Featured Story The Annual Giving Campaign - Week 1 of 5 One question frequently asked by new and incoming families is, "Why do you ask for a donation when we already pay tuition?" The answer is even though ACDS runs very lean, there is still a $490,000 variance (or gap) between what we pay in tuition and what it costs to educate each ACDS student. That's why we ask every family to make a gift to the Annual Giving Campaign that works within their family budget. Have more questions? Visit our online FAQs here.
Every gift of every size helps us reach our $490,000 goal.
Apple Seed News Cougar Byte Podcast - Episode One! Our inaugural Cougar Byte podcast episode is available now for your listening pleasure! A quandary almost as old as “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” our guests, Mrs. Julie Brown and Dr. Ole Jorgenson tackled the question, “What Comes First, Happiness or Success?” You can find our podcast on our website here, or you can subscribe to the Cougar Byte Podcast on Apple Podcasts. RSVP for Pumpkin Carving (Grades K-5 Families) Friday, October 29, 2021 from 7-9PM Mark your calendars for Friday October 8, for ACDS’s annual Pumpkin Carving Festival. What: Pick a pumpkin from the ACDS “pumpkin patch,” carve it on the blacktop (please bring your own pumpkin carving tools) and then display your pumpkin creation while having your fortune told, watching a fire juggling unicycler, having glitter tattoos applied, and much more! PSA Meeting - October 11 at 8:30 a.m. Our next PSA board meeting of the school year will be held on Monday, October 11, over Zoom. The meeting is scheduled from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Please click here to join. All parents are invited to attend during the first part of the meeting to hear updates from Administrators and learn about upcoming events and how to get involved. Administration and parents will then be excused, and the board will continue on to discuss board business. We look forward to seeing you there! Calendar Reminders Monday, October 18 - Minimum Day, Teacher In-Service, 11:45 a.m. dismissal, no after-school care Friday, October 22 & Monday, October 25 - No School, Parent Conferences Monday, November 1 - No School, Teacher In-Service BrightWheel is Rolling! Starting Monday, October 11, Morning Care, Apple Tree, Apple Orchard, and MASH will be using Brightwheel to sign students in and out of care in the morning and afternoon. What’s Changed?
Morning Care Reminders (Grades K-8)
Morning Care Reminders for Pre-Kindergarten
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Please feel free to contact Amber White or Mary Jo Heindel, if you have any questions. Halloween at ACDS - Reminders On Friday, October 29, ACDS is excited to bring back some of our beloved Halloween community traditions while keeping our community safe. School-day Events Halloween Costumes Please note that while we appreciate the creativity and fun this holiday presents, costume masks and weapons are not permissible in the annual Halloween parade on campus. Costumes may not be demeaning to any ethnic group, race, religion, nationality, disabilities, gender, or individual (staff or student) at the school. Thank you for your compliance. Halloween Parade, Grades K-8* The ACDS annual Halloween parade will take place on the blacktop on the afternoon of Friday, October 29. To maintain the safety of our community, the parade will not be open to parents or visitors this year. ACDS will take lots of pictures and share them via Homeroom. *Due to CA licensing requirements for COVID safety, our Pre-K students are in a cohort model this year and cannot mix with our K-8 students on campus. The Pre-K students will have their own Halloween celebration in their wonderful play yard. Halloween Class Parties Students will celebrate Halloween with grade-level parties. Students and teachers will brainstorm fun games and activities to build community across their grade. The celebrations will not include food. Picture Retakes Form Due October 14 Jim Nelson Photography has prepared a photo gallery for our parents to order school photos online. Use the information below to access the gallery: Upcoming Events October - 2021 LOVING THE NOW. READY FOR NEXT.
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