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Antioch Charter Academy
Newsletter for Antioch Charter Academy/TLCS Families and Staff Volume 27, Issue 7, September 26,2022
As believers in lifelong learning, teachers in the Primary classroom are busy working on their Montessori diplomas through the North American Montessori Center. It has been a great opportunity to refresh, expand, and develop a deeper understanding of the Montessori philosophy and how it can be used to meet the needs of our students.
At ACA, I believe you can see many of Maria Montessori’s ideas about education in action. She believed in treating children with respect and giving children the opportunity to engage with materials that interest them. She emphasized hands-on learning and the use of observation to meet individual needs. She recognized that not all children learn at the same pace. She noted the importance of providing materials and activities that allow children to correct their own work leading to increased self-reliance and confidence. She affirmed learning that helps develop an awareness of our connectedness to each other and our surrounding world.
Her ideas model a foundation for a child-lead learning environment that accepts and recognizes each child’s unique abilities and contributions. A philosophy we embrace in our classroom.
Have a great week!
Julie Nakayama, Primary Teacher
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
First Fridays: First Fridays take place every 1st Friday of the month during the school year, at Skipolini’s in Antioch at 4pm. Come and have dinner with your family while making new friends from our ACA community! **Bring the flyer to Skips and ACA will receive 10% of your purchase total!**
Statewide Online Tutoring Program: Through the Statewide Online Tutoring Program, all California students will have 24/7 access to live, online tutors for Math and Language Arts fluent in English and Spanish. Live tutors fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Tagalog are available from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. Additionally, HelpNow features AI translation allowing tutors and students to communicate in nearly any language.
Students in California, with or without a library card, will be able to access HelpNow through links on their local library’s website or through the State Library’s. Go to Digital Resources | Contra Costa County Library (ccclib.org) Click “Brainfuse HelpNow”.
FAMILY NETWORK (FN) HAPPENINGS 
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, assemblies, and classroom supplies. If you have a child/grandchild/niece/nephew/
Family Network is planning a Fair on November 5th. We need vendors! If you or someone you know would like to purchase a space, contact Cory at acafamilynetwork@
Family Network Meetings are usually the second Tuesday of each month. The board welcomes and encourages all ACA families to attend the meetings. Check with the calendar below to find out the next meeting.
Pasta Fundraiser: Order Fun Pasta all year long and ACA will get 35-40% of the proceeds! Order online and make sure to select Antioch Charter Academy I as who you are supporting! https://funpastafundraising.
Family Movie Night: Mark your calendars for October 21st – Family Movie Night! Details will come out when we get closer to the event.
Annual Give: Would you like to support whole school activities, all the classrooms, and have less fundraisers??!!! Then make a tax deductible donation…donate here via PayPal → paypal.me/ACAfamilynetwork
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.
Family Network Volunteer Opportunities
Popcorn Fridays Volunteers Needed 
We need volunteers to help out with popcorn sales each Friday 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Help set up, make popcorn, sell candy/popcorn and clean-up
REMINDERS & FYIs 
Late Arrivals/Early Departure: Please make sure to check into the office if your student arrives late. If your student needs to depart early, the person picking up the child must call the office at (925) 755-7311 so the office can retrieve the student prior to walking into the office to sign out their student.
Parking Lot Safety – Let’s Keep ALL Our Students, Staff & Families SAFE!
SLOW DOWN
Everyone needs to use crosswalks!
Listen to the staff’s instructions – they are trying to keep everyone safe, and to keep drop off/pick up running smoothly.
Do not tell your students to cut through the parking lot to reach you – cars that are backing up may not see your student. Students should be picked up using the carpool lane, or using the crosswalk, they can walk to their cars which are parked on the street/in front of the park.
When it is your turn to enter the carpool lane, pull all the way forward, so up to 6 vehicles can load/unload their charges at a time.
Do not move forward in the carpool lane until all children have entered/exited their vehicles in front of you – a fender bender could severely injure a child who is partially in a vehicle.
When leaving the parking lot, please drive the speed limit so our students walking to school are safe.
Thank you for keeping everyone safe – remember picking up/dropping off is only a few minutes out of your day, but an injury could last a lifetime!!
Yearbook Fundraiser – Donuts: Every Wednesday morning the yearbook staff will be selling donuts in front of the gate from 7:50-8:10. We are doing this to fundraise to purchase yearbooks for the 8th graders, the school and the yearbook staff. Extra money will go to lowering the price of the yearbook for everyone! Donuts are priced from $1-3.
