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Dear Families,

We hope you had a great week!

Head of School

Distance Learning Continues…

At this point, given that State and County authorities have not sufficiently relaxed confinement and no-gathering orders, we anticipate that the SDFAS campus will remain closed to most students through June 12.

Preschool Reopening for Children of Essential Workers

We are excited to announce that the Preschool is authorized at this time to re-open its campus for children of essential workers, beginning on June 1. If you are an essential worker, and interested in sending your child back to campus, please click here to convey your interest.

Virtual Gala

On behalf of the students, faculty, and leadership, thank you for your generous contribution to our Solidarity Fund. We, as a community, raised a total net amount of $210,000 for Financial Aid and Professional Development. Bravo!

Distance Learning

Zoom Password this week : 005526

Modifications to the School Calendar

Catch-up days for teachers and students.

Monday, May 25th (Memorial Day) – No School
Friday, June 5th – No School

Last Day of School

June 12th

Upcoming Events

‍🎓 8th Grade Graduation 🎉

June 12th

To our Eighth Graders, we are planning a full day of celebrations for your graduation! It will be different from previous years for sure. We will celebrate you and your time at SDFAS with an official online ceremony followed by a festive, fun, and loud parade of cars on campus! More details to follow soon!

Graduation Ceremony – 11:00 am
Car parade – 3:15 pm (with cars in the Preschool parking lot starting at 2:45 pm)

‍🎓 Kindergarten Graduation 🎈

June 12th

It is with enthusiasm and joy that we will be celebrating our kindergarteners as they reach this milestone on their journey.

Zoom Graduation – 8:30am
Car Parade – 10:00 am

Elementary School Trivia Nights

May 25th – 29th – 4:00pm-5:00pm. The activity will begin promptly at 4:05pm. Click here to join in!

1st Grade – Monday, May 25th
2nd Grade – Tuesday, May 26th
3rd Grade – Wednesday, May 27th
4th Grade – Thursday, May 28th
5th Grade – Friday, May 29th

Virtual Summer Camp

Click here to register for the Virtual Summer Camp

7 weeks of camp, from June 22 to August 7th, 2020
Monday to Friday (Except July 3rd)
For children ages 6 (or current Kindergarten) to 17 years old

We will keep you updated if we are allowed to go back to campus during the Summer.

Please note that the campus is reopening for preschoolers on June 1st. If you are considered an “essential worker”, and interested in sending your child back to campus, please click here to convey your interest.

Community Building

“Maintaining Your Sanity While Living with Young Children”

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 12 pm

Sign up here for a Parenting Workshop led by Jeanne-Marie Paynel M.Ed on how to raise self-sufficient and resilient children.
Get the support you deserve!

SDFAS “Food Drive” in partnership with Feeding San Diego

Through May 31st

Drop off your food donations in the large cardboard box placed outside the front office.
COVID-19 Response Video – Feeding San Diego

Mask Sewing Donations

Through May 31st

Home-sewn masks need to be dropped off in sealed ziplock bags and placed in the same large cardboard box as for the food drive placed outside of the school’s front office door.
Please click here for Mask Sewing instructions.

SDFAS Parent Connect Forum

As parents, we most certainly need to connect with each other during this period of social distancing! Let’s share what is working for us and our families and how we’ve overcome challenges as we adapt to the current situation. Others among us might then benefit from any tips or advice… Happy posting! Click here to enter the SDFAS Parent Connect Forum.

#InCaseYouMissedIt (#ICYMI)

Healthy and Crowd Pleasing Mexican Food

Thank you, Maru Davila! As part of the SDFAS International Week, parents were invited to a cooking class.
The recorded event will be shared, along with the recipes, next week!

DELF Cancelled

Please note that your FACTS account will be credited with the fee.

Yearbook 2019 – 2020

Order online here by May 31st
SDFAS Yearbook code: 12766720
Send photos of remote learning that may be included in this year’s Yearbook activities, classes, etc… Be creative!
Purchase business advertising or “Love Lines” (personal photos and messages for students).
- Send photos and ads to Andrew Ericson, aericson@sdfrenchschool.org

Head of School

Virtual Gala

Distance Learning

Upcoming Events

Virtual Summer Camp

Community Building

#InCaseYouMissedIt (#ICYMI)

Preschool – Highlight of the week

Elementary School- Highlight of the week

Middle School Highlight of the week