Roses for Radha

Offer a rose to Srimati Radharani on her appearance day along with a prayer for yourself or a loved one. 1 Rose for $3 2 Roses for $5 Family Bouquet (1/2 dozen) for $15 Reserve your roses by: phone: 386-462-2886 email: rfr@bhaktivedantaacademy.org in-person: Sunday Feast table on September 12th On Radhastami day, pick up your roses at the temple starting at 11 a.m. You may either offer your prayer card and the roses yourself, or a student from Bhaktivedanta Academy will offer them on your behalf at 11:45 a.m. All proceeds go toward funding the Bhaktivedanta Academy classroom technology program.

Beginning of Year Update

We have had an excellent start to the school year and are about to enter into the festivals of Sri Krishna Janmastami and Srila Prabhupada's appearance day. All our students are settling nicely into their classroom communities - learning routines, making friends, and beginning academic work. Spanish instruction started this week and reading groups with Nataka-Candrika will begin next week. It has been especially nice to see many of our students at the temple in the morning and on-time for school. Please keep it up.

Quality of the Month
To help in developing the character of our students, we focus on a particular quality every month. We discuss and perform activities related to it and encourage an emphasis at home. September marks the beginning of our first quality - Respect. You will receive a flyer soon to print and post at home that includes suggested discussion and activities. Please help develop the home-school connection by taking opportunities during the month to talk with your child about the concept of respect.

Drop-Off / Pick-Up
To help relieve congestion in the parking lot, we encourage families with children in Audarya and Madhurya Bhavan to utilize the pick-up circle in the afternoon. The pick-up is staffed from 2:00 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. and is a convenient and safe way to retrieve your child at the end of each school day.

Upcoming Holidays
There will be no school on the following dates:

• Wednesday, September 1st (Sri Krishna Janmastami)
• Thursday, September 2nd (Srila Prabhupada's Appearance Day)
• Monday, September 6th (Labor Day)

We are looking forward to a year full of social, academic, and spiritual growth. Thank you for entrusting your child(ren) with us. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday in glorification of the Lord and his pure devotee, Srila Prabhupada!

Open House and Beginning of Year Ceremony Reminder

Please come with your child to visit their classroom and to meet their teachers starting at 3:30 p.m. today. We ask that you also bring your child's school supplies so that they can be stored in the classroom ahead of the first day of school.

Bhaktivedanta Academy will be holding its official beginning of year ceremony at 5:45 p.m. today. We will be following Srila Prabhupada in procession from the temple to the school. Krishna Swarup Prabhu will perform a fire sacrifice to attract auspiciousness for the coming school year. Please bring your child in full uniform or nice devotional dress, and be sure to invite your friends and family.

We look forward to seeing you!

Thanks to our Work Day Volunteers!

Thank you to the following parents and students who came out to help get the school campus ready for the beginning of the year:

• Ananga Manjari (Herrera) and Radhesa
• Babhru
• Bhagavan, Ananga Manjari (Bauer), Navakisore, and Nityanavina
• Gopi Prema
• Jaya Govardhana, Lalita-Sakhi, and Haridas
• Mantrini
• Narada, Lalita Shyam, and Takurani
• Narottama
• Nitai-lila and Nimai Candra
• Nrsimhananda and Sadhuvasi
• Padmaksi
• Param and Yadu
• Radikesh, Premanjali, Divya, Radha, and Janaki
• Ram and Pishima

With their help we spread over 30 cubic yards of mulch, cleaned and painted the decks and message board, varnished some new classroom furniture, set fence panels, ate a delicious lunch, and much more.  Here are some photos of everyone hard at work.  Great job!

Upcoming Events Reminder

Here are some important dates to keep in mind as the beginning of the school year approaches:

• Friday, August 20th - Parent Orientation

  All parents of new and returning students are required to attend our parent orientation night from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. This is a very important event in which your child's teacher(s) will be presenting their plans for the coming school year, student expectations, and other information. Please Note: This is a parent only meeting, so childcare will not be available.

• Saturday, August 21st - Parent and Student Work Day

  We invite all parents and students to help get the school ready for the new school year from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. We need lots of help to put down new layers of mulch, repaint handrails, prune the bushes, and many other tasks. We encourage everyone to attend. Please let us know if you will be coming by filling out the online sign-up sheet.

• Sunday, August 22nd - Open House and Beginning of Year Ceremony

  Please come with your child to visit their classroom and to meet their teachers starting at 3:30 p.m. We ask that you also bring your child's school supplies so that they can be stored in the classroom ahead of the first day of school.

  The school will be holding its official opening ceremony after the Sunday Feast lecture, following Srila Prabhupada in procession from the temple to the school. Krishna Swarup Prabhu will also perform a fire sacrifice to attract auspiciousness for the coming school year. Please bring your child in full uniform, and be sure to invite your friends and family.

• Monday, August 23rd - First Day of School

  We are looking forward to welcoming all our new and returning students.