All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
Weekly Parent Newsletter
March 12, 2020
District 742 has an early release tomorrow, Friday, March 13 th . After-school bussing will not be available.
Raffle ticket money and unsold raffle tickets can be brought into the office. MN Gambling board requires ASA to document all raffle tickets.
Open House Monday, March 16th
ASA will be hosting an Open House for PreK – 6 th grade, Monday, March 16 h from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm. Please pass the word onto friends, relatives, coworkers who may be interested in All Saints Academy. They will be able to spend time and tour our St. Cloud Campus, 1215 11th Ave N, St. Cloud and experience the love and caring displayed by our teachers every day. There will be another Open House on April 2nd.
Please let your friends know that ASA is a great place to send your kids to school. Our staff will be providing tours.
“A is for Ashes”
Lent began on Ash Wednesday and this begins a period of fasting, abstinence, prayer and preparation. ASA’s Lenten theme this year is A is for Ashes . Below are the Lenten projects for our students and staff.
Penny Wars – The students and staff are taking part in a Penny War. Each grade has a container where they may donate money. Pennies and paper money is a positive. Any silver money is a negative. All funds will be donated to Pathways for Youth .
Pack the Porch , March 16 - 20: Did you know that March is the leanest month for donations to area food shelves? So help us “Pack the Porches” with Catholic Charities to support families in St. Cloud who access food shelves to support their families. Please bring non-perishable food items, baby food and formula, personal care items, toilet paper, and laundry detergent. Also, cash donations are even more valuable as Catholic Charities can make use of cash more efficiently. Coborn's will match pound for pound up to 10,000!
Prayer Services – ASA will be holding prayer services on March 12 th , 26 th & Apr., 1 st in the church at 10:30 am.
Stations of the Cross will March 13 th at 2:10 pm & live Stations of the Cross will be April 8 th .
Reconciliation - ASA will be providing an opportunity for Reconciliation for our 2 nd – 6 th graders.
Seder Meal – The retelling of the Jews exodus from Egypt will be shared as a school on Wed., Apr. 8th. Volunteers willing to help with the meal can contact Marissa Bristow at marissa.bristow@allsaintsmn.org.
Recess Volunteers
ASA does not have any recess volunteers 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.
SJCS Fish Fry
St. Joseph Catholic School annual fish fry will be held on April 3, 2020! Tickets are for sale in the office. Please mark your calendar for this great family event. Tickets are $12/adults, $8/students (K-6), and Free for children in PreK or younger. Dine in or carry out! A portion of the profits will benefit ASA-SC directly! Please have the money for sold fish fry tickets turned into the office by Friday, April 12th for credit.
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.
PAC Corner:
Executive Board Elections: PAC is looking for nominations for President, Vice President and Secretary for the next year. If you are interested or want to nominate someone, please email pac@allsaintsmn.org
Save the Date: PAC sponsored picnic will be Wednesday, May 27th!
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
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:
Apr 1st - Monthly Meeting
May 6th – Monthly Meeting
May 11-15th – Staff Appreciation Week
May 27th – PAC School Picnic
Playground Duty – Week of Mar. 16 th – 27th
03/16 - Need two volunteers
03/17 - Need two volunteers
03/18 - Need two volunteers
03/19 - Need two volunteers
03/20 – Need two volunteers
03/23 – Majette/ Need one volunteer
03/24 - Majette/ Need one volunteer
03/25 - Majette/ Need one volunteer
03/26 - Need two volunteers
3/27 - Need two volunteers
Bulletin Board
St. Joseph Church of Waite Park is holding 2 fish fries this Lenten season. Dates include March 13 th & March 27 th from 4:30 – 8 pm. Cost is $10/adult, $6/child (4 – 12 yrs. Old,) and 3 and under free. Dinner includes fried fish, baked beans, coleslaw, potatoes & bread. Drive thru & take out orders are available. St. Joseph Church is located at 106 N. 7 th Ave., Waite Park.
If your child is interested in playing in a touch football league this spring, the My7on7 touch football league is registering kids right now. They play on Sunday afternoons on the SCSU and new Tech fields. If your child is interested in playing, and would like to play on a team with ASA kids, please let Jamie Pelzel know, jamiepelzel@hotmailcom. ASA students can be registered as a team.
My7on7.com is the website if you want to learn more about it.
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
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, tentative)
Apr. 2: Reconciliation 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
May 4: Kindergarten Round Up; no school for current Kindergarten students
May 8: District Early Release, no bussing available at end of day
May 8: Appreciation Mass & Breakfast
May 15 -16: Spring Musical
May 19: 6 th Grade Minnesota County Fair
May 25: Memorial Day, no school for students or staff
May 29: School in session; no bussing available
May 29: 6 th grade Graduation Mass, last day for PreK – 5 th grade.
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.
