Dear ACS Families and Friends,
I hope you had a wonderful fall break! I know
the ACS staff and I did and now we are refreshed
and ready to get back to work. Conferences have
been going well and many of our teachers have been
using the data from C-SNAP to show students’ progress
and growth. The teachers have been creating goals
for students with this data and have shared it
with you. I hope you found this information helpful.
We appreciate the partnership with you to ensure
the best education for your children.
As we implement new changes, we have to sometimes
struggle to achieve the end result. Our new tardy
policy has proven to be effective and the number
of tardies has been slowly decreasing. Thank you
for helping us improve the tardy situation and
encouraging your children off to a great start
each and every day. Beginning the day on time helps
children come into the classroom ready to concentrate
and focus on learning.
Our Harvest Parties will be on Friday, November
2. Please check with your classroom teachers for
times and events. Also, please remember that we
will not have school on November 9 due to a change
in our teacher in-service day. We will have school
on November 12 instead. Please mark your calendars!
We value our parents, families and community members.
If you have comments, concerns, or a great idea
to share, please feel free to contact me. Thank
you for sharing your wonderful children with us!
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Frederick
Douglass Sincerely,
Yvette Brown
Academy Charter School Dean
browny@academycharter.org
Important Dates
- October
25-26 Parent/Teacher Conferences 12:40 Dismissal
- October
31 Virtue Assembly
- November 2 Harvest Parties
- November 9 Teacher
In-Service Day-No school for students
- November
12 Regular school day
Fun Fact
In relation to its size,
the tarsier, a small primate, has the largest eyes
of any land mammal. A human’s
eyes would have to be the size of grapefruits
to compare to the size of the tarsier’s
eyes!
Fun
Websites
Addition
Surprise
www.harcourtschool.com/activity/add/add.html
Multiplication
Mystery
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Dear Families and Friends of ACS,
It was great to see you all during parent-teacher
conferences this week! Thank you for coming and
speaking with your student’s teacher(s) about
their academic progress. We also appreciate those
parents who stopped by the elementary lab to complete
their parent survey and those who went to the middle
school lab to get their log-in information for
the parent portal of Infinite campus.
Special Note: The middle school teachers would
like me to remind students and parents that all
middle school students need to have a book to read
at all times for all classes. Many times when students
finish a test early, or have academic assistance
they do not have a book to read. Please help us
by ensuring your student has a current book to
read!
This seems to be such a busy time here at ACS
as we get ready for all the holidays and events
that have been planned, that I’d like to
share with you a few of the upcoming events for
November!
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Our Virtue Assembly for October will be
held on Wednesday, October 31st, at 8:50
in the cafeteria for elementary students and
at 2:55
in the cafeteria for Middle school students.
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Harvest
Parties will be held next Friday, November
2nd. The middle school grade level coordinators
and Dean Peters met on Friday to discuss
food,
games, and activities. The grade level coordinators
will be contacting their grade level parents
for assistance. ACM FALL HARVEST FLYER
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The Student Council is going to
be sponsoring a Harvest Dance next Friday,
November 2, from 6-9
p.m. The cost is $5.00 per student as well
as a donation of 2 cans of food or 2-non-perishable
items. Please look for a flyer regarding this
later
in the newsletter.
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We will be having our second
Bully-free assembly on Friday, November 16th.
It was very nice to see so many of our ACS parents
during parent-teacher conferences. I would appreciate
any feedback you have regarding the following
changes- having later appointments on Thursday,
and having a group setting in the gym for middle
school conferences on Friday. Your feedback will
assist me in determining how we set these appointments
for 3rd quarter conferences. Please email me
your thoughts on this to petersk@academcharter.org.
As always, thank you for your support of ACS,
our staff and our students!
Kendra Peters
Assistant Dean of Academy Charter School
email: petersk@academycharter.org
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The ACS volunteers have been very busy this week.
I would like to thank all of the volunteers who
prepared the delicious dinner and lunch for the
staff during parent-teacher conferences. Allyson
Ford and Gina Ordunez did a great job organizing
and setting up and cleaning up for these meals—we
appreciate all your hard work! Please remember
to log in your hours spent preparing and delivering
the food.
I have many other folks to thank for volunteering
around the school. Lisa Nicholaides kindly helped
me with picture retakes before Fall Break. Jaynee
Hodgkins made all the arrangements and helped with
our Flu Clinic. Julie Benzel generously came in
to help with the library Book Fair. This is truly
remarkable as Julie’s students have moved
on to other schools now and she still was willing
to come and help with the Book Fair since Mrs.
Zoetewey is on leave. I would also like to thank
all of the volunteers who helped in the library
with the Book Fair.
Thanks to Linda Flynn ACS now has a wheel chair
for our clinic! Linda found a wheel chair through
the Children’s Hospital moving sale. Way
to go, Linda! Now we will be able to transport
injured students and staff members much more easily.
Remember, ONE person can make a difference! We
appreciate all you do for ACS.
Anne Belfrage
Volunteer Coordinator
belfragea@academycharter.org
Schedule Items
- Bead Like That Class: October 29 - November
12 (Mondays 4:00 - 5:00, Art
Room)
- Mad Science: October 30 - December 11 (Tuesdays
4:00 - 5:00 Elem. Science
Room)
- November 14 – PTO
General Mtg. – ACS
Cafeteria
PTO Meeting and Dinner Night Please join us for the next PTO General Meeting
and Dinner Night on November 14th. Dinner will
be served from 6:15-7PM and the General Meeting
will commence at 7PM. Details on Dinner will be
forthcoming. For more information, contact Allyson
Ford allyson4d@hotmail.com or Gina Ordunez Rchincha88@aol.com
Enrichment
Bead
Like That Class: October 29 - November 12. The
cost is $35.00 for all three classes.
