Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
December 19, 2019
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Please remember that school is not in session from Dec. 23 through January 1st. We will see you on January 2.
Christmas Program at ASA TONIGHT
The annual Christmas program is TONIGHT, Thursday, Dec. 19th at 6:30 pm at St. Paul’s Church. Doors will be opened at 6 pm. Kindergarten – 6 th grade students may be dropped off and picked up in their homeroom. Preschool students may arrive at 6:20 pm and meet their teacher in the cafeteria and will return to you immediately after the preschool songs.
Student Absences or Late Students
With illness season upon us, please call the office to report your child’s absence before 8 am using the Attendance option . 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.
All Saints Academy Advent Bake Sale
Tomorrow is the last bake sale. Proceeds for the bake sale will be going towards our Christmas families and Cathedral students traveling to Tanzania, Africa for a mission trip this spring. Everyone can purchase baked items. If your child is interested in purchasing items, he or she is welcome to bring a small amount of money to buy some items. If you are interested in donating baked items, please email Mrs. O’Neal at amy.o’neal@allsaintsmn.org.
Recess Volunteers
Currently, ASA doesn’t have any recess volunteers for the month of January. If you are able please consider volunteering so that we are able to keep the students safe and have adequate supervision! Please help us during the lunch/recess hour. C ontact Marissa Bristow in the office to sign up for available dates ( marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org .) We ask that eligible families volunteer 2-3 times during the school year.
Extravaganza Raffle Tickets
Extravaganza raffle tickets were sent home earlier in December. You may turn in money from sold raffle tickets to the office. We have more tickets if you would like to sell more. Top ticket sellers will receive priority seating for Christmas shows or the graduation mass.
Family Updates
Thank you to all who have signed up for the meal trains. 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, a gift card or a donation. 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 lift these families up in prayer!
St. Peter's Sunday School:
Sunday school is open to ANY children ages 3-first grade. It takes place during the 10:30 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
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 . THIS YEAR’S ENTERTAINMENT IS DEUCES WILD--DUELING PIANOS!
Table sales begin today to ASA families only!
If you would like to purchase a table (seats 8), your group will have reserved seating for the show! Call your family and friends!
Tables are $500, and you can order them here:
Individual tickets will be sold beginning November 24th to ASA families only, and to the public beginning Dec. 1. Tickets purchased individually will not have reserved seating!
Deuces Wild is highly sought after and this is their only show in the area this season! We expect to sell out quickly.
Playground Duty – Week of Jan. 2nd - 10th
01/02 – Need two volunteers
01/03 - Need two volunteers
01/06 - Need two volunteers
01/07 - Need two volunteers
01/08 - Need two volunteers
01/09 - Need two volunteers
01/10 - Need two volunteers
Bulletin Board
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.
The YMCA is holding basketball camps and for boys and girls Kindergarten – 8 th grade. Flyers are attached to the School Speak newsletter if you are interested.
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 login 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
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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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
Tonight: Christmas Program, PreK - 6th grade, 6:30 pm
Dec. 23 - Jan. 1: Christmas Vacation, No School
Jan. 2: School Resumes, Full Day of Classes
Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Day, CCS Workshop, No School for Students
Jan. 21: District 742 no in session, no bussing available
Jan. 26 -31: Catholic Schools Week
Jan. 28: Open House for 2020-2021 (9am – 7 pm)
Feb. 7: District Early Release, no bussing at end of day
Feb. 8: Extravaganza
Feb. 17: Presidents’ Day, no school for students or staff
Feb. 18: CCS Workshop, no school for students
Feb. 21: End of 2 nd trimester
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.
