St. Andrew's News, Sept. 5, 2025

THANK YOU to the Community Foundation of Dickinson County for supporting our new Musical Garden portion of the playground and a several other important improvements. Representing the Community Foundation at our special blessing today were Elizabeth Weese (pictured) and Sara Baier. We LOVE this new addition to our playground!

Week of September 8 - 12

Monday – Practice Emergency Notification Drill at Approximately 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday – No School Mass, Battle of the Books, 3:00 - 4:15; School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday – No School Mass

Thursday - School Mass, 2:00 p.m.

Friday – Reading for Touchdowns

Lunch Menu, September 8 - 12

Monday - Rock & Roll Wrap, Mixed Vegetables, Fruit, Milk

Tuesday - Crispito, Salad with Tomatoes. Fruit, Milk

Wednesday - Chicken Drumstick, Potato Wedge, Corn, Fruit, Milk

Thursday - Cook's Choice

Friday - Sack Lunch Day

On Fridays, students may bring a sack lunch from home or order one from the school kitchen.

Other Notes-

We had a terrific time with grandparents today! Thanks to all in attendance! Watch for pictures coming soon. Special thanks to our staff for the extra help today with events!

We will have another practice emergency notification drill on Monday at approximately 9:30 a.m.

School mass next week is on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.  Please join us if you can.  Collections from school masses in September go to the Adopt-a-Student Fund.

Please be sure to get your trash bag orders and money turned in by Thursday, September 11.

Please keep the family of Cecilia Graf in your prayers this week.  We will remember Cecilia with a special art activity for the Mary Garden on the playground.  We lost Cecilia on September 9, 2020, when she was a first grader at St. Andrew's.

We are on a mission to replace the long, heavy tables that we use in the school gym with more lightweight ones, so they are easier to set up and move around.  If you are interested in helping with this project, tables are $100 each and we have around 20 to replace. 

Please continue to pray for the safety of our students and staff. This morning, we joined in prayer for school safety with the diocese of Minneapolis and many Catholic Schools and dioceses across the country. We will continue to worship God in His most sacred place, our beautiful church. Please know we have increased safety precautions and will continue to be vigilant in doing all we can to keep kids safe. We want them to be empowered to make good safety decisions, but we also want them to experience the joys of childhood.

If you would like to receive text message reminders through the REMIND App, please watch for an e-mail from your child's teacher.

Calendar Items –

September –

9 – School Council Meeting, 6:30

11 – Trash Bag Sales End

17 - Grades 4 & 5 to Eisenhower Center

18 - Grades 4 & 5 to Eisenhower Center

19 – Trash Bag Delivery

21 – Catechetical Sunday

29 – No School. In-service

October - 

7 – School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

17 – Dismiss 1:00; Family Picnic Day; Book Fair Begins; Fall Festival

20 – Picture Day

23 – No School, Conferences 12:00 – 8:00 p.m.

24 – No School

27 – Starbase, Grade 5

31 – Tiger Day Hosted by Grades 1 & 5

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

Other Yearly Dates -

Nov. 3 – Starbase (Grade 5)

Nov. 7 – No School, Diocesan Inservice

Nov. 10 – Starbase  (Grade 5)

Nov. 14 - Starbase  (Grade 5)

Nov. 17 – Starbase  (Grade 5)

Nov. 21 – Fit & Fun Friday

Nov. 25 – Thanksgiving Mass & Dinner

Nov. 26 – 28 No School, Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 11 - Christmas Program

Dec. 19 – Tiger Day; Reading Party

Dec. 22- Jan. 2 Christmas Break

Jan. 2 – Teacher Workday

Jan. 5 – School Resumes

Jan. 19 – No School, Inservice

Jan. 30 - Family Picnic, No Uniform Day

Feb. 12 – Tiger Day Hosted by 4^th & K

Feb. 13 – No School, Auction Workday

Feb. 14 – Auction

Feb. 16 – No School, Inservice

Feb. 27 – Family Picnic, No Uniform Day

March 6 – Dismiss 1:00

March 9 – Reading Party

March 12 – No School, Conferences 12:00 – 8:00 p.m.

March 13 – No School

March 16 – 20 Spring Break

March 27 – No Uniform, Fit & Fun Friday

April 3 – No School, Good Friday

April 6 – No School, Easter Monday

April 24 – Family Picnic, No Uniform Day

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

May 20 – Fifth Grade Promotion Mass, 6:30 p.m.

May 21 – Last Day, Dismiss 1:00

God bless your family with a GREAT weekend!

Principal Whitehair