All Saints Academy, St. Cloud
Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
February
5, 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.
1. P/S/T Conferences - Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, February 19th and 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. All Saints Academy's 2nd grade will be celebrating mass at St. Peter’s
Church, Thurs. - Feb. 12th at 8:15 am everyone is invited to join the 2ndh
graders and the St. Peter’s Church community.
Students will be bussed to St. Peter’s. We hope many of you choose
to join our 2nd grade.
3. Join the Cathedral Girls Basketball Team for PAA Night - There will
be free t-shirts for the first 50 student fans.
Cathedral will be playing Mora at the North Gym. The game will be
Friday, Feb. 6th with JV & C-Squad playing at 6 pm and the Varsity game
begins at 7:30 pm. All students wearing blue/gold will get in free with a
paid adult. There will be a half-time shoot out with great prizes. Concessions
will be available.
4. School in session on Monday, February 16th, President’s Day –
We have decided we will make up one of the two days. School will be in session on Monday, February
16th, President’s Day. With
the possibility of more snow/cold days, we are limited on when we can make up
these days. At this time, District 742
will not be in session, there will be no bussing. The school gym will be open at 7 am. Please use the back entrance if you are
dropping off prior to 7:30 am. Dismissal
will be at our regular time of 2:55 pm.
Funzone will be available after school.
5. 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!
6. Preschool to 6 Registration Time for the 2015-2016 School
Year - Registration
materials for All Saints Academy came home with your youngest child. If you did
not receive your packet, please contact the school office.
We need the 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.
7. Reminder: Telephone/Electronic Communication Devices - With all of the indoor recesses we have had over
the past two weeks I wanted to take an opportunity to remind parents of our Telephone/Electronic Communication
Devices Policy, found in our Parent Handbook. Students are not
allowed to use personal electronic devices such as phones or tablets during the
school day or at FunZone. If it is necessary for a student to have a cell phone
or tablet at school, then students are expected to keep them in their backpack
and turned off during the school day.
Thank you! - Mrs. Gjerde
8. 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 hall just outside the office. 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.
9. 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.
10. Irish Step Dance Classes
Available - Has your child ever wanted to learn to Irish step dance but you
didn't want to trek to the cities for lessons? You’re in luck! The 912 Regency Plaza(downtown) is bringing
instructors from the Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance in St. Paul, MN to
St. Cloud for a series of introductory lessons(and more in interest is there)!
This is an introductory class for Irish Step Dance. Classes will be held Monday
evenings; 1 hour lessons, 6 lessons in the series, held at 912 Regency Plaza,
downtown St. Cloud. Ideal for kids 6-12, with no experience in Irish Dance. No
equipment or special shoes needed for this starter course. If this series is
successful, we will organize further sessions. $80/child for the series. If
interested, please email Meaghan Baynes at meaghanb@912regencyplaza or
events@912regencyplaza - we need 8 kids to host the series, and would require
no payment until we confirm the classes. Dates: March 30, April 6, April 13, April
20, April 27, May 4
11. Bulletin Board
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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 year. 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, 2/9: we need
two parents here
Tuesday, 2/10: we
need two parents here
Wednesday, 2/11:
Hanson, we need one parent here
Thursday, 2/12: Baldwin, we need one parent here
Friday, 2/13: O’Hara, we
need one parent 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 all the recess volunteers
braving cold temperatures and noisy indoor recess during these winter months.
…to PAC for all their help
during Catholic Schools Week.
Calendar Dates
Feb. 16:
Presidents’ Day, Snow Make Up Day – no bussing
Feb. 18: Ash
Wednesday
Feb. 20: End of
2nd Trimester; All Saints Academy in Session – no bussing
Feb. 23-25:
Deep Portage for 6th Graders
Feb. 19: P/S/T
Conference, 3:45-7:00 pm
Feb. 26: P/S/T
Conference, 3:45-7:00 pm
Feb. 27: School
in Session – no bussing available
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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