Dear All Saints STEAM Academy Community,

Week Seven was a quick yet eventful week with many new developments to share with you. Our Paul Effman Concert Band Music Lessons are going well, the Student Council has begun convening and planning a Fall Festival to take place on October 27 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm for which we will need several PTO Parent Volunteers. Please email [email protected] if you would like to volunteer for this highly anticipated Student Council Sponsored Student Social in order for this event to be possible. The Fall Festival will include arts and crafts, healthy snacks, refreshments, fun with friends, and age-appropriate Halloween-themed movies. 

We are blessed and thankful for our collaboration with Father Codega of St. Lucy’s Church for coordinating our parking lot and crosswalk to be painted and re-striped on Tuesday, October 18th after student arrival at approximately 9:00 am. Please do your best to get your student to school by 8:40 AM. Only the main driveway may be used this day for parent drop-off as St. Lucy’s Church lot is being re-striped at approximately 7:30 AM that morning. If you arrive during striping, you may park along the driveway or in the side parking spots along the driveway. We will place safety cones with tape at the school sign stopping while the paint is drying. Although pavement paint may feel dry in 30 minutes or less, it will be at least an hour before the paint will be cured sufficiently to allow vehicles onto the pavement. If this changes, we will let you know immediately.

The parking lot paint will be dry by the time you drive onto the parking lot at dismissal time. Please note the new Handicapped Spaces for our visitors and a new crosswalk for the health and safety of our school community members. 

FREE FLU VACCINE CLINIC AT AS²A!

All are welcome at our free flu clinic-See the details below!

Where? All Saints STEAM Academy

When? Thursday, October 20 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm.  

How? · Register online at schoolflu.com to schedule an appointment.

 Online registration is required to ensure the availability of the vaccine, walk-ins will be limited.

·         Staff are trained on health and safety measures.

·         Insurance information will be collected, but the vaccine is FREE whether you have insurance or not.

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEER FAMILY MEMBERS!

All parents/family members who would like to volunteer at our school or participate in our PTO events must come to the front office to get a background check completed. Please stop by between the hours of 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM to fill out background check paperwork with Mrs. Anne Klegraefe, our school’s Administrative Assistant. Please plan ahead. Thank you.

READATHON UPDATE 

Our Readathon is going strong! Thank you all for your generous sponsorship of your students and all of our readers at AS²A. Our Readathon ends on Monday October 17th and your weekend reading counts toward our fundraiser! Our top reading minutes and sponsors this week are Mrs. Gretchen Everin’s 3rd Grade Class and Miss Maureen Viveiros’ 2nd Grade Class-Our top reader of the week is Matthew Shinkel in 5th Grade! Please have family and friends make pledges with your student’s individual readathon code/link. Let’s get reading to earn individual, class, and schoolwide rewards! This weekend and Monday are the last days of our annual readathon and your donations are very important and appreciated!

We encourage you to visit https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/gTYaWb/1 to make your pledges before our Readathon ends Monday the 17th at midnight. 

Thank you very much for your generosity!!

Please Mark Your Calendars!!! Upcoming Events at AS²A: 

• PAINT STRIPING! ASA Parking Area-Tuesday, 10/18/22, beginning at 9:00 AM.
• FIELD TRIP SLIPS AND PAYMENT ARE DUE!  GRADES 4 through 8 to Plimoth Patuxet Museum! We are still looking for chaperones for this field trip! THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES WHO RETURNED FIELD TRIP SLIPS WITH PAYMENT! NOTE: WE HAVE EXTENDED THE DUE DATE FOR THE FIELD TRIP SLIPS/PAYMENT UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY MONDAY 10/17/22 FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR FAMILIES. 

DATE: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022. 

COST: A non-refundable field trip fee per student of $10.00 due by 10/17/22. 

• ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT! When: Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Join us for a howling good time at our annual Trunk or Treat! You may wear appropriate Halloween costumes without Halloween masks as they can scare our little ones. Please dress in layers to prepare for any chilly or tricky weather! Thank you! NOTE: WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL 6 CARS FOR A SUCCESSFUL EVENT-PLEASE SIGN UP AT THE FRONT OFFICE-THANK YOU!

Wholeness and Holiness Message for Today 10/14/22:

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.-St. Basil

Autumn Blessings to Our All Saints STEAM Academy Family!  Enjoy the weekend!

Sincerely-Mrs. Lara Wibeto, Principal