💐Students in Mrs. Johnson’s Kindergarten class took turns crowning our Blessed Mother Mary during the month of May. It was a beautiful testament to our devotion to her.💒 #SFCS

📚Sister Mary Elizabeth and Mrs. Masset’s classes wrote, illustrated, and published their very own class book. 🌟Congrats to our 2nd graders who are now published authors!📕 #SFCS

😃The “Countdown to Summer” continues in Sister Jo’s Kindergarten class. The students did “L” for limbo and “O” for outside📖reading. The children are excited to see what’s in store for each new letter as they count their school🏫days down.🚌 #SFCS

🦋PreK A released their butterflies - Qt Pie, Love, Butterbean, Cookie, and Flitter at SFCS yesterday. PreK B joined them as they prayed for the butterflies to have a safe venture out into the world!🌎 #SFCS

🇺🇸Students in Mrs. Adinolfi’s 5th grade social studies class shared their research reports with their classmates on the Founding Fathers. Each student researched and 📝wrote a informative five paragraph report. Then, they channeled their creative side to 🎨illustrate a one of a kind cover. Our students are truly embracing their patriotic side as we near Memorial Day weekend!😃#SFCS

🎬That’s a wrap! The SFCS Drama Club did a spectacular job on the “Lion🦁King Jr.” production! The show was absolutely amazing. Special thanks to Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Langton and Mr. Emma for their hard work and to our very talented students for dazzling us with their talent!🌟#SFCS

🏗️✨ Project Updates at St. Francis ✨🏗️

Exciting improvements continue across our Cathedral campus through the generosity of our parish and school community!

🎭 Our new St. Francis CYO sound and lighting system was proudly used during this week’s production of The Lion King Jr. presented by St. Francis Cathedral School—enhancing performances and supporting our students in the arts. Great work to all of our students, teachers, and volunteers who helped put together such a wonderful production! 🦁👏

🚧 Cathedral bathroom renovations are also now underway, continuing our efforts to care for and improve our Cathedral facilities for all who worship and gather here.

Want to learn more about the campaign or make a pledge? Visit: https://www.stfranciscathedral.org/page/rebuild

Thank you for supporting our mission and helping us move Always Forward together! 💙

💙To honor our Blessed Mother Mary, Kindergarten students in Sister Jo’s class had their May Crowing today.✝️Together, they prayed the rosary.🙏🏻 #SFCS

🎭Join us on Thursday, 5/14 & Friday, 5/15 at 7pm in the St. Francis Cathedral School CYO for the Drama Club’s production of “The Lion 🦁 King, Jr.”! Tickets are being sold at the door. You won’t want to miss it! #SFCS

🤝Our Helping Hands hosted a “Baby🍼Shower” to support Life Choices. The students collected various baby👶🏻items from each class. The items were sorted and then picked up by Lorraine at Life Choices. What a great service project that will benefit so many babies!😃 #SFCS

💐Our Kindergartners hosted their Moms in class yesterday morning.🥰The children served them breakfast, did a word search together and shared their special projects with them. They ended by singing their moms a special song.🎶 #SFCS

✨Students in Miss Welle’s 5th grade classes created a “Mass in the Box” project to creatively represent the Eucharist and the importance of the Last Supper in our Catholic✝️faith. Through symbols, prayers, and sacred items, they demonstrated their understanding of Jesus’ gift of Himself at the Last Supper and the true meaning of the Mass.🙏🏻 #SFCS

🎓Congratulations to SFCS Class of 2022 alumni, David Adlao on being named St. Joseph High School’s Co-Valedictorian!👨🏻‍🎓We wish you much success on your bright future!📚#SFCS

✨Dr. Macaluso presented the final “Wellness Series” to our middle school students today. They spoke about “Gratitude” and how it is more than saying “thank you,” but a mindset that encourages appreciation, even during challenging times. They explored values, decision-making, and the influence of social media on identity and choices. The goal was to inspire students to develop greater appreciation for themselves, their families, teachers, and friends, while fostering a more  faith-filled  positive, and mindful, outlook.😃 #SFCS

🍬The HSA provided a sweet🍫treat for our SFCS teachers today. 🍭They set up a scrumptious candy bar in the teachers’ lounges to show them how much they are appreciated and loved. 📣Special shout out to Danielle Velona and HSA Co-Treasurers, Allison Rizzo and Goldie Tiu for all their hard work in making today so sweet!😃 #SFCS

🔎Mrs. Masset’s 2nd grade class started their unit on🪲insects and🪴plants this week. They observed 🪱mealworms, created a habitat for them, and learned what living organisms need to survive.👨🏽‍🔬👩🏻‍🔬#SFCS

🎭One week until the SFCS Drama Club production of “The Lion🦁King, Jr”. Get your tickets🎟️today for the 5/14 & 5/15 shows. Use the QR code or print this order form 😃 #SFCS

👨🏻‍🏫👩🏼‍🏫This week we are celebrating “Teacher Appreciation Week” at SFCS. Our Home School Association (HSA) has been busy showering our faculty and staff with lots of goodies! Special thanks goes out to Danielle Velona for helping to organize the wonderful event today. All the teachers and staff enjoyed a yummy 🌯🥗🥪lunch as thanks for all they do for our students. 🥰 #SFCS

✨On Friday, our Kindergartners started their “Countdown to Summer” - 26 days of school left for them! 🧸A - Bring a stuffed animal to school, 🧱B - Build something and ✂️C - Do a craft. 😃Mrs. Johnson’s class checked ✅off all those activities. #SFCS

🚓SFCS PreK classes went on their field trip yesterday to the Metuchen Police Department. They really enjoyed meeting 👮🏼‍♂️Corporal Casey Klein and 👮🏼Officer Jessica Roca. The officers took them to the processing room, holding cells and storage area. They even got to beep the horn and run the sirens 🚨in a police🚔car! 🥰Special thanks go out to the Metuchen Police Department for taking the time to meet with them. 🌟Thank you for your service! #SFCS