March 17, 2016 Weekly Parent Newsletter

           All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Weekly Parent Newsletter

March 17, 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.

PARENTS – March is food share month.  Please have your children bring food donations tomorrow morning.  Food will be collected at mass. Donation checks can be made out to Catholic Charities.

NEW NEWS

1.   Fish Fry Volunteers Needed – All Saints Academy Fish Fry is tomorrow, Friday, March 18^th at the SJ Campus.  We need your help!  You still have time to sign up!  Please use Volunteer Spot  http://vols.pt/2zeD7s to sign up.  Please check in at the Volunteer Station a few minutes before your shift.  We have a need in the following areas:

3:30-6:30PM

Fish Fryer:  Need 1 more

3:45-6:30PM

Bussing Worker—HH:  Need 1

Table Helper (5th or 6th Grader) in ASA Dining Room:  Need 1 more

Table Helpers (5th or 6th Graders) in HH:  Need 2 more

Table Supervisor in ASA Dining Room:  Need 2 more

Table Supervisor in HH:  Need 1 more

Takeout Station Worker:  Need 1

5:30-7:00PM

Fish Breaker:  Need 1 more

6:00-8:45PM

Janitors:  Need 3

6:15-8:45PM

Bean/Potato Salad Duty & Kitchen Helper:  Need 2 more

Extras Table Monitor—HH:  Need 1 more

Oven Monitor:  Need 1

Table Helpers (5th and 6th graders) in HH:  Need 2 more

Table Supervisor in ASA Dining:  Need 1 more

Takeout Station Worker:  Need 1

If you are short on your volunteer hours, this is a great opportunity to fulfill your hours.  We hope you will all join us.  Every ticket you sell applies to your fundraising quota.

2.  Elementary Band for 2016-17! - Attention all current 3^rd-5^th grade parents! Is your child interested in learning to play a musical instrument? Consider enrolling them in band for next year! Over the next weeks and months, your children will have some great opportunities to learn about being in band and try playing some instruments! Band is open to all 4^th-6^th grade students, and is a fantastic opportunity to learn, grow, make new friends, and just have a lot of fun!

3.  Cathedral Question/Answer Session – All ASA parents are invited to attend a Question/Answer session with Cathedral High School.  Principal Lynn Grewing and Director of Enrollment Management, Matt Meyer will be at the SC campus to answer questions and to take comments on ways to improve Cathedral.  The evening with Cathedral will begin at 6:30 pm on Monday March 21st.

4.  Summer Funzone - It's almost summer time!  And time to register for summer FunZone.  You received an email earlier today that had registration forms attached pertaining to summer Funzone. Please contact Andrea Kueckle is you are in need of these forms.  If you registered for FunZone this past year, there is no need to complete a summer registration form. You simply need to email Funzone stating that your children will be attending summer Funzone and indicate the days of the week you expect your child to attend.  Please complete a registration form if you are new to FunZone this summer or if you are adding another child.  We have many fun activities planned as well as field trips planned each week!  Please contact Andrea Kuechle, Funzone Director, 251-5295 or sc.funzone@allsaintsmn.org if you have further questions.

Playground Duty – Week of Mar. 21^st  – 25^th.    (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.)

03/21:  Tetrault/Need one volunteer

03/22:  Need two volunteers

03/26:  Need two volunteers

03/24:  Need two volunteers

03/28:  No School

Bulletin Board

·    Registration Forms – We need your registration forms returned to school. 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.  We haven’t received many forms yet. Please sign the form and return to school as soon as possible.  If you need a registration form, please contact the office, 251-5295. 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 or you know of someone who would like to attend ASA preschool, please call us at 251-5295.  Submitting a registration form will hold a spot for your child.

·      Nearly seventy Cathedral students from grades 7 - 12 will be displaying artwork at the Black Box Theatre and Gallery (804 West St. Germain) for the Spring Art Crawl this Friday, March 18th from 5:00 - 9:00 PM! There will be over 100 pieces on display, some of which will be for sale. Please consider adding a trip to the Spring Art Crawl to your Fish Fry plans!

·      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. 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 

Mar. 21: Question & Answer Session with CHS, 6:30 pm

Mar. 23:  Stations of the Cross, 2:00 pm, reenacted by 5^th grade students

Mar. 25-28: Easter break, no school for students or staff

Apr.   1:  Bake Sale after mass

Apr. 21:  Kindergarten Round Up

April 22:  Vacation Day (Snow Make Up Day if Needed)

May 12:  Preschool & Kindergarten Spring Program, 6:30 pm

May 13:  Volunteer Appreciation Mass & Breakfast

May 19:  Family Spring Picnic

May 23:  Spring Band Concert, 7:00 pm, Holy Angels

May 30: Memorial Day, no school for students or staff

Jun   3:  6^th grade graduation mass, St. Paul’s Church

Jun   7:  Last Day of school for licensed staff; progress reports mailed

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.