Andrew Community School District

Andrew families and friends! Our Andrew Staff is so excited to announce the Andrew Staff Parade coming to you on April 23rd at 5pm! We will be starting at the school and driving around Andrew, and then taking a route around the Andrew area countryside! Families are welcome to come to town to see the staff parade or find a spot on the country route to see us. The countryside route is attached in the picture below. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you have! We cannot wait to see you!

Today, our governor announced that schools in Iowa will remain closed for the remainder of the school year. Despite this being the right thing to do, we are very saddened by this news. We will continue to deliver quality learning experiences via our Voluntary Distance Learning Plan. Please look for additional info and guidance to come out next week. Be safe and take care!

Andrew CSD families....we are excited to launch our new Voluntary Distance Learning Website! You can access the site on our district home page or click here https://bit.ly/2RIK2vX to find everything you need ALL IN ONE PLACE. Together, we will keep learning and leading! Go Hawks!

Preschool Registration will be open starting tomorrow at 7:30 AM. Please read how we are accepting applications this year due to COVID-19 at: https://www.andrew.k12.ia.us/article/231091?org=andrew-csd

Andrew CSD Families...We are in the process of finalizing all the components of our Voluntary Distance Learning Plan that we hope to roll out by the end of the day. In the meantime, please be sure to check your emails for any updates from your child's teacher today.

Join Mrs. Adrian and Mrs. Read from 11:30 - 12:00 for a virtual lunch today! https://bit.ly/2V1fOVA

Today, the Governor of Iowa announced that school closures will extend thru April 30, 2020. Moving forward, the state will examine the data every two weeks to determine the course of action. Andrew CSD will reach out to all families next week to inform you of our plan to offer voluntary educational opportunities for April 13 - April 30.

Starting Wednesday April 1st, we will be handing out lunches in front of the office doors instead of the park. Simply drive up and we'll drop off your lunches to your car. You won't even have to get out of your car.

If you receive meal deliveries, please have a cooler or box outside your front door. When we drop off your meals, we will put your meals in the container you provide for us and ring your doorbell/knock. We are doing this to social distance during these crazy times.

Good Morning Hawks! I miss you! Click on the link below and let me know what you have been up to! I Love Your Faces! https://flipgrid.com/00482409

There is a free food Pantry in the LaMotte post office. Even when the lobby window is closed, the north side door to the post office is open as residents can get their mail from the lobby. The pantry is self-served.

Hi Andrew students and families! I have posted the 1st Kindness Challenge video on my flip grid page! I am challenging our students to write a note or draw a picture to give someone they are missing during this extra time at home. It could be a friend, grandparents, or a teacher! Post a video back to me on flip grid and tell me who your wrote your note or drew a picture for :) Miss you all! The link to my flip grid is below. -Mrs. Adrian https://flipgrid.com/ab26e2fa

Starting tomorrow (3/25) we are going to serve lunches from 12:00-12:30 instead of 12:00-1:00.

Hi Everyone! Click the link below to see everything in one place! We love your faces! -Your Andrew Family https://andrewschool.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13eP2DPD1W

Hi all! If you have a student that attends Andrew please have them check out my flip grid for guidance :) I would love to be able to interact with them through the flip grid site. I will be starting some kindness challenges and would love to hear what they are doing! Can’t wait to see those smiling faces :) -Mrs. Adrian https://flipgrid.com/16578bcc

I know there are a lot of crazy things going on everywhere right now, but I wanted to remind everyone the Andrew Adcraft Online Clothing Store closes today. You can access it from the address below: https://www.adcraftwebstore.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=5672

Julia Cook will be going live on her Facebook page at 9am on Monday’s and Fridays to read some of her most popular books and provide a fun lesson to do at home! Take advantage of this great opportunity for Social Emotional Learning while you are at home with your students. I use a wide variety of Julia Cook books for classroom lessons at the elementary level and I would love to see any pictures or videos of you and your students doing the activities! I hope you enjoy this opportunity! -Mrs. Adrian

Beware: Leprechaun traps in the making! Stay tune for our finished projects.

Graphing in 1st grade!

Students from 4th, 5th and 6th grade represented the Andrew Talented and Gifted program at the 13th Annual QCESC Battle of the Bridges competition at the Putnam Museum on Friday. Teams were challenged to build a lightweight bridge that could sustain a large amount of weight. The most efficient bridges and most intuitive designs were celebrated. Our students performed well! All three teams placed within the top four of most efficient bridges. A huge congratulations to our sixth graders for being awarded the FIRST place trophy for the most efficient bridge in the elementary team pool! The students and Mr. Riedesel agree it was an amazing first experience for our school and that they can’t wait to go back next year. Go Hawks!!