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Antioch Charter Academy
Newsletter for Antioch Charter Academy/TLCS Families and Staff Volume 27, Issue 14, November 28, 2022
Dear ACA Families,
Welcome back from our much needed November break. I hope that everyone had an opportunity to relax and recharge. All the students are coming back to a new trimester and a fresh start.
Throughout the first trimester the staff has noticed an excess of students coming to school late and being picked up late. I know that there are circumstances that make this unpreventable, but we are asking parents to please make sure their students are being dropped off by 8:10, 5 minutes prior to school, and are being picked up no more than 15 minutes after school gets out.
Students that are arriving late are missing valuable school time and are often a disruption to the class. Many of the instructions for the day are discussed first thing in the morning and when students come late they are often thrown off for a lot longer than just the time they missed in the morning.
We also worry about students who are left for long periods of time after school. Some students are being left for an hour or more. This is an issue because there is not a lot of supervision after the normal pick up time. When staff has to step in to supervise students during this time, they are not able to do necessary prep work for school and cannot go home to their families.
If drop off or pick up is difficult, please arrange an alternative ride with another family member or a friend from school. Please help us limit the times that these problems come up.
Thank you,
Allen Stahler
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Flurry of FUN Family Night! This annual event will be held in our multi-use room on Thursday December 15th from 6-7:30. Come enjoy S’mores, Hot beverages, Popcorn Bar, Photo booth, Cookies & more! See flyer for details!
First Fridays: First Fridays take place every 1st Friday of the month during the school year, at Skipolini’s in Antioch at 4pm. Come join and have dinner with your family while making new friends from our ACA community! Let us know if there is another restaurant you would like to try out for these meetups!
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 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.
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 → https://www.paypal.com/us/
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
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Nov 28 2nd Trimester begins
Dec 1-2 MS Study Trip to Los Angeles
Dec 2 First Friday at Skipolini’s @ 4pm
Dec 15 Flurry of Fun from 6~7:30
Dec 15 MS to Farm (EE) – group A
Dec 20 & 21 Minimum Days – dismissal at 12pm
Dec 20 MS Diversity Potluck Celebration
Dec 22-Jan 6 Winter Break – no school
Jan 9 Welcome back to school!
REMINDERS & FYIs 
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
: 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, Tardies, Leaving Early – 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. 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.
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!
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:
Statewide Online Tutoring Program: 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”.
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 14, 28 de noviembre de 2022
Estimadas familias de ACA,
Bienvenidos de nuestras tan necesarias vacaciones de noviembre. Espero que todos hayan tenido la oportunidad de relajarse y recargar energías. Todos los estudiantes regresan a un nuevo trimestre y un nuevo comienzo.
A lo largo del primer trimestre, el personal ha notado un exceso de estudiantes que llegan tarde a la escuela y son recogidos tarde. Sé que hay circunstancias que hacen que esto sea inevitable, pero les pedimos a los padres que se aseguren de dejar a sus estudiantes a las 8:10, 5 minutos antes de la escuela, y que los recojan no más de 15 minutos después de que termine la escuela. afuera.
Los estudiantes que llegan tarde pierden tiempo escolar valioso y, a menudo, son una interrupción para la clase. Muchas de las instrucciones para el día se discuten a primera hora de la mañana y cuando los estudiantes llegan tarde, a menudo se pierden por mucho más tiempo que el tiempo perdido en la mañana.
También nos preocupamos por los estudiantes que se quedan fuera de la escuela por largos períodos de tiempo. Algunos estudiantes se quedan por una hora o más. Este es un problema porque no hay mucha supervisión después de la hora normal de recogida. Cuando el personal tiene que intervenir para supervisar a los estudiantes durante este tiempo, no pueden hacer el trabajo de preparación necesario para la escuela y no pueden ir a casa con sus familias.
Si es difícil dejarlo o recogerlo, organice un viaje alternativo con otro miembro de la familia o un amigo de la escuela. Ayúdenos a limitar las veces que surgen estos problemas.
Gracias,
allen stahler
ANUNCIOS GENERALES
¡Ráfaga de DIVERTIDA Noche Familiar! Este evento anual se llevará a cabo en nuestro salón de usos múltiples el jueves 15 de diciembre de 6:00 a 7:30 p. m. ¡Ven a disfrutar S’mores, bebidas calientes, barra de palomitas de maíz, fotomatón, galletas y más! ¡Vea el volante para más detalles!
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. ¡Únase y cene con su familia mientras hace nuevos amigos de nuestra comunidad ACA! ¡Háganos saber si hay otro restaurante que le gustaría probar para estas reuniones!
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/
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.
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 → https://www.paypal.com/us/
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
MARCA TU CALENDARIO
28 de noviembre Comienza el segundo trimestre
1 y 2 de diciembre Viaje de estudios de MS a Los Ángeles
2 de diciembre Primer viernes en Skipolini’s @ 4pm
15 de diciembre Ráfaga de diversión de 6 a 7:30
Dic 15 MS to Farm (EE) – grupo A
20 y 21 de diciembre Días mínimos: salida a las 12:00 p. m.
20 de diciembre Celebración de la diversidad de MS
22 de diciembre al 6 de enero Vacaciones de invierno – no hay clases
9 de enero ¡Bienvenidos de nuevo a la escuela!
RECORDATORIOS Y FYI
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 que la entrega y la recogida funcionen sin problemas.
No les diga a sus estudiantes que atraviesen el estacionamiento para llegar a usted; es posible que los autos que retroceden no vean a su estudiante. Los estudiantes deben ser recogidos usando el carril de viaje compartido, o usando el cruce de peatones, pueden caminar hasta sus autos que están estacionados en la calle/frente al parque.
Cuando sea su turno de ingresar al carril de vehículos compartidos, avance completamente, de modo que hasta 6 vehículos puedan cargar/descargar sus cargas a la vez.
No avance en el carril de vehículos compartidos hasta que todos los niños hayan entrado/salido de sus vehículos delante de usted; un golpe de guardabarros podría lesionar gravemente a un niño que está parcialmente en un vehículo.
Al salir del estacionamiento, conduzca al límite de velocidad para que nuestros estudiantes caminen