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8th Week W Of f School

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M Message fr rom the Principa P l

Parents s

I would w like to thank t you for r your dedicat tion to Alan Rowe College e Prep. Our week kly attendance e is averaging at least 96% % which meets our r target goal for attendance. Also, I would w like to thank all the e par ents involved with the plan nning of our f first annual Ha arvest Festiva l. The e parent supp port here at ARCP is tru uly dynamic and from the e ttom eart I THANK YOU! bot of my he
The e school site council c is cur rrently open for f nominations. We would d like six parents to t be on the council. If we e do not receive more than n matically be on o the council. six nominations, those nominees will autom So please nominate someone who you bel lieve would be an excellent cou uncil member. The school site s council will w help make decisions tha at go towards the betterment of o our school. . Your assista ance in making g ARC CP one of the best K-8 in nstitutions in America is ve ery important t. The e SSC voting will w take place next week October14-17, and elected d cou uncil member rs will be ann nounced Frid day, October 18; get your nom minations in as s soon as poss sible. Inte ersession will begin Mond day, October r 21, and go o until Friday y, Nov vember 1. ON NLY STUDEN NTS INVITED D TO INTERS SESSION MAY Y ATT TEND! If you ur scholars was w not sent home with an a intersession n letter they are not invited to t intersessio on. Scholars not n invited to o inte ersession will be out of sc chool during the t entire Int tersession and d will return on Monday, M Nov vember 4. PLEASE P DO NOT BRING G YO OUR SCHOLA AR TO SCH HOOL DURIN NG THIS TI IME IF THEY Y WE ERE NOT INVITED TO IN NTERSESSION N! Intersessio on starts with h breakfast and an activity at 7:3 30am for all students s including the Later tors. Instruct tion starts at 7:45am. Stud dents MUST be b in class at Gat this s time. Instru uction ends at t 12:00pm, an nd parents mu ust be on time e to pick up stude ents. There is s NO AFTER R SCHOOL PROGAM P or LUN NCH SERVED D DURING IN NTERSESSION N! Rem member to ke eep up with yo our scholars progress p via Power P Schools Parent Portal. You can check k your scholars grades, at ttendance, and d ount balance. Logon and tra ack your scho olars progress s at ARCP. acco

October 14, Paren nt Service Day y is Monday, 2013. Parents ar re welcome to o come to us and volunt teer as well as s help set up campu for the Harvest Festival. Parent Service Day was implemented for state emp ployees as a day to t allow those e parents to volunteer v at their childs c school. All parents are welcome to co ome in and he elp out; please e be sure to sign in at the fron nt desk and get g a visitor badge.
Get You ur Tickets!!

Meal and game tic ckets are on n sale. Look k r the flier an nd order form in your for st tudents bac ck pack. If yo ou have que estions, cont tact the front office.

D DATES TO O REMEM MBER

Paren ntServiceDay y Monday,October14,2013 2

Vo otingforScho oolSiteCoun ncilbegins Mon nday,Octobe er14Friday,October17

FinalHarvestFes stivalCommit teeMeeting Tuesday,October O 15,2013 2

Harv vestFestival Friday,October O 18,20 013

Pare entMeeting Tuesday,November N 9,2013

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PARENT INFORMA ATION

As promised the e Reading Ince entive Progra am has started d. For the mon nth of Octobe er, scholars can c participate in Old Spag ghetti Fac ctorys Reward ds of Reading g Program. By participating g scholars will l receive a free meal. m Fliers ha ave been distr ributed to you ur scholar. Plea ase look for it t in their back pack or hom mework folder r. If you y missed th he cutoff date e to order your Adult Alan n Rowe TShirts, dont wor rry. We will be b placing ano other order after a the Intersession. De etails and dat tes will be com mmunicated to t you via ema ail and/or flie ers. Look for information in i November.

LOST & L FOUND D

Paren nts, please check out the Lost & Fou und located in the Cafe eteria! Our Lost L and Foun nd cart is filling g up and perhaps your stude ents lost item m is there. Please make checking the Lost and a Found part of your weekly routin ne. We are e also asking that parents label their stude ents uniform attire, especially the s and vests. sweaters

h a visitatio on from the Po olice On October 3, the scholars had Dep partment whe ere they talke ed about bully ying and learn ned inte eresting point ters on safety y. Coming up on Thursday, , October 17,
the e Fire Departm ment will be at a the school to share on fire f safety. WO OW!!Parents can now pay lunch balance es and after school s fees usin ng their debit t or credit card! Simply call the Home Office O at 916 6-924-8633 and a speak with h Mallory Hau ug, the Accounting Man nager, to set up payment. ARCP A will continue to receive cash or mon ney orders as acceptable forms f of paym ment.

N NEVER HAV VE A BALA ANCE! Parents can prep pay on their scholars me eal account. Use the pay yment envelopes in the fr ront office or r cafeteria. As lunc ch is purchas sed it will be e deducted from your pre-paymen nt. Afte er School Program P La ate Fees
Book Sa ale Fundraiser for the After A School Program m will take place p during the t Harvest Festival. Please donate e your gently used u children o be sold at th he Festival for 25-75 cents. books to Books can c be brought to the front office October r 8-18. For more m informat tion, contact the front t office.
ASP is fr rom 3:00-5:30pm m every day. Please P pick up your scho olar from the pr rogram no later r than 5:30pm. A late fee e of $2 per minute will be char rged for every minute aft fter 5:30pm. Tha ank you for your r cooperation.

This week k some of you u may receive e a phone call regarding g your childs lunch l balance e even if they receive fre ee/reduced lu unch. The rea ason for this is s that paren nts are respon nsible for any balance accrued prior p to receiv ving free/reduc ced status for lunch. Ple ease help us by b keeping yo our scholars mealto acco ount current. Menu is s subject to change e according avai ilablity . With flu season W n approaching g, please discu uss with your children the im mportance of not sharing fo ood and wash hing their hands frequently to o reduce the spread of germ ms. Thank yo ou.
Menu M is subject to change according to availability y.

AR RCPMENU M Monday T Tuesday Wednesday T Thursday Friday

Weekof10/7/13 Bre eakfast DipperDoodle D Barw/ / Fre eshFruit HoneyPuff fCereal&Ha ard BoiledEgg BlueberryMuffin M w/Fre esh Fruit AppleSma ashCrackerw/ w StringCh heese&Fruit t Strawberr ryBarw/Fres sh Fruit

Lunch Pastaw/ w ZestyBeef f HotMeatball M Sub HotDogonWheat Bun Bean n&Cheese Burrito Chick kenTeriyaki

Weekof10/14/13 Br reakfast BerryBlo ossomsCerea al w Fruit w/ AppleMuffin M w/Fresh Fruit RevOsCereal&Hard Bo oiledEgg Bagel&CreamChees se &Or rangeJuice Sunbu utter&Jelly Sa andwich

Lunch L CheeseEnchiladas E w/ / Bro ownRice ChickenFajitaBurrito o CajunChickenw/ DirtyRice CheesyChicken Qu uesadilla Chees seburgeron Wh heatBun