Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
December 16, 2022
Christmas Break begins Thursday, December 22nd. There is no school Dec. 22nd – Jan. 3rd. There will not be a newsletter next week.
See you next year on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.
Rescheduled Christmas Choir & Band Program
(New info)
The Christmas program has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 20th at 5:45 pm at St. Paul’s for preschool – 5th grade. Doors to the church will be open at 5:15 pm. Students may be dropped off at school beginning at 5:25 pm. Please refer to the Christmas program letter that came home last week about how to pick up your child ; where preschool families should meet their child after they perform and also the dress code for all students.
ADVENT Service Project with Elevate
There is still time to drop off baby items for our Advent service project. This year, ASA’s service project will be to collect new baby items and donating them to Elevate.
Our last prayer service for Advent is Wednesday, Dec. 21st at 12:45 pm. Everyone is welcome to join the students at St. Paul’s Church.
Catholic Education Ministries Survey
(New info)
Catholic Education Ministries has asked parents and caregivers to complete a survey. Click Here to participate in the survey. Your information will help provide direction for further listening and understanding in the weeks and months ahead for faith formation in parishes. It is a short survey and needs to be completed by January 4, 2023.
All Saints Academy Bake Sale
(New info)
Thank you to everyone who helped make our bake sales a success. The next bake sale will be Friday, January 13th after the school mass. Proceeds for the bake sale will be going towards Feeding Area Children Together (FACT). This organization relies totally on donations to reduce hunger in District 742. More information is available at http://stcloudfact.org. Everyone can purchase baked items. If you are interested in donating baked items, please email Ms. O’Neal at amy.o’neal@allsaintsmn.org
SCAYBA
SCAYBA In-House Basketball Program is for boys and girls in Kindergarten through 6th grade who wish to work on developing and improving fundamental basketball skills while having fun! The program starts Saturday morning, January 7, 2023 and runs for eight consecutive Saturday’s. Boys and girls participate separately based on their grade level. For each age group, times are divided into practices and games. Start times vary from week to week and your registration fee includes a free t-shirt!
To register follow this link: St. Cloud Area Basketball Association (scayba.com)
If you have questions, please contact: Tina Mork, scayba434@yahoo.com and 320-266-2072
Please direct financial scholarship questions to: scayba434@yahoo.com
Christmas Story
St. Paul’s/St. Peter’s/St. Michael’s/St. Joseph, Waite Park are planning a performance of the Christmas Story and encourage EVERYONE to get involved! Children, youth, parents, grandparents and entire families are invited to participate and help in the following ways:
ACTING ROLES: Narrator, several speaking and many non-speaking parts (we will need angels, animals,
“crowd”, shepherds, etc.)
CREW: Hospitality, set-up, clean-up crew, help gather/make props (manger, bench, blankets, lantern, kings
gifts, star), make simple wooden shepherd staffs, make costumes, make angel ribbons/bells, make signs
(Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, SLEEP INN), sing in the choir, play as a musician
COACHES: we will need several Adult & teens to assist/coach groups of younger actors
The group will meet the following dates:
Sunday, December 4th 2-3:30pm, Sunday, December 11 TH 2-3:30pm, Saturday, January 7th 2-3:30pm, with the performance on Sunday, January 8th at 4pm (arrive at 3:30pm). Practice and performance will take place at Saint Michael’s Church. Grab your family, friends, and
neighbor and come be a part of this fun event! We look forward to seeing you there!
Please let us know if you plan to participate. Call Kim Ellingboe 320-248-4075, or email: kamurphy8@gmail.com
Crusader Youth Sports - Basketball (4th-6th grades):
Basketball skills, drills and games/scrimmages with the Crusader coaches and athletes!
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Jan. 14, 21, 28 and Feb. 4th - 8:00-9:30am
Equipment needed: tennis shoes (must change into shoes when entering gym), shorts/t-shirt
Register & more info: Click here
BOYS BASKETBALL: Jan. 14, 21, 28 and Feb. 4th - 9:30-11:00am
Equipment needed: tennis shoes (must change into shoes when entering gym), shorts/t-shirt
Register & more info: Click here
Lunch Account Balance
Your lunch account balance is available on FACTS. To see it, entered FACTS and click on “Financial” on the left side of your screen. You will see your balance. If you have a negative or low balance, please make sure to add funds so that we do not have to contact you about a low balance. Student lunches are $3.25/lunch and include milk. Milk is $.50/carton for students with a cold lunch or want an extra milk with their school lunch.
If students are receiving free/reduced lunches, the extra milk requested by the student is not covered by this program. Parents are responsible for payment of extra milk taken by a student.
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
• 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 busses 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
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 Dec. 19th – Jan. 6th. Currently, we need volunteers for January & February.
12/19 - Dominick/Brenny
12/20 - Casey
12/21 - Peterson
12/22 - No School
12/23 - No School
1/2 - No School
1/3 – No School
1/4 – Need one volunteer
1/5 – Ramacher
1/6 - Need one volunteer
Kitchen Volunteer Schedule of Week of Dec. 19th – Jan. 6th. Currently, ASA needs volunteers for January & February.
12/19 - Torell/Schoenberg
12/20 – Need one volunteer
12/21 - Bamisile
12/22 - No School
12/23 - No School
1/2 - No School
1/3 – No School
1/4 – Need one volunteer
1/5 – Need one volunteer
1/6 - Need one volunteer
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
Adrian Wijasa, ASA PAC Secretary
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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 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
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
Jan. 29 – Feb. 3: Catholic Schools week
Feb. 16: P/S/T Conference, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
Feb. 20: Presidents’ Day, No School for Students or Staff
Feb. 21: No School, teacher in-service, No School for Students
Feb. 22: Ash Wednesday
Feb. 23: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm
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.
