Thursday, February 6, 2020

February 6, 2020 Weekly Parent Newsletter

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly Parent Newsletter
February 6, 2020
No After-School Bussing Tomorrow
Reminder that tomorrow, February 7th is a FULL day of school at ASA.
There is no bussing in the afternoon on February 7th.
EXTRAVAGANZA IS SATURDAY, FEBRAURY 8 TH !!!
Extravaganza is here! The All Saints Academy Extravaganza is this Saturday, February 8, 2020 ! THIS YEAR’S ENTERTAINMENT IS DEUCES WILD--DUELING PIANOS! This is ASA’s largest fund raiser. You won’t want to miss it. The social begins at 5:30 featuring our silent auction. The Mashed Potato Bar will begin at 6 pm. Dueces Wild will perform from 8 – 10 pm with dessert being served at 9 am. We hope you all can make it!
There is still time to purchase your ticket. You may come in to school and buy your tickets. We will also be selling tickets at the door.
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 are also available.
Raffle ticket money and unsold raffle tickets can be brought into the office. MN Gambling board requires ASA to document all raffle tickets.
Deuces Wild is highly sought after and this is their only show in the area this season! We expect to sell out quickly.
If you would like to volunteer by helping with decorations/set-up for Extravaganza, there is a sign up available now. Tear down and clean-up is also an option. Even if this is your first time coming to Extravaganza your help is needed. If you are unable to volunteer during the school days due to work hours, all of these volunteer opportunities are on the weekend! All hours will be applied to the volunteer requirement of 15 hours/family. The Sign Up link is https://signup.com/login/entry/9584069800120
Conferences in February
Conferences for the second trimester of school will be held on Thursday, Feb. 20th and Thursday, Feb. 27th from 3:45 pm – 7:00 pm both nights . Each conference is a 15 minute, scheduled appointment to meet with your child/ren's homeroom teacher. Parent(s) is/are required to be in attendance at both fall & winter conferences. We are using School Speak to sign up and organize our winter conferences. Conference sign up will begin tomorrow, Thursday, February 6th. If you do not know your username/password, please email Mrs. Bristow, marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org. Conference sign up is also available for Music, Art, Spanish, Phy. Ed. and Title 1 teachers on the home page.
Mrs. Haws (Barton Reading and Spelling tutor) will have conferences with parents by appointment only. Text her at (320)224-6524 to set up a time on either date.
Registration For Next Year
Registration for the 2020-2021 school year has now arrived! But, it is easier than ever. As you know, we have adopted continuous enrollment at our campus. So all current students will automatically be re-enrolled for the 2020-2021 school year. Parents will only need to log on to their TADS account to update information and make any necessary changes to the tuition agreement. Please update your information by March 1st, 2020.
Your registration fees of $100 per student (this is a change from previous years) will be charged on April 1st, 2020 to the payment method that is used in your tuition agreement. Unless you make changes to your tuition agreement, the current payment plan and method will carry over to the 2020-2021 school year! If you are not planning on returning to ASA, please notify me in writing of your intentions prior to March 1st, 2020 to avoid paying the non-refundable registration fee.
Financial Aid applications will continue to be collected on TADS as well, and you will need to reapply each year for tuition assistance. Financial Aid applications must be completed by April 15th, 2020 through your TADS account. Additionally, if you need assistance with registration fees, please contact me as soon as possible.
We are also pleased to announce that tuition will be staying the same for the 2020-2021 school year for Kindergarten through 6th grade at $310 per month for ten months for parishioners and $525 per month for ten months for non-parishioner families! There will be a $25 increase in our technology fee in order to allow us to better maintain and replace Chromebooks and iPads for our students and teachers.
Recess Volunteers
ASA needs recess volunteers next week on Tuesday & Thursday next week! If you are able to help 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.
Pick Up for Patrick
In honor of Patrick McMullen, the Crusaderettes are hosting a service project, “Pick Up for Patrick.” This outreach program will be collecting and donating items to the pediatric floor at the St. Cloud Hospital. Examples include coloring books (adult/child), markers, gel pens, puzzle books, small Lego sets, Play-doh, origami paper, card games, magazines, etc. There is an attachment on the School Speak newsletter for a more complete list.
There will be a drop box at Cathedral and ASA until Fri., Jan. 29th. Patrick McMullen was a graduate of ASA. He was diagnosed with brain cancer when he was in 2nd grade and passed away in 2017.
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
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
PAC Corner:
Movie Tickets PAC has movie tickets on hand to sell at the discounted price of $8.50 a piece. If you would like to purchase any, please contact Tara Roiger @ tdroiger@gmail.com
Family Sledding Day :
Watch for the flyer to come home in Thursday folders.
Sunday, Feb 16th families are invited to Hester Park for a fun afternoon of sledding from 1-3pm. Afterwards PAC will have hot chocolate and cookies to warm you up at the school cafeteria from 2:30-3:30. Don't like to sled, come for the camaraderie at the hill or at the school!
Staff Conference Meals : PAC coordinates meals for the staff during the nights teachers have conferences. If you would like to contribute and bring a dish to share, please watch for the sign up link in the next couple of weeks! The staff truly appreciate the amazing food.
New Members Invited : PAC is a committee open to all ASA parents, you are welcome to come to any meeting! Your involvement is determined by you! If you have questions about PAC or want to help/join, please reach out to Tara Roiger via email pac@allsaintsmn.org
Upcoming Dates :
Feb 16th - Sledding Day
Mar 11th - Monthly Meeting
Apr 1st - Monthly Meeting
Playground Duty – Week of Feb. 10 th – 21 st
02/10 – Downing/ Need one volunteer
02/11 - Need two volunteers
02/12 - Downing/ Need one volunteer
02/13 - Need two volunteers
02/14 - Dustin (Casey)/ Need two volunteers
02/17 – No School
02/18 – No School
02/19 - Need two volunteers
02/20 - Need two volunteers
02/21 0 Need two volunteers
Bulletin Board
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.
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 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
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
Feb. 24 – 26: Deep Portage, 6 th grade
Feb. 20: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7 pm
Feb. 26: Ash Wednesday
Feb. 27: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7 pm
Mar. 2 – 6: Spring Break, No school for students for staff
Mar. 13: District Early Release, no bussing available at end of day
Mar. 16: Open House for 2020-2021 (9 am – 5:30 pm)
Mar. 19: Reconciliation 2/3/4
Apr. 2: Open House 2020-2021 (9 am – 5:30pm)
Apr. 2: Reconciiation 5/6
Apr. 3: Fish Fry, St. Joseph Catholic School
Apr. 8: Seder Meal
Apr. 9 – 13: Easter Break, No school for students or staff
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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