They are OFF!! Easter JOY!!
Thanks to all who helped with the Easter Egg Hunt on Tuesday!
Students preparing for their First Communion made their banners on Wednesday evening.
Week of April 1 - 5
Monday – Solar Eclipse Viewing (Thank you to Home & School for providing glasses).
Tuesday – Mass, 2:00 p.m.; School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.; Finance Committee, 6:00
Wednesday – Mass, 2:00 p.m.; Choir, 2:45 - 3:15; BOB, 3:00 - 4:15; Preschool Resource Fair at Kennedy School, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday –
Friday –
Other Notes -
School Mass Collection - Abilene Food & Clothing Bank
Next week is state assessment week for grades 3 - 5. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and a healthy breakfast each day.
Families with preschoolers are encouraged to attend the Early Childhood Resource Fair at Kennedy School this Wednesday, April 10, 5:00 - 7:00 (Come & Go). Be sure to visit St. Andrew's booth!
We are now an ACE Scholarship School! Incoming kindergartners or new students transferring in are eligible to apply for this income-based tuition assistance program. Example – a family of five with an income below – $128,030 will qualify for this program. Applications are due by April 15. Contact Principal Whitehair for assistance with this. Please help spread the word to potential families interested in attending about this great opportunity.
Calling all Kindergartners! If you have an incoming kindergartner, please call the school office to sign up for a time to attend Kindergarten Roundup on April 25.
THANK YOU for encouraging your child to do his/her homework - reading at home each school night and practicing math facts appropriate for his/her age. Those who meet their second semester class reading goal will enjoy a picnic at Eisenhower Park with Fr. Peter and Principal Whitehair. Reading to and with your child will help develop important literacy skills. New goals are in place for the second semester. REMINDER - students who attend after school are reading each night and can count those minutes.
AUCTION NEWS!!
RUBY JUBILEE is set for Saturday, March 1, 2025!
It is the 40th anniversary for our annual charity auction!
Calendar Items
April- –
9 - School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.; Finance Committee, 6:00;
10 - Early Childhood Resource Fair, 5:00 - 7:00 at Kennedy School
15 – Battle of the Books School Competition, 1:45 p.m.
18 – Home & School Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
21 – Building Addition Open House
22 – 26 ARK Assessment Week, Grades 2 - 5
22 – BOB vs. St. Mary’s at 1:00
24 – FFA Ag in the Classroom, Grades 2 – 5; Rehearsal for First Communion, 6:30
25 – Kindergarten Roundup
26 – Field Day
28 – First Communion 2:00 p.m.
29 – Mrs. Kohman’s Preschool Field Trip to Salina
30 – Spring Program, 7:00 p.m.
May-
2 – Grades K – 2 Field Trip to Topeka
3 – Mrs. Hunter’s Preschool Field Trip
8 – Mrs. Whitehair’s Preschool Field Trip
10 – Grades 3 – 5 Field Trip to Strataca
14 – Fifth Grade Promotion Mass, 6:30 p.m.
15 – Mrs. Hunter’s Preschool Program, 10:00 a.m.; AHS Graduates Parade through School at approximately 11:45 a.m.
16 – Mrs. Whitehair & Ms. Kohman’s Preschool Programs, 2:00 p.m.
17 - Last Day, K - 5, Dismiss 11:00 a.m.
God bless your family with a GREAT weekend!
Principal Whitehair