All
Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly Parent Newsletter
February 11, 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.
ATTENTION PARENTS: There is no school on Monday, February 15th
& Tuesday, February 16th in honor of Presidents’ Day and Teacher
Workshops. If you are in need of
childcare during the day, Funzone will be available both days. Please contact them prior to next week.
NEW NEWS
1.
Conferences & Simple Supper- 2nd trimester conferences will be held Thursday,
February 25th & Tuesday, March 1st from 4 – 7
pm. Sign up is on School Speak. Instructions for scheduling conferences:
- 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
- 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.
Please turn in your Simple Supper forms
if you plan on joining us for supper on your conference night.
2. 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 their lunch hour, 11:00
am – 12:15 pm. You may also shop right
after Friday mass from 9:00 – 9:15 am.
3. Preschool
Open House – All Saints Academy will be holding an Open House featuring our
new All-day preschool program on Thursday, February 18th from 4:00 –
7:00 pm. Mrs. Mary Lou Paul, our preschool teacher will be available for
prospective parents to meet and talk about the program. Principal Amanda Gjerde and President Chris
Schellinger will be also on hand to answer questions. If you would like to volunteer and provide
tours, please contact the office at 251-5295.
Please spread the word to families looking for an all day option for
their child. All Saints Academy Preschool was voted “Best Preschool in Central Minnesota” by readers of the St. Cloud
Times.
4. Lent 2016 at
ASA, SC– This past Wednesday we began the season of Lent. The theme this year is “Help Jesus to Carry
the Cross.” As a school, we will focus
on helping Him by prayer, fasting and almsgiving during our preparation for
Easter. The Spirituality Committee will
be leading prayer during Morning Meetings.
If you would care to join us in prayer, please feel free to come to the
gym at 7:50 am on Feb. 17th, 22nd, 29th &
Mar. 14th. Reconciliation is scheduled
for March 3rd (2nd/3rd/4th grades)
& March 17th (5th/6th grades.) We also will be having Stations of the Cross
Thurs., Feb. 18th at 8:15 am and Wed., March 23rd at 2:00
pm. Classrooms will also be planning a
Seder meal that is grade level appropriate.
5. Willow
Sweeney at the Paramount – We hope those of you who attended the
Willow Sweeney presentation at the Paramount enjoyed her! She will have another presentation on February 22nd at 6:30 p.m.
at the Paramount Theaters. The presentation is Top 20 Parents “Help Children
Learn from Mistakes” and “Move Outside Their Comfort Zone.” 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. The
link for free tickets is: https://paramountarts.secure.force.com/ticket/?acode=96911309f4a739e74c73f3a1e4c1bb0c#details_a0So0000002pxKfEAI . We
hope more of you can join us for this wonderful opportunity!
Playground Duty – Week of Feb. 15th – 19th
. (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.)
02/15: No
school
02/16: No
school
02/17: Downing/
Need one additional person
02/18: Smith/Need
one additional person
02/19: Need
two volunteers
Bulletin Board
· 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
Feb. 15: Presidents’ Day, No school for Students or
Staff
Feb.
16: SCAPA Workshop Day for staff, No
school for Students
Feb.
18: Stations of the Cross, 8:15 am, all
are invited
Feb.
18: Preschool Open House 2016-2017
Feb.
22: Willow Sweeney speaking at the Paramount
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:
Grades 2 & 3 to Mr. Popper’s Penguins at College of St. Benedict
Mar. 1:
Conferences 3:45 – 7:00 pm; Simple Supper
Mar.
23: Stations of the Cross, reenacted by
5th grade 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.
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