Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School

#DidYouKnow? The weekly Courier now features random facts and interesting history about ANCS. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of the newsletter to catch them! Check out the last two #DidYouKnow facts!

ANCS Alumna Returns to Teach: Taria’s Story I was born in Atlanta and raised in the Grant Park area. When it was time to select a school for kindergarten, ANCS immediately stood out to my family because of the diversity and sense of community that the school offered. From the moment I enrolled, I felt at home. My fondest memory at ANCS is how passionate the teachers and staff were. They made it a point to provide an education beyond academics and ensured that the classroom w...as a space to learn about kindness, responsibility, appreciation of individuality, and working with others. Those concepts stayed with me throughout my academic career and are infused into the lessons I teach my first graders. To be honest, education was not my first career choice, I had goals to pursue fashion design. I did not discover my calling to become a teacher until 2018 when I worked with the ANCS afterschool program. I found that the time I spent with those students meant more to me than anything else in the world. I saw the joy in their eyes when they learned and decided I wanted to be responsible for other children experiencing that positive feeling too. I cannot describe how excited I was when I got the offer to teach in Ms. Kellum’s first grade class at ANCS. What better place to start my career as an educator than the place where I first fell in love with learning? ANCS is still an undeniably special place walking in the doors on my first day as a teacher felt the same as my first day of school I felt at home. Ms. Kellum immediately took me under her wing and became my mentor. It was comforting to know that after all these years, the culture of community and family was still there. Anyone who has ever taught would agree that being a teacher is not easy work, but it is vital work. Work that will shape generations in the future. The pandemic has brought an immense amount of pressure to education, but I have watched my ANCS colleagues step up without complaint, support each other, and continue to create that sense of community the school always has the best way possible virtually. My hope is that we will continue to operate as a community with the common goal of ensuring our kids are ready to go out and make this world a better place. I will forever be grateful to ANCS for its role in shaping my future and allowing me to be a part of shaping the future of others.

TODAY from 1-3pm, PTCA volunteers will be out front at the Middle Campus (during meal pick-up) selling ANCS t-shirts, hoodies, beanie caps, and socks. This will probably be your only chance to get Wolves gear before the holidays so be sure to stop by and stock up. You can also sign-up for your annual PTCA membership at check-out. All proceeds benefit the ANCS PTCA. Credit cards only, no cash or checks please. Please wear masks and maintain 6 foot distance from volunteers or others in line.

Some Halloween traditions may look different this year to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are still plenty of ways families can have fun while avoiding the scare of being exposed to or spreading the virus. Via Healthy Children https://www.healthychildren.org//Halloween-COVID-Safety-Ti

**UPDATE** The next Diversity and Equity Action Team Book Club meeting will now be held on Wednesday, December 2nd at 7 pm to allow more time to read the book. We will be discussing Front Desk by Kelly Yang! ... This book is aimed towards grades 3-8. Parents who have read the book with their child are welcome to join the discussion. Register via this link: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScG2MVj1xZNI5umX/viewform You can learn more about the book here: https://www.frontdeskthebook.com/books/front-desk/ We hope to see you on November 18th

**UPDATE** Rescheduled for November 4th!! Stop by the Middle Campus between 1:00 - 3:00 pm to shop at our Pop-Up School Store! Check out a few of the available items in the photos.... *weather pending

Thank you to Chef Bradley for leading the PTCA’s first Cooking with ANCS class before Fall Break. We hope everyone who participated enjoyed it! If you weren’t able to join live, you can still follow along with a taped recording of the session in the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBB1g6QoJ4c&feature=youtu.be

The ANCS Book Fair is going VIRTUAL this year! Shop on the Little Shop of Stories website and support ANCS from October 19-30! At check out, make sure you include ANCS in the comments section in order to get credit for the sale. You may choose home delivery or contact-free pick up. All orders over $25 automatically qualify for free shipping.... Need book ideas? Check out littleshopofstories.com/bookfairs for suggestions broken down by category.

Take a break from cooking and dine-out for a good cause this week! Order take-out from Doc Chey's Noodle House Grant Park anytime Oct. 19-21 and 25% of your total will be donated back to ANCS. Mention ANCS when you call-in your order, or select the dine out participant when you order online for pickup. Not valid on delivery.... Are YOU in??

Looking to find some books to keep young minds growing? Here are 100 Favorite Books for Young Readers. https://www.npr.org//welcome-to-story-hour-100-favorite-bo #ANCSReads #YoungReaders #ResourcesforParents

We are less than three weeks away from the #Election! Have you made your vote count? This Monday marked the first day to cast your ballot in-person at one of Georgia’s early voting polls. The early voting period ends on Friday, October 30 so get ahead of the crowd and cast your vote ASAP! You can find more information on early voting sites and hours on Georgia's My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov.... #makeyourvotecount

Congratulations on surviving the first quarter of online classes! We hope that everyone is enjoying their Fall Break and thought we would share some family activities via Country Living Magazine. https://www.countryliving.com/life/g2633/fall-bucket-list/... #fallbreakactivities #familytime