St. Francis Upate - August 8

​St. Francis Update 
August 2025
 
Dear St. Francis of Assisi students and families, 
 
Welcome back! Throughout this year, we will try to email all our families at the start of each week with events and relevant information.  
 
Prayer 
Almighty God:
We give you our school.
We give you all the teachers and staff who work here.
We give you all the children who study here.
We pray our school would be place of great discovery, adventure and creativity.
May it be a place where we love to learn and where we learn to love,
A place where everyone is respected and all are deeply valued.
We ask all this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
First Day of School
The first day of school is on Monday August 25th, 2025. Students will receive their schedules on this day, if they have not received one already.
 
Schedule Changes
Schedule changes will be completed by Friday August 29th. Students requiring schedule changes can sign up on the list in the front foyer and will be seen in order of sign up, starting with Grade 12s, then Grade 11s etc. There will be no schedule changes after the 29th of August.
 
School and City Bus Passes
Students are required to register for either the School Bus or Public Transit pass online at https://yukon.ca/bus. This process is new for this school year – all passes must be registered online; the previous paper copies are no longer accepted. Reminder - Lost or stolen Passes are the responsibility of the student; if a student has already been handed a pass for the month, staff at our school are not able to provide additional passes. 
  
Bell Schedule
There is a slight adjustment to our bell schedule for this school year. The school day begins at 8:40am and ends at 3:15pm. Please visit our website to see the updated schedule.
 
School Supply List
Visit our school website (under school documents) to download the school supply list for this year. If you would like to provide your own lock for your locker, we ask that you share the combination with front office staff for our records.
 
Outstanding school materials 
There are many students who have not yet returned textbooks, library resources and English novels which were used last year.  These items remain on a student’s record and may prevent them from having access to new resources.  We ask for your help in having these items returned during the first week of school.  
 
Cafeteria 
Our cafeteria is closed for the first week of school. The cafeteria will be open for all students on Tuesday September 2nd. Thank you for your patience and understanding. 
 
New Vice Principal
We are delighted to introduce Mr. Joe Cosgrove who will be joining our administration team as Vice-Principal. He brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm with him from Alberta and Nova Scotia. Please join me in extending him a warm welcome.
 
Please do not hesitate to call the school at 667-5901 or reply to this email if you have any questions or concerns. Join us on Instagram @stfrancisyukon. 
 
Blessings, 
The St. Francis of Assisi Admin Team, 
Alethea Wallace, Principal; Tanner Cassidy, Vice Principal; Joe Cosgrove, Vice-Principal