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Click here to enjoy a photo album of the excitement for Jolly Ol’ St. Nicholas which was palpable on his feast day, December 6th.   Here is a short video that may be helpful to set a stage for you.  As is the St. Nick feast day tradition, “shoes” which students made in school were set out in the hallway outside their classroom at the end …

St. Francis Xavier, pray for us! Students and faculty kicked-off a celebration of our patron, St. Francis Xavier, at a “Feast Day Eve” assembly on Friday of this week that was organized by our 6th grade class and Miss Westbrook.  Students learned a bit about the biography or our patron while enjoying a sweet ice cream treat compliments of Acushnet Creamery!  The 6th graders then …

A Message from Bishop da Cunha… #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season. This year, on Tuesday November 29, 2016, The Diocese of Fall River is participating in a global day dedicated to charity. Last year, more than 45,000 organizations in 71 …

May her soul rest in peace. A fund has been established for Tori’s family to assist them in funeral arrangements and other needs they may have at this time.  Please consider helping if you can.  Click here to be directed to the site. We will keep this page posted with other ways of supporting them as their needs become clearer. Wake and funeral arrangements have been …

We enjoyed a celebration of the “young at heart”,  as the grandparents of our students in kindergarten through second grade gathered with their grandchildren for some good old fashioned fun!  The morning was highlighted by a memory-maker photo opportunity, a few great games of BINGO, the introduction of our school theme and the grand finale of dancing the twist! Click here to enjoy pictures from our …

We want you to able to chaperone a field trip or volunteer in the classroom! Mark you calendars and save the dates for CORI training!   Two opportunities will be given in order to accommodate your busy schedules. Please let all grandparents know as well!  Both trainings take place here at the school.  Wednesday, September 21st at 7pm or Thursday, September 22nd at 9 am 

We welcome our K-8 parents to the 2016-2017 Back to School Parent Night! Wednesday, August 31st 6:30-8:00pm Review notable policies, procedures and plans for the school year at a kick-off meeting in the gym Rotate through your child(ren)’s classrooms to meet their teacher(s) and see their learning spaces Purchase from a selection of Spirit Wear which will be available for perusal Renew your CORI paperwork …

Click here to check out our photo gallery for the Back to School 2016 album! It was a wonderful start to the 2016-2017 school year… Holy Mass to ask for blessings from Our Lord upon our school community an Opening School assembly to raise the bar for making learning fun and a call to increase our Acts of Love with our School Theme:  We Bring …

We are happy to report that our school was notified by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges of its continued accreditation! SFX was first accredited in 2006 and every ten years an accreditation teams visits the school and evaluates a series of criteria to determine accreditation. Accredited schools have proven their compliance with a certain set of expectations. During the period working up to the …

We hope all our families enjoy a lovely and blessed summer!   Our school office will be closed until after the 4th of July.  It will re-open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am to 1:30pm from July 5th to August 18th.  The swap shop will also be accessible during these times for any uniform exchange needs you may have. Summer packets can be found here. …

St. Francis Xavier School is excited to again offer our Summer Fun program for 3 weeks in July. July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-29 The program is open to students in Preschool through Grade 8 and runs Monday through Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm. Please submit your registration form as soon as possilbe with payment to solidify your child’s slot. Click here for an INFO FLYER with more …

Many families enjoyed our gallery of student artwork from K through 8 while being entertained by our talented musicians and singers! Click here to visit our gallery and enjoy pictures from the wonderful evening.