All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Parent Newsletter
May 4, 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
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. (43 total years of teaching!)
Please join
us at a celebration for Linda TODAY,
Thursday, May 4th 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 a Mexican style buffet of appetizers.
Please
note: We will also celebrate Linda’s service to our community at our Spring
School Picnic on Thursday, May 18th in the parking lot and
playground behind St. Paul’s Catholic Church and the St. Cloud Campus of All
Saints Academy.
Spring Picnic Volunteers Needed
PAC is in
need of volunteers for the Spring Picnic.
Please use the directions below to help with the picnic.
Here's
how it works in 3 easy steps:
2) Review
the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use
your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.
Volunteer & Donor Appreciation
Mass
In honor of you, our volunteers & donors, and the
way you give of yourself in countless ways Please join our students as we honor you and many others:
Friday, May 12, 2017
8:15 am, Liturgy of Thanks at St.
Paul’s Church
Breakfast, Student performances and
tours after Liturgy
See you Friday, May 12th
Remembering Patrick McMullen
Cathedral
will be selling T-shirts in remembrance of Patrick McMullen. All proceeds will benefit the McMullen
family. The t-shirts are dark blue with
the childhood cancer gold ribbon on the front. T-shirts are available in the
Activities Office at Cathedral. Cost is
$10 each, - $12 for 2X. Please make checks out to the McMullen Family.
CHS
Tanzania Trip
Mrs. O’Neal’s class and Thrivent Financial are
working on a small fund raiser for the Cathedral students traveling to Tanzania
on a mission trip. Please refer to the
email that was sent regarding the Tanzania Trip. The 4th graders are planning some
silent auction baskets that will be available for bidding at the Family Spring
Picnic. They are currently accepting
donations for these baskets: Picnic,
Arts/Crafts & Water/A Day at the Beach themes. Please contact Mrs. O’Neal for more info,
amy.o’neal@allsaintsmn.org.
2017-2018 ASA Band
3rd,
4th, and 5th graders have some exciting opportunities
coming up in the next few weeks to consider joining band for next year! Next
Friday, May 12th, all 3rd graders and interested 4th and
5th graders will have a chance to try out some instruments and see
if band is something they might be interested in for next year. Additional information
will be sent home in today’s Thursday folders.
There will be more informational meetings for parents to learn more, the
many benefits of learning to play an instrument, and why we hope that you will
choose for band to be a part of YOUR child’s education!
Tuition
Assistance
If you are in need of a tuition assistance
application, please contact Mrs. Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org. We will be using Fair again with tuition
assistance. You are welcome to stop in
the office to pick one up, too.
Summer
Funzone
Just a reminder…Don’t wait to register your
child/ren for summer Funzone.
Registration will open up to parishioners not currently in All Saints
Academy – St. Cloud, Thursday, April 13th.
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.
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.
ASA Spring Musical: Lion King Jr. @ St. Joseph Campus
You are invited to the All Saints Academy
production of "Lion King, Jr." featuring 5th and 6th grade students
from our ASA community!
Advanced tickets go on sale May 1st.
Tickets are $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for ages 5-12, and Free for children 4 and
under. Tickets can be purchased at each school campus, or at the door.
There will be showings on May 12th and
13th at 7:00 pm at the SJ Campus.
Playground
Duty – May 8th – 12th 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. All families are required to
volunteer for 2 days/year or they may opt out by paying $50/family.)
05/08 – Schultz/Yapuncich
05/09 – French/Rydberg
05/10 - Bushman
05/11 - Halvorson
05/12 – Kedrowski/Simones
BULLETIN
BOARD
· Cathedral Summer Camp registration
is underway! Camps are offered for ages 3 through completing 11th
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.
· 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.
· St. John’s University Basketball
Summer Day Camp will be June 26 – 29th from 9 – 11:30 am for 3rd
– 6th 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 11th 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
May
4: Retirement Party for Linda Hoon 4:30
– 7:00 pm
May
11: Preschool & Kindergarten Spring
Program
6:00 pm
May 12 & 13:
Spring Musical – Lion King, Jr.
May 18: Family
Spring Picnic
May 19: 4/5/6
Track & Field Day
May 29:
Memorial Day, no school
May 31: 6th
grade graduation mass, St. Paul’s
June 1: Last
day of school for PreK – 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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