Newsletter for February 7, 2020

Guardian Angels exists to reach out from the Altar of Christ to educate, serve and evangelize.

Week of February 7, 2020:

Dear Guardian Angels School Families,

Thank you to everyone who helped with all of our fun community events and promoting our beautiful school during Catholic Schools Week. We all play a role in helping our school grow. We had several tours during our events, last week during the school day and more this week. Keep spreading the word about Guardian Angels.

Watch for enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year to open

Reflections from the GA Class of 2020:

“I love Guardian Angels. It is a remarkable school. I am glad that nine years ago my parents chose Guardian Angels. At this school you can meet the nicest people, receive a great education, and have exciting opportunities and activities. I really like that we incorporate religion into our school day because it lets u spend more time with God. Aside from having religion classes we go to church every Wednesday and have Adoraton every Tuesday.” ~ Maggie

“Even if a person isn’t Catholic, I would still recommend going to a Catholic school because you can freely express and practice your religion without being judged or stopped. Guardian Angels doesn’t care what denomination, religion you are, or what language you speak. They would welcome you with open arms and try their very best to help you become who you want to become as a person.” ~ Danny

“To be honest, I didn’t really want to come to this school because I had moved a lot. It took me a long time to make friends at my other schools. I thought this school was going to be like my other schools where there were bullies, some good people, mean teachers, and good teachers. Just a mixture of good and bad. I found out when I started here at GA that this school was not at all like I thought it was going to be like. The first thing that impressed me was how nice and welcoming all the students were. I thought it would be hard to find friends because everyone has been friends since 2nd grade, but actually they always have room for more. Guardian Angels is one of the best schools out of the five I’ve attended.” ~ Charlotte

Feb. 9. - Beef and Sausage Dinner 11:00-1:00
Feb. 13 - Late Start Day
Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day
Feb. 17 - President's Day No School students and staff
Feb. 21 - Chillfest (rescheduled event for MS)
Feb. 25 - Fat Tuesday Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Feb. 26 - Ash Wednesday
Feb. 27 - MS Health Fair @ St. Joe's Waconia
Feb. 28 - Stations of the Cross
Feb. 29 - GALA

Late Start Day
Next Thursday, February 13th

Buses will run on their regular schedule exactly 2 hours later than usual. Angel Care will be available if needed, but please let Mrs. Hennen, nhennen@gachaska.org and or Roxie, guardianangelsschool@gachaska.org know by Tuesday.

Valentine Casual Day

Next Friday, Valentine's Day, will be a red, pink, or white casual day to commemorate the day. Of course, any heart-themed t-shirts of any color are acceptable too. No uniforms are necessary.

Have a great day!

Raffle tickets can be sold before and after mass at Guardian Angels Church, St. Nicholas, and St. Bernards every weekend between now through March 17th. Here is the link to sign up for one of the time slots. So far we have raised just shy of $4,000. #3935 to be exact. We are going for $14,000 so that means about $10,000 left. Keep up the good work!

Sign-up to sell raffle tickets after Masses HERE

A student should be excluded from school according to the Minnesota Department of Health guidelines, including:

Fever of 100 degrees or more, the student needs to stay home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal, without fever reducers.
Vomiting or diarrhea, the student needs to stay home until 24 hours after the last episode.
Any undiagnosed rash at the nurse’s discretion, the student needs to see the physician before admittance to school.
Chickenpox, may return to school after the last pox have scabbed over, usually 7-10 days.
Uncontrolled cough.
Pertussis, may return when 5 days after antibiotic treatment begins. Suspected cases of pertussis should stay home until 5 days of antibiotic are completed, or until the laboratory test comes back negative.
Influenza, readmit when child feels well, and fever-free for 24 hours.
Impetigo, may return to school 24 hours after treatment.
Pink eye, no exclusion unless the student has a fever or is not healthy enough to participate in routine activities.
Ringworm, may return 24 hours after treatment.
Scabies, may return 24 hours after treatment.
Strep throat, may return 12 hours after antibiotic treatment, unless the student has a fever or is not healthy enough to participate in routine activites.
Pinworm, may return after treatment.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease, may return 24 hours after fever free.

Elizabeth Rodgers, DNP, RN
District 112 School Nurse
Holy Family, Guardian Angels and STAR
Email: RodgersE@District112.org
Office phone: 952-556-6155

STEM and Art Materials WANTED

We have a request for STEM materials! If anyone has any (opaque) plastic containers (yogurt, sour cream, even old film canisters! etc.) that we could have, I would greatly appreciate it! (We are making mystery shakers in PreK...) Also, if you have any longer tubes of any material, I would take them! (even pvc scraps or flexible hose etc)

Also, we are looking for things like margarine tubs and frozen food trays (like Lean Cuisine, Smart Ones, etc.,)

Thanks so much for digging through your recycling for us!

The invitations are out and you may now purchase your tickets to the GALA.

The meal will be catered by Winchester and Rye and The White Sidewalls will be performing! We are looking forward to an exciting evening of food, merriment, and dancing. Please join us and support our wonderful Guardian Angels School.

We are still looking for donations. Specifically, gift cards to restaurants, sports tickets, hotel or cabin stays, and live auction items. Thank you!

Purchase tickets to the GALA here

GALA set-up and decorating -- Volunteer Here

Middle School students sign-up here to volunteer for Beef & Sausage

Kindergarten went on their field trip to the gym yesterday to check out the sausage making. Yes, it might be stinky (smoky, meaty, and oniony) but it was something that everyone should experience.

Fat Tuesday Grand Wine Tasting
February 25th

We hope you can participate this year in the Fat Tuesday Grand Wine Tasting event on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. The event has a new venue, the Chaska Event Center at Fireman’s Park in downtown Chaska. Come celebrate Fat Tuesday with us!

Click on the link below to purchase tickets.

Fat Tuesday Wine Tasting Fundraiser -- Purchase tickets here

The following pictures are of the sixth graders and their balloon rockets. The experiment was to help understand Newton's third law of motion.