St. Andrew's News March 27, 2026

Thank you to those who helped us drive students to Chrism Mass this week.

It was a beautiful experience!

YEE-HAW! We rounded up a great group of cowboys and cowgirls for

kindergarten next year! (A few were absent or not pictured).

Week of March 30 - April 3

Monday –

Tuesday – Dental Screenings; Open House for New Preschoolers and Prospective Families, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.; School Mass, 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday – School Mass, 2:00 p.m.; Choir, 2:45 – 3:15

Thursday - Seder Meal

Friday – No School, Good Friday

Lunch Menu for the Week of March 23 - 27

Monday - Sloppy Joes, Sweet Potato Fries, Veggies, Fruit & Milk

Tuesday - Super Nachoes, Refried Beans, Mixed Salad, Fruit & Milk

Wednesday - Barbecue Chicken Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Fruit & Milk

Thursday - Seder Meal

Friday - No School

Other Notes-

As we head into holy week, the most holy and sacred time of our church year, we pray that each of you have a blessed experience remembering Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and His glorious resurrection that follows! 

Open house for prospective families is this Tuesday, March 31, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

We will need eggs and small trinkets or candy for our annual Easter Egg Hunt the Tuesday after Easter.  Thanks for any donations you can provide. 

We will have a Seder Meal this week on Holy Thursday.  Extra helpers in the kitchen are welcome!

Please help spread the word that preschool enrollment for new families is now open until classes are full. Thanks!

Classes offered -

• Transitional Kindergarten (five-year-olds)

• ALL DAY (ages 4 & 5)

• Three or five mornings a week (ages 3,4,5)

Help us fill our classes - spread the word!

We are collecting coins (dollars are ok too) for the Catholic Charities Baby Bottle Campaign through the end of March! Collections from school masses in March go to this campaign as well.

March -

31 – Preschool Open House, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

April -

2 – Seder Meal

3 – No School, Good Friday

6 – No School, Easter Monday

7 - Easter Egg Hunt; School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m. (Date Change)

8 – Early Childhood Fair at AHS Parking Lot; State Assessments Begin

9 – Little Ike Storytime

10 - Kindergarten Bingo at Village Manor; Science Fair Projects Due

13 – Fifth Grade Orientation at Middle School

14 – BOB

15 – First Communion Rehearsal, 6:30 p.m.

16 – Sixth Grade Band Tour, 12:45 p,m,

17 – Grade 5 to St. Xavier and Hildebrand Dairy

19 – First Communion, 2:00 p.m.

20 – Sixth Grade Parent Night, 6:00 p.m.; ARK Week (Religion Assessment for Grades 2 - 5)

22 – Kindergarten Pass the Torch Event, 1:30 p.m.

24 – Family Picnic, School Battle of the Books at 12:45; No Uniform Day; Tree Planting Grade 4

29 – Mrs. Jenny Whitehair’s Preschool Field Trip

30 – Program Practice at the High School, (Transportation by Bus); Spring Program, 7:00 p.m. at the High School Auditorium

Other Important Yearly Dates (New Items will be in bold as they are added)

May 6 - Walk & Roll to School Day

May 8 – Family Picnic Day, No Uniform Day, Field Day

May 15 - Reading Party

May 18 - K - 5 Field Trip to Sedgwick County Zoo

May 20 – Preschool End of Year Program (10:00 a.m.) and Last Day; Fifth Grade Promotion Mass, 6:30 p.m. (Based on fifth grade parent survey for best option, this date/time will not change)

May 21 – Last Day, Dismiss 1:00; Transitional kindergartners are welcome to attend.

God bless your family with a terrific weekend!

Principal Whitehair