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Father Andrew White S.J. School Newsletter
December 12, 2023
🗓️ Important Dates
December 13: Progress Reports Posted on Portal (grades 4-8) & Sacrament of Reconciliation
December 15: NJHS Induction Ceremony & Middle School Monthly Activity
December 19: Field Trip (all grades) & Early Dismissal, 12:30pm
December 20 - January 1: No School - Christmas Break
January 2: School Resumes
Christmas Pageant 2023
We are grateful for Mrs. Cacko and Mrs. Hinkle (and all their assistants/volunteers) who worked tirelessly to help our students shine during this year's pageant! Thank you to all who helped with stage set-up, tear-down, decorating, hot cocoa stand donations, and getting the students here and prepared for our spectacular Christmas Pageant: The Unexpected Christmas Visitor. It takes many hands to prepare such an event, and we are so thrilled that we were able to present this wonderful gift of performance to you, our FAW families! We hope you all enjoy a very Merry Christmas!
Santa Shop Thank You
We feel blessed that we were still able to provide our students the opportunity to experience the joy of giving by buying and wrapping their own Christmas presents for family members, friends and pets at the Santa Shop. We had over 1,720 gifts bought and wrapped and we raised over $5,000 for FAW. Thank you to all of our amazing elves who helped make this Santa Shop event possible!
Serving Others by Providing Beds
Child bedlessness is a problem. Middle School students in our NJHS and SCA along with Mrs. Downey volunteered to help sand lumber that will be used to build beds for kids ages 3-17 who do not have beds of their own. Thank you to these students and teacher who worked so hard to help others in our community, even after a long week of school. Sleep in Heavenly Peace will make and deliver the beds along with the donation of books we collected. Thank you to all who sent in books for the recipients to enjoy.
Candy Grams for Sale!
Progress Reports
Mid-quarter progress reports for students in grades 4-8 will be posted on Parent PlusPortals tomorrow. Please login to check your child’s progress. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher. To find the report, click the child’s picture, then “Classroom,” then “Progress Reports,” then "Combined Reports." Please go over the reports with your children and encourage them to keep working hard through the last half of this quarter! https://www.plusportals.com/FatherAndrewWhiteSchool
Share the warmth with our neighbors!
Christmas Sweater Tag Day on Monday!
Clarification:
School Wide Field Trip on Tuesday!
Donations Needed for our Brown Bag Auction!
Early Dismissal next Tuesday
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Remember on Tuesday, December 19th, we have a 12:30pm Early Dismissal.
We hope you have a blessed Christmas and a restful break!
Due to winter break, the menu for January and February is now open. Order your lunch today!
https://fmsecure.orgsonline.com/m_login.aspx
The January menu will close on December 30th.
The February menu will close on January 27th.
*Please note, we will be doing a trial run during these months of offering "gluten free pizza" on Papa Johns days. You will have the choice of ordering the whole pizza ($9) or a half pizza ($5). This will include the fruit and dessert as well.
**There will be NO hot lunch offered on Thursday, February 1st. More info on this will be released at a later date.
Please be aware that if we experience a delayed opening, hot lunch will be cancelled. The only exceptions to this will be Chick-fil-A or Pizza.
In the event of lunch cancellations, credits will be issued.
November Virtue Winners: Courtesy
Volunteer Opportunity: Landscaping
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Do you enjoy landscaping? We are looking for volunteers to assist on our school grounds. Please email Rachel Richards at cptrbrown@aol.com to let her know you can help.
Volunteer Opportunity Form
Complete this form to show us how you are interested in volunteering this year!
Volunteer Information
Weekly Reminders:
❏ Purchase Candy Grams (by tomorrow)
❏ Send in coats for the Coat Drive (by Friday)
❏ Return Movie Field Trip Permission Slip (by Friday)
❏ Submit Volunteer Hours
❏ Have a Blessed Christmas and a Restful Winter Break!
Email: office@fatherandrewwhite.org
Phone: 301-475-9795
Website: www.fatherandrewwhite.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/fawschool