August 27, 2018CONTACT US6919 S. Flores St.San Antonio, TX 78221(210) 239-4150Office Hours:7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m._____________________________Hailey McCarthyAcademy Principal

Alban BenavidesPrincipal of Operations

Andrew FungTenesha Austin JacksonKristin OlsonAriel JuarezPrincipals in Residence

Sonya AlvarezMyrna Winer Charleen BruggemanAssistant Principals

Destiny JonesAcademic Counselor

Jessica GarciaAdministrative Assistant

21st Century Lottery The 21st Century lottery will be held today (Monday, August 27). During the past week, you should have filled out a 21st Century application and turned it in to either the front office or your child’s homeroom teacher. To secure your scholar’s spot, you must be in attendance at the lottery. If you are not in attendance, your scholar’s spot will be forfeited.

Loteria Night

On Thursday, September 13 from 5:30 – 7PM we will be hosting our annual Loteria Night! This fun event will be held in the ISF gym and will be FREE to all those who participate. Scholars of the Week

PK AM - Adam R. & Joie-Lynn H. PK PM – Mason K. & Mia A.

K – Darrel A. & Alexa A. 2nd – Eric F. & Eydie A.

3rd – Michael S. & Nadilyn L. 4th – Bryan F. & Sabella S. 5th – Ethan L. & Michelle M.

August 27, 2018Pictures of the Week

Field Lessons This year, all Academy scholars will go on two field lessons. One field lesson will be to the San Antonio Museum of the Arts and the other will be to an educational location in San

Antonio. The chart below shows the special field lessons that each grade level will participate in this upcoming year.

The cost of both field lesson is $20 if your scholar is in PreK-4th grade and $30 if they are in 5th grade. This fee can be paid at Report Card Night.

Renaissance Home ConnectDo you want to know how your scholar is progressing

toward their goal of becoming a Royal Reader? If so, join Renaissance Home Connect. This program allows parents to log in and see what books their scholars have tested on, the score they received, and their overall word count. An informational letter will be sent out by our AR Zone Facilitator, Ms. Gutierrez. It explains how to access and login to Renaissance Home Connect. We highly encourage all parents to

sign up, so they can become more involved in

our Accelerated Reading program.

Keeping Items from Home at HomeWe’ve noticed that some scholars are bringing items from home such as toys, cards, permanent markers, electronics, make-up and other personal items. These items are not allowed at the school because they are distracting and at times unsafe to the school environment. We ask that you talk to your scholar about keeping items such as these at home and check your scholar’s backpack to make sure they are only bringing necessary items to school. If scholars take these items out during the school day, our teachers will pick them up and keep them until a parent can come in to pick them up. Thank you for your help in keeping our school safe and focused.

Uniform Expectations ChangeThis year, we’re making a change to our uniform policy. Mondays will now be our college/spirit t-shirt and jeans day; Fridays are regular uniform days.

AM PreK Pick Up Please remember Pre-K AM pick up is between 11:10 – 11:30. Any scholar that is not picked up at 11:30 will be sent to the front office. Starting on Tuesday, September 4,

PreK scholars enjoying the playground!

A Kinder scholar working with pattern blocks!

Grade

Location

PK Community Day (On Campus)

K Zoo1 Doseum2 Sea World 3 Magik Theatre4 Natural Bridge

Caverns5 Camp Rio

(Overnight)

Monday Tuesday-Friday*Tucked-in college/IDEA spirit*Solid blue jeans*Black belt*Black shoes with white socks

*Tucked-in blue IDEA polo*Khakis pants*Black belt*Black shoes with white socks

August 27, 2018any scholar who is picked up after 11:30 am will be charged a late fee pick up. The first 30 minutes is $5.00 and $10.00 for the next 30 minutes after that. We ask that you make proper arrangements to pick up within the allotted time frame.

3rd – 5th Grade ELA Novel Bundles - $25This year, our scholars in 3rd

– 5th grade will be purchasing the novels that they will read during the year. We’ve made this change because this will allow scholars to read at home and annotate as they read (underline, highlight, etc…). The cost of the novels is $25. If you have not yet paid for your scholar’s novel, you can send in the money to your scholar’s fiction reading teacher (3rd – Fernandez/Summey, 4th – Morren, 5th – Cardenas).

Upcoming EventsDate

Monday, 8/27 21st Lottery 6:00-7:00PM Tuesday, 8/28 Meet the 6th &7th

Wednesday, 8/29

Meet the 8th, 9th, & 107:00PM

Thursday, 8/30 Meet the 11th Grade Team Night 5:30-7:00PMMonday, 9/3 Labor Day – No School Wednesday, 9/5 College Prep Picture DayThursday, 9/6 Academy Picture DayThursday, 9/13 Loteria Night (5:30 – 7PM)