Weekly Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
April 25, 2019
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.
Kindergarten Round Up
Kindergarten Round is scheduled for Monday, April 29 th (there is no school for current Kindergarten students.) It begins in the Community Room at 8;30 am. You will be able to pick up your child at 10:45 am in the Kindergarten classrooms. If your child normally attends ASA preschool on Mondays, he/she will be brought to the Kindergarten classrooms at 8:30 am. They will return to preschool shortly before lunch.
We encourage all parents to attend to meet our Kindergarten teachers and ask questions of our staff. Please RSVP to let us know you are coming, 251-5295.
Volunteer/Donor Appreciation Mass
In honor of you, our volunteers & donors, and the way you give of yourself in countless ways Please join our students as we honor you and many others:
Friday, May 3, 2019
8:15 am, Liturgy of Thanks at St. Paul’s Church
Continental Breakfast, and student performances after Liturgy
See you Friday, May 10 th
ASA will be honoring our special volunteers during mass. If you plan on attending, please RSVP by calling the office, 251-5295.
P arochial A thletic A ssociation news!!
Softball and Baseball had their first games on Tuesday 4/23
The softball team ASA/SKD took on SMHOC/SEAS at St Elizabeth. They lost in a good first game.
The baseball team traveled to Cold Spring to play St Boni (L) 2-3.
Thursday
The softball team plays St Boniface @ 5:45(Whitney #7)
The baseball team plays SMHOC @ 5:45(WP- Rivers Edge)
update: WP fields are not playable. Game will be at Kiffmeyer Park
Summer Funzone Kids’ Camp
The deadline for registering your children for Summer Funzone Kids’ Camp is May 1st . Registration paperwork came home several weeks ago. If you have questions please contact Angie Mohs,sc.funzone@allsaintsmn.org . There are many activities and field trips planned for our summer-care program.
Band Opportunities
Band exploration events are ramping up for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders! This week 3rd graders had a presentation to learn more about band and to see all the different instruments they could play! Next week is when the real fun begins, as all 3rd graders and any interested 4th and 5th graders will get to actually try playing all the band instruments! You will receive a packet of information to find out more about band and to sign your child up, but if you have any questions already, contact band director, Sean Jacobson, at sc.catholicbands@gmail.com .
Registration for the 2019-2020 school year is OPEN!
All ASA families received an email from TADS to register for the upcoming school year. Please register as soon as possible. New family registration has begun too. Please complete your registration by April 1st, and tuition assistance applications are due through TADS by April 18th. If you need assistance with completing these forms, please contact the office.
Recess Volunteers Needed this Spring
Please consider volunteering for recess in April & May! Please contact Marissa Bristow in the office to sign up for available dates. 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.
Thank you all for your help and generosity with your time!
PAC Corner:
Field Trip Support:
With all your fundraising support, PAC has given $1,170 to help pay for field trips for all the students!!! This money will be used to offset the cost of bussing to the field trips.
Executive Board Nominations:
Nominations for the positions of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer were due by Friday, April 19 th Nominations can be emailed to PAC@allsaintsmn.org Voting will take place at the May PAC meeting
ASA Family Spring Picnic: Save the date…Wednesday, May 22 nd
Marcus Theatre Movie Tickets:
Tickets are $8.50 and every 2 tickets receive a $3 concession voucher. Send an email to PAC@allsaintsmn.org to arrange payment and pick up.
Join PAC: Do you see activities you would like to help with that PAC coordinates? Contact Tara Roiger via email at PAC@allsaintsmn.org
PAC Important Upcoming Dates:
May 1st: Monthly Meeting
May 22nd: Spring Family Picnic
Marcus Theatre Movie Tickets:
Don’t spend full price on the movies when you can get a discounted PAC has movie tickets on hand! Tickets are $8.50 and every 2 tickets receive a $3 concession voucher. Send an email to PAC@allsaintsmn.org to arrange payment and pick up.
Join PAC: Do you see activities you would like to help with that PAC coordinates? Contact Tara Roiger via email at PAC@allsaintsmn.org
PAC Important Upcoming Dates:
May 1st: Monthly Meeting
Playground Duty – Week of April 29th – May 3rd , 11 am - 12:35 pm.
4/29 – Need two volunteers
4/30 - Makarrall/ Need one volunteer
5/01 – French/ Need one volunteer
5/02 – Need two volunteers
5/03 – Lieser/ Need one volunteer
Bulletin Board
The 10th Annual Taste of St. Cloud will be held Mon., May 6, 2019 from 4:30 - 7:30 pm. Tickets are $30/person ($35 at the door.) This event will be held at the River’s Edge Convention Center, 100 4th Ave. S., St. Cloud. This event supports the Franciscan Community Volunteers, a ministry of the Franciscan Sisters. Tickets can be purchased from Sister Joyce, foster grandparent in Mrs. Decker’s room.
Stearns County Breakfast on the Farm is a hands-on, agriculture awareness event designed to help people of all ages learn more about the farms that produce our food. The Breakfast is held annually on the first Saturday in June. This year the Breakfast is on Saturday, June 1, 2019 . The event will be held rain or shine.
Breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. and activities end at 12:30 p.m. We encourage families to arrive early enough to enjoy breakfast and allow time for a guided tour of the farm, which takes about 45 minutes. Should you have any questions about this event please feel free to check out the event website at http://stearnsfarmbreakfast.com/ or on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/stearnsfarmbreakfast/ .
Camp Invention is a high-energy, hands-on STEM camp. Dates for the camp include June 24 th – 27 th from 8 am – 4 pm. It will be held at the College of St. Benedict. Stop in the office for more information.
Faith and Fun with Franciscans is the title of the Franciscan Girls Camp. The Camp is for girls who have completed 6th - 8th grade. It will run from Tuesday, June 4th to Thursday, June 6th at Assissi Park on the grounds of St. Francis Convent in Little Falls. Girls will enjoy a variety of nature and fun activities. This year’s theme is Swimming in God’s Love .
Foster Grandparent Program
Do you know some who enjoys volunteering at school and is 55 or older? Partnering with the Central Minnesota Foster Grandparent Program, we are looking for local adults age 55+ to become part of this exciting intergenerational program. If you know someone who enjoys working with children, would like some extra spending money every month, and has a little time to spare, this could be a wonderful opportunity for them.
As a Foster Grandparent, you would be helping those students that need just a little extra attention so they can succeed. Foster Grandparents help children by reading with them, working on math assignments, completing art projects and much more. Foster Grandparents are also positive role models who demonstrate caring for others by volunteering in local schools.
The Foster Grandparent Program offers many benefits to those who participate, including a tax-free hourly reimbursement, transportation reimbursement for mileage or for using a city bus, orientation, on-going training, health benefits and more. Please encourage older adults you know to consider volunteering in our school as a Foster Grandparent.
For more information please contact Sara Heurung, Area Supervisor - Foster Grandparent Program, 1-320-229-4589 or Toll free 1-866-895-7992,
Email sheurung@ccstcloud.org
Safe Environment Training for All Volunteers
All Volunteers must complete a background check through the St. Cloud Diocese. Click on https://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.
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.
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.
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-Aware!
Please remember that we are a Nut-Aware 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
Apr. 29 th – Kindergarten Round Up, no school for current Kindergarten students
May 3 – Volunteer/Donor Appreciation Mass & Breakfast
May 17 & 18 – Spring Musical
May 27 – Memorial Day, no school for students or staff
May 31 – 6 th grade Graduation, 8:15 am mass; last day of school for Preschool – 5 th grade
Jun 3 & 4 – Professional Development Days
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.
