Important Dates for January - REVISED

Mon., Jan. 1	Winter Holiday – No School
Tue., Jan. 2	School Resumes NO TEMPLE TUESDAY
Thu., Jan. 4	Madhurya Bhavan: Lost Tribes of Florida Field Trip @ 8:30 a.m.
Fri., Jan. 5	Choir Performance @ 6 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 8	Alachua County Library Bookmobile
Tue., Jan. 9	Temple Tuesday @ 7:20 a.m.*
Mon., Jan. 15	Holiday – Martin Luther King Day
Tue., Jan. 16	Storm Closure Make-Up Day (SCHOOL IN SESSION) Temple Tuesday @ 7:20 a.m.*
Fri., Jan. 19	Spirit Day (Heads Up)
Tue., Jan. 23	Temple Tuesday @ 7:20 a.m.*
Wed., Jan. 24	2018-19 Prospective Family Open House @ 6 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26	Krishna Sharanam: Nityananda Prabhu Shadow Puppet Show @ TBA
Mon., Jan. 29	Lord Nityananda’s Appearance Day Temple Monday (Grade 1 - 10 Student Performances) @ 7:20 a.m.* Japa Marathon Begins
Tue., Jan. 30	NO TEMPLE TUESDAY
Mon., Jan. 31	Audarya Bhavan Ice Cream Sale

*Students in Audarya Bhavan (1st - 3rd grade), Madhurya Bhavan (4th - 6th grade), and Krishna Sharanam (7th - 10th grade) meet every Tuesday at the New Raman Reti temple at 7:20 a.m. Teachers will be on duty at the temple to accept students at this time. 

SAVE THE DATE

March 23 – Grandparents Day

March 26 - Spring Holiday

School In Session Thursday

School will be in session Thursday. It will be below freezing in the morning. Please drive carefully and be on alert for ice on the roads. It is likely that the sidewalks, pick-up/drop-off area, and decks around the school will be slippery in the morning, so tread carefully.

As mentioned yesterday, we will make-up today’s storm closure on Tuesday, January 16.

We look forward to having everyone back on Thursday.

Winter Storm Closure Notice - Wednesday, January 3.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Advisory for our area that will result in dangerous driving conditions Wednesday. For the safety of our families and teaching staff, Bhaktivedanta Academy will be closed Wednesday, January 3. We will make-up this closure on Tuesday, January 16. 

Alachua County public schools have opted to close Wednesday and Thursday. Unless you hear otherwise from us, Bhaktivedanta Academy will be open Thursday. A final determination will be based on projected road conditions late Wednesday afternoon. 

If you do have to be on the roads tomorrow, please drive safe. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Thursday.

Holiday Fundraiser Results

We are officially sold out of cookies and fudge! This year we produced over 320 tins of cookies and 138 tins of fudge, raising over $4,800 toward classroom supplies and materials. Thank you very much to everyone who came forward to help make this year's fundraiser such a success:

Cookies

• Anapayini
• Balarama & Hrishikesha 
• Chandra Mukhi
• Devasarita
• Evgeniya
• Govinda C.
• Indrani G.
• Isha
• Jahnvasundari
• Kirtan
• Krishnapriya
• Lali Syam
• Markandeya
• Oksana
• Pishi
• Radharani
• Raghu
• Ram
• Revati
• Saradiya
• Shyam Kishore & Kunja Bihari
• Shyama Darshani 
• Syamasundari
• Takurani
• Vrinda

 Fudge

• Ananta Rasa
• Anuradha
• Jaya Sri Radhe

Purchasing

• Kirtan

Sales Table

• Nataka-candrika
• Satyaki
• Varuni

Shipping

• Vladimir

Special thanks to Oksana, who helped with sales, tracking down supplies, and overseeing the cookie dough production. Big thanks to Madhavi and Naveen Krishna Khurana. Year over year they have been our biggest supporters – ordering thousands of cookies for their tenanants and business contacts.

Teacher Gift Card Contribution

Dear Families:

Before the break begins, we would like to share an opportunity for everyone to show appreciation to our school’s teachers and support staff. The PTO is organizing a collection that will go toward the purchase of gift cards for them. Each gift card will be accompanied with a note listing everyone who participated (the amount of the contribution will not be disclosed).

To participate, just write the amount that you would like to contribute next to the listed class and group and return the form with payment (cash or a check payable to “Cash”) by Wednesday, December 13 to Anapayini (Srinu’s mom). There is also an envelope at the school office if you happen to miss her during drop-off, or you may also email dasidance@gmail.com to arrange your contribution.

Use the link below to access the form, which you may fill out for your contribution.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hNfCMqaE-uaWHRVIZLmaFYxwiN4Jm2UT

Thank you for your support!

Bhaktivedanta Academy PTO