Notes and Reminders for Week of November 14

Thanksgiving Potluck

Bhaktivedanta Academy's annual Thanksgiving Potluck is Friday, November 18. Our students share a wonderful Thanksgiving style feast with preparations brought from home on this day.  Please sign-up online for the item you can bring for your child's class.

Family Fun Day at Poe Springs Park

Join us for our first Bhaktivedanta Academy family fun day of the school year. We will gather at the main pavilion at Poe Springs Park near the play set and sports fields. A pasta and salad lunch will be provided by Radha's Kitchen.The weather will be beautiful for a nice day outdoors. We hope you will join us.

Drop-Off / Pick-Up Reminders

Thank you all for patiently working together with us as we have all gotten into the new drop-off and pick-up routine this school year. We are now humming along fairly smoothly and just wanted to remind everyone of a few things to ensure student safety:

• Stay within the 5 m.p.h. maximum speed limit driving into and through the entire parking area.

• Pull fully to the right to allow pass through traffic in the left lane if utilizing the drop-off and pick-up lane.

• Do not exit your vehicle on the driver’s side of the car. All students should exit from the passenger side only.

• Pay careful attention to pedestrians around your vehicle before maneuvering your car out of the drop-off/pick-up lane.

• Do not park in front of the pick-up / drop-off lane. If you need to attend to something after using the pick-up / drop-off, please pull into a parking space within the lot.

• Do not use cell phones while in the parking area.

Lunch Order Contacts

With the addition of Gopal’s Cuisine to the weekly lunch options, it is now possible to order lunch for your child Tuesday - Friday. Lunch orders are a private arrangement between our families and the caterer and are not tracked or managed by the school office. Below is contact information for the caterers currently making lunches available in case you need to reach them regarding your child's lunch:

Radha’s Kitchen

(352) 214-4180

Gopal’s Cuisine

(352) 222-1440

The Messenger 2: Planting the Seed

Please join us at the New Raman Reti Temple pavilion for dinner and a dramatic and musical performance by the students of the Bhaktivedanta Academy. This drama commemorates the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada formally establishing the Hare Krishna movement in the United States and celebrates how he influenced an entire generation and the unprecedented achievements that followed.

5:00 p.m. Dinner (Available for Purchase)

6:00 p.m. Doors Open

6:30 p.m. Performance

Holiday Fudge and Cookie Production

Our annual holiday fudge and cookie fundraiser is right around the corner. This is a big event that consistently raises several thousand dollars that goes toward classroom material and supply purchases for the school year. We always need a lot of help to make all this possible. We will be sending out a volunteer signup form soon but wanted to ask everyone to save Saturday, December 10 – our big production and packaging day.

Important Dates for November

Tue., Nov. 1	Temple Tuesday @ 7:20 a.m.*
Thu., Nov. 3	Disappearance of Srila Prabhupada Krishna Sharanam Led Songs at New Raman Reti Temple @ 7:45 a.m.
Fri., Nov. 4	Pupil Holiday - Teacher Professional Development Day
Mon., Nov. 7	Parent Teacher Conferences Begin for New Students
Tue., Nov. 8	Temple Tuesday (Madhurya Bhavan Guru Puja and Kirtan) @ 7:20 a.m.*
Fri., Nov. 11	Holiday – Veterans Day
Tue., Nov. 15	Temple Tuesday @ 7:20 a.m.*
Wed., Nov. 16	Krishna Sharanam – Dali Museum Field Trip
Thu., Nov. 17	Audarya Bhavan Movie Night @ 6 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 18	Thanksgiving Potluck
Sat. Nov. 19	Family Potluck Picnic and Fun Day – O’Leno State Park @ 12 p.m. (Tentative based on family availability. Will confirm.)
Mon., Nov. 21 - 25	Thanksgiving Holidays
Tue., Nov. 29	Temple Tuesday @ 7:20 a.m.*

*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

The Messenger 2: Planting the Seed Performance - Saturday, December 3 @ 5 p.m.

The Messenger 2: Planting the Seed

 

A Tribute to Srila Prabhupada Presented by Bhaktivedanta Academy Saturday, December 3 5-8 p.m. New Raman Reti Temple Alachua, FL

Please join us at the New Raman Reti Temple pavilion for dinner and a dramatic and musical performance by the students of the Bhaktivedanta Academy. This drama commemorates the 50th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada formally establishing the Hare Krishna movement in the United States and celebrates how he influenced an entire generation and the unprecedented achievements that followed. 5:00 p.m. Dinner (Available for Purchase) 6:00 p.m. Doors Open 6:30 p.m. Performance

Open House Reminder

Bhaktivedanta Academy
Open House

Thursday, October 20 6 - 8 p.m.

Please join us for our annual open house event. 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!

Notes and Reminders for Week of October 17

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.