Thursday, February 22, 2018

February 22, 2018 Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly Parent Newsletter
February 22, 2018
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.
Conferences TONIGHT!
Conferences for the second trimester of school are TONIGHT, Thursday, Feb. 22 nd and Monday, Feb., 26 th 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 winter conferences. If you do not know your username/password, please contact Kris Haehn and she will assist you.
6 th grade conferences will be held Thursday, Feb. 22 nd & Thursday, March 1 st due to Deep Portage.
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, PE & Spanish 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 contact her to make an appointment prior to conference nights. Parents may text her at 320-224-6524 to schedule an appointment. Lisa Poganski, Title I teacher will also be in the building from 4 – 6 pm. She will also be available to meet.
Book Fair during Conferences
We hope your family is enjoying reading Ralph S. Mouse! Speaking of reading, PAC is sponsoring a Scholastic book fair! The book fair will be at the school during conferences on February 22nd and 26th. Please stop by and pick out some new reading material for your family. You will also have an opportunity to purchase a book for your child's classroom if you'd like. The next PAC meeting is March 7th, 6pm at Pizza Ranch. Feel free to join us.
Conference Meal for Teachers
PAC would like to invite you to show your appreciation for our teachers during conferences.  If you would like to help with the  meal on Monday, Feb. 26th you can volunteer to provide an item, please click on the link below.
Enrollment is now open for the 2018-2019 School Year!
To Re-enroll for the 2018-2019 School Year: All current families received an email with a link to TADS, a third party website that we will use for enrollment. Please go through the enrollment process on TADS to re-enroll your child who currently attends ASA. If you have an additional child that you would like to enroll, please click on Admissions and follow the prompts provided. Enrollment is now open to new families.
To apply for financial aid after you have enrolled: On the TADS website, click on the Financial Aid tab. There is a $39 fee to apply for financial aid.
It’s Not Too Late!!!!
It’s not too late to give to our Fund-A-Need. If you were unable to attend the Extravaganza this year you are welcome to send in a donation. You may mail in a check to ASA, 1215 11 th Ave N., St. Cloud, MN. 56303.
February is “I love to Read” month
ASA is participating in One District, One Book this February. PAC has planned a number of events for our students, including purchasing the book for each family at ASA-SC, trivia contests, activities, celebrity readers, and much more. Please continue to participate in this event with your children by reading the pages aloud to them, discussing the book, and even taking them to events around the city throughout the month of February. We will celebrate the achievement of every student reading the book at the end of the month with a screening of the movie on Feb. 28th!
Bulletin Board
PAC will be selling pies again for Easter. Watch your Thursday folders for envelopes to order your pies!
Love the New ASA Hat from St. Nick? If you are interested in purchasing one of the hats the students received from St. Nick, they are available in the office for $15.00/each.
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 Feb. 19th – 23rd .
Recess is from 11:00 am - 12:25 pm.
02/26– Need one volunteer
02/27 – Need one volunteer
02/28 - Coe
03/01-  Need one volunteer
03/02 – Tuoy-Giel
Upcoming Dates
Feb. 23: End of 2nd Trimester
Feb. 26 – 28: Deep Portage, 6th Grade
Feb. 26: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
Mar. 8: Open House
Mar. 8: Reconciliation 2/3/4
Mar. 12 – 16: Spring Break, No School for Students or Staff
Mar. 22: Reconciliation 5/6
Mar. 26: Parents as Partners #3: Top Twenty
April 30: Parents as Partners #4: Top Twenty
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 email 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.

