October 29, 2014 Dear Parents & Caregivers, Our Harvest Festival will be this Friday, October 31 st . The theme this year is "AFPCS Superheroes!” Students will have a fun filled day of superhero themed activities and snacks! Please dress your child as their favorite superhero. Students may NOT dress in demonic or scary costumes. (no vampires, ghosts, witches, goblins, etc.) We are also still in need of donations of healthy snacks, candy and juices boxes. You can drop them off at the main office of your child’s school or send them in with your child. If you would like to volunteer to prepare treat bags on Thursday, 10/30 from 3:30-5 or Friday, 10/31 from 8:30-11:30am, please contact Mrs. Nicholson via email [email protected]or call 215-232-4892 ext. 1. SIXERS FAMILY NIGHT TICKETS (12/15/14) – It’s not too late to buy tickets for the game and there are still openings for your child to be a part of the HIGH 5 tunnel!! See Mrs. Tedeschi for details. The AFPCS PARENT ADVISORY BOARD is looking for you to JOIN and be a voice for our children. Membership apps are available at www.afpcs.org or in the office. • Parents it is imperative that you sign up for our text alerts or like us on Facebook, when we experience inclement weather or any emergency as we did this week this is the only way we can notify you of any changes. To sign up: • Send a text for LS messages to: 415-639-9047 With the message: @9fw • Send a text for US messages to: 646-699-4506 With the message: @afpc CALENDAR CHANGE AFPCS will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 th in observance of Veteran’s Day. (The original school calendar indicated 11/10 which was incorrect.) School Picture Day is Tuesday, November 4 th . Please make sure your child has their money (exact amount) sealed in the envelope that was given out. ALL students must wear their AFPCS uniform for school pictures.
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October 29, 2014
Dear Parents & Caregivers, Our Harvest Festival will be this Friday, October 31st. The theme this year is "AFPCS Superheroes!” Students will have a fun filled
day of superhero themed activities and snacks! Please dress your child as their favorite superhero. Students may NOT dress in demonic or scary costumes. (no vampires, ghosts, witches, goblins, etc.) We are also still in need of donations of healthy snacks, candy and juices boxes. You can drop them off at the main office of your child’s school or send them in with your child. If you would like to volunteer to prepare treat bags on Thursday, 10/30 from 3:30-5 or Friday, 10/31 from 8:30-11:30am, please
contact Mrs. Nicholson via email [email protected] or call 215-232-4892 ext. 1.
SIXERS FAMILY NIGHT TICKETS (12/15/14) – It’s not too late to buy tickets for the game and there are still openings for your child to be a part of the HIGH 5 tunnel!! See Mrs. Tedeschi for details.
The AFPCS PARENT ADVISORY BOARD is looking for you to JOIN and be a voice for our children.
Membership apps are available at www.afpcs.org or in the office.
• Parents it is imperative that you sign up for our text alerts or like us on Facebook, when we experience inclement weather or any emergency as we did this week this is the only way we can notify you of any changes. To sign up:
• Send a text for LS messages to: 415-639-9047 With the message: @9fw • Send a text for US messages to: 646-699-4506 With the message: @afpc
CALENDAR CHANGE
AFPCS will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th in
observance of Veteran’s Day.
(The original school calendar indicated 11/10 which was incorrect.)
School Picture Day is Tuesday, November 4th.
Please make sure your child has their money (exact amount) sealed in the
envelope that was given out. ALL students must wear their AFPCS
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat OCT 26 27 D‐Day 28 E‐Day
*1st grade Trip *PAB Meeting & Elec‐tions @5pm‐LS *Board Meeting at 6pm @ LS
29 F‐Day *WED. FOLDER‐Pls Sign *Kindergarten Trip
30 A‐Day
31 Special Schedule Theme: Superheroes
NOV 1
2 K‐2 Bench‐mark Exams this week
3 B‐Day *MS B‐Ball Tryouts Round #1
4 C‐Day PICTURE DAY
5 D‐Day *MS B‐Ball Tryouts Round #2
6 E‐Day
7 F‐Day *Pretzel Sale $0.50 *3rd grade Trip
8
9 Cherrydale arrives this week.
10 A‐Day Can/Cereal Drive Begins
11 NO SCHOOL
VETERAN’S DAY
12 B‐Day *WED. FOLDER‐Pls Sign
13 C‐Day
14 Special Schedule *END OF TRIMESTER 1
NOON DISMISSAL STAFF PROFESSIONAL DAY
15
16 17 D‐Day *Bball Team Practices Begin
18 E‐Day *Board Meeting at 6pm @ LS
19 F‐Day
20 A‐Day
21 B‐Day *Pretzel Sale $0.50 *Spelling Bee 9am *LS Feast—11:30am
22
23 24 Special Schedule NOON DISMISSAL
*Academic Assembly @ 9am
K‐8 Report Card Conferences @LS
from 1‐4pm & 5‐7pm
25 Special Schedule NOON DISMISSAL
K‐8 Report Card Conferences @LS
from 1‐4pm
26 Special Schedule NOON DISMISSAL
*Can/Cereal Drive Ends
27 NO SCHOOL
28 NO SCHOOL 29
Oct. & Nov 2014
“ A Caring Community of Learners, Thinkers & Achievers! ”
The Lower School
Kindergarten
Shyhere B. Mariah H.
