Sunday, October 9, 2016
Dear Advanced Learning Academy Families,
Several of our students and teachers across both campuses enjoyed this weekend’s cooler weather during Chalk It Up, the San Antonio annual art event sponsored by our neighbors at Artpace. Our students, under the guidance of art teacher, Sonya Castro, created a beautiful solar system themed piece.
Looking ahead, we are pleased to invite our K-10th grade families to an Open Studio Art Night on Tuesday, October 18 from 5:30-7:00 pm at our Fox Tech campus. Students and families are invited to spend an evening letting their imagination run wild as they explore making art with cardboard.
Wednesday, October 12th, is the second of six early release days this year. Our K-3 students will once again be dismissed at 1:15pm while our 4th-10th grade students will be dismissed at 1:30pm. All magnet buses will run immediately after dismissal at 1:15pm or 1:30pm. The after school programs on both campuses will begin at their regularly scheduled time. Students attending the after school programs will be supervised by campus faculty until the programs begin at the normal time. We will send home an after school care attendance form on Monday for the parents of students staying late. On the form, you will be able to indicate if your child will be attending after school care or if you plan to change the normal dismissal procedure. You may access a complete listing of the early release days HERE.
This Thursday, October 13th, our Fox Tech campus (4th-10th) will host an Open House and School Naming Exhibition beginning at 6 pm. Families will have the opportunity to meet with teachers, learn about upcoming curriculum and projects, and join the newly created campus PTSA. We encourage you to park in the large lot by the gymnasium and look for signs on where to report based on your student's(s’) grade-level. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!
Our first Principal’s Coffee will be held at the Fox Tech campus at 9-9:45 am on Friday, October 21. Families are invited to attend the coffee meetings to hear campus updates and various presentations. You may access a full listing of Principal’s Coffee Meetings HERE. The document will be continually updated as we confirm special presentations for each coffee.
The gifted and talented referral window is open until October 14th. After October 14th, we are unable to accept any referrals. All 1st and 5th grade students will be assessed using a universal screener. If you plan to recommend your child for testing, please let your child’s teacher know as soon as possible so that the teacher can send home a referral form. If you are new to SAISD, and your child was previously enrolled in another school district and identified in that district as GT, please email Beth Koennecke at fmorrowkoennecke1@saisd.net no later than Wednesday, October 12th.
Finally, our theater program is seeking donations for their upcoming performance of Alice In Wonderland (December 1st-4th). If you are able to contribute any items on this Donation List, they may be dropped off at the Fox Tech campus.
Have a great week!
Kathy Bieser
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