All
Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
January 28, 2016
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.
Save the Date – Saturday,
February 6th , 5:30 pm at
SC Campus
Extravaganza: A Night for All Saints Academy – Tickets
available.
NEW
NEWS
1. Open House Tonight at Both Campuses – Tonight the both the SC & SJ campus will be hosting Open Houses from
4 – 7 pm. If you would like to help us
provide tours or welcome prospective families, it’s not too late to let us
know. Call the office. Spread the word about the Open House tonight
to families that you know. On February
18th, we will be hosting a Preschool Open House that will feature
our new all-day preschool program. You
are welcome to join us and learn about this new option at All Saints
Academy. February 9th is
“Experience 1st Grade Day.”
If you know of someone who would be interested in learning more about
our 1st grade, please encourage them to call and join our Experience
1st Grade Day. Our next PreK-
6th grade Open House will March 15th from 4 – 7 pm.
2. Catholic Schools Week
January 31 – February 6 – Thank you to the teachers on the Catholic School Week Committee. They have worked hard and put a lot of
thought into our week-long celebration.
Just a few reminders:
· Everyone is welcome to join us for the
kick-off mass on Sunday, 10:30 am at
St. Michael’s. Students, who have signed
up, will be participating in the mass. Students attending mass are invited to
wear their Spiritwear or clothing that is blue and/or gold.
· The Texas Roadhouse fundraiser will
be Monday night from 4 – 10 pm. 10% of your total food purchases will go
towards ASA.
· The Skatin’ Place party will be on Wednesday, Feb. 3rd from
6:00 – 8:00 pm.
· The SC campus bowling field trip is Thursday.
· Friday
morning, everyone is invited to attend our school mass to cap the week!
· The Extravaganza will begin at 5:30
pm on Saturday, February 6th. Tickets are available by calling or stopping
in the office.
3. Thank Yous - “We are
very grateful for your support this past Christmas. We really liked the presents and will put
them to good use. Thank you!” Family
B
“My family and I feel truly
blessed to be part of the ASA community.
Your kindness and generosity have touched our hearts. Thank you.” Mary & Curt Orth and family
4. Willow Sweeney Speaking Event – We invite all
parents to attend this speaking event. Please
mark your calendar, find a babysitter and join us for Top 20 Training with
Willow Sweeney on February 8th and February 22nd at 6:30 p.m. at the Paramount
Theaters. Willow Sweeney is the co-founder of Top 20 Training. She has
co-authored several books, including Top 20 Parents: Raising Happy,
Responsible and Emotionally Healthy Children. She is the most
recent recipient of the St. Cloud Times 5 Under 40 recognition. Ticket info was emailed last week. Please contact Marissa Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org if you did not
receive the email instructions for tickets.
Playground
Duty – Week of Jan. 25th – 29th. (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.)
02/01: Need two volunteers
02/02: Need two volunteers
02/03: Need two volunteers
02/04: Smith/Need one additional person
02/05: Need two volunteers
Bulletin
Board
· St. Peter's Dinner Theater Auditions!!! - Do you have the acting bug?
Do you want to be on stage? St. Peter's Art and Soul Committee is putting
on a dinner theater again, the production this year
is OLIVER! For those of you who have seen Oliver (and if you
haven't, I HIGHLY recommend it!) you know that it requires MANY children; there
are a TON of roles for children, and up to 7 songs that they will be involved
in. There are also many adult roles, so families could be involved
together; it is a WONDERFUL way to spend quality time together. The commitment
would be two rehearsals a week (one on Sunday and one on a weekday evening)
with the number increasing as the performance nears. There are both male and
female adult roles and both girl and boy roles and no experience is necessary!
The Performances are April 14th(no dinner), 15th(dinner), and
16th(dinner). Auditions are Monday Feb 8th at St. Peter's from
6:30-8:30. You do now have to be a member of St. Peter's or Paul's to take
part, our previous productions have had actors/actresses from many other
parishes (and some who weren't members anywhere). If you can't make that
audition time but are still interested please email Joyce Baumann at baumannjteacher@yahoo.com to make alternative arrangements. This is a GREAT way to support one of the
partnering parishes of ASA so even if you can't be involved in the productions,
make sure to mark your calendar to attend!
· Mardi Gras Bingo - Mardi Gras Bingo will be held at St.
Peter's Church. All familes are invited to bingo, Friday February 5th. Walking
tacos, dessert, and soda will be sold for $2.50, serving to begin at 5:30.
Bingo is $0.25 per game with special prices for children with parents, games
will be played from 6:30-8:00. Lots of prizes for all ages. Come join us for
the fun!
· 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.”
·
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
TONIGHTJan. 28: Open House for 2016-2017
Jan. 31: Feb. 6:
Catholic Schools Week
Feb.
6: Extravaganza
Feb. 10: Ash Wednesday
Feb. 15: Presidents’ Day, No school for Students or
Staff
Feb. 16: SCAPA Workshop Day for staff, No school for
Students
Feb. 18: Preschool Open House 2016-2017
Feb. 22-24: Deep Portage for 6th graders
Feb. 25: Conferences 3:45 – 7:00 pm; Simple Supper and
Used Book Fair
Feb. 26: End of Quarter
Mar.
1: Conferences 3:45 – 7:00 pm; Simple
Supper and Used Book Fair
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.
