Crusader Connections

March 21: World Down Syndrome Day: Wear fun socks!

March 23: Field Trip (Grades K, 1, 3) & College Sweatshirt Tag Day & B-ball March Madness Event

March 25: Maryland Day

March 29: Vocations Mass (6th Grade) & End of Third Quarter

March 31: Monthly Activity (Middle School)

Teachers will now have a professional day on Monday, April 17th. This means your children will have an extra day of Easter/Spring break! School (for students) will resume on Tuesday, April 18th.

Our two Middle School Volleyball teams will compete in a volleyball tournament this Saturday, March 25th at Chopticon High School. They will play other local Catholic and Public middle schools. The tournament begins at 9am and we will be playing in the second, fourth, fifth, and eighth games of the day. Bring a folding chair or blanket and come cheer on the Crusader Volleyball teams!

If you placed a Joe Corbi's order, please plan to come through the car rider line or in the school building (for larger orders) on Monday, March 27th to pick up your items. Thanks so much for your support!

You can now order your student's Father Andrew White School yearbook! The Remember Me Yearbooks online store will be open from now through 4/12/2023. Each book costs $25.00.

To order your yearbook, follow these steps:

1. Go to order.remembermeyearbooks.com.
2. Enter your access key: W52FZKZKBN.
3. Enter your student's details and choose your quantity.
4. Proceed with checkout and place your order.
5. After placing your order, you will receive an email confirmation.

The April lunch menu is by itself, but the May and June lunch menus are combined due to June being so short. You are welcome to place both orders at once, but this is not mandatory.

*The April lunch menu will close on March 31st

*The May/June lunch menu will close on April 28th

Please Note:

*The last day for PK is May 25th

*The last day for 8th grade is June 2nd

As a reminder, credits are issued in the event of a school closure, field trip or an extended absence of three days or more.

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Please be sure to take care of any outstanding balances.

Help make one of the students' favorite fundraisers a success! Please consider donating by 3/31. Details are in the flyer below. Thank you!

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Only two weeks left! This quarter, some of our middle school students are operating a school store. They are learning how to take inventory, markup items for profit, and manage the ins and outs of a business. The school store will be open every Wednesday during their elective class time. Items cost anywhere from 25 cents to $10. Please encourage your children to visit the school store! Kindly send in an envelope with money, marked with your child’s name and “School Store” so the middle schoolers know who to expect this week.

This fun and fanciful event is highly anticipated, as this is our first year back in person after a three year hiatus. Enjoy an evening out with friends, fellowship and a spirit of charity for our school!

We are excited to announce our raffle: we are raffling off FREE TUITION for ONE student for an entire school year! Thank you to the Knights of Columbus Council #1470 for helping sponsor this raffle! This raffle will kick off our whole event, which is followed by the Brown Bag Auction, that includes specially assembled, kid-themed baskets. The baskets will be on display at the school and students will have many opportunities to browse the baskets and vote for their favorites.

Friday, April 21, 2023 is our main event, which will be a cocktail party at the beautiful Fenwick Inn in Leonardtown from 6:00pm-9:30pm! Tickets are on sale NOW to attend the social event. The auction will be held online, so even if you cannot attend the event, you’ll be able to participate in winning the items for auction and the purchasing of the Tuition Raffle! This event is open to the public with the purchase of a ticket so please invite friends of Father Andrew White or family to join us for a fun evening out!

Our event has many exciting parts, so be on the lookout for more information as we get a little closer. Here's what you need to know:

- Buy your event tickets NOW via the link below to secure reduced pricing

- Auction items will be available for preview on April 10

- Auction Bidding opens online on Monday, April 17

- Brown Bag Auction starts April 18 for kids at school

- Spring Social Event at Fenwick Inn Friday, April 21 at 6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm)

- Bidding CLOSES at 7:30pm on Friday, April 21

**The FAW Auction Committee is seeking 12 volunteers to help on the day of the event. Please contact Carla Carrillo if you’re able to help: carla.carrillo@mac.com

Tickets are now available for purchase with this link: https://fundraiser.support/FAW2023

We hope that you’ll join us in making this event a success!

~ The FAW Spring Social & Auction Committee

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Father Andrew White Catholic School has opened enrollment to new families for the 2023-2024 school year. We welcome you to consider becoming a part of this amazing, award winning school. Schedule a private tour to discover how our students are "Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow, Living our Faith." Call the office at (301) 475-9795 or email office@fatherandrewwhite.org.

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 Please send anything you’d like considered in the Announcements by Friday evening of the week prior.

I recently heard an ad on the radio to remind people that Medicare covers “annual wellness visits”. These are considered a type of preventative care used to develop personalized plans for prevention of disease and disability, based on your current health and risk factors. They are slightly different from “annual physicals” which typically involve an exam by a doctor along with bloodwork or other tests. Whether it be a wellness visit or a physical exam, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recommends that all people have a “checkup” at least once every year.

For students attending schools in the Archdiocese of Washington, this includes completion of the Immunization Policy Acknowledgment form. Aside from ensuring that your child’s immunizations are up to date, this form has a “Health Assessment” (Part I) to be completed by the parent, and a “Child Health Assessment” (Part II) to be completed by a Physician or Nurse Practitioner. If your child’s birthday falls after the start of the school year and you cannot get Part II completed on time, still submit the entire form and document this in the appropriate area. Remember, "Good health care helps create a good foundation for growth and development."

Please join us in prayer for a fellow Catholic school student from St. Mary's Bryantown. You can follow his journey at Finn's Fierce Fight.

Our Knights of Columbus, St. Mary's Council #1470 is in need of our help! They are looking for adults who are able to be Floorwalkers. The primary job is to walk up and down the tables and sell Holders to the bingo players. Volunteer hours can be earned from 6pm to about 9 or 9:30pm on Fridays at Father Andrew White School. The point of contact is Steve Tomaszeski. Please reach out via phone 240-808-3560 or email steven.tomaszeski@gmail.com. Thank you for considering helping this wonderful organization who does so much for our community!

❏ Send in an envelope with money for your child to shop in the School Store (tomorrow)

❏ Wear College Sweatshirts (Thursday)

❏ Cheer on FAW Volleyball Teams (Saturday)

❏ Pick up Joe Corbi's Orders (Monday)

❏ Order Hot Lunch

❏ Consider volunteering to help the KofC with their Friday Bingo

❏ Order Gift Cards

❏ Send in items for the Brown Bag Auction

❏ Send news and pictures to FAWnews@fatherandrewwhite.org

❏ Submit Volunteer Hours

Email: office@fatherandrewwhite.org
Website: https://www.fatherandrewwhite.org
Location: 22850 Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD, USA
Phone: (301) 475-9795
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fawschool/
Twitter: @FAWcrusaders