Summer Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Summer 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!
New Teachers & Staff!
We welcome Lisa Kent to All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus. Ms. Kent has taught at St. Cloud Christian, the twin cities and most recently in Sartell school district. She is a graduate of Sts. Peter, Paul & Michael School and Cathedral. She has 3 sons. She will have a 6th grade homeroom and teach 5th & 6th grade science. Welcome Ms. Kent!
Back To School Night
Back-To-School Night 2018 (formerly known as Open House,) will be Thursday, August 23, 2018. There will not be a Paperwork Night, as in years past. Below is the schedule for Thursday, August 23rd:
4:00 – 5:00 pm New Parent Meeting in St. Paul’s Community Room
4:00 – 5:30 pm Informational tables in the cafeteria (PAA/Band/Strings/PAC/Funzone/Parishes’ Faith Formation)
5:00 – 6:30 pm Back-To-School Night in classrooms
Paperwork folders will be available for pick-up Mon., Aug. 13 th – Thurs., Aug. 16 th from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm in the main office . Paperwork folders will only be released to legal guardians of our students. Please complete the required information inside the folder and return completed paperwork at Back-To-School Night in the cafeteria. There will be boxes available to drop off completed forms. The paperwork folder will contain the homeroom your child will have for the 2018-2019 school year. Homeroom information will be available online on School Speak beginning August 23rd.
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.
Start Dates 2018-2019 School Year
The 2018-2019 school year for Preschoolers – 6th graders will begin Monday, August 27, 2018. School begins at 7:50 am and ends at 2:55 pm. There will be no bussing available the first week of school. As in the past, we ask that parents provide transportation for their children to and from school during this first week of school.
Kindergarten – 6th grade students – Door 4 (back door) open and supervision in the gym begins at 7 am. Feel free to drop your child off in the gym. Students report directly to the gym if arriving prior to 7:45 am. All students in grade K-6 must arrive no later than 7:45 am on Morning Meeting days.
Preschool Students - Preschool students can be dropped off at the gym between 7 – 7:30 am. Staff will escort all preschoolers in the gym down to their classrooms at 7:30 am. Preschool students should report directly to their classrooms if they arrive after 7:30 am.
Dismissal Procedures at 2:55 pm
K – 6thwithout 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 – 6thwith Preschool siblings – parents may meet their preschooler and their K-6th children by the preschool rooms.
Fall Athletic (PAA) Activities
Attached to this email you will find the 5th and 6th grade fall sports information for 2018-2019. These registrations should be returned at Back to School night. Students have the option of playing volleyball, soccer or football in the fall.
There will be a fall sports meeting the night of Open House, Aug. 23rd from 6:30 - 7:30 pm in the building cafeteria.
If your child will be playing football, we will be handing out the football equipment after the meeting as well.
If you would like to coach any sport that PAA offers or have questions, please contact PAA Director, Lena Coe atcoefamily816@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.
Stay Informed! Be the first to know!
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.
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 our custodians and staff who have worked hard this summer to clean, update and get our school building ready for the coming year!
Upcoming Dates
Aug. 23: Back to School Night, please, schedule located above
Aug. 27: First Day of school; no bussing available this week.
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.
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