• Wellness Center

    October 16, 2020

    One of the things we’re prioritizing whenever we meet with students involves spending a few minutes checking in on our physical selves. It’s easy to get detached from practicing internal awareness when much of our time is spent online. We are bodies, hearts, and minds but sometimes parts of us get more attention. And as families, spending a lot of time together, we can get into the habit of taking things for granted and forgetting to process together what’s difficult about life right now. We’ve learned that where Covid is concerned, 66% of adolescents believe the anxiety that they currently have will never go away (CDC study). We have found this resource really helpful as we try to remember that we are whole people and not just Zoom attendees: Balancing All Parts of Ourselves

    Allen Choi, Wellness Coordinator
    Casey Sasner, Intake Specialist

    For updates, tips and advice, follow Wellness on Social Media: Instagram @acalaneswellness

  • College & Career

    October 16, 2020

    One-on-one Appointments
    Students can book an individual meeting with Ms. Reicher here. Please encourage your student to take advantage regardless of where they are in the process.

    Monday, Oct 19 - Admissions Virtual Reps Visits for Junior and Senior students via Naviance.
    Have your student sign up! Here are some of the schools this week: Duke, Humboldt State, Johns Hopkins, Oregon State, LMU and more! 

    Tuesday, Oct 27 at 7pm - Financial Aid Night (rescheduled)
    Join us for an online presentation about college costs. The meeting link is     here, and you can review this helpful handout for details. 

    Tuesday, Nov 17 at 7pm - Parent Naviance Workshop for Juniors.
    Zoom ID: 651 363 0875 Password: DONS2021.  Log in using your students AUHSD Zoom account.

    Helpful Links:

    Freshman College Planning
    Sophomore College Planning
    Junior College Planning
    Senior Checklist

    Keep up the good work! 
    Wendy Reicher/College and Career Advisor: wreicher@auhsdschools.org

  • Counseling

    October 16, 2020

    End of Quarter
    October 9 was the end of the quarter grading period. It’s gone by fast! Grades are updated in Canvas. Quarter grades are essentially progress reports at the halfway point in the semester. Grades and credits are updated on the transcript at the end of each semester. 

    Seniors
    Many seniors have still not ordered official transcripts for college apps or updated their Naviance accounts. Students pay the $5 fee for official transcripts on the webstore. Mrs. Finn, the registrar, will process requests. Documents will be sent electronically through Naviance whenever possible. Please contact Mrs. Finn with questions. Students can review unofficial transcripts in Aeries.

    Counselor appointments
    We love talking to our students! Email is the best way to reach us. Counselors have appointment slots for students and will email them a link for signing up. We are trying to reserve the limited slots outside of class time for students. Parents can schedule a time when students are in class. 

    A- Ed  Anne Schonauer
    Ee-Kr  Christine Todd
    Ku-Ros  Marissa Meadows
    Rot-Z  Susan Martin

  • Parent Education

    October 16, 2020

    Friday, Oct 23 from 11-11:45am - Challenge Success reVISION 2020
    Join Challenge Success co-founders Dr. Denise Pope and Dr. Madeline Levine in a 45-minute live streamed event featuring NY Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb as they examine how 2020 has highlighted the importance of how we view well-being and relationships. Topics include what really matters for our children, families and schools, and how education can best support students to become balanced, healthy and engaged learners. This event is a fall fundraiser for the Challenge Success organization, but registration is free. Learn more here. 

  • School Nurse

    October 16, 2020

    Be Covid Proactive!
    See update on my google site. Stay healthy by keeping this symptom checklist in mind.

    School Immunization Requirements are still in place.
    Many students are missing the 2nd dose of Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine which is required for school entry. Those families will receive an email with a request to submit updated immunization records. Please check in with your local pediatrician’s office, Primary Care Provider, or our     County Health Department.

    Flu Vaccine is available NOW!
    Reduced illness from flu will also ease the burden of illness from Covid in our hospital facilities. Flu vaccines are available at most medical practices and pharmacies.     Free CC County Flu Shot Clinics begin next week.

    Medical Forms and Medications at School
    Please turn in any relevant medical forms your student might need for the 2020-21 school year. Those forms should be dated no earlier than June 2020. You can access forms here.

    Parents: Feeling Overwhelmed? Who isn’t???
    I found this     TedTalk with Elizabeth Gilbert validating and nourishing.

    Here’s a great one-pager on SLEEP to remind you why it’s so good for us.

    Is your student interested in joining the Acalanes Health & Medicine Student Club? They meet at lunch on the 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays. Check it out here.

    Please get in touch with me with any questions, concerns, and/or requests. I look forward to being in touch and connected!

    Dvora Citron, RN, MS
    Acalanes School Nurse Google Site
    dcitron@auhsdschools.org
    IG:  acalanesschoolnurse

  • LPIE

    October 16, 2020

    We look forward to having you "GO ALL IN FOR OUR KIDS"!
    Check your inbox Monday morning, October 19th for a link to purchase tickets or click     here. Tickets go on sale at 9am.

    Subscribe to LPIE Podcasts!
    This series spotlights how LPIE directly supports every Lafayette school, teacher, student and parent. Check out Episode 3, featuring Acalanes teacher Katherine Walton, who wears many hats at Acalanes including leadership teacher, Ethnic Studies teacher, and Teacher on Special Assignment for Culture, Climate & Equity, proudly funded in full by LPIE. This podcast episode talks about the new Ethnic Studies course, her work in equity and is a really inspiring discussion including lots of useful information that parents (or anyone) can put to work for themselves and their children.

    Laura-Kate Rurka & Jennifer Palmer
    Acalanes LPIE School Chairs

    www.lpie.org