Summer
Parent Newsletter
All
Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Summer 2016
We hope the summer is
treating everyone well! School is still four weeks away, but there’s lots of
news we want to share with you. Please be sure to read this summer newsletter
and be all ready when school starts!
New Pre-School Teacher!
We welcome
Staci Hennen, our second Pre-school Teacher at All Saints Academy, St. Cloud
Campus. Ms. Hennen comes to us from Cold Spring, attended St.
Boniface Catholic school and has taught preschool, 3rd grade and has
subbed for all the elementary grades.
Before choosing
teaching as her profession, she worked in a childcare center and held other
positions working with young children for 4 years. She is looking forward
to meeting her new students, getting to know their families and joining the All
Saints Academy community!
What’s New at the St. Cloud Campus?
Lots of projects are
currently completed or in progress:
· New Fence: a new fence is around the
playground and along the length of 12th Ave N.
· New Library: almost all moved in, new carpet,
painted - great job to all who helped make this happen!
· Pre-K rooms: work is progressing, ready for
start of school!
· New Work Room: formerly known as the Computer lab
is almost ready - it will house all the paper, most supplies, several work
tables – and Mr. Elliott's office
· New Interior Doors: The parish has agreed to install
all new classroom doors in the school, with new hardware. This is scheduled to
be completed mid-August.
· New PA System: A new PA system, with two-way
connections in every room, cafeteria, Kitchen and Gym. Marco will begin
installation before the end of July- we are told.
Paperwork Night/Ice
Cream Social and New Family Meeting
Paperwork night will be
held Tuesday, August 16th from 4:00 – 6:30 pm at the St. Cloud Campus. This
will be the time for you to:
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pick up all paperwork
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meet with support staff to ask questions, pay any necessary fees.
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put money in your child’s hot lunch account to start the new
school year.
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receive homeroom assignments.
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Parish faith formation will be here if you still need to sign up
for Wednesday evening Faith Formation classes.
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Learn how to log on to School Speak if you haven’t already.
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We will have a cold treat for you and your family if you would
like to stay and socialize.
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The New Family Meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Paper Work
Night. We look forward to meeting all new families this evening
What is School Speak?
School Speak
is an online school management system that ASA and most St. Cloud Catholic
Elementary schools use. It is a secure
portal that allows us to provide more information, communicate with parents and
offer useful tools for everyone who is a member of our school community.
If you are
new to All Saints Academy or have never logged onto School Speak you will be
receiving an introductory email. The
email will be sent out Monday, August 1st. Due to security issues, the email will only
stay in your inbox for a few days. If
you need it resent, please call the office at 251-5295.
Individuals
who have used School Speak in the past, will not get an email. The username & password you had last year
is still the same.
We would
like all parents to log in
and update their profile, too.
Open House will be Thursday, August 25th
Open House is scheduled at the St. Cloud Campus
for Thursday, Aug. 25th from 4:30 - 6:00 pm. Plan to meet your child’s teacher,
renew old friendships, make new acquaintances and check out our shiny clean
building. If you missed picking up paperwork on the 16th, it will be
available in your youngest child’s homeroom.
Start Dates 2016-2017 School Year
The 2016-2017 school year for Preschoolers and 1st
– 6th graders will begin Tuesday, August 30, 2016. The first day for Kindergartners will be
Monday, August 29th from 8:00 am – 11:45 am, lunch will be served.
FunZone, our aftercare program, will be available for Kindergartners that day.
As in the past, we ask that parents provide transportation for their children to and
from school during this first week
of school.
Fall Athletic (PAA)
Activities
Attached to this email
you will find the 5th and 6th grade fall sports information for 2016-2017.
These registrations should be returned at Paperwork Night or Open House.
Students have the option of playing volleyball, soccer or football in the fall.
There will be a fall
sports meeting the night of Open House, Aug. 25th from 6:15 - 7:15 pm in the
building cafeteria.
