Immersion Education – Teaching academic content in another language

Welcome Back Fronteras Families!

One of the mandatory emergency drills required of all district schools is ALICE. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate. ALICE is our school district’s response to a perceived threat of an intruder.

Today, when our ALICE drill began and the announcement of a dangerous intruder in the green hallway was made, school staff had to decide if they should evacuate or lockdown in place. Eight classroom spaces evacuated safely and 12 classrooms and office spaces chose to lockdown. It is important to remember that there is no right or wrong answer in an emergency involving an intruder. We make the best decision we can with the information we have. The worst thing we can do is nothing. After accounting for all students, staff, and visitors, we returned to normal operation. It was a very successful drill and we are so proud of every one of our students! Without being asked, our 4th and 5th graders and middle schoolers took immediate care of the Kindergarteners evacuating in their hallways and helped them to their meeting places. We are looking forward to our next set of drills, debriefing, and brainstorming ways to get even better.

For more information about ALICE and the individual components, please visit: www.alicetraining.com

A couple important reminders:

· Class starts at 8:00am. We have many late kiddos arriving well after the school day has begun. Every time the classroom door opens with a late arrival, it interrupts student learning.

· Our school day ends at 2:35pm. We have many students getting picked up early. This too interrupts and cuts into student learning. Thank you for understanding!

Thank you for supporting your child’s education! We love that you are part of Fronteras! Enjoy the extra long weekend!

Most Sincerely,

Mrs. Hutchins

“Live simply. Dream big. Be grateful. Give love. Laugh lots.” - Anonymous

Morning drop off:

· Please pull as far forward along the sidewalk as possible – walking is good for the heart!

· Ensure your child(ren) have their items ready to go and can exit the vehicle quickly

· Do not leave your vehicle – if you want to walk your child to the door, please park in the designated parking lot

· Be patient and extra attentive when driving through the parking lot

Picking up in the afternoon:

· Enter our parking lot ONLY through the entrance, and exit our parking lot ONLY through the exit

· Please be patient, courteous, and aware at all times while driving through our parking lot

· Do not leave your vehicle in the drive-thru lane alongside the sidewalk. This is NOT a parking zone. If you need to leave your vehicle, please park in a designated spot.

• In both the morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up, please pull all the way forward along the sidewalk
• No Top Ramen at lunch unless precooked and stored in a thermos. Top Ramen takes too long to microwave causing safety issues and not allowing enough time for your child to eat their lunch
• Students need to bring a labeled water bottle every day to school
• If there is any schedule change to your child's afternoon dismissal, including someone else other than you picking up your child, please use School Dismissal Manager

After you have signed up and paid online, please turn in the completed After School Enrichment Club Form to the front desk. If you choose to send the form and payment in with your child, there is no guarantee that the club(s) you selected will be available. Forms and payments will not be processed until 3:00pm on September 4th.

Hello Fronteras Families,

We hope you have had a wonderful summer! APC Board Meetings are typically held the 2nd Tuesday, bi-monthly. Our first scheduled Board meeting for the academic year will be on Tuesday, September 11, 6:00pm. We will meet in one of the Middle School classrooms, TBD.

All families are welcome and encouraged to attend APC meetings. The APC Board works in partnership with our school administrator, Mrs. Hutchins, to uphold the intention and direction of the Charter. The Board is comprised of parents and staff, though we also have positions available for several community members as well. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email, hcharton@gmail.com.

Welcome back!

Heather Charton

APC Board Chair

If you ordered a yearbook online last year, then you can use the same passwords.

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CELEBRACION DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA

September 17- October 12

· One day celebration

· One country per teacher gives us 14 countries.

· One country per Special teachers (Art, music, and PE- “play Hispanic games jumping rope, etc ”) 3 countries

· One country per office (front office, SPED office, Spanish office, Math tutor office) 4 countries – Decoration only.

Total 21 countries

· Traditional country animal representing each class to decorate hallways

· School wide daily activity (Sabias que—Did you know…) fun facts!

· Staff dance

In order for students to have fun learning, Fronteras will start a school wide daily activity:

Sabias que…. Did you know that.....

Following steps:

· Start Monday September 17, one of the Spanish tutors and Mrs. Bang will announce two fun facts about a specific animal in a Hispanic country in the morning.

· During the day, classes will search and discuss which country those facts may belong to.

· At the end of the day, each class will leave their answer of the daily “SABIAS QUE”; inside of our mundo (world) by the Spanish tutor’s office.

· The next day tutors will announce the correct answer and the classes with the correct answer will be into a drawing on Friday.

· The class who wins the drawing will get an empty piñata to use at any time during the month. ( Teachers will ask parents for donations to help fill the piñata)

Note: * By Monday October 12, Fronteras would have covered the 21 Hispanic countries.

Classrooms Celebrations! (During the month)

To keep students immersed in the culture, teachers will choose one afternoon per week during this month to celebrate their country by creating crafts, watching videos, listening music, potluck, doing piñatas, decorating hallways, doors, doing poster, practicing dancing, creating traditional dress, etc to present to the school on the final day, Friday, October 13. (Inviting parents to volunteer)

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