Crusader Connections
Father Andrew White S.J. School Newsletter
January 2, 2024
Thank you HSA, for treating our staff with Christmas cheer!
🗓️ Important Dates
January 2: School Resumes
January 5: First Friday Mass, 8:30am (hosted by 6th grade) & Uniform Pop Up, 3pm
January 6: University of MD Basketball Event
January 12: Early Dismissal, 12:30pm
January 15: No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 18: Winter Band & Chorus Concert
January 19: March for Life
January 22: End of 2nd Quarter
January 24: SOMD Catholic Schools Mass (grades 3-8)
January 26: Camp St. Charles Assembly & Middle School Monthly Activity
January 28: Catholic Schools Week Begins
January 30: Report Cards Posted on Portal
December Virtue Winners: Purity
Reflecting back on 2023, we are appreciative of this team, led by Mrs. Richards!
Thank You!
A big thank you to Mr. Wayne Miedzinski for all of the work he did to clear our side parking lot of trees, brush and overgrowth recently. We appreciate you!
FAW Athletics
We have been posting our basketball schedules and the results from our games on our website. Please see the link below!
📣 🏀 Go Crusaders! 🏀 📣
Donations Needed for our Brown Bag Auction!
The children have such fun with the Brown Bag Auction and we hope you can help! Please consider contributing items to help build the baskets listed on the flyer below. If you'd like to donate a completed basket, just let a committee member know. Thank you!
Santa Shop Update
We hope you were blessed by the joy of giving if your child shared a Santa Shop present with you on Christmas morning. We appreciate the support of all those who donate gift items, wrapping paper, ribbons, and bows. Thank you so much for keeping your eyes open for after holiday clearance items! We are grateful to all those who help us stock over 2,000 gifts and wrapping materials for our students to enjoy. If you spot any items you'd like to donate, please send them to school marked, "Santa Shop." This year we sold and wrapped a total of 1,725 gifts and raised $5,175 for FAW.
Joe Corbi's Fundraiser
Used Uniform Pop Up Event this Friday!
We will be offering our uniform pop-up events regularly on the first Friday of each month from 3 - 4:30pm! See you there this Friday! Thank you for donating clean uniforms in excellent condition!
Monthly Virtue: Fortitude
Our school continues to participate in the Virtues in Practice program this year. Each month, the whole school focuses on the same virtue as we hope to grow closer to Jesus by imitating His life and virtues. We also learn more about the saints who exemplify these good habits. This month students and families are learning about the virtue of fortitude. Please be sure to model how you are brave and strong in the face of trials during the month of January.
Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Program
Applications for next year’s Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Program are now available. Families may apply online by logging on to https://adwcatholicschools.org/tuition-assistance/.
On the top toolbar, hover over “TUITION ASSISTANCE” and then click on the “ARCHDIOCESAN TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM” link at the top of the menu. Any families who think they will need tuition assistance for the 2024-2025 school year MUST APPLY THROUGH THIS ADW PROGRAM FIRST, before asking for aid from FAW.
The TADS admissions portal is accessible for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle for all archdiocesan elementary schools.
TADS tuition assistance deadline: February 16, 2024
FAW News Email
Do you have an announcement you’d like to put in our weekly bulletin? Or perhaps you went to an FAW event, such as a basketball game, and you’d like to share some information or photos you took. We have created an email where you can send pictures, blurbs, etc. This will help us get new items in our bulletin, on our lobby TV, and on our website. Email: FAWnews@fatherandrewwhite.org Kindly send anything you’d like considered in the Announcements by Friday evening of the week prior.
Weekly Reminders:
❏ Send in Items for the Brown Bag Auction
❏ Attend First Friday Mass (Friday, 8:30am)
❏ Order Joe Corbi's
❏ Send news and pictures to FAWnews@fatherandrewwhite.org
❏ Submit Volunteer Hours
Email: office@fatherandrewwhite.org
Phone: 301-475-9795
Website: www.fatherandrewwhite.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/fawschool