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News for the Parents of Saint Andrew Catholic School
August 22, 2017 
FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Families,

I pray that the first week of school has gone well for your students and that your children have fallen back into the school routine. We have survived the first week, the 7th/8th grade move back into the main building and the Solar Eclipse! 

Tomorrow is our first regular Mass which is also the start of one of my absolute favorite Saint Andrew traditions - all students bringing food to the altar. Each week, before the priest prepares the altar for the Liturgy of the Eucharist, all students are invited to bring a non-perishable food item. Common items include canned goods, dry pastas, cereals, toiletries, paper products, etc. This is a special way for all students to be a part of the Mass. If you are able, please send one of these items with your student tomorrow. As always, you are invited to attend our weekly Masses. We celebrate Mass every Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. We love having visitors!

Only By His Grace,
Veronica D. Tucker

OFFICE HOURS
Official Office hours for the 2017 - 2018 academic year are 7:30 am - 3:30 pm. 

NURSE

We are thrilled to have Bette Felder and Michelle Russell as our nurses. Mrs. Felder and Mrs. Russell are each part-time. Nurse Felder is on campus Mondays and Thursdays. Nurse Russell is on campus Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. 

So that communication is consistent, both nurses share one e-mail address:  [email protected] . Please use this e-mail when relaying information electronically to the clinic. Thank you!

Bette Felder
Michelle Russell

SAINT ANDREW PLAID AND JEWELRY
Just a reminder that all plaid skirts and plaid jumpers MUST be purchased at Parker Uniforms. The plaid as well as the styles sold at other locations are different from the school uniform and are therefore in violation of the uniform code. Please be sure your students are in compliance so that out-of-uniform slips do not have to be sent home.

Please be respectful of the uniform policy regarding jewelry:
  • One genuinely religious necklace, and/or one genuinely religious bracelet and/or one genuinely religious ring may be worn as determined by the school
  • Only girls may wear earrings - one set only, and on the earlobe. For safety reasons, the earrings should not be longer than the bottom of the earlobe.
  • Please do not wear jewelry that is not in compliance with this such as Kendra Scott necklaces. This will result in an out of uniform slip if they continue to be worn.
Thank you for partnering with us in this.

 
SUPPORT SAS
HOME & SCHOOL MEETING

Our first Home & School Meeting of the 2017-2018 school year will be Friday, August 25th in the school cafeteria immediately following morning prayers.

Please join us!! We have plenty of positions available for our new parents who would love to get involved. 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Fall Festival Drawing Committee is looking for a few parents to help out at dismissal time for a few weeks in September.
You will be handing out popsicles to the students whose families bought drawing tickets. Come out and get involved! We appreciate any time you can give! Please email or call us with your name and number. 



Looking for a fun way to support Saint Andrew School and celebrate our wonderful staff and students.  
 
Come be part of a team and help us celebrate the Class of the Week during the 2017-2018 school year. Your role would be to celebrate the class who planned the weekly Mass. The students each receive a "paw" cookie and share a special talent with you and their class.
 
It is a great way to get to know our students and staff. For more information or to volunteer email Summer Riney or call her at 214-808-1288.

FELLOWSHIP & ROSARY

A group of parents meets weekly for fellowship and to pray the rosary on Monday afternoons.  We meet at 2:30pm in the faculty room.  Please contact Jeanne Murphy,  [email protected],  for more information or to be included on a Monday reminder text.

PICTURE DAY

Homeroom and individual pictures will be taken on August 29th.  This year Glamourcraft will be photographing student in front of a green screen. Parents will have the opportunity to choose from 8 different backgrounds for their picture package.
 

Please use School code SAC17 if you wish to place your order online at www.glamourcraft.com.   Parents who order online do not have to turn in an order form on Picture day.   

"WILD WILD WEST" BOOK FAIR

Our " Wild Wild West" Book Fair will begin Friday, September 15th, and run through Friday, September 22nd, from 7:30am-3:30pm in the library each day.  

