All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
September 24, 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.
District
742 is not in session Friday, September 25th. All Saints Academy is holding classes. We are
asking parents to transport their children to and from school this Friday. If you have questions, please contact Mrs.
Gjerde, 251-5295, Amanda.gjerde@allsaintsmn.org
NEW
NEWS
1. Grandparents
Day October 2nd – Grandparents’/Special Friend
Day Is Friday, October 2nd.
We love having our grandparents here!
The day will begin with hospitality.
Refreshments will be served beginning at 12:00 pm in the cafeteria
followed by mass at 12:30 pm.
Grandparents may find a seat in church for themselves and their
grandchildren. The students will be
coming to church with their teachers.
Students will look for their grandparents. Afterwards, there will be
time for classroom activities. Refer to
the invitation in last week’s Thursday’s folder. We hope your child’s grandparents will be
able to join us for this special day. If
children will be going home with grandparents, please return the permission
form to school. This permission is
required before we can release the children to go home with grandpa &
grandma.
2. No Shorts on Mass Days – Just a
reminder, our dress codes states that shorts are not worn on mass days. If it is a warm day, students may change
after mass. In general, please remember
that shorts must be mid-thigh or longer.
3. 5/6
Knowledge Bowl –Knowledge Bowl (KB) is an
academic competition that promotes academic achievement and rewards academic
excellence. KB promotes academics and
helps develop leadership skills in a fun environment. Practices will begin the
first week of October. They will be held
during the school day. The volunteer
coaches will be Jodi Kramer & Meaghan Baynes. If you have more questions about KB, please
contact Mrs. Mary Cheryl Opatz, 6th grade teacher,
marycheryl.opatz@allsaintsmn.org. If you
have misplaced the forms, they are available on School Speak.
4. Elementary Strings - Elementary Strings, our Orchestra
Program, will be starting the first week of October. Please return the
sign up forms that were handed out during the first two weeks of school to
Amanda Steichen at Cathedral High School. If you have any questions,
please contact her at asteichen@cathedralcrusaders.org or 251-3421 ext. 304.
3. Paperwork Form – Please return all forms to the office from Paperwork Night. If you have questions, please contact the
school office, 251-5295.
5. Spiritwear Day – Spiritwear Day is every Wednesday that school is in session. We invite everyone (students, faculty, staff,
parents) to wear some kind of Spiritwear to school every Wednesday. We have some new zip up sweatshirts in
student sizes as well as hooded sweatshirts. If you are interested in an ASA
sweatshirt or t-shirt, you may check out our supply of Spiritwear! Many of you may have seen our new items for
adults as well. Contact Marissa Bristow,
marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org or stop in the office to try on
something.
6. Workathon – Families will find information
regarding the Workathon in this week’s Thursday folder. St. Cloud campus is in need of
work-sites. If you know of someone in
the neighborhood that needs assistance with raking or other yard work, please
complete the forms that have been provided.
There has been a date change for
the kick-off. Kick-off will take place Thursday, October 1st. Look for more information about the Workathon
in future weeks.
7. Funzone Oct. 15th
& 16th: There is no school on October 15th
& 16th. Funzone will be
open. If you need childcare on one or
both days, please stop in the office or the Funzone room to get an a form. You may also email Funzone at sc.funzone@allsaintsmn.org to reserve your spot.
8. Spaghetti Dinner October 30th – Invitations will be mailed out for our ASA Spaghetti
Dinner soon. The date is Friday, October
30th with the social beginning at 5:30 pm. If parents already know they will be attending
this adult “friend-raiser” & “fun-raiser,” you are welcome to RSVP now by
emailing Marissa Bristow at marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org
Playground Duty – Week of Sept. 28th – Oct. 2nd . (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.)
9/28: Kremer/Tetrault/Baldwin
9/29: Czeck/Kobienia/Buddee
9/30: Zack/Prom/Smith
10/1: We are
in need of recess volunteers
10/2: Hirschfeld/Swanson
Thank You…
… to Jodi Kramer,
Meaghan Baynes & Mary Cheryl Opatz for coaching and organizing Knowledge
Bowl.
… to everyone who
provided rakes on Tuesday to use as props during our filming session.
Bulletin Board
· Spaghetti Dinner Cook – Do you have an amazing pasta sauce? Do friends rave about your cooking? SC campus Spaghetti Dinner will be held
Friday, October 30th. We are
currently looking for an individual or group of individuals who would be
interested in cooking the sauce & pasta for that night. If you or a group of friends would be
interested in cooking your sauce for our annual event, please contact Marissa
Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org
·
Pumpkinfest - Pumpkinfest is a free event offered
by the City of St. Cloud Park and Recreation Department. 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.
·
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.
·
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.
Calendar
Dates
Oct. 1: 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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