Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
October 27, 2022
Workathon Raking is this Saturday, October 29th
(New info)
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!! Help us get a great turn out for our school! Gather your friends and help us clean up the St. Cloud area. WE NEED MORE FAMILIES TO SIGN UP AND HELP RAKE!
Saturday, October 29th – RAKING DAY!!!
· 8:30 am Gather in the gym for prayer & coffee.
· 9:00 am Proceed to your worksite to begin raking. The addresses are available on School Speak.
· Pick up plastic bags when you arrive in the gym.
· 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 Carnival News!
(New info)
The Halloween Carnival is tomorrow, Friday, October 28th! Planning for the Halloween Carnival is well underway and the fun plans are in the works. Thank you to everyone who has completed the online sign up as well as the volunteer form that came home earlier this week. Thank you for all the wonderful candy/prizes donated as well. Some reminders/clarifications:
Volunteers coming before 2:45 pm, please use Door #2 and buzz in.
All volunteers for the carnival need to check in with the Volunteer Table in the gym.
If you are picking up your child and staying for the Halloween Carnival, please enter through Door #4 and wait for your child in the GYM to be brought down.
If your child is going home at dismissal time, please follow your normal routine.
The carnival will begin at 2:00 pm and continue until 6:00 pm. Students will be dressing in their costumes just prior to the party. (Please do not send your child to school in their costume. They will be attending mass at 8:15 am on Friday. (Preschool students may arrive in their costumes.) If students plan on staying past the 3:00 dismissal time, a parent must be in attendance of the carnival. (Funzone students will be supervised by Funzone staff. Please contact Funzone to pick up your child.)
Costume Requirements:
No weapons with costume (i.e. knives, axes, guns).
No gory items such as blood pulsing mask, blood soaked clothing, etc.
No costumes that reveal midriff or are too revealing.
No make-up or hair coloring spray.
Costume must fit in the student’s backpack.
Students will need to be able to get into costume in about 5 minutes.
Preschool students must have extra clothes, and be able to remove the costume by themselves to use the bathroom.
Costumes will not be worn on Monday, Oct. 31st.
Thank you to PAC for sponsoring this event! We hope everyone has a happy Halloween!
All Saints Day Mass
(New info)
All Saints Day is Tuesday, November 1st. Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter’s Church at 9:00 am with the community. Bishop Kettler will be the presider at this mass. Kindergarten – 5th grade students will be bussed to St. Peter’s. Everyone is welcome to join the students at mass.
No Bussing on Tuesday, Nov. 8th
(New info)
Due to elections, District 742 will not be holding class. ASA will have regular classes that day. We ask that parents transport their children too & from school on that day.
ASA Preschool – Best of Central Minnesota 2022
(New info)
All Saints Academy Preschool has been voted the “Best of Central Minnesota 2022,” a poll sponsored by Times Media. Congratulations to our Preschool staff and everyone who supports our preschool program. If you know of anyone who is looking for a preschool program, there are a few spots available this year yet.
Drop Off & Pick Up Reminders
When dropping off in the morning and picking up in front of school, please park on the opposite side of the road. Do not park in front of the building. The school has been notified by District Transportation several times that it is becoming difficult for buses to pass through parked cars. The front of the school is reserved for bus drop off and pick up.
· Do not park where you see the red line on the sidewalk in front of the school building.
· Look for No Parking signs
· Park on the opposite side of the street or on side streets.
· School buses are having difficulty dropping off and picking up students safely with cars parked on both sides of the road.
· Please be considerate and do not block neighbors’ driveways when parking.
· Be aware the area is used by other District 742 students. It is more than ASA buses using the drop off & pick up area.
Volunteer Background Checks
If you plan on chaperoning a field trip with your child’s class, you are required to undergo the Safe Environment Training with a full background check. Information is available on FACTS under Resource Documents. Look for “Safe Environment Flyer.” The training is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes and the cost is $19.
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.
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.
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 Oct 31st – Nov 6th
10/31 – Brenny
11/1 – Kiesling/Clark
11/2 – Anderson/Clark
11/3 Ramacher/Rengel
11/4 – Howell (Prothero)
11/7 – Windschitl/Schoenberg
11/8 - Brown
11/9 - Rosenbaum
11/10 - PIchotta
11/11 - Rosenbaum
Kitchen Volunteer Schedule of Week of Oct 17th – 28th
10/31 – Kiesling
11/1 – B. Nguyen
11/2 – B. Nguyen
11/3 – One volunteer needed
11/4 – Hoffmann/Pinkman
11/7 – One volunteer needed
11/8 - Lunde
11/9 - One volunteer needed
11/10 - Kiffmeyer
11/11 – Siergiej/Loch
Lunch Menu Link
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).
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. Without 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.
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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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.
BULLETIN BOARD
Please help our friends at St. Cloud Youth Hockey (SCYHA) by spreading the word to friends, families, and co-workers. SCYHA has a couple of great opportunities available for our younger skaters that want to play hockey but might not be old enough yet. Or there may be some kids that you know of that want to try hockey but don't want to commit to a season just yet.
Here are two opportunities to pass along:
October Try Hockey Free
We are having another Try Hockey Free event in October.
Is your skater too young to register but still wants to play, well come join us.
Is your skater still unsure and wants to give it another shot, come join us!
Does your skater have friends that might be interested in trying, help us spread the word. Only catch is they must live in the St Cloud area and/or attend a St Cloud School.
I have attached the flyer for reference and sharing purposes.
Here is the link to register: https://forms.gle/RFNB8tKKQ4KrAiBF8
Central MN Pre-K & K Hockey Camp
Is your skater too young for the regular season that your association allows? Is your skater interested in hockey but not ready to commit to a full season? If you answered yes this is the program for you!
Some of you may know this was a program that Dianah Klatt used to run. Since Dianah has moved, SCYHA thought that this was a good program for kids in Central MN to get introduced to skating and ultimately go into each of our hockey associations. SCYHA took over the ice time to sustain the program for the kids who want to get introduced to skating. Come join coach Robert on the ice for 10 sessions. This is NOT limited to St Cloud kids, so help us spread the word!
I have attached the flyer for reference and sharing purposes.
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/HpsJPupM6GVd3RYN8
If you have further questions, please contact Amanda Berry, SCYHA 2nd Vice President, at 320-291-6835.
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.
Upcoming Dates
Oct. 28: Halloween Festival (during and after school)
Oct. 29: Workathon
Nov. 1: All Saints Day, Mass @ 9 am @ St. Peter’s
Nov. 2: All Souls Day
Nov. 8: No bussing available due to Elections
Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving Vacation, No School for Students or Staff
Nov. 27: First Sunday of Advent
Dec. 2: No School, Teacher in-service, No School for Students
Dec. 8: Immaculate Conception, 8:15 am mass @ St. Paul’s
Dec. 22 – Jan. 2: Christmas Vacation, No School for Students
Jan. 3: No School, teacher in-service, No School for Students
Jan. 16: Martin Luther King Day, No School for Students & Staff
Jan. 17: No School, teacher in-service, No school for Students
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.
