St. Francis Academy
1601 Central Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087
Tel. No. : (201)863-4112
Fax No. : (201)601-5905

Email:
info@stfrancisacademy.com
 
   
 
APRIL UPDATES

Some of the members of SFA family (students, teachers, sisters, and parents) greet Pope Benedict XVI.... UPDATE: Click here to read more and as a bonus, watch a video where SFA students were featured!

Also, check out the Stations of the Cross photos from last month. (Image above was digitally modified.)

FEATURED ACTIVITIES


3rd Grader Bruce Puell composed a Spring Song (he also drew a matching picture!) and shares it with us.
 


Ms. Eileen Coffey's 1st Graders did the Dinosaur Project first week of April. See the pictures here.
 
 
ACTIVITIES
 
CONTEST UPDATES

On April 3, 2008, the 7th Grade participated in the annual Scholastic Olympics held at Marist High School in Bayonne. The 7th Grade won third place overall. Christopher Cardenas won first place in Science, Brigid Boll won first place in English, and Christine Basile won first place in Computers. Eric Williams placed second in the Spelling Bee and Jasmine Diaz took third place in Science.

The 7th Grade would like to thank Ms. De Leon, Mrs. Giallombardo, and the 8th Graders for helping us prepare for Scholastic Olympics. Thank you!

MORE CONTEST UPDATES TO BE ADDED SOON ....

 


Use the drop-down box above to choose your grade level.

Ms. Savage relates the beauty of the month of May to Blessed Virgin Mary....
Click here to read the entire letter of our school Principal for the month of April 2008.

Read past letters here. (2006-07)


 
 
 

Apr. '08

03 - Scholastic Olympics (Marist)
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- 12PM Dismissal (Faculty Meeting)
07 -First Reconciliation
Gr. 2 930AM (SFA Chapel)
18 - NO SCHOOL (Professional Day)

 
SFA also has an Aftercare Program for students who need to be picked up after regular dismissal (2:30PM). Click here for more details.
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Teachers will soon be having their own websites. Choose below to go to your teacher's homepage:

 

SFA Pictures and Media Galleries
We hope you did not miss these activities....
         
Fun Fair was a lot of fun: a break from academics to play with classmates and friends.   Were you at the Space Odyssey for the Halloween Party? Did you pick a pumpkin at our yard?
         
Thanksgiving is the time to make friends. Pre-K and K had their annual Thanksgiving luncheon before the Thanksgiving recess.   Archbishop Celestino Migliore presided a very solemn All Saints Day Mass last November 1st.
         
Annual Card Party was a success! Thanks to all who attended, and hope to see you next year!     Grade 8 Ring Ceremony.
         
SFA's version of Catholic Schools Week was educational and fun. View the photos here.  
Grade 8 Re-enacts the Passion of Christ (SFA Chapel). Pics here.
         
 

Holiness is not perfection according to human criteria; it is not reserved for a small number of exceptional persons. It is for everyone ... - Pope John Paul II