All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
November 19, 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 all of next week. We are asking parents to transport their
children to and from school. Supervision
begins at 7:00 am in the gym, please use the back entrance. The front door will be open at 7:30 am. If you need after-school care, please contact
Andrea Kuechle in Funzone at sc.funzone.allsaintsmn.org.
All Saints Academy will not be in session Thursday, Nov. 26th
& Fri., November 27th due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Funzone will also not be in session. The next parent newsletter will be Thurs.,
Dec. 3rd. Have a restful
holiday break. Happy Thanksgiving.
NEW
NEWS
1. Conferences - Conferences for the first
trimester of school are TODAY, Thursday,
Nov. 19th and Monday, Nov. 23rd from 3:45 pm - 7:00 pm both nights. Each
conference is a 15-minute, scheduled appointment to meet with your child/ren's
teacher. If you are unable to meet please contact your homeroom teacher to set
up a time when you are both able to have a conference outside of these two
designated conference days.
ASA will also be
offering a Simple Supper from 4:00 – 6:00 pm both conference
nights. A sign up form was sent home
last week to help provide a rough number for our headcook, Mrs. Smude. If you would like to have supper at school
tonight, please call the school and let us know. You are welcome to send in the form if you
would like to sign up your family for Monday night.
Conference Sign Up
2. Review
the different teachers listed and choose the teacher you need to schedule a
conference with this fall.
3. Sign up!
It's Easy - you will not need to register an account or keep a password
on VolunteerSpot.
5/6th grade parents - Please
schedule a conference with your homeroom teacher. It is not necessary to
schedule a conference with each 5th & 6th grade teacher.
Mrs. Paul, Preschool Teacher - she has added additional conference times on both days.
Mrs. Groseth, Spanish Teacher - she will available Monday, Nov. 23rd in her classroom,
lower level.
Mrs. Goenner, Music Teacher - she will be available, Thursday, Nov. 19th in her
classroom, lower level.
Mr. Jacobson, Band Teacher
– he will be available, Monday, Nov. 23rd in the band room, lower
level.
Mrs. Detra, Art Teacher
- she will be available Monday, Nov. 23rd in her classroom, lower level.
Mrs. Moen, Phy. Ed. Teacher - she will be available Thursday, Nov. 19th in the library.
Mrs. Faye Haws, Barton Tutor - she will be available both nights from 4:00 - 7:00 pm.
She will be in her tutoring room, upstairs.
Mrs. Kelly Haws, Dyslexia Specialist - She will be available both nights of conferences from
3:45 - 7:00 pm. She will be located in the conference room.
Mrs. Poganski, Title Teacher - She will be available both nights from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.
She will be located in the Title room, upstairs.
2. Spiritwear – Spiritwear will
be on sale in front of the main office both nights of conferences. Please feel free to come and shop for your
children or yourself. We have many sizes
for our students and some limited items for adults. Every Wednesday school is in session is
Spiritwear Day. We invite students,
staff and volunteers to show their ASA Spirit by wearing Spiritwear.
3. Cold Weather Clothing – Now that winter-like weather has
descended upon us, please send outdoor winter clothing with your child/ren to
school. All students will continue to go
outside for recess through the winter months.
Outdoor winter clothing is covered under Dress Code/School Attire.
Students should dress properly for the weather. Winter coats, hats, scarves, mittens/gloves,
snow pants and boots all help to keep your child warm during recess.
4. PAA Basketball – PAA basketball enrollment forms are
coming home in this Thursday folders for 5th & 6th
graders. If you plan on playing
basketball and haven’t completed a form, please turn them into the office by Monday,
November 30th. If you are interested in
coaching, you are welcome to email Mike Sand, ASA PAA Director at
mikesand@allstate.com. Cost is $35/sport
or $85 if your child plans on playing sports all 3 seasons PAA is offered.
5. A big THANK YOU to all families that helped
contribute for todays conference meal for the staff! Lisa Dingmann, Pam
McBroom, Jen Buckentine, Regina Blodgett, Kelly Wahlin, Jen Stueve, Amy Horn,
Kristina Pederson, Lora Imdieke, Robin Gohman, Camie Prom, Jodi Scanlon,
and Tonya Bennett. We appreciate you taking care of the staff and making
sure they get a great meal on Conference night!
6. PAC and Texas Roadhouse are
teaming up for a fundraiser! We will be selling gift cards for Texas
Roadhouse. PAC will receive 10% on every card ordered. These make
great gifts for the Christmas Season! You will get credit for 10% of each
card ordered toward your fundraising goal. If you have any
questions please feel free to contact a PAC member. We will also be
having a dinner night at Texas Roadhouse in February. Watch for that
information to come out after the Holidays. We thank you in advance for
always supporting our school!!!
