All Saints Academy Parent Newsletter: April 2015

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Weekly Parent Newsletter, April 30, 2015

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Weekly Parent Newsletter

April 30, 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: newly added information for this week will be highlighted for the ease of reading and accessing information.

1. Grandparents/Special Friend Day TOMORROW - We welcome all grandparents to spend some time visiting All Saints Academy and their grandchild(ren). Tuesday/Thursday preschool hosted grandparents TODAY and Monday/Wednesday/Friday preschool will host grandparents TOMORROW Friday, May 1st. They will have the opportunity to visit in classrooms.

K- 6 students - the day will begin with mass at 10:00 am followed by lunch and recess. Grandparents are welcome to visit in the lunchroom or go outside with their grandchildren. Afterwards, there will be a program performed by the students for their grandparents. Then grandparents may visit classrooms and tour the school.

We ask that a lunch reservation be made for grandpa & grandma. Lunch is $4/person. Payment can be made TOMORROW. If your child has no grandparents that can come, feel free to have them invite some other special adult in their life.

2. Extravaganza May 16^th: The All Saints Academy EXTRAVAGANZA, May 16, 2015, is quickly approaching! - Remember when Rock was young? The Fabulous Armadillos do! And they’ll be rockin’ the house again for this year’s Extravaganza - The Fabulous 50’s - so dust off those patent leather shoes – roll-up the cuffs on those tight blue jeans – find your poodle dress (or your mother’s) and get ready to Rock ‘N’ Roll. You can still purchase tickets on the website. Click on the Extravaganza link in the right-hand corner and then on “Get Tickets” in the left-hand corner. All purchased tickets can be applied to your fundraising quota.

3. Library Books Due - all student library books will be due in the library by Friday, May 15th.

4. All Saints Academy presents..Shrek the Musical Jr.! - Friday, May 8 and Sat. May 9 at 7:00pm. At the St. Joseph Waite Park School Building, 108 6^th Ave N, Waite Park. Tickets Available at the door. Adults $8.00, Students $5.00, Preschool and under free.

5. Family Picnic – Your entire family is invited to the 2015 Family Picnic on Thursday, May 21 from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm. The cost is $10 per family. This includes a meal, inflatables, games and activities. Please RSVP to this event by Friday, May 8^th. Additional information and the sign-up slip are attached to the email with the blog link.

6. Memory Books - Order forms for 2014-2015 ASA Memory Books came home with your youngest child. This photographic collection includes individual photos of students and staff along with collages of various events and grade level activities. The cost is $15 per book. Orders are being taken through Fri., May 8th. If you do not receive an order form, more are available in the office. The memory books will be distributed during the last days of school.

7. 2015-2016 School Year Planning – Thank you to those of you who have already turned in your registration materials. If you have lost yours, please contact the office. We are still waiting on a few registrations. If you could complete the forms and return them to the office as soon as possible, that will help us with planning for the 2015-16 school year.

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.

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. 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 – 5^th grade

• 11:05 – 6^th grade

• 11:10 – 4^TH grade

• 11:20 – 1^st grade

• 11:25 – 2^nd grade

• 11:30 – Kindergarten

• 11:35 - 3^rd 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. Attention All Catholic School Parents - The House Omnibus Tax bill that is expected to be heard on the House floor next week includes language that would expand tax credits and deductions for non-public school families.

To encourage legislators to include provisions similar to these in the final Omnibus Tax bill—and keep them in the House tax omnibus—we are encouraging our Network members to contact their legislators and encourage their support of the provisions.

It is important to have as many people contact their legislators as possible, especially non-public school parents who can speak to how these expanded credits and deductions may help their family’s financial bottom line. Below is some sample text providing background about the legislative provisions, and a link to the MCC action campaign from which people can contact their legislators.

The words "tuition and" have made it into the current version of House Omnibus Tax bill, HF 848 (originally proposed in bill HF 798/SF 1224). The House Omnibus Tax bill under consideration also increases the overall dollar amounts that can be taken as an education tax deduction or credit for your family.

Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), the public policy voice of the Catholic Church, has a fast, easy-to-use action campaign for contacting your state legislators on these important tax omnibus provisions. Click on the link below and follow the prompts to contact your state legislators and encourage them to support expanding education tax deduction and credits in the Omnibus Tax bill. https://www.votervoice.net/MNCC/campaigns/40320/respond.

11. 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!

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• FunZone Summer Care staff will be sending home packets in the May 7^th Thursday Folders for those families who have sent in their registration form. If you have not done so already, please do so at your earliest convenience to guarantee a spot for your child(ren). Please note: If you paid the FunZone registration fee any time during this school year you do not need to pay it again until fall registration. 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/.

• ASA Saint Cloud Campus recently received a check for $907 from General Mills BoxTops. Keep saving, it pays off!

• The College of Saint Benedict is hosting a basketball clinic for grades 6-8 starting June 14. If interested please stop by the office for a flyer or register online at www.blazersportscamps.com.

• Camp Invention registration is now open for 1^st thru 6^th 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.

13. 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, 5/4: Tetrault, Twedt we need one parent here

Tuesday, 5/5: St. Hilaire, we need two parents here

Wednesday, 5/6: Baldwin, Kaeter we need one parent here

Thursday, 5/7: we need threes parents here

Friday, 5/8: Baldwin, 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.

Calendar Dates

May 1: Grandparent’s Day

May 8: Volunteer Appreciation Mass & Breakfast

May 14: Kindergarten Spring Program, 6:30 pm

May 21: Family Spring Picnic

May 25: Memorial Day, No School

May 27: 6th Grade Graduation Liturgy at 8:15 am

May 29: Last Day of School for Students

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 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.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Weekly Parent Newsletter, April 23, 2015

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Weekly Parent Newsletter

April 23, 2015

Please note: newly added information for this week will be highlighted for the ease of reading and accessing information.

All Saints Academy is pleased to announce that Mrs. Kristen Haehn has been hired as our permanent Front Office Administrative Assistant. She will begin immediately.

Kris was originally hired as a temporary office employee in September. Most recently, she has been filling in for the Front Office administrative assistant for the past 2 ½ months. Kris is a native of St. Cloud, attended Sts. Peter, Paul & Michael School as well as Cathedral. She brings her retail, bookkeeping and customer service experience to All Saints Academy. She is passionate about elementary Catholic school and her family. Kris is married to Jason and has two children at ASA, Piper in 3^rd grade and Ethan in Kindergarten.

If you need to contact Kris, you may do so by calling the school number, 251-5295 or by email, kris.haehn@allsaintsmn.org

All Saints Academy would like to thank Lora Imdieke for her contributions to the front office at the St. Cloud Campus. Lora plans on staying active within the All Saints Academy family by volunteering in the classroom and helping with recess duty.

1. Extravaganza May 16^th: The All Saints Academy EXTRAVAGANZA, May 16, 2015, is quickly approaching! - Remember when Rock was young? The Fabulous Armadillos do! And they’ll be rockin’ the house again for this year’s Extravaganza - The Fabulous 50’s - so dust off those patent leather shoes – roll-up the cuffs on those tight blue jeans – find your poodle dress (or your mother’s) and get ready to Rock ‘N’ Roll. You can still purchase tickets on the website. Click on the Extravaganza link in the right-hand corner and then on “Get Tickets” in the left-hand corner. All purchased tickets can be applied to your fundraising quota.

2. Grandparents/Special Friend Day RSVP’s Due TOMORROW - Next week, we welcome all grandparents to spend some time visiting All Saints Academy and their grandchild(ren). Invitations and schedules should have come home with your child/ren.

Tuesday/Thursday preschool will host grandparents on Thurs., April 30th and Monday/Wednesday/Friday preschool will host grandparents on Friday, May 1st. They will have the opportunity to visit in classrooms.

