We, the community of St. Ignatius School, in the tradition of Mother Marie Rose and St. Ignatius of Loyola, provide a faith-centered Catholic education guiding God’s children toward building a just and compassionate world.
Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Mass: This week, our first and eighth graders partnered to lead our school Mass. The readings and homily focused on gratitude, highlighting the story of Jesus healing the ten lepers—only one of whom returned to give thanks. During the first reading, which told of Naaman’s healing through faith, the students used hand and body motions to bring the story to life. Fr. San and Fr. James concelebrated the Mass, which was a special opportunity for our Accreditation Visiting Team to witness the joyful way we come together to celebrate the Eucharist.
Accreditation Visit: Our Accreditation Visiting Team spent Tuesday through Thursday immersing themselves in the life of our school community. During their visit, they observed classrooms and met with teacher teams, parish leadership — including Fr. San and Fr. James — parents, members of three student Family Groups, our School Advisory Council, and the St. Ignatius School Foundation. Their role was to experience our school firsthand, recognize areas of strength, and affirm the goals outlined in our Self-Study and Educational Improvement Plan (EIP). They were especially impressed by the joyful spirit of our community — students, staff, and parents alike — and shared that St. Ignatius is truly a special place. The team presented their findings to our staff yesterday afternoon. You can read the Executive Summary of their report by clicking here.
Day of the Dead: We will celebrate our loved ones who have passed through the celebration of Dia de Los Muertos by creating a school wide Ofrenda where students can add pictures of family members, friends, and pets that have passed. This is a celebration for the remembrance of loved ones who are no longer with us, similar to a celebration of life. The Ofrenda will be set up for viewing October 27 - October 31 in the school entry display cases. If your student would like to participate, please send them to school with a printed photo ( 4x6 or 3x5) of a loved one who has passed. Photos need to be turned in by Thursday October 23rd. If you would like the photo back, please make sure to write the name and class room of your student on the back. No frames please. If you would like to explore more about Dia De Los Muertos please follow the link below. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-meaning-of-the-altar/_QUBc67lRPvBIQ
We look forward to celebrating Dia de Los Muertos and All Saints Day with you in a couple of weeks.
Serving, Learning, & Growing: Our students are expanding their eager minds with each passing week! In preschool, students tasted several varieties of apples and graphed their favorites. The kindergarten class is busy investigating pumpkins! They examined them with magnifying glasses, measured pumpkins with cubes, and discovered that pumpkins float! Our first graders have been using chestnuts in developing number sense in their ten frames. The second graders are continuing to explore and learn about fact families in math. The third graders prepared the Transition Lunches this week. Our fourth graders are learning about different types of plants in science. In fifth grade, students are learning about pond ecosystems in science. Our sixth graders are in a literature study of the novel, Look Both Ways. In seventh grade, the students are learning about Julius Caesar in Social Studies. The eighth graders are reading and acting out the play, Twelve Angry Men. It is such a joy to see the students excited to learn and serve!
Parent-Teacher Conferences: We value the opportunity to partner with families to support each student’s educational journey. Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on Monday, October 20 and Tuesday, October 21. Students in grades 4–8 are expected to attend their homeroom conferences with their families. We strive to accommodate each family's schedule as best we can. Confirmation of your conference date and time was sent home last Thursday—please check your child’s backpack if you haven’t seen it. We look forward to meeting with you and continuing to strengthen the home-school connection.
Help Us Reach Our Goal! Support the Under One Roof Capital Campaign
At St. Ignatius, our mission is to build lives, strengthen faith, and foster a community rooted in love, justice, and compassion. For generations, Dillon Hall has been at the heart of that mission—hosting games, celebrations, and meaningful moments for our students and families.
Now, we need your help to preserve and strengthen this beloved space.
🎯 Milestone Goal: $125,000 by December 15 for a new scoreboard over winter break!
Join us in keeping Dillon Hall thriving for generations to come.
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Or visit: Under One Roof
Turkey Bingo: Our 22nd Annual Turkey Bingo is coming up on Saturday, November 22nd. You can purchase tickets for this adults only event online through our Greater Giving page. We will ask families to sell a minimum of six tickets per family. Raffle tickets may also be purchased online through our Greater Giving page. For every six tickets your family sells, your child(ren) will receive a Special Dress Pass. Families making their goal of selling at least six raffle tickets will have their child(ren) entered into a prize drawing during the week leading up to the event- November 17-21. The raffle prize is $1,000 to the winner! Space is limited for this popular event, so please purchase your tickets early to be seated in the gym space.
Pancake Breakfast: We are excited to let you know about a returning parish-school event. Once a month, after the 10:30 AM Family Mass, we will host a Pancake Breakfast in Dillon Hall for all school families and parishioners starting at 11:30 AM on Sunday, October 26th. Each month a different school group will assist in hosting the Pancake Breakfast. Families will be able to work together to cook and serve the pancakes. Please mark your calendars to participate in these community building, memory making events. Here are the dates and hosting schedule for this school year:
Pastini Dine Out: Mark your calendars for our first dine out this year- Pastini on Division on Thursday, October 23rd. For this dine-out, customers must mention St. Ignatius School when ordering for our dine out fundraiser. Thank you for your support!
C.A.S.E. Training: We will host our final fall initial in person C.A.S.E. (Creating A Safe Environment) training this Wednesday, October 22nd from 6:00-8:00 PM. All volunteers must be up-to-date on annual C.A.S.E training modules and new volunteers must take the initial in person training. If you wish to attend the training this Wednesday, October 22nd, **sign up!**
May we lean on our faith to carry us through the triumphs and tribulations of life remembering, “The grass withers, the flower wilts, but the word of our God stands forever. “ Isaiah 40:8.
Peace be with you.
Carol Pausz
Principal
Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, exist to give witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As an apostolate of the Church, Catholic Schools minister the salvation of Jesus Christ, exercising His mission to teach (Mt. 28:19-20) by providing Mission Passionate Catholic Education.
School pictures will be given out during conferences, or sent home with students on Wednesday.
Friday, October 24th is retake day!
There is a new link for ordering retakes: https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001314344
As you begin to create or shop for your child’s Halloween costume, please be mindful of our “no blood, no gore, and no weapons” policy. Students may wear costumes to school on Friday, October 31. Costumes should be comfortable enough to be worn in class all day and adhere to the uniform and special dress day length and fit expectations.
St. Ignatius CYO is selling Regal Cinemas movie ticket bundles as a fundraiser to support our kids' practice space needs, uniforms, scholarships, etc.
Two tickets for $30, the same price you pay at the box office, but this way SI CYO gets 25% of the proceeds!
We all have folks we give a little something to this holiday season. This is a great way to do double duty and support SI kids sports too! Stocking stuffers, friends & fam, nieces/nephews, grandparents...
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Please contact Simmi Singh Corcoran with any questions. The sale is good through the holidays, but don't delay!