Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
October 31, 2019
No After-School Bussing
Reminder that tomorrow, Nov. 1st is a FULL day of school.
There is no bussing in the afternoon on November 1 st .
All Saints Day Mass
Tomorrow, Friday, Nov.. 1 st we celebrate All Saints Day. Mass is at 9 am at St. Joseph Waite Park. Everyone is welcome to join us. Students will be bussed
Workathon 2019 has Kicked Off
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Workathon last Saturday. It was a beautiful fall day with lots of sunshine. We’ve heard so many positive comments about the lawn raking. Currently, ASA has raised 83% and donations continue to come in the mail. If family and friends have given you their pledge, please turn them into the office so dollar amounts can be awarded.
Recess Volunteers Needed this Winter
As we enter the cold winter months our students continue to go outside for recess. We are in great need of volunteers in November, December, January and February. Please contact Marissa Bristow in the office to sign up for available dates (marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.) 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!
Family Updates
Thank you to all who have signed up for the meal trains for the Finley and Ortega families. It is greatly appreciated! These meals have been amazing blessings for all of our families.
There are still many opportunities to help both families with a meal or a gift card to an area restaurant. Please sign up if you can!
Finley Meal train: https://mealtrain.com/643vw8
Ortega Meal Train: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/9g680o
Bellicot Meal Train: https://www.foodtidings.com/Schedule/View/284f76e5-677c-4358-bd30-d0ecb781e77e
Please keep Nov. 15th open for a Taco Bar Benefit dinner to support our three families dealing with cancer! There will be food, fellowship, prayer and a silent auction!
Please lift these families up in prayer!
Arrival Reminder
Students in grades K-6 should report directly to the gym when they arrive between 7:30 – 7:45 am . They will be dismissed to their classrooms at the appropriate time. Feel free to drop your child off in the gym. All students in grade K-6 must arrive no later than 7:45 am on Morning Meeting days (first day of the school week.) Preschool students should report directly to their classrooms. If you need to drop off before 7:30 am, please register for Morning Funzone, and sign up for the days you need on School Sspeak.
Turkey Bingo
St. Peter's is having a Turkey/Pie bingo!! TONS of prizes along with some pies and turkey. Friday Nov 15th, dinner served from 5:15-6 for $4.00. Pizza Joe, chips, salad, cookie and beverage. Bingo runs from 6:00-8:00 and is $0.25/game with special pricing for families. Watch your child's Thursday folders next week for a coupon for some free games!
Ski Club
All Saints Academy Ski Club will begin Friday evenings at Powder Ridge after the Christmas break.
With the Ski Club pass, you will ski six Fridays for less than $30 per time.
It is a great way to get to know other ASA families and learn to ski!
Watch the ASA newsletter for more information
or email Jane Kedrowski at mrskedrowski@hotmail.com .
PAC CORNER
Thank you: Parents you were amazing with your treats/candy donations for the Halloween Fest! Thank you! We appreciate your generosity.
Feedback: We'd love to hear from you regarding any feedback, good/bad/all regarding the Halloween Fest. Please send an email to pac@allsaintsmn.org
Halloween Fest: Huge shout out to everyone that helped make the Halloween Fest a success! You are all amazing!
Movie Tickets:
PAC is excited to announce we’ve partnered with Marcus Theaters to offer discounted Platinum movie tickets at $8.50 a ticket!!! A savings to you of $4.00 off per ticket. A portion of all sales will go back into ASA PAC to help fund/support activities and events for the school and staff.
Sales do not count towards the school fundraising goal.
Order forms will be in your child's Thursday folder on Nov 7th. We will accept cash or checks written to: PAC. Order forms and money are due November 26th. Gift cards/movie tickets will be dispensed to families the week of December 16th …just in time for stocking stuffers and holiday gifts!
All questions should be directed to PAC liasons or PAC email pac@allsaintsmn.org
Upcoming Dates:
November 6: Monthly Meeting
December 4: Monthly Meeting
St. Peter's Sunday School:
Sunday school is open to ANY children ages 3-first grade. It takes place during the 10:00 mass on Sundays at St. Peter's church. The children sing songs, pray together, hear bible stories and do crafts. If you have any questions please contact Meaghan Baynes at meaghan.baynes@gmail.com . Registration is online through the parish website under the faith formation tab. The specific link for the Sunday School form is
Strings Program
ASA would like to invite your child if they are in grades 3-6 to consider playing a stringed instrument. ASA offers 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
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 .
Joy Choir
The Church of St. Paul and St. Peter is offering Joy Choir again this year to all students in grades 2-6. If your child would like to attend please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/HJ2nhaCAMqAzPi5K7 Questions, please contact Laurie Kremer at lkremer@stpetestpaul.org
Save the Date!
The All Saints Academy Extravaganza will be on Feb. 8, 2020 ! Please mark your calendars for this exciting community event. Also, if you’d like to join the planning committee, please contact the office. Watch Facebook for a BIG announcement on our entertainment this year!!!!
2019-2020 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 – 12:40 pm.
Please contact the office to sign up for Playground Supervision. We need two parents (All-day Preschool - 6) everyday to assist the school staff during the entire recess/lunch period. There is a calendar in the office for your convenience or you can call Mrs. Bristow to sign up
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.
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Playground Duty – Week of Nov. 4 th – Nov. 15 th
11/4 – Young/Need one volunteer
11/5 – Need two volunteers
11/6 – Krebsbach/Need one volunteer
11/7 – Need two volunteers
11/8 – Need two volunteers
11/11 – Scanlon/Need one volunteer
11/12 – Need two volunteers
11/13 - Need two volunteers
11/14 - Need two volunteers
11/15 - Need two volunteers
Bulletin Board
There are informational forms for St. Cloud Youth Hockey’s TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE program! Please feel free to pick up a flier in our office or email us to send a flier home with your child.
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.
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.
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
Nov. 1: All Saints Day, School Mass
Nov. 2: All Souls Day
Nov. 14: Open House for Prospective Preschool & Kindergarten Students
Nov. 15: End of First Trimester
Nov. 27 - 29: Thanksgiving Vacation, No School for Students or Staff
Dec. 1: First Sunday of Advent
Dec. 6: Dist. 742 Early Release, no bussing available at the end of the day.
Dec. 8: Immaculate Conception
Dec. 19: Christmas Program, PreK - 6th grade, 6:30 pm
Dec. 23 - Jan. 1: Christmas Vacation, No School
Jan. 2: School Resumes, Full Day of Classes
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.
