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Spelling Bee School Champions 2020!
Cloris Zhang, School Champion; Yuki Kamioka, 2nd Place;
Alana Daly, 3rd Place
Weekly News
January 27, 2020
Kindness Challenge continues through Jan. 31!
THIS WEEK:
Keep doing acts of kindness.
NEXT
WEEK:
Friday, Feb. 7: 8th grade graduation photos
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Menu for this Newsletter (click on a link to go to that item):
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L to R: Yuki Kamoika, Eli Montes, KJ Jackson, Angel Nkems, Kai Kellett, Atticus Akinsanya, Rina Sasaki, Cloris Zhang, Alana Daly, Tavia Wehrman, Absent: Sawyer DePonte
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Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners!
These last two weeks we held class and schoolwide Spelling Bee tournaments for 1st - 8th grades. Last week's Class winners competed on Wednesday, Jan. 22, for the School Championship. Here are the winners:
First Grade: Yoojin Sagayo, 1st Place; Andres Motevaselli, 2nd Place; Noah Savva, 3rd Place.
Second Grade: Nael Berhane, 1st Place; Chase Hernandez, 2nd Place; Izumi Lee, 3rd Place
Third Grade: Atticus Akinsanya, 1st Place, Angel Nkems, 2nd Place
Fourth Grade: KJ Jackson, 1st Place; Tavia Wehrman, 2nd Place
Fifth Grade: Rina Sasaki, 1st Place; Cloris Zhang, 2nd Place
Sixth Grade: Alana Daly, 1st Place; Eli Montes, 2nd Place
Seventh Grade: Yuki Kamioka, 1st Place; Sawyer DePonte, 2nd Place
Eighth Grade: 1st Place Tie: Ryan Huey, Kai Kellett
After Wednesdays School Spelling Bee Tournament:
School Champions: Cloris Zhang, 1st Place; Yuki Kamioka, 2nd Place; Alana Daly, 3rd Place
The School Champion will take an online test and may go to the 2020 Bay Area Regional Spelling Bee to be held on Feb. 29 in Pleasanton.
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January Virtue of the Month and Community Service
Virtue of the Month: Determination and Respect
Community Service: Kindness and Justice Challenge
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Kindness Challenge continues through Jan. 31st! 
Students started the Kindness Challenge on Jan. 15. Students get points (stars) for doing acts of kindness which are recorded by class. At the end of the challenge, the class with the most recorded acts of kindness gets a pizza party! Acts of kindness include but are not limited to helping parents with dishes, cleaning, keeping their room clean, doing their homework before watching TV or playing video games, helping a neighbor without receiving pay, being extra kind and polite to others, picking up litter, bringing flowers to someone, etc. Challenge your child to think of acts of kindness - they are unlimited! |
SUMMER CAMPS! June 15 - August 14
The Principled Academy puts on three fabulous camps during the summer: 
- Summer Bridge for Kindergarten - 1st Grade
- Summer Bridge for 2nd - 5th Grade
- Junior Rec Leaders for Ages 12 - 14
Students can attend all 9 weeks or on a weekly basis. A camp overview flyer will be sent home Tuesday, Jan. 21, or you can view it
here. A sign up form will be available soon.
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8th Grade Graduation Photos, Friday, Feb. 7 
8th graders will have their pictures taken in caps and gowns for their graduation photos by Jerry Hamilton on Friday, Feb. 7. Mr. Hamilton will provide the caps and gowns for the photos. Photo orders may be filled in on this form
here. Just print out the form, check the package you want and return to the school along with your check or credit card number so Mr. Hamilton can fulfill your order.
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PIZZA LUNCH is once per month. February Pizza Lunch will be Friday, Feb. 14, 12 noon.
Students have a choice of cheese or pepperoni pizza. For a slice of pizza and a drink, the cost is $3. Extra slices may be purchased for $2 a slice. If you have not signed up to pay for the whole year (and possibly be billed monthly), you can bring the money to the office or pay on the website with the green "Make a Payment" button in the upper right hand corner on the main page. Please write in the comments section that your payment is Pizza Lunch. Your children enjoy the pizza lunch! This is a fundraiser for the 7th/8th grades "Travel Fund". Thank you for your support.
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BAKE & SNACK SALE, Friday, Feb. 28, 12 noon
The 7th/8th grades will provide baked goods and snacks for purchase. Send $1 or $2 with your child that day so they can buy something. Students will eat lunch 1st so make sure you send a lunch and snacks as usual. Thank you for supporting the 7th/8th grades Class Fund.
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PAY IT FORWARD PROGRAM - MONEY IN YOUR POCKET!
Our school has a way for you to refer families with children to our  school and reduce your monthly tuition! Here's how it works: If an invited family enrolls their child(ren) at TPA, your family or company will receive a payment of 5% per month of what the new family pays for tuition during their first school year. Several families are receiving checks every month! Business sized cards are available at the office for you to pass out. Who do you know that you can talk to about attending The Principled Academy? It could work out in your favor!
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CLUBS 2019-20 (Click on the club to go to that sign-up flyer online)
**Monday**
**Tuesday**
**Wednesday**
**Thursday**
**Friday**
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Dr. Durst's Blog
Have you been reading Dr. Durst's blog? He writes frequently about character education, virtues and articles of interest to parents and teachers. You can see his complete blog
here.
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It's Not Too Late to Buy a Brick!!
We will be putting up our Brick Wall soon! Don't miss out! We want to celebrate
every TPA student and their families in our
 playground renovation. Please consider buying a brick to honor a student, a grandparent, an alum, etc.
You can design your own brick
here with hundreds of options for clip art--or you can import another logo for no additional charge. Each brick costs $100.
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SERVICE HOURS
As you know, all families are required to do 20 service hours per year. Families include moms, dad, aunts, uncles, kids, grandparents, etc.
PLEASE report your service hours. Otherwise, we don't know what you did or how many hours!
You can use the form here,fill it out and turn in to the office OR
you can report on Gradelink.com. Login to your gradelink.com account (don't remember your login? Contact the office), click on the Service Hours tab on the left, and fill in your information about what you did!
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HOT DOG LUNCHES Every Wednesday,
12 noon.
A hot dog lunch consists of a hot dog (choice of turkey or beef), chips, a piece of fruit and a drink. A one hot dog lunch costs $3 and an extra hot dog is $1 more. Purchase your hot dog lunches for the whole year to be sure you don't forget OR Mary can charge you monthly when she charges your account for tuition each month. Lunches can be prepaid individually, monthly, or for the whole year.
Here is the form for signing up. This is a fundraiser for the 7th and 8th grades Class Fund.
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JANUARY 2020 Calendar 
Keep doing acts of kindness!
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FEBRUARY 2020 Calendar 
Feb. 7 8th grade graduation photos
Feb. 14 Valentine's Day, students may wear shades of red
Feb. 14 Pizza Lunch, 12 noon
Feb. 17 President's Day, NO SCHOOL
Feb. 28 Bake Sale, 12 noon
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Thank you so much for your support.
Health and happiness always!
Isaac Durst
Head of School
510-925-5188
idurst@gmail.com
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The Principled Academy
Preschool - 8th grades
2305A Washington Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-351-6400
tpacademy2000@yahoo.com
www.principledacademy.org |
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