All
Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
September 10, 2015
Every Thursday school
is in session we will provide this “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 under New News. Information that has been previously
published will be located under Bulletin Board at the end.
PICTURE DAY IS THIS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH! PLEASE LOOK FOR THE PHOTO ENVELOPE IN THIS
THURSDAY’S FOLDER. (T/TH preschoolers
picture day is October 20th.)
NEW
NEWS
1. Playground Fundraiser Breakfast – On Sunday, September 13th, The Knights of Columbus will
be hosting a breakfast at St. Peter’s Church. Please remember to turn in
money from sold tickets as well as all unsold tickets. We need to track this so that we may apply it
towards your fundraising quota.
We need
many volunteers to make this a success!
All volunteer hours will be applied to your Volunteer Requirement of 15
hours. We will be using Volunteer Spot
for signing up to help. Click this link http://vols.pt/NRPcxX. Review all options available and sign
up. There are openings still
available! It’s that easy!
2. Parent Meetings - All Parent grade-level
meetings will be this coming Tuesday, September 15th. These
meetings will give parents an opportunity to meet their child’s teacher again
prior to conferences and hear specifics for each grade. The evening will begin at 6:00 pm in the
cafeteria for a brief overall school meeting.
Parents will then proceed to grade-level meetings in the classrooms. Grade
level teachers will be making the same presentation twice during the evening in
classrooms at 6:30 & again at 7:00 pm. Teachers will answer questions
you have about school. We hope you are able to attend.
3. PAA/Fan Appreciation Night – Cathedral
Girls Volleyball will be hosting PAA/Fan Appreciation Night on Thursday,
September 10th. Cathedral
will be playing Albany. Invitations went
home earlier this week. Games begin at
5:00 pm. Students wearing blue &
gold or their PAA sports jersey will get in free. There will be door prizes and a serving
competition.
4. Cub Scouts – Cub Scout Pack 106 is having its Fall
Organizational Meeting this Thursday at 6pm. They will meet in the gym at
St. Peter’s Church, and all boys (grades 1 through 4) are welcome –
PARTICULARLY the First Graders! Please come check out the adventures
we’re planning for this year, or contact Tom St. Hilaire (thomas.sthilaire@aya.yale.edu) with questions
5. September Lunch Menu Change – The
September 18th lunch menu has changed to Cheese Pizza. The original main entrée was Max Snax. All other days in September will remain the
same.
6. Lost & Found – All lost and
found items will be placed on the Lost & Found table, found in the basement
of the school. Items found during lunch,
recess or during the day will be brought to the table. Please have your child check the table
periodically.
7. Pumpkinfest - Pumpkinfest is a free event offered
by the City of St. Cloud Park and Recreation Department. We encourage
families with kids 12 years of age or
younger to come out and participate in trick or treat stations, a petting zoo,
pumpkin patch fun, hayrides and so much more. Monsters University will
be featured on our outdoor movie screen starting at dusk. Families are
encouraged to bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on while the film plays. Fun
is lurking around every corner during this safe, family friendly event! We hope
you are able to join us at the Lake George and Eastman Park for the sixth
annual spooktacular celebration of Pumpkinfest, on Friday, October 16 from 4-7pm. Watch for more details at http://ci.stcloud.mn.us or
contact us at (320) 257-5959 with any questions.
Playground Duty – Week of Sept. 14th – 18th (Please contact Kris Haehn, 251-5295, to schedule yourself for recess
duty. All families are required to
volunteer for 2 days or they may opt out by paying $50/family.)
9/14: Fromelt, Luthra, Kuhn
9/15: Luthra, Luthra, Pankratz
9/16: Ross, Fromelt, Pankrantz
9/17: Schlangen,Luthra
9/18: Liebrenz, volunteer
needed
Thank You…
… to all of our PAA
coaches for helping to get the PAA sports season off to a good start!
Bulletin Board
·
School
Counselor – Last week, the ASA St. Cloud campus students and staff met Mrs. Emily
Larsen last week, our school counselor.
Mrs Larsen’s primary responsibility will be to promote the academic,
personal and social development of all students. She will be helping children build skills,
provide resources and support and to make referrals to other area professionals
as needed. Your child’s teacher or a school
staff member may refer your child to school counseling services. You as a parent will be included in the
referral process. Parents are welcome to
refer their own child to for school counseling at any time during the school
year. We look forward to having Mrs.
Larsen be a resource for everyone in our school community.
·
Dress Code –If you
have questions regarding the dress code, please refer to the Dress Code section
in the Parent Handbook which is located on the school website
(allsaintsmn.org). Some standards include (not all): Shorts & skirts must be mid-thigh or
longer; clothing must have sleeves; no
tank tops/dresses, muscle shirts or spaghetti straps; no clothing with tears or
holes; tight/form fitting clothing is not allowed; all shoes need to have
a back on them. Reasonable attempts will be made to communicate with
parents/guardians with a phone call or a cover garment will be provided for the
student if necessary. The remedy will be
chosen at the discretion of the principal.
If you have questions/concerns please contact Amanda Gjerde, 251-5295 or
amanda.gjerde@allsaintsmn.org.
·
Birthday Treats – If your child will be sharing a birthday treat with
his/her class this year please remember to send nut-safe treats. We encourage you to be health conscious 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.
·
After-School Pick Up Procedures: If your child/ren are being
picked up by you, you may pick them in back of the school on 12th
Ave. N. Please join the cars as they
line up, enter the back parking lot and follow the queue as students are loaded
into appropriate vehicles. If you plan on getting out of your car to meet your
child, please park in the parking lot across 12th Ave N.
· St. Peter's Sunday School - St. Peter's has a Sunday School program for children ages
3-first grade. It is held during the 10:30 mass from October 4th-April
24th almost every Sunday that ASA is in session. Drop off your children and
attend mass while they learn about the gospel or other Catholic teachings. Children sing songs, say prayers, make
friends, and do a craft to reinforce the lesson. After mass parents pick
up children in their classroom. St. Peter's or St. Paul's membership is not
required. Registration forms can be
found at: http://media.wix.com/ugd/1cbc2f_a06f7a6163a4488c97114cac69793960.pdf or found on the St. Peter/St. Paul
website under faith formation registration forms and schedules. Any
questions please feel free
to email me at Meaghan.baynes@gmail.com
·
Spiritwear - All Saints Academy has new spiritwear! We have some new items that were displayed
during Paperwork Night. There are new
youth hooded sweatshirts as well! Visit
Marissa Bristow in the office and she would be happy to show you sizes and styles.
·
School Speak – ASA has
implemented School Speak, a new online school management system. It is a secure portal that allows us to store
information and communicate with our families. Many of you have received the
introductory email to log in to School Speak.
If you haven’t, please contact the office, 251-5295, so that we can provide
the information for you. We would like
all parents to log in and update their profile.
This technology will allow us to provide more information, communicate
with parents and offer useful tools for everyone who is a member of our school
community.
·
Share Your Gifts at All Saints Academy –
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.
(Recess volunteers are our greatest need
and counts towards your 15 hours.) If
your day/year does not allow you to volunteer, we ask that you pay $50 per
family (general volunteering)
·
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 section 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.
·
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.
Calendar
Dates
Sept. 15: SC Campus Parent Meeting Night, Preschool – 6th
grade
Sept. 25: Work-A-Thon Kick Off
Oct. 2: Grandparents’/Special Friend Day
Oct. 15-16: Autumn Vacation, No school for students or
staff
Oct. 20: Picture retake Day & Preschool T/TH
students
Oct. 24: Workathon
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.
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