Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
September 27, 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 news for you and your family.
Mass this week is at 1:30 pm for Grandparents Day. A reminder for parents, please do not have your children wear shorts to mass on Friday. There will not be time to change into Mass attire on Friday.
K-6 Grandparents Day is TOMORROW September 28th!
Grandparents/Special Friend Day Is Friday, September 28th. We love having our grandparents here! The day will begin with hospitality with refreshments beginning at 12:00 pm in the cafeteria followed by classroom time at 12:30 pm. Grandparents go to the classrooms of their grandchildren for classroom activities. We will have volunteer parents to help you find you locate your grandchild’s homeroom. We will be celebrating mass at 1:30 pm at St. Paul’s Church.
If your children will be going home with grandparents, the school will need the permission slip (pink half-sheet) with a parent’s signature. We hope your child’s grandparents will be able to join us for this special day.
Preschool Grandparents Day is September 27th and 28th!
Preschool Grandparents’ Day is September 27 th and 28 th from 8:00 am – 9:00 am. Please chose the date that works best for you. There will be activities in their classroom as well as refreshments for grandparents.
After School Activities Fundraiser
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the ASA Volleyball team is sponsoring a fundraiser for to purchase new equipment for our after school activities. The team needed new volleyballs and several other teams need new equipment as well. The players created and designed a fundraiser to help offset these costs. If your child would like to participate, students may bring a $1 to wear a hat and/or $1 to wear pajamas to school on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
Conferences in October
Conferences for the first trimester of school will be held on Thursday, Oct. 11 th and Monday, Oct. 15 thfrom 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 fall conferences. If you do not know your username/password, please contact Marissa Bristow and she will assist you. On School Speak:
1. Find your child’s homeroom page on the left side of the screen
2. Click on “Fall Conferences”
3. Choose your conference time & sign up.
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. Phy Ed, Music, Art & Spanish conference sign up is located in the School Group, at the bottom on the left side of the screen.
Mrs Faye Haws will also be available by appointment on Oct. 11 th & 15 th during conference hours. Please text her at 320-224-6524 to make an appointment.
Workathon 2018 – Save the Date: October 27 th
Families will find information regarding the Workathon in next week’s Thursday folder. If you know of someone in the neighborhood that needs assistance with raking or other yard work, please complete the forms that have been provided. We will be having a kick-off with the students in October. Look for more information about the Workathon in future weeks.
Parents as Partners Session 1
Returning this year is PAC’s Parents as Partners Series, four evenings designed to give parents a leg up on issues we all face in parenting! This year’s sessions will focus on Mental Health, Keeping Kids Safe, Talking Kids about Money, and Our Catholic Faith. These sessions are typically on the 4th Monday of the month, four times a year.
Our first session will be on Oct. 29th and will focus on Child Brain Development and early signs of Anxiety and Depression in young children. The session will be interactive, with time to ask questions. Our presenters are Denise Oehrlein and Greta Kramer from Milestone Counseling in St. Cloud.
Simple supper (free will donation) begins at 5:30. At 6:15, students will go to their FunZone rooms. Child care is also free. Questions? Please contact Paula Leider.
Please RSVP on this google form. https://goo.gl/forms/lm5fFOo28qlGA1li2
5/6 Knowledge Bowl
SC Campus would like to invite 5 th and 6 th graders to be part of our Knowledge Bowl team. Knowledge Bowl (KB) is an academic competition that promotes academic achievement and rewards academic excellence. KB promotes academics and helps develop leadership skills in a fun environment. Paperwork was sent home and is attached to the email as well as version on School Speak. If you have more questions about KB, please contact Ms. Mary Cheryl Opatz, 6 th grade teacher, marycheryl.opatz@allsaintsmn.org or our parent coach, Tara Voumard at wata9901@yahoo.com. If you are interested in volunteering/driving for Knowledge Bowl, please let Mrs. Opatz know.
Safe Environment Training for All Volunteers
All Volunteers must complete a background check through the St. Cloud Diocese. Click onhttps://stcloud.cmgconnect.org/ . Please refer to the green or pink sheet in this Thursday folders for more detailed directions. All volunteers must complete the training.
If you have completed the training within the past 4 years, you will have an account. Your username is FirstName.LastName.dosc and your initial password is 1234. Please update your password as well as address and DOB, etc. On your dashboard, you need to click on Start Curriculum to open up the RENEWAL TRAINING.
If you have never had a background check or is expired with the Diocese of St. Cloud , you will need to register for a new account. Once you have registered, your dashboard will show you the required training.
Volunteer Opportunity PAC!
Parent Activity Committee is looking for some volunteer(s) to lead Eerie Alley at our annual Halloween Carnival on Saturday, October 27th! This event is one of the most fun and exciting events that PAC sponsors. This would entail creating/decorating a haunted house type area in the basement of the school. If you or someone you know loves to be scary and decorate for Halloween, please contact Tara Roiger attdroiger@gmail.com before Friday, September 14th.
PAA Results
Boys Football Won on Tuesday 14-0 against SEAS/SMHOC. The next game is Tuesday against St. Boni!
Volleyball is currently 2-2!
Soccer lost by one on Tuesday, and their next game is today!
Roctober Fest is coming!
Join St. Joseph Catholic School (formerly known as ASA, St. Joseph Campus,) for their first ever Roctober Fest. The date is Saturday, September 29 th from 5:45 pm – 12:00 am in Downtown St. Joseph. There will be a polka mass with a German buffet dinner. Craft beer will be available at the outdoor beer hall as well as German fun and games. The Bavarian Muskmeisters will perform at 6 pm and Radio Nation at 9 am. Everyone is invited. Tickets and event information is available on Facebook at Rocktoberfest St. Joseph!
Playground Duty – Week of Oct. 1st – 5th.
10/01 – Need 2 volunteers
10/02 – Hoffmann/Ward
10/03 – Heidgerken/ Need 1 volunteer
10/04 – Lee/Mathiowetz
10/05 – Loch/Cheek
Bulletin Board
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.
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.
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.
2018-2019 Playground Supervision Program
Our goal is to have two volunteer parents to act as crossing guard/lunch supervision on the lunchroom/playground every day to assist the school staff during the entire recess period. Recess will be 11:00 am – 12:35 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.
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.
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
Upcoming Dates
Sept. 28: Grandparents Day
Oct. 11 & 15: Parent Teacher conferences
Oct. 18 & 19: Autumn Vacation – no school for students and staff
Oct. 24 Picture Retake Day & photos of M/W/Th Preschool
Oct. 27 Work-A-thon (Tentative)
Oct. 27 Halloween Carnival (Waite Park Building)
Oct. 29 Parents as Partners
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.
