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 16th: 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 6th
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 8th. 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 – 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. 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!
12. Bulletin Board
• FunZone
Summer Care staff will be sending home packets in the May 7th
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 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.
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.
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