K- 6 students - On May 1^st, the day will begin with mass at 10:00 am followed by lunch and recess. Grandparents are welcome to visit in the lunchroom or go outside with their grandchildren. Afterwards, there will be a program performed by the students for their grandparents. Then grandparents may visit classrooms and tour the school.

We ask that a lunch reservation be made for grandpa & grandma. Please complete and return the reservation slip sent home. Lunch is $4/person. No payment is required now. Payment can be made on May 1^st. If your child has no grandparents that can come, feel free to have them invite some other special adult in their life.

3. Band Concert Monday, April 27^th, 7:00 pm – Please come and support your fellow ASA students and parents at Cathedral High School in Holy Angels auditorium for the annual end of year band concert. All are welcome!

4. Shrek Jr. the Musical is Here! - Advance tickets for the All Saints Academy production of Shrek Jr. the Musical go on sale Monday 4/27. Tickets are $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for students, 5 and under are free. There will be showings on May 8^th and 9^th at 7:00 pm at the Saint Joseph, Waite Park School Building.

7. Ellie’s Army of Angels Presents 8 Building Blocks of Kindness - Ellie Sovada graduated from All Saints Academy in 2012 and died April 29, 2013. She was an individual who spread energy and kindness to everyone she met. Ellie’s Army of Angels are students from area high schools who were friends of Ellie’s. They come every Wednesday during the lunch hour to spend time with our students and model kindness. We invite all students to wear their Ellie t-shirts on Wednesdays! Spiritwear Day has been moved to Thursday to accommodate Ellie’s Army.

8. 2015-2016 School Year Planning – Thank you to those of you who have already turned in your registration materials. If you have lost yours, please contact the office. We are still waiting on a few registrations. If you could complete the forms and return them to the office as soon as possible, that will help us with planning for the 2015-16 school year.

Thank you for being a part of All Saints Academy. It works because we all care and work together.

9. 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.

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 – 5^th grade

• 11:05 – 6^th grade

• 11:10 – 4^TH grade

• 11:20 – 1^st grade

• 11:25 – 2^nd grade

• 11:30 – Kindergarten

• 11:35 - 3^rd 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.

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• There is an adult, size 8 Old Navy black jacket with fur-trimmed hood hanging on a hook just across from the school office. It has been hanging there for about two months. Please claim it as soon as possible. If it is not claimed by April 30^th it will be donated.

• T-Ball for ages 3-5, Soft Toss for ages K-3 and Gator Prep: Intro to Swim Team for ages 10 & under at the YMCA are currently accepting registrations for more information please stop by the office for a flyer or go to scymca.org.

• Cyclone & YMCA are teaming up for a Baseball Clinic for ages K-3 on Saturday, May 9^th from 11 am – 1 pm. If interested please stop by the office for a flyer or go to scymca.org for more information.

• Camp Invention registration is now open for 1^st thru 6^th grade. Please stop by the school office for a flyer or go to www.campinvention.org for more information.

13. 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, 4/27: Lenaghan, we need two parents here

Tuesday, 4/28: Lenaghan, Baldwin, we need one parent here

Wednesday, 4/29: Lenaghan, Hammerel, Smith

Thursday, 4/30: Lenaghan, Kaeter we need one parent here

Friday, 5/1: we need five parents here for Grandparent’s Day

*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.

14. Thank you –

…to Sue Sovada, Sandy Baldwin, Kris Boyle & Ellie’s Army for the Kindness presentation and t-shirts for 1^st – 6^th grade students.

Calendar Dates

Apr 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

May 25: Memorial Day, No School

May 27: 6th Grade Graduation Liturgy at 8:15 am

May 29: Last Day of School for Students

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.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Weekly Parent Newsletter, April 16, 2015

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Weekly Parent Newsletter

April 16, 2015

Please note: newly added information for this week will be highlighted for the ease of reading and accessing information.

