Parent
Newsletter
All
Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
December
5, 2019
No After-School Bussing
Tomorrow
Reminder that tomorrow, December
6th is a FULL day of school at ASA.
There is no bussing in the
afternoon on December 6th.
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
All Saints Academy is hosting a bake sale every Friday after mass
during Advent. 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.
Giving Tree Ornaments
Advent began Sunday, Dec. 1st and our
Giving Tree has ornaments available. We at All Saints Academy, want to live out
our core value of "Sharing Generously" with those in our own
community. We never need to look very far to reach be the helping hand that
people very close to us may need.
This year All Saints Academy has adopted four
families. Please consider helping us provide a merry Christmas to these
families. If you would like to participate in our Giving Tree, please stop
by the school lobby and pick up an ornament containing a gift request for one
of our families, purchase the gift and place it unwrapped along with the original ornament under the tree by December 18th. You are welcome to
provide wrapping paper or a gift bag for the item if you wish. If you purchase a gift card, please turn the card and ornament to the
school office. Our Giving Tree is located in the lobby by the front door.
Christmas Program at ASA
The annual Christmas program will be Thursday,
Dec. 19th at 6:30 pm at St. Paul’s Church. Look for more details to come.
Winter Clothing during Recess
Now that winter has descended upon us, students need to dress
appropriately for outdoor recess. They go outside on most days. Please send
boots and snow pants to school everyday. Wearing the appropriate winter
clothing keeps them warm and shoes/clothing dry during the school day. Students
may leave snow pants and boots at school on their hook.
Recess Volunteers Needed this Winter
As we enter the cold winter months our students continue to go
outside for recess. We are in need of volunteers to help with crossing
guard duties for safety purposes need of volunteers in, December, January and
February. Please consider helping us during the
lunch/recess hour. Contact Marissa Bristow
in the office to sign up for available dates (marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.)
Family Updates
Over $24,000 was raised at the November 15th Cancer
Benefit fund raiser. Thank you to
everyone who helped to make it a success.
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!
Please lift these families up in prayer!
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:
Movie Tickets:
Marcus Theaters movie tickets
& gift card came in a week early! They will be available for pick up
next week. Watch for additional information for the pick up date!
Thank You to all that purchased and sold tickets! PAC appreciates
it.
St Nick:
Don't forget to ask your kids about St Nick & Rupert on Friday when you
pick them up!
Join PAC: PAC is
a committee open to all ASA parents, you are welcome to come to any
meeting! If you have questions about PAC or want to help/join, please
reach out to Tara Roiger via email pac@allsaintsmn.org
Upcoming Dates:
Week of Dec 9th - Movie
tickets/gift card pick up
Jan 8th - Monthly Meeting
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 Nov. 25th – Dec. 6th
12/09 – Need two volunteers
12/10 – Need two volunteers
12/11 – Young/Need one volunteer
12/12 – Kayser/Need one volunteer
12/13 - Need two
volunteers
12/16 – Need two volunteers
12/17 – Need two volunteers
12/18 – Need two volunteers
12/19 – Kayser/Need one volunteer
12/20 - 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 – 8th grade.
Flyers are attached to the School Speak newsletter if you are
interested.
St. Cloud Park & Recreation Winter Wonderland will be held Saturday, December 14th
from 1 -4 pm at Lake George. This is a
free event with the donation of a food shelf item. There will be photos with Santa, a reindeer
exhibit, cookie decorating, arts & crafts, touch-a-truck and much
more.
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
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
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)
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.
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