Thursday, April 6, 2017

April 6, 2017 Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Parent Newsletter
April 6, 2017
Every Thursday school is in session you will be receiving a link to the “Weekly Parent Newsletter”. Please read carefully. This will contain All Saints Academy, St. Cloud news for you and your family.
NOTE: New information will be under New News. Previously published information will be located under Bulletin Board.  

CAP Day
St. Cloud Campus is having a CAP Day TOMORROW, Friday, April 7th in honor of Patrick McMullen, ASA graduate.  


NEW NEWS
Registration
There has been great progress in the past few weeks – thank you!

If you have not yet registered for next year please do so soon. Please contact us if you have any questions about registration or next year.

Please go to School Speak online to complete registration for existing students.  Once you have completed the process, please make sure to print the Re-Register form 2017-2018 page (last page) and submit it to the office with your $75 registration fee.  The ACH sheet is available under Announcements or Register 2017-2018 School Year (don’t forget your voided check.)

If you are registering a new student, you will need to complete a paper registration form at this time. If you have questions, please contact our office.

Fish Fry is this Friday, April 7th
This Friday is the ASA Fish Fry at the SJ Campus.  We need everyone’s help to make the Fish fry successful.  There are still several spots for you to sign up to volunteer!  This year is easier than ever to sign up for a shift!  Go to http://signup.com/go/btbUUa  and sign up for your favorite spot by Friday, March 24th .    

Those of you who have worked in the past know what FUN it is!   We hope you will all join us!  All hours will be applied to your Family Volunteer Quota.

Seder Meal
The Seder Meal will be Thursday, April 13th.  If you would like to help serve lunch, the time commitment would be approximately 2-3 hours over the lunch hour.  All students and teachers will be eating family style for this meal.  If you are interested in helping serve, please contact either Kris or Marissa in the office, 251-5295.

Summer Funzone
Just a reminder…Don’t wait to register your child/ren for summer Funzone.  Registration will open up to parishioners not in our school on Thursday, April 13th. 

This program has become increasingly popular and we anticipate it being full this year, with a waiting list. We want to make sure that we are able to accommodate our school families first.

If you are interested in registering your child or have questions about Summer Funzone, please contact Andrea Kuechle, Funzone Director at sc.funzone@allsaintsmn.org or 320-25105295, Ext. 107. 

Celebration of Mrs. Hoon’s teaching career
Mrs. Linda Hoon is retiring after forty-one years of teaching hundreds and hundreds of children from this community. Please join us at a celebration for Linda on Thursday, May 4th from 4:30 – 7:00 pm at St. Paul’s Catholic Church Cafeteria and the St. Cloud Campus of All Saints Academy.

This is an adult friendly event with kids also welcome. There will be an assortment of beverages and appetizers.

Please note: We will also celebrate Linda’s service to our community at our Spring School Picnic on Thursday, May 18th in the parking lot and playground behind St. Paul’s Catholic Church and the St. Cloud Campus of All Saints Academy.

Cathedral Summer Camps
Cathedral Summer Camp registration is underway! Camps are offered for ages 3 through completing 11th grade. There are active sports camps like volleyball and football as well as camps for interesting hobbies such as photography and fishing.  Click here for a brochure and for registration.  Questions?  Please call Julie at 320-257-2120.  The digital copy is attached to the School Speak copy of this newsletter and newsletter email.

Summer VBS
Plan your summer calendar for Vacation Bible School!  We are partnering with Atonement Lutheran for our 28th year to offer VBS to our children ages 3 through grade 6 on June 12-15th.  

Anyone in 7th grade or older can be involved by volunteering. Calls will be made for volunteers in April; if you already know you want to volunteer or have any questions, please call or email Tricia Meling at 612-499-1672 or nolan141@hotmail.com. If you have any questions also call her! Watch for the registration forms and more information in this spring.

Playground Duty – Apr. 10th 14th  (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
04/10 – Meling           
04/11 – Rydberg
04/12 – Cordie
04/13 -  Bukowski/Thompson/Clour
04/14 – No School

BULLETIN BOARD
· Power of the Purse – Gather with your favorite girls and enjoy a fabulous night of shopping, style and fun!  Power of the Purse is a fund raiser for Birthline.  Hors d’oeuvres, drinks and dessert will all be part of the fun-filled night!  There will be an opportunity to bid on purses, jewelry, accessories and products through a Silent Auction as well as a Lucky Buck raffle.  Shop the cash and carry Boutique and be inspired by a surprise guest!  Tickets are $25/person.  Go to https://connect.egiving.com/power-of-the-purse/birthline-inc. 
·  The SchoolSpeak iPhone App is now available on Apple App Store (search for SchoolSpeak on App Store.) If you have an iPhone, you can access School Speak content. You will need your login ID as well as your password. The app requires Wi-Fi or mobile data connection to log in. All of your home pages on School Speak will be available. At this time, you cannot update information such as your profile on the iPhone app. That feature is in the future.
· Families can check their fund raising dollars on School Speak at any time. In order to meet our annual budget at ASA we offer opportunities for families to fundraise and meet their goal of $350/student. Please take the time to check how much your family has raised towards your fund raising commitment. This will help you determine how much you need to fund raise for the remainder of the year.
· Family Lunch accounts need to be kept up to date. Families will receive notice if their balance is at or below $-10.00. Your cooperation with this matter is most appreciated.
· Sign Up for REMIND: The St. Cloud Campus would like to invite parents/guardians to sign up for REMIND. REMIND is a safe, free and easy way we can connect with parents through texting. It allows us to communicate with all parents instantly. Signing up is done through a unique code to Mrs. Marissa Bristow. Please text to 612-260-4578 and in the message enter @ef392. It is that easy. You will be added on to the parent list. If you have signed up in the past, it is not necessary to sign up again.
·Keep Collecting! - Continue to save Labels For Learning, Labels for Education (Swansons, Post, and Prego) only the UPC with the point value is accepted, Box Tops for Education, UPC's from Country Hearth and Village Hearth Products as part of the Loaves4Learning Program, pop and can tabs, old cell phones and used ink cartridges. Keep saving!

Calendar Dates
Apr. 12:  Live Stations, 2:00 pm
Apr. 13:  Seder Meal for students
Apr. 14 – 17:  Easter Vacation, no school
Apr. 26:  Open House, 9 am – 6 pm
Apr 19:  Kindergarten Round Up (Time tbd)
May 11:  Preschool & Kindergarten Spring Program
 6:30 pm
May 18:  Family Spring Picnic
May 29:  Memorial Day, no school
May 31:  6th grade graduation mass, St. Paul’s
June 1:  Last day of school for PreK – 5th grade
June 2:  Last day of school for licensed staff, progress       reports mailed

Our Mission
… is to deliver an academically excellent, Catholic education that develops the whole person and inspires a Christ-centered life in a global community.


This parent weekly update is published each Thursday school is in session. Anyone with questions, comments or articles they wish to be considered for inclusion should send an e-mail to Marissa Bristow at marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org no later than Monday, 3 PM for that week’s update or drop it off at school.

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