1. Classroom Baskets for the Extravaganza Silent Auction Due TOMORROW - Items for the baskets are due Friday, April 17^th (extended from last Friday). 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

5th - MN Basket and Tee Time
6th - Man Cave and 50's
Any questions, contact Extravaganza Committee Member: Kelly Wahlin

2. PAA shirts – 5^th & 6^th graders who are in need of a blue t-shirt for softball or baseball may purchase one in the office. T-shirts are $10/each.

3. Family Picnic – Your entire family is invited to the 2015 Family Picnic on Thursday, May 21 from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm. The cost is $10 per family. This includes a meal, inflatables, games and activities. Please RSVP to this event by Friday, May 8^th. Additional information and the sign-up slip are attached to the email with the blog link.

4. Ellie’s Army of Angels Presents 8 Building Blocks of Kindness - Ellie Sovada graduated from All Saints Academy in 2012 and died April 29, 2013. She was an individual who spread energy and kindness to everyone she met. Ellie’s Army of Angels are students from area high schools who were friends of Ellie’s. They come every Thursday during the lunch hour to spend time with our students and model kindness.

Ellie’s Army shared a message of KINDNESS with ASA students yesterday, Wednesday, April 15th. Students learned about opening their hearts and sharing kindness with everyone they meet. The children learned the 8 building blocks of KINDNESS. Simple ideas such as passing along a smile to someone, saying please and thank you, giving a compliment, or even writing a note, are amazing acts and grow to impact so many people. Bullying ends where kindness begins – ask your child to share one idea they learned about how to spread kindness.

5. 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 12^th 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.

6. Attention Band Parents – Reminder: Mr. Jacobson has rescheduled the spring band concert. The new date will be Monday, April 27^th, 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.

7. 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 – 6^th grade registration forms by March 31^st. 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.

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 – 5^th grade

• 11:05 – 6^th grade

• 11:10 – 4^TH grade

• 11:20 – 1^st grade

• 11:25 – 2^nd grade

• 11:30 – Kindergarten

• 11:35 - 3^rd 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. Fiddler on the Roof Will Perform at St. Peter’s Church TONIGHT! - As you may remember from previous newsletters asking for children's choir members; the evangelization committee at St. Peter's is putting on a dinner theater production of Fiddler on the Roof. Great news, the shows are SOLD OUT!!! But there is still an opportunity to see the show if you were not able to get tickets or couldn't make it because of the date or time. You are invited to a good will offering Dress Rehearsal TONIGHT (Thursday) at 6:30 in St. Peter's gym. This IS a dress rehearsal so there may be starts and stops (although we will take all measures not to do that) and there is no dinner; but it is shaping up to be a pretty amazing production. There are a lot of ASA students, ASA parents and ASA alum in the cast and crew for you to come cheer on! As I said it is a good will donation that will go to the Church after our expenses for the cost of the production are met. We will begin AT 6:30 so if you wish to come please arrive before that. Fiddler runs about 2 1/2 hours so the dress rehearsal may run slightly longer, but it should be done by 9:30.

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• Please note that FunZone Summer Care Registration Information was sent home in your K-4^th grade child’s Thursday Folder two weeks ago. Keep us in mind as you begin considering your summer plans. Please note: If you paid the FunZone registration fee any time during this school year you do not need to pay it again until fall registration. 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/.

• Camp Invention registration is now open for 1^st thru 6^th grade. Please stop by the school office for a flyer or go to www.campinvention.org for more information.

13. 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, 4/20: Tetrault, we need two parents here

Tuesday, 4/21: Nessler, we need two parents here

Wednesday, 4/22: Twedt, Kaeter, we need one parent here

Thursday, 4/23: Baldwin, Kaeter, we need one parent here

Friday, 4/24: Hanson, Swanson, 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.

Calendar Dates

Apr 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

May 25: Memorial Day, No School

May 27: 6th Grade Graduation Liturgy at 8:15 am

May 29: Last Day of School for Students

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.