ACESA Newsletter

November is the season for remembering all of the things we are thankful for and we have so much to be thankful for at ACESA. We are thankful for our families, students, teachers and staff. We commit every day to pouring love and dedication into our school to make it the best for our students. October was full of so many blessings from much-needed rest during fall break, to celebrating Fall Fest and recognizing our student's accomplishments. Keep up the great work! Mrs. Owen is so proud of every one of you.

ACESA would also like to send a heartfelt thank you to the Bethlehem Free Will Baptist Church for investing time over fall break to enhance our school. Your kindness blesses us.

Thank you to all of our students who participated in Red Ribbon Week. This week is dedicated to bringing drug and violence prevention awareness. It highlights the importance of living a drug-free life.

In early October our principal, Linda Owen and our STEM teacher, Riann Price represented ACESA at the TSIN Fall STEM school Convening in Syrma, TN. They were able to share ideas with other schools and showed off all of our wonderful STEM student's accomplishments.

ACESA is preparing for the STEM redesignation process next year.

We will be closed on Tuesday, November 5 due to the U.S. presidential election. Four of our schools – East Cheatham Elementary School, West Cheatham Elementary School, Sycamore High School and Harpeth High School – are used as polling sites. Our daycares will be closed.

STEM Career #3: Engineering/Scientist

Congratulations! Ayson West is the October STEM Student of the Month. Ayson is becoming a very strong robot coder. He always tries his best and follows directions. Keep up the great work! Mrs. Price and the wildcat family are proud of you!

Last month we kicked off our first annual STEM reading challenge. Students will aim to read 20 STEM books by November.

Mark your calendars! Our family Thanksgiving lunch will be served on Thursday, November 21. Families are invited to come eat with their child(ren) on this day. Our schools will be sharing additional information with their families about this special luncheon.

The cost for an adult to eat is $5.

We will be closed November 27-29 for Thanksgiving. The Board of Education office will also be closed these days. Classes will resume on Monday, December 2. We hope our families, students and employees have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday!

Our second early dismissal day of the 2024-25 school year is Friday, December 6. Schools will dismiss at 11:45 a.m. Lunch will be served for students on this day. Teachers will participate in professional development in the afternoon.

Breakfast Prices

Student (Pre-K-12): $2.00 (reduced 30 cents)

Staff: $2.75

Adult: $2.75

Lunch Prices

Student (Pre-K-12): $3.75 (reduced 40 cents)

Staff: $4.75

Adult: $4.75

Holiday, Adult: $5.00

Holiday, Student: $4.00

The Art League of Cheatham County is hosting a Community Art Festival November 16-17. The Art League invites our families to this unique, all-age event. Art lovers will enjoy a showcase of talented artists and a community art project. Family-friendly activities include a petting zoo, pictures with Santa, and kids' art activities. Food trucks will cater to all tastes. Exciting surprise elements are also part of the agenda. The event will be held at 1203 Old Hydes Ferry Pike in Ashland City (behind the Hampton Inn). Please check out the graphic for additional information.

The 12-week Strengthening Families program will begin in September at Faith Community Church in Ashland City. The program is open to parents and youth ages 6-16. The sessions will be held on Mondays from 5-7 p.m. from September 9 to December 2. Families share a meal together and then break into groups to learn specific skills such as conflict resolution; how to discuss difficult topics such as drugs, peer pressure, etc.; and how to develop speaking and listening skills.

At the end of the program, a printed copy of the family mission statement is presented to each family during a closing graduation ceremony. Strengthening Families is an evidence-based program recognized by the Tennessee court system and Department of Children Services. Check out the graphic for additional information and how to enroll in the program.

We have updated our grading procedures for the 2024-2025 school year. The grading procedures will form a foundation for consistent grading practices. Grades will accurately communicate what students have learned, and each student will be an active participant in learning and assessment processes. For more information, click here.

https://www.cheathamcountyschools.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1293750&type=d&pREC_ID=2600886

Part of being a STEM designated school, our students get to study different STEM careers throughout the school year.

Here are our STEM-focused careers dress-up days that students can participate in this school year. #futureisSTEM

Would you or your business like to be a community partner with ACESA?

Here at ACESA our students love to learn about careers and how what they are learning in class relates to the world around them.

Community partners can help by giving guest speakers or participating in career activities.

If you are interested, please fill out the link below. We greatly appreciate it!

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=qmF0dn9znEScCOpe_cPQu0jDUb90RYxPiFivdVOC-PJUOTVJOFNXWFlRWVZZSzc1MDVEUFEwSExCRC4u

The 2025-2026 school calendar is now available on our website. The school year will begin on Thursday, August 7 for students in grades 1-9 with a 10:45 a.m. dismissal. The first full day for students in grades 1-12 is Friday, August 8. The first full day for Pre-K and Kindergarten students is Thursday, August 14. The complete calendar can be found by clicking here.

Cheatham County is blessed with a multitude of agencies and organizations that provide a wide variety of support for families. Our community resource guide is one of the initiatives in the Partnerships and Community Engagement section of the district’s five-year plan. A copy of the 2024-2025 guide is available by clicking here. We will update the list as needed. If a resource needs to be added to the guide, please contact Communications Director Tim Adkins at tim.adkins@ccstn.org.

We want to remind our families that they can pay online for just about anything school-related (such as school meals, yearbooks, daycare, club/organization events, laptops, etc.) via our RevTrak payment system. We have individual school links on the district website. To access the RevTrak system, click here.

https://cheathamcountyschools.revtrak.net/sfa-payments/#/list

We are always looking for substitute teachers! For the past few years, we have partnered with ESS, and they are responsible for recruiting, scheduling, hiring, placing, and managing all substitute teachers in the district. This year, the company is excited to announce that it has increased daily rates for both non-certified and certified substitutes so start your application today. For questions, contact Carly Moore at cmoore@ess.com, follow ESS on its Facebook page at "ESS Cheatham County, TN" or visit www.ESS.com.

Please use your students classroom communication app to contact their teacher directly or the teachers school email.

Website: https://www.ashlandcityccs.net/
Location: 108 Elizabeth Street, Ashland City, TN, USA
Phone: 615-792-4296
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