Thursday, September 29, 2016

September 29, 2016 Weekly Parent Newsletter

           All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Summer Parent Newsletter
September 29, 2016

Every Thursday school is in session you will be receiving a link to the “Weekly Parent Newsletter”. Please read carefully. This will contain All Saints Academy, St. Cloud news for you and your family.

NOTE: New information will be under New News.  Previously published information will be located under Bulletin Board.

MASS ON FRIDAY WILL BE AT 12:45 PM DUE TO GRANDPARENTS'/SPECIAL FRIEND DAY.  THERE WILL NOT BE MASS AT 8:15 AM ON FRIDAY

NEW NEWS

Timely Reminder
With fall and the return of children to school it’s time once again to remind families of the importance of checking hair and scalp on a routine basis for Head Lice.  The sooner it is found, the easier it is to control.  We have had one confirmed case so please remind your child of the importance of not sharing personal items such as hats, combs, hair accessories, etc.  Keep in mind that all cases need to be reported to school.

CHS Homecoming Tailgate Party
Cathedral High School will be holding their Homecoming Tailgating Party Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 at SCSU (next to football stadium).  It begins at 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm  There will be free food before the game for everyone.  The homecoming football game begins at 7:30.  Crusaders will be playing the Milaca Wolves.  All ASA families are invited to attend!

World Mission Rosary
World Rosary Day will be observed Friday, Oct. 7th. Students and staff will be gathering at 2:00 pm in the church.  All are welcome to join us.  We will be praying for world peace. Students willbe wearing certain colors that represent the different regions of the Mission Rosary. 1st & 5th grade will be wearing green for the forests and grasslands of Africa. 6th grade will be wearing blue for the ocean surrounding the islands of the Pacific. 2nd grade will be wearingwhite to symbolize Europe, the home of the Holy Father. 3rd grade will be wearing yellow symbolizing the morning light of the East and “beginning of civilization” for Asia/Middle East. Kindergarten & 4th grade will be wearing red, calling to mind the fire of faith that brought missionaries to the Americas.
Gather your rosary and join us in this special prayer devotion to Mary.
Workathon 2016 – Save the Date:  October 29th
Families will find information regarding the Workathon in this week’s Thursday folder.  St. Cloud campus is in need of work-sites.  If you know of someone in the neighborhood that needs assistance with raking or other yard work, please complete the forms that have been provided.  There has been a date change for the kick-off.  Kick-off will take place Monday, October 3rd during our Monday Morning Meeting. Look for more information about the Workathon in future weeks.

Spiritwear Day
Spiritwear Day is every Wednesday that school is in session.  We invite everyone (students, faculty, staff, parents) to wear some kind of Spiritwear to school every Wednesday.  We have some new zip up sweatshirts in student sizes as well as hooded sweatshirts. If you are interested in an ASA sweatshirt or t-shirt, you may check out our supply of Spiritwear!  Many of you may have seen our new items for adults as well.  Contact Marissa Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org or stop in the office to try on something.

Ellie’s Army
Ellie’s Army will be visiting our lunch/recess hour every Wednesday.  These Cathedral High School students will be eating with our students and joining them for recess.  Ellie Sovada graduated from our school.  Her legacy of kindness lives on through Ellie’s Army as they spend time with our students modeling kindness towards each other.
 Spiritwear Online Store
All Saints Academy is offering some Spiritwear items on an online store.  Click on the link below to get to the ordering site.
  http://programs.rambowinc.com/login.php?UserID=asa&ReturnURL=http://www.rambow.com  The code is ASA.  The online form will automatically close on the deadline date of Friday, October 7th.  Ordered items will be delivered to the school.  The office will contact you when they arrive.

5/6 Knowledge Bowl
SC Campus would like to invite 5th and 6th graders to be part of our Knowledge Bowl team.  Knowledge Bowl (KB) is an academic competition that promotes academic achievement and rewards academic excellence.  KB promotes academics and helps develop leadership skills in a fun environment.  Information was handed out at Parent Meeting Night.  If you were unable to attend, please contact the office.  

If you have more questions about KB, please contact Mrs. Mary Cheryl Opatz, 6th grade teacher, marycheryl.opatz@allsaintsmn.org or our parent coach, Tara Voumard at wata9901@yahoo.com.  If you are interested in volunteering/driving for Knowledge Bowl, please let Mrs. Opatz know.

Paperwork Forms Needed
Please return all forms to the office from Paperwork Night.  If you have questions, please contact the school office, 251-5295.

Halloween Carnival
The PAC Halloween Carnival will be held Saturday, October 29th from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at the Waite Park school building.

Playground Duty – Week of Oct. 3rd – 7th    (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
10/03 – Lieser/Mathiowetz
10/04 – Plante/Meling
10/05 – Prom/Lieser
10/06 – Fromelt
10/07 – Mesna

BULLETIN BOARD
·      Sunday School at St. Peter’s begins in October during the 10:30 am mass on Sunday.  Preschool, Kindergarten & 1st graders will have an enrollment form in this Thursday folder.  Please check with your child’s back pack for the folder.  Please return the forms to the office when completed.
·      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 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.
·      Keep Collecting! - 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.  ASA just received a check for $1450 from Coborn’s for Labels for Learning….keep saving them!


Calendar Dates 
Sept. 30:  SC Grandparents Day
Oct. 20 & 21:  Autumn Vacation – no school for students and staff
Oct. 26:  Picture Retake Day & photos of 3-day Preschool
Oct. 29:  Work-A-Thon & Halloween Carnival
Nov. 1:  All Saints Day
Nov. 2: All Souls Day

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.
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.



No comments:

Post a Comment