Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, ACCS family! This week, we’re celebrating our teachers and staff — including Principal DiMatteo! Our scholars presented Mr. DiMatteo with this wonderful sign to show their appreciation! Thanks for all you do!
ACCS holds "Back in the Building: Restorative Justice Families Forum"
On Wednesday, February 23rd, ACCS held a virtual workshop for families called Back in the Building: Restorative Justice Families Forum. This workshop was designed to help families and community supporters recognize key concepts of restorative justice and anti-oppression work.
The facilitator, Tahirah Walker, introduced 3-5 main concepts and practices and why they are being adopted by school communities across the country. These included compassion capacity indexing, dialectic stories, and the art of the healing circle. Mindfulness and peer mediation was discussed as well.
Tahirah Walker is an equity and inclusion consultant who specializes in curriculum and instruction. Dr. Walker is an award-winning teacher and writer. She has written for several outlets including Black Girl Culture, Pitt’s University Times, and Salem Press’ Critical Insights series. Dr. Walker earned a PhD in Rhetoric from Duquesne University and holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Technology Management from Carnegie Mellon University. She began her work in higher education as an undergraduate student at Sarah Lawrence College. Her research interests include intersectionality, educational policy, and Black cultural media studies.
Join us for Back in the Building: Restorative Justice Families Forum!
ACCS families, we invite you to join us for the virtual 'Back in the Building: Restorative Justice Families Forum' on Wednesday, February 23rd at 6:00 PM!
This workshop is designed to help families and community supporters recognize key concepts of restorative justice and anti-oppression work. Our facilitator, Dr. Tahirah Walker, is an equity and inclusion consultant who specializes in curriculum and instruction, as well as an award-winning teacher and writer.
Each family that attends will receive an Amazon gift card, and
all attendees will be entered into a drawing for a $100.00 Amazon gift card!
ACCS Receives Donation from the Elks of Galloway #2845
Today, ACCS received a donation from the Elks of Galloway #2845! Thank you for your generosity and for helping our school!
ACCS and AtlantiCare Vaccine Registration and Scheduling Instructions
To make our clinic run as smoothly as possible and reduce the waiting time for our patients, we ask that you please register an account, and schedule an appointment ahead of time! Please follow the included instructions to help guarantee the best experience possible.
NOTE: You will need to register a separate account for each person who will be receiving a vaccine.
Instructions for Registering:
Please navigate to: vaccination.atlanticare.org:
Click on the “Access Account” Button:
To register a new Account, Click “Create New Account”:
Once you have filled out all the fields, to guarantee that you receive both appointment notifications, and a digital copy of the vaccination card, please leave the following boxes checked. You can then click Register!
Congratulations, you have successfully registered!
Now that you have created an account, we ask that you also make an appointment for that account. Here are instructions on how to do that!
How to make an Appointment:
Once you have created an account, you will now need to log in with that account. To do so, navigate back to the following page, and use it to log in:
Once logged in, click “Schedule for COVID Vaccine”:
IMPORTANT: Alongside this guide, you should have received a special code unique to the location and date of a specific vaccination clinic*. You will need to enter that code into the following field to schedule an appointment!
*If you did not receive this code, please contact the organizer
Once you have filled out all the required fields and entered your passcode, click “Next”:
On the next page, select both location options, and click continue:
You should now see a confirmation page for the location of the clinic.
If it is correct, click “Choose Date and Time”:
Next, click on the date that you wish to schedule for:
Then, select the time slot you would like for your appointment:
You should now see a confirmation page, with the details you have chosen for you appointment. If the details are correct you can press “Click to Confirm Appointment” to complete the scheduling process!
Congratulations, you have successfully made an Appointment!
ACCS partnering with AtlantiCare to provide free vaccine clinic for families
ACCS families: ACCS is partnering with AtlantiCare to offer a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on February 2nd from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at the school. This event is open to all family members. (Children under the age of 18 will need a legal parent or guardian present.)
AtlantiCare will be providing the Pfizer vaccine (dose 1, dose 2, or the booster). ACCS will also be holding a follow-up Vaccination Clinic on Wednesday, February 23rd from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
Please click below and complete the form if you are interested in receiving a vaccine on February 2 (please note this is only to give an estimate of the number of doses needed, additional registration will be needed).
Please join us for ACCS's next PTO Meeting on Tuesday, January 25th!
ACCS’s next virtual PTO Meeting will be held Tuesday, January 25th at 5:00 PM. Our special guest this month is the Coordinator of the Victim Witness Unit at the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, Mr. Raymond Royster!
The first five (5) parents/guardians to enter will receive an incentive! *Must write name in comment section of Google Meet to enter*
LINK TO VIDEO MEETING: MEET.GOOGLE.COM/TZH-JKVJ-CSA
TO JOIN BY PHONE, DIAL (US) +1 320-204-4971 AND ENTER PIN: 325 886 431#
For more information, contact Mrs. Lonniyell Sykes at 609-214-4441 or at lsykes@atlanticcommunitycharter.com
Galloway Fire Department visits ACCS
Last week, the Galloway Fire Department visited ACCS to talk about fire safety and show our scholars what’s inside of a firetruck!
Local firefighters discussed the importance of families having an emergency exit plan in case of a fire and helpful fire safety tips. Scholars then were able to take a guided tour around a functional fire engine, where they could ask questions and check out firefighter equipment up close.
Thanks for visiting us, Galloway Fire Department, and thank you for all the work you do to keep us safe!
Join us for ACCS's October PTO meeting with special guest Shalanda Austin!
Our next PTO meeting is Tuesday, October 19th from 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM! Join us for special guest speaker Shalanda Austin, author of "The Respect Factor" and leader of In My CARE Mentoring! Ms. Austin will be speaking to families about inspiring our youth.
Link to video meeting:
meet.google.com/tzh-jkvj-csa
To join by phone, dial (US) +1 320-204-4971 and enter PIN: 325 886 431#
ACCS Spirit Week flyer!
New Jersey's Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act designates the week of the first Monday in October each year as a “Week of Respect.” ACCS will be participating the the Week of Respect from 10/4/21 to 10/8/21. Please see the Spirit Days and encourage your child to help us celebrate!
ACCS receives school supply donation
On Wednesday, September 22nd, Longport police officers Shaune Slattery and Matthew Long teamed up with Olivia Stone in delivering school supplies to ACCS scholars!
Olivia, a freshman at Ocean City High School, has made it her mission over the last three years to help children within the community. Her efforts have impacted the lives of so many children over the years by providing them with the resources necessary to be successful.
We look forward to seeing Olivia again next year and being a part of such an incredible cause!
Happy first day of school, ACCS scholars! (Photos)
We were so happy to see everyone’s smiling faces this morning (behind our masks, of course)! Here’s to a great school year!
ACCS - yes, yes, yes!
(Click each photo to enlarge)
COVID-19 Vaccination Resources
How to Get Vaccinated
Everyone 12 or older can receive the COVID-19 vaccine for free. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and highly effective at preventing you from getting sick.
Use the NJ Vaccine Appointment Finder to find available vaccination appointments near you or sites with walk-in vaccinations.
Find pop-up COVID-19 vaccination events and mobile vaccination clinics in your community on the COVID-19 Community Calendar.