All
Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly
Parent Newsletter
May 26, 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: THE
LAST DAY BUSSING IS AVAILABLE WILL BE THURSDAY, JUNE 2ND. PARENTS WILL NEED TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO AND
FROM SCHOOL FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD.
NEW
NEWS
1. Mrs. Warzecka’s
Plant Sale/Fund Raiser – Mrs. Sandy Warzecka, 3rd grade teacher, is having a plant
sale beginning next Tuesday, May 31st. All proceeds will be donated to a non-profit
chosen by the students in her class. All
of the plants have been donated by Mrs. Warzecka’s mother in-law. Plants for sale will include a variety of
hostas, lilies, succulents, sedums, mums, irises and tomato plants. There will be a table in the back parking lot
from 7:15 – 7:45 am. There will be a
table all day long in front of the school, too.
Cost will be $3/pot. Everyone is
welcome to purchase.
2. Lunch Balance - Letters/Notes went home last Thursday with every
student that has an outstanding balance on their lunch account (no matter how
big/small). Your child(ren) must have a zero balance at the end of the
school year for report cards to be sent out. If you have questions about
your balance, please contact Kris in the office.
3. Peter Pan Photos – Here is a link to photos from our
recent production of Peter Pan. All
photos were take by David Eickhoff.
Anyone is welcome to download the photos by clicking on the downward pointing
arrow at the lower right corner of the screen.
There is also a “download all” if you would like to get all photos. If you have problems, please email David
Eickhoff directly at deickhoff@plaza park.com.
4.
Yearbooks - The office
has additional yearbooks available. If
you would like to reserve a copy for your child, please stop in the office or
call, 251-5295 and let Kris know.
Yearbooks are $15/each.
5.
Movie Marathon – There will be a Movie Marathon on Wednesday, June
8th at Parkwood Cinema.
Movies shown will be Lego Movie at 10:00 am, Despicable Me at 12:15 pm
and Despicable Me 2 at 2:30 pm. Tickets
are $1/person and are only valid for the show time printed on the ticket. There are only 160 tickets available for each
movie. Angry Birds Movie will also be
shown at 10 am, 12:30 pm & 3:00 pm on June 8th. Concession Combo vouchers are also for sale
for $5.50. All tickets are available for
purchase at the Waite Park City Hall.
6. Backyard BBQ
for 6th grade – On June 1st, Mr. Schellinger &
Fr. LeRoy will be having a Backyard BBQ for the 6th grade students
& teachers. 6th grade
students will not be charged for hot lunch.
There will not be a charge either for this lunch.
7.
ASA Summer Picinics – ASA will be hosting two family summer picnics. All families are invited to attend. We will be serving a light dinner. The first picnic will be at Pantown Park on
Thursday, July 14th. Another
picnic will be Thursday, August 4th at Hester Park. Both picnics will be from 4:00 – 7:00
pm.
8. Tuition Assistance - 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. You are welcome to stop in
the office to pick one up, too.
9. Bill Payment – As the year draws to a close, please take
some time to make sure all of the following accounts are up-to-date: Tuition, Lunch, Barton Tutoring, Fund
Raising, Volunteer Hours, Playground Duty and Library books. End-of-year report cards will not be mailed
until families have paid. Statements
have been sent regarding tuition, lunch & Barton tutoring. If you have questions, please contact Mary
Beth Wenner, Marybeth.wenner@allsaintsmn.org.
For
questions regarding fund raising, volunteer hours & playground duty, please
contact Kris Haehn, kris.haehn@allsaintsmn.org.
10. Library Books Due TOMORROW, May 27th
– All ASA library
books are due Friday, May 27th.
Please remind your children that they should return these books. Students will be charged for unreturned
books.
11. Preschool 3-day full & K – 6
Registration – Our
3-day & 2-day, all-day Preschool session are currently full! We still have
a few spots available in our 2-day & 3-day half day programs. ASA has room for new students in Kindergarten
– 6th grade. Please tell your
friends about the great education your children receive at ASA. If you are a current family and haven’t
returned your registration, please contact the office at 251-5295 and we can
get you another form.
Playground
Duty – Week of May 23rd – 27th PLEASE consider volunteering for recess! (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.)
05/30: No
School
05/31: Kremers/Lieser-Chaudhary
06/01: Coe/Dingmann/
Lieser-Chaudhary
06/02: Mathiasen/Need one volunteer
06/03: Kremers/Hoffmann
Bulletin
Board
· Labels for Education - Please continue to save BoxTops for Education,
Labels for Learning points from Cash Wise and Coborn’s (they do not expire even
though there is an expiration date on them,) UPC’s from Country Hearth and
Village Hearth products, pop and can tabs, used ink cartridges and old cell
phones. Continue to save Labels for
Education (Campbell’s, Prego, & Swanson products.) All labels may be dropped off at the school
or church offices. All of these labels
earn money for the school!
· Summer Barton Tutoring –
Barton tutoring is being offered this summer. Tutors will be available on
Tuesdays & Fridays during the summer months at the SC campus. Levels 1 & 2 are free for enrolled ASA
students. Levels 3 – 6 is $15/hour. If you are interested in having your child
receive Barton Tutoring, please contact Faye Haws at 251-5295 or email at
faye.haws@allsaintsmn.org.
· Math & Reading Tutor –
Mrs. Lisa Poganski, Title teacher for the SC campus will be offering tutoring
in math and reading this summer. The
cost is $20/hour and will take place at the SC campus on Tuesdays. If you are
interested, please give Mrs. Poganski a call at 320-247-2145.
· Lost & Found – Parents, please take a moment and go through our Lost and Found. We have collected a large amount of clothing these
past winter months. Items have been left
behind from Phy. Ed, recess & Funzone.
There are different sizes of all kinds.
All unclaimed items will be donated to Catholic Charities at the end of
the school year.
· Summer Funzone - It's almost summer time! And
time to register for summer FunZone. If you would like a summer
registration form, please contact Andrea Kuechle. 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.
· Cave Quest; Following Jesus the
Light of the World!!! - VBS registration forms are coming home in your child's Thursday folder. St.
Peter's and Atonement Lutheran host VBS June 13-16 from 9-noon. It is open to
ages 3 through grade 6; anyone older than that can volunteer, we have
tons of things for people to do! This is FREE if you register by May
31st. Come Join us, we have an AMAZING and fun time learning about
Jesus' love for us! Questions please email (meaghan.baynes@gmail.com ) or call (320-249-8973)
Meaghan Baynes Hope to see you all there!
· Summer ArtSmart will also be available this summer.
There will be a session for grades 1/2 and a session for grades
3/4/5/6. ArtSmart will be meeting
Tuesday mornings. You may choose from
either a June session or July session, or both.
Forms will be available in the office.
· 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.
Registration for all-day preschool for 2016-2017 is also underway. 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.
· 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
May 30: Memorial Day, no school for
students or staff
Jun
1: 6th Grade BBQ
Jun
3: 6th grade
graduation mass, St. Paul’s Church
Jun
7: Last Day of school for
licensed staff; progress reports mailed
Jul
14: Family BBQ, Pantown Park
Aug
4: Family BBQ, Hester Park
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.
