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News for the Parents of Saint Andrew Catholic School
August 15, 2017 
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Families,

Welcome Back! What an exciting first day we had yesterday. I'm so grateful the storm passed in time for our families to safely travel to campus and capture all those mandatory first-day-of-school pictures. It was great opening the school day with our daily prayer, visiting classrooms with excited students, hearing about fun-filled summers and seeing your happy parent smiles as you gathered your students at the end of the day. 

Today felt most complete as we had our first Mass of the year celebrated by Father Tom in which we honored the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. When we gather together as a school community in the church, it is clear that God is present in our midst. Thank you to the many parents, grandparents, siblings, alumni and other guests who joined us today. We always love having you with us for Mass. It's going to be an awesome year!

Only By His Grace,
Veronica Davidson Tucker

PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT DATES
August 17  -  Preschool/Kindergarten (6:30pm-8:30pm)
August 21  -  7th/8th grades (6:30pm-8:30pm)
August 22  -  5th/6th grades (6:30pm-8:30pm)
August 23  -  3rd/4th grades (6:30pm-8:30pm)
August 24  -  1st/2nd grades (6:30pm-8:30pm)
WHO DO I CALL?
SPIRIT SHOP
The Spirit Shop is open this Wednesday and Thursday morning from 7:30am - 8:30am.  We will be open again next Tuesday, August 22nd from 7:30am - 8:30am and again in the afternoon from 2:30pm - 3:30pm

After August 22nd, the store 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  janine.berger@standrewsch.org


SPIRIT DAY
Our 1st Spirit Day will be this Friday, August 18th.   The goal of Spirit Day is to give students an opportunity to show school pride and maintain the integrity of the dress code. 

Saint Andrew school t-shirts may be worn on Spirit Days with uniform bottoms (jumpers, skirts, skirts, pants, shorts) and uniform shoes. T- shirts are sold in the Spirit Shop.

SUPPORT SAS
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!!

ROBOTICS INFORMATION FOR 4TH - 8TH GRADE STUDENTS
Attention all 4th through 8th grade parents and students ...
The Saint Andrew Catholic School Robotics Team (the "RoboCats") is beginning its 4th FIRST LEGO LEAGUE season. Here are the details:

ROBOTICS TEAM CONTRACTS
Contracts are available to 4th - 8th graders from Miss McGreal, Mr. Fenoglio or from the front office. The cost per student will be $65. All contracts are due on  Friday, August 18, 2017.

Along with the contract, students wanting to join the robotics team must provide the following in order to be considered:
- Short essay explaining why they want to be on the team.
- Written nomination from one of their teachers from the previous school year.

Here is a link to the RoboCat website ...  http://www.standrewsch.org/student-life/robocats.cfm  This provides additional information about the team.

TEAM MEETINGS
Team meetings will begin in late August/early September 2017. Each teams' coach will establish a meeting schedule. Meetings are typically twice per week, 1 to 2 hours each time. (The individual team coaches will contact team members and their parents regarding the specific meetings days and times.) Our goal is to have teams of 6 to 8 members.
 
THE CHALLENGE
The FIRST LEGO LEAGUE "HYDRO DYNAMICS" Global Challenge will be released Tuesday, August 29th at 11:00 am. This will define what teams will be trying to build, program, research, present, and solve.

The qualifying tournament is expected to be in December at a local school. We will know more about that later in the Fall 2017 semester. Qualified teams may advance to the next round in January/February/March, 2018.
 
COACHES
Coaches and assistant coaches are needed! If you helped last year and would like to coach again, please let us know. If you have not coached and would like to, you are welcome to apply. Please contact Miss McGreal or Mr. Fenoglio.
 
Questions? Email Miss McGreal or Mr. Fenoglio.


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 Standrewmensclub@gmail.com with questions or to be added to the email list. 

GARAGE SALE
Is it time to clean out your closets, kids' rooms, garage or even the whole house? Please consider donating your unwanted treasures to the Saint Andrew Catholic School Garage Sale. Money raised will go to the Fall Festival.
CLASS OF THE WEEK VOLUNTEERS
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.

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  ncampbell@gs-top.org.  

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. 

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 would love to see some fresh new faces with some great new ideas.

PARENTSWEB
When school begins emergency contact cards will be printed out using your current information in RenWeb. These cards will be kept in the office and used in case of an emergency, so accurate information is extremely important.  Please make sure your information in RenWeb is always up to date. 

 Please follow these instructions if you need to make changes:

1.     Login to Parents Web

2.     Click on Family Information

3.     Under the Family Information Tab, click (choose) the child's name

4.     Under the Online Filing Cabinet/Web Forms tab, click SAS Family Information Form

5.     Click box with information that you would like to edit

6.     Once edit is completed, scroll down to bottom of the webform and click save

7.     Click "back to main form" to change any additional information

8.     Repeat for all children in family.


MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP
CHURCH CHOIRS
Registration Packet - Please click HERE to download the registration forms.

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

Stay informed about the great things happening at Saint Andrew Catholic School!  Follow us on Instagram (saintandrewcatholicschool), twitter (@SASFortWorth) and like us on Facebook.

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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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