Charter Chatter
Virginia Stewart
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Students have a very
important job, they are preparing for their future. The most important thing we teach them is to
love learning. It really does not matter
what they learn as much as they find joy and satisfaction out of learning
something.
Learning should feel like the
time a child learns how to balance a bike, or learn to skate. It should feel like the time a child
discovers something on his own, like adding two numbers together or realizing
that fractions are part of a whole number.
We can foster learning by
appreciating what students are doing in school.
It is important for students to know that we are interested. I like to begin my after school conversations
with, “What is something you learned today?” I then extend the idea presented
and let the student know something else about that subject or ask the student
to explain more.
It is also a wonderful thing
to read a book together. When students
are older, have a sort of book club. Reading the same book and discussing it is
delightful and will give you a chance to talk about characters and values that
would be hard to address with a overly sensitive teenager if not through
literature!
Look for ways to explore
learning something new together. It is important for students to see that all
of us are actually “life long learners”.
Misc. Announcements
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Visitors
All visitors coming on the school grounds must be signed in
and signed out at the office and must wear a school lanyard (new) during
his/her visit.
Dismissal Time
Change for Homecoming Friday, Sept. 27th only
Please note students will be dismissed early for our
Homecoming Parade on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013
PCS – 2:30pm (Snack Club will be open but Study Club is
canceled)
DCS, PHSA and MHS – 3:00pm
(MHS Students who are on
the list for participating at all Float Building events will be
dismissed at 12noon)
Pick up and Drop
Off
Unfortunately, we have had numerous complaints from our
neighbors about our parents parking in their driveways. These neighbors are
very frustrated and are ready to call the police. Remember you would not want
someone blocking your driveway so please be considerate and park legally and
responsively.
ELAC
We are doing our second annual ELAC committee on Friday,
September 6th. We will meet
in the front office. Any parent who would like to share an opinion regarding
English language learners is invited. We
will meet five times a year. We will
focus on discussing what resources are available and how to further support EL
students. Your input is greatly
appreciated. If you have further
questions, please contact Rosario De La Torre at rdelatorre@tracylc.net.
El Segundo comité
anual se llevará acabo el viernes, 6 de septiembre. La junta tomará lugar en la oficina principal
de la escuela. Cualquier padre que esté
interesado en compartir su opinión sobre los alumnos aprendices del inglés
(English learners) es bienvenido. El
comité consiste de cinco juntas por año en donde se discutirán los recursos
disponibles de la escuela y cómo ayudar mejor a cada uno de nuestros alumnos
aprendices del inglés (English learners).
Si tienen preguntas, por favor de contactar a Rosario De La Torre al
correo electrónico rdelatorre@tracylc.net.
Next Parent
Council Meeting
Thursday, Sept. 19 4:15 in P5
PCS/DCS Lunch Menu
Week Sept. 2-6
Mon. – Holiday
Tues. – Pizza
Wed – Beef or Bean
Nachos
Thurs. – Chicken Taquitos
Fri. – Beef Hot Dog
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Primary Charter
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Any parents who have not ordered Spirit Wear should order it
ASAP because it is quickly running low! Order forms are in the office.
Sapphire PCS
We have had
a productive week in the SAPPHIRE SCHOOL.
Room 1 has
earned their first “Sea Creature” party of the year! This means that the
students have been working hard, following directions, and earning SWO’s. Next Tuesday they will celebrate with some
really cool activities. Room 1 is also proud to add new students to the AR
program. That means that we have both
new and returning students reading!!!!
Please remember to finish dressing your weather dolls and bring them
back on Tuesday. We can’t wait to see
the completed projects.
Room 6
students have been busy writing super sentences and paragraphs using great
adverbs and adjectives. Ask your student about the animal scavenger hunt and
animal reports that they did in class this week. We will be learning all about birds
next. Please ask your child how they are
progressing toward their AR goal.
Room 5 is
half way through their first AR goal period.
Check your child’s reading log. What books are they reading? What progress have they made towards their
goal? Next Friday, September 6th,
we will be walking to the Tracy Historical Museum. Please make sure that you
have returned your permission slip. Our
library trips will begin soon. The 3 fourth grade classes rotate so that each
class will go to the library once every 3 weeks. Our first trip will be Thursday September 19th.
Make sure that you take your child to get a library card before this date.
Did you
know that Study club is every day of the week, except Wednesday; this is a
great place for your child to come and get homework completed with a teachers
help.
Do you know
your students reading level? Did you sign
up for Home Connect?
Gold PCS
Save the date! Homecoming is September 27, 2013. The theme
this year is Pixar. Primary Gold has picked the movie A Bug’s Life for their
float. More information about this event will be coming soon.
Primary Gold has been
doing an excellent job saying their new cheer. Students practiced over the
weekend and now have it memorized. Please join us for Unity in the mornings to
hear it.
Did you know we have an afterschool program called Study
Club? This is a great program run by Primary Gold teachers where students can
complete homework and get extra practice with other subjects. Study Club is
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Each session is $5.00. Please remember,
that if a student charges 2 sessions, they cannot attend until the $10.00 is
paid.
Reminder
September 2- Holiday – No School
PCS ART
This week in Art, the K/1’s have
been busy cutting and gluing buildings to create a cityscape. 2/3 Art &
Literature classes painted the backgrounds and completed their “Manana Iguana”
artwork. 4th grade Multicultural Art is putting the
final touches on their Yarn Paintings from Mexico.
The student’s artwork will be available for viewing
on our web-based school art gallery, Artsonia. Parents, watch for a notice to come
home giving you the security code to access your child’s portfolio.
PCS PE
The days seem to be getting warmer so please remember to
send your child with a water bottle that has their name on it.
Thank you to The Lew family for their generous donation.
