2011/2012 ACA Needs and Wish List

"This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God."
-- 2 Corinthians 9:12

WISH LIST:

  • New bleachers for the gymnasium
  • At least 20 acres of land for football, soccer, baseball and track fields.
  • "Home of the ACA Eagles" lettering for the front of the gymnasium 
  • Cherry picker/boom lift - hydraulic lifting system for the gym
  • 15-24 passenger "mid-bus" for athletic and field trip transportation
  • New plastic 8 ft. folding tables
  • Fireproof file cabinets

CLASSROOM NEEDS:

  • Overhead transparencies
  • Construction paper-all colors
  • Plastic-sticky tac (removable adhesive)
  • Bulletin board paper (large rolls) colors
  • Paper napkins
  • Clorox wipes
  • Paper towels
  • Quality paperback high school books
  • 8 ½ x 11 card stock
  • Masking tape (A considerable amount)
  • Dry erase markers and cleaners
  • Construction paper towels
  • Portable CD 
  • New 2 or 3 shelf bookcases 
  • Germ-X original hand sanitizer
  • Blue kind of sticky tac (that is best for not taking paint off walls)
  • White board- large (4' x 6' or 4' x 8')
  • Television (with the capability to hook up with a DVD player)
  • DVD players

Teacher Specifics

Cloudy Namanny

  • Mounted Projector
  • Screen for projector that mounts in the ceiling- because of low ceilings in DK room.
  • Science and Social Studies resources to fill curriculum
  • Phonics/Language Arts centers for independent learning for the DK level

Janae Lindow

  • Mounted projector/screen
  • Games - literature, writing, vocab, critical thinking, trivia
  • Books for students to check out
  • Personal white boards
  • Eggspurt (wireless)

Brad Ewest

  • Projector mounted for the room for power point or general computer use.

Jason Parmerlee

  • Elmo
  • Laptop
  • Projector

Chris Silver

  • 4 16- G IPADS WIFI only, 1st Generation is fine to use for research and multimedia presentations individually as well as a group.

COMPUTER NEEDS:

  • 8 ½ x 11 card stock
  • Clorox wipes
  • CD-Rewritable disks
  • Snack Zip-loc bags
  • Germ-X hand sanitizer

P.E./PLAYGROUND NEEDS:

  • Whistles
  • Stop watches
  • Soccer balls
  • Basketballs
  • Heavy/durable jump ropes
  • Heavy winter gloves
  • Rubber balls

OFFICE NEEDS:

  • Glass cleaner
  • Cash donations for computer software
  • Rolls of clear contact paper (to cover books)
  • White-Out 
  • Copy paper
  • CD-Rewritable disks
  • Ice packs
  • Colored copy paper
  • 9V, D & AA, AAA batteries
  • 2 drawer printer
  • Sandwich & large size zip lock baggies
  • Duct tape
  • Laminating plastic
  • Boxes of envelopes (invitation, regular envelopes, 9x12 envelopes)

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT:

  • AA batteries for the chapel team microphones
  • Covered trailer (to transport band equipment)
  • Electronic drum set
  • Patch cables for guitars and sound
  • Speakers for the gym sound system
  • Direct boxes

Instrumental Music:

  • Laptop or desktop computer for Smart Music and student musical compositions
  • Drum set
  • Cymbals and cymbal stands
  • Tubas
  • Baritone
  • Any instrument in good condition
  • Reeds (Strengths 2 1/2 or 3)
  • Valve oil
  • Slide grease
  • Cork grease
  • Trumpet mutes
  • Financial donations

General Music/Choir:

  • Blank CDs
  • Boom Whackers with Octovator Caps
  • Solo-Ensemble Music (must meet our requirements)
  • CD Player for sound system in the gym
  • MIDI program for computer
  • Black choir folders for Junior High Chorus
  • Several hand drums

Drama:

  • Heavy duty garment racks
  • Jewelry
  • Muslin fabrics in large sizes for flats
  • Plywood or pressed board sheets
  • Costumes
  • Wigs
  • Vintage items
  • Small and large clear storage bins
  • Paint roller cleaner tool
  • Paint roller refills
  • Paint brushes
  • Paint
  • Fabric
  • Safety pins
  • Straight pins
  • Bobby pins
  • Spools of thread
  • Men's combs
  • Hair ties
  • Hair spray
  • Colored hair spray (brown, gray)
  • Foundation
  • Good sewing scissors

MISC. NEEDS:

  • Volunteers to help at lunchtime, in the library, playground, and the office
  • Financial donations to the scholarship fund, science lab, drama department, or general fund
  • Change your internet search engine from Google (or whatever you currently use) to Good Search and sign up for ACA at www.goodsearch.com.
  • Families to use the TRIP (Tuition Reduction Incentive Program).
  • Families/Businesses to donate BOX TOPS for Education
  • Families/Businesses to sign up for Target Charge Cards (1% comes back to ACA)

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Contact Information

Address

1604 West 1st St.
Ankeny, IA 50023-2525

Phone

(515) 965-8114

Fax

(515) 965-8210

 

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