 Dear
Family and Friends of ACS,
 to
turn in your Box
Tops to Boxtop Birdie in our school hallway.
You can turn in the Tyson Labels to Boxtop
Birdie as well -- we get 24 cents per Tyson label!! We also
have a Campbell’s
box on the Volunteer table for the Campbell’s
Labels.
Thank you for helping!
Douglas County School District has created an event to show
appreciation to teachers– The Apple Awards.
The purpose of the Apple Awards recognition program is to honor
teachers
who have demonstrated a superior ability to foster excellence
in education while contributing to the continuous improvement
of student learning and the school environment throughout Douglas
County. Teachers, students, parents and community members may
nominate qualified teachers for these prestigious awards. A
detailed process has been created establishing the criteria
for nomination which holds teachers to the highest of standards
for the award. Each school administrator will receive the nominations
and bring them to the school staff in order to narrow down
a representative from each school. This school representative
will then be invited to submit an application for the next
round of awards. Once submissions are received, one semi-finalist
will be selected to represent each of the Feeder Areas. If
you would like to nominate a teacher at ACS that has demonstrated
superior ability to foster excellence in your student(s), please
stop by our front office to pick up a nomination form. The
last day to accept nomination forms is Friday, October 28th.
I
am seeking Eighth Grade parents to form a Graduation Committee
to help me plan and organize Graduation for this 2005- 2006
school year. If you are interested,
please see Mrs. Belfrage, our Office Manager and Volunteer Coordinator, in
the front office. I will be contacting all interested volunteers after Fall
Break.
Our website is in the process of being updated with some improvements.
Teacher webpages are being updated and a Teacher
Wishlist is being added. The
Teacher Wishlist is a link to a page that teachers will update with items
they need
and would like donated. We had a tree in the foyer of our school that parents
would go to and pick off items their teachers needed and it was very successful;
however, teachers would forget to update the tree, so we have decided to
put a link on our website so teachers can update their wishlist when they
update
their webpage. Please look for this link on the homepage of our website.
Dates
to remember:
- Friday, October 14- Teacher Work Day- No Students
- Week of October
17- 21- Fall Break- School Closed
- Monday, October 24- Beginning
of Second Quarter
- Thursday, October 27- Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Friday, October
28- Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Saturday, October 29- Fall
Carnival, 10:00- 4:00!
Have a safe and fun Fall Break!
Kindra Whitmyre-Nelson
Dean of Academy Charter School
email: nelsonk@academycharter.org
web: http://www.academycharter.org/deannelson 
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Do you feel like you are ready for Fall Break?? I know many
of you have been working very hard and so faithfully in
our classrooms and the various fundraisers and the Fall
Carnival. Hopefully everyone will get a chance to have some
more leisurely time with your students and family this next
week.
I will need about 20 volunteers to help me with
the Vision and Hearing screening on November 17th and November
18th. Please
call me or email if you would like to help out with this
project.
I also need someone to make some letter size posters for
classrooms—this
would be done on a computer and would be an “at home” project.
Still
looking for a way to help out with the Fall Festival? Short
on ideas for volunteer hours? Need to do something at
home? Well, Mauri Mays can sure use you, because she needs
cakes for the Cake Walk!! Please call Mauri Mays, 303-688-2220,
if you would be willing to provide a cake or two!
A big thanks
to Bill and Diane Henry for printing up
business cards for ACS staff members.
Thanks again, for continuing
to “Make a Difference” at
ACS!
Anne Belfrage
Volunteer Coordinator
belfragea@academycharter.org
Flu Shots Scheduled
It is that time again!....
Mark your calendars for our annual ACS Flu Shot clinic.
Clinic Date: ACS Cafeteria 8-10 a.m. on Wednesday,
October 26th.
Costs:
Flu Shot $22
Pneumonia vaccinations $35
Tetanus vaccination $30
Pneumonia vaccinations are due every 5 years if you
are over 50 years old or have asthma. Tetanus vaccinations
are due every 10 years for the general population.
For other questions contact Jaynee Hodgkins at 303-660-5110
or email her at JMHodgkins@msn.com.
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ORIGINAL WORKS & ACS THANK YOU!
 Thank
you to all the families that placed an order! All proceeds
will go to the art department to help buy additional art supplies
for our students. We anticipate delivery from Original Works
before the Thanksgiving break. Thank you again for your support
and have a wonderful Fall Break. If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to call me at 303-688-9134.
Thank you for your support!
Cindy Hazlehurst
ACS Original Works Coordinator
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR COMING OCT. 27TH-NOV. 1ST
Mark your calendars – you won’t want to miss
our Kingdom of Reading Book Fair – where Books Rule!
We will have an exciting selection of books for all ages!
