ST. FRANCIS HOT LUNCH

May 5 -9, 2008

MENU PLAYGROUND

May 5, Monday

Chicken Patties Jeremy D.

Hash-brown Casserole Craig D.

Corn on the Cob John D.

Pineapple Jeff D.

Bread/Graham Crackers Skip D.

Corn Curls

Milk

May 6, Tuesday

Hot Dogs/Buns Bill D.

Chili Sauce Roger D.

Green Beans Matt D.

Peaches Greg D.

Corn Chips Michelle E.

Chocolate Chip Cookies Thomas E.

Milk

May 7, Wednesday

Tenderloins/Buns Mark E.

Baked Beans Shawn E.

Mixed Fruit Michael E.

Pretzels & Cheese Tim E.

Rice Krispies Skip E.

Milk David F.

May 8, Thursday

Spaghetti Charles F.

Salad/Dressing/Crackers Ryan F.

Pears Melissa F.

Bread Sticks Tammy F.

Pudding Mark F.

Milk

May 9, Friday

Turkey & Cheese Subs Clint F.

Carrots/Celery/Dip Greg F.

Oranges Lori G.

Vanilla Wafers Ray G.

Nachos & Salsa Russ G.

Milk Tom G.

Linda S.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 6 Olympic Day (Rain Date is May 8^th)

May 7 8:35 a.m. Student Mass planned by Mrs. Nixon’s & Mrs. Heikes’s 6^th Grade class 8^th grade (Miss G.)

-Science Fair

May 8 Spring Music Program – 7:00 p.m. at church

May 9 8:35 a.m. Student Mass planned by Mrs. Slough’s 6^th Grade 1^st grade (Mrs. Fuelling and Mrs. Stuckman)

May 13 Confirmation – 7:00 p.m.

-Market Day Pick-up @ 7:00 p.m.

May 14 Skating Party

May 15 Ladies Card Party

May 16-17 Spring Play

Teacher’s Appreciation Luncheon

May 20 Home & School Meeting

May 21 8^th Grade Graduation – 7:00 p.m.

May 23 School Picnic @ Sheridan

SERVER’S SCHEDULE for May 3 – 10, 2008

May 3 – Saturday – Annointing Mass – 9:30 a.m.

Nathan, Zachary & Matthias L.

May 3 Saturday

4:30 p.m. – Abbey B., Lisa & Larry O.

May 4 Sunday

6:30 a.m. – Alex, Connor & Ben M.

8:00 a.m. – Jayden S., Kelsey P., Shannon B.

9:30 a.m. – Ashley & Ian H., Abigail K.

11:00 a.m.-Drew B., Shelby B., Ethan S.

May 5 – 10 – Monday - Saturday

8:00 a.m. Jeremy & Luke F.

If for some reason you can’t fulfill your scheduled time PLEASE get a replacement.

MARKET DAY NEWS

Orders for the May sale are due back to the church rectory or school office by Wednesday, May 7^th. You can order on line at www.marketday.com until NOON on Thursday, May 8^th. Remember 10% of all sales go to St. Francis School. Pick-up is Tuesday, May 13^th starting at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis School cafeteria. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help, you may call Kathy Coy – 222-9002, or Linnea Farmer – 222-1743, for assistance. *** We will extend our pick-up time to accommodate those who will be attending the Confirmation ceremony. Thank you for supporting our school.

Transportation Reimbursement

Parents/guardians who received serious safety hazard approval notification for the 2004-05,2005-06, 2006-07 and/or 2007-08 school year(s) are approved for 4 years. If conditions have not changed, and those parents/guardians who receive approval for safety hazards for the 2007-08 school year, must submit claim information at each school their children attend. Those living 1 ½ miles or more from school and are denied transportation, must come to the school office and file a claim by June 1, 2008. If you have any questions, please call the school office.

GROCERY CERTIFICATES FOR YOUR GROCERY SHOPPING NEEDS…HY-VEE CARDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE RECTORY OR SCHOOL OFFICE. We have $50 and $100 cards. This benefits our church and school. Please take a little time to purchase these for grocery shopping and medicine.

COUNTY MARKET…Help St. Francis School earn $$$ with County Market Private Label Brand barcodes and receive 5 cents for each collected label. Participating Brands are Flavorite, HomeBest, Super Crunch and Super Chill. Please send them to school with your child. ALL UPC’S MUST BE TURNED IN TO COUNTY MARKEY ON MAY 31, 2008.

SCHOOL NEWS

2008/2009 SCHOOL REGISTRATION RESULTS

Registration for the 2008/2009 school year was held in March. The number of students registered at St. Francis School for next year is 306, including pre-school. Below is a breakdown of these numbers.

Preschool 58 students (3 & 4 yr. old) 4^th Grade 28 students (2 classes)

Kindergarten 20 students (2 classes) 5^th Grade 19 students (1 class)

1st Grade 26 students (2 classes) 6^th Grade 26 students (2 classes)

2^nd Grade 36 students (2 classes) 7^th Grade 33 students (*split teaching)

3^rd Grade 37 students (2 classes) 8^th Grade 23 students (*split teaching)

The 7^th and 8^th grade classes will be taught by 3 teachers (see below).

