Weekly Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
October 12, 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 on Thursday, Oct. 19th & Friday, Oc.t 20 due to fall break. Look for our next newsletter on Oct. 26th .
Conferences Tonight & Monday Night
Conferences for the first trimester of school will be held on TONIGHT and Monday, Oct. 16th from 3:45 pm – 7:00 pm both nights. Each conference is a 15 minute, scheduled appointment to meet with your child/ren's homeroom teacher. Parent(s) is/are required to be in attendance at both fall & winter conferences. We are using School Speak to sign up and organize our fall conferences. If you do not know your username/password, please contact Kris Haehn and she will assist you. On School Speak:
1. Find your child’s homeroom page on the left side of the screen
2. Click on “Fall Conferences”
3. Choose your conference time & sign up.
Our specialist teachers will also be available for conferences on both nights. You may sign up to have a conference with those teachers as well. Music, Art, Spanish and Phy. Ed. conference sign up is located in the School Group, at the bottom on the left side of the screen.
Faye Haws, Barton tutoring will be in the building as well. If you would like to meet with her, please feel free to stop before or after your homeroom conference. Lisa Poganski, Title 1 teacher will also be in the building from 4 – 6 pm. She will also be available to meet.
Assistant Cook Position Available
ASA St. Cloud Campus is looking to fill a part-time Assistant Cook Position. Hours would be 8 am – 1pm on school days. This position reports to Mrs. Smude, our head cook. Duties include: assisting the head cook in food preparation and baking, stocking, setting up of lunch, dishwashing and general clean up of the kitchen. If you are interested in working in a fast paced environment and with children or know of anyone who would be interested in working for ASA, please contact the office, 251-5295 or email your resume to asastcloud@allsaintsmn.org.
Work-a-thon 2017 – Save the Date: October 28th
Work-a-thon packets were sent home in last week’s Thursday folder. Please read it so that you are aware of details surrounding the Work-a-thon. If you have not yet provided the 5 addresses for your children, please do so. We want every student to reach their goal!
Another option that is available this year is online giving. By clicking on the link, https://givemn.org/organization/453736641-32912, you are able to donate online through GiveMN.org. When you click on the link, you will be brought to our page on GiveMN.org. Givemn.org charges a 6.9% processing fee. If you prefer to have your full donation benefit ASA St. Cloud, givemn.org will allow you to add it to your donation
When you donate, please enter the name of the student you are sponsoring in the “Tribute or Memorial Dedication” so we can credit the amount donated to him or her. Or consider creating your own Workathon fundraising page through ASA. Instructions are on Givemn.org.
Givemn.org charges a 6.9% processing fee. If you prefer to have your full donation benefit ASA St. Cloud, givemn.org will allow you to add it to your donation. Thank you for considering this option!
If you know of someone in the neighborhood that needs assistance with raking or other yard work, please complete the forms that have been provided. We will be having a kick-off with the students in October. Look for more information about the Workathon in future weeks.
Halloween Carnival
The Annual PAC Halloween Carnival will be held Saturday, October 28th from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at the Waite Park school building. This is an exciting and fun-filled, safe family event filled with food, games and activities. Eerie Alley, the haunted basement, is not to be missed! The Halloween Carnival needs volunteers. Please click on the link below and volunteer for a couple hours.
We're using SignUp.com to organize volunteers for the Carnival.
Please sign up for ASA Halloween Carnival!
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/login/entry/1027014184464916045
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
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.
ASA Calendar Change
District 742 has updated their calendar. On Friday, Feb. 23rd, District 742 will be in session so bussing is now available on this date.
St. Paul’s Christian Women 2017 Holiday Bazaar
Save the date….Saturday, November 11th. St. Paul’s Christian Women will be hosting their Holiday Bazaar. More info to come.
PAC Pie Sale IS Coming
NeedPAC plans on having a Pie Sale fundraiser in November. Look for more details in upcoming newsletters.
Cancellation of Spaghetti Dinner
The 2017 Spaghetti Dinner has been cancelled this year.
CCS Basketball for 3rd & 4th graders
Cathedral basketball coaches Matt Meyer & Ron Prom along with Bob Karn will be holding basketball skills sessions during the months of November, December and part of January on Satrudays. Along with Cathedral Varsity players, various basketball skills will be taught to 3rd & 4th graders. Cost is $25/student. If you are interested, a registration form is attached to this newsletter on School Speak. It will also be available on School Speak on the Home page.
Bulletin Board
6th grade is collecting old, used, broken crayons between now and the end of the school year for Crayons for Cancer. Please add any donations to the bucket outside of the 6-2 classroom on our 2nd floor until November 15th.
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.
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.
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
Playground Duty – Week
of Oct. 16th – 20th & Oct. 23rd – 27th
10/16 – Tetrault
10/17 – Makarrall
10/18 – Rengel
10/19– No School
10/20 –No School
10/23 – Schad
10/24 – Need a volunteer
10/25 – Loehr
10/26 – Baynes
10/27 – Jamison/Fish
Upcoming Dates
Oct. 12 & 16: Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
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)
Nov. 1: All Saints Day, mass @ 9:00 am
Nov. 2: All Souls Day
Nov. 6: CCS Joint In-service, No school for students
Nov. 10: End of First Trimester
Nov. 23-24: Thanksgiving
Nov. 26: First Sunday of Advent
Dec. 8: Immaculate Conception, mass at 8:15 am
Dec. 19: Christmas Program, Prek – 6th grade
Dec. 22: Christmas Vacation begins, no school
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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