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Antioch Charter Academy
Newsletter for Antioch Charter Academy/TLCS Stakeholders
Volume 29, Issue 12, November 12, 2024
Hello ACA Families!
The first trimester is coming to a close and it feels like it has zoomed by! A huge THANK YOU needs to be said to our wonderful trimester 1 elective teachers! Without you our Intermediate and Middle School students wouldn’t have nearly as many fun and exciting options for the afternoon! Having said that, we would love for more people to volunteer their time and talents to give our students even more opportunities to broaden their horizons! Electives are a great way to contribute to the school and gain volunteer hours, plus it means so much to the kids. If you are able to volunteer to teach an elective please contact the office and we will make it happen!
Since the trimester is ending that also means that conferences are approaching! If you have been invited to attend a conference, please make sure that your student attends with you! This is a great time to revisit established routines or begin new ones that can help support your learner. If you have not been contacted for a conference, but you would like to meet with your student’s teachers, be sure to reach out so we can get you on the conference schedule!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Hummel
Intermediate Teacher
ANNOUNCEMENTS 
2nd Reminder: This is the 2ND gentle reminder that our campus is in the middle of a neighborhood, and we want to represent our ACA Pride by acting like good neighbors and not speeding, or blocking traffic, when we are picking up/dropping off.
Please make sure you drive the speed limit, and let those who drive your students know about this too (sometimes grandparents/older siblings are the worst offenders)….THANK YOU
Flurry of FUN Family Night! This annual free event will be held in our multi-use room on Thursday, December 12th from 6-7:30. This is a DO NOT MISS EVENT! See flyer for details! To ensure enough supplies are purchased please RSVP by 12.09.24 to acaoffice@
MARK YOUR CALENDAR – Lots Happening!!! 
Nov 13 ACA & ACA2 Girls & Boys Football Games
Nov 18-22 Minimum days – dismiss at 12pm all week
Nov 20 ACA & ACA2 Girls & Boys Football Games
Nov 22 1st Trimester ends (report cards coming home)
Nov 25-29 No school – Thanksgiving break
Dec 2 2nd Trimester begins
Dec 5 ACA & ACA2 Girls & Boys Football Games
Dec 6 FN Meeting (all welcome) – 3pm
Dec 12 Charter Council Meeting @ 4pm – all welcome
Dec 12 Family Flurry of Fun @ 6pm
Dec 19 Intermediate Being There Experience – Ice Skating
Dec 20 Minimum Day – dismiss at 12pm
Dec 21-Jan 5 Winter Break – no school
Jan 6 Welcome Back!
UPCOMING & ONGOING SCHOOL EVENTS 
ACA & ACA2 Girls & Boys Football Teams are competing against other Middle Schools at different locations. Come out and cheer our teams on! See the attached flyer for times, dates, and locations! 
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!
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 the second Friday of each month at 3pm. The board welcomes and encourages all ACA families to attend the meetings. Check with the calendar. below to find out the next meeting.
Family Network Wish List: We have created a Family Network wish list on Amazon. If you’d like to donate any of these “Wish List” items we would greatly appreciate it. These items are needed throughout the school year. Pick the items and pay for them and Amazon will ship directly to the school.
*ALL DONATIONS COUNT TOWARD YOUR FAMILY SERVICE HOURS AS WELL!
*ANY DONATION YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE IS FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
ACA I Family Network – Amazon Gift List – Amazon Gift List
Thank you for your support!
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Family Network Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers Needed
Want to help, but not sure where to start??? Sign up on TrackItForward to find out how you can help!!! https://www.trackitforward.
Contact the ACA Family Network if you have any questions!
Acafamilynetwork@
Popcorn Fridays Volunteers Always 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. Sign up on https://www.trackitforward.
REMINDERS 
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. Reminder – no outside food delivery services are allowed on campus.
Absences, Tardies, Leaving Early: 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. Please remember to request an “Independent Study” or “IS” every time you email/call to report an absence. This helps the school, which helps your student!
REMIND: This APP 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 (example from last year: a power outage that required early dismissal!). You can receive messages through email or through texting (recommended) – you decide! Ask your student’s teacher for their classcode!
Clothes Donation Bin: is a great way to have our unclaimed lost and found items find a new home, and it is actually a form of fund raising for the school. When people donate clothes, the owners of the bin, Tree Machine, will give money to the school. The bin is for clothes only. Please make sure to bag the clothes before you put them in the bin. Thank You.
Parking Lot/Carpool
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 Yearbook – ACAMemories@
Social Media – Accounts are set to private; you need to request to join our groups.
Instagram Antioch Charter – https://www.instagram.com/
Facebook ACA Family & Friends – https://www.facebook.com/
Parent Network Board & Contact Info
Chair: Yessika Berrios
Co-Chair: Pedro Ramos
Secretary: Brooke Farrington
Treasurer: Salena Killion
School Volunteer Coordinator: Cortney Agar
Social Chair: Open
Fundraising Chair: Open
Members at Large: Everyone!
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 meals, and/or need to talk with someone regarding any struggles your student(s) may be facing.
Resources For Families: Parent Resources
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
Antioch Charter Academy
Boletín informativo para las partes interesadas de Antioch Charter Academy/TLCS
Volumen 29, número 12, 12 de noviembre de 2024
¡Hola, familias de ACA!