This book fair is a fundraiser for our 8th graders and their end-of-year activities.  It would not be possible without our parent volunteers! As a volunteer, you can sign up to help the little ones complete their wishlists (Friday, the 15th), help with the cash registers (they are really very easy to learn and easy to use!), help during BookNic, which will be very busy, and/or help set up or tear down the book fair.  This is a great way to get involved and it's fun!


Please try to sign up for a shift or two. Feel free to sign up for as many shifts as you want!  Thank you!

SAINT ANDREW ADVISORY COUNCIL PRESENTS NOLAN 101

It's never too early to start learning about YOUR Catholic High School!! 
 
Saint Andrew Advisory Council presents Nolan 101.

All are invited to hear an overview of what to expect in high school and what Nolan has to offer!  Administration, faculty and students will join us to share about the Nolan experience.
 
Monday, September 18, 2017
6:30PM-7:30PM
Saint Andrew Catholic Church Parish Hall
 
We hope you will join us to learn more about Nolan Catholic!  For more information, please contact Mindy Battenfield at  [email protected] or Barbara Clark at [email protected].

**Babysitting will be available. Please reserve by September 15, with  [email protected].

MEN'S CLUB OPEN HOUSE

Looking for an opportunity to meet, network and build friendships among other men in our church and school?  Come on out  on September 7th at 7:00pm at Fred's on Bluebonnet Circle. All are welcome, Catholic and non-Catholic alike! Email Jeff at [email protected] with questions or to be added to the email list. 

GARAGE SALE

After a several-year hiatus, Saint Andrew School has decided to bring back the garage sale in an effort to raise more money as part of the Fall Festival.  We believe that the garage sale can be a BIG success with your help.  That table that you've been meaning to put on Craigslist for a couple of years?  Those clothes that your child has outgrown?  We will take them off of your hands and make money for SAS in the process! The items we are seeking for donation are as follows:
  • Clothes, Shoes, Coats and other wearable items
  • Purses and Bags
  • Toys and Games
  • Sports items
  • Furniture
All items should be clean and in good condition. Please ONLY donate items that are sellable.  The garage sale will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Saint Andrew Gym from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.  

Donations will be accepted at the Saint Andrew Gym stage from 7:30-8:30am and 2:15-3:30pm on:
Monday, September 11
Thursday, September 14
Monday, September 18

Bulk drop-off will be at the same location on Friday, September 22 from 12:30-8:00 p.m.  

At the time of drop-off we will provide a tax donation form.  If for any reason you cannot bring items that you are willing to donate to the gym at that time, please call Josh Borsellino at 817.908.9861 and he will arrange to pick the items up at a time that is convenient to you.  Please contact one of our 2017  Fall Festival chairs with any questions.


Lindsey Borsellino                                      Cassie Patrick    
817-739-4395                                               925-818-5750
[email protected]                   [email protected]
         
Sabrina Renteria                                         Rose Hall, SAS Development Director,
682-234-9621                                              817-292-4355
[email protected]                    [email protected]
 

SPIRIT SHOP
The Spirit Shop will be open every Thursday morning and afternoon.

We are also looking for volunteers to help on our super busy days or to fill in if the need arises.  Anyone interested can email me at  [email protected]

SAFE & SACRED
The Diocese of Fort Worth requires all adults who volunteer at our school to satisfactorily pass a criminal background check, complete Safe & Sacred (Safe Environment) training, and agree to the Code of Conduct every three years. Currently the process is done online. 

If you would like to drive on a field trip, volunteer in the classroom, help at a class party, help at the Fall Festival, etc., please email  Lisa Harrington to begin the process. 

We appreciate your willingness to volunteer!!

DAISY SCOUTS

Kindergarten parents come learn more about Daisy Girl Scouting.  Daisy Girl Scouts learn about themselves and the world around them, make new friends, participate in lots of fun activities, and learn to live by the Girl Scout Promise and Law.  

Parent information meeting is Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:00pm in Parish Hall Room 211/213.  

