Acacia School

Weekly Update

August 11, 2024

Good Evening Acacia Families,

I am so excited to welcome all of our new and returning families to the 2024-2025 school year! This year promises to be filled with new learning opportunities, exciting challenges, and memorable experiences for our students. Our dedicated team of educators has been working hard to prepare for a successful year, ensuring that every child feels supported, engaged, and inspired to reach their full potential. We look forward to partnering with you to create a positive and nurturing environment where every student can thrive. Let's make this school year our best one yet!

Thank you for being an essential part of our Acacia community.

Upcoming Events:

August 12 - First Day of School!
August 12 - Parent Meeting, 8:10 in the MPR
August 15 - Back to School Night, sessions at 6:00 and 6:45
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

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

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 outside the crosswalk, and double parking on Dorothy. Thank you for helping keep all our Pandas safe.

PTA

PTA invites you to its first meeting of the year on Friday, August 16 at 8:10 a.m. in the MPR. Please join us to hear about our plans for the year and to learn how you can get involved!

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.