Thursday, September 7, 2017

September 7, 2017 Weekly Parent Newsletter

Weekly Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
September 7, 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.
PICTURE DAY IS THIS TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 12TH!  PLEASE LOOK FOR THE PHOTO ENVELOPE IN THIS THURSDAY’S FOLDER.
(M/W/Th Preschoolers will have photos taken 10/25/17.)

Morning Meeting
Morning meeting will be on Monday this week. Please be sure to arrive before 7:45 am.
Parent Meetings Scheduled for Next Week
All Parent grade-level meetings will be this coming Thursday, September 14th.  These meetings will give parents an opportunity to meet their child’s teacher again prior to conferences in October and hear specifics for each grade.  The evening will begin at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria for a brief overall school meeting.  Parents will then proceed to grade-level meetings in the classrooms. Grade level teachers will be making the same presentation twice during the evening in classrooms at 6:30 & again at 7:00 pm. Teachers will answer questions you have about school. We hope you are able to attend.

Shorts Weather!
Next week looks to be warm! Dress code appropriate shorts are fine all week except Friday for Mass!
Spiritwear Order Reminder
All Spiritwear orders need to be turned into the office by Friday, September 15th by 3:00 pm.
Milk Moolah & Coca-Cola Money
There are 3 more ways to earn extra money for the school! Kwik Trip has Milk Moolah points on every jug and single serving milk, as well as the top portion of every bag of milk. Please turn these into the office for collection so that we can redeem
Also, Coca-Cola products are redeemable for school donations. Every code from bottle caps and 10- 12- or 24-can packs are redeemable at www.coke.com by clicking on the "give" link online and searching for your school. Or you can turn codes in to the office and we can redeem them for you!

Annual St. Peter’s Pancake Breakfast in support of ASA-St. Cloud
On Sunday, September 24th, The Knights of Columbus is hosting a breakfast at St. Peter’s Church.  The cost is $8/person, children ages 5 and under are free.  All proceeds will go to ASA!  Each year we ask parents/families to help working this breakfast and/or selling tickets.  Eight tickets will be sent home in next week in an envelope. The complete cost of the ticket can be applied towards your fundraising requirement of $350/child.  Only advance sales tickets can be counted towards your fundraising goal.  Tickets sold at the breakfast cannot be tracked for fundraising.
Volunteer at the breakfast! If you are new to the All Saints Academy family, this is a good time to meet people by working the breakfast. The students help too – it’s a great way for them to provide service to their community.  All hours go towards your family’s 15 volunteer hours/year. There will be a signup.com link in next week’s newsletter that you can use to volunteer for this event.

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 report directly to their classrooms. Dismissal for the day occurs at 2:55pm. Students will not be released before 2:55 pm.
Reminders for Pick Up & Drop Off
Preschool – Parents must come in the building and walk their preschool student to the classroom in the morning.  In the afternoon when you pick up your child, please come into the building and pick up your student at his or her classroom.  We cannot have older siblings drop off and pick up a preschool student.

Board of Directors Meeting
The All Saints Academy Board of Directors will be meeting on Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30pm at St. Peter’s. All board meetings are open to the public unless an executive session is called. This month’s meeting will include a short open forum and an executive session.
Fall Athletic (PAA) Activities  
Fall sports have begun!   We currently have one volleyball team, one soccer team and one football team.  If you have questions regarding PAA, please contact your respective coaches or our PAA Director, Lena Coe at
coefamily816@gmail.com.
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.
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!
ASA is Nut-safe!
Please remember that we are a Nut-safe 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.
Bulletin Board
Birthline is hosting their annual Benefit for Birthline, Evening for Life 2017 on October 5th from 5 - 8 pm. Pam Tebow will be the speaker for the evening.  Her husband is NFL quarterback, Tim Tebow.  To make your reservations, click on the link. https://secure.ministrysync.com/ministrysync/event/home.php?e=12247

The St Cloud Area Youth Basketball Association (SCAYBA) is a non-profit organization that offers various basketball programs to youth of all ages. Our next program coming up is our Travel Program for boys and girls in grades 4-8. Tryout dates include Saturday, September 16th for Boys and Sunday, September 17th for Girls.Sunday.  If you would like a registration form, please email Mrs. Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.  If you are unable to make these dates, there will be a make up date on Sunday, Sept. 24th from 11:30 am – 2:00 pm.

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.
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.

St. Paul’s Christian Women’s Group generously awarded $2,000 in grant money to our teachers. We are so grateful for their gifts!
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 the numerous parents who have provided the staff with coffee & treats!
Playground Duty – Week of Sept. 11th – 15th  
9/11 – Nessler
9/12 – Lieser/Young
9/13 – Rengel
9/14 – Hagen
9/15 – Lewis/Bushman
Upcoming Dates
Sept. 12: Picture Day
Sept. 14: SC Campus Parent Meeting Night, Preschool – 6th  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
Oct. 25:  Picture Retake Day & Photos of T/F preschoolers
Oct. 28:  Work-A-Thon & Halloween Carnival (Waite Park building)
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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