Dear Families,

Happy Election Day!  This morning, our students gathered in the gym in song and prayer for our country and our next leader. The first-graders, alongside our 6th-grade girls, sang "America the Beautiful" followed by an all-school Divine Mercy Chaplet. Only three days ago, the gym served a totally different purpose as Moms and sons danced the night away! I am sure that, like me, many of you found yourselves looking at these little blessings (and some of those not-so-little 8th grade blessings) all dressed up and realized how quickly time flies; and how you sometimes which time could stand still for just a moment. Mothers and sons line-dancing, doing the Y-M-C-A and the twist created smiles across the entire gym. And the happy faces on the mothers when the sons give a carnation and a note. I collect those sweet notes in which my son shares why he thanks God for his mother. I read them often - and keep them in case he needs a reminder sometimes. :) Whether our gym is used as a sacred space or social space, it's a place to come together as a family. Thank you for being a part of the Saint Andrew family.

Only By His Grace,

Veronica Tucker

Next week, will be the last week before the Thanksgiving break.  A long standing tradition of Saint Andrew has been the Holiday Outreach boxes.  Patty Watson, former Director of Social Ministry for the parish, advocated a large contribution of food items for the needy families of our parish and school to kick-off the holiday season.  Food was collected before the Thanksgiving break and was taken to the storage facility (the white elephant) at the east end of the campus.  Over the years, the food has been distributed over Thanksgiving and Christmas.  We have collected thousands of pounds of food for our Social Ministry department.  This ministry has since been named the Food Pantry of Saint Andrew Parish and is under the direction of Tom Stumpf.  

Please help fill the boxes this week for your child's homeroom class to keep our long standing tradition alive.  We will donate the boxes to the Food Pantry next Wednesday November 16 th.

If you or your family would like to fill a box or two for the Food Pantry Holiday Outreach, a supply of e mpty boxes with food lists attached can be found in the office.  Please click here for the list of items needed to fill the boxes.

 

Each year during the month of November, the Church offers us the opportunity to remember in a special way our deceased relatives and friends. We do this with a firm faith in our future reunion with them forever.

The Saint Andrew Food Pantry is in need of a few volunteers for holiday box distribution on November 19th from 9:30am - 12:30pm.  Volunteers will be helping clients carry boxes to their cars.  Volunteers must be 7th grade or older and must be accompanied by a parent for the 3 hour period.  Please email Carrie Gernhauser if you can help out this year. 

A big thank you goes out to Tricia and Matt Cuprak for all they did to make the Mother/Son dance a huge success. It was a great evening of dancing and memories for all who attended!

Every Monday from 3:15pm to 4:00pm, National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) members will be tutoring in Mrs. Reed's classroom. If your child is in 2nd - 6th grade and could use the assistance from these older students, sign them up to attend.  Every week in the Wildcat Weekly, there will be a link to a SignUp Genius for tutoring for the following Monday. 

Please click here to sign up your student for tutoring on Monday, November 14th.

*Your child may be picked up in Mrs. Reed's classroom until 4:00pm. Any students still in her room after 4:00pm will be walked down to the front of the school to be picked up. If your child is not picked up by 4:15pm, they will be taken to aftercare in the school's cafeteria.

Anna Boehmler, 2nd grade, has won the school reading bee and is heading to the regional competition on November 12th. 

Good luck Anna!!! We know you will make us proud.

Do you arrive at pick up early and sit in your car, killing time?  Come on into the school and join us for the rosary!  It will do your heart and soul good.  

We meet every Monday at 2:30pm in the Faculty Room.  No beads required, young kids and babies welcome!

Saint Andrew Catholic School is recruiting substitute teachers for all grades. The compensation is very competitive and the opportunity to serve the students of Saint Andrew is priceless! Please email Angie King for more information. To access the application, click here.