Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
September 16, 2022
Principal’s Piece
Mark your calendars:
Friday, April 14 - Extravaganza! (Lock the date in now!)
Saturday, October 1- ASA Playground Installation
After several delays in getting product, we should finally be able to install the new playground equipment on October 1. I am looking for volunteers to help install a swing set, a bouncy seesaw, and two basketball hoops. A BIG THANKS to Rengels for buying one of the basketball hoops and a BIG THANKS to Nate Landwehr. His crew will remove the topsoil, dig the footings and pull out the old basketball hoop.
What the job on October 1 entails:
Laying out landscaping fabric
Spiking in edging for the playground
Cementing in footings
Assembling the playground equipment
I plan on starting at 8:00am and hope to be done by 12:00pm. Volunteers do not need to be there the whole time. If you wish to volunteer, go to this link: https://forms.gle/p2VPRVKjtwmPDWCa8
Volunteers who sign up will receive a free ticket for St. Joe’s Rocktoberfest which is on September 24th.
Thanks - Karl
Grandparents’s/Special Friend Day
Grandparents’/Special Friend Day will be celebrated on Friday, September 30th. An invite is coming home tomorrow in folders. Please use the additional form to let us know how your child will be going home on Grandparents’ Day.
Workathon Addresses
Workathon is scheduled for Saturday, October 29th! This is a major fundraiser for our school and one of the ways you can meet the required fundraising goal. A flyer will be coming home next week discussing details of the fundraiser as well as the service part of Workathon. Letter writing will begin September 26th. Envelopes and a synopsis of information will come home Friday, Sept. 17th. Please address these envelopes with family & friends’ addresses. Students need to provide at minimum 10 addresses of family & friends to begin the letter writing campaign to sponsor them at the Workathon. All funds raised stay here with All Saints Academy and are applied to fund raising goals.
PAC (Parent Activities Committee)
PAC is ASA’s parent organization. They help with fun activities for the kids and do things to show appreciation for our teachers. Your support is needed to keep this parent organization operating. All families are asked to donate to PAC at the beginning of the year. Currently PAC has only collected half of what they collected last year. However, last week’s PAC meeting was better attended than previous year’s meetings. With your support things like the Halloween Party, Kid’s Dance, St. Nick Day, and Spring Carnival will not happen. Your child’s class is in need of parent representatives so please sign up.
No Bussing on September 26th
On Monday, September 26th District 742 will be holding a professional development day for their staff so bussing will not be available. All Saints Academy will have regular class on that day. We ask that parents transport their children to school.
FACTS
FACTS is the new online Student Information System and tuition payment system. ASA is transitioning from School Speak to FACTS this year. It is a secure portal that allows us to provide more information, communicate with parents, sign up for conferences 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 FACTS please call the office for your username & password. Currently, the office and kitchen are learning how to utilize FACTS with our lunch program. When we learn how you can add funds using a credit card, it will be communicated to you.
Funzone is using School Speak for now. When Funzone transitions to FACTS, you will be notified and provided directions on signing up & payment.
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.
Free/Reduced Hot Lunch Program
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.
Calendar Update for Grandparent’s Day
September 30th is Grandparents’ Day. We love having our grandparents here! More details to come.
2022-2023 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 10:40 am – 11:40 am.
Please contact the office to sign up for Playground Supervision. We need one parent 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. ASA is hoping to move this sign up to a digital format within the month.
K - 5 families need to volunteer for recess supervision 2-3 times this year for the safety of the children. (Preschool parents are not required to volunteer as their children do not participate in lunch recess time. But all families are welcome to volunteer.) 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.
Playground Duty – Week of Sept. 19th – 30th
9/19 - Lashinski
9/20 – Adebayo/Mangold
9/21 – Farrell
9/22 – T. Nguyen
9/23 – Rengel/Franklin
9/26 – Possin/Baldwin
9/27 – Dominick/Possin
9/28 – Farrell
9/29 – Kiffmeyer
9/30 – H. Marquardt
Kitchen Volunteer Schedule – Sept. 19th – 30th
9/19 – Overman/ Dominick
9/20 – Siergiej/Adebayo
9/21 – Droegemueller
9/22 – Brenny
923 - Adebayo
9/26 – Mackey/Schoenberg
9/27 - Loehr
9/28 – Droegemueller
9/29 – Clark/Siergiej
9/30 - Windschitl
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-Free!
Please remember that we are a Nut-free building. All snacks and lunches need to be peanut-free and nut-free. There is a safe-snack list on FACTS under Resource Documents. 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.
Thank You!
…to our Picture Day volunteers Aubrey B. & Erin D. for helping keep everyone on track.
BULLETIN BOARD
St. Cloud State University Husky Hot Shots program invites all Preschool – 5th grade students to participate in a basketball clinic program. Hot Shots was formed in the 90’s and was a great way to get the surrounding community youth involved with St. Cloud State University. The Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs will run a one-hour clinic on four Saturdays this Fall (Oct. 22nd and 29th, Nov. 5th and 19th). This clinic is catered to Pre-K through 6th grade and will run from 9:00am to 10:00am with all attendees receiving a different Huskies participation item for each session attended. The 30 student-athletes that comprise the Men’s and Women’s programs along with the coaching staff will provide skill instruction and a fun atmosphere for your students to get involved with the game of basketball. Cost is $35/child. For more information or to sign up, go to https://mensbasketball.scsuhuskiessportcamps.com/husky-hot-shots.cfm. The flyer will be available on FACTS.
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.
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 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.
(PAC meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30)
CALLS TO ACTION:
Join the ASA PAC Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1078832182165102/
Help us raise money for our school through RaiseRight (formerly ShopWithScrip). Visit www.raiseright.com and enter Enrollment code: F7L1BL477L237
Questions? Email us at pac@allsaintsmn.org .
Aubrey Brown, ASA PAC Co-President
Karin Loch, ASA PAC Co-President
Lindsay Kephart, ASA PAC Treasurer
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Upcoming Dates
Sept. 24: Rocktober Fest, St. Joseph Catholic School
Sept. 30: Grandparents’ Day/Special Friend
Oct. 13: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm, Virtual
Oct. 18: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm, Virtual
Oct. 20 & 21: Autumn Vacation – no school for students
Oct. 24: Staff Workshop Day: No School for Students
Oct. 26: Picture Retake Day & Photos of PreK
Oct. 28: Halloween Festival (during and after school)
Oct. 29: Workathon
Nov. 1: All Saints Day, Mass @ 9 am
Nov. 2: All Souls Day
Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving Vacation, No School for Students or Staff
Nov. 27: First Sunday of Advent
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 e-mail 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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