TENTATIVE TEACHING STAFF FOR 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR

Since we now have an idea of how many students we will have in each grade next year, tentative teacher assignments have been made. The following is a list of who will be teaching each grade at St. Francis School next year.

Preschool – Mrs. Koester (Aide – Mrs. Peters)

Kindergarten – Mrs. Eaton & Mrs. Makarewicz (Aides - Mrs. Peters & Mrs. Truitt)

1^st Grade – Mrs. Fuelling & Mrs. Stuckman (Aide – Mrs. Kroeger)

2^nd Grade – Mrs. Dawson & Mrs. Knuffman (Aides – Mrs. Durst & Mrs. Waterkotte)

3^rd Grade – Miss Klingele & Mrs. Smith

4^th Grade – Mrs. Babyak & Mrs. Tenhouse

5^th Grade – Mrs. Mitchell

6^th Grade – Mrs. Slough & Mrs. Heikes/Mrs. Nixon

7^th Grade – Mrs. Bergman, Miss Gianfriddo, Mrs. Walker

8^th Grade - Mrs. Bergman, Miss Gianfriddo, Mrs. Walker

Art – Mrs. Jochem Music – Mrs. Steers P.E. – Mr. Struck

Our school secretary, Mrs. Launa Blickhan, will retire at the end of this school year. We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Penny Mummey will be taking Launa’s position in the school office.

EMERGENCY PHONE TEST

Most parents have reported receiving a call on Wednesday during our testing of the Emergency Phone System. If you did not receive the call, please review the letter sent home, and then send us a note so that we can compare with our data bank numbers for your family. Also, it has come to our attention that the system will only leave a message on answering machines, in which the first word on the machine is “hello”. Therefore, some of you may need to update your answering machine’s message.

INTRUDER AT QUINCY UNIVERSITY

We’ve had a few questions regarding our crisis plan during the incident at Quincy University earlier this week. St. Francis School was actually “locked down” before Q.U. was and we were in constant contact with the Quincy Police Department during the event. The students and staff responded very well.

FRIAR CRIER ADS

Ads for the St. Francis School Newspaper, the Friar Crier, will be accepted until Monday, May 5^th to give students an opportunity to sell ads over the weekend. Cash and checks are both acceptable forms of payment for ads. Checks should be made payable to St. Francis School. Personal ads sell for $2.00 and business ads sell for $5.00.

SCHOOL LIBRARY

Please return all St. Francis School library books during the week of May 5^th – May 9^th. Students will not be checking out any more books for the remainder of the school year. All books should be returned no later than Friday, May 9^th. Mrs. Peters would like to get the library in order before the close of the school year.

A special thank you to all of the library volunteers for the fine job they have done this year in the school library. The library could not function smoothly without you. The staff and students appreciate all that you’ve done this year!

AUGUST 2008 SCHOOL CALENDAR

Parents may wish to mark their calendars of the following dates for the 2008/2009 school year. A more detailed and extensive calendar will come home at a later date.

Tuesday, August 19^th 8^th Grade Orientation - 8:30 a.m. - Noon

Wednesday, August 20^th First ½ day of school for 1^st through 8^th grades – 11:30 a.m. dismissal with bus service

Also Kindergarten testing (to be scheduled by teachers)

Thursday, August 21^st First full day of school for 1^st through 8^th grades with bus service

Also Kindergarten testing (to be scheduled by teachers)

Friday, August 22^nd Full day of school for 1^st through 8^th grades

½ day for kindergarten only (no ½ day bus service)

Monday, August 25^th First full day of school for kindergarten

PARISH PICNIC BINGO DONATIONS

At this year’s St. Francis Parish Picnic, there will be a new and exciting area for BINGO. The Parish Picnic Committee is asking that each student bring in a $1.00 item, which will be used as BINGO prizes. The donation list is as follows:

Pre-school – Kindergarten – Bath Items (shampoo, soap, Kleenex, toilet paper, etc.)

1^st – 2^nd grades – Kitchen Items (hand towels, hot pads, utensils, etc)

3^rd – 4^th grades – Garden Items (seeds, gloves, pots, tools, etc)

5^th – 6^th grades – Office Items (cards, stationery, pens, pencils, etc)

7^th – 8^th grades – Food Items (2 liters of soda, candy, etc.)

Students who do not bring in a $1.00 item, are being asked to donate $1.00 in an envelope marked “Parish Picnic BINGO”.

Items or monetary donations should be brought to school on Monday, May 5^th and given to the 1^st period teachers.

CONGRATULATIONS MRS. SMITH

Congratulations to St. Francis 3^rd grade teacher, Mrs. Clare Smith and her family. Mrs. Smith gave birth to a baby boy (Isaac Matthew) last weekend. Mother, baby and family are all doing great. Obviously, Mrs. Smith will be on maternity leave for the remainder of the school year and Mrs. Kroeger will teach her 3^rd grade class. Mrs. Waterkotte has stepped in and will be filling the 1^st grade teachers’ aide position for the rest of the school year.