Acacia School

Weekly Update

August 18, 2024

Good Evening Acacia Families,

Thank you for a great first week of school! I enjoyed meeting so many new Pandas, and welcoming back our returning students. Our teachers welcomed students with engaging activities to get to know them, and help them build a positive classroom community.

Upcoming Events:

September 2 - Labor Day, No School
September 23-27 - Conference Week, all students dismiss at 12:30
September 25 - Conference Day, No School for students

Counseling Services at Acacia

Hello Acacia Families,

Our school counselor, Mr. Navarro, would like to hear from parents on what can be improved on in school counseling services. Please feel free to fill out the following questionnaire to note what can be improved on for this school year. We appreciate your input!

https://forms.gle/yVDDM9MbLPFMRfy97

Staff Shout Outs

Click here to give a Shout Out or Compliment to one of our amazing Acacia staff members. All Shout Outs will be read aloud and presented at our next staff meeting.

Safety

Mobile Devices

At the July 30, 2024 board meeting, the Fullerton School District (FSD) Board of Trustees approved Board Policy 5131.8, which helps establish district-wide rules around the use of mobile devices by students when they are at school. This new policy will be in effect at all FSD school campuses beginning this 2024-25 school year. Accordingly, we wanted to take a moment to provide you with the key components of this new student mobile device use policy before we get our new school year underway.

Mobile communication devices include:

Smartphones
Smart watches
Smart glasses
Gaming devices
Wired or wireless headphones
Other mobile communication devices

At Acacia, all mobile communication devices are to be turned off and put away while students are at school during school hours. School hours include anytime a student is on a school campus, including before and after the bell rings.

If a student uses a mobile communication device in an unauthorized manner, the student will be subject to disciplinary consequences, and the student’s mobile communication device may be confiscated by a FSD employee.

Please refer to the letter you received on Friday, August 9 for more details, and see our School Handbook for more information regarding school wide expectations at Acacia. Our School Handbook can be found on our website at: https://www.fullertonsd.org/Acacia/school-handbook

Parents are able to control school devices, iPads, at home by following the directions on your websites under parents, and "control your student's ipad at home"

Parking Lot

Safety is our number one priority at Acacia. Please have your backpacks ready and say your goodbyes at home, so that you do not have to get out of your car during our busy drop off time. We are also asking all of our parents and families to please be mindful of all traffic laws around Acacia, including crossing the street inside the crosswalk, and not double parking on Dorothy. Thank you for helping keep all our Pandas safe.

Speech and Debate Program

Speech and Debate is back! We are excited to kick off our Speech and Debate program for our current 4th-6th grade students, and this year's coach is Mrs. Regitz! If you are interested in joining the Speech and Debate team this year, please attend our virtual Parent Information Session on Monday, August 26, from 5:30-6:30 PM. This meeting will be recorded for those who are unable to attend, and Spanish/Korean translation will be available.

Please click here for the Parent Information Session webinar link.

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The Acacia Foundation

Dear Acacia Families,

Welcome to a new school year! As we begin this new chapter together, the Acacia Foundation is delighted to continue supporting our students, staff, and school community. We’re looking forward to another year of learning, collaborating, and providing critical funds to our school through our great events. Our first event is the Membership Drive beginning at the end of August and we can’t wait to see all the Pandas along the fence.

Thank you for being a vital part of our school family—we can't wait to see all the amazing things we’ll achieve together!

-Acacia Foundation

Fullerton School District Preschool

Do you have a preschool-age student and need a full-day option? Fullerton School District’s newly added Tuition-Based Sunset Lane Full-Day Preschool Program is now enrolling students for the 2024-2025 school year. See this flyer from our Preschool Office.