Charles Acton Leadership Academy
CALA Update for Parents!
Week of August 28, 2022
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Greetings Acton Parents & Families!
It's week 4 of the 9 weeks. Soon students in 1st through 4th grade will receive progress reports in Skyward. You will receive an alert when they are posted for you to review. Now is the best time to be sure you are partnering with your child's teacher to determine what at-home supports would make them most successful at school.
If your child arrives to school by car, they may unboard from the car as soon as you come to a stopping point. They do not need to wait for us to unload them. This helps our morning traffic flow quickly and smoothly.
**The person picking up your child/children should have the provided car tag containing the student's grade-level, name, and number with them for a speedy and smooth pick up. When the person does not have this, our process slows down. The additional seconds it takes to call a name instead of entering the number in our system, or stopping to check an ID turns into minutes for everyone working as waiting. Our dismissal is delayed. Please help us by having the appropriate car tag available and visible.
We are still gearing up to launch of our house system. If your child is new, they will be sorted into a house to help build community, leadership, and character. You will receive more information about this soon.
Thank you very much for your cooperation during our inclement weather this past week. Also, thank you for your continued cooperation with EVERYTHING as our enrollment continues to grow and we focus on strengthening foundational skills.
Please see all other updates below. I hope you have a restful weekend.
Sincerely,
Jessica Linwood
Principal
Charles Acton Leadership Academy
- Shorts should cover all of the thigh and be near the knee
- Tights/bike shorts are not permitted
- Clothes with holes/rips where we can see the skin beneath
- Crocs are not appropriate for school. They are dangerous and make it much easier for students to trip and fall while running or using the stairs.
- Flip flops are not appropriate for school. They are dangerous and make it much easier for students to trip and fall while running or using the stairs.
- Skirts should cover all of the thigh and be near the knee
Breakfast
Covid-19 Protocols
Student Screening
To ensure the safety of students and staff, parents/guardians will be encouraged to monitor their students for COVID-19 symptoms daily prior to sending them to school.
Parents/guardians are required to submit a “student self-reporting form” if their child is symptomatic or has been confirmed as being COVID-positive.
Campuses may choose to check student temperatures daily or periodically throughout the week as long as there are routine checks for symptoms.
I want my child to quarantine even though the nurse is not requiring it. Will they be counted absent?
Your child will be counted absent but their absences will be excused with a parent note.
Can students learn asynchronously if they are quarantined?
Asynchronous learning is not an option this year because the student does not receive attendance credit. Students will be counted absent when quarantined or out sick. They can work on schoolwork to not get behind if the teacher is willing to provide them with their assignments.
How would a nurse (in partnership with campus administration) decide whether to quarantine students?
in accordance with the time identified by the CDC Quarantine Calculator.
Can an at-home test be used to indicate whether a student is positive or negative with COVID-19?
At-home tests can’t be validated for accuracy or patient identity, therefore testing must be done at school or under the supervision of a medical professional.
Our PTA water bottle fundraiser has been extended through Friday, September 2nd! There is still time to get one of these fantastic bottles to stay refreshed and show school spirit!
Purchase your student a spirit shirt and hoodie. Store closes on September 12, 2022.
L.E.A.D.
After the 4th week of school, many of the updates below will be removed to shorten the news and focus on key upcoming information.
Morning Arrival
The school building is opened for students at 7:30am and staff supervision begins at that time.
Breakfast is served 7:30-7:55am
Students arriving by car will be lined up at the front of the school.
PK3 & PK4 students will be dropped off in the back of the building and meet in the cafeteria.
Parents are NOT allowed to accompany students into the building.
PK3 & PK4 students will eat in the cafeteria with their teacher/para.
Kinder-4th grade will go to the cafeteria to eat breakfast then report straight to class.
Traffic Flow Procedures - Front:
Parents enter the drive from Wheatland then split into 2 lanes after the curve.
The center lane is to be used as a passing lane outside of arrival time.
Cones/barricades will distinguish the lanes.
