All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
January 14, 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. No School Monday & Tuesday - A reminder to parents that All
Saints Academy will not be in session Monday, January 18th &
Tuesday, January 19th due to Martin Luther King Day & our staff
retreat. Classes resume Wednesday,
Jan. 20th.
2. Orth Family Fundraiser – The Waffle Breakfast for the Orth family will be held
on Sun., Jan. 17th at St. Paul’s cafeteria from 9:30 am – 12:30
pm. Cost is $8/person. Tickets came home last week. Additional tickets are available in the
office. (Sale of tickets will not be
applied to fundraising goals.) If you
are able to help volunteer that morning, please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4daba72ca4fa7-orth . There will be a silent auction with several
baskets at the breakfast. All proceeds
will benefit the Orth family. Please
turn in all ticket money to the office tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 15th. If you choose not to sell the tickets, please
return the tickets to the office.
3. Open House – ASA is having an Open House for prospective parents with children for Preschool
– 6th grade on Thursday, Jan. 28th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Pass the word onto
friends or coworkers that would benefit from attending All Saints Academy. They will be able to spend time, tour our St.
Cloud campus, and experience the love and caring displayed by our teachers
every day. Our environment allows child/ren to develop individually and
have success academically, spiritually and socially. Our school community
provides an active, supportive and caring environment for peers, teachers,
staff and parents. There will be tours available that
evening. Our Funzone childcare will also be available if you have
questions regarding our after-school care program. Preschool & Kindergarten will have
presentations by teachers every hour beginning at 4:00, 5:00 & 6:00
pm. Our 1st - 6th grade teachers will also be available to visit
and answer questions. Come have a tour and see what All Saints Academy
has to offer. Invite your friends! If you have questions, please
contact us at 251-5295. You may also contact our Principal, Mrs. Gjerde, Amanda.gjerde@allsaintsmn.org or her assistant, Mrs. Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org. We will be having additional
open houses during the months of February & March.
4. Outdoor Winter Clothing – Now that winter has truly descended upon Minnesota, we want to remind
parents to make sure your children bring the appropriate clothing for outdoor
recess. The students will be going out
most days for recess. Snow pants, boots,
winter coat, and hat/mittens are necessary items.
5. 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!
6. Willow Sweeney Speaking Event - Homework….Carpools…Packing
Cold Lunches….being a parent is one of the toughest, yet most rewarding parts
of our lives! It’s time to take a break
and attend an event that you will NOT WANT TO MISS!
And…it’s FREE!
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 as 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 will be coming home next week in
Thursday folders.
7. Catholic Community School (CCS) News – HOW WILL THIS AFFECT SCHOOL
BUILDINGS AND STAFFING?
• It’s too early to know the answer. But
closing school buildings is not the hope or goal of this process. The goal is
to fill classrooms and revitalize Catholic education. • There is no intent to
change the individual cultures of schools. Each school site will maintain its
culture. Each school will maintain its own site advisory council.
Mission statement for Catholic Community Schools
“The mission of
Catholic Community Schools is to strengthen the Catholic Church and society by
educating her people at an unparalleled level of excellence while teaching,
sharing, and living the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.”
Playground
Duty – Week of Jan. 20th – 22nd.
(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.)
01/20:
Schroeder/Need an additional
person
01/21: Smith/Need an additional person
01/22: Swanson/ Need one additional person
Bulletin
Board
· Funzone Registration for January 18 & 19 – There will be no school on
January 18th and 19th but Funzone will be open both days
from 7:00 am – 6:00 pm. If you are
interested in having your child attend Funzone one or both of those days,
please stop in the office or Runzone room to pick up a sign up sheet. You may also email Funzone at sc.funzone@allsaintsmn.org.
· Catholic Schools Week January 31
– February 6 – During Catholic Schools Week, we
will be celebrating All Saints Academy’s presence in the parishes, school,
families and community. There will be a
kick-off mass, 10:30 am at St. Michael’s, Sunday, Jan. 31st. Some events include evening roller-skating
and a bowling field trip. Everyone is
welcome to join us for our mass on Friday, February 5th at St.
Paul’s. We will cap the week with our
Extravaganza celebration. The complete
schedule for Catholic Schools Week will be coming home soon.
· 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
Jan. 17: Mary Orth Waffle Breakfast at St. Paul’s.
Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Day, No school for
students and staff
Jan. 19: Staff Development, No School for Students
Jan. 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
Feb. 26: End of Quarter
Mar.
1: Conferences 3:45 – 7:00 pm
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.
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