April 13, 2017 Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

Parent Newsletter

April 13, 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 is no school Friday, April 14th (Good Friday) and Monday, April 17, Easter Monday.  Normal classes resume Tuesday, April 18th.

NEW NEWS

Triduum

The Days of the Triduum Begin Today - Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. The three most important days of the liturgical year, filled with pageantry, prayer, penance, procession and pilgrimage. These days celebrate the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord.

We invite and encourage you to celebrate these days with your children as the holiest days of the year that they are.  Traditions can begin at any point in time; if you don’t already have Sacred Triduum traditions in your family, it’s never too late to begin. 

For example, consider a simple Seder meal on Thursday evening, followed by participation at liturgy.  On Good Friday, spend quiet time together as family, especially between noon and three; eat very simply and attend Good Friday services.  Then, attend the celebration of the Easter Vigil and welcome new members to our Catholic faith. 

Please involve your family in these special holy days; make these services a part of your family tradition.

Following are the schedules from our parishes to assist you in incorporating these rich traditions of faith into your upcoming family days. 

The Holy Triduum/Easter Schedule

St. Michael’s & St. Joseph’s, Waite Park

Holy Thursday      Apr.13^th - 7:00 pm, St. Joseph’s

Good Friday         Apr.14^th - 1:00 pm, St. Michael;

         3:00 pm St. Joseph’s

Easter Vigil          Apr.15^th - 8:00 pm, St. Michael;

 6:30 pm St. Joseph’s (Spanish)

Easter Sunday     Apr.16^th - 8:30 & 10:30 am, St. Michael;

 9:00 am St. Joseph’s

 10:30 am St. Joseph’s (Spanish)

St. Paul’s & St. Peter’s

Holy Thursday      Apr. 13^th - 7:30 pm, St. Peter

Good Friday        Apr. 14^th - 1:00 pm, St. Paul’s;

   6:30 pm St. Peter’s

Easter Vigil           Apr. 15^th - 8:30 pm St. Paul’s

Easter Sunday     Apr. 16^th - 8:30 & 10:30 am St. Paul’s

                                             8:30 & 10:30 am St. Peter’s

Graduation Meeting next Wednesday

A 6th grade graduation planning meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 19^th at 5:30 pm, in the lounge.  Please consider attending.  Pass the word on to other 6^th grade parents.

New and Existing Students: Registration

We are receiving many calls and tours for new students in the past week at the news of Stride Academy’s closing.

If you have not yet registered for next year, please do so soon. Register your current student while there is room available.  Contact us if you have any questions about registration or next year.

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.

Open House at All Saints Academy

Wednesday, April 26^th from 9a-6p. Let all your friends, neighbors and relatives know this may be the last Open House of the year to come and check out your school.

Please pass on the good news about ASA – we’re growing! And we’d love to invite others into our school community.

Open House at Cathedral

You are invited to an Open House at Cathedral on Tuesday, April 25^th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.  This open house will give parents an opportunity to tour the school, visit with faculty, administration, coaches and students to learn more about Cathedral. 

To pre-register go to www.cathedralcrusaders.org.  For more info contact Matt Meyer at 257-2117 or email at m.meyer@cathedralcrusaders.org.

Summer Funzone

Just a reminder…Don’t wait to register your child/ren for summer Funzone.  Registration will open up to parishioners not in our school today, Thursday, April 13^th. 

This program has become increasingly popular and we anticipate it being full this year, with a waiting list. We want to make sure we are able to accommodate our school families first.

If you are interested in registering your child or have questions about Summer Funzone, please contact Andrea Kuechle, Funzone Director at sc.funzone@allsaintsmn.org or 320-251-5295, Ext. 107. 

Celebration of Mrs. Hoon’s Teaching Career

Mrs. Linda Hoon is retiring after forty-one years of teaching hundreds and hundreds of children from this community. Please join us at a celebration for Linda on Thursday, May 4^th from 4:30 – 7:00 pm at St. Paul’s Catholic Church Cafeteria and the St. Cloud Campus of All Saints Academy.

This is an adult friendly event with kids also welcome. There will be an assortment of beverages and appetizers.

Please note: We will also celebrate Linda’s service to our community at our Spring School Picnic on Thursday, May 18^th in the parking lot and playground behind St. Paul’s Catholic Church and the St. Cloud Campus of All Saints Academy.

Summer Tutor

Parents, Lisa Poganski will be tutoring students this summer at the St. Cloud campus.  She will tutor math and reading classes or a combination of both.  The cost is $20/hour.  Classes will begin the second week in June and will be held Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  If you are interested, please contact her directly at 320-247-2145.

Cathedral Summer Camps

Cathedral Summer Camp registration is underway! Camps are offered for ages 3 through completing 11^th grade. There are active sports camps like volleyball and football as well as camps for interesting hobbies such as photography and fishing.  Click here for a brochure and for registration.  Questions?  Please call Julie at 320-257-2120.  The digital copy is attached to the School Speak copy of this newsletter and newsletter email.

Summer VBS

Plan your summer calendar for Vacation Bible School!  We are partnering with Atonement Lutheran for our 28th year to offer VBS to our children ages 3 through grade 6 ‪on June 12-15th.‪  

Anyone in 7th grade or older can be involved by volunteering. Calls will be made for volunteers in April; if you already know you want to volunteer or have any questions, please call or email Tricia Meling at 612-499-1672 or nolan141@hotmail.com. Watch for the registration forms and more information this spring.

Playground Duty – Apr. 17^th 21^st  (11:00 am – 12:30 pm)

04/17 – No School     

04/18 – Rydberg

04/19 – Cordie

04/20 -  Need a volunteer

04/21 – Baynes

BULLETIN BOARD

·  St. John’s university Basketball Summer Day Camp will be June 26 – 29^th from 9 – 11:30 am for 3^rd – 6^th grade  For questions, please contact Connor O’Brien at 320-363-2063 or email cobrien@csbsju.edu.  Registration forms are available in the office.

·  Power of the Purse – Gather with your favorite girls and enjoy a fabulous night of shopping, style and fun!  Power of the Purse is a fund raiser for Birthline on May 11^th from 5:30 – 8:30 pm.  Hors d’oeuvres, drinks and dessert will all be part of the fun-filled night!  There will be an opportunity to bid on purses, jewelry, accessories and products through a Silent Auction as well as a Lucky Buck raffle.  Shop the cash and carry Boutique and be inspired by a surprise guest!  Tickets are $25/person.  Go to https://connect.egiving.com/power-of-the-purse/birthline-inc. 

·  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 more than $15. 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

Apr. 14 – 17:  Easter Vacation, no school

Apr 19:  Kindergarten Round Up 9:15 – 11:40 am

Apr. 26:  Open House, 9 am – 6 pm

May 11:  Preschool & Kindergarten Spring Program

 6:00 pm

May 18:  Family Spring Picnic

May 19:  4/5/6 Track & Field Day

May 29:  Memorial Day, no school

May 31:  6^th grade graduation mass, St. Paul’s

June 1:  Last day of school for PreK – 5^th 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.