All Saints Academy, St. Cloud
Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
February 25, 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.
NEW
NEWS
1. Registration Forms – Registration forms came home 3 weeks ago. Thank you to those of you who have signed and
returned the completed forms to the office.
Much of the information was pre-populated for ease of completion. There were a few fields that needed your
information. Please sign the form and
return to school as soon as possible. If
you are in need of a registration form, please contact the office, 251-5295 and
we can supply you with a new one. Our
staffing decisions are based on enrollment numbers. Retaining our excellent staff is the
cornerstone of the high quality Catholic education your child receives. If you are in need of a tuition assistance
application, please contact Mrs. Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org. We will be using Fair again
with tuition assistance.
Registration for all-day
preschool for 2016-2017 is also underway.
We are accepting applications for all sessions. If you would like to enroll your child at ASA
preschool, please call us at 251-5295.
Submitting a registration form will hold a spot for your child.
2. Conferences & Simple Supper - 2nd trimester conferences begin tonight, Thursday, February 25th
& then again on Tuesday, March 1st from 4 – 7 pm. Sign up is on School Speak. All parents are required to attend
conferences. (If you do not know your
username & password, please contact the office and we will prompt the
system to provide you with that information.) Instructions for scheduling
conferences are:
- Go to School Speak (link provided.) https://as5.schoolspeak.com/Secure/Login.aspx?Community=56303001&ReturnUrl=https%3a%2f%2fas5.schoolspeak.com%2fPublic%2fCommunityMain.aspx%3fgroup=All%26Community=56303001
- Log on with your username &
password.
You
will need to verify your email address.
Click on “Edit My Profile” in the top right hand corner and make sure
your email address is correct in the respective field. Then click on “Update”
at the bottom.
- Click on “Winter Conferences” in the
left hand column for each homeroom that applies to your family and schedule
your conference.
You will receive an email reminding you of
your upcoming conferences.
If you are in need of another Simple Supper
reservation form, it is available on School Speak under Newsletter.
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.
Marj Groseth, our Spanish
Teacher will be in the Spanish room Thursday, Feb. 25th only
from 3:45-7:00 pm.
Mary Goenner, our Music Teacher will
be in the music room on Thursday, Feb. 25th only from 3:45-7:00
pm.
Ellen Detra, our Art Teacher will
be in the art room on Monday, Mar. 1st from 3:45-7:00 pm.
Josie Moen, our PhyEd Teacher will
be in the gym on Monday, Mar. 1st from 3:45-7:00 pm.
Lisa Poganski, our Title 1 Teacher will
be in the Title 1 room at the very top of the main stairs as you come into the
school on both nights from 4-6pm only.
If parents would like a conference
with Mrs. Faye Haws, please e-mail her at faye.haws@allsaintsmn.org to
schedule an appointment.
Kelly Haws,
Barton will be here both nights and will be available from 3:45 – 6:00 pm
3. Used Book Fair – PAC is sponsoring a used Book Fair Thursday, February 25th. They are looking for gently used children’s
& adult books. Each homeroom will
have a box outside their classroom where book donations may be placed. Parents
& families are welcome to shop for books from 3:45 – 7:00 pm on the first
night of conferences Feb. 25th in the cafeteria. The Book Fair will be available for students
& parents to shop Thursday, Feb. 25th & Friday, Feb. 26 in
the morning beginning at 7:15 – 8:00 am and also during the lunch hour, 11:00
am – 12:15 pm. Students may bring money
to purchase books, if they choose. You
may also shop right after Friday mass from 9:00 – 9:15 am.
4. Fish Fry at All Saints Academy – The All Saints
Academy Fish Fry will be held Friday, March 18th at the St. Joseph
Campus. Ticket packets to be sold by
families will be coming home in Thursday folders today. We encourage you to sell the tickets to
family and friends. Sale of tickets goes
toward your fund raising goal. It is a
wonderful volunteer opportunity if you haven’t reached your 15-hour volunteer hours.
Playground
Duty – Week of Feb. 29th – Mar.
4th. (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.)
02/29: Need two volunteers
03/01: Need two volunteers
03/02: Need two volunteers
03/03: Need two volunteers
03/04: Need two volunteers
Bulletin
Board
· Autism: Connecting Families – Project Speak
is holding a presentation where you can learn valuable skills and strategies
for improving your relationship with your autistic child. Visit the Project Speak event page on
eventbrite.com to learn more and RSVP.
It will be Feb. 28th, March 6th & 13th
from 2:00 – 3:00 pm at the College of Saint Benedict.
· 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 school management system. It is a secure portal that allows us to store
information and communicate with our families. Many of you received the
introductory email to log in to School Speak but haven’t log on yet. Please
contact the office, 251-5295, so that we can provide the information for you so
you can log onto School Speak. 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
Tonight: Conferences 3:45 – 7:00 pm; Simple Supper and
Used Book Fair
Feb. 26: End of Quarter
Mar.
1: Grades 2 & 3 to Mr.
Popper’s Penguins at College of St. Benedict
Mar.
1: Conferences 3:45 – 7:00 pm;
Simple Supper
Mar.
3: 2/3/4 Reconciliation
Mar. 7 – 11: Winter Break, no school for students or staff
Mar. 17: 5/6 Reconciliation
Mar. 23: Stations of the Cross, reenacted by 5th
grade students
Mar. 25-28: Easter break, no school
for students or staff
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.
