11 Mar 2024

Superintendent's Office

Dear ACS Community, 

 We wish all of our ACS families safety as the whole community of La Paz cleans up after the flooding. We also appreciate your continued flexibility as we try to support community members who have transportation difficulties associated with the rain. 

 Despite this, we had an engaged group of parents who attended the middle school coffee this morning for a discussion about the curriculum review process and an update on ongoing improvements in middle school.  Thanks to parent feedback, we have many ideas and plans for future parent coffee meetings.  We look forward to seeing you at one soon.

I'm also happy to share with the community that work on our internet infrastructure begins today.  The first step will be running new higher capacity fiber optic cable throughout the campus.  This will form the foundation of a new, stable, and fast internal network that will take ACS into the future.

Finally, I'm pleased to announce that we will continue the Cougar Cup games as planned.  Most of the other schools have confirmed their attendance whether or not they had school this morning.  At the time of writing, I'm hopeful to have a sunny afternoon for the games.  I hope to see you on campus to support our athletes. 

Have a great week ahead.

Yours,

Andrew

Estimada Comunidad de ACS,

Deseamos que todas nuestras familias de ACS estén seguras mientras toda la comunidad de La Paz se dedica a limpiar luego de la inundación.  Asimismo, apreciamos su continua flexibilidad mientras intentamos apoyar a los miembros de la comunidad que tienen dificultades de transporte asociadas con la lluvia.

A pesar de esto, tuvimos un grupo comprometido de padres que asistieron al café de Intermedio (Middle School) esta mañana para conversar sobre el proceso de revisión del plan de estudios y una actualización sobre las mejoras continuas de Intermedio. Gracias a los comentarios de los padres, tenemos muchas ideas y planes para futuras reuniones de la hora del café para padres. Esperamos verlos pronto en una de estas reuniones.

También estoy feliz de compartir con la comunidad que el trabajo en nuestra infraestructura de Internet comienza hoy. El primer paso será instalar un nuevo cable de fibra óptica de mayor capacidad en todo el campus. Esto será la base de una red interna nueva, estable y rápida que llevará a ACS al futuro.

Finalmente, me complace anunciar que continuaremos con los partidos de la Copa Cougar según lo planeado. La mayoría de los otros colegios ya confirmaron su asistencia, hayan tenido clases o no esta mañana.  Al momento de escribir este mensaje, espero tener una tarde soleada para los juegos deportivos.  Espero verlos en el campus para apoyar a nuestros atletas.

Que tengan una gran semana.

Atentamente, 

Andrew
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Urgent Action Items

 

  • 5 March., tuition was due
  • Friday, April 5 - HS Parent Coffee (rescheduled)
  • Wednesday, March 13 - Puberty Q&A with Grade 5 Parents 5:30-6:30pm
  • Class Dojo now available in Secondary. See email.
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    ACS Calendar

    • Mon – MS/HS Cougar Cup (11-15)
    • Wed – PD 1.5
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    Elementary School


    Dear Parents, 
    We had a wonderful Parent Coffee this past Friday, sharing all of the new academic improvements parents can expect going into next year. I was very pleased that we had such a strong turnout and am thankful for those who could make it. This week, we have several important events to look forward to:

    Puberty Q&A Session for Grade 5 Parents - Wednesday, March 13 from 5:30-6:30 pm: We will be hosting an evening session for Grade 5 parents who have questions about our upcoming puberty unit in the Elementary Auditorium. We look forward to seeing you there!

    SLC Sign-Ups: Parents with more than 1 child in the Elementary School have received sign-up links to register for student-led conferences. The sign-ups for all other parents will go out next Thursday, March 14th. Thank you!

    KG3 & 4 Full Day Programming is Here: One of the significant improvements to our programming that we are considering is moving KG3 & 4 to a full day. The benefits are countless, and we feel strongly that this will better serve our families and community. On the evening of April 9th, from 5-6pm, we will host a Q&A session for parents about the program. Please feel free to join us!


    Additionally, we are trying to get the word out to prospective families about this opportunity. Please feel free to share the following poster with your friends in the community with children that might be candidates for our KG3 & 4 program next year!


    Thank you for reading - I wish you a very peaceful and productive week!

    Sincerely,


    Eric Crabtree
    Elementary Principal


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    Secondary School

    Dear parents,

    We are happy to share a new addition to our team. Mr. Ignacio Diez, an experienced teacher and administrator, will be joining us as a new high school teacher this coming August. However, in the interim, he will be serving in a temporary, part-time role as Dean of Students. A member of the Student Support Team (currently consisting of the principal, counselor, and Learning Lab teacher), the Dean of Students role will provide guidance and intervention to middle and high school students involved in interpersonal conflict, classroom behavior issues, or who otherwise need support with challenges in school. He will also be responsible for assigning disciplinary consequences when necessary. Mr. Diez is housed in the Secondary Library and works from 11:00am until the end of the school day. He can be reached by email at ignacio.diez@acslp.org.

    We are excited to support our student athletes during this week's Cougar Cup. Middle and high school will be competing in basketball and track and field events, and will encouraged by our cheerleaders. Activities occur every day this week beginning immediately after school.

    Please be sure to mark Thursday, April 4 on your calendar for Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences. All middle and high school teachers will be available in the Secondary Library, 8:00-11:00 and 12:00-3:00, for brief, drop-in conferences. Attendance is optional but strongly encouraged, and students need to attend with their parents. There will be no classes for middle or high school students on April 4.

    We are are offering another opportunity to purchase books in English. Ernesto Martinez, from Vinculos Publishing here in La Paz, offers high-quality books and literature for students from age 3 through Grade 12.


    Catalog of Secondary Books

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZLxT4E0apY4dEedWYrfXjqLy-Z3bAE1R/view?usp=sharing


    Price in Bolivianos of Secondary Books

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qLooey-hL564sqQp8fGHv09_EnZnzSIy/view?usp=sharing


    To Order:

    1. On or before March 17, email Ernesto Martinez (ernesto@vinculos.com.bo) the titles and the item numbers (a 1-, 2- or 3-digit number) of the books you want.
    2. Make sure to include “ACS” in your email. Ernesto will reply to you with the total amount owed and options on how to pay (QR, bank transfer, or online payment).
    3. The books will be delivered to the school in the first half of April; details on their arrival will be shared as they become available.
    We invite you to contact us with any questions.

    ACS Secondary School
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