Weekly News & Announcements

School Nurse

One Shot In Each Arm!  Protect yourself against illness and missing school (and protect your community as well)! You can get your flu shot and your next Covid booster (now giving new bivalent version effective against variants!). Make your appointments now!
 
If you have just had Covid, THIS is helpful information.
 
COVID: Please call in your student’s absence to the Attendance Recorder and continue to follow the district’s Covid guidance. The school is not notifying teachers, so students should access Canvas as much as possible and stay in contact with their teachers to communicate their remote progress in their classes. Here is a  California COVID-19 Isolation & Quarantine Calculator. And here is additional information about staying up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
 
One Pill Can Kill LA Times article
 
Please see my website for more information on medications, health issues, forms, etc.
 
I was still at home at the beginning of this week with Covid (yes, it’s true). I took the opportunity to get rid of some expired items in my pantry. I found some of the ingredients (unexpired!) for a pumpkin bread from the Forks Over Knives magazine (see below) to make. Good healthy snack or breakfast.
 
Nutrition Tips for the week:  

1. Use smoothies to include fruits and vegetables in your breakfast or snack. Stock up on frozen fruits and keep spinach and bananas on your regular market list.      I love including a Dragon Fruit smoothie pack in mine - nutritious and gorgeous pink color.
2. Pick up the new copy of Forks Over Knives magazine at your local supermarket.  Great ideas for fall recipes and it’s just a wonderful collection of food photos.

 
Portable Yoga:  LOL! All yoga is portable!  Try this Subtle Yoga practice (you do need a connected digital device to access a browser).

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
925-280-2970 x7128
IG:  acalanesschoolnurse

Wellness Center

When it comes to mental health and overall wellness, locus of control is a key factor in how your student relates to the world. In psychology, locus of control is related to the extent to which an individual believes that they are in control of facets that impact their lives. To have an external locus of control, an individual believes that life happens to them. In other words, there are external influences driving the events that occur in one’s life. Opposite to this is an internal locus of control, when an individual believes that they have control over what happens in their life. An example of this would be a student understanding the fact that they do have the choice of whether or not they will attend a class.
 
While we are well aware that there are plenty of things that happen in life that are entirely out of our control (a pandemic for example), locus of control becomes relevant when considering what to do in the face of said thing. Research has proven time and again that people with a higher internal locus of control are happier and more mentally healthy. When interacting with your student, consider the role you play in fostering an internal locus of control. As a caregiver it is easy to want to rescue your student in a time of need, however, what might be more beneficial is teaching them the value in advocating for themselves. With that being said, it is equally important to be a soft place for them to land if things don’t work out how they would have hoped.
 
Kiara Thomas-Wellness Intake Specialist

Performing Arts

LPIE

The 25th annual Lafayette Art, Wine & Musical Festival was a great success! Thank you to everyone who showed up in support of our local businesses and a very special thank you to all the volunteers. LPIE continues to be the largest beneficiary of this amazing event, and we are very grateful to the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce for supporting our local schools. Also, huge congratulations to Rookie Volunteer of the year and LPIE’s Diamond Business Partner, Paddy Kehoe, for once again stepping up to support our schools and local community.
 
Questions? Please contact Andrea Hilsabeck or Michele Colaco
www.lpie.org, Follow us on Instagram

Sports

This week’s can’t miss events!
 
Girls Golf
Monday, Sept 26 Northgate HS at Contra Costa CC at 3:30pm.
Wednesday, Sept 28 Northgate HS at Boundary Oak CC at 3:30pm.
Friday, Sept 30 JV v. Campolindo HS at Rossmoor GC at 3:30pm.
 
Girls Volleyball
Tuesday, Sept 27 at Northgate HS. Frosh at 4pm, JV at 5pm and Varsity at 6:30pm.
Thursday, Sept 29 host Las Lomas HS. Frosh at 4pm, JV at 5pm and Varsity at 6:30pm.
 
Girls Tennis
Tuesday, Sept 27 Miramonte HS at 4pm. Varsity is away and JV is home.
 
Cross Country
Wednesday, Sept 28 DAL Center Meet at Hidden Valley Park at 3:30pm.
 
Boys Water Polo
Wednesday, Sept 28 host Berkeley HS. JV at 5pm and Varsity at 6pm.
Thursday, Sept 29 host Miramonte HS. Varsity at 6pm and JV at 7pm.
 
Girls Water Polo
Thursday, Sept 29 host Miramonte HS. JV at 4pm and Varsity at 5pm.
 
Football
Friday, Sept 30 host Oakland HS at 7pm.
 
The fall sport schedules will be found on the Acalanes High School website by clicking here.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Randy Takahashi at rtakahashi@auhsdschools.org or Haley Walsh at hwalsh@auhsdschools.org.

General Administration Announcements

On Friday, all students participated in the first of four ACA Equity Days planned for this school year. The theme for this first discussion was Mental Health and Self Care. If you would like to have a follow up conversation with your students please review the emailfrom 9/15 with suggested discussion topics.
 
AUHSD is hiring Instructional Assistants for the classrooms. The District is looking to parents for help in filling these important positions. Please review the Sept 8 email fromAmy McNamara, Assistant Superintendent, for more information on open positions, qualifications and the competitive pay and benefits.

APC in Action

The APC Fall Grant application window is open for one more week! We invite all AHS teachers, staff, students, and parents to submit a grant application for programming, materials or projects that enhance the educational experience for our school community; all ideas are welcome. Click here for criteria and application. Completed proposals and questions can be submitted by Friday, Sept 23 to Nicole Sanders, APC GrantsCoordinator, or delivered to the APC Box in the front office.
 
Follow Acalanes Parents Club on Instagram. Contact APC here with any questions.