The following students received shoe tokens for going above
and beyond when demonstrating Respect and Responsibility in PE: Logan Tyler,
Shiven Reddy, Colin Credo, Devin Coates, Ian Desena, Cadrie Graden, Harold
Ferea, Johnathon Hendrick, Edgar Rios, Tatum Kusy-Penirian, Breanna Tyler,
Ashley Romero Ledesma, Steven Mendoza-Diaz, Marisol Orosco, Mya Vernon, Alan
Chavez, Diego Ruiz, Carson Edwards, Ronin Tsang, Julio Gabby Hernadez, and
Sahejroop Sethi.
Primary PE also has their own facebook that is updated with
our weekly activities so check it out when you get a chance: www.facebook.com/mskvpehealth
DCS 5th/6th
The
physical challenge has begun! Students have started running a timed mile in
P.E. It will be exciting to track their fitness goals over the course of the
school year.
Student
Store:
Students
have been receiving Discovery Dollars to spend at the DCS student store. The
Discovery Dollars are a way to recognize positive contributions to our school
culture. Our wonderful leadership team has been busy setting up shop. Please
contact Mrs. Beckner if you would like to donate prizes to spice up the
inventory.
Picture
Day:
DCS
picture day was Wednesday, August 28. If your child was unable to have a photo
taken the retake date has been scheduled for October 15.
Carline:
We
have noticed that many students are purchasing snacks at the end of the day
while parents are waiting in a very congested Carline. If your child is not
present when you are ready you may be asked to drive through a second time to
ease the flow of traffic. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
PHSA 7th and 8th
This week has been a busy one
academically. Students had a part
of their SWO project due. It was great to see so many responsible student
working hard. Remember we have extra help during workroom and ARP time if
students want help revising or brainstorming.
The highlight of the week had to be an experiment for Ms. Powers
science enrichment class. It involved testing how many marshmallows one can hold in their mouth at one time.
A true Kodak moment! :)
1) Please make sure students have all of the needed supplies for
class. Being prepared is the first step to a successful, productive day.
2) Preparations are beginning to be
made for the fall homecoming parade; we continue to gather supplies and are
always looking for any ideas or materials parents might be able to help with.
Please contact Mr. Mitri andsmitri@tracylc.net if you are able to help out.
3) The school website has been updated
and is up and running! You can access all kinds of valuable information from
teacher contacts, student grades, homework assignments, and calendar events! Go
towww.tracylc.net and
follow the link on the left hand column to PHSA gold or garnet. GO
TIGERS!
4) It is Science Olympiad time again!
The event lists are not online yet but we have copies and will be holding
an informational meeting for 5/6 DCS team and 7/8 PHSA.
It will be held in Room M1 on Wednesday September
4th at 6pm. We hope to see our returning Olympians as well as some
new faces.
The team will be run an after school/at
home with parents and Science Olympiad teachers assisting. There will be
some time during school but we want anyone interested to come to the meeting -
you will not be excluded if you are already in band or academic pentathlon.
MHS
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We have officially completed our
first month of school and things are looking great! The staff and students are
positive, focused and school spirit has never been better!
With nearly 500 students at MHS we have generated a lot of really good energy
in our classrooms and in various school activities and programs.
Upcoming Events
First Home Football Game: Saturday, August 31st,
2013 7pm (Kimball)
Ping Pong Nest Competition: Tuesday, September
10th-Thursday, September 12th (lunch)
Homecoming
Events
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Powder Puff Practice and Game: Monday, September 16th-Tuesday,
September, 20th
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Powder Puff Game: Wednesday, September 25th. 6pm-7pm. (MHS
Soccer Field) $5 adults, $3 children and students
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with ID card
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Rally: Thursday, September 26th
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Homecoming Parade: 4pm (Downtown Tracy)
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Homecoming Dance: September 27th @ 7:00pm- 10pm
Counseling
Thank you to the wonderful visitors we had this week in
the Career Education and Senior Internship
classes: Yvonne Martinez from University of Massachusetts Lowell,
Kenneth Faulkner - Marketing
Development, Arable One, and Donna Baker – At Home Real Estate Group
Community Service
We recently updated the community service page on our new website of
upcoming events for the months of
September and October. Visit our website at: http://www.tracylc.net/community-service.html to print community
service forms and to see the
opportunities where students can volunteer.
Hours are all updated and can now be found in Aeries Grade Book. Community service will appear as a “Class”
listed among all the other classes that your child is scheduled
in. To view the hours, you must click
on the class
list to open for details.
Deadline extended!!! Kids in a Box is still accepting
participating applications. Students
interested in volunteering in
this great community service and fundraiser for the
McHenry House can visit http://www.mchenryhousetracy.org/kids-in-a-box.html
to find out more information and to register to participate.
College
Info
September 11th
and 12th – 3:00pm – 5:30pm
SAT/PSAT Prep
classes through the ZAPS Learning Company will be back by popular demand.
Signups are now
available at www.zaps.com - Cost is $99 for the two
day preparation workshop which includes test
prep
materials.
Senior Info
Senior
information packets were mailed out yesterday. Duplicates of the information mailed can be
found on our
website at www.tracylc.net in the
Senior Scoop section of the Counseling/Guidance webpage or click here:
Counseling News
Counselors are
excited to start this new school wide App called Remind 101. Remind 101 is a
safe way for
teachers to text message students and stay
in touch with parents. We have a different code for each grade
level.
Counselors will be using this app for updates on community service events,
senior email blasts, meetings,
and much more!
How to sign up:
Please send a
text message to 747-233-4120 and enter the code for your grade level in the
message box. Remember
each grade level has their own code.
Seniors- @07fd0
Juniors-@cb9
Sophomores-@82d7d
Freshmen- @fab05
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