For your convenience we will be open the following hours:
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THURS., OCTOBER 27 8:30 - 6:00
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FRI., OCTOBER 28 8:30 - 6:00
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MON., OCTOBER 31 8:30 - 4:00
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TUES, NOVEMBER 1 8:30 - 4:00
Students will come to the Book Fair for a preview time (where
they will make out a Wish List), and can make purchases during
school hours or during parent/teacher conferences. Give the
gift of reading to your child’s classroom too. Teacher
wish lists will be posted at the fair and gift certificates
are also available.
For added fun, on October 28th students may dress as their
favorite fairy tale character (nothing ghoulish please) to
go with our theme. If you’d like to volunteer to help
at the fair, please sign up on the Library News Bulletin
Board, or call/stop in to let me know. It’s a great
way to get volunteer hours and we’ll be sure to treat
you like a queen (or king)!
Thank you to all the families who donated books for
the Spread the Word Book Drive. We collected almost
two thousand books to help relocated Katrina hurricane
victims and other underpriviledged children in Colorado.
Your generous gift of reading is much appreciated!
Thanks,
Janet Zoetewey
Librarian
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The Middle School Harvest Festival informational flyer shown
below was sent home today in all MS Student Folders. Please look
under your student’s grade level and first letter of your
last name to see what item they are responsible to bring for
the Harvest Festival on Friday, October 28th.
Hope you all have a wonderful Fall Break!
Kendra Peters
Assistant Dean of Academy Charter School
petersk@academycharter.org
On Friday, October 28th, ACS middle school students will have
their Harvest Festival in the ACS gym from 11:00-12:30. Each
MS grade level has been assigned items to bring for the festival
according to the letter of their last name. Have them bring in
the following items according to their last name assignment:
| 6th grade: |
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| Dessert |
Pop |
Water |
| A-G | H-P | Q-Z |
| | | |
| 7th Grade: |
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| Plates | Napkins | Cups |
| A-G | H-P | Q-Z |
| | | |
| 8th Grade: |
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| Chips |
Veggies |
Fruit |
| A-G | H-P | Q-Z |
- Please note that students may either order Pizza on
Thursday for lunch on the Festival Day or they will need to
bring a lunch. No other hot lunch items will be available.
Students may bring in non-perishable food items to the office
starting Monday, October 24, 2005. Perishable food items need
to be brought in the morning of the festival.
 
ACS Used Uniform Sale
On Thursday, October 27th, we are having a parents used uniform
sale from 2:00 – 4:00.
Please contact Julie Benzel at 303-688-5744 jbenzel@att.net or Rochelle Dalke at 303-688-3634 for more information.
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This fall the IB Program will host three informational nights
for those interested in learning more about Douglas County School
District’s International Baccalaureate Program. This program
is for 9th – 12th grade students who are part of the school
district.
The IB program is located at Douglas County High School. Students
from all over our district are welcome to apply to the program.
The 9th and 10th grade students participate in Pre-IB preparing
them for the testing years of IB as 11th and 12th grade students.
If you would like to do a little preliminary research you might
check out the website: www.ibo.org.
The deadline for the completed application to be submitted
to participate in the IB program for the 2006-2007 school year
is DECEMBER 1, 2005. Any 8th, 9th or 10th grade student may
download an application from the Douglas County High School
IB website in November and submit it to the IB office for consideration.
(If you are currently in the IB program you do NOT need to
submit another application to continue).
Three informational meetings are offered: October 27th at
Cresthill Middle School; November 3rd and November 17th at
Douglas County High School (North Commons). All meetings will
be at 7 P.M. These meetings are a wonderful opportunity for
parents and students to get an overview on the program and
hear from students who are currently navigating their way through
IB. Often we have guests on the student panel who have graduated
with the IB diploma and are currently participating in college.
Feel free to call Steven J. Fleet, IB Coordinator at 303-387-1131
or Deborah Wick, IB Secretary at 303-387-1109 for further information.
 REMINDER
Don’t forget to register for the next session of Mad
Science at Academy Charter School, beginning Tuesday, November
1st! Get ready to blast off into science as we explore space,
matter, lasers and chemistry!
Early registration deadline is October 19th!
(Registering after October 19th, add $5.)
Call Mad Science at 303-403-0432 to register with a MasterCard
or Visa, or register online @ www.madscience.tv !
BLAST OFF INTO SCIENCE!
Join Mad Science(TM) as we get down to the heart of… matter!
Experiment with the forces that send our astronauts into space,
and what they actually discover while they’re up there!
We’ll investigate the ingredients of the universe and
the three states of matter here on Earth. Be sure to bring
your safety goggles when we explore the amazing world of lasers
and unlock the secrets of chemistry. These classes will take
you up…up… and away!
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