St. Andrew School Weekly Newsletter
Issue # 13 - November 19, 2021
Upcoming Events
Saturday Nov. 20 & Sunday Nov. 21 - St. Andrew Boosters Bake
Sale before and after all Masses this weekend
Monday, Nov. 22-
Tuesday, Nov. 23- T-shirt Tuesday
Mass @ 8:15
1/2 Day Early Dismissal @ 11:30 AM
Wednesday, Nov.24 - NO SCHOOL
Thursday, Nov. 25- HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Friday, Nov.26 - NO SCHOOL
Monday, Nov.29 - Classes Resume
MORNING DROP OFF NEW PROCEDURE to start Monday, Nov. 22
Cold Weather
ST. ANDREW SCHOOL BOOSTERS BAKE SALE THIS WEEKEND
FUDGE SALE - FUN FACTORY SWEET SHOPPE - Friday, Nov. 12- Thursday, Dec. 2
PLAYSTATION 5 RAFFLE
SCHOOL WEBSITE
STUDENT ABSENCE DUE TO ILLNESS
PARENTS NIGHT OUT/KIDS NIGHT IN: Friday, DECEMBER 3
We are very excited to be preparing for our first Parents Night Out/Kids Night In event! This night of fun for Pre-K through fifth-grade students will take place on December 3rd from 6-8:30 p.m. The cost to attend the event will be $10. Registration forms with more details were sent home with the students this week. Just a reminder completed registration and payment is due back to St. Andrew no later than Tuesday, November 23rd. Pre-registration is required. Any questions please contact Shannon Mays (smays@standrewgradeschool.com) or Natalie Henry (nhenry@standrewgradeschool.com). They both can be reached via email or phone at St. Andrew.
There will be a meeting Thursday, Nov. 18 at 6:30pm for those parents who have signed up to volunteer at this event. Parent volunteers should be receiving text updates. If you have not been receiving these updates please contact Shannon or Natalie.
St. Andrew middle school students are welcome to sign up to volunteer at this event. They should see Mrs. Mays in the fifth grade classroom for a volunteer form.
SAVE THE DATE - CHRISTMAS PROGRAM, Thursday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m.
On Thursday, December 16, 2021, everyone is invited to our Christmas program at St. Andrew Church. Students are to wear nice dress clothes (no t-shirts or jeans) and meet in their classrooms at 6:15 PM.
Children's Christmas Eve Choir - Dec. 24 @ 4:00
SIGN UP FOR TEXTCASTER NOW!!!
As we enter into the SNOWY Season, please take the time to sign up for this service. We will notify you through this service when we dismiss early or have to announce school closings for bad weather. We often send quick reminders and last-minute changes to parents through this service. This will be one of the first notifications that Mrs. Blakeslee sends out for school cancellations or late starts during the winter months. Follow the directions and select St. Andrew Catholic Grade School. Text alerts are a free service from SaukValley.com. Please click the link to sign up!
SCRIP NEWS - BUY YOUR HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS FROM ST. ANDREW SCHOOL
$500!
There are three ways to order:
1. Directly from school - fill out an order sheet and drop it off at the school office by 8 AM on Monday. We have many cards in stock and you may purchase anytime during the week from our inventory. Call the office and check with Mrs. Hegner and she can see if we have what you are looking for.
2. Order online - create an account at shopwithscrip.com and order online anytime from your computer. Our School enrollment code is CCEECE9634589
3. Order from a smartphone. Type MyScripWallet.com into the web browser, log in, and shop. You need to already be set up with PrestoPy so you can redeem your Scrip right from your phone.
Please give Scrip a try and BUY your holiday gift cards from us!
BOY SCOUT Informational Meeting - Nov. 22 @ 6:00
The Boy Scouts of America and Troop 305 would like to invite students in Kindergarten through 5th grade about our upcoming recruitment event. Please see the attached flyer for all the details.
NEXUS CALENDARS 2022
Nexus Calendar 2021 Winners
Week of November 14 – November 20
November 14 – Jerry Haeffner
November 15 – James T. Nelson
November 16 – Becky Williamson
November 17 – Bob Sondgeroth
November 18 – Sally Kelly
November 19 – Deb Keaschall
November 20 – Jean Tschosik
Checks will be issued and sent out by mail to the winners at the end of each month. Mrs. Thurwanger can be reached at 815-625-1456 in the church office if you have any questions. Thank you to all of our Nexus Sponsors, especially our Super Sponsors, whose business cards appear at the bottom of this newsletter.
SCHOOL CALENDAR UPDATES
November 23 - 1/2 Day Early Dismissal at 11:30 AM
December 3 - Parent's Night Out/Kids Night In
December 5 - Confirmation 1:00pm
December 13 - Fall picture retake day
December 16 - Christmas Program @6:30pm
January 5, 2022 - ALL Nexus Calendar money must be turned in
PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN
PICTURE RETAKE DAY 12/13/21
BE WISE
Work Hard
Imitate Jesus
Serve Others
Embrace Excellence
Every day our St. Andrew Students are making good choices to BE WISE. Please ask your child how they earn OWLS from our teachers and staff.
SCHOOL SPEAK
Thank you to all of our NEXUS Calendar Sponsors
Contact Us
Email: standrewsgrad@comcast.net
Website: www.standrewsgradeschool.org
Location: 701 11th Avenue, Rock Falls, IL, USA
Phone: 815-625-1456