Second grade and seventh grade buddies working hard on a craft together! Message from the Principal Happy Friday! It is hard to believe we are moving into the last full week of February. Moving into March is always an exciting time around the Poterucha house as we love watching the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness! We are also looking forward to watching our Eagles begin section play for basketball, hockey, and all other winter activities. Looking into next week, we have a few different events coming up. Tuesday will be a special student government sponsored dress-up day. We are calling it Ties & Tutus Day as well as being a Hero Day. Please read more about this day in the information below. Optional conferences are next week on Tuesday and Thursday. If you have not done so and would like to connect with your child's teacher, please use the signup in the link below. Thank you for giving us the privilege to teach and care for your children. Continue to pray for and support one another as we grow together in faith and service. Have a wonderful weekend. Mr. Poterucha Principal, St. Francis of Assisi School | | | Our student government would like to invite our students to wear ties and tutus with our Hero shirts Tuesday Feb. 22nd to help celebrate 02/22/2022! If you do not want to participate, please wear your regular uniform. In the event that we have inclement weather on Tuesday, we will still have this event on Wednesday Feb. 23rd. Winter Chill "Verso l'alto" (To the Heights!) Friday, March 12th 7:00-11pm at St. Pius X The Catholic parishes in Rochester invite all 6-8th graders to an evening of fun where they'll learn about Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, pray, play games, dance, eat, run through the inflatable obstacle course, serve, and more! Cost is $20 if you register by March 9th and $30 if you register after March 9th (so sign up early!) You can register for Winter Chill online here: https://www.uniterochestermn.org/ If cost is prohibitive or if you have any questions, please contact Megan Rodriguez (mrodriguez@sj.org) or the Faith Formation Director/Youth Minister at your parish! We will have our used uniform donation racks available for families to check out in the vestibule from 9:00 - 3:00 during the week of February 21 - 25. Families are welcome to take uniforms and are also welcome to leave a free will donation if they would like. The funds go to the St. Francis Home and School Association. Spring conferences will be held virtually this month on Tuesday and Thursday, February 22 and 24. Please click here for sign up instructions. Resurrection Church will be hosting a series of Mercy Mission events with guest speaker Steve Angrisano from February 19 - 21. Please click here for an informational flier or visit this website. Thank you to all that have signed up to help out at school! Below are sign-ups for both the lunchroom and the library. If you have questions on how to become a volunteer, please contact the office and they will get you the required forms. We are always in need of parents, grandparents, or relatives to help us out. Please use the links below if you are able to help! February Lunchroom Volunteer Link February Library Volunteer Link | It is time to schedule your Early Childhood Screening for the 2022-2023 school year! Rochester Public Schools provides a free comprehensive developmental screening for any child 3 years old to kindergarten. It is best to schedule this screening after your child's 3rd birthday. Read more... A friendly reminder that February tuition payments are due by February 20. This year, RCS did not assess late fees for past tuition due as we transitioned to a new parent portal. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, late fees will return to billing statements. Reminder: A $100.00 deposit per student will be required at the time of signing your tuition agreement in mid-March. This deposit will be credited to your 2022-2023 tuition. Read more... Last week we introduced our new enrollment process in our communications. RCS is moving to an efficient way for our families to re-enroll from year to year. In fact, going forth, there is no need to re-enroll at all. Once enrolled, students are considered part of RCS until they graduate, with no further annual “re-enrollment” process involved. Read more... Share the news with your friends, neighbors, and family that The Nest preschool program at RCS is growing and will feature more offerings including programs at all five of our convenient Rochester Catholic Schools locations. Read more... The new “Live at Lourdes” event will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the LHS Auditorium. The evening will include Lourdes Hi-Lighters Jazz Band, Lourdes Center Street Singers, vocal and instrumental solos and ensembles, as well as student visual artists. Admission price includes refreshments in the Commons after the show. All proceeds benefit the Lourdes High School music department. Click here for ticket information. Victoria's Ristorante at 7 First Avenue SW will donate 25% of food sales all day on Sunday, Feb. 27, to the Lourdes Senior Class Fundraiser. Proceeds will help support the senior class graduation celebration. Be sure to mention Lourdes Senior Class when you order. Dine in or take out. Thank you for your support! Registration for our Summer Care program for ages 3 - 12 is now open! Current RCS families are offered priority registration through March 3. After this date, registration will be open to the public. Summer Care will be held at our Holy Spirit Catholic School Campus. Watch for registration coming soon for Summer Academy, Tutoring, Sports Camps, and Parish Camps. For more information and to register for Summer Care, visit rcsmn.org/summercare. | Boys hockey will host Skate with the Eagles this Saturday, February 19 following the 7 pm Varsity game vs Irondale at Graham Arena #1. All kids are welcome. Helmets are required. Please be sure to check the Activities Broadcast sent on Wednesdays for all RCS system activities. | | Feb 24, 2022 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Feb 28, 2022 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM Mar 7, 2022 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM Mar 14, 2022 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM Mar 21, 2022 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM | | | St. Francis of Assisi School 318 11th Avenue SE, Rochester, MN 55901 (507) 288-4816 | rcsmn.org Unsubscribe | | | |