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Monday, October 20th, 2025:
- Book Fair Open 8:45 am to 3:30 pm
- Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Practice at the school 7:45 am (Last practice today)
- Grade 7 Girls Game Volleyball at St. Jude’s at lunch
- Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Tuesday, October 21st, 2025:
- Book Fair Open 8:45 am to 3:30 pm
- Grade 5 & 6 Girls Volleyball Practice 7:45 am (Last practice today)
- Grade 5 Girls Volleyball Game at St. Joseph’s at lunch
- Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025:
- Book Fair Open 8:45 am to 3:30 pm
- Grade 6 Girls Volleyball Game at St. Joseph’s at lunch
- Hot Lunch
- Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025:
- Book Fair Open 11:00 am to 6:30 pm
- Parent, Teacher, Student Conferences 11:00 am to 7:00 pm (No Regular Classes Today)
Friday, October 24th, 2025:
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Walkathon 2025:
Our Grand Total This Year is $34,438.00 . Thank you for all your support.
The School Prize: Non-Uniform Day October 30th, 2025
Top Class Prize: Grade Three (Win a class Fieldtrip)
The Overall Top Families: Mudzamba Family, Smith Family, De Costa Family & Lau Family
Because our goal of $27 000 was smashed – the whole school will enjoy a Non-uniform day on October 30, 2025! Students may come to school dressed in regular clothing. Please ensure that what your child wears that day is appropriate for our elementary school.
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SFA Sponsored Mass:
This 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!
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Kindergarten Sibling Registration:
We are accepting kindergarten sibling registrations for September 2026. If you have a child who will be entering Kindergarten in September 2026, please complete the attached application form and return it to the office by email or in person with the necessary documents attached by November 7th. Children registering for Kindergarten must have been born in the 2021 year (January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
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Christmas Concerts:
Please see below details for our Christmas Concert this year.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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1:00 pm in the Parish Hall
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Only for families of Primary (Kindergarten, Grade One, Grade Two and Grade Three families), plus Grade 7 families (Grade 7s will be starring in all of the performances). Grandparents, aunties and uncles and other relatives are encouraged to come to this afternoon performance.
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6:45 pm in the Parish Hall
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Only for families of Primary (Kindergarten, Grade One, Grade Two and Grade Three families), plus Grade 7 families (Grade 7s will be starring in all of the performances). Moms and Dads and siblings are encouraged to come to this evening performance.
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INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, December 11, 2025
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Parent, Teacher & Student Conferences:
Last day to register 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.
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
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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.
NEW INFORMATION:
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). Prizes will be given for the Best Dressed Saints!
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Rain and Colder Weather:
Please remember to send your child to school with a warm or rain 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.
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School Calendar: Please click on the link for the school calendar. https://sfaschool.ca/calendar/
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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.
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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.
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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
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SFA Instagram Page! Follow us on our new Instagram page @sfavancouver to keep up to date on all the news.
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UPCOMING DATES:
Oct 27th – Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Oct 28th – Individual and Class Photos (All students to be dressed in full school winter uniform, including ) Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Oct 29th – Notre Dame Band Performance 11:00 am, Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Oct 30th – Non-Uniform Day, Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Oct 31st – Halloween Costumes Allowed, Pumpkin Day Kindergarten to Grade 3 at Church Hall
Nov 3rd – Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Nov 4th – Grade 6 Boys Volleyball Game at St. Jude’s at lunch, Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Nov 5th- Grade 5 & 6 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
Nov 6th – Grade 5 Boys Volleyball Game at St. Jude’s at lunch, Grade 7 Boys Volleyball Practice 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
GRADE 7 FAMILIES: Saturday, November 8, 2025 – Spirit Day (all-day event for students in preparation for Confirmation)
Nov 11th- REMEMBRANCE DAY – NO SCHOOL
Nov 21st – PRO-D DAY – NO SCHOOL
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Office | St. Francis of Assisi School
870 Victoria Drive, Vancouver BC V5L 4E7
Tel: 604-253-7311
Website: sfaschool.ca
Twitter: @SFASchoolVan
Like us on Facebook: SFASchool
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