Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
October 28, 2021
New News!
Workathon Raking is this Saturday, October 30th
SATURDAY IS THE WORKATHON!!!. All of the students letter writing is paying off. We are receiving checks everyday and are getting closer to our goal. All pledges will be applied towards your $350 fundraising goal/child. Our school goal is $40,000.
There are still spots available!! Gather your friends and help us clean up the St. Cloud area.
Saturday, October 30 th – RAKING DAY!!!
· Please go directly to your worksite by 9:00 am on Saturday, Oct. 30th. The addresses are available on School Speak.
· Plastic leaf bags should be organized through the worksite leader.
· When you have completed raking, please call the office (251-5295) to let us know if leaf bags need to be picked up.
· If you complete your work site prior to 11 am, we may send you to another work site to help those volunteers finish up raking.
The Workathon benefits both the St. Cloud community and our school while providing a service experience for our students. All families who participate will have 3 hours of volunteer hours applied to their Volunteer Requirement. Leaf Haulers will have 6 hours applied to their Volunteer Requirement.
Halloween Party on this Friday
ASA will be celebrating Halloween Friday afternoon during the school day. You do not need to provide anything for this Halloween party.
Costumes - Preschool students may wear their costumes to school. They may dress up at school if your preschooler can do it by themselves. K – 6 grade students may dress up in costumes after lunch/recess. The following requirements apply to all costumes.
No weapons with costume (i.e. knives, axes, guns).
No costumes that reveal midriff or are too revealing.
No make-up or hair coloring spray.
Students will need to be able to get into costume in about 5 minutes
All Saints Day Mass
All Saints Day is Monday, November 1 st . Mass will be celebrated at St. Paul’s Church at 9:00 am with the community. 2 nd – 6 th grade will be cohorted as usual within the church.
Cool Weather is Here
Cool weather has arrived in St. Cloud. Please try to outfit your children with appropriate clothing everyday. Some Phy. Ed. classes go outside and students will need coats.
Students go outside for recess everyday as long as it is above 0 degrees. ASA has indoor recess if the temps are below 0 or if it is raining. Dressing in layers is recommended.
Reminders
Vino & Hops Wine Tasting
Come out and support the Cathedral Dance Team at Vino & Hops! Vino & Hops is a 21+ wine, spirits & beer tasting fundraiser featuring local vendors with their newest flavors of the season. Along with the wine, spirits & beer tasting, there will be hors d’oeuvres, a 50/50 raffle & liquor raffle. This is all to benefit the St. Cloud Crusaderette Dance Team.
Each ticket will allow one guest entry to taste the season’s newest wines, spirits, beers, hors d’oeuvres and a commemorative Vino & Hops wine glass for the first 150 guests. Please refer to the flyer attached to the email and School Speak newsletter.
Paperwork Folders
If you haven’t done so yet, please turn in your completed paperwork to the office from the beginning of the school year.
Drop Off Reminders
When dropping off in front, please park on the opposite side of the road. The front of the school is reserved for bus drop off and pick up.
PreK – 6th – Students may begin arriving at school beginning at 7:30 am. Back doors (Door #4) and front doors (Door #2) will have staff. School begins at 7:50 A.M . Students must be in the building by 7:50 A.M. If they arrive later than 7:50 am, they will be marked tardy. Please remind your child to sign in at the office so that we can have accurate attendance records and lunch counts.
Please have your child bring the following items to school everyday:
· Refillable water bottle
· Shoes for gym class
· Several cloth masks if your child wears a mask during the day
All of these items help us make the school day be a smoother day for your child.
Please keep your child home if he/she has a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher, has vomited or had diarrhea in the last 24 hours. Please watch for additional symptoms (shortness of breath, sore throat, chills, loss of taste or smell, body aches, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, congestion, fatigue, headache.) Please refer to the Parent Handbook on School Speak regarding Illness, Injuries and Accidents . In addition, ASA has posted several Covid resources on School Speak. If your child will be absent, please contact the office to report them absent.
Student Absences or Late Students
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 10 am. It is difficult for us to make changes to the routine after 10 am 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.
