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SET and the Holiday Season
With the holiday season upon us, we’re sure everyone in your home is adding a new laptop, smart phone, tablet, or video game to their gift list! For many children it may be their first phone or personal device. With this in mind, the SET team would like to share some tips and resources on…
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FXW’s Very Own Shark Tank
During the past few weeks, 8 th graders have become budding entrepreneurs in STEM class. Modeled after the popular television show, Shark Tank, they have been creating products to help solve everyday problems. Tasked with creating a new business idea/concept to pitch to the “Shark” judges, students have been collaborating in groups to develop their…
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Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day
Head of School Micheal Kennedy welcomed guests to today’s Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day Mass, which was presided over by Father Tom Hurley. Father Hurley welcomed all faith traditions to this very special service. Grandparents and special friends alike joined us for a full day of visiting our students and becoming part of the FXW…
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween from all of us at the Frances Xavier Warde School. Take a look at all the festivities in our full photo album.
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Annual Fund
In the late 1980s, Maggie Daley envisioned a school that embraced diversity in all its forms, a safe haven that would provide students both an excellent education and a strong moral compass. She approached Father Jack Wall, then pastor of Old St. Pat’s Church, who eagerly accepted the challenge, and together they collaborated with Mary…
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Parent Informational Meeting on Assessment — Highlights
As a society, there is an extensive focus on test scores and too little focus on the whole student. Shifts in the standardized testing landscape are significant due to the adoption of Common Core State Standards, opportunities for digital platforms, and the move from aptitude to achievement tests (even at the college level). Two major…
