Thursday, August 31, 2017

August 31, 2017 Weekly Parent Newsletter

Weekly Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
August 31, 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.
No School tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 1 & Monday, Sept. 4 th due to the Labor Day weekend.
Morning Meeting:
Morning Meeting will take place on September 5th at 7:45 am. Students in grades K-6 should arrive at school no later than 7:45 am.
Bussing Begins When ?
District 742 will begin bussing next week, beginning Tuesday, September 5 th . If you have questions regarding bussing, please contact District Bussing at 253-9370.
Reminder about arrival and dismissal times
Students in grades K-6 should report directly to the gym if arriving prior to 7:45 am. They will be dismissed to their classrooms at the appropriate time. Feel free to drop your child off in the gym. There is supervision in the gym beginning at 7 am. All students in grade K-6 must arrive no later than 7:45 am on Morning Meeting days. Preschool students should be dropped off and picked up by a parent in their classrooms. Dismissal for the day occurs at 2:55pm. Please note that students will not be released before 2:55 pm.
School Speak Needs You
School Speak is a school online management system that ASA uses. It is a secure portal that allows us to store information and communicate with our families.
We would like all parents to log in and update their profile, too. This technology allows us to provide more information, communicate with parents, and offer useful tools for everyone who is a member of our school community.
Fall Athletic (PAA) Activities
PAA registration forms were included in Paper Work folders this year. All PAA registration forms are due in the office by Tuesday, Sept. 5 th . Fall sports begin soon: Volleyball’s first game is September 16 th , football and soccer begin games Sept. 19 th .
If you have questions, please contact Lena Coe, PAA Director at
When Are Parent Meetings?
All Parent grade-level meetings will be held Thursday, September 14 th . We invite everyone to gather in the cafeteria for a short school-wide presentation at 6:00 pm. Grade level teachers will be making their presentation twice during the evening in homerooms at 6:30 & again at 7:00 pm. This will give you an opportunity to hear all the specifics for each grade level that evening. More information about the evening will be in next week’s parent newsletter.
Student Absences or Late Students
Please call the office to report your child’s absence before 8 am . Also, transportation changes for your child should be made by calling the office before 1 pm. It is difficult for us to make changes to the routine after 1 pm and teachers do not have time to check email messages to make those changes throughout the day. If your child unexpectedly needs to attend FunZone, please call the office by 10 am.
Free/Reduced Hot Lunch Program
Parents, it is not too late to send in applications for free and/or reduced hot lunches. You can pick up an application at the office. If you have questions regarding this program, please contact Mrs. Bristow at 251-5295 or marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.
2017-2018 Playground Supervision Program
Please contact the office to sign up for Playground Supervision. We need one parent (K-6) everyday to assist the school staff during the entire recess period. Recess begins at 11:00 am and concludes at 12:25 pm. There is a calendar in the office for your convenience or you can call Kris to sign up.
Save the Date!
The All Saints Academy Extravaganza will be on Feb. 3, 2018 ! Please mark your calendars for this exciting community event. Also, if you’d like to join the planning committee, please contact the office.
Sunday School
Sunday School for 2017-2018 is open! Classes will resume October 8th and run through April, meeting during 10:30 mass at St. Peter's and is open to 3 year olds - 1st graders. The registration form can be found on the St. Peter/St. Paul website under the faith formation link. If you have any questions please contact me; Meaghan Baynes at 320-249-8973 or email me at: meaghan.baynes@gmail.com Our Sunday School program is open to ALL children; not just parishioners of these 2 parishes and it is a TON of fun for the children while they learn about their Catholic Christian faith, please join us!
Stay Informed! Be the first to know!
We encourage parents/guardians to sign up for REMIND - a safe, free and easy way we can communicate with parents instantly through texting.
To sign up, text ASA Administrative Assistant Mrs. Marissa Bristow at 612-260-4578, and in the message, enter @ef392 .
It really is that easy.
If you have signed up in the past, it is not necessary to sign up again.
ASA is Nut-free!
Please remember that we are a Nut-free building. All snacks and lunches need to be peanut-free and nut-free. There is a safe-snack list on School Speak under Announcements. NOTE: Since ingredients change this list may be updated from time to time – we ask that parents check this list before purchasing snacks throughout the year.
Did you know? Childhood allergic reactions are most likely to happen at school and 50% of reactions were previously unknown to the parents or child.
Thank you for helping to keep our school safe for all of our students.
Keep Collecting!
It all adds up! Last year ASA received over $7,000 from labels and related rewards. Continue to save the following labels:
Labels for Education (UPCs from Campbell's. Swansons, Post, and Prego) Box Tops for Education
Country Hearth and Village Hearth Products (UPCs)
Pop and can tabs
Old cell phones
Empty ink and toner cartridges

Thank You!
…to all of our families who made our first week of school a success!
Playground Duty – Week of Sept. 5 th – 9 th
9/4 – No School – Labor Day
9/5 – Young/Bauer
9/6 – Raboin/Bauer
9/7 – Raboin/Bauer
9/8 – Franklin/Schindler


Upcoming Dates
Sept. 1: No school for students or staff
Sept. 4: Labor Day- No School
Sept. 5: Regular classes begin, bussing begins
Sept. 6: CCS Ice Cream Social at Lake George 5-8 pm
PAC meeting, 6 pm at Pizza Ranch
Sept. 12: Picture Day
Sept. 14: SC Campus Parent Meeting Night, Preschool – 6 th grade 6:00pm
Sept: 13: ASA Board Meeting, St. Peter’s Church, 6:30 pm
Sept. 24: Pancake Breakfast at St. Peter’s
Sept. 25: Diocesan Ministry Day for staff, no school for students
Sept. 29: SC Grandparents Day
Oct. 4: PAC meeting, 6 pm St. Joseph’s School Building, Waite Park
Oct. 19 & 20: Autumn Vacation – no school for students and staff
Welcome back to a new school year!
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.
Our Vision
All Saints Academy creates and nurtures an environment which supports
students, educators and community in realizing their God given gifts, reaching their full potential and developing their life-long relationship with Christ.
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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