Parents will exit by merging into one lane circling around the parking lot and back out the drive.
Traffic Flow Procedures - Back:
Parents will enter the back drive from the gate off Clark Road (behind Walmart) or through the side gate from the front drive.
Parents will drop off students, with the assistance of teachers, under the awning in the far right lane.
The left lane will be used as a passing lane for those leaving as well as those parking.
Parents will exit the drive through the Clark Road gate.
Traffic
Parking
Late Arrivals
Dismissal Plan & Procedures
Kindergarten - 4th grade students are eligible to be bus riders.
Only 2nd-4th grade students are eligible to be a “walker.”
All car riders will be released from the designated exits.
PK3 = back awning
PK4, K, 1st= main doors (front drive of the building)
2nd, 3rd, 4th = side doors by the elevator (back drive of the building)
Sibling car riders will go to the youngest sibling’s dismissal location.
bus/daycare will dismiss form the cafeteria
walkers will leave out of the side facing the playground
Parents of PK3 students may walk up to the gym to pick up their PK3 child and siblings.
Parents of PK4 - 4th grade students should not walk up to the door to get students but should be in the drive with their car tag.
Please make only 1 lane when coming into the drive. You will only split in two lanes when you approach the gate. This helps everyone be served quickly and fairly.
Walkers
Car Riders
Bus Riders
Inclement weather
Visitors
Absence
Lunch
During lunch students will be seated 4-6 students to a table.
Recess
Late Arrival/Early Departure/Appointments
Due to supervision and safety guidelines doors will not open before 7:30am. Early departures are not allowable after 2:45pm to allow everyone enough time to prepare for the dismissal transition.
Medical Needs
Spirit Days
Water
PARENT LIAISON/VOLUNTEERS
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
To ensure a safe environment and focus on instruction, parents will be permitted to complete the volunteer application and support during class time with the following: field trips, planned academic projects, planned academic/leadership/behavior incentive activities. Please sign up for orientation with our parent liaison and coordinate one of the above supports with your child's teacher. There may only be a few opportunities at the beginning of the year. The opportunities will definitely increase as the year progresses.
BIRTHDAYS
- ready-made party bags for the class. Students will not open the bags while at school. Therefore, all bags should be pre-filled with the items you choose, closed, and ready to take home. Any food items included in the bags should be pre-packaged/store bought only.
- cupcakes for the class. Store bought cupcakes are permitted to be dropped off for the class. They are allowed to be passed out by the teacher only during recess only. No parents/visitors are permitted during this time. Please check with the classroom teacher for the number of cupcakes to purchase. Dropping off cupcakes is an opportunity we are bringing back while navigating the pandemic. We have not had it for the past 2 years. I will keep an eye on it and determine if we need to make any changes to manage the spread of germs.
DAILY GRADE-LEVEL SCHEDULES
MAKE SURE YOUR SKYWARD ACCOUNT IS ACCURATE
- Stay up to date with everything happening on campus by having a working phone number and e-mail address on your child's account.
- Make sure all communication information is open to receive messages and not blocked. If it is blocked in any area, electronic communication will be blocked and unable to be received.
- Ensure that anyone you anticipate picking up your child during the year is listed on your child's Skyward account with their full name (as printed on their identification) and phone number.
- Please make sure that you respond to the photo/media release section. We take pictures and videos of things happening throughout the year and post them to our social media accounts. Be sure to let us know in Skyward if you do not want your child's image to be posted to our social media account.
FREE SCHOOL LUNCH FOR ALL WILL NOT CONTINUE IN NEW SCHOOL YEAR
If you are a parent who needs free or reduced lunch you may qualify under the new elegibity guidelines. New Income Eligibility Guidelines for Determining Free and Reduced-Price Benefits: INCOME GUIDELINES HERE
The 2022-23 meal application will be available on July 1, 2022. Complete the federal meal application in School Cafe.
La solicitud de comidas 2022-23 estara disponible despues del 11 de Julio de 2022. Complete la Solicitud de comida federal en School Cafe.