Weekly Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
November 16, 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.
There is no school next Thursday & Friday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
ASA will not have a parent newsletter next week. We hope you have a relaxing and safe Thanksgiving weekend.
PAA Basketball
The first PAA basketball game is December 9th. If your child is interested in playing basketball, please turn in the paperwork as soon as possible, practice will begin soon. PAA forms are available on School Speak or in the office. Please be sure to let Lena Coe, PAA Director know if you are interested in coaching. You may email her at coefamily816@gmail.com
Thanksgiving Food Drive
As we prepare for Thanksgiving, All Saints Academy remembers those in our community who are less fortunate. Your child brought home a paper bag for the food drive benefiting Catholic Charities Food Shelf. Please fill this bag with dry goods to help us live out our mission to “Share generously.” Food bags can be dropped off between in the front entryway of school. If you have questions, please feel free to contact a member of the Social Concerns Committee (Ms. Groseth, Ms. Opatz, Ms. Wick & Mrs. VonderHaar) or the 6 th grade Catholic Social Teaching Committee.
PAC Pie Sales
Thank you to everyone who purchased pies! Pies will be available for pick up on Tuesday, Nov. 21st from 2-4 pm and Wednesday, Nov. 22nd from 7:15 - 8 am & 2-4 pm. Pick up will take place in cafeteria. Thank you to everyone who purchased pies!
Give to the Max Day
Give to the Max Day is TODAY! All funds raised will support our programs and the work we do with our students. Everyone is welcome to support giving to All Saints Academy. Please click on the following link to give: https://givemn.org/organization/453736641-32912
If you would like to include the 6.9% processing fee that ASA will be charged, you are welcome to add that to your donation.
Thanksgiving Bingo
St. Peter’s Church will be hosting Thanksgiving Bingo on Fri., Nov. 17 . Cost is $.25/game with an 8 game minimum. Children under 18 are half price. Brat or hot dog dinner is available for purchase, $3/meal. Dinner will be served at 5:30 pm with Bingo beginning at 6:00 pm. Prizes include gift cards, games, toys and of course, turkeys and pies. If you bring in the yellow coupon in your child’s Thursday folder you will get 8 free games!
Bulletin Board
If you are interested in purchasing a new Ellie’s Army t-shirt , the office is taking orders. T-shirts are $10 each. Please call the office if your child has outgrown his or her shirt. On Wednesdays, Ellie’s Army high school students visit us during the lunch hour to eat lunch with our students and play with them during recess.
Cathedral basketball coaches Matt Meyer & Ron Prom along with Bob Karn will be holding basketball skills sessions for 3 rd and 4 th graders during the months of November, December and part of January on Saturdays. 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.
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 Nov. 6 th – 10 th
Recess is from 11:00 am - 12:25 pm.
11/20 – Morales
11/21 – Young
11/22 – Marquardt
11/23 – No School
11/24 – No School
11/27 – Mathiowetz
11/28 – Young
11/29 – Meling
11/30 – Heidgerken
12/1 - Ochs
Upcoming Dates
Nov. 21: Report Cards sent home
Nov. 23-24: Thanksgiving
Dec. 3: First Sunday of Advent
Dec. 8: Immaculate Conception, mass at 8:15 am
Dec. 19: Christmas Program, Prek – 6 th grade, 6:00 pm
Dec. 22: Christmas Vacation begins, no school
Jan. 2: School Resumes; Full Day of Classes
Jan. 15: Martin Luther King Day, no school for students; CCS Retreat Day
Jan. 28 - Feb. 2: Catholic Schools Week
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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