St. Francis of Assisi For Kids (The Ultimate List of Feast Day Resources!)

Feast of Saint Francis Video Reflection (absolutely beautiful and peaceful)

Feast of the Holy Rosary Resource List

(click on the title above for many resources on the Holy Rosary)

• How did you bring your students closer to God last week?

• How can you create that experience this week?

Take a few moments to reflect on these questions as your start your week.

Principals will receive a list of all who have registered from their school later this week.

8/28/23 Registration Opens - 7 am

9/7/23 Registration Closes - 5 pm

9/11/23 Confirmation to Principals to verify registration

9/20/23 School Lists Updated

9/22/23 Email: Confirmation session emails sent out to all attendees

10/6/23 Professional Learning Day (ZOOM 8:00 am - 1 pm)

1/10/24 Email: Information on January 22nd session

1/22/24 Professional Learning Afternoon (ZOOM 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm)

3/8/24 Professional Learning Day (ZOOM 8:30 am - 11:45 am)

Educator Pathway Descriptions 2023-2024

Utilizing ongoing assessment is necessary to support student progress. Watch the video below to understand the what, why, and how. Watch how the teacher collects data and students hold themselves accountable for their learning. Watch how formative assessment and summative assessment are used in this class.

Our Educator Pathway continues to support Visible Learning and students being able to own their learning and success.

Many schools are turning toward student-led conferences, where the student shares their school work and discusses progress with family members. These types of conferences can…

• Provide powerful opportunities for students to advocate for their own learning
• Allow students to demonstrate responsibility for their academic performance
• Encourage students to think critically about their own abilities and achievements
• Help students develop skills they’ll use long after they’ve finished school

Data has shown that parent and guardian involvement in a child’s education can lead to better academic outcomes, improved attendance, and higher graduation rates.

Here are five reasons why parent-teacher conferences are essential:

1. Understanding the child’s strengths and weaknesses

2. Building a positive relationship between families and teachers

3. Encouraging parent involvement

4. Addressing concerns and issues

5. Developing a plan for academic success

Congratulations to Nativity School, St. Raymond School, St. Philip School, Ecole Notre Dame Des Victoires for registering last week!

2023-24 Registration is OPEN! ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM

There are THREE options for Registration:

Option 1 is registering a full team of up to 10 students that participate in the full day, including the Logic Test, Individual Subject Tests and Super Quiz.
Option 2 is registering 1-5 students to each take an Individual Subject Test only, known as a POD (Part of Decathlon). Option 2 allows micro-schools or schools that want to see what the Academic Decathlon is about and participate without committing to a full team and all events. (No more than 1 student per subject)
Option 3 is registering TWO full teams of up to 10 students for each team that participate in the full day, including the Logic Test, Individual Subject Tests and Super Quiz.

REGISTRATION PRICES FOR TEAMS/PODs:
Sept 8 – Oct 6 —– Early Bird $250 Team / $150 POD
Oct 7 – Nov 3 —— Regular registration $300 Team / $200 POD
Nov 4 – Dec 1—— Late registration $350 Team / $250 POD

REGISTER HERE - https://payit.nelnet.net/form/LrdNEkyr

Watch a short video from the Diocese of Sacramento HERE to see the magic of AJHD!

Wondering how to review your class data, click on the video link below for an example of which reports to view and how to access them.

https://express.adobe.com/video/E4bvLWWcWDn32

Professional Learning - FREE How-to-Webinars– LINK HERE

SOY School Data Informed and Planning Decision Making SOY Slides

REGISTER HERE!

November 4, 2023 - 8 am - 4:00 pm

Come engage in your life as catechists, parish catechetical leaders, volunteers, and Catholic people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco as we celebrate our Eucharistic Revival with the theme “Talitha Koum” – Mark 5:41.

We are challenged in these times to arise and bring Christ’s light to our darkness, words of comfort to sorrowing, peace in places of violence and to witness our baptismal call.

As Jesus asks that bread be given to the little girl may we find nourishment in the Eucharist to go out and be better disciples of Jesus – bread broken and shared.

On September 27 we honor the life of St. Vincent de Paul. He founded missionary communities of men and women, both dedicated to the needs of the poor and vulnerable. Today the Vincentians continue his legacy, as do the thousands of lay people who belong to their local St. Vincent de Paul Society. Your challenge this week is to research your parish chapter of St. Vincent de Paul, or the nearest local St. Vincent store or center. Find out what you can do to help. It might be joining your parish chapter, or donating time and money to this ministry, or getting the word out to others about the great work which St. Vincent de Paul chapters accomplish. It might be going through your closets and donating quality clothing or household items to the local St. Vincent de Paul store. Whatever you decide to do, remember that you are joining a network of people who keep St. Vincent’s legacy alive by following in his footsteps.

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard.” —Matthew 20:1-2

Two thousand years after Jesus told this parable, the plight of day-laborers remains precarious. Produce in America remains relatively cheap compared to other countries because much of it is grown and harvested by poorly paid immigrants, exposed to toxic pesticides daily without proper protection. Small farms and organic farms have a better track record of treating their workers—and the land—more justly than giant corporate farms. This week, shift some of your purchasing power to smaller growers and producers.

The Laudato Si’ Action Platform, a campaign to build on the encyclical’s message through concrete actions, is currently underway globally to implement Pope Francis’ encyclical. You can participate in the Archdiocese of San Francisco by signing up here.

Laudato Si Encyclical Letter
Pastoral Statement by the California Conference of Catholic Bishops: “God Calls Us All to Care for Our Common Home”
Recordings of Clergy Study Days 2020 – Theme: In Celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of Laudato Si’

National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools