| Hot Weather Warning: Please remember to encourage students’ hydration. Our late summer days can be very hot and dry, and it’s not unusual for us to see students with symptoms of heat illness. If air quality declines and your student needs an inhaler, please make sure they carry that with them and use it properly, and submit this medical documentation (each school year). Does your student need medication at school? Do you need to communicate with me about your student’s health/medical issue? Please use the QR code to access the appropriate medical form you may need.  Help your child manage stress: Provide breakfast. Even if they say they’re not hungry, ask them what they would be WILLING to eat and have that readily available to eat before school or to take with them. Make sure they have access to healthy food and snacks throughout the day. Make sure they stay hydrated – have them bring a water bottle that they can refill throughout the day. Those are also available in the cafeteria. Food can be hydrating too – especially fresh vegetables and fruit! Try this GRATITUDE PRACTICE. NOTE NEW SCHOOL NURSE HOURS: Tuesdays & some Thursdays: 8:00 am – 3:50 pm Wednesdays: 7:30 am – 3:20 pm Always Your School Nurse, Dvora Citron, RN, MS dcitron@auhsdschools.org, 925-280-2970 x7128 IG: acalanesschoolnurse, School Nurse Website |
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Wellness Center
We hope that you are enjoying the three-day weekend with your students! New support counselors have officially arrived. In the upcoming week, the Wellness team will be visiting frosh PE classes to introduce ourselves, give a tour of our spaces and let students know about the Wellness services that we offer right here on campus. We will also be visiting classes with academic counselors for sophomores, juniors and seniors. Please encourage your students to stop by if they need mental health support or just to say hi and grab a snack.
Performing & Visual Arts
Instrumental Music: Hello music and baseball fans! What better way to combine two fun activities than to support our Acalanes Instrumental Music students, led by our new Band Director Edwin Cordoba, as they play the national anthem at the A’s Game on Sept 3rd! Come cheer both our talented students during their performance as well as the Oakland A’s as they play against the Los Angeles Angels.
Event: Acalanes Instrumental Music plays the National Anthem
Date: Sunday, Sept 3rd
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland CA
Ticket prices: $25 (discounted)
Details on how to purchase and pick up discount tickets are on the instrumental music website.
LPIE
Join us at the 26th Annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival!
Sep 23, 10am-7pm & Sep 24, 10am-6pm
Did you know that the Art & Wine Festival is a fundraiser for the City of Lafayette and that LPIE is the largest beneficiary? Did you know that the people who work the ticket booth are volunteers? Come have some fun and help LPIE at the same time by staffing the Festival Ticket Booth and/or the LPIE Booth at this year’s festival! Children 12 and up are welcome to volunteer at the LPIE Booth, adults only for the ticket booth. Click HERE to show your support for our schools!
New Families Mixers
Calling all new families! If you are new to one of our Lafayette public schools this year, or joined during the pandemic, please join us for coffee or a cocktail on Thursday, Sep 7. Please RSVP here by Tuesday, Sep 5. We can’t wait to meet you!
www.lpie.org, Follow us on Instagram
Sports
This week’s can’t miss events:
Girls golf
Tuesday, Sep 5 Miramonte HS at Orinda CC at 3:30pm.
Thursday, Sep 7 Las Lomas HS at Boundary Oak GC at 3:30pm.
Boys water polo
Wednesday, Sep 6 at Foothill HS. Varsity at 6pm and JV at 7pm.
Friday, Sep 8 host El Cerrito HS. JV at 5pm and Varsity at 6pm.
Girls water polo
Friday, Sep 8 and Saturday, Sep 9 host the Acalanes Invitational.
Girls volleyball
Thursday, Sep 7 at Benicia HS. Frosh at 4:30pm, JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 6:30pm.
Saturday, Sep 9 Sonoma Valley JV Tournament.
Girls tennis
Friday, Sep 8 and Saturday, Sep 9 James Logan Invitational.
Football
Thursday, Sep 7 at Amador Valley HS at 5:50pm.
