All Saints Academy, St. Cloud
Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
February
26, 2015
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.
All Saints Academy will be in session tomorrow, Friday, February
27th. District 742 will not be in
session. We ask that parents transport students to and from school. Supervision in the gym will be available beginning
at 7:00 am. Door #4 will open at 7:00 am
and Door #2 will be open at 7:30 am.
There will be no Weekly Parent Newsletter on Thursday, March 5th due to
Spring Break.
1. P/S/T Conferences - Conferences are scheduled for TONIGHT,
Thursday, February 26th from 3:45 - 7:00 pm.
All students in preschool through 6th grade will have scheduled
conferences. To access the on-line scheduling please follow this link: http://vols.pt/E4XLV6. Then click on your child’s teacher and sign up for the time that suits
you best. Note: you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on
VolunteerSpot and VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone.
You will receive a reminder e-mail to confirm your scheduled appointment.
5/6th grade parents please schedule
a conference with your homeroom teacher. It is not necessary to schedule
a conference with each 5th & 6th grade teacher.
Mary Lou Paul, our Preschool Teacher has added additional conference times on Thursday, Feb. 19th
beginning at 11:15am.
Marj Groseth, our
Spanish Teacher will be located in the office at the very top of the
main stairs as you come into the school on Thursday, Feb. 19th only
from 3:45-7:00pm.
Mary Goenner, our
Music Teacher will be in the music room on Thursday, Feb. 19th only from 3:45-7:00pm.
Ellen Detra, our Art
Teacher will be in the art room on Thursday, Feb. 19th only from 3:45-7:00pm.
Josie Moen, our PhyEd
Teacher will be in the gym on Thursday, Feb. 19th only from 3:45-7:00pm.
Lisa Poganski, our
Title 1 Teacher will be in the Title 1 room at the very top of the
main stairs as you come into the school on both nights from 4-5:30pm only.
If parents would like a conference with Mrs. Faye Haws, our Barton
Reading Tutor please e-mail her at faye.haws@allsaintsmn.org to schedule an appointment.
All
Saints Academy St. Cloud Campus will be offering a simple supper to our
families on conference nights. We hope
this will help ease the task of feeding your family the night of your
conference and allows you to visit with other families! Please check your
Thursday folder for the sign up sheet. If you plan on attending, please
complete it and return to the office by February 12th.
2. Please
Complete Your Surveys – Today (Thursday) or tomorrow (Friday) you will receive a survey by email asking
questions about how well All Saints Academy is serving you and your family.
Your feedback is VERY IMPORTANT as we continue to work towards ever-greater
heights of excellence in education. Please complete the survey at your earliest
convenience.
3. FunZone
Registrations for Spring Break – If you have are still looking for child care over Spring Break, we may
have openings available. Please email sc.funzone@allsaintsmn.org or call the FunZone phone at 320-237-2463 to check for availability.
4. Open House - All Saints Academy would like to invite prospective parents
to an Open House for Preschool – 6th grade on Tuesday, March 10th
from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Pass the word onto friends or coworkers that would
benefit from attending All Saints Academy.
They will be able to spend time and tour our St. Cloud campus, 1215 11th
Ave N, St. Cloud and experience the love and caring displayed by our teachers
every day. Our environment allows child/ren to develop individually and
have success academically, spiritually and socially. Our school community
provides an active, supportive and caring environment for peers, teachers,
staff and parents. There will be tours available that
evening. Preschool & Kindergarten will have presentations by
teachers every hour beginning at 4:00, 5:00 & 6:00 pm. 1st -
6th grade teachers will also be available to visit and answer questions.
Come have a tour and see what All Saints Academy has to offer.
Invite your friends! If you have questions, please contact us at
251-5295. You may also contact our Principal, Mrs. Gjerde, Amanda.gjerde@allsaintsmn.org or her assistant, Mrs.
Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.
5. Lunch Accounts – Please take a moment to look at your child/ren’s
lunch accounts online. You may add money
to your child/ren’s account anytime by sending a check or cash to the office
and indicate which child’s account the money should be credited. Currently, we have several accounts that have
a negative balance. If your child has
more than one month of unpaid lunches (-$48.00,) the school will be unable to
provide a full hot lunch to the student.
(The student may receive a sandwich and milk from school.) Please
contact the office if you need to make payment arrangements as soon as possible
if you have a negative balance. Once
payment arrangements are in place, the school will be able to offer hot lunch.
6.
All Saints Academy's 3rd grade will be
celebrating mass at St. Michael’s Church - On Wednesday, March 18th at 9:00 am everyone is invited to join the 3rd graders
and the St. Michael community. Students will be bussed to St. Michael’s.
We hope many of you choose to join our 3rd grade. We will also be having
our regular school mass at St. Paul’s Church.
