mass – 10:30 am. At this Mass we ask the students come dressed in their school uniform.

Monday, February 2nd – Celebrate our Parents – We thank all our parents and guardians for their love and support.

Tuesday, February 3rd – Celebrate our Community –  We will support our community by hosting a Souper Bowl.  Students are to bring in cans of soup.

Wednesday, February 4th – Celebrate our Students – Today we celebrate our students who bring love and joy to our school.

Thursday, February 5th – Celebrate our Staff –  We thank our staff who love and care for all members of our school community.

Friday, February 6th – Celebrate our pastor, Father Lucca:  We thank Father Lucca for being our spiritual leader.  

FAMILY DANCE:
Get your tickets before it’s too late! Ticket sales will end on Tuesday, February 3rd. Tickets will not be sold at the door! You can also pre-purchase food and concession tickets to avoid lines at the dance. Alcoholic beverage tickets will be available for purchase on site. 

All tickets will include one free concession item! You will receive your free ticket when checking in at the dance. Stay tuned for more details next week!

https://sfaschool.ca/sfa-2026-family-dance/

SAVE THE DATE – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FEBRUARY 19, 2026
“Reminder” our Annual General Meeting will be held on February 19, 2026 at 6:45 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Parish Hall – at least one parent must attend. Re-registration packages will be given out this night.

CATEGORY 1 AUTHORIZATION MEETINGS WITH FATHER LUCCA
Father Lucca will be holding Category 1 Authorization meetings in late February.  Please see an excerpt from the letter below:  

If a family has been going to weekly Sunday Mass for the past year, is registered in our Parish, and participates in the life of our community, they are indeed Category 1 and should come see  me so I can formally confer Category 1 status.   

If a family, after reflection, decides they better fit in the Category  2 description this past year, you may schedule a meeting with me, or simply check the Category  2 option on the re-registration form for the 2026-2027 scholastic year.  

IMPORTANT – GRADE 7 FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN WILL ATTEND NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2026 AND WILL NO LONGER HAVE ANY OTHER CHILDREN ATTENDING SFA, MUST CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE (604-255-8855) TO SCHEDULE AN CATEGORY 1 AUTHORIZATION APPOINTMENT WITH FATHER LUCCA.

Please note that the LINK to sign up for a meeting with Father Lucca will go live on February 6, 2026.

LENTEN MASSES:
Ash Wednesday:  February 18, 2026 marks the beginning of the Lenten season; it is a time for reflection by our school community as to how we can emulate and share in all the sacrifices Jesus has made for us.  This year, like last year, we are encouraging students to make a small sacrifice by attending Lenten morning Masses with their class and teacher on the dates below.  Please note that morning Mass begins at 7:45 am and will end around 8:20 am.  Teachers will walk students back to the school once Mass is complete.  Parents are welcome to join the Mass, if they are able to.
 

• K-3:  Feb. 25, March 3, March 10, March 31

• 4-7:  Feb. 26, March 4, March 11, April 1

Interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith?
Father Lucca continues to lead RCIA classes on Wednesday nights 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.

SFA GALA 2026: 
SAVE THE DATE!

Friday, April 17

Mark your calendars, book the babysitter, and pull out your dancing shoes! 

Join us to celebrate 80 years of SFA School. This fundraiser, supporting the school, will feature a live band, a multi-course dinner, and exciting live and silent auctions.

If you would like to donate to the live or silent auction, please contact

Pamela and Melissa Gala@sfaschool.ca

Update Your Parent Participation Hours:

As the second term kicks off,  a reminder to everyone who hasn’t yet entered their Parent Participation hours for the fall of 2025 to do so by January 31^st.
 
Looking for hours? Here are some opportunities and current needs :
 
Supervision:
Lunchtime  Supervision:  Tuesday (X2), Wednesdays, Thursdays
Afterschool: Tuesdays, Wednesdays , Thursdays, Fridays (X3)
If you are available and interested please email:  parentparticipation@sfaschool.ca
 
Special Events: The special events team is always looking for extra hands. If you are interested in supporting any upcoming events please reach out to Heather hdmaciver@gmail.com for more details.
 
Logging your Parent Participation hours on the Volunteer Portal:
In order to properly coordinate and record volunteer tasks, we use the   SFA online volunteer portal .   Your 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.  Once you have completed your volunteer task, log into the portal  SFA online volunteer portal and log your hours within your ad hoc tasks section (see instructions below).

Instructions on entering ad hoc hours in the portal:
From the main menu, select “Activities”, then “Ad hoc.”
On the right, click “New Ad Hoc Request”.
Ad Hoc Type = “Unscheduled”
For Activity = “<YOUR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY>”
Description = free form note, not required but you can detail the work done here
Task Date = select or enter the date you performed the task
Total Hours = the number of hours you spent on that day performing the task
Click  “Submit Request”
*tip: if you’re having trouble, check your browser, chrome works best*
 
There are resources on the portal that detail step by step instructions on how to submit your hours. You will find “Start Guide” & “How To Guide” in the top right corner of the login page. A video tutorial can also be found here.
 

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

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UPCOMING DATES:

Feb 10th  – ND Choir Festival

Feb 11th  – Red Day for Variety ($2.00 to Wear Red or Pink), Grade 5 Snowshoeing

Feb 12th & 13th – NO SCHOOL – CATHOLIC EDUCATORS CONFERENCE

Feb 16th – NO SCHOOL – FAMILY DAY

Feb 17th  – Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Lunch, Mad Hat Day & Lunar New Year

Feb 18th  – Ash Wednesday School Mass 9:15 am (Grade 3)

Feb 19th  – Grade 7 Pizza Lunch Fundraiser, School AGM 6:45 pm at the Church Hall (Mandatory Meeting for all Families), Re-Registration Packages Handed Out

Feb 20th  – Grade 2 Reconciliation Re-Treat 9:00 am to Noon

Feb 21st  – Work Bee 8:30 am

Feb 23rd  – Grade 3 Snowshoeing

Feb 24th  – In School Speech Arts at the Church Hall 9:00 am to Noon

Feb 25th  – Pink Shirt Day (Students may wear a pink shirt and uniform bottom)

Feb 26th  – Grade 1 Snowshoeing, Sacrament of Reconciliation (Grade 2)

Mar 5  – Student Led Conferences (No Regular Classes), Re-Registration Packages Due

Feb 26th  – Grade 1 Snowshoeing, Sacrament of Reconciliation (Grade 2)

Mar 5  – Student Led Conferences (No Regular Classes), Re-Registration Packages Due

Mar 13th  – Last Day of Classes Before Spring Break, Noon Dismissal, No After School Club

Mar 16th to 27th  – NO SCHOOL – SPRING BREAK

Mar 30th  – School Re-Opens at 8:40 am, Holy Wekk

Apr 2nd  – Holy Thursday – Noon Dismissal

Apr 3rd  – NO SCHOOL – GOOD FRIDAY

Apr 6th  – NO SCHOOL – EASTER MONDAY

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