Achieve Charter Academy
A ch i ev e Ch ar t er A cadem y
3 25 0 Den t on R d. C ant on , M I
4 81 88
7 34 -3 97 -09 60
P r in ci pal: Jen ni fer C on l ey
7 8. j con l ey@ nh as cho ol s . com
Upcoming Events:
9/9: NWEA MAP testing be-
gins
9/10: Science Olympiad
meeting @ 5:!5 PM
9/10 Robotics meeting @
6:15
9/13: Room Parent Meeting
@ 8:30 am
9/16: PTO meeting @ 5:30
PM
9/19: Bulldog Blast @ 8:00
for Middle School.
9/20: Coffee with the Princi-
pal @ 8:30 AM
9/26: Fall Picture Day
9/27: Student of the Month
9/27: Family Skate night @
The Skatin’ Station– 6 PM
Wisdom: The ability to
discern or judge what is
true, right, or lasting; insight
Principal Corner September 6, 2019
Dear Achieve Families,
It has truly been a wonderful week welcoming our students and families to the 2019-
2020 school year! We have kicked off the year strong by establishing solid routines and proce-
dures to help ensure a successful school year. I have enjoyed meeting many of our new fami-
lies this week as well, we are so excited to have you here with us at ACA!
A few reminders for a successful year:
• Drive slowly in our parking lot during arrival and dismissal and please stay off your cell
phone.
• During arrival, please do not pass by cars that are dropping students off at the curb. Even
if you have already dropped off, please wait in a single line and proceed carefully toward
the exit.
• Students must be in dress code daily. Please review this in our handbook!
• Students may not have cell phones in school. If your child must bring a cell phone to
school, they must be dropped off in the office. If your child needs to make a phone call
during school hours, they are welcome to use our office phone.
• If you have questions or concerns, please contact your child’s teacher right away via email
or phone.
• Our school hours are 8:15-3:15. Arrival time begins at 7:45. All students must be picked
up by 3:30.
• During dismissal, please do not approach the curb until the whistle is blown. Please pro-
ceed directly back to your car so we can move traffic in a timely manner.
I am looking forward to a wonderful 2nd week together! Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Conley
Student Absences
Attendance is a top priority at Achieve this year!! If you attended our Open House,
you saw that students with chronic absences (8 or more), experience about 20%
less academic gains compared to our students who have less than 8 absences per
year. We need your support to ensure this doesn’t continue!!
Please ensure your children are here and on time daily. Arrange for appointments
outside of school hours. If your child will be absent, you must call the office to ex-
cuse the absence. Emailing the teacher cannot take the place of a phone call to the
office.
Absences that are more than 3 days must be approved through the principal.
Please stop in the office for a form. You may not take more than 10 days off from
school This is already considered chronic absenteeism. You may also not be ap-
proved for an extended absence two consecutive years.
In addition, students who are absent 20 or more days and are not making academ-
ic gains will be considered for retention at the end of the school year. Thank you
for prioritizing daily attendance!
 Complete your FORMS
Please take a moment to complete all online forms prior to the
start of the school year. We need 100% of our forms completed,
including the free and reduced lunch form. You have until Friday,
September 13th to complete all of your forms, online and paper
forms. Students have the chance to receive up to 10 free casual
dress coupons, 5 for the Free and Reduced lunch form and 5 for
the remaining forms.
MAP Testing
Our Fall MAP testing will begin on September 9th for students.
Results will come home later this fall. Check your grade level
newsletters that are emailed home on Fridays. Don’t forget to
eat a healthy breakfast and get plenty of rest. Students who
were at ACA in the spring can earn casual dress days by MEET-
ING or BEATING their spring score in any subject tested!!
Need a hot lunch??
Please set up an account with Meal Payment Plus, or login at
https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/
Students must have money in their account to purchase lunches
and or milk. You can also turn in money to the office in an enve-
lope clearly marked with your child’s name and homeroom
teacher, indicating the funds are to go to hot lunch.
Prices of hot lunch have increased:
Full Price: $2.95 Reduced: $0.40 Both prices include milk. Milk
purchased separately is $0.50 per carton
Perfect Attendance for September
Don’t forget, if your child has perfect attendance for September,
they will be permitted to dress casually for free on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 1st. Your child’s teacher will communicate this with them on
September 27th and will send home a re-
minder. Thank you for working together with
us to ensure your child is in school daily and
on time!! Remember this includes tardies as
well as absences.
Robotics After-School Monday Classes: 1st - 2nd Grades
For information and a link to register please email Mrs. Gaecke at
egaecke@gmail.com. Classes will be Sept. 16 - Nov. 4. 8 weeks.
Fee $160.
Robotics Team Meeting: 5th - 8th Grades (4th graders
need a waiver)
We are planning a robotics meeting for students/parents, grades
5th - 8th, interested in participating on a Robofest
team, Tuesday, September 10th, 6:15 PM, in the library. We will
go over Game and Exhibition expectations, form teams, and an-
swer questions. More information will be available at the meeting.
If you are unable to attend, forms are available to sign up on the
rounder by school front door. Questions contact Mrs.
Gaecke, egaecke@gmail.com.
Room Parents needed
If you are interested in in helping as room parent this year
please attend the informational meeting on September 13,
2019 @ 8:30 am in the parent room. If you have any questions
feel free to contact Cori or So-
phia @ bulldogroommoms2019@gmail.com.
FALL FESTIVAL
Our annual Fall Festival will be here before you know it!! We have
scheduled this to take place on Friday, October 11th. This is an amazing
event and we need all the help we can get!! If you are interested in help-
ing out, please come to our next PTO meeting, 9/16. We cannot run
events without your help!! We are in need of volunteers to run games
and someone to sign up to lead and train to run our concession stand!! If
you can help, but cannot attend the meeting, contact Heather Cooper at
heather_chontos@hotmail.com.
Lunch Help Needed– Please sign up!!
We are looking for help daily in the lunch room. Please sign up to
come help us, this is a great way to get involved. Please use our
sing up genius to sign up for a time that works for you!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849ABAC2DAAF94-
achieve
Volunteering after OC??
You must stop in the office and sign in before proceeding to the
classroom. All parent volunteers must wear a visitor lanyard and
badge after Opening Ceremony. Please return to our front office
to sign into our system, print your badge and get a lanyard!! We
appreciate your diligence in this process
Boys Varsity Basketball Coach is needed for the upcom-
ing season this winter. The season runs from last October
through early January. If interested please contact Mr.
Gendron by email 78.jgendron@nhaschools.com or by
phone at (734) 397-0960 ext. 242.
Science Olympiad Meeting: 5th - 8th Grades & Parents
There will be a Science Olympiad meeting for students/
parents, grades 5th - 8th, on Tuesday, September 10th, 5:15
PM. We will go over expectations, sign up parents for coaching,
sign up students for events study and answer questions. More
information will be available at the meeting. If you are unable to
attend, forms are available to sign up on the rounder by school
front door. Questions contact Mrs.
Gaecke, egaecke@gmail.com.
Science Olympiad Coaches Needed
Parents/high school students/relatives needed to coach
events. No experience or background necessary, may coach one
or more events. Please review the list in the parent room or by
the 7/8th grade Science room and consider coaching an
event. Events without a coach, will not have a study ses-