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Antioch Charter Academy
Power Outage – dismiss at 12pm today (1/9/23)
Newsletter for Antioch Charter Academy/TLCS Families and Staff Volume 27, Issue 18, January 9, 2023
Dear ACA Families,
Welcome Back and Happy New Year!
I hope all of you had time for extended rest and enjoyed healthy/safe visits with family and friends. Thus far, the 2022-2023 school year continues to be impacted by the pandemic and all the correlated patterns of illness and missing out. Covid is certainly a part of this, however; along with several students accumulating many absences, timeliness/tardiness is also at an all-time high.
The research is clear- regular, timely attendance is highly correlated with student achievement.
How can we help? Here are some suggestions I gathered from a great article. Each idea is more clearly described in the extended version of this article found here.
https://www.parkslopeparents.
| If your child can’t read yet, draw pictures or print images- and make sure they follow. |
7:00 Get Up | 7:45 Get Dressed |
7:10 Make Bed & Tidy Room | 7:55 Put on Shoes, Coats and Backpack |
7:20 Eat Breakfast | 8:00 Grab backpack and GO! |
7:35 Brush Hair and Teeth |
| Check the weather, don’t allow changes in the morning, make lunches at night! |
6:55 Pick Out Clothes | 8:00 Braid Hair |
7:15 Pack Backpack | 8:10 Read Books |
7:20 Bath | 8:30 BEDTIME!! |
7:55 Brush Teeth |
3. Get enough sleep.
4. Make a family commitment to be on time.
5. Give your child responsibilities.
6. Be ready early in case something comes up (because it more often than not, does).
7. Have a no distraction policy. (TV, IPAD, PHONES)
8. Plan and prepare the weekend(s) before.
9. Wake up earlier
10. Don’t hit the snooze button
11. Know what you can get done, and don’t do more.
12. Have a place for all your ‘out the door’ essentials.
Your family’s lateness/absence impacts our entire school community. Please aim to teach and model timeliness. This is a lifelong skill that your children need to value, practice and perfect!
Thank you,
Mrs. Cordova
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 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
Jan 9 Welcome back to school! Power Outage – dismiss at 12pm
Jan 16 No School – MLK Day
Jan 19 Family Network Meeting (all welcome) – 3pm
Jan 19 Charter Council Meeting (all welcome) – 4pm
Jan 23-27 Great Kindness Challenge Week
Jan 25-27 Celebrate School Choice
Jan 31 MS Study Trip – San Jose Tech Museum
Feb 2-3 Minimum Days – dismiss at 12pm
Feb 10 Minimum Day – dismiss at 12pm
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!!
Remind: This is another way for the school to quickly inform you on what is happening on campus (like power outages!). 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!
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.
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
Dear ACA Families,
Welcome Back and Happy New Year!
I hope all of you had time for extended rest and enjoyed healthy/safe visits with family and friends. Thus far, the 2022-2023 school year continues to be impacted by the pandemic and all the correlated patterns of illness and missing out. Covid is certainly a part of this, however; along with several students accumulating many absences, timeliness/tardiness is also at an all-time high.
The research is clear- regular, timely attendance is highly correlated with student achievement.
How can we help? Here are some suggestions I gathered from a great article. Each idea is more clearly described in the extended version of this article found here.
https://www.parkslopeparents.
Set up a Morning Routine- post it and stick to it
If your child can’t read yet, draw pictures or print images- and make sure they follow.
7:00 Get Up
7:45 Get Dressed
7:10 Make Bed & Tidy Room
7:55 Put on Shoes, Coats and Backpack
7:20 Eat Breakfast
8:00 Grab backpack and GO!
7:35 Brush Hair and Teeth
Set up a Nighttime Routine- do what you can the night before
Check the weather, don’t allow changes in the morning, make lunches at night!
6:55 Pick Out Clothes
8:00 Braid Hair
7:15 Pack Backpack
8:10 Read Books
7:20 Bath
8:30 BEDTIME!!
7:55 Brush Teeth
3. Get enough sleep.
4. Make a family commitment to be on time.
5. Give your child responsibilities.
6. Be ready early in case something comes up (because it more often than not, does).
7. Have a no distraction policy. (TV, IPAD, PHONES)
8. Plan and prepare the weekend(s) before.
9. Wake up earlier
10. Don’t hit the snooze button
11. Know what you can get done, and don’t do more.
12. Have a place for all your ‘out the door’ essentials.
Your family’s lateness/absence impacts our entire school community. Please aim to teach and model timeliness. This is a lifelong skill that your children need to value, practice and perfect!
Thank you,
Mrs. Cordova
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 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
Jan 9 Welcome back to school! Power Outage – dismiss at 12pm
Jan 16 No School – MLK Day
Jan 19 Family Network Meeting (all welcome) – 3pm
Jan 19 Charter Council Meeting (all welcome) – 4pm
Jan 23-27 Great Kindness Challenge Week
Jan 25-27 Celebrate School Choice
Jan 31 MS Study Trip – San Jose Tech Museum
Feb 2-3 Minimum Days – dismiss at 12pm
Feb 10 Minimum Day – dismiss at 12pm
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