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August 19, 2015

Dear Parents & Guardians,

Welcome to the 2015-16 school year, a year of great expectations, and even greater achievements. After serving Alliance for Progress Charter School students and families for the last 6 years, I am excited and proud to lead yet another TERRIFIC school year. Students and families of Alliance can expect that we will continue our tradition of excellence, continued improvement and commitment to fulfilling the individual learning needs and aspirations of each student. With the support of my staff, I fully embrace the Alliance for Progress mission and vision and look forward to expanding our technological capacity to prepare our students for the 21st century.

Our Back to School Nights will be held the weeks of August 17th and August 24th and will be grade specific. Meetings for grades K-3 will be held in the Lower School and grades 4-8 in the Upper School. All meetings will begin at 5:30pm. Please be sure to see the reminder at the bottom of the page. Finally, I want to announce that we got our NEW LOWER SCHOOL COMPUTER LAB!!!! All of our efforts paid off tremendously but we are not done yet as this year we need to raise money for our upper school computer lab! A huge “thank you” goes out to everyone for making this possible! Again, welcome back to school!! Your Partner in Education, Joanna Hightower, Chief Executive Officer/Principal

School Nurse Updates Just a friendly reminder to make sure that your student has an updated physical and dental form on record. This MUST be dated after January 2015. If your child needs to have medication administered during school hours, please contact Nurse Stacy to set up an appointment to get the necessary documents. Also, grades kindergarten, 1

st, 3

rd and 7

th will have MANDATORY Dental

Screenings. Information to follow. Please contact Nurse Stacy at 215-232-4892 between the hours of 8:30am and 3:00pm with any questions.

Parents, these meetings require

MANDATORY ATTENDANCE! Meetings begin promptly at

5:30pm SHARP!

August 18th-grades 6th, 7th & 8th

August 20th- grades 4th and 5th

August 27th – Kindergarten thru 3rd

CHERRYDALE BEGINS- AUG. 27th!!

Reminders: ALL students must be in full school

uniform! This includes appropriate navy socks and SOLID black shoes/sneakers

daily. NO EXCEPTIONS!

We have a new bus company… Total Transportation! School bus issues will be

handled by the SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILA and route changes may take up to 5 days to fix. Please contact Ms. Sharper in the Upper

School if you have questions.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Aug 16 17 A-Day 18 B-Day

*8th grade HS Project Due *Back to School Night

Grades 6-8 5:30pm

19 C-Day *WED. FOLDER-Pls Sign

20 D-Day *Kindergarten —RED Group ONLY attends *Back to School Night

Grades 4 & 5 5:30pm

21 E-Day *Kindergarten —RED Group ONLY attends

22

23 24 F-Day *Kindergarten —BLUE Group ONLY attends

25 A-Day *Kindergarten —BLUE Group ONLY attends

26 B-Day *All Kindergarten Attends

27 C-Day *CHERRYDALE BEGINS *Back to School Night

Grades K-3 5:30pm

28 D-Day

29

30 31 E-Day SEPT 1 F-Day

2 A-Day *WED. FOLDER-Pls Sign

3 B-Day

4 Special Schedule *Parent Handbook Forms Due NOON DISMISSAL

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

5

6 SEPT 7 NO SCHOOL 8 C-Day

9 D-Day 10 E-Day

11 F-Day Pretzel Sale $0.50

12

13 14 A-Day

15 B-Day *US Clubs Program Be-gins

16 C-Day *WED. FOLDER-Pls Sign *Parent Advisory Board Meeting 5:30pm—LS

17 D-Day

18 E-Day Pretzel Sale $0.50 Dress Down Day $2 “Phillies Red”

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Aug. & Sept 2015

“ A Caring Community of Learners, Thinkers & Achievers! ”

The Lower School

Stay posted for Lower School Super Stars! 1

student from each class will be chosen

every Friday as the classroom SUPER STAR!

Names will appear in each newsletter!

Maybe your child will be next……

We are excited to start another amazing school year, filled with laughter, friends, and high achievement! If you have any questions or need support please call or email me to ensure your

children are getting what they need to succeed. Your children are my first priority! Mrs. Jeana Grace, K-3 Academic Director

215.232.4892 / [email protected]

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH

5:30PM

PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS

TO BE HERE!

YOUR ATTENDANCE IS CRUCIAL TO YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS THIS YEAR!

Children who completed the Summer Reading Challenge (read the number of books assigned

to their grade level) and handed in a completed reading log on the first day of

school will attend the Reading Rock Star Party on Friday at 2:00pm.