¡El primer trimestre está llegando a su fin y parece que ha pasado volando! ¡Un enorme GRACIAS a nuestros maravillosos maestros electivos del primer trimestre! ¡Sin ustedes, nuestros estudiantes de la escuela intermedia y media no tendrían tantas opciones divertidas y emocionantes para la tarde! Habiendo dicho eso, ¡nos encantaría que más personas ofrecieran su tiempo y talento como voluntarios para brindarles a nuestros estudiantes aún más oportunidades de ampliar sus horizontes! Las optativas son una excelente manera de contribuir a la escuela y ganar horas de voluntariado, además de que significan mucho para los niños. Si puede ofrecerse como voluntario para enseñar una optativa, comuníquese con la oficina y lo haremos posible.
Dado que el trimestre está terminando, eso también significa que se acercan las conferencias. Si ha sido invitado a asistir a una conferencia, ¡asegúrese de que su estudiante asista con usted! Este es un buen momento para revisar rutinas establecidas o comenzar nuevas que puedan ayudar a apoyar a su estudiante. Si no lo han contactado para una conferencia, pero le gustaría reunirse con los maestros de su estudiante, asegúrese de comunicarse para que podamos incluirlo en el cronograma de la conferencia.
Atentamente,
Sra. Hummel
Maestra de nivel intermedio
ANUNCIOS
Segundo recordatorio: Este es el SEGUNDO recordatorio amable de que nuestro campus está en el medio de un vecindario y queremos representar nuestro orgullo de ACA actuando como buenos vecinos y no acelerando ni bloqueando el tráfico cuando recogemos o dejamos a los niños.
Asegúrese de conducir a la velocidad límite e infórmeles a quienes conducen a sus estudiantes sobre esto también (a veces los abuelos o hermanos mayores son los peores infractores)… GRACIAS
¡Noche familiar llena de DIVERSIÓN! Este evento anual gratuito se llevará a cabo en nuestra sala de usos múltiples el jueves 12 de diciembre de 6 a 7:30. ¡Este es un EVENTO QUE NO SE PUEDE PERDER! ¡Consulte el folleto para obtener más detalles! Para asegurarse de comprar suficientes suministros, confirme su asistencia antes del 12 de septiembre de 2024 a acaoffice@
MARQUE SU CALENDARIO: ¡¡¡Hay muchas cosas por hacer!!!
13 de noviembre Partidos de fútbol de niñas y niños de ACA y ACA2
18-22 de noviembre Días mínimos: salida a las 12 p. m. toda la semana
20 de noviembre Partidos de fútbol de niñas y niños de ACA y ACA2
22 de noviembre Finaliza el primer trimestre (los boletines de calificaciones se envían a casa)
25-29 de noviembre No hay clases: vacaciones de Acción de Gracias
2 de diciembre Comienza el segundo trimestre
5 de diciembre Partidos de fútbol de niñas y niños de ACA y ACA2
6 de diciembre Reunión de FN (todos son bienvenidos): 3 p. m.
12 de diciembre Reunión del Consejo de la Carta a las 4 p. m.: todos son bienvenidos
12 de diciembre Diversión familiar a las 6 p. m.
19 de diciembre Experiencia de estar allí en el nivel intermedio: patinaje sobre hielo
20 de diciembre Día mínimo: salida a las 12 p. m.
21 de diciembre al 5 de enero Vacaciones de invierno: no hay clases
6 de enero ¡Bienvenidos nuevamente!
EVENTOS ESCOLARES PRÓXIMOS Y EN CURSO
Los equipos de fútbol femenino y masculino de ACA y ACA2 compiten contra otras escuelas secundarias en diferentes lugares. ¡Ven y anima a nuestros equipos! ¡Consulta el folleto adjunto para conocer los horarios, las fechas y los lugares!
Consejo de la escuela: el Consejo de la escuela es nuestra junta directiva. La junta se reúne normalmente el segundo jueves del mes a las 4:00 p. m. Consulta el calendario para conocer la fecha y hora de la próxima reunión o llama a la oficina al 925-755-7311 para confirmar. Estas reuniones están abiertas al público: ¡todos son bienvenidos!
EVENTOS 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 se destina a nuestra escuela para viajes de estudio, actividades familiares, asambleas y útiles escolares. Si tiene un hijo/nieto/sobrino/niña adoptiva, etc. en ACA, ¡únase a nosotros y ayude a marcar la diferencia!
Las reuniones de la Red familiar se llevan a cabo el segundo viernes de cada mes a las 3:00 p. m. La junta directiva da la bienvenida y alienta a todas las familias de ACA a asistir a las reuniones. Consulte el calendario a continuación para conocer la próxima reunión.
Lista de deseos de la Red familiar: Hemos creado una lista de deseos de la Red familiar en Amazon. Si desea donar alguno de estos artículos de la “Lista de deseos”, se lo agradeceremos enormemente. Estos artículos son necesarios durante todo el año escolar. Elija los artículos y pague por ellos y Amazon los enviará directamente a la escuela.
*¡TODAS LAS DONACIONES TAMBIÉN CUENTAN PARA SUS HORAS DE SERVICIO FAMILIAR!
*CUALQUIER DONACIÓN QUE PUEDA HACER ES TOTALMENTE DEDUCIBLE DE IMPUESTOS.
ACA I Red familiar – Lista de regalos de Amazon – Lista de regalos de Amazon
¡Gracias por su apoyo!
Donación anual: ¿Le gustaría apoyar las actividades de toda la escuela, todas las aulas y tener menos recaudaciones de fondos? Entonces haga una donación deducible de impuestos… done aquí a través de PayPal → https://www.paypal.com/us/
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