October 13, 2016 Weekly Parent Newsletter

           All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Parent Newsletter

October 13, 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.

NEW NEWS

Workathon 2016 – Save the Date:  October 29^th

Hopefully, everyone has received your Workathon Family Packet.  Thank you very much to Leaf Man for taking a break from his superhero activities to talk to the students about “Saints In Service.”  We have already received several monetary pledges!  Collections for Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday total $(TBD).  A few students have also reached their personal goal of $200/student.  Our school goal is $34,000.  All pledges will be applied towards your $350 fundraising goal/child.  Each child received a pledge sheet to track his/her fundraising.  Please turn in money daily.  Send all money to school in a sealed and labeled envelope.  Write your child’s name, homeroom and total amount enclosed on the outside of the envelope.  Students will be notified if money comes to the office from their letter-writing.

The St. Cloud Campus’ goal is $34,000. If you know of someone who is need of help with fall yard work, please contact the office at 251-5295.

Halloween Carnival

The Annual PAC Halloween Carnival will be held Saturday, October 29^th from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at the Waite Park school building. This is an exciting and fun-filled, safe family event filled with food, games and activities. Eerie Alley, the haunted basement, is not to be missed!  PAC is asking all families to donate 2 bags (nut-safe) Halloween candy to be used at the Halloween Carnival.  Please have the candy to school before Wed., Oct. 19^th.

Funzone during Fall Break

Will you be needing child-care October 20^th & October 21^st?  There is no school on those days due to fall break.  Please let Funzone know you have a need those days specifically.  If you are need of a form, please email Andrea Kuechle at sc.funzone@allsaintsmn.org

Family Lunch Accounts

Family Lunch accounts need to be kept up to date. Families will receive notice if their balance is at or below $-10.00 in their youngest Thursday folder. Your cooperation with this matter is most appreciated.

Playground Duty – Week of Oct. 17^th – 19^th    (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

10/17 – Mesna/Kremer

10/18 – Need one volunteer

10/19 – Kaeter

10/20 – no school

10/21 – no school

Thank You to

…Vision & Hearing Screening volunteers, Connie Kremer & Molly Remer.

…Grandparents’/Special Friend Day volunteers – Mickie Bauer, Pam McBroom, April Bushman, Natalie Ethen, Connie Kremers, Brooke Lieser, Allie Mathiasen and Karen Young.

BULLETIN BOARD

·      College of St. Benedict’s will be hosting Halloween in the Halls Sunday, October 30^th from 1 -3 pm.  Families are invited to Trick-or-Treat in the residence halls at CSB.  Festivities include a Halloween carnival with games, prizes & carriage rides.  Events will take place at Gorecki Dining Center.   For questions, please contact Elle Larsen at ellarsen@csbsju.edu or 320-363-5619.

·      St. Cloud Youth Hockey will be having a session to Intro To Hockey Saturday mornings from at 8 – 9 am at the MAC.  Saturdays include 10/29, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3 & 12/10.  Please refer to the attached flyer.

·      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 

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

Nov. 7: CCS Inservice, no school for students

Nov. 11:  End of Trimester

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.