Register your daughter now for Troop 3038 at gs-top.org/join.  Registration fee is $25.00.  

For more information contact Ninet Campbell at 917-735-5334 or at  [email protected].  

CUB SCOUT PACK 97 REGISTRATION & PARENT MEETING
MARIAN STATUES
The Spiritual Life Committee at Saint Andrew Catholic School offers two blessed statues to its families:  A statue of Rosa Mystica and an Immaculate Heart of Mary Statue. Each week (from Wednesday afternoon to the following Wednesday morning) two families will have the opportunity to take these statues home and use them as a source of inspiration, prayer and reflection. The tote bag containing the statue will also have suggested prayers. This special tradition will hopefully be one full of meaning and faith for each of you. Click here to sign up.    Email Karen Schroder, SAS parent for questions.

COFFEE AND FELLOWSHIP FOR MOMS
Join fellow Moms as we read & learn how to find joy and grace in the messiness of motherhood while we read Kate Wicker's "Getting Past Perfect". Order the book from  www.amazon.com for $12.  Childcare is available

We will meet on the following Fridays from 8:00am to 9:00am in the Parish Hall, Room 202.

September 8, 15
October 6, 13
November 3, 10
December 1
 
Please  email Summer Riney if you are interested in joining the group. 

CONTACTS AT SAINT ANDREW SCHOOL

Who Do I Call?

Accelerated Reader - Janet Clarson 
Accommodation Plans - Angie King 
Advisory Council - Shannon Berndt 
After School Care - Susan Herman 
Athletics - Dana Cox or Mike Irwin 
Attendance - Olga Buster
Cafeteria Questions - Maria Gonzalez 
Communications - Lisa Harrington 
Curriculum - Angie King 
Development - Rose Hall
Discipline/Behavior Problems - Angie King 
Field Trip Drivers - Lisa Harrington 
Grades - ClassroomTeacher
Guidance Counseling - Stephanie Mack 
Health Concerns - Nurse
Homework - Classroom teacher
Home and School Association - Melissa Cawyer 
Learning Concerns - Angie King
Math Club - Paul Schwalbe or Angie Watts 
National Junior Honor Society - Carolyn Reed 
Parent/Student Handbook - Veronica Tucker 
Renweb - Mindy Dyer
Robotics - Julia McGreal 
Run Club - Shannon Irwin
Student Council - Stephanie Mack 
Substitutes - Angie King
Technology - Darlene Bachman-Lopez T
esting - Angie King
Tuition - Beverly Watkins 
Uniforms - Lisa Harrington 
Volunteers (Safe & Sacred Training) - Lisa Harrington
 
 
DONOR WALL  UNVEILED

Please visit the Parish Hall to see the unveiling of our Donor Wall for the Honoring our Legacy, Building our Future Capital Campaign.  The 5' by 7' graphic will be on the North wall (south of the kitchen). We are very excited to be able to display the names of our current 924 donors.  

Please come locate your name on the wall and make sure that everything is spelled correctly. The final wall will be in the new pastoral center.  We have saved several spaces for names of new donors, so reserve your spot now with a pledge to our Capital Campaign.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP

Please click here for information on an upcoming Diocesan wide Family Youth Event on October 14th from 10:00am - 7:00pm. E mail Michelle Stavens at [email protected] if you are interested in  going.

CHURCH CHOIRS

Adult Handbell Choir
Rehearsal time - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
in the Church and/or Choir Loft
Rehearsals to resume - Thursday, September 7th, 2017
Directed by Christopher Culross  


Registration Packet - Please click HERE to download the registration form for Church Choirs.

TEXAS RANGERS CATHOLIC SCHOOL NIGHT

Please click here to order tickets.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please click here for a look at the latest upcoming events on our school calendar. Remember, this calendar is subject to change. Please check it periodically!

FACEBOOK & TWITTER

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Saint Andrew Catholic School is a Christ-centered community working in partnership with families to instill our Catholic faith, to nurture a sense of service, and to academically challenge the next generation of leaders in our global society.

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