Thursday, March 23, 2017

March 23, 2017 Weekly Parent Newsletter


All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Parent Newsletter
March 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.  

PARENTS – March is food share month.  Please have your children bring food donations tomorrow morning.  Food will be collected at mass. Donation checks can be made out to Catholic Charities.

NEW NEWS
Registration
Reserve a spot in a class for your child next year!  Registration has been open to new families for several weeks now.  We ask that current families register their children so that we may make plans for our teaching staff for the 2017-2018 school year.  As of now, we only have enough students for one class per grade level for all grades.

Please go to School Speak online to complete registration for existing students.  Once you have completed the process, please make sure to print the Re-Register form 2017-2018 page (last page) and submit it to the office with your $75 registration fee.  The ACH sheet is available under Announcements or Register 2017-2018 School Year (don’t forget your voided check.)

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.

Fish Fry is April 7th
Fish Fry envelopes came hoe in the last Thursday folder.  This will be our last fund raiser for the year.  Tickets are $10/adult, $6/child (5 – 12 years old,) children under 5 years old eat free.  All ticket sales will go towards your fund raising quota. All unsold tickets must be returned to the office.

We need all Fish Fry Volunteers – We need everyone’s help to make the Fish fry successful.  This year is easier than ever to sign up for a shift!  Go to http://signup.com/go/btbUUa  and sign up for your favorite spot by Friday, March 24th .    

Those of you who have worked in the past know what FUN it is!   We hope you will all join us!  All hours will be applied to your Family Volunteer Quota.

Principal Meet & Greet
The search committee for the St. Cloud Campus principal will be holding a Meet & Greet for parents and staff tonight, Thursday, March 23rd from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.  This will be a question/answer session in the cafeteria.  There will be a short social afterwards until 8 pm.  We hope you can join us and meet the two candidates.

Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign
March is food share month.  The school will be collecting food donations on Friday, March 24th during the Friday morning school mass.  If food is brought by March 24th, please place in bags located in the entryway of the school.  Monetary donations are also being accepted.  Please make checks out to Catholic Charities Food Shelf. Money will also be collected at mass.

Seder Meal
The St. Cloud Campus plans on having a Seder Meal for all students on Thursday, April 13th.  The planning is in the beginning stage.  At this time, we are looking for parent volunteers who would be willing to help in the kitchen/cafeteria.  The time commitment would be approximately 2-3 hours over the lunch hour.  If you are interested, please contact either Kris or Marissa in the office, 251-5295.

Celebration of Seasons
Celebration of Seasons is Cathedral High School's main fundraising event.  All proceeds go to help benefit Cathedral's art, athletics, activities, and academic achievement. The date of this event is scheduled for Saturday, April 29th at River's Edge Convention Center.  All are welcome.  To purchase tickets, contact Cathedral at 251-3421.

A generous Cathedral alum has donated a car to CHS.  He would like CHS to raffle off the car - and all proceeds from this raffle will go to the Campaign for Cathedral (new building).  This new building will directly benefit the students who are currently at the area catholic grade schools - as they will potentially be the future students at Cathedral.  We will also be announcing the winner of the car raffle at Celebration of Seasons!  For more information, please contact Cathedral at 251-3421.

Playground Duty –Mar. 27th  – 31st     (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)
03/27 – Klinefelter             
03/28 – Meling
03/29 – Makarrall
03/30 - Need a Volunteer
03/31 – Baynes

BULLETIN BOARD
·  Waite Park Babe Ruth baseball registration is now available online.  Please go to http://www.waiteparkbaberuth.com to register your child.
· 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
Mar. 30:  Reconciliation 5/6
Apr. 13:  Seder Meal for students
Apr. 14 – 17:  Easter Vacation, no school
Apr 19:  Kindergarten Round Up (Time tbd)
May 11:  Preschool & Kindergarten Spring Program
 6:30 pm
May 18:  Family Spring Picnic
May 29:  Memorial Day, no school
May 31:  6th grade graduation mass, St. Paul’s
June 1:  Last day of school for K – 5th grade
June 2:  Last day of school for licensed staff, progress       reports mailed



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.

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