Happy first day of school, ACCS!
Happy first day of school, ACCS family! We're so happy to have you back once again! Are you ready to be superheroes this year?
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Kindergarten Orientation Info!
Only students that have received their acceptance letters. If you have not received your acceptance letter or transfer card please contact our registration office.
ACCS's 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony (Photos and Video)
On Thursday, June 23rd, ACCS celebrated their Class of 2022 as they graduated 8th grade! After welcome statements from Principal Steve DiMatteo and Lead Person Shelly Ward Richards, students recited the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the Star Spangled Banner. Valedictorian Harpreet Singh gave a speech, as well as Board of Trustees Vice President Kenneth King. Students were presented with awards based on academics, extracurricular activities, and character. Once diplomas were given out by Dr. King and Lead Person Richards, 8th grade teacher Rachel Riendeau presented the graduating class as they moved their tassels and received a round of applause.
Congratulations to all our graduates! We’re so proud of you and your accomplishments!
ACCS's Field Day was a blast!
Our scholars had such a fun afternoon playing outside with their classmates and teachers! Check out some photos of the festivities below!
Congrats to our Shark Tank presentation winners!
Congrats to the winners of our Shark Tank presentation, Tiana Terrance-Russell, Fleur Greenfield, and Genesis Escoto-Gomez, for their project "Eddie: The Laundry Bot"!
ACCS students present projects "Shark Tank" style!
ACCS students recently presented inventive projects in a "Shark Tank"-style to their peers! The process of creating inventions and pitching them to their classmates helped them learn life skills, such as what it's like to have a small business and how to work collaboratively.
ACCS Teacher receives honor at Atlantic County Educator of the Year Brunch!
Mrs. Connie Biesecker was honored at the Atlantic County Educator of the Year Brunch. She was selected by her peers to represent ACCS as the Educator Support Professional of the Year! Congrats, Mrs. Biesecker!
Two ACCS 8th graders receive awards at Atlantic County Academic Excellence Brunch!
Today, two of our 8th graders -- Harpreet Singh and Munirah Davis -- were honored at the Atlantic County Academic Excellence Brunch. Also in attendance were Principal DiMatteo, Lead Person Dr. Richards, and Ms. Riendeau.
Thank you for your excellence, Harpreet and Munirah!
K and 1st graders take a trip to Story Book Land!
Kindergarten and 1st graders head to Story Book Land!
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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
