Parent
Newsletter
All
Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
August 30, 2018
We hope the summer is
treating everyone well! School is still four weeks away, but there’s lots of
news we want to share with you. Please be sure to read this summer newsletter
and be all ready when school starts!
No School or Funzone tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 31 & Monday,
Sept. 3rd due to the Labor Day weekend.
Strings Program
Hello! My name is Amanda Steichen and I teach
elementary strings at CCS. I would like to invite your child if they are
in grades 3-6 to consider playing a stringed instrument. We offer lessons
at your child's school during the regular school day along with large group
rehearsals and concerts. The program is very quickly reaching full
capacity for the year so please contact your school secretary or myself for a
sign up sheet. asteichen@cathedralcrusaders.org
Bussing
Begins When?
District 742 will begin
bussing next week, beginning Tuesday, September 4th. If you have questions regarding bussing, please contact District Bussing
at 253-9370.
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.
Dismissal Procedures at 2:55 pm
K – 6th without Preschool siblings – parents may meet
their children in back of school. You may join the line of cars or park your
car in the lot across 12th Ave. N. and wait near the doors.
K – 6th with
Preschool siblings – parents may meet their preschooler and their K-6th
children by the preschool rooms.
What is School Speak?
School Speak
is an online school management system.
It is a secure portal that allows us to provide more information,
communicate with parents and offer useful tools for everyone who is a member of
our school community.
If you are
new to All Saints Academy or have never logged onto School Speak, you will be
receiving an introductory email. The
welcome email was sent to new parents earlier in July. Due to security issues, the email will only
stay in your inbox for a few days. If
you need the email resent, please call the office at 251-5295.
Individuals
who have used School Speak in the past will not get an email. The username & password you had last year
is still the same.
We would
like all parents to log in
and update their profile by Sept. 15th.
When
Are Parent Meetings?
All Parent grade-level meetings
will be held Thursday, September 13th.
We invite everyone to gather in the cafeteria for a short school-wide
presentation at 6:00 pm. Grade level teachers will be making their
presentation twice during the evening in homerooms at 6:30 & again at 7:00
pm. This will give you an opportunity to hear all the specifics for each
grade level that evening. More information about the evening will be in
next week’s parent newsletter.
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.
Free/Reduced
Hot Lunch Program
Parents, it is not too late to
send in applications for free and/or reduced hot lunches. You can pick up an
application at the office. If you have questions regarding this program, please
contact Mrs. Bristow at 251-5295 or marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.
2017-2018
Playground Supervision Program
Please contact the office to
sign up for Playground Supervision. We need one parent (All-day Preschool - 6)
everyday to assist the school staff during the entire recess period.
Recess begins at 11:00 am and concludes at 12:35 pm. There is a
calendar in the office for your convenience or you can call Mrs. Bristow to
sign up.
Save
the Date!
The All Saints Academy
Extravaganza will be on Feb. 2, 2019! Please mark your calendars for
this exciting community event. Also, if you’d like to join the planning
committee, please contact the office.
Fall Athletic (PAA)
Activities
PAA registration forms
were included in Paper Work folders this year. They are also available on
School Speak. All PAA registration
forms are due in the office by Tuesday, Sept. 4th. Fall sports
begin soon:
There will be football
meeting in the gym for parents and players on Tuesday, Sept. 4th at
5:30 pm. They will be handing out
equipment and having the first practice.
If you have questions, please contact PAA Director, Lena Coe
at coefamily816@gmail.com.
2018-2019 Playground Supervision Program
Our goal is to have one volunteer parent to act
as crossing guard on the playground every day to assist the school staff during
the entire recess period. Recess will be
11:00 am – 12:25 pm.
All families need to volunteer for recess
supervision 2-3 times this year for the safety of the children. (Parents of half-day preschoolers are not
required to volunteer as their children do not participate in lunch recess
time.) If you find your schedule doesn’t allow you to volunteer for Recess
Duty, you may opt out by paying $50. (Separate charge from Volunteer
Requirement. Recess hours are applied to the 15-hours/year of volunteering.) These
funds are used to defray the cost of additional paid recess staff. At the end of the school year, families will
be charged $50 if they haven’t volunteered for recess.
Volunteering at All Saints Academy
Volunteering at school
is a wonderful opportunity to give back, share your gifts and allows you to see
your children and other children in the school setting. It is also an important
component to supporting the education delivered daily.
We request that each
family volunteer 15 hours/year at school. This can include but not limited to
the following: serving lunch, recess
supervision, classroom assistance, Picture Day, playing a musical instrument at
mass, copying, Thursday folders, Spring Picnic, Junior Achievement (JA),
Extravaganza planning, etc.
If your day/year does
not allow you to volunteer the 15-hour requirement, families pay $50 per family.
Hours are tracked in our office. These funds are used to defray the costs of
additional staff or overtime required of staff in the building assisting
teachers and school staff daily.
Our talents and skills
are meant to be cultivated and shared with others. Sharing our God-given gifts
by actively participating in the life of our parish and school is an expression
of stewardship. “As each one of us has received a gift, use it to serve one
another as good stewards of God’s varied grace,” 1 Peter 4:10.
REMIND!
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 is that easy. You will be added to the parent list. If
you have signed up in the past, it is not necessary to sign up again.
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.
Playground Duty – Week
of Sept. 3rd – 7th
9/3 – No School – Labor Day
9/4 – Loch
9/5 – Young
9/6 – Stockinger
9/7 – Kaeter
Keep
Collecting!
It all adds up! Last year ASA received over
$7,000 from labels and related rewards. 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 all our parents for making “Back-To-School”
night a successful evening.
…to St. Michael’s Social Concerns Committee for
the generous donation of school supplies to ASA.
…to Meghan Baynes for the donation of Christmas
magnets.
Upcoming
Dates
Aug. 31: No school for students or staff
Sept. 3: Labor Day- no school
Sept. 4: Regular
classes begin, bussing begins
Sept. 11: Picture Day
Sept. 13: Parent
Meeting Night, Preschool – 6th grade
Sept. 28: SC
Grandparents Day
Oct. 18 & 19: Autumn Vacation – no school for students and
staff
Welcome back to a
new school year!
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.
