Happy Thanksgiving, Week At A Glance, October 13th to 17th

Monday, October 13th, 2025:

• NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING DAY

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025:

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

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025:

• Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Practice at the school 7:45 am
• Kindergarten Hearing Tests
• Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Game at St. Joseph’s at lunch
• Hot Lunch
• Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball practice at the school 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Thursday, October 16th, 2025:

• Grade 5 & 6 Girls Volleyball Practice at the school 7:45 am 
• Grade 1 Fieldtrip to Capilano Hatchery
• Grade 7 Pizza Lunch Fundraiser
• Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice at the school 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
• PEC Meeting 6:30 pm 

Friday, October 17th, 2025:

• School Mass (Grade 6) 9:15 am
• Grade 5 Girls Volleyball Game at St. Jude’s at lunch
• Early Dismissal 2:00 pm

Saturday, October 18th, 2025: Work Bee 8:30 am

Walkathon 2025:

The grade Three Class has raised the most money this week and have won the weekly class prize.

Congratulation SFA we have surpassed our goal. Our total to date is $33,633.00 . Thank you for all your support. Please continue collecting pledges from family and friends this weekend.

The School Prize, Top Class Prize, The Overall Top 3 Families and Bonus Draws will be announced next week.

https://sfaschool.ca/sfa-walkathon/  

SFA Sponsored Mass:
On Sunday, October 19, 2025 SFA school is sponsoring the 10:30 Mass. SFA students will be reading and greeting and school parents will provide baked goods after the Mass. All SFA families are encouraged to come and celebrate the Mass and enjoy good fellowship! Students are asked to show their SFA pride by wearing their school uniform that day. See you then!

Parent, Teacher & Student Conferences: 
A reminder to sign up by October 17th for the Parent, Teacher & Student Conferences which will be held on Thursday, October 23rd from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. There will be no regular classes on this day.

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 
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 

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. Please remember to label all items with your child’s name that you send to school.

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 visiting the book fair during the parent/teacher conference, must be accompanied by their parents.

Mass Collection:
We collected $126.00 for our foster child Miguel Angel Rojas Montano. Thank you to everyone that brought in a donation.

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 19th – SFA Sponsor Mass 10:30 am

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

Oct 20th – Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Practice at 7:45 am, Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Game at St. Jude’s at lunch, Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Oct 21st – Grade 5 & 6 girls Volleyball Practice at 7:45 am, Grade 5 Girls Volleyball Game at St. Joseph’s at lunch, Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Oct 22nd – Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Practice at 7:45 am, Grade 6 Girls Volleyball Game at St. Joseph’s at lunch, Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

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 Kindergarten to Grade 3 at Church Hall

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

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