Parent Newsletter
All Saints Academy, St. Cloud Campus
September 2, 2021
No School tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 3rd & Monday, Sept. 6th due to the Labor Day weekend. All day Funzone is available on Fri., Sept. 3. There is no Funzone on Monday, Sept. 6 th .
Thank You to our Parents
A big thank you goes out to our parents for helping us get through our first week of school. There have been so many changes in our building and our students have adapted well. We continue to clean and sanitize the common spaces several times per day. Teachers are sanitizing their classrooms, too.
Please remind your child to bring a refillable water bottle to school everyday. ASA has bottle filling stations. Our drinking fountains are not available for use.
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.
Calendar Update
September 24 th Grandparents’ Day has been cancelled due to COVID. If there is a possibility of rescheduling this celebration in the spring, ASA will let you know.
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 .)
Bussing Begins When ?
District 742 will begin bussing next week, beginning Wednesday, September 8th. If you have questions regarding bussing, please contact District Bussing at 253-9370.
Reminder about arrival and dismissal times
Students in grades PreK-6 should report directly to their classroom when they arrive between 7:30 – 7:45 am. Dismissal for the day begins at 3:00 pm. Students will not be released before 3:00 pm.
Klein Family Benefit
On Friday, September 17, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm, ASA will be hosting a free-will donation drive-thru dinner benefit for the Klein family, with an online silent auction beginning on September 13. Can't attend? You can also support the Klein Family through GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/fundraiser-for-the-klein-family
To donate a silent auction item or to help with this fundraiser, please contact Laura Hanley (507) 338-1320 or Marit Ortega (320) 493-8242. Silent auction items may be dropped off at ASA through September 7th.
More info on the Klein Family Benefit Facebook Event Page. Please share it with others!
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.
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.
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 10:30 am – 12:15 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. Due to a busy first week of school, our first meeting will be held on Wednesday September 8th. We hope to see you there!!
CALLS TO ACTION:
· Join the ASA PAC Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.
· Purchase gift cards from Scrip , and a portion of your purchase will benefit PAC-funded activities! There are gift cards to 699 locations, including Amazon, Kwik Trip, Starbucks, Walmart, Home Depot, Target, Best Buy, Chipotle, and Subway, to name a few. You're bound to find something you can use!
Scrip Login: https://shop.shopwithscrip.
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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.
What does PAC do?
This year, we plan to provide funding for field trips, Saint Nick treats, and Catholic Schools Week, to name a few. PAC also typically hosts multiple community building events throughout the year.
Where do PAC funds come from?
We ask families to make an annual suggested donation of $25 to support PAC’s efforts for the benefit of the entire ASA community. Please make checks payable to PAC. We will also use Scrip gift card fundraising. See the login info in the CALLS TO ACTION above.
Questions? Email us at pac@allsaintsmn.org .
Aubrey Brown, ASA PAC Co-President
Karin Loch, ASA PAC Vice President
Chloe Spann-Ford, ASA PAC Secretary
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.
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.
Playground Duty – Week of Sept. 6th – 10th
9/6 – No School – Labor Day
9/7 – Salner
9/8 – Olson
9/9 – Salner
9/10 – Salner
9/13 – Swanson
9/14 – Swanson
9/15 – Brown (Aubrey)
9/16 – Cox
9/17 - Mesna
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
Thank You!
… to all our parents for making Open House Conferences a successful evening.
BULLETIN BOARD
Waite Park Babe Ruth Association Announces Try-Outs for 2022 Season for the 2022 travel baseball and softball seasons. For more information go to https://www.waiteparkbaberuth.com/page/show/1111094-wpbr-home
Upcoming Dates
Sept. 3: No school for students or staff
Sept. 6: Labor Day- no school
Sept. 7: Regular classes begin,
Sept. 8: Bussing begins
Sept. 14: Picture Day
Sept. 25: Rocktober Fest, St. Joseph Catholic School
Oct. 1: District 742 not in session, no bussing available
Oct. 7: P/S/T Conferences 3:45 – 7:00 pm, Virtual
Oct. 12: P/S/T Conferences, 3:45 – 7:00 pm, Virtual
Oct. 21 & 22: Autumn Vacation – no school for students
Oct. 25: Staff Workshop Day: No School for Students
Oct. 27: Picture Retake Day & Photos of PreK
Oct. 30: Workathon
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.
