Weekly Update

November 26, 2024 - Thanksgiving edition

From the Principal

Dear Aquin Families,

This week of thanksgiving reminds us that we have so much to be thankful for in our lives. I am constantly reminded of how special it is to be in the Aquin community with all of you. This school has shown me that we can achieve anything we put our minds to!

I wish all of you a very blessed Thanksgiving and a restful long weekend.

See you all in December!

Mrs. Heitkamp

“Gratitude is not merely the polite habit of saying thank you. It goes deeper than words, reaching into our most fundamental attitude toward others and ourselves. We can be grateful for the kindness, practical help, or comforting presence of another person. We can also be grateful for our own gifts, our ability to learn, and our unique history and personality.”

—Vinita Hampton Wright in Small Simple Ways

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Important Dates

November 27-29 - No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 1 - First Sunday of Advent
December 4 - First Wednesday Jeans Day
December 6 - Saint Nicholas Day; Adesse Jeans Day (1 ticket sold)
December 8 - Choir Christmas Concert 6 PM (Auditorium)
December 9 (moved from Sunday) - Feast of the Immaculate Conception, PTO Meeting
December 10 - K-6 Christmas Program
December 10-16 - PTO Book Fair
December 12 - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 19 - Adesse Jeans Day (5 tickets sold)
December 20 - Last day of Q2, Half Day of School (dismissal at 10:55 AM)
December 23 - January 3- Christmas Break

EVENTS

K-6 Christmas Program

December 10, 2024 at 6PM

Choir Concert

December 8, 2024 at 6 PM

Scholastic Book Fair

December 10 - December 16th

Adesse - Our Fall Fundraiser

Good job Bulldogs! We have already sold $6675 in Adesse tickets. Remember that in order to participate in the Jeans Day on Friday, December 6, you must sell at least one ticket.

Adesse tickets have been sent home. Ticket holders have a chance to win 365 times! More information is going out separately, but if you do not -understand or have any questions, please contact Mr. Peyton Glawe at 815-235-3154 x 221.

Attendance Procedures

Please contact Mrs. Gaulrapp if your child needs to be absent or tardy.

Tardy for Pre-K is after 8 AM. Tardy for K-8 is after 7:45 AM.

If your child is late to school, please come to the Galena Street entrance by the office and have your child check in at the office before heading to class.