April 18, 2019 Weekly Parent Newsletter

Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus

April 18, 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.

ASA will not be in session Friday, April 19th & Monday, April 22nd due to Easter Break. We will be in session on Tuesday, April 23rd. Have a blessed Triduum & happy Easter. Enjoy this time with your family.

Lenten Projects

Thank you to everyone who donated to any of our Lenten collections. Last week, we collected $250 to help out our Christmas families with Easter.

Triduum

The Days of the Triduum Begin Today - Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. The three most important days of the liturgical year, filled with pageantry, prayer, penance, procession and pilgrimage. These days celebrate the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord.

We invite and encourage you to celebrate these days with your children as the holiest days of the year that they are. Traditions can begin at any point in time; if you don’t already have Sacred Triduum traditions in your family, it’s never too late to begin.

Please involve your family in these special holy days; make these services a part of your family tradition.

Following are the schedules from our parishes to assist you in incorporating these rich traditions of faith into your upcoming family days.

The Holy Triduum/Easter Schedule

	St. Paul’s	St. Peter’s	St. Joseph, Waite Park	St. Michael’s
Thu., 4/18		7:30 pm mass	7:00 pm
Fri., 4/19	1:00 pm	6:30 pm	12:00 pm	3:00 pm
Sat., 4/20	8:00 pm		7:30 pm
Sun., 4/21	9:00 am	8:30 am & 10:30 am	7:30 am, 9:00 am & 10:30 am (Spanish)	10:30 am

1 st Communion Rehearsal

St. Peter & St. Paul will be moving the 1 st Communion Rehearsal to Thursday, April 25 th at 3 pm so as not to conflict with the 2 nd grade field trip on April 24th. (Originally, rehearsal was to be held on Wed., April 24 th )

Kindergarten Round Up

Kindergarten Round is scheduled for Monday, April 29th (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.

Band Opportunities

Happy April! With only two months of school left, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders have some exciting opportunities coming up to consider joining band for next year! You will be receiving more information on joining band, informational meetings for families to learn more, the many benefits of learning to play a musical instrument, and why we hope that you will choose for band to be a part of YOUR child’s education! If you have questions or think that your child would like to be in band, 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 & March! 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:

Beaver Island Tending for a Cause:

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported PAC. We had a great turn out! Also, a huge thank you goes out to Paula Leider and Mark Chamernick for serving us! The money raised will be used to support your children through PAC sponsored activities and other school events.

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 are due by Friday, April 19th Nominations can be emailed to PAC@allsaintsmn.orgVoting will take place at the May PAC meeting

ASA Family Spring Picnic: Save the date…Wednesday, May 22nd

GREAT EASTER BASKET GIFT….

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:

April 19th: Executive Board Nominations Close

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 22nd – 26th , 11 am - 12:35 pm.

4/22 – No School

4/23 – Makarrall/Need one volunteer

4/24 – A. Nelson/Need one volunteer

4/25 – A. Nelson/Need one volunteer

4/26 – Kedrowski/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 at https://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

Mar. 20 - Open House for 2019-2020, 9 am - 5:30 pm

Mar. 28th - Reconciliation 2/3/4

Apr. 3 - Open House for 2019-2020, 9 am - 5:30 pm

Apr. 11th - Reconciliation 5/6

Apr. 16 th – Preschool & Kindergarten Spring Program

Apr. 18 th – Seder Meal

Apr. 19 th – 22 nd – Easter Break, No School for students or staff

Apr. 29 th – Kindergarten Round Up, no school for current Kindergarten students

May 3 - Volunteer Appreciation Mass & Breakfast

May 5 - Elementary Strings Concert, CHS

May14 - Elementary Band Concert, CHS

May 16 - Family Spring Picnic

May 17 – 18 - Spring Musical, 7 pm

May 21 - 6th Grade MN County Fair

May 27 - Memorial Day, No School for Students or Staff

May 31 - School in session; No bussing available

6th Grade Graduation Mass, Last Day for PreK – 5th grade

June 3 – 4 - Professional Development Days for for Licensed Staff

Progress Reports Mailed

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.