Charter Council: The Charter Council is our governing board. The board meets usually on the second Thursday of the month @ 4PM. Please check the calendar for the next meeting date/time, or call the office at 925-755-7311 to confirm. These meetings are open to the public – all are welcomed!
School Lunch Order Form – https://forms.gle/
You MUST order meals in advance in order to receive them or else we may not have a meal available for your student. Breakfast and Supper will be the same for all students, while lunch has a menu that you can choose one entree from.
Absences and Tardies – Daily Attendance is expected: If your student will be absent, or tardy, please call the office at 925-755-7311, or email your student’s classroom, before 8:00am.
Remind: This is another way for the school to quickly inform you on what is happening on campus. Never miss another minimum day schedule, or a whole school event. You can receive messages through email or through texting – you decide! If you have not signed up yet, please contact your student’s classroom for the code- each grouping has their own code!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Oct 3-7 No School – October Break
Oct 13 Charter Council Meeting (all welcome) – 4pm
Oct 18 FN Meeting (all welcome) – 3:30pm
Oct 20 MS to Farm (EE) – group A
Oct 21 Family Movie Night – TBA
Oct 24 Makeup Picture Day
Oct 27 8th Grade Girls Empowerment Day
Oct 31 Minimum Day – dismissal at 12pm
Nov 1 No School – teacher workday
Nov 3 MS to Farm (EE) – group B
Nov 4 First Fridays at Skipolini’s @ 4pm
Nov 5 FN Family Fair!
CONTACT INFORMATION
School Phone – 925-755-7311
School Address – 3325 Hacienda Way, Antioch 94509
School Website – www.AntiochCharterAcademy.org
School Lunch Order Form – https://forms.gle/
ACA Office – ACAOffice@
ACA Family Network – ACAFamilyNetwork@
ACA Elementary – ACAElementary@
ACA Intermediate – ACAIntermediate@
ACA Primary – ACAPrimary@
ACA Middle School – ACAMiddleSchool@
ACA I & II Special Education – SPED@antiochcharteracademy.org
ACA Newsletter – ACANewsletter@
ACA Memories – ACAMemories@
Twitter & Instagram Accounts – #AntiochCharter; @AntiochCharter
Parent Network Board & Contact Info
Co-Chairs: Corey Cruz
Secretary: Brooke Farrington
Treasurer: Sarah Glenn
School Volunteer Coordinator: Salena Killion
Social Chair: Yessika Berrios
Fundraising Chair: open…can you help???
If you’re interested in an open position please email ACAFamilyNetwork@
We need help to make this year amazing for OUR KIDS, the school families, teachers and staff
Members at Large: Everyone!
Private Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/
Email: ACAFamilyNetwork@
Need Assistance – it is OK to ask!
Antioch Charter Academy: call the school office (925-755-7311) if you need help finding school supplies, figuring out how to get school lunches, and/or need to talk with someone regarding any struggles your student(s) may be facing.
Contra Costa Crisis Center (call 211): https://cccc.
Contra Costa Health Services: Mental Health Wellness & Education on how to address “Disappointment,” reduce “Stress” and maintain a “Positive Attitude”
Mental Health Wellness & Education :: Behavioral Health
888-678-7277 [available 24/7]
Contra Costa Crisis Center: Services and Resources for Teens
Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks – What You Should Know
Services and Resources for Teens :: Behavioral Health
800-833-2900 (24/7)
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network:
Fact Sheet on COVID-19 along with Age Appropriate Coping Strategies
Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019
Parent Anonymous:
VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS
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.
Antioch Charter Academy is Fully Accredited for Grades K-8 by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Academia autónoma de Antioquía
Boletín para las familias y el personal de Antioch Charter Academy/TLCS Volumen 27, número 7, 26 de septiembre de 2022
Como creyentes en el aprendizaje permanente, los maestros del salón de clases de Primaria están ocupados trabajando en sus diplomas Montessori a través del Centro Montessori de América del Norte. Ha sido una gran oportunidad para actualizar, ampliar y desarrollar una comprensión más profunda de la filosofía Montessori y cómo se puede utilizar para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros estudiantes.
En ACA, creo que puedes ver muchas de las ideas de María Montessori sobre la educación en acción. Ella creía en tratar a los niños con respeto y darles la oportunidad de interactuar con los materiales que les interesan. Hizo hincapié en el aprendizaje práctico y el uso de la observación para satisfacer las necesidades individuales. Reconoció que no todos los niños aprenden al mismo ritmo. Señaló la importancia de proporcionar materiales y actividades que permitan a los niños corregir su propio trabajo, lo que lleva a una mayor autosuficiencia y confianza. Afirmó el aprendizaje que ayuda a desarrollar una conciencia de nuestra conexión entre nosotros y con el mundo que nos rodea.
