All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
February 4, 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.
This Saturday, February 6th
, 5:30 pm at
SC Campus
Extravaganza: A Night for All Saints Academy – Tickets are
still available.
Call us at 251-5295 to reserve
your tickets at Will Call!!!
NEW
NEWS
1. 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 continue Friday morning
through the lunch hour so students will have a chance to shop for used books,
too.
2. 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. 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.
3. Conferences & Simple Supper – 2nd trimester conferences are scheduled for Thursday, Feb.
25th and Tuesday, March 1st from 3:45 – 7:00 pm. Parents will be using School Speak to sign up
for conference times for their children.
(In the past we have used Volunteer Spot to schedule conferences.) More information will be available in next
week’s newsletter. If you have never
logged into School Speak, please contact the office so we can email you your
username and password. ASA will be
offering a Simple Supper both conference nights. A sign-up sheet for the supper is included in
your youngest child’s Thursday folder.
4. Art Smart – There is still room
to sign up for ArtSmart. This is an after-school art program that runs for 4
weeks with Mrs. Detra. 1st
& 2nd grade ArtSmart meets on Mondays. 3rd & 4th grade
ArtSmart meets on Wednesdays. Reserve
your child’s spot today.
5. Willow Sweeney at the Paramount – You won’t want to miss Willow! Parents are
invited and encouraged to attend this speaking event. Other elementary Catholic school parents in
the area will be attending this event, too. 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.
6. Jam the Gym – Cathedral Boys
Basketball team will be hosting Jam the Gym this Friday, February 5, 2016. They will be playing against Albany. JV and C-squad plays at 6:00 pm. Any student wearing Cathedral Blue, spirit
wear or your PAA uniform will get in free.
There will be prizes throughout the evening. Help them Jam
the Gym!
Playground
Duty – Week of Feb. 8th – 12th . (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.)
02/08: Need two volunteers
02/09: Need two volunteers
02/10: Need two volunteers
02/11: Swanson/Need one additional person
02/12: 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 not 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 families 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
Feb.
6: Extravaganza
Feb.
8: Willow Sweeney speaking at the
Paramount
Feb. 10: Ash Wednesday; School mass at 8:15 am
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
Mar.
1: Conferences 3:45 – 7:00 pm;
Simple Supper
Mar. 23: Stations of the Cross, reenacted
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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