St. Francis School

Welcome

St. Francis School is a Prekindergarten to Grade 8 school in Crescent Acres. The school was officially opened on November 30, 1987 as a Kindergarten to Grade 9 school.

Our school’s patron saint is St. Francis of Assisi, lover of all creation, champion of justice, patron saint of animals and the environment. His feast day is October 4th.

Our Patron Saint:

St. Francis was born into a rich family in 1181 in Assisi, Italy.  Francis’ father was a cloth merchant and wanted Francis to take over the business.  Instead, Francis devoted his life to God.

Francis lived a simple life who wanted everyone to know of God’s message of love.  He also spread the message that animals are God’s creatures and they deserve our respect.  Francis reminded everyone that we are all the children of God.  To further spread God’s message, Francis started a religious community called the Franciscans.

Often we hear of the Prayer of St. Francis, which is a beautiful prayer about how we should treat others.  A quote we often hear from St. Francis is “preach the gospel, and when necessary use words”.  This quote tells us that it is important for us to model our faith in our words and actions.

St. Francis’ feast day is October 4^th and our school celebrates him at our assemblies and thanksgiving celebration.

School Administration:

Darren McDougall – Principal
Rebecca Lafond- Vice-Principal

Principal’s Message:

Welcome to St. Francis School for the 2024-2025 school year. We hope our students and families had a wonderful summer and that they are looking forward to another exciting year.  We are blessed to have an excellent staff that is enthusiastic and dedicated to the students that they support and teach.

Faith is the cornerstone of our school.  Our staff, working in conjunction with the parish of St. Joseph and our St. Francis families, is committed to nurturing the whole child spiritually, intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically in a respectful and caring environment. We are truly blessed to educate students in our Catholic faith and to share our faith with those around us.

The Spiritual Theme for this year is “Living Christ’s Mission”. Jesus invites all of us to have a personal relationship with Him and we will provide our students an education that leads to a relationship with Him. “Encountering” means we will enter into this relationship through real, authentic experiences and recognize his presence in our lives and in others. This is a foundation of our faith…recognizing the hope and love of Jesus Christ.

In closing, we look forward to working with all our families in a collaborative and supportive manner in educating our students at St. Francis School.

Mr. McDougall, Principal