Notes and Reminders for Week of October 17
Monday, October 17, 2016 at 4:43PM Dear Families,
It is hard to believe that the first quarter of the school year is almost over. We are headed into the second quarter with many things coming up, so we are taking a few minutes to give you the run down:
Family Open House
Please join us for our annual open house event on Thursday, October 20 starting at 6 p.m. Visit all the classrooms and see student work demonstrations, participate in a special Damodara prayer with candle offering, launch sky lanterns, and enjoy tea and cookies. We look forward to seeing you!
Spirit Day Dress Up Date Change
Since spirit day is so close to October 31 and also coincides with Harvest Festival/Govardhana Puja, we are asking students to save their devotional personality dress up for that day instead of dressing up on Thursday.
Harvest Festival
Our annual Harvest Festival and Govardhana Puja celebration will be held on Monday, October 31. We are looking to make this one our best ever with fun Vrindavan and cow themed activities for all the students that will culminate in a big Govardhana Puja celebration at the end of the school day. Students are encouraged to come dressed up as devotional personalities, animals, or birds that would be found in Vrindavan. Be on the lookout for a volunteer signup sheet that will be going out shortly.
Hurricane Days
We are hopefully done with severe weather closures for the remainder of this year. We are grateful that we all made it through with no major issues. We don't anticipate having any make up days due to the closures. Our normally scheduled academic hours exceed Florida state requirements, so even with 2 days out, we are still well above the requirements at every grade level.
Messenger 2
Preparations are underway for the sequel to our Messenger student performance from last year – Messenger Part II: Planting the Seed. The performance will be at the ISKCON Alachua Temple pavilion on Friday, November 11 at 5 p.m. It should be another great event. Please save the date.
This is just a short listing of upcoming events. Please refer to the school website, snack calendars, monthly updates, and Friends of Bhaktivedanta Academy Facebook group for the latest details.
