February 1, 2018 Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

February 1, 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.

Extravaganza: A Night for All Saints Academy

Order your Tickets online

Saturday, February 3, 2018

5:30 pm at SC Campus

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 will be opened to new families on Monday, February 5th.

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 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.

Extravaganza Tickets Available

Extravaganza tickets are available for order now! Click here , read the instructions and complete the online order form. You may pay by credit card on the order form. Tickets are also available in both school offices. Extravaganza is Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, immediately following 4:30 pm Mass. Elegant, strolling heavy hors d'oeuvres, a dessert table, cash bar, silent auction, live auction and the band Outside Recess will all be at this year’s Extravaganza 2018! All tickets and auction items purchased are applied to your family’s fundraising goal of $350/student. ALL ARE INVITED! BRING YOUR FRIENDS!

Live/Silent Auction Sneak Peek:

Trip to Cancun

Hot Air Balloon Ride

Membership to Tactical Advantage

Tickets to Great Theater's Beauty and the Beast

Tickets to a Wild Game

These are just a few of the MANY FABULOUS items on the auction this year!

Riddler’s Escape will be at the Extravaganza

This is a live-action, immersive game. Groups enter a Pirate Escape room to solve the secrets before time runs out. A mini-version of the escape room will be at the event for adventurers to try. Teams consist of 4-6 people, and each session is $60 per team to participate. You can book online at www.RiddlersEscape.com . Donations will be accepted and benefit All Saints Academy Schools. For questions, contact Amie at info@riddlersescape.com or 888-64-RIDDLER.www.RiddlersEscape.com

Extravaganza Volunteer Sign Up

We're using SignUp.com to organize Extravaganza 2018 sign up. Are you having a hard time fulfilling your required volunteer hours? Extravaganza is a great opportunity to get your hours! And you will have a fun time.

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our Signup on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/FWDdNsQ

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact David Gebhardt, Extravaganza Chair at 320-333-0885, and he will sign you up manually.

YO-YOs for Sale

Dazzling Dave, the Yo-yo guy, came to Catholic Schools Week helping make it a celebratory week. We will have yo-yo’s available for sale through the following Tuesday during all lunches. A flyer went home in last week’s Thursday folder describing yo-yos for sale.

It’s Still Winter!

Our students continue to go outside for recess if the temperature allows. Please make sure your students have appropriate clothing for outdoor recess. All children need to bring a coat to school. Please send boots and snow pants to school everyday. Wearing the appropriate winter clothing keeps them warm and shoes/clothing dry during the school day. Students may leave snow pants and boots at school on their hook.

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 1 teacher will also be in the building from 4 – 6 pm. She will also be available to meet.

I love to Read month begins FEB. 5th

We are participating in One District, One Book this Feb. 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. The books will come home on Feb. 5th, with a bookmark that indicates the pages for each evening. Please 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!

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

Recess Volunteers Needed!

We are in great need of recess volunteers in January and February. The open dates are listed on the School Speak Calendar. Please contact Kris in the office to sign up for available dates. Remember, unless you have paid the $50.00 opt out fee, each family is required to complete two days of recess duty. We need one parent volunteer each day in addition to our playground staff.

Thank You

“I have been trying to think of the perfect words to express our gratitude of the generosity we received at Christmas, and I still can't. Each and every gift was chosen with love and care. We are so blessed to be a part of this Community. May God bless you and your families.” Family D

… to everyone who made Catholic Schools Week a success. Thank you to the CSW Committee, PAC, Cathedral and all of our parents for organizing and helping make it a celebratory week.

Bulletin Board

ASA Preschool faculty will be attending professional development workshops all day on Friday, Feb. 9 th . Preschool will be closed for 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.

02/05 –Ethen

02/06 – Halvorson

02/07 - Coe

02/08- Kremer

02/09 - Knutson

Upcoming Dates

Feb. 8: Open House

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

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.