All
Saints Academy
St. Cloud Campus
Summer
Parent Newsletter
Summer 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.
We welcome Andrea Kuechle, who has begun taking
over the Funzone director position. Mrs. Kuechle is a newlywed and
comes to us with a diverse background in childcare and after-school
programming. Feel free to stop in the Funzone room and introduce
yourself.
Ms. Anna Barzey-Robinson will be resigning as
Funzone director at the end of August. We want to express our
gratitude to Ms. Barzey-Robinson for her time and effort in developing our
Funzone program over the past 3 years. We wish her the best in her
future endeavors.
In
addition, we welcome Sandra Warzecka as our new 3rd grade
teacher. Many of you may know Mrs. Warzecka as a substitute teacher
at the Waite Park Campus. Prior to coming to ASA, she was a Title 1
Reading Teacher in Sartell. She has also been a homeroom teacher for
2nd grade & 5th grade. She is
excited to join the St. Cloud Campus and is looking forward to getting to know
her students.
Finally, we
would like to say good-bye to Mrs. Anne Marie Kimble. Mrs. Kimble has
accepted a teaching position in the Sartell school district. All Saints
Academy/Sts. Peter, Paul & Michael School thanks Mrs. Kimble for her
service at 6th grade and as a middle school teacher. Again, we wish her
the best.
1. Paperwork Night/Ice
Cream Social and New Family Meeting Set for Tuesday, Aug. 11th - Paperwork night will
be held Tuesday, August 11th from 4:00 – 6:30 pm at the St. Cloud Campus. This
will be the time that you pick up all paperwork and can meet with support staff
to pay fees. You will also have the opportunity to put money in your child’s
hot lunch account to start the new school year. We will have homerooms posted
at that time. Parish faith formation
will have representation at this event if you still need to sign up for
Wednesday evening Faith Formation classes. We will have a cold treat for you
and your family if you would like to stay and socialize. The New Family Meeting will be the same night
as Paper Work Night. This will be held at
5:30 pm. We look forward to meeting all new families this evening.
2. Open House will be Monday, August 24th -
Open House is scheduled at the St. Cloud Campus for Monday, Aug. 24th from 4:30
- 6:00 pm. Plan to meet your child’s teacher, renew old friendships, make new
acquaintances and check out our shiny clean building. If you missed picking up
paperwork on the 11th, it will be available in your youngest child’s
homeroom.
2. Start Dates 2015-2016 - The 2015-2016 school
year will begin Wednesday, August 26, 2015 and end on Friday, June 3, 2016. As in the past, we ask that parents
provide transportation for their children to and from school during this first
week of school. Please be aware that these dates differ
with the dates of
District #742. On September 25th & November 23rd – 25th
Dist. 742 will not be in session, All Saints Academy will be holding class. All
Saints Academy’s Christmas Vacation will run December 21, 2015 – January 1, 2016.
If you have questions, please contact Amanda Gjerde at 251-5295
5. Fall PAA
Activities - Attached to this email you will find the 5th and 6th grade
fall sports information for 2015-2016. These registrations should be returned
at Paperwork Night or Open House. Students have the option of playing
volleyball, soccer or football in the fall. If you misplace your registration
form, it is also available on the website. There will be a fall sports meeting
the night of Open House, Aug. 25th from 6:00 - 6:15 pm in the building
cafeteria. If your child will be
playing football, we will be handing out the football equipment after the
meeting as well. Any further questions, please contact (PAA athletic director) at.
3. 2015-2016 Playground
Supervision Program – Our goal is to have two parents who have children in K – 6th
grade, on the playground everyday to assist the school staff with during the
entire recess period. The time commitment for parents will be one hour,
beginning at 11:20 am. There will be a
form in your packet at Paper Work Night that will need to be completed. A
schedule will be created and all families will be placed in the rotation. All
families need to volunteer for recess supervision 2 times this year for the
safely of the children. Or you may pay
a fee of $40 upfront instead of supervising.
Our talents and skills are meant to be cultivated and shared with
others. Sharing our God-given gifts by actively participating in the life of
our parish and school is an expression of stewardship. “As each one of us
has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s
varied grace,” 1 Peter 4:10. Volunteering at school is a wonderful
opportunity to give back and share your gifts. Volunteering at school also
allows you to see your children and other children in the school setting. We
are requesting that each family volunteer 15 hours/year at school. This can
include but not limited to the following: lunchroom supervision, serving lunch,
recess, classroom assistance, Picture Day, playing a musical instrument at
mass, copying, Thursday folders, Spring Picnic, Extravaganza planning, etc. (If
your day/year does not allow you to volunteer, we ask that you pay $50 per
family. Hours are tracked in our office.)
We will have sign- up calendars available during Paper Work Night and Open
House to sign up for lunchroom supervision & recess specifically.
5. 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. Marissa
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. If you have signed up in the
past, it is not necessary to sign up again.
4. Keep Collecting! - Continue to save Labels For Learning, Labels for
Education (Campbell's. Swansons, Post, and Prego) only the UPC with the point
value is accepted, Box Tops for Education, UPC's from Country Hearth and
Village Hearth Products as part of the Loaves4Learning Program, pop and can
tabs, old cell phones and used ink cartridges.
8. Bulletin Board
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Are you interested in developing a mobile app? An app development camp will be offered in August through Applesauce Interactive. For more
information please contact Heidi Nerud at 320-223-1600 or Frank Ayers at
Frank.Ayers@isd742.org.
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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.
9. Thank You
…to our custodians who
have worked hard this summer to clean our school building!
Calendar Dates
Aug. 11: Paperwork Night, 4:00 – 6:30 pm. 5:30 pm New
Family meeting in St. Paul’s Community Room.
Aug. 24: Open House, 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Aug. 26 –
29: First Day of School for Students –
No bussing available this week.
Aug.
31: Diocesan Ministry Day, no school for
students.
Sept. 1
-3: Regular classes, bussing begins
Sept.
4: No school for students or staff
Sept.
7: Labor Day
Sept.
14: Picture Day, Preschool – 6th
grade
Sept.
15: SC Campus Parent Meeting Night,
Preschool – 6th grade
Welcome back to a new
school year!
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 Marissa
Bristow at marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org no later than Monday, 3 PM for that
week’s update or drop it off at school.
