Dear St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School Families,

We would like to share with you more details about Grandparents Day on Friday. On behalf of the faculty & staff at St. Anthony, we look forward to welcoming our Grandparents and Grandfriends on this special day!

Please note, this event is for Grandparents or Grandfriends only. We cannot accommodate parents and younger siblings due to space. Of course, parents and younger siblings are welcome to attend our special Grandparents Day Mass at 11:00 AM on Friday.

Our teachers have been working hard to plan activities for students who do not have a Grandparent present that morning. Students who do not have a Grandparent attending should arrive through Park & Walk only (in the front or rear of the school) and go to their classrooms where they will be treated to donuts! There is NO CAR LINE FRIDAY due to additional traffic on campus from visitors.

If your Grandparent hasn't RSVPed for Friday's event, please do so as soon as possible at this link: https://ap.school/grandparents.

Here are the details for Friday's event:

8:00 AM | Doors open & check-in begins 

Grandparents will enter Sheltz Fellowship Hall through the Piazza (near Fountain). If you are meeting your grandchildren at school that morning, please arrange to meet in the piazza before checking in at Sheltz Fellowship Hall. Grandparents must check in their grandchildren for attendance.

After checking in, grandparents and students can:

• Visit the Book Fair (cash, check & credit cards accepted) in Sheltz Fellowship Hall. 
• Enjoy breakfast items in the Gym.
• Visit the Photo Booth in the Gym.
• Purchase a Winner's Choice Raffle ticket ($20 each, cash & check only) in the Gym.

8:30 AM | Welcome from our Principal, Mrs. Veronica Tucker in Gym.

8:30 - 9:15 AM | Entertainment in the gym provided by our Band, Choir, Angels Cheer team & 3rd graders in Gym.

9:15 AM | Students escort their Grandparents to their classrooms.

9:30 AM | DNN (Dolphin News Network) will air in classrooms.

9:45 - 10:45 AM | Classroom Activities

• Grandparents are welcome to visit other classrooms for multiple grandchildren.

10:45 AM | Check-out begins/Classes move to Mass

• Grandparents may check grandchildren out in their classrooms and take them to Mass OR students may remain with their teachers and attend with their class.

11:00 AM | Mass begins

• Parents & younger siblings are welcome to join us for Mass. 
• If Grandparents have checked out their grandchildren in classrooms they may dismiss after Mass.

12:00 PM | All students who are not checked out prior to Mass will dismiss from their classrooms (Pre-K-3rd Grade) or the Gym (4th-8th Grade). There is no Beyond the Bell on Friday, Nov. 18th.

Enjoy the rest of the afternoon with your grandparents & children! Thank you for your presence on Friday. We are excited about this fun day!

Sincerely, 

Katie Tressel

Advancement Coordinator

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School

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