1st Grade
Navraj S. Ahzier G.
2nd Grade
Journee J. Saamiyah W.
3rd Grade
Iz’jhae D. Jahnera F.
Maniyah N. Manraj S.
ALL STARS FROM OCT. 14th - OCT. 24th
THIRD GRADE
FIELD TRIP
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH.
LAST DAY FOR $$ AND PERMISSION
SLIPS IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD!
Harvest Festival! Friday, October 31st!
Dress as your favorite SUPERHERO!
Please donate snacks for the children’s treat bags!
Say “CHEESE!”
Picture day: TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4TH.
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE IN FULL UNIFORM.
SPELLING BEE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST Start practicing your words!!
Students will compete the week of November 10th in their classrooms to win a spot in the school wide spelling bee. All spelling words have been
sent home for practice.
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 14TH
Early Dismissal: 12:30PM
End of Trimester I
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Trimester I Report Card Conferences
MONDAY, 11/24
1pm – 4pm 5pm-7pm
TUESDAY, 11/25
1pm – 4pm
Upper School Times
Grades 4 - 8
Alliance All Star Students
Week of 10/17/14 4th Grade: Junias T. & Idaya J.
5th Grade: Bilal B. & Lisa C. 6th Grade: Zayah D. & Sofie B.
7th Grade: Kenyra P. & Monet G. 8th Grade: Shavonna R. & Anthony L.
Week of 10/24/14 4th Grade: Jamir T. & Kia T.
5th Grade: Jada L. & Sanaiah B. 6th Grade: Nazir W. & Nakirah V.
7th Grade: Kanishea D. & Nazahn W. 8th Grade: Maniyah M. & Nasya C.
Benchmark Scores: Benchmark scores will be reported to your students over the next few
days. Please check in with your student and ask them how they
performed on their exams!
8th Graders and Parent’s of 8th Graders!
Please continue reviewing your High School Information Packets and narrowing down your
selections to 5 Philadelphia School District Schools. Also, don’t forget to review the charter and private
school information as deadlines to apply will be here sooner than you think!
Finals: Trimester 1 finals will be
administered the week of November 10th. Students will take a cumulative final exam in all core classes. Finals will count as 35% of
a student’s final grade. Please encourage your students to study
and get a good night of sleep!!
8th Grade Cap and Gown Pictures:
All students in 8th grade will have their pictures taken in graduation attire on Tuesday, November 4th. Please make sure that your student is prepared for
these photos as this will be your opportunity to cherish another great
milestone in their lives!
Alliance for Progress Charter School 2014 -2015
Report Card Conference Procedures
There will NOT be scheduled times for parents to arrive. Parents/Guardians will visit classroom teachers at any of the above times. Due to this open schedule, your teachers may not be available
immediately upon your arrival. Chairs will be set up in the hallways for parents/guardians to wait until your conference begins. Conferences will be taken in the order of arrival in 15-20 minute intervals, so
please sign in promptly outside of each classroom you visit.
My name is Leonard J. Ollison and I am the new site director for the YMCA After School Program. I am reaching out to you to reintroduce our program to all parents and inform current parents of the changes to the experience that we are providing. Kids come first in our program and we are dedicated to building strong kids and communities through our After School Program.
This program is from school dismissal to 6pm, Monday—Friday. Care is also available for early dismissals, days off and holiday breaks. The after school program provides students with a well-rounded learning experience with a focus on fun, friends, and creativity through supervised activities. Activities include homework assistance, enrichment and interest-driven activity choices, gym/gross-motor movement time, arts & crafts, group games. The students also receive a nutritional snack.
Our site at Alliance for Progress follows a daily schedule to ensure your child has a positive experience. We start with our nutritional snack and then begin homework assistance. We reach out to parents to make sure we understand what goals they would like their child to reach during this time. Whether it is completing homework for that night, or focusing on particular assignments from class like spelling words and spending time reading. We then move on to our themed activity for that day. We have Music Mondays, Top Chef Tuesdays, Workout Wednesdays, Take Home Thursdays and Film and Fun Fridays. All the activities for the entire month of November have been included within this newsletter and we are excited to host them. After our activity for the day has concluded we will have free time for the students to enjoy until they are picked up. No matter when a child leaves our program they will have a chance to experience all we have to offer.
If you wish for your child to experience our after school program please contact Leah Booker, YMCA SACC Director at 215-235-6440 ext. 1727 or email her at [email protected] for further information.
I hope to see your student soon,
L. J. Ollison Alliance for Progress After School Site Director
