All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly Parent Newsletter
September 25, 2014
Every Thursday school is in session you will be
receiving a “Weekly Parent Newsletter”. Please read carefully. This
will contain All Saints Academy, St. Cloud news for you and your family.
1. Marathon
Needs Everyone’s Participation - In our first four days of collecting
donations, students have collected $7733.81. We are at 22.5%
of our $34,350 goal. We’ll need to keep
“running those bases” to make it home in 10 days. Thank you for all you do to encourage your
children at home. It is fun to see their
enthusiasm as they reach their personal goals, have their names announced and
work to reach their class goal.
We
appreciate the time, effort and energy you invest in making the Marathon an
annual success. 100% of the money raised stays at All Saints Academy. We really need everyone’s participation to
make it happen! Remember to put
Saturday, Oct. 4th on your calendar.
Join the crowd at Whitney Park for the walk around the
neighborhood. You can run, walk or
roller blade. We encourage you to enjoy
a nice walk and talk with classmates and their families. Afterwards, head back to Whitney for
refreshments. Let’s reach our goal of $34,350
by Oct. 4th!
We would
like to have a student presence after masses on the weekends at St. Peter’s,
St. Paul’s and St. Michael’s. If you and your child would be interested
in gathering pledges this weekend please contact Mrs. Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.
2. Spiritwear Sale - We have All Saints Academy
Spiritwear for sale. Please go to our website http://www.allsaintsmn.org/ and the
link is at the bottom. Items must be paid for online and will be
available through Sept. 30th. There will be other
opportunities during the year to purchase spiritwear. Delivery to the school is
3 weeks after the store has closed. We hope many of you take advantage of
this opportunity. All Saints Academy has deemed Wednesdays as Spiritwear
Day for the year. We invite students, staff and parents to wear their
spiritwear, specifically on Wednesdays! (Note: We have found that
the fleece is runs small but other items are true to size.)
3. Home & School – A Home & School
meeting (formerly PAC) has been schedule for Tuesday, September 30th
at 6:30 pm at the school. A number of
you had indicated on your volunteer sheet that you are interested in being part
of Home & School. We will be merging
the PAC from WP & SC campuses. Come
and join the fun. All are welcome!
4. Lunch Schedule – Recess is after lunch
now. The new lunch schedule is as
follows:
·
11:00 – 5th grade
·
11:05 – 6th grade
·
11:10 – 4TH grade
·
11:20 – 1st grade
·
11:25 – Kindergarten
·
11:30 – 2nd grade
·
11:35 - 3rd
grade
5. Proper Footwear for Physical Education - As
you can imagine lots of movement occurs during physical education. Shoes that
are designed for running and kicking during class are important for safety and
to prevent injury. Students need shoes that won’t slip on the gym floor; cover
the toes and most of the top of the foot; and are well secured by laces or
straps. There are many types of shoes that are fashionable but not appropriate
for physical education. Some examples are crocs, sandals, boots and slip on
shoes that lack a strap(s) and don’t cover the foot on top. Students wearing
the improper footwear will sit out of class.
6. Volunteer
hours - If you are volunteering during the school day at school, please
sign in at the office. That is the main form of information we use when we
track your volunteer hours during the day. Please take a few minutes to stop in
and see us.
7. Volleyball PAA Night – Tonight is
Parochial Athletic Association (PAA) Night.
Everyone is welcome. It will be
held at Cathedral High School. There
will be prizes during the evening and Cathedral’s pep band will be
playing. All students who wear blue and
gold or their jersey will get in free.
8. Sacramental Preparation – All Saints Academy supports and recognizes
that our families are members of parishes and encourages and supports your
involvement in your family’s church.
Parishes as well as Catholic
Schools work as partners in their responsibility to support parents as the
primary educators of their children.
The responsibility of
preparation for the sacraments is one that belongs to the parish. All
Saints Academy supports that formation which is led by the parish. All
families are expected to be in contact with their parishes to insure you are
actively registered and involved in your parish as well as involved in
sacramental preparation.
9. Share Your Gifts at All Saints Academy –
Volunteering at school is a wonderful
opportunity to give back and share your gifts. Volunteering at school
also allows you to see your children and other children in the school
setting. We are requesting that each family volunteer 15 hours/year at
school and as recess crossing guard. Recess volunteers are our
greatest need. Please come to the office to sign up. All family names will
be in the rotation unless you have paid the $40 to abstain from recess duty for
the year or have fulfilled your two recess volunteer times. If you see
your name on the recess calendar and you would like to opt out, payment is
required two (2) weeks prior to your duty. We will post the calendars
online and will send home at the beginning of the month. (If your day/year
does not allow you to volunteer, we ask that you pay $50 per family (general
volunteering) and $40 (recess) so that we may compensate a substitute during
the lunch/recess hour specifically. Possible total of $90 this year.) We ask
for your patience while we develop this process.
10. Hot Lunch Program –
Parents, you have until Sept. 30th to send in applications for free and/or
reduced hot lunches. You can pick up an application at the office. When
students receive free/reduced lunches, our hot lunch program receives a
reimbursement from the government, benefitting our lunch program. If you have
questions regarding this program please contact Mrs. Bristow at 251-5295.
11. Piano Lessons - Mrs. Goenner still has several openings for piano
lessons on both Monday and Wednesday afternoons for students in grades 2
through 6. Please contact her if you are interested: mary.goenner@allsaintsmn.org.
12.
Bulletin Board
·
Birthday Treats – If your child will be sharing a birthday treat with
his/her class this year, we encourage you to be health conscious and peanut/tree
nut safe when sending these treats to school. Some healthy snack ideas
include grain products (crackers, pretzels, cereal bars), fruit, vegetables,
milk products (cheese, yogurt, pudding) or meat/protein (sunflower seeds and
cold cuts). If you have questions regarding allergies of students in your
child’s class, please contact the teacher or Mrs. Gjerde.
·
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.
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.
·
Families from across the
diocese are invited to join in a fun event that’s a first of its kind!
The Mission Office is hosting a Diocesan Barn Dance on Saturday, September
27th, 2014! Join us for Mass with Bishop Kettler at 5:00pm, followed
by a meal and four live music groups performing; a live auction will
take place around 8:30pm, and there will be fun for the kids as well as
refreshments available all night. This event is a benefit for
our Diocesan partnerships with the Dioceses of Maracay, Venezuela and Homa Bay,
Kenya. Both partnerships have been a blessing to hundreds in our diocese,
as well as theirs, over the past decades, but they do come at a cost. Free
will donations at the door will help raise funds for partnership needs and
activities, as well as being a great chance for people of our diocese to gather
and celebrate in a fun way! Contact the Mission Office with
questions: (320) 251-1100 or visit http://mission.stcdio.org
13. Thank You –
…to all parents who have
signed up for recess duty. If you haven’t signed up, please contact the office.
Calendar Dates
Oct. 4:
Marathon at Whitney Park, 8:45 a.m.
Oct. 16-17: Autumn Vacation - No School for
Students or Staff
Oct. 21:
Picture Retake Day and Preschool T/Th group
Oct. 27-28: All Saints Academy in Session; no
bussing
Oct. 28:
Experience All Saints Academy Day
Nov. 1:
All Saints Day
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.
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