Welcome to St. Basil's Catholic School!

St. Basil's School was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1949 to provide an elementary school with a firm  academic and spiritual foundation to families in  Vallejo, California. A Catholic parish school  affiliated with St. Basil's Church in the Diocese of Sacramento, St. Basil's offers a co-educational curriculum from  Preschool  through Eighth Grade.

St. Basil's School is state-licensed as well as being accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).  Our curriculum meets the standards set forth by both the Diocese of Sacramento and the State of California.  In addition to the core courses, Religion, Spanish, Music, Art,  Technology, and Physical Education are provided. We also offer Extended Care .

For over 60 years the faculty and staff at St. Basil's have  aspired to create a fulfilling and enriched elementary school experience for our community's children, an experience filled  with faith and values,  knowledge of the world and knowledge of oneself. To this end, we provide a caring,  safe and secure setting where true learning occurs, students thrive, and blessings abound!

School Philosophy

St. Basil's students, faculty, clergy, staff and parents form a community.  Students are challenged by programs that promote spiritual growth, responsibility, respect and acceptance of others, academic progress, and service in the Catholic Christian tradition. As a community we model these ideals by caring for, sharing with, supporting, and assisting each other.

Mission Statement

• Our mission is to give witness to the values of Jesus Christ by acknowledging parents as primary educators and by affirming students, parents and each other.
• We envision that the students of St. Basil's will have the spiritual and intellectual foundation to succeed in their continuing Faith Tradition and educational experiences.

      

Tuesday, 10/18/11:

-CSAC Meeting at 7:00 P.M. in the faculty room

Thursday, 10/20/11:

-Extended Care Bake Sale at 3:00 P.M. after school.  All proceeds will go towards the Extended Care Scholarship Fund.  If you would like to donate individual baked goods please contact Josette Lacey (707) 642-7629 or josettelacey@yahoo.com.

Friday, 10/21/11:

-Junior High Fall Social for Grades 7 & 8 at 12:00 P.M.  Seventh and eighth grade students may wear free dress with Fall colors.  Please refer to the handbook for free dress guidelines.

Reminders:

-For this month’s Parents’ Club meeting, Ms. Mary Ellen Ryan, Principal of St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School, will be conducting an informational session on high school admissions, tuition costs, and financial aid.  The meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 25^th, at 7:00 P.M.   Childcare will be provided by Extended Care.  If you are planning on attending the meeting, please RSVP by sending back the flier that was sent home last week. 

-We will be having Hearing, Vision, and Scoliosis Screening on Monday, October 24th, Wednesday, October 26^th and Thursday, October 27^th. We will be needing registered nurses, parents to bring the children from class to the Annex and to chart and fill out health forms for our new students.  We also need volunteers to bring lunch, soda, and water for the workers.  Please return the form that was sent home last week and let us know if you can help.

-Eighth grade will be having a Barnes and Noble Bookfair at the Fairfield location on Saturday, October 29^th and Sunday, October 30^th.  Purchases may also be ordered online through November 4^th at www.bn.com/bookfairs by entering the Bookfair ID 10565240.  All proceeds will help support our eighth grade class in their graduation expenses.

-There will be a Youth Fright Night for grades 5 through 8 next Friday, October 28^th from 6:00 P.M.-8:30 P.M.  It will be a fun night of activities including karaoke, ping-pong, crafts, video games with a Halloween theme. A flier will be sent home in the Friday folders this week.  Admission fee is $10 and must be paid by Thursday, October 27th.

-Here is just a reminder about after school pick up.  Parents may wait for children on the green benches alongside the gym and library. Parents may not wait for students on the benches in front of the classrooms.  The conversations and cell phone usage at the end of the day becomes disruptive to the classroom.  We encourage all parents who are waiting for children to join the school community in prayer at the end of the day. All parents must leave their vehicles and pick up children in their designated areas. Children are not allowed to walk to their cars alone.  They are to be picked up by a parent, guardian, or a designated adult and walked to the cars.  Siblings in the upper grades will not be allowed to pick up younger students.

We need to ensure that there is a transfer of responsibility from a teacher /staff member to an adult so that each child is accounted f or and leaves our campus safely.