January 19, 2017 Weekly Parent Newsletter

           All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Parent Newsletter

January 19, 2017

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.

Save the Date – Saturday, February 4^th, 5:30 pm at

SC Campus

Extravaganza:  A Night for All Saints Academy – Tickets available.

NEW NEWS

Catholic Schools Week January 29 – February 4

Last week, a Catholic Schools Week Packet came home in Thursday folders.  Please make sure to look it over.  There are a couple of pieces the school needs returned to the office, specifically the bowling fee & our kick-off mass participation. 

There will be a kick-off mass at St. Paul’s, Saturday, January 28^th at 4:30 pm followed by a Simple Supper in the cafeteria. We will be asking for a great ASA presence at this Saturday mass, we hope you’ll get this on your calendar and attend.  Please refer to the pink flyer in your packet.

Some events include dress up days as well as bowling (blue flyer), an evening at The Skatin’ Place, CAP Day and much more!

(Preschool students will not be bowling.)   Everyone is welcome to join us for our mass on Friday, February 3rd at St. Paul’s.  We will cap the week with our Extravaganza celebration.  The complete schedule for Catholic Schools Week is included in your youngest child’s folder last week.

The packet is also available on School Speak under Catholic Schools Week.

Extravaganza is Saturday, February 4^th

Our largest, most important Fundraiser of the year – our 5^th annual Extravaganza for All Saints Academy at the St. Cloud Campus again!  This “not-to be missed” event features a strolling, heavy appetizer buffet, silent, live auctions, our important Fund-A-Need and the band “Outdoor Recess.”   Two tickets came home last week for purchase.  We hope you’ll be able to attend.  If you plan on using the tickets, please send your check to school indicating you are purchasing Extravaganza tickets.

Saturday, 4:30 pm mass at St. Pauls! Start your evening off by joining St. Paul’s for mass and sleep in on Sunday! It’s only a short 50 foot walk from church to Extravaganza!

The fun begins at 5:30 pm with live music beginning at 8:45 pm.  But we need YOU And your guests! Ticket price for the event is $50/person and it counts towards your family fundraising dollars.

Never attended before?  New parent?  Like last year, ASA parents attending for the first time will be offered ½ price tickets as a little incentive to “check out Extravaganza.”  Just let us know when you turn in your ticket payment.

RSVP to Marissa Bristow at 251-5295 or marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.

Riddler's Escape Rooms will be at the Extravaganza
Riddler's Escape Rooms will be at the Extravaganza. They are a live-action, immersive game. Groups enter a theme-filled room to solve the secrets and secure the power crystal before time runs out. A mini-version of the escape room will be at the event for adventurers to try. Teams consist of 4-6 people and is $10 per person to participate.  Donations will be accepted and benefit All Saints Academy Schools.  For questions, contact Amie at info@riddlersescape.com or 888-64-RIDDLER.  www.RiddlersEscape.com 

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to our in-house Spelling Bee finalists:  Abby S., Emily P., Samantha P., Ellie K., Grace C. & Quinn M.  They are moving onto the Spelling Bee at Cathedral, Friday, Jan. 20^th and will be competing with other Catholic elementary students.

Honors Band

Congratulations to 6^th grader Josie V. who represented All Saints Academy at the Central Minnesota Band Directors Association 6-8th grade honor band this past Saturday in Elk River! The band is selected from the finest young band musicians in central Minnesota who meet for an intensive day of music-making and put on a concert of challenging music after just one day of rehearsal. Congratulations to Josie for being selected for this great honor and representing ASA proudly!

Open House

All Saints Academy would like to invite prospective parents to an Open House for Preschool – 6^th grade on Thursday, Feb. 9^th. The St. Cloud Campus Open House will be ALL DAY 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Please pass the word onto friends, relatives, coworkers who may be interested in All Saints Academy.  They will be able to spend time and tour our St. Cloud campus, 1215 11th Ave N, St. Cloud and experience the love and caring displayed by our teachers every day. 

Our FunZone childcare will also be available for a visit for questions regarding our after-school and summer care program. Come for a tour and see what All Saints Academy has to offer. 

If you have questions, please contact us at 251-5295.  You may also contact our President, Chris Schellinger, chris.schellinger@allsaintsmn.org or his assistant, Mrs. Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.  We will be having additional open houses during the month of March.

Children’s Clothing

Are you cleaning your closets out this winter?  We are in need of a few pairs of pants/sweatpants/leggings in sizes 4 – 7 for boys and girls.  We like to keep them in case of emergencies.  If your child borrows a pair of pants from the office, please launder and return them to us.

School Speak App for iPhones

The SchoolSpeak iPhone App is now available on Apple App Store (search for SchoolSpeak on App Store).  If you have an iPhone, you can access School Speak content.  You will need your login ID as well as your password.  The app requires Wi-Fi or mobile data connection to log in.  All of your home pages on School Speak will be available.  At this time, you cannot update information such as your profile on the iPhone app.  That feature is in the future. 

We have not received any information if an app for android phones is coming.

Playground Duty – Jan. 23^th – 27th   (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

01/23 – Tetrault

01/24 – Crum

01/25 – Knutson

01/26 – Need a volunteer

01/27 -  Anderson

Please note:  Even when students are indoors for recess, we still need volunteers to supervise in the gym.

BULLETIN BOARD

·      Families can check their fund raising dollars on School Speak at any time.  In order to meet our annual budget at ASA we offer opportunities for families to fundraise and meet their goal of $350/student.  Please take the time to check how much your family has raised towards your fund raising commitment.  This will help you determine how much you need to fund raise for the remainder of the year.  Our next fund raiser is the Extravaganza on February 4^th.

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

·      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 (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. Keep saving!

Calendar Dates 

Jan. 28:  Mass – Catholic Schools Week Kick Off, 4:30 pm, St. Paul’s Church followed by a Hot Dog Simple Supper

Feb. 4:  Extravaganza

Feb 6:  St. Peter’s/St. Paul’s Mission Mass @ St. Peter’s Church

Feb. 9:  Open House for 17-18 School Year

Feb. 10:  No Friday mass

Feb. 17:  CCS In-service, no school for students

Feb. 20:  Presidents’ Day, no school for students and staff

Feb. 22 – 24:  6^th grade Deep Portage

Feb. 23:  P/T/S Conferences 3:45 – 7:00 pm

Feb. 28:  P/T/S Conferences 3:45 - 7:00 pm

Mar  1:  Ash Wednesday

Mar.  3:  No Friday mass

Mar.  6:  Speech Festival

Mar. 13 – 17:  Winter Break

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.