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Antioch Charter Academy

Aug 27 – Whole school Picture Day

Our Vision To provide a learning environment where students of all socio-economic levels and ethnic backgrounds embrace education, exhibit compassion, and accept personal responsibility

Our Mission The mission of the Antioch Charter Academies is to facilitate academic and personal growth of TK-8th grade students of all socio-economic levels and ethnic backgrounds. ACA enables 21st century students to become literate, self-motivated, innovative, lifelong learners, and compassionate, collaborative active citizens. We nurture and support a partnership of students, teachers, families and the community; embrace individual strengths; and build upon research informed educational best practices including Montessori, multiple intelligences, brain-compatible teaching, and multi-age groupings with small class sizes.

Newsletter for Antioch Charter Academy/TLCS Families and Staff Volume 24, Issue 2, August 26, 2019

Hello ACA Family!

My name is Nataliya Chul and I am very excited to be a part of ACA!!! I am honored to be on a team with very experienced and dedicated teachers.

I deeply support the ACA school philosophy and believe that having a differentiation in the classroom is the key to success. It helps support stronger students by enriching their tasks for higher-level thinking as well as encourages success for students whose thinking is more concrete.

There are different ways we are ‘’smart.” It is important to see that each student has their own personal strengths which could be verbal-linguistic, logical- mathematical, musical, interpersonal, bodily kinesthetic, visual- special and/or naturalistic. Here at ACA, the staff understands this, which is why every student can succeed!

As I was completing my Master’s in Education Curriculum, Psychology and Music, I realized that having a desire of learning is better than all external opportunities because students that have this desire will find and make new opportunities for themselves. Two of my personal goals this year are to improve my organizational and cooking skills, so I could be closer to my family.

I look forward to connecting with all of you.

Nataliya Chul

Elementary Team

GENERAL NOTES

Picture Day is Tomorrow, August 27^th! If you want to purchase pictures, you can by cash or check, or you can order online at www.mylifetouch.com using code BY11935Q0

Arrival Time: Gates open and supervision begins at 8am, the first bell rings at 8:10am, and class begins at 8:15am. It is important to make sure your student arrives on time for class. Please help us out by dropping your student off no earlier than 8am and exiting the carpool line by 8:15am.

Absences and Tardies: If you student will be absent, or tardy, please call the office at 925-755-7311, or email you student’s classroom, before 8:30am.

CARPOOL and CROSSWALK Procedures REMINDERS: Please use the crosswalk if you are walking in or out of the school. You can also walk up the hill by the park and exit through the park. Please do not walk through the carpool lane. The carpool lane is for cars only. Please help teach your students safe procedures when walking in and out of school.

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FAMILY NETWORK (FN) NEWS & INFORMATION

The ACA Family Network is made up of ACA adults who volunteer for fundraisers and social events for the enrichment of our children. The money we raise goes back to our school for study trips, family activities, and classroom supplies. If you have a child/grandchild/niece/nephew/etc. at ACA, then come join us & help make a difference!

Family Network Events:

Annual Give: Your ACA Family Network works hard to support our school, our students and our teachers. How can you help? Glad you asked. This one is easy. Participate in the Family Network Annual Give!! Any donation great or small is appreciated and needed so that together we can ensure that our school, students, and staff get the support they need! (And P.S. your donation is tax deductible!). Contact the office, or email the Family Network to find out more information. This year you can make your donation through check, cash or Pay Pall: https://PayPal.me/ACAFamilyNetwork

New Fundraising Opportunity – Benefit App https://www.benefit-mobile.com/

● Download the app

● Link a checking account or credit card to this secure site

● Purchase digital gift cards

● Earn money for our school!

Popcorn Fridays: On Fridays, after school, the FN will sell popcorn & candy for $1. All profits go back to the school! If you would like to help, please email ACAFamilyNetwork@antiochcharteracademy.org

Keep Track of Your Volunteer Hours: Each ACA family is asked to volunteer 40 hours per year. Our Family Network Parent Volunteer Coordinator has already set up accounts for each family.

All you need to do is go to https://www.trackitforward.com and sign in using the email address you gave the school. Your temporary password is Aca01. After logging in, please change your password to a permanent one of your choosing.

If you can’t find an account created for you, you can contact the Family Network with questions at ACAFamilyNetwork@antiochcharteracademy.org

Easy Ways to Earn Money for ACA!!

* AmazonSmiles: Shop at Amazon? Shop at Amazon’s fundraising site, smile.amazon.com and they will donate back to ACA. We are registered as The Learner Centered School, Inc.

* Box Tops for Education: Clip out those Box Tops for Education boxes found on General Mills, Hanes, Betty Crocker, Gold Medal, Ziploc, Progresso, Old El Paso, Kleenex, Fiber One, Hefty, etc. and drop off them in the collection box in the school office. You can also register at boxtopsforeducation.com and have more opportunities to raise funds. We are listed as The Learner Centered School, Inc.

* Good Search: Forget Google and Bing, use goodsearch.com for your web searches and they will donate a penny per search to ACA. They can add up! We are listed as Antioch Charter Academy. While there you can also sign up for GoodShop and GoodDining and others!

* Shoparoo…Upload this free app to your smartphone. Then take photos of your receipts from stores, restaurants, etc. and they will donate back to ACA. We are listed as Antioch Charter Academy. Info at shoparoo.com

*Escrip: Register your Safeway card with The Learner Centered School, Inc. Safeway cards need to be reregistered each year.

*Annual Give: This is a great opportunity to make a donation to our school, knowing that your money will go directly to benefit our students. Annual give donations are accepted any time throughout the school year, and they are tax deductible.

Calendar

· Aug 27 Whole school Picture Day

· Sept 1 No School – Labor Day

· Sept 3 Vision Testing (certain grades)

· Sept 4 Charleston Wrap Assembly

· Sept 5 Charter Council Meeting (all welcome) – 4pm

· Sept 5 FN Meeting (all welcome) – 6:30pm

· Sept 17-19 Minimum Days – dismissal time at 12pm

· Oct 1 Make-up Picture Day

· Oct 3 Charter Council Meeting (all welcome) – 4pm

· Oct 3 FN Meeting (all welcome) – 6:30pm

· Oct 7-11^th October Break – no school