Sus ideas modelan una base para un entorno de aprendizaje dirigido por niños que acepta y reconoce las habilidades y contribuciones únicas de cada niño. Una filosofía que adoptamos en nuestro salón de clases.
¡Que tengas una buena semana!
Julie Nakayama, maestra de primaria
ANUNCIOS GENERALES
Primeros viernes: los primeros viernes se llevan a cabo cada primer viernes del mes durante el año escolar, en Skipolini’s en Antioch a las 4 p.m. ¡Ven a cenar con tu familia mientras haces nuevos amigos de nuestra comunidad ACA! **¡Lleva el volante a Skips y ACA recibirá el 10 % del total de tu compra!**
Programa Estatal de Tutoría en Línea: A través del Programa Estatal de Tutoría en Línea, todos los estudiantes de California tendrán acceso las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana, a tutores en línea en vivo para Matemáticas y Artes del Lenguaje con fluidez en inglés y español. Los tutores en vivo que hablan con fluidez mandarín, cantonés, vietnamita y tagalo están disponibles de 10:00 a. m. a 10:00 p. m., los siete días de la semana. Además, HelpNow cuenta con traducción de IA que permite a los tutores y estudiantes comunicarse en casi cualquier idioma.
Los estudiantes en California, con o sin una tarjeta de la biblioteca, podrán acceder a HelpNow a través de enlaces en el sitio web de su biblioteca local o a través de la Biblioteca Estatal. Ir a Recursos Digitales | Biblioteca del condado de Contra Costa (ccclib.org) Haga clic en “Brainfuse HelpNow”.
ACONTECIMIENTOS DE LA RED FAMILIAR (FN)
La red familiar de ACA está formada por adultos de ACA que se ofrecen como voluntarios para recaudar fondos y eventos sociales para el enriquecimiento de nuestros niños. El dinero que recaudamos vuelve a nuestra escuela para viajes de estudio, actividades familiares, asambleas y útiles escolares. Si tiene un hijo/nieto/sobrina/sobrino/
Family Network está planeando una Feria el 5 de noviembre. ¡Necesitamos vendedores! Si usted o alguien que conoce desea comprar un espacio, comuníquese con Cory en acafamilynetwork@
Las reuniones de Family Network son generalmente el segundo martes de cada mes. La junta da la bienvenida y alienta a todas las familias de ACA a asistir a las reuniones. Consulte el calendario a continuación para averiguar la próxima reunión.
Recaudación de fondos de pasta: ¡Ordene Fun Pasta durante todo el año y ACA obtendrá 35-40% de los ingresos! ¡Haga su pedido en línea y asegúrese de seleccionar Antioch Charter Academy I como a quien está apoyando! https://funpastafundraising.
Noche de Película Familiar: ¡Marque sus calendarios para el 21 de octubre – Noche de Película Familiar! Los detalles saldrán cuando nos acerquemos al evento.
Donación anual: ¿Le gustaría apoyar las actividades de toda la escuela, todas las aulas y tener menos eventos para recaudar fondos? Luego haga una donación deducible de impuestos… done aquí a través de PayPal → paypal.me/ACAfamilynetwork
AmazonSmiles: ¿Comprar en Amazon? Compre en el sitio de recaudación de fondos de Amazon, smile.amazon.com y donarán a ACA. Estamos registrados como The Learner Centered School, Inc.
Oportunidades de voluntariado de la red familiar
Se necesitan voluntarios para los viernes de palomitas de maíz
Necesitamos voluntarios para ayudar con la venta de palomitas de maíz todos los viernes de 2:30 p. m. a 3:30 p. m.
Ayudar a preparar, hacer palomitas de maíz, vender dulces/palomitas de maíz y limpiar
RECORDATORIOS Y FYI
Llegadas tardías/salidas anticipadas: asegúrese de registrarse en la oficina si su estudiante llega tarde. Si su estudiante necesita salir temprano, la persona que recogerá al niño debe llamar a la oficina al (925) 755-7311 para que la oficina pueda recoger al estudiante antes de entrar a la oficina para firmar la salida de su estudiante.
Seguridad en el estacionamiento: ¡mantengamos a TODOS nuestros estudiantes, personal y familias SEGUROS!
DESACELERAR
¡Todos deben usar los cruces peatonales!
Escuche las instrucciones del personal: están tratando de mantener a todos a salvo y de dejar/recoger