Thursday, February 15, 2018

February 15, 2018 Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly Parent Newsletter
February 15, 2018
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 for students or staff on Friday, Feb. 16th & Monday, Feb. 19th in honor of Presidents’ Day.
Conferences in February
Conferences for the second trimester of school will be held on Thursday, Feb. 22 nd and Monday, Feb., 26th 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 winter conferences. If you do not know your username/password, please contact Kris Haehn and she will assist you.
6 th grade conferences will be held Thursday, Feb. 22 nd & Thursday, March 1 st due to Deep Portage.
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, PE & Spanish 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 contact her to make an appointment prior to conference nights. Parents may text her at 320-224-6524 to schedule an appointment. Lisa Poganski, Title I teacher will also be in the building from 4 – 6 pm. She will also be available to meet.
It’s Not Too Late!!!!
It’s not too late to give to our Fund-A-Need.  If you were unable to attend the Extravaganza this year you are welcome to send in a donation.  You may mail in a check to ASA, 1215 11th Ave N., St. Cloud, MN. 56303.
Book Fair during Conferences
We hope your family is enjoying reading Ralph S. Mouse! Speaking of reading, PAC is sponsoring a Scholastic book fair! The book fair will be at the school during conferences on February 22nd and 26th. Please stop by and pick out some new reading material for your family. You will also have an opportunity to purchase a book for your child's classroom if you'd like. The next PAC meeting is March 7th, 6pm at Pizza Ranch. Feel free to join us.
Enrollment is now open for the 2018-2019 School Year!
To Re-enroll for the 2018-2019 School Year: All current families received an email with a link to TADS, a third party website that we will use for enrollment. Please go through the enrollment process on TADS to re-enroll your child who currently attends ASA. If you have an additional child that you would like to enroll, please click on Admissions and follow the prompts provided. Enrollment is now open to new families.
To apply for financial aid after you have enrolled: On the TADS website, click on the Financial Aid tab. There is a $39 fee to apply for financial aid.
Pie Sales by PAC
PAC will be selling pies again for Easter. Watch your Thursday folders for envelopes to order your pies!
February is “I love to Read” month
ASA is participating in One District, One Book this February. PAC has planned a number of events for our students, including purchasing the book for each family at ASA-SC, trivia contests, activities, celebrity readers, and much more. Please continue to participate in this event with your children by reading the pages aloud to them, discussing the book, and even taking them to events around the city throughout the month of February. We will celebrate the achievement of every student reading the book at the end of the month with a screening of the movie on Feb. 28th! Please see the calendar in today’s email from Mrs. Leider.
Bulletin Board
Thrivent Action Team is holding a Fundraiser for the Cathedral High School mission trip to Tanzania on Wednesday, Feb. 21st at Beaver Island Brewery in St. cloud.  There will be silent auction as well as drinks and pizza at Beaver Island.  It will be from 5 – 7 pm.
Love the New ASA Hat from St. Nick? If you are interested in purchasing one of the hats the students received from St. Nick, they are available in the office for $15.00/each.
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 Feb. 19th – 23rd .
Recess is from 11:00 am - 12:25 pm.
02/19 – No School
02/20 – Tuoy-Giel
02/21 - Coe
02/22- Hagen
02/23 – Layne
Upcoming Dates
Feb. 16: No School
Feb. 19: Presidents’ Day, No school for students or staff
Feb. 22: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
Feb. 23: End of 2 nd Trimester
Feb. 26 – 28: Deep Portage, 6 th Grade
Feb. 26: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
Mar. 8: Open House
Mar. 8: Reconciliation 2/3/4
Mar. 12 – 16: Spring Break, No School for Students or Staff
Mar. 22: Reconciliation 5/6
Mar. 26: Parents as Partners #3: Top Twenty
April 30: Parents as Partners #4: Top Twenty
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.

