St. Andrew's News, April 18, 2025

Thanks to all who helped with our Seder Meal on Holy Thursday!

Week of April 21-25

Monday – No School

Tuesday – Grades 4 & 5 to Eisenhower Center, 9:00; School Battle of the Books, 1:00; School Mass, 2:00; Easter Egg Hunt Following Mass

Wednesday – Easter Egg Hunt for Morning Preschool Class, 10:30; Kindergartners Meet Seniors Day at the Football Field, Leave at 1:10; Mass. 2:00; Choir 2:45 – 3:15; Administrative Professional Day - THANK YOU, Mrs. Herrman and Mrs. JoEllen Whitehair for all you do for us!!

Thursday – Program Practice at High School, 8:15 (Load Buses at 8:05); Spring Program, 7:00 p.m. in High School Auditorium; Ms. Kohman’s Preschool Field Trip

Friday – Starbase for Grade 5; Fourth Grade Forestry Program, Grade 4, 10:05

Menu for April 14 - 18

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Vegetable Beef Soup, Grilled Cheese, Fruit, Milk

Wednesday - Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Fruit, Milk

Thursday - Rock-n-Roll Wrap, Fresh Broccoli & Cucumbers, Fruit, Milk

Friday - Sack Lunch

Other Notes -

As we enter the most holy time of Easter Triduum - may you grow closer to Christ as we journey through His Passion, Death, and GLORIOUS RESURRECTION!! All are welcome to services at St. Andrew's.

Holy Week Services for St. Andrew Church, All are Welcome -

Holy Thursday - Adoration, 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.; Mass at 7:30 p.m.

Good Friday - Services at noon and 6:30 p.m.

Easter Vigil (Saturday), Mass at 8:30 p.m.

Easter Masses - 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m.

There is no school on Monday - Happy Easter!

The spring program is this coming Thursday, 7:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Students should be at the high school dressed in their best uniform (no shorts, please) at 6:45.

Please be sure to get your stewardship hours in as soon as possible. Unmet stewardship hours are $20 each and will be added to your May bill. Thank you for understanding that this is how we keep tuition low for all families.

We enjoyed Southwest Dairy Farm Mobile Classroom this week!

Calendar-

(NEW ITEMS IN BOLD)

April-

21 – No School, Easter Monday

22 – School Battle of the Books, 1:00; Easter Egg Hunt, Grades All Day Preschool – 5th After Mass; Grades 4 & 5 to Eisenhower Center in the Morning

23 - 1:45 – Kindergartners Meet Senior Day; Administrative Professionals’ Day; Easter Egg Hunt for Morning Preschool Class

24 – Spring Program Practice at High School; Ms. Kohman’s Field Trip; Spring Program, 7:00 p.m. at High School Auditorium

25 – Fifth Grade to Starbase; Fourth Grade Forestry Program

28 – BOB vs. St. Mary’s, 1:00, Leave at 12:15

30 – First Communion Rehearsal, 6:30 in Church

May –

1 – Kindergarten Roundup

2 – Third Grade Field Trip

4 – First Communion, 2:00

5 – Staff Appreciation Week Begins – THANK YOU!!

6 – Luncheon for Staff

8 – Mrs. Whitehair’s Preschool Field Trip; Third Grade to DK Co. Historical Museum

9 – Field Day & Family Picnic Day

12 – Fifth Grade Orientation at Middle School

13 – School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

15 – Reading Party

16 – K & First Grade Field Trip; Mrs. Hunter’s Field Trip; Fourth & Fifth Grade Field Trip; Senior Walk-Through; 11:30 a.m.

20 – Second Grade Field Trip

21 – Preschool Program, 10:00 and Last Day, Fifth Grade Promotion Mass, 6:30 p.m.

22 – Last Day, Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 5; Dismiss 1:00

23 – No School, Workday

• Preschool End of Year Program is Wednesday, May 21, 10:00 a.m. All day students will have the option to stay following the program for the remainder of the day. This is their last day of classes. Transitional Kindergarten Students may come on Thursday, May 22, which is the last day for K - 5.

God bless your family with a GREAT weekend!

Principal Whitehair