Week At A Glance, October 19th to 23rd

Monday, October 19th, 2026:

Tuesday, October 20th, 2026:

Wednesday, October 21st, 2026:

• Hot Lunch

Thursday, October 22nd, 2026:

• Parent Teacher Conferences (No Regular Classes Today) Students in Grade 6 & Grade 7 are to be present for the conference and dressed in their school uniform. Students in K to Grade 5 will not be part of the conference.

Friday, October 23rd, 2026:

• PRO D DAY – NO SCHOOL

Walkathon 2026 Update:
Our Grand Total This Year is $ 34,620.00. Thank you to all the families that collected donations towards our walkathon this year. We surpassed our goal of $29,000.00 with all your hard work.

The School Prize: TBD

Top Class Prize:  The Grade 4 Class brought in the most money per student and have won the Top Class Prize.

The Top Families: Smith Family, Langford Family, Perrotta Family, Bullwright Family and Ward Family. Congratulations to all the Top Families for a job well done.
 

Parent-Teacher Conferences: 
The Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 22nd from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm. There will be no regular classes on this day.

UPDATE: For parents that have children in Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5  it will be a Parent-Teacher conference only, no children are to be present during the conference. For parents that have children in Grades 6 and 7, students are to be present during the Conferences and dressed in their school uniform.

Mass Challenge #2: 
Kudos to all the students (and several parents!) who came out to our latest “Mass Challenge” this past Wednesday!  I was impressed with the reverence and respect students brought to the Mass and the determination to get to Mass @ 7:45 am – well done!  Our next Mass Challenge is November 25, 2026 at 7:45 am.

Kindergarten Sibling Registrations:
We are accepting kindergarten sibling registrations for September 2027. If you have a child who will be entering Kindergarten in September 2027, please complete the attached application form and return it to the office by email or in person with the necessary documents attached by October 21st. Children registering for Kindergarten must have been born in the 2022 year (January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022). 

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 30, 2026.  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 2, 2026 (in honour of All Saints Day)

We will also have Mass on November 2, 2026, too at 9;15 am – all are welcome to join us.

A Reminder about Pets
A friendly reminder that all dogs and other small pets are to stay outside the school gate before, during and after school. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

SFA Parish Bulletin:
Please click on the link for the weekly parish bulletin. Parish Bulletin

School Calendar:
Please click on the link for the school calendar. School Calendar

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

UPCOMING DATES:

Oct 27th – Individual Photos and Class Photos (All Students to be dressed in their winter uniform, including school sweater and black shoes)

Oct 30th – Pumpkin Day K’s to Grade 3, Halloween Costumes

Nov 2nd – All Souls Day Mass at 9:15 am (Grade 5), Dress at your favourite Saint or Holy Hero

Nov 10th – Remembrance Day Assembly 11:00 am at the Church Hall (Grade 3)

Nov 11th – Remembrance Day – NO SCHOOL

Nov 13th – School Mass 9:15 am (Grade 7)

Nov 14th – Work Bee 8:30 am

Nov 18th – Photo Retakes 

Nov 19th – SFA Open House, Doors Open at 6:15 pm, Presentation Starts at 6:30 pm

Nov 20th – Rosary (Grade 4)

Nov 22nd – Christmas Market

Nov 25th – Mass Challenge 7:45 am

Nov 27th – PRO D DAY – NO SCHOOL

Dec 9th – Primary Christmas Concerts, Afternoon and Evening Performance

Dec 10th – Intermediate Christmas Concerts, Afternoon and Evening Performance

Dec 17th – Learning Updates Go Home

Dec 18th – School Mass 9:15 am (Grade 2), Red & Green Day, Noon Dismissal, NO ASC, No After School Bus

Dec 19th to Jan 3rd – Christmas Holidays – NO SCHOOL

Jan 4th – PRO D DAY – NO SCHOOL

Jan 5th – School Re-Opens at 8:40 am

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