Strings Program & Band Program
ASA would like to invite your child to consider playing a stringed instrument (grades 3-6) or a band instrument (grades 4-6.) ASA offers lessons at your child's school during the regular school day along with large group rehearsals and concerts. Please contact the office or Amanda Steichen for Strings, ( asteichen@cathedralcrusaders.org ) or Sean Jacobson for Band, ( sjacobson@catholiccommunityschools.org .)
Will my child have to be quarantined if they are wearing a mask?
If your child is properly wearing a two ply cloth mask, double layered gator or disposable surgical mask, then the answer is no your child will not have to quarantine. If your child is wearing a single layered mask or gator or a face shield, then the answer is yes your child would need to quarantine. (Face shields are permissible if the child’s doctor provides an exemption for the school.) Parents will be notified if their child has been exposed to a positive case of COVID. If they are not properly wearing a two-ply mask, doubled layered gator or surgical mask then the student will have to quarantine. If the student was properly wearing a two ply mask, doubled layered gator or surgical mask, then parents need to monitor for symptoms but the student does not need to quarantine. Properly wearing means that the nose, mouth and chin are completely covered.
We ask parents to keep your kids at home if they are displaying any symptoms. See link for symptoms: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/materials/symptoms.pdf
This truly is a community effort to keep our kids healthy and in-person at school.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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, please call the office for 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.
Save the Date!
The All Saints Academy Extravaganza will be on January 29, 2022 ! Please mark your calendars for this exciting community event. Deuces Wild is back! Also, if you’d like to join the planning committee, please contact the office.
2021-2022 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 10:25 am – 12:25 pm.
Please contact the office to sign up for Playground Supervision. We need one parent (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.
ASA Parent Activity Committee (PAC) Corner
Hello ASA parents! Let's get to know each other! We encourage all interested parents to join PAC – especially if you are new to the community. It’s a GREAT way to meet other ASA families and get connected, and it’s a lot of fun, too!
PAC meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 PM in the school cafeteria. Our next meeting will be Wednesday November 3rd
CALLS TO ACTION:
· Join the ASA PAC Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1078832182165102/
Questions? Email us at pac@allsaintsmn.org .
Aubrey Brown, ASA PAC Co-President
Nicole Cox, ASA PAC Co-President
Karin Loch, ASA PAC Vice President
Lindsay Kephart, ASA PAC Treasurer
Katie Schad, ASA PAC Secretary
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What is PAC?
PAC is made up of ASA parents, and it is an integral part of the ASA community. Our mission is to facilitate and support the development of a Christ-centered environment through connections between home and school. Our vision is to support the growth and development of our youth through fundraisers, volunteerism, and family activities. We also facilitate staff appreciation efforts, parent development opportunities and activities inside and outside of the classroom for our children.
Questions? Email us at pac@allsaintsmn.org .
Aubrey Brown, ASA PAC Co-President
Nicole Cox, ASA PAC Co-President
Karin Loch, ASA PAC Vice President
Lindsay Kephart, ASA PAC Treasurer
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.
Thank you for helping to keep our school safe for all of our students.
Playground Duty – Week of Nov. 1st – 12th ; 10:25 – 12:25
11/1 – Rydberg
11/2 – Kiffmeyer
11/3 – Rengel
11/4 – Jamison
11/5 – Jamison
11/8 – Need one volunteer
11/9 – Steuck
11/10 – Lashinski
11/11 – Makarrall
11/12 Pichotta
Keep Collecting!
It all adds up! Continue to save the following labels:
Country Hearth and Village Hearth Products (UPCs)
Pop and can tabs
Old cell phones
Empty ink and toner cartridges
BULLETIN BOARD
Come join St. Cloud Youth Hockey Association this winter and skate with your friends. The hockey season is starting to get underway, but we are still excepting player registrations. Visit our website stcloudhockey.com for FAQ and get registered today. See you on the ICE!!!”
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.
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.
Upcoming Dates
Oct. 30: Workathon
Nov. 1: All Saints Day, School Mass at St. Michael’s, 9 am
Nov. 2: All Souls Day
Nov. 5: Dist. 742 not in session, no bussing available all day.
Nov. 23: End of First Trimester
Nov. 24 – 26: Thanksgiving Vacation, no school for students or staff
Nov. 28: First Sunday of Advent
Dec. 3: District 742 not in session, no bussing available
Dec. 8: Immaculate Conception
Welcome back to a new school year!
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.
