All Saints Academy, St. Cloud
Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
March 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.
Please note: from now on all
newly added information for this week will be highlighted for the ease of
reading and accessing information.
Also, there will be no Weekly
Parent Newsletter on Thursday, April 2nd due to the Easter Break.
1. State
of the School Address – Our president, Chris Schellinger will be holding a
meeting TONIGHT, Thursday, March 26th at the St. Cloud Campus to
meet with all parents. All parents are
invited to find out about the State of the School. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm in the
cafeteria. You will be able to ask
questions at that time also. We hope
many of you can join us.
2. Fish
Fry Tomorrow! – All
unsold tickets need to be returned to the office on Monday, March 30th
at the latest! We hope many of you have been able to sell Fish Fry tickets. The family goal is $75 of sales/family. If you need additional tickets, they are still
available in the office. All ticket sales will be applied to the individual
fundraising goals of $350/child. Please
turn in the money to the office in an envelope.
On the envelope indicate your family name, money enclosed and number of
adult & child tickets sold. Many volunteers are needed to help make the
Fish Fry happen. All families are expected
to volunteer their time to this fundraiser.
(For those of you who have not
fulfilled the 15-hour requirement, this would be a wonderful way to get some
hours. We are asking that all 5th & 6th grade
students volunteer during the Fish fry too.
These hours will be applied to the 15-hour requirement for your family!) Those of you who have worked in the past know
what fun it is! We hope you will all
join us!
Incentives
·
Students
receive a treat when they turn in their money and unsold tickets.
·
If the
family goal of $75.00 worth of tickets is sold, each child in that family will
receive an Incentive Pass.
·
Any
class that turns in all its money and unsold tickets by March 25 will get
additional recess.
·
Classroom
party for the class that has the highest family volunteer participation at the
Fish Fry.
3. Car Pick-Up – At the end of the day, we
ask that you don’t park on the street in back of school. Please use the parking lot across 12th
Ave N. if you plan on parking and getting out of your car. Our current pick-up system makes it very
difficult for cars to meet oncoming traffic as well as pull into the
driveway. Your assistance is greatly
appreciated. Thank you for helping keep
car pick-up safe for everyone.
4. Attention Band Parents – Mr. Jacobson
has rescheduled the spring band concert.
The new date will be Monday,
April 27th, 7:00 pm at Cathedral High School in Holy Angels
auditorium. If you have further
questions, please refer them to our band teacher, Mr. Jacobson.
5. Art Smart is Back! – Art Smart will
resume in April. A registration form went home in Thursday Folders two weeks ago.
There are still some openings. If you need a registration form please stop by
or call the office to receive one.
6. 2015-2016
School Year Planning – We need your registration 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. We would like K – 6th grade registration forms by
March 31st. This will help us
with planning for the 2015-16 school year.
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. Classroom Baskets for the
Extravaganza Silent Auction - Each year the classrooms put together “themed
baskets” for the silent auction tables at Extravaganza. We ask and rely upon
parents to assist in providing items to help fill the baskets. We also have a
need for large baskets.
Items
for the baskets are being collected between now and April 10th. Please feel
free to drop off items at the classrooms.
Below
is the list of themes by classroom to help you get a better idea of what to
look for. As always, we will also be accepting cash donations to fill the
baskets that are lacking.
Preschool
- Disney
Kindergarten - Baby and Pet
1st - Barbie and Nerf
2nd - Gardening and Rainy Day
3rd - Legos
4th - Fishing and Cooking
Kindergarten - Baby and Pet
1st - Barbie and Nerf
2nd - Gardening and Rainy Day
3rd - Legos
4th - Fishing and Cooking
5th
- MN Basket and Tee Time
6th - Man Cave and 50's
Any questions, contact Extravaganza Committee Member: Kelly Wahlin
6th - Man Cave and 50's
Any questions, contact Extravaganza Committee Member: Kelly Wahlin
8. 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.
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. Ways to Save for ASA – Please note that, besides collecting Labels
for Education, ASA also collects UPC's from Country Hearth and Village Hearth
Products as part of the Loaves4Learning Program, Labels for Learning points
from Coborns and Cash Wise, pop tabs, used ink cartridges and old cell phones.
You can drop any of these off in the basket located just inside the main
entrance on the right as you enter.
12. Host an
International Student – Cathedral High School is hosting an information
session on Monday, April 13th at 7:00 pm in the Cathedral High
School Library. Please contact Rebecca for more information 320-257-2145 or rbrown-medvec@cathedralcrusaders.org.
13. Dinner Theater Children's Choir - Calling all singing children!
St. Peter's is putting on a
production of Fiddler on the Roof and we would like to include a children's
choir to it. The performances will be April 17th and 18th and rehearsals
will usually be Sundays 11:45-12:45 until the week before the
performances. Contact Meaghan Baynes (meaghan.baynes@gmail.com) if you have any questions. Stay tuned for when the tickets go on
sale!
14. Vacation Bible School - Mark Your Calendars!!!! Vacation Bible
School at St. Peter's, St. Paul's and Atonement will be June
15th-June18th. It is FREE and open to all children ages 3 through grades
6 and if your older children want to help there are a TON of volunteer
opportunities! The theme this year is "EVEREST; conquering
challenges with God's mighty power"! Watch for more info and
registration forms as we get closer to the end of the year!
15. Bulletin Board
• Registration
forms for FunZone Easter Break were due
last Thursday. We do have a limited amount of spaces still available. If you are in need or want of these
services please contact FunZone asap to reserve a spot.
• Please
note that FunZone Summer Care Registration
Information is in your K-4th
grade child’s Thursday Folder today. Please keep us in mind as you begin
considering your summer plans. If you did not receive a packet and want one or
have any questions please contact FunZone at sc.funzone@allsaintsmn.org or
320-251-5295 ext. 107 for more information, or check out our webpages at http://www.allsaintsmn.org/family-resources/after-school-and-summer-care/.
• Join Girl Scouts of Minnesota and
Wisconsin for girls grades K-5. For more information and
registration forms please stop by the school office and grab a flyer.
•
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.
•
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.
•
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.
16. Recess Volunteers – We are greatly in need of parent volunteers. Please
contact the office to let us know when you will be available. Three parents are
needed each day.
Monday,
3/30: Coe, we need two parents here
Tuesday,
3/31: we need three parents here
Wednesday, 4/1: Imdieke, we need two parents here
Tuesday, 4/7: St. Hilaire, Zenzen, we need one parent here
Wednesday, 4/8: Hammerel, Zenzen, we need one parent here
Thursday, 4/9: Twedt, Kaeter we need one parent here
Friday, 4/10: Hanson, Coe, 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.
17. Thank You –
…to the Hiltner family for their Great Harvest Breads
donations over the last couple of weeks.
…to the parents and teachers who volunteered their time
to make the Speech Contest a success.
Calendar Dates
Mar. 13:
Fellowship after school mass in Community Room
Apr. 2-6:
Easter break, No School for Students or Staff
April 27: All Saints Academy
Band Concert, 7:00 pm at CHS Holy Angels Performing Arts Center
May 1: Grandparent’s Day
May 8: Volunteer
Appreciation Mass & Breakfast
May 14: Kindergarten
Spring Program, 6:30 pm
May 21: Family
Spring Picnic
Have a
very blessed Easter Break!
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.