Thursday, January 21, 2016

January 21, 2016 Weekly Parent Newsletter

           All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly Parent Newsletter
January 21, 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 Volunteers Needed – All Saints Academy will be hosting an Open House Thursday, January 28th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.  We are in need to volunteer parents who would like to greet and provide tours to prospective families!  All hours can be applied to your 15 volunteer-hour requirement.  This is a wonderful opportunity for those of you cannot volunteer during the school day.  Join us January 28th and share with new families how wonderful All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus is.  Please call the office at 251-5295 to let us know if you can join

2.  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.  Monday, Feb. 1st there will be a fundraising night at Texas Roadhouse.  10% of your total food purchases will come back to ASA.  Join your friends for dinner.  The calendar for the week’s activities will be in this Thursdays folder.

3.    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!

4.  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!

5.  Classes at Resource Training & Solutions – Resource Training & Solutions is offering several classes to “Learn How to Become Out of This World Parents.”  Some of the classes include “1-2-3 Magic Class,” “Setting Limits & Boundaries:  How to Say No to Your Kids,” “Parenting the Love & Logic Way” and many more classes.  If you would like more info on classes being offered please visit www.resourcetraining.com or call 844-335-3276.  Class registration is done all online.  Classes are held at Resource Training & Solutions unless noted in the class description.

6.  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 will be coming home next week in Thursday folders.  You won’t want to miss this event.
7.  Catholic Community School (CCS) News – HOW CAN I STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE PROCESS?
• Representatives from the committee have met with the school boards of all the participating schools to explain the process and answer questions. Meetings have also been held for the pastors and principals/presidents of the parishes and schools involved. The steering committee is committed to providing ongoing updates about the pro- cess to pastors, principals and parish representatives. The Visitor newspaper and diocesan website (www.stcloud- diocese.org) also features updates.
WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR CCS?
• Questions and comments should be directed to this email address: CatholicSchoolsSC@gmail.com.
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.)
01/25:  Need two volunteers
01/26:  Need two volunteers
01/27:  Schroeder/ Need one additional person
01/28:  Need two volunteers
01/29:  Need two volunteers

Bulletin Board
·      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.
·      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. 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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