Friday, Sep 8 host Amador Valley HS. JV at 4:30pm and Varsity at 7pm.
Cross country
Saturday, Sep 9 Ed Sias Invitational at Hidden Valley Park.
You may view the 2023-2024 Athletic Update by clicking HERE.
General Administration Announcements
Acalanes Back to School Night (BTSN) is this Thursday, Aug 31 from 5:15-8pm!
Please plan to join at 5:15pm in the front quad for a Parent and Staff Reception hosted by the Acalanes Parents Club (APC). Principal Shawn will share some remarks around 5:30 and classroom visits start at 6pm.
As mentioned above, this evening is for us, the parents/caregivers, to experience what our students experience each and every school day – you don’t want to miss it!
Important Reminder: be sure to print the BTSN Program here and write down your student’s schedule and room numbers so you know where to go!
APC in Action
August APC Dons Dialogue – View the Slides!
Thank you to all who attended our first Dons Dialogue of the school year on Friday, Aug 25. We had a packed room. This month’s topics included attendance reminders, academy review, counseling and wellness updates, athletic PE and a student activities report. If you were not able to attend, here are the slides from the discussion.
Thank you to our APC Hospitality Co-Chairs, Mia Heglie and Monica Stassi, for providing the welcoming coffee and treats!
Peer Tutoring is Now Open!
Peer Tutoring aims to better the educational, social and emotional well-being of all Acalanes High School students and support them in developing the skills necessary to succeed in academics and life post high school.
The program is located in Room 107 under the supervision of Co-Directors, Kristen Labrosse and Angela Ketcham. Students are welcome to drop-in to receive help from junior and senior student tutors in almost any AHS academic subject, or just come in to do homework, read or study.
Hours this week: Lunch, 7th period, and every day 1 hour after the last school bell rings.
Academy sessions start this Friday, Sep 1. For Academy only, students need to sign-up in advance using TeachMore. Space is limited.
Thank you, Acalanes Parents Club!
Peer Tutoring is 100% funded by APC.
We could not operate without your donations to this valuable organization
Peer Tutoring is 100% funded by APC.
We could not operate without your donations to this valuable organization
APC Membership & Fundraising
Do you want Directory access? If you’ve already made a donation to APC, stay tuned for information on how to access our online AHS Student/Family Directory – coming soon!
Please consider donating! APC has promised nearly $185,000 to Acalanes this school year. As of today, we have yet to reach that goal. We need your help and appreciate any and all donations! Click here to donate or bring a check made out to Acalanes Parents Club this Thursday at Back to School Night.
APC supports programming for all Acalanes students and staff, including:
- College & Career Services
- Campus enhancements
- Peer Tutoring
- Parent Ed
- Staff & Teacher development
- Grants Program
- Communications
- Volunteer opportunities and more…
Another important source of funds is making your donations go twice as far with Corporate Matching! Please check if your company has a matching program and, if so, contact corpmatch@acalanesparentsclub.com for further information.
Parents Club Pro-Tip
If you are dropping off your student in the morning, save yourself the hassle and avoid pulling into the parking lot. There are multiple areas around Acalanes where you can safely drop your student and they can walk on to campus. You will not only provide relief to the parking lot traffic but to yourself and your student!
Check back next week for Attendance Reporting tips.
Please reach out to APC here with any questions.
Acalanes Community Always (ACA)
Registration is NOW OPEN for the Lafayette Res Run for Education!
Run/walk downtown Lafayette in the 2-mile fun run/walk or 5k, or strive for your best 10k time, which includes going around the Lafayette Reservoir on race day, Sunday, Oct 22. There is also a virtual option around the paved trail of the reservoir from Oct 12-21. Lafayette’s public schools are beneficiaries of this event, with 15% percent of each registration going back to Acalanes – so be sure to choose Acalanes during the registration process!
- The first 100 students to register from each school will receive a voucher at packet pickup for 1/4 lb of bulk candy from Zoonie’s Candy Shop! Yes, even high school students!
- The school who increases their number of runners most compared to last year will receive an additional $500 beneficiary check!
Let’s go Dons!
