Weekly Parent Newsletter April 9, 2015

        

   All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Weekly Parent Newsletter

April 9, 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.

Attention All Parents – Due to construction at St. Paul’s Church, school mass has been cancelled for tomorrow, Friday, April 10^th.

1. Classroom Baskets for the Extravaganza Silent Auction Due TOMORROW - Items for the baskets are due Friday, 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

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

2. 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.

3. Art Smart is Back! – Art Smart has resumed. There are still some openings. If you need a registration form please stop by or call the office to receive one.

4. 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.

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. 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. All Lost & Found items will be donated to Catholic Charities on Friday, April 10^th.  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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Host an International Student – Cathedral High School is hosting an information session on Monday, April 13^th at 7:00 pm in the Cathedral High School Library. Please contact Rebecca for more information 320-257-2145 or rbrown-medvec@cathedralcrusaders.org.

10. 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"!  Registration forms will in included in this week’s Thursday folders.

11. Bulletin Board

•     Please note that FunZone Summer Care Registration Information was sent home in your K-4^th grade child’s Thursday Folder last week. 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 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.

12. 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, 4/13: Yapuncich, we need two parent here

Tuesday, 4/14: Jankowski, we need two parents here

Wednesday, 4/15: Layne, Horn, we need one parent here

Thursday, 4/16: we need three parents here

Friday, 4/17: Hanson, 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 

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.

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.