7. Festival of the Lights – The 27th Annual
Festival of Lights will be held Thursday, Dec. 3rd from 6:00 – 8:00
pm. Lighting will occur at 7:00 pm. Please join the St. Cloud Hospital and enjoy
carolers from Tech HS, Cookies & cocoa, horse-drawn trolley rides, Santa
& Mrs. Claus and the lighting of the Nativity. You are welcome to bring a non-perishable
item for the food shelf as well.
8. SCAYBA - The St Cloud Area Youth Basketball Association
(SCAYBA) is a non-profit organization that offers various basketball programs
to youth of all ages. Our next program coming up is our In-House Program for
boys and girls in grades 1-8. This program meets Saturday mornings in
January and February and is for boys and girls who wish to work on developing
and improving fundamental basketball skills in a fun environment. This is a
great program for those beginning basketball and those who might not be able to
afford a travel program. If you would
like a registration form, please contact the office.
9.
Food Collection – Thank you to everyone who so generously donated food to our Food
Drive these past two weeks. A total of
668 lbs. of food was donated. Thank you
All Saints Academy families!
Playground
Duty – Week of Nov. 16th – 20th. (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.)
11/23: Tetrault/ Need an additional person
11/24: Kaeter/Need an additional person
11/25: Bendinelli/Smith
11/26: Thanksgiving
Break
11/27: Thanksgiving
Break
Thank You
… to Greg Rolek for the paper donation.
… to Kit Ferber for the donation of a Cricut.
… to Karla Donlin for the school supplies
donation
Bulletin
Board
· WINTER WEATHER/SCHOOL CLOSINGS – All Saints Academy is closed when “St.
Cloud Area School District 742 Schools” are announced as closed. The
St. Cloud Area public schools post closings on their website
at www.isd742.org/. As soon as ASA administration is aware of a
closing, a Remind text will be sent
to all Remind participants (if you
haven’t signed up for Remind yet, instructions are located in the Bulletin
Board section of the newsletter. WJON communicates all weather related
closings, also.)
·
Shoveling for Franciscan Sisters – The St. Cloud Franciscan
Sisters house is in need of someone who would be willing to clear snow this
winter. Snow would need to be cleared by
7 am out of a driveway and sidewalk. The
house is located on the north-side of St. Cloud. For more details and compensation info,
please call 320-240-9008 and ask for Sr. Joyce.
· Bingo - St.
Peter’s Art and Soul Committee is hosting a Bingo
night! Friday November 20th from 6:00-8:00 in the St. Peter’s Parish
Center. A Sloppy Joe, chip and soda dinner can be purchased for
$2.00 and bingo is $0.25/game. Prizes will include pies, fun games
(like a Nerf gun and makeup kit) for youth, and some Turkeys. We would
love to see you there!
· Family Lunch Accounts - Family Lunch accounts need to be
kept up to date. Notices are in Thursday folders this week if you owe $10 or
more. If the balance owed is more than $30.00, students will receive a sandwich
and milk during lunch until payment is received beginning Monday, October 26th.
According to Federal Policy from the Department of Agriculture, “Schools may
deny a meal to a student who pays reduced or full price and who does not
provide the required payment for the meal.”
Your cooperation with this matter is most appreciated.
· Safe Environment Training – Many of you have completed the required paperwork needed
for background checks. Part of the
process is completing the Safe Environment Training that is found online. If you are volunteering at the school, it is
required that you complete this training every year. Thank you to those of you
who have completed the online training.
Please go to http://stcdio.org/safeenvironmentinstructions/ to complete the training. The video is approximately 11 minutes
long. Make sure to answer the questions
and click “Submit.”
· Youth Hockey
– St. Cloud Youth Hockey will have the event “Try Hockey For Free” on Saturday mornings (Nov. 14, Nov. 21, Dec.
5 & Dec. 12) from 8 – 9 am at the MAC, 5001 Veterans Dr., St. Cloud. Kids 4 – 8 years old in Dist. 742 who aren’t
currently in hockey may register.
Registration forms are available in the office.
· 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.
·
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
Nov. 13: End of First Trimester
Nov. 19: P/S/T Conference, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
Nov. 23: P/S/T Conference, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
Nov. 26 & 27: thanksgiving Vacation, No school for Students
or Staff
Nov. 29: First Sunday of Advent
Dec. 6:
Christmas Band Concert, 3 pm, Holy Angels
Dec. 9 & 10: Prospective Kindergarten Days
Dec. 17: Christmas Program
Dec. 18: Christmas Vacation Begins, regular dismissal
Jan. 4: School resumes, full day of classes
Jan. 18: Martin Luther Kind Day, Workshop/Retreat Day
for Staff; No school for students
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.
Our Vision
… creates and nurtures an environment, which supports
students, educators and community in realizing their God-given gifts, reaching
their full potential and developing their life-long relationship with Christ.
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.