GREAT JOB LOWER SCHOOL READERS!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Cyrus S. & Navraj S. for winning the LS reading

raffle on the first day of school! Enjoy your reading

baskets and great job achieving your reading goals

this summer!

Upper School News (Grades 4 – 8)

This year, students are working to earn

All Star of the Month!

Each month teachers will select one student from their

homeroom that has consistently display respectful, responsible,

and safe behavior.

Benchmarks

All students with take 4Sight math and

reading benchmarks next week (8/25

& 8/26). Students in grade 4 & 8 will

also take science benchmarks on 9/3

& 9/4). Please encourage students to

get plenty of rest and TRY THEIR BEST!

Counselor’s Corner

Merit Mania!

Upper School students are working to

earn their way into an “All White”

party at the Let Out on Weds, Sept.

22nd.

Students must fill 5 merit cards and

must meet all eligibility requirements

in order to attend.

Attention 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Parents & Students:

High School Fair: Oct. 16th from 3-7PM and Oct. 17th from 9AM-3PM

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center (Enter at Broad & Race)

The High School Fair is a two-day opportunity for students preparing to enter high school to speak with representatives

from many Philadelphia high schools about their programs, requirements, and expectations.

Party Eligibility:

-no more than 2 late nesses or absences (2 of each)

-no more than 17 demerits

-no Level 2/3 referrals/infractions -no suspensions (ISS or OSS)

-no bus violations -teacher/PBIS team discretion

Alliance for Progress Charter School

PARENT ADVISORY BOARD 1821 Cecil B. Moore, Philadelphia, PA 19121

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Phone: 215-232-4892 | Email:


Flea Market

Fish Fry

Claire Gourmet

Annual Paint Party

Family Skating Party

Please save your BOX TOPS! It’s our year round fundraiser! BOX TOPS are found on general mills

products. Double check your cabinets today to help our children in the Box Tops for Education

fundraiser. For more details Email the PAB President: Shantelle at

PAB Meetings! SAVE THE DATE: 9/16/15 @ 5:30PM

MEETINGS HELD 3

AFPCS-PAB Meetings are held Every 3

2015! Feel free to bring a parent with you

School Cafeteria. Come give your input that helps ensure your childs educational goals are meet as a

great parent we all are together! Make sure to sign up to become a member. It’s only $10 annually &

you’ll receive a PAB T-shirt. Email: [email protected]

Stay informed on what’s the PAB has going on! Sign up for our Text Alerts. All you have to do is send a

text message AFPCSPAB to number: 81010. Just that simple. Start texting now!

Email your PAB Leadership T

President - Shantelle Thomas:

Vice President

Treasurer –

Corresponding Secretary

AFPCS PAB Liaison


1821 Cecil B. Moore, Philadelphia, PA 19121

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Email: [email protected]

Alliance for Progress Charter School - Parent Advisory Board

2015/2016 Calendar

October, 2015 Cost: $25/per table for vendors

December, 2015 Cost:

February, 2016 Cost:

March, 2016 Cost:

SPRING BREAK Cost:

It’s our year round fundraiser! BOX TOPS are found on general mills


tails Email the PAB President: Shantelle at [email protected]

PAB Meetings! SAVE THE DATE: 9/16/15 @ 5:30PM

MEETINGS HELD 3rd WEDNESDAY MONTHLY

PAB Meetings are held Every 3rd Wednesday at 5:30pm starting Wednesday, September 16,

Feel free to bring a parent with you and become a PAB volunteer! Meetings are held in the Lower

Come give your input that helps ensure your childs educational goals are meet as a

Make sure to sign up to become a member. It’s only $10 annually &

[email protected] today!

Connect with AFPCS PAB



Sign up for the PAB Text Alerts:

Send messages to AFPCSPAB

Text: 81010

Email your PAB Leadership Team

Shantelle Thomas: [email protected]

Vice President – Roma Warner: [email protected]

Amani Bright : [email protected]

Corresponding Secretary- Maryam Muhammad: [email protected]

Liaison: Tiffany Nicholson: [email protected]

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Cost: $25/per table for vendors

It’s our year round fundraiser! BOX TOPS are found on general mills


[email protected]

nesday, September 16,

Meetings are held in the Lower

Come give your input that helps ensure your childs educational goals are meet as a

Make sure to sign up to become a member. It’s only $10 annually &



[email protected]

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