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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.

Mrs. Martel’s First Grade Class recently hosted an Author’s Share to reveal the class book which they published, First Grade Gets to Work!  Each student contributed to the book in writing and illustration and shared their aspirations for what they want to be when they grow up.  Students dedicated the book to Mrs. Ledoux and invited her and their families to the Author’s Share to celebrate …

God Bless our military personnel! Ms. Cordeiro’s preschool class welcomed Captain Stephanie Sylvia this week.  She came to thank them in person for a care package they sent with the help of Emma’s dad, Mr. Jacintho, a U.S. Marine who visited the class in the Fall.  He and his wife shipped the package to the 936th Forward Surgical Team in Afghanistan where Captain Stephanie (who …

Thank you to all those who were able to join us  to honor Mary in the month of May. We attended Mass at the church and our 1st communicants “did the honor” of leading the rest of the school back in procession and with flowers ready to crown the statue of Our Lady of Fatima on our school grounds.  They also led us in praying the …

Did you miss our in-school uniform fitting days?  It’s still not too late.  Order early to get additional discounts and have your uniform pieces in time for the first day of school. Contact Donnelly’s directly:  A flyer was sent home with instructions on how to place an online order. Click here for Donnelly’s online order instructions

 St. Francis Xavier School teaches Latin in the 7th and 8th Grades. Each year students along with some other 154,000 students throughout the United States and various other countries take the National Latin Exam (NLE). The Philosophy of the NLE is as follows: The philosophy of the National Latin Exam is predicated on providing every Latin student the opportunity to experience a sense of personal …

Congratulations to Baylen Brunelle (7) who earned an Honorable Mention on an essay he submitted to the Barnes and Noble “My Favorite Teacher” Contest.  Baylen wrote about his favorite teacher, Miss Cournoyer, and both were recognized at a recent ceremony at the Barnes and Noble in North Dartmouth, where he read his essay to those in attendance.     We are so proud of both …

We would like to congratulate the following students who recently participated in the Massachusetts Regional Science Fair.  GREAT JOB! Some of the students placed and were awarded the following recognition:       Joshua Fernandes (Grade 6)–Certificate of Participation for his project “Remote Lighting” Catherine Miller (Grade 6)–Certificate of Participation & Honorable Mention for her project “Uncommon or Common Names” Connor Araujo (Grade 7)–Naval Science Award …

Alleluia!  He Has Risen as He Said!   We look forward to resurrecting the Alleluia and celebrating the hope of Easter as a school community in the next 50 days! Please join us, if you are able, for our school Easter Celebration, Monday, April 4th at 1:00pm.  Each class has a short presentation that is sure to add great joy to this already joyful season!