03 Oct 2023

Superintendent's Office

 Dear ACS Community,

I'm glad to hear that so many of you were able to join together at the ACS Family day picnic and celebrate together.  I want to congratulate the Gala Committee once again for a job well done in bringing our new playground to fruition.  Thanks also to all the teachers, administrators, and staff who made sure our students are off on their CWW trips.  

As you know, I am at a conference of superintendents in the region.  It has been a very productive meeting with 17 heads of school representing more than 10,000 students at schools in nations throughout our hemisphere from the US to Argentina.  While some of our specific problems and specific contexts are unique, we have a lot in common with our neighbors, and I am working to collaborate more effectively around these areas of commonality.  

With CWW, this is a quieter week than normal around the ACS campus.  Remember, next week will also be fall break. 

Have a great week, ahead.

Yours,

Andrew



Estimada comunidad ACS,


Me alegra saber que muchos de ustedes pudieron unirse al picnic del día familiar de ACS y celebrar juntos. Quiero felicitar una vez más al Comité de Gala por el trabajo bien hecho para hacer realidad nuestro nuevo patio de juegos. Gracias también a todos los maestros, administradores y personal que se aseguraron de que nuestros estudiantes pudieran realizar sus viajes a CWW.


Como saben, estoy en una conferencia de superintendentes de la región. Ha sido una reunión muy productiva con 17 directores de escuelas que representan a más de 10.000 estudiantes de escuelas de países de nuestro hemisferio, desde Estados Unidos hasta Argentina. Si bien algunos de nuestros problemas y contextos específicos son únicos, tenemos mucho en común con nuestros vecinos y estoy trabajando para colaborar de manera más efectiva en torno a estas áreas comunes.


Con CWW, esta es una semana más tranquila de lo normal en el campus de ACS. Recuerde, la próxima semana también habrá vacaciones de otoño.


Que tengas una gran semana.



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Urgent Action Items

 

  • 5 Oct. tuition is due
  • CWW This Week
  • Fall Break Next Week

ACS This Week Newsletter 

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ACS Calendar

  • Mon – CWW (02 to 06 October)
  • Wed – ES PTC
  • Fri – END Q1 / Reports Published
  • Sat – SAT Exam
  • Mon – FALL BREAK (09 - 13 October)
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Elementary School

Dear Elementary Parents, 
Welcome to October! What a thrill the Family Day Picnic was on Saturday. I had a great time seeing so many of you, and your loving children enjoying this infamous community event. I very much look forward to our next big community gathering, our Halloween celebration. More details will be coming soon on that. We have Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday and a weeklong break on the horizon. Please see below for more information on what's ahead:



Parent-Teacher Conferences: We are excited to welcome you on campus tomorrow, October 4th to meet with your child's teachers. If you still need to, please see your Class Dojo account for details on how to sign up. A few notes on PTCs:

  1. Meetings are 20 minutes long. Please don't be late! Our teachers are packed with appointments all day, and will not be able to extend your meeting if you arrive late. If the conference does not cover all you hoped to cover, please feel free to request another appointment to continue the conversation.
  2. Please do not bring your children to campus for these conferences; they are intentionally designed to be conferences between teachers and parents. 
Parent Coffee: CFG Edition this past Tuesday: We had 20 parents register for and attend this special edition parent coffee focused on raising independent and resilient children. We presented on the strategies that ACS uses to foster independence and resilience, and then facilitated structured conversations with the parents in attendance to talk through issues related to this topic. It was a great success and parents left feeling that they are not alone in the challenges they face within their families and with their children. Our next Parent Coffee will be on Friday, October 20th, focused on helping parents of children in grades 1-5 read and make sense of the MAP scores they'll be receiving that week. We will also have more details coming on our next Parent Coffee: CFG Edition in the coming weeks, we hope you will join us!

Report Cards will be shared, via email, on Friday afternoon!

Upcoming:



Thanks for reading, I wish you a week of clarity and action!

Sincerely,

Eric Crabtree
Elementary Principal


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