News

Field Day 2008

This year’s Field Day is Friday, June 6th. This will be a fun-filled day with games, activities, and a BBQ. We need volunteers to help make this an exciting and successful day. If you can help out in anyway please contact Mr. Douglass or Cheryl in the office.

Spring Pictures

If you have not returned pictures or money for your spring pictures, please do so by Friday, May 9th.

St. Francis Bacon

Here is the latest edition of our school newsletter.

Update on Isabella Brown

Isabella is spending some time at home with her family until May 9th, when she will return to the hospital for 10 days of preparation for her cord blood transplant.
Isabella is going to be St. Francis School’s new sparrow!! We are looking for one more business or individual to sponsor her. If you can help with this please call the school office or speak with Julie Roberts.

If you would like to keep updated on Isabella, please see the link on our school website. Update on Isabella Brown

Isabella and the Brown family thank everyone for all of their prayers and ask that you continue those prayers during this critical time of her transplant.

St. Francis Girl Scouts

We are pleased to announce Girl Scout Troop 739 has a box in the school office to collect donations of any new or used Children's movies, VCR tapes and/or DVDs to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House and Doernbecher Children's Hospital. These movies will help make a sick child's day a little brighter and help you clean out those old tapes that no one is watching anymore. Thank you for your support.
--Colleen McGrew and Junior Troop 739.

Middle School Events

Saturday, May 10th

St. Francis Middle School will be hosting a site for the Deschutes River Community Clean-Up during River Fest 2008. Our assigned site is the Meadow Picnic Area off of Century Dr., behind Widgi Creek Golf Course. This is a community service project for the middle school and is part of a Bend-wide river clean-up effort. Meet at the Les Schwab Amphitheatre at 9:00 am for bagels, coffee, and juice and then we will head out to our site with other volunteers. We will need adult chaperones and drivers for the event with Virtus training. Please sign up with Mr. Killebrew by Tuesday, May 6th.

Thursday, May 15th

The 8th grade will help salmon return to Whychus Creek outside of Sisters by releasing steelhead fry as part of a restoration effort. This all day field trip is part of the Healthy Waters Institute watershed education program. Drivers with Virtus training will be needed. Please sign-up with Mr. Killebrew.

Art Show and Science Fair

Please join us for the all school art show and the second annual Middle School Science Fair on Thursday, May 22 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. We are uniting to celebrate our student’s creativity and academic accomplishments as the school year winds down! Need service hours? We are in need of some volunteers to help set up the art displays directly after school on the 22nd as well as volunteers to provide refreshments and to help with clean up. Call Sarah at 317-1452 for details. See you there!

St. Francis Lacrosse Team

The St. Francis 5th/6th grade lacrosse team plays its first home game this Saturday at 2:30 pm on the school field. Teams from Sisters and Burns will be visiting for a round robin event. Come on out on Saturday and check out the fastest game on two feet!

Need a great summer idea?

Catholic Summer Camps for every age offered by the Diocese of Baker are now open for registration!

• FAMILY CAMP at Ascension Camp in Cove June 14-16
• HIGH SCHOOL CAMP at Bishop Vasa’s in Bend June 20-23
• JUNIOR HIGH CAMP at Bishop Vasa’s in Bend June 25-27
• UPPER ELEMENTARY CAMP (entering grades 4-6) at Bishop Vasa’s in Bend June 29-July 1

Brochure & registration forms are in the school office.

PTO Manager

Sign up to input your PIP hours online: www.stfrancis.ptomanager.com/index.html The first time you will need to create a new account using your e-mail address. Once you are approved in the system (2-24 hours), you will be able to assign yourself to events. Assigning yourself to events automatically records your PIP hours. Contact Cheryl Morgen with technical difficulties or if you want the ability to create events.