Mad Science: October 30 - December 11.
For more information, please contact Emily Ragan:
ceragan1@msn.com or Julie Harkin: toddpaco@aol.com
Social
A soup/salad dinner will be served to teachers
on October 25th from 4:00-7:00. Lunch will be served
on the 26th from 1:00-2:00. To help, please contact
Allyson Ford allyson4d@hotmail.com or
Gina Ordunez rchincha88@aol.com
Special Messages
FAMILY PORTRAIT
NIGHT is just around the corner on November 6,
7, and 8 beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Please contact Misty O'Leary at jimandmisty@comcast.net
or call at 303-688-6631 to schedule your appointment
today! There is a $20.00 sitting fee. Included
is a FREE 8x10 photograph of your family just
in time for the holidays!! ENTERTAINMENT
BOOK SALES END OCTOBER 31ST! If
you would like a book, please purchase one at the
front office for $25.00. Gold "C" books
are available for $10.00.
Uniform Clothing Closet Many students have “borrowed” various
items of clothing from our office closet and have
not returned them. If your student has “borrowed” clothing,
please return them as soon as possible to the school
office.
Thank you!
Take Care of your yard winterization needs and help
Academy Charter School 8th Graders raise money for
their trip to Washington D.C.
Aerate (Front and Back) $30.00
($5.00 of each job towards trip)
Winter Fertilization $20.00 ($5.00
of each job towards trip)
Sprinkler Blow-out $30.00 ($10.00
of each job towards trip)
Special Package Deal Save $5.00:
All 3 services for $75.00 ($20.00 still will go to
trip fund)
Jobs done by Dennis and Katelyn Caldwell
303 660-3815
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Governing Board News
October 25, 2007
Hope you all had a great fall
break. GO ROCKIES!
Fall Survey Underway
The
fall parent survey has begun at ACS! Parents without
computer access, or those wishing to
complete their survey at school, are encouraged
to fill it out in the elementary computer lab
today or tomorrow (October 25 or 26) during Parent-Teacher
conferences. If you would prefer to fill out
the survey in the comfort of your own home, it
will be emailed to you on October 29 and must
be completed by November 9.
SAC report
Now
that the creation of the School Advisory Council
is mostly complete, we are focusing more time
on reviewing the School Improvement Plan and
general academics at ACS. We will get an update
on the Core Knowledge conference that the staff
will be attending and we’ll discuss the
Core Knowledge curriculum at our next meeting
on November 28th from 5:00-7:00. (Please note
that babysitting and snacks are provided at
all SAC meetings!) We hope to see you there
to show
what Core Knowledge means at ACS. Thanks again
to Dean Brown, Dean Peters and the staff for
their focus on a quality improvement plan for
the school and their ongoing efforts to implement
their plan!
Board to meet
November 13
The Governing Board
will hold its next regular monthly meeting
Tuesday, November 13 at 6 p.m.
in the cafeteria. A working session is set for
5:00 p.m. We encourage interested parents and
staff to attend.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Strategic Planning Committee needs volunteers
to help with the Middle School Info Night which
will be held in the gym on Thursday, November
15th, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
A volunteer meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October
30, at 4:00 in the ACS conference room. Please
contact Paul Hardison at hardisonbroncofan@msn.com if you are interested in volunteering.
ACS PTO & SKOW Photography present…
FAMILY PORTRAIT NIGHT!
Get that perfect family photo for the holidays right here at ACS!
When: November 6, 7, & 8
Where: ACS Cafeteria
Cost: $20.00 Sitting Fee
Time: Appointments will begin
at 5:30 p.m.
Contact Misty O’Leary to schedule your
appointment today!
jimandmisty@comcast.net 303-688-6631
FREE 8x10 Photo Included!
2007-2008
Four Application/Information meetings have been
scheduled for your convenience to learn more
about the International Baccalaureate Program
at Douglas County High School.
“The International Baccalaureate (IB)
offers high quality programmes of international
education to a worldwide community of schools.
Our three programmes for students aged 3 to 19
help develop the intellectual, personal, emotional
and social skills to live, learn and work in
a rapidly globalizing world. There are more than
566,000 IB students at 2,121 schools in 125 countries.” IBO
Current 8th grade, 9th grade and 10th grade
students who enjoy learning and an educational
challenge are invited to attend. Your parents/guardians
are invited to attend as well.
All meetings will be at 7 PM and the location
will be in the Commons/Cafeteria Area.
We invite you to the evening of your choice.
A presentation will be made, there will be a
time for questions and answers, and application
information will be shared.
Websites of interest prior to attending a meeting
are:
www.ibo.org
www.huskieibpo.com
www1.dcsdk12.org/secondary/dchs/index.php?pagenum=
119
- Thursday October 25th Cresthill Middle School – Highlands
Ranch – 303-387-2800
- Thursday November 1st Sagewood Middle School – Parker
(south) – 303-387-4300
- Thursday November 8th Douglas County High
School - Castle Rock – 303-387-1109
- Monday November 12th Sierra Middle School – Parker
(north) – 303-387-3800
Application Deadline for the IB Program at DCHS
for the school year of 2008-2009 is Monday,
December 3rd, 2007.
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