7. Volunteers
Needed! - Parents/Guardians/Grandparents/Family
Friends, We are actively looking for Junior Achievement (JA) classroom
volunteers! JA is a great way to get involved in the classroom and make a
difference in the students’ lives. JA programs are geared to the MN state
curriculum standards, and teach students about entrepreneurship, financial
literacy, and the importance of college. Many grades and teachers are
available. No experience is needed! Teaching kits and materials are provided by
Junior Achievement.
Check out jaum.org for
more information, and http://jaum.org/volunteer/sign-up/ to sign up to be a volunteer!
8. Preschool to 6 Registration Time for the 2015-2016 School
Year -
We need these forms completed as soon as
possible so we can make staffing decisions for next year. We need to retain our excellent staff, which
is the cornerstone of the high quality Catholic education your child receives. Registration
for preschool for 2015-2016 is also underway.
Please feel free to ask any questions you
may have.
The tuition assistance application process
is different this year. All Saints
Academy will be using "FAIR" (Financial Aid Independent Review.Inc.) FAIR is a nationally recognized leader in
financial aid assessments for private and parochial schools. The online application is easy to
complete. There is a $30/family
processing fee. Contact the office if
you would like the directions to apply for tuition assistance.
Thank you for being a part of All Saints
Academy. It works because we all care and work together.
9. Lost & Found - Are you missing any sweatshirts or jackets? How
about a pair of mittens or a hat? Please come visit our Lost & Found bin
and table in the basement hallway at the bottom of the stairs. We have a lot of things that are unclaimed
by our students which have been gathered in our lunchroom, playground, gym and
hallway. Please take a minute and look through the items we have.
10. Lunch Schedule – Recess is after lunch now. Please note that the times for Kindergarten and 2nd grade have
switched. The times below are correct. The lunch schedule is as follows:
•
11:00 –
5th grade
•
11:05 –
6th grade
•
11:10 –
4TH grade
•
11:20 –
1st grade
•
11:25 – 2nd grade
•
11:30 – Kindergarten
•
11:35 - 3rd grade
*Please note that parents volunteering
for recess should check-in at the office and then meet with Mary O’Hara in the
lunchroom at 11:15am. Recess ends at 12:15pm.
11. Bulletin Board
•
Play
Ball!! Registration for Waite Park Babe Ruth summer youth (ages 6-16) Baseball and Softball is now open. Games are played in the evening; most games
are at the beautiful Rivers Edge complex in Waite Park. For more information and to register stop by
the school office for a flyer or go to - www.waiteparkbaberuth.com
•
Camp Invention registration is now
open for 1st thru 6th grade. Please stop by the
school office for a flyer or go to www.campinvention.org for more information.
•
Youth Indoor Soccer is being offered by the YMCA starting March 14th
for age 3-3rd grade. Please stop by the school office for a
flyer if interested.
•
All
Saints Academy has recently developed a new way to keep all parent/child
contact information up-to-date and accessible to all teachers and office
personnel. In order to ensure we have
proper contact info for you, if you have any changes in address, phone
(including home, cell and work), e-mail or names please send these changes to anna.barzeyrobinson@allsaintsmn.org. It would be helpful if you have had any recent
changes that you believe were already given to us, to resubmit them to me so I
can be sure it is updated.
•
Please
note that FunZone Summer Care will take
place at both the St. Joseph and St. Cloud Campuses this summer. Please
keep us in mind as you begin considering your summer plans.
•
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.
12. Recess Volunteers – We are greatly in need of parent volunteers now
that winter is here. Please contact the office to let us know when you will be
available. Two parents are needed each day.
Monday, 3/9: we need
two parents here
Tuesday, 3/10: we
need two parents here
Wednesday, 3/11:
we need two parents here
Thursday, 3/12: we
need two parents here
Friday, 3/13: we
need two parents here
*Please note that parents
volunteering for recess should check-in at the office and then meet with Mary
O’Hara in the lunchroom at 11:15am. Recess ends at 12:15pm.
13. Thank You –
…to Young Nguyen for
donating page protectors, paper, card stock, ring binders and Blattner Energy
Lego Kits.
… to Pam McBroom, Noelle
Lieser-Chaudhary, Connie Kremers, Jodi Scanlon, Tracy Sleva, Carrie Kobienia,
Jason Klein and Sarah Layne for providing staff with food during conferences.
Calendar Dates
Feb. 26: P/S/T
Conference, 3:45-7:00 pm
Feb. 27: School
in Session – no bussing available
Mar. 2-6:
Spring Break, No School for Students or Staff
Mar. 10: Open
House for 2015-2016
Mar. 13:
Fellowship after school mass in Community Room
Apr. 2-6:
Easter break, No School for Students or Staff
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 Anna Barzey-Robinson at
anna.barzeyrobinson@allsaintsmn.org no later than Monday, 3 PM for that week’s
update or drop it off at school.
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