February 23, 2017 Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Parent Newsletter

February 23, 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.  

NEW NEWS

Registration

Registration for the 2017-2018 school year is open to current families. Current families will have priority for registration through Wednesday, March 1^st. On March 2^nd we will open up registration to new families.

An online registration process on School Speak is offered this year.  All families received information in your child’s Thursday folder last week regarding how current families can register their children.  If you misplaced your copy, it is available under 2017-2018 Registration.

If you are registering a new student, you will need to complete a paper registration form at this time. If you have questions, please contact our office. 

February Conferences Start Tonight

Conferences for the first trimester of school are tonight, Thursday, Feb. 23rd and Tuesday, Feb. 28th from 3:45 pm – 6:30 pm both nights.  (Due to Deep Portage, 6^th grade conferences are Feb. 28^th & Mar. 2^nd.)  If you haven’t signed up for conferences yet, you may do so on School Speak.

Special Conference Instructions:

5/6th grade parents please schedule a conference with your homeroom teacher.  It is not necessary to schedule a conference with each 5th & 6th grade teacher.

Marj Groseth, our Spanish Teacher will be in the Spanish room Thursday, February 23^rd.

Mary Goenner, our Music Teacher will be in the music room on Thursday, February 23^rd.

Ellen Detra, our Art Teacher will be in the art room Tuesday, February 28^th.

Josie Moen, our PhyEd Teacher will be in the gym on Tuesday, February 28^th .

Lisa Poganski, our Title 1 Teacher will be in the Title 1 room at the very top of the main stairs as you come into the school on both nights from 4-6pm only.

Mrs. Faye Haws, Barton Tutor will be here both nights of conferences from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.

Kelly Haws, Barton will be here both nights and will be available from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.

Simple Supper @ Conferences

ASA will be offering a Simple Supper both conference nights.  A sign-up sheet for the supper came home last week. If you would like to have dinner at school, please return the completed form to office.

Free Throw Knights of Columbus Contest

ASA would like to congratulate Ben F., 6^th grade and Drew L, 4^th grade for winning the Knights of Columbus free-throw competition for their age bracket.  Both students will travel to Cold Spring to complete at the regional level.  We wish them good luck.  McKenna B., 3^rd grade & Tate B., 6^th grade also were eligible to advance but due to scheduling conflicts are unable to attend the regional level competition.

Used Book Fair@ Conferences

Our Parent Activities Committee (PAC) is hosting a Book Fair during conferences, Thursday, Feb. 23rd.  Students will be able to purchase books from 7:15 – 7:45 am & during their lunch time on Thursday and Friday in addition to conference time.  They may bring a small amount of money to purchase books.  Prices are $.25/book.

Host an International Student from Cathedral

Make lifelong connections with families from around the world.  Learn about different cultures.

Cathedral High School is seeking families that are interested in hosting an international student.  We are looking to place one student now (10th-grade girl from Korea) but we will have a greater need for host families in the Fall.   

Please contact ASA-SC parent Jeremy Meyer, 320-248-3565 or jmeyer@cathedralcrusaders.org.

Playground Duty – Feb. 27^th – Mar. 1^st  (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

02/27 – Fromelt          

02/28 – Weisbrich

03/01 – Need a Volunteer

03/02 - Need a Volunteer

03/03 – Leighton

BULLETIN BOARD

·  St. Cloud Youth Lax Registration is now open.  Teams available for kids K – 8^th grade.  Team Age Levels 8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U.  Equipment is available at no cost for first year players.  Please visit our Website stcloudyouthlax.com or contact Chris Braun at stcloudyouthlaxinfo@gmail.com or 320-828-1135 for more details.

· 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.

· 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.

· 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

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. 7: Open House, all day

Mar. 13 – 17: Winter Break

Mar. 23: Reconciliation 2/3/4

March. 30:  Reconciliation 5/6

Apr. 14 – 17:  Easter Vacation

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.

February 16, 2017 Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Parent Newsletter

February 16, 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.  

There will be no school on Friday, February 17^th  (CCS In-service) and Monday, February 20^th (Presidents’ Day.)  Funzone is available both days.

District 742 is not in session Tuesday, February 21^st.  Bussing will be unavailable. 

NEW NEWS

Registration

Registration for the 2017-2018 school year is open to current families. Current families will have priority for registration through Wednesday, March 1^st. On March 2^nd we will open up registration to new families.

An online registration process on School Speak is offered this year.  All families are receiving information in your child’s Thursday folder regarding how current families can register their children.  Please look for the packet that has a green sheet on top.  This letter will also be posted under the registration tab on School Speak.

If you are registering a new student, you will need to complete a paper registration form at this time. If you have questions, please contact our office. 

February Conferences

Conferences for the first trimester of school will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23rd and Tuesday, Feb. 28th from 3:45 pm – 6:30 pm both nights.  (Due to Deep Portage, 6^th grade conferences are Feb. 28^th & Mar. 2^nd.) 

Each conference is a 15 minute, scheduled appointment to meet with your child/ren's teacher. Parent(s) is/are required to be in attendance at both fall & winter conferences.  We are using School Speak to sign up and organize our winter conferences.  If you do not know your username/password, please contact Kris Haehn and she will assist you. 

On School Speak:

1. Find your child’s homeroom page on the left side of the screen

2. Click on “Winter Conferences”

3. Choose your conference time & sign up.

Special Conference Instructions:

5/6th grade parents please schedule a conference with your homeroom teacher.  It is not necessary to schedule a conference with each 5th & 6th grade teacher.

Marj Groseth, our Spanish Teacher will be in the Spanish room Thursday, February 23^rd.

Mary Goenner, our Music Teacher will be in the music room on Thursday, February 23^rd.

Ellen Detra, our Art Teacher will be in the art room Tuesday, February 28^th.

Josie Moen, our PhyEd Teacher will be in the gym on Tuesday, February 28^th .

Lisa Poganski, our Title 1 Teacher will be in the Title 1 room at the very top of the main stairs as you come into the school on both nights from 4-6pm only.

Mrs. Faye Haws, Barton Tutor will be here both nights of conferences from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.

Kelly Haws, Barton will be here both nights and will be available from 4:00 – 7:00 pm.

Simple Supper @ Conferences

ASA will be offering a Simple Supper both conference nights.  A sign-up sheet for the supper will be coming in your youngest child’s Thursday folder. Please look for it and complete the form if you would like to have a night off from cooking.

Used Book Fair@ Conferences

Our Parent Activities Committee (PAC) is collecting gently used books for the upcoming book sale later this month. Each classroom has donation boxes as well as the office and Fun Zone.

Books can be picture books, chapter books, teen, how-to, crafts, puzzle, cookbooks, children magazines, but please, No "adult novels" or "adult magazines." What a great way to purge your collection and refill it later this month! Thanks!

Host an International Student from Cathedral

Make lifelong connections with families from around the world.  Learn about different cultures.

Cathedral High School is seeking families that are interested in hosting an international student.  We are looking to place one student now (10th-grade girl from Korea) but we will have a greater need for host families in the Fall.   

Please contact ASA-SC parent Jeremy Meyer, 320-248-3565 or jmeyer@cathedralcrusaders.org.

Playground Duty – Feb. 20^th – 24^th (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

02/20 – No School

02/21 – Meling

02/22 – Need a volunteer

02/23- Need a volunteer

2/24 – Need a volunteer

BULLETIN BOARD

·   St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Sartell is accepting applications for the position of After Care Coordinator.  To learn more about the school and the position, please go to  http://www.stfrancissartellschool.org or contact the office at 252-9940.

· 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.

· 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

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. 7: Open House, all day

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.