Thursday, February 8, 2018

February 8, 2018 Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
February 8, 2018
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.
Enrollment is now open for the 2018-2019 School Year!
Preschool - 6 registration began on Monday, January 22, 2018. To Re-enroll for the 2018-2019 School Year: All current families received an email with a link to TADS, a third party website that we will use for enrollment. Please go through the enrollment process on TADS to re-enroll your child who currently attends ASA. If you have an additional child that you would like to enroll, please click on Admissions and follow the prompts provided. Enrollment is now open to new families.
To apply for financial aid after you have enrolled: On the TADS website, click on the Financial Aid tab. There is a $39 fee to apply for financial aid.
Open House TODAY February 8th
All Saints Academy would like to invite prospective parents to an Open House for Preschool – 6 th grade on Thursday, Feb. 8 th . The St. Cloud Campus Open House will be ALL DAY 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Please pass the word onto friends, relatives, coworkers who may be interested in All Saints Academy. They will be able to spend time and tour our St. Cloud campus, 1215 11th Ave N, St. Cloud and experience the love and caring displayed by our teachers every day.
Our FunZone childcare will also be available for a visit for questions regarding our after-school and summer care program. Come tour our program and see what All Saints Academy has to offer.
If you have questions, please contact us at 251-5295. You may also contact our Principal, Paula Leider, paula.leider@allsaintsmn.org or her assistant, Mrs. Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org. We will be having additional open houses during the month of March.
St. Peter's Dinner Theater
Come support a partner parish! Many ASA students, alumni, and families are involved in the production again this year (both on stage and behind the scenes). The show promises to be wonderful again! Tickets are on sale for the production of Guys and Dolls! Dinner and show tickets are available for Friday Feb 9th and Saturday Feb 10th (dinner at 6:15, play starts at 7:30) $25.00/adult and $20.00/child 12 and under. Show only tickets available for Sunday Feb 11th (show starts at 2:00 pm) Adults $15.00, children 12 and under $10.00.
If you are interested email Meaghan Baynes at meaghan.baynes@gmail.com or stop in the St. Peter's Welcome Center on Tues, Thurs., or Fri. morning, 8-noon to buy tickets. Tickets are also being sold after all the weekend masses at St. Paul's and St. Peter's.
Conferences in February
Conferences for the second trimester of school will be held on Thursday, Feb. 22 nd and Monday, Feb., 26 th 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 winter conferences. Conference sign up will begin Thursday, February 8 th . If you do not know your username/password, please contact Kris Haehn and she will assist you.
6 th grade conferences will be held Thursday, Feb. 22 nd & Thursday, March 1 st due to Deep Portage.
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, PE & Spanish 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 contact her to make an appointment prior to conference nights. Parents may text her at 320-224-6524 to schedule an appointment. Lisa Poganski, Title Iteacher will also be in the building from 4 – 6 pm. She will also be available to meet.
PAC Update
We hope your family is enjoying reading Ralph S. Mouse! Speaking of reading, PAC is sponsoring a Scholastic book fair! The book fair will be at the school during conferences on February 22nd and 26th. Please stop by and pick out some new reading material for your family. You will also have an opportunity to purchase a book for your child's classroom if you'd like. The next PAC meeting is March 7th, 6pm at Pizza Ranch. Feel free to join us.
Pie Sales
PAC will be selling pies again for Easter. Watch your Thursday folders for envelopes to order your pies!
I love to Read month begins FEB. 5th
ASA is participating in One District, One Book this February. PAC has planned a number of events for our students, including purchasing the book for each family at ASA-SC, trivia contests, activities, celebrity readers, and much more. Please continue to participate in this event with your children by reading the pages aloud to them, discussing the book, and even taking them to events around the city throughout the month of February. We will celebrate the achievement of every student reading the book at the end of the month with a screening of the movie on Feb. 28th! Please see the calendar in today’s email from Mrs. Leider.
Parents as Partners Series #2: Let’s Read
Our next Parents as Partners event is Feb. 12th. The evening will begin at 5:30pm with a free simple supper and free childcare at FunZone. The program will begin at 6:15 pm.
Join us for a discussion about the importance of Reading, techniques to encourage reading at home, and books that will get your child hooked on reading!
RSVP at the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/rRtf8tzieaE0wlHB3
Allina’s Dollars for Doers
An ASA parent who works for Allina Health has chosen All Saints Academy as the recipient for her Dollars for Doers reward. This program exemplifies Allina's ongoing commitment to support the communities they serve. Through volunteering at school, this parent has donated $300. If your employer has a program similar as Dollars for Doers, consider donating those funds to ASA.
Thrivent Choice Dollars
Another ASA Parent is a Thrivent member. Thrivent has a program where members can donate choice dollars to an organization of their choice as well as a grant program where members can use $250 to build an action team. Action teams can consist of students, parents and community members who develop a project to help make the world a better place. This is how our students were able to raise funds for Tanzanian children last year at our spring picnic. If you are a member of Thrivent, please consider these options in your giving.
Bulletin Board
ASA Preschool faculty will be attending professional development workshops all day on Friday, Feb. 9 th Preschool will be closedfor the full day. Please be sure to mark your calendars and make arrangements for child care.
Love the New ASA Hat from St. Nick? If you are interested in purchasing one of the hats the students received from St. Nick, they are available in the office for $15.00/each.
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 Feb. 5th - 9th.
Recess is from 11:00 am - 12:25 pm.
02/12 –Hommerding
02/13 – French
02/14 - Makarrall
02/15- Kremer
02/16 – No School
Upcoming Dates
Feb. 9: Preschool Closed, workshop for preschool faculty
Feb. 14: Ash Wednesday
Feb. 16: No School
Feb. 19: Presidents’ Day, No school for students or staff
Feb. 22: Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
Feb. 23: End of 2 nd Trimester
Feb. 26 – 28: Deep Portage, 6 th Grade
Feb. 26: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
Mar. 6: Open House
Mar. 8: Reconciliation 2/3/4
Mar. 12 – 16: Spring Break, No School for Students or Staff
Mar. 22: Reconciliation 5/6
Mar. 26: Parents as Partners #3: Top Twenty
April 30: Parents as Partners #4: Top Twenty
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.