If your child will be
playing football, we will be handing out the football equipment after the
meeting as well.
If you would like to
coach any sport that PAA offers or have questions, please contact PAA Director
for ASA Mike Sand at MIKESAND@allstate.com.
2016-2017 Playground Supervision Program
Our goal is to have two parents who have
children in K – 6th grade, on the playground every day to assist the
school staff during the entire recess period. Recess will be 11:00 am – 12:25 pm.
There will be a form in your packet at Paper
Work Night that will need to be completed. A schedule will be available for
families to sign up.
We ask all families to volunteer for recess
supervision 2-3 times this year for the safety of the children. If you find your schedule doesn’t allow you
to volunteer for Recess Duty, you may opt out by paying $50. These funds are
used to defray the cost of additional paid recess staff.
Volunteering at All Saints Academy
Volunteering at school
is a wonderful opportunity to give back, share your gifts and allows you to see
your children and other children in the school setting. It is also an important
component to supporting the education delivered daily.
We request that each
family volunteer 15 hours/year at school. This can include but not limited to
the following: serving lunch, recess
supervision, classroom assistance, Picture Day, playing a musical instrument at
mass, copying, Thursday folders, Spring Picnic, Junior Achievement (JA),
Extravaganza planning, etc.
If your day/year does
not allow you to volunteer the 15-hour requirement, we ask that you pay $50 per
family. Hours are tracked in our office. These funds are used to defray the
costs of additional staff in the building assisting teachers and staff daily.
Our talents and skills
are meant to be cultivated and shared with others. Sharing our God-given gifts
by actively participating in the life of our parish and school is an expression
of stewardship. “As each one of us has received a gift, use it to serve one
another as good stewards of God’s varied grace,” 1 Peter 4:10.
Stay Informed! Be the
first to know!
We encourage parents/guardians to sign up for REMIND - a safe,
free and easy way we can communicate with parents instantly through texting.
To sign up text ASA Administrative Assistant Mrs. Marissa Bristow
at 612-260-4578 and in the message 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.
ASA is
Nut-free!
Please remember that we are a Nut-free
building. All snacks and lunches need to
be peanut-free and nut-free. There is a safe-snack list on School Speak under
Announcements. NOTE: Since ingredients
change this list may be updated from time to time – we ask that parents check
this list before purchasing snacks throughout the year.
Did you know? Childhood allergic reactions are
most likely to happen at school and 50% of reactions were previously unknown to
the parents or child.
Thank you for helping to keep our school safe
for all of our students.
Keep Collecting!
It all adds up! Last
year ASA received over $7,000 from labels and related rewards. Continue to save
Labels For Learning, Labels for Education (Campbell's. Swansons, Post, and
Prego) only the UPC with the point value is accepted, Box Tops for Education,
UPC's from Country Hearth and Village Hearth Products as part of the
Loaves4Learning Program, pop and can tabs, old cell phones and used ink
cartridges.
Thank You!
…to our custodians and
staff who have worked hard this summer to clean, update and get our school
building ready for the coming year!
Upcoming Dates
Aug. 16: Paperwork
Night, 4:00 – 6:30 pm. 5:30 pm
New Family meeting
in St. Paul’s Community Room.
Aug. 25: Open
House, 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Aug.
29: First
Day for Kindergarten, 7:45 am – 11:45 am.
Aug. 30 –
Sept 1: First Day of School for Preschool
& 1st – 6th grade students, no bussing available this week
Sept.
2: No
school for students or staff
Sept. 5: Labor Day- no school
Sept.
6: Regular
classes begin, bussing begins
Sept. 13: Picture
Day, Preschool – 6th grade
Sept. 13: SC
Campus Parent Meeting Night, Preschool – 6th grade
Sept.
30: SC
Grandparents Day
Oct. 20
& 21: Autumn Vacation – no school
for students and staff
Welcome back to a new school year!
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
All
Saints Academy 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.
