Charter Chatter
Virginia Stewart
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Recently, we
received notice from the state that our students in all three schools did very
well on the state tests last spring.
Our Primary
students are in the top 10% of the state with their test results. Their collective score is 926 out of
1000. There are very few schools who
score in the 900s. Primary expects to
reach at least 900 and does each year.
We are very proud of the fundamental educational base we provide for our
young students.
Discovery
scored 828 this school year. They are
some of the few schools in the area that reach 800 for this grade level. While they are pleased with the score because
it is over the state target, DCS knows there are areas for improvement. Students in grades 5 through 8 seem to
perform better in Language arts than in math.
MHS hit an
all time high. They are the highest
scoring high school in the county and surpassed all three high schools in
Tracy. The staff was delighted when they
heard that our school was 799. They just
wished they had gotten one more point to be at 800!
In the
future, the state will be changing the tests to reflect a new focus in
education, that of common core standards.
Core standards are focusing more on student thinking,
problem
solving and analysis.
We, as the
Tracy Learning Center are pleased with the change of focus since we believe
that has been our emphasis all along. It
is important to us that students learn, how to think, how to problem solve, and
how to apply information. Schools that
simply focus on the current kinds of tests will have a challenge to adapt to
the new changes. We welcome the new
emphasis.
Misc. Announcements
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Saturday, October 5th at 1:00pm, Millennium Athletics will be hosting TLC's 1st Annual Rib and Chili Cook-off!
Come join us for a day of cooking, music and EATING, as members of the TLC Staff and Families battle for the title of Best Ribs or Best Chili in Tracy!!
Take part in the "People's Choice Award" by helping the official judges determine which party will claim the prestigious Cook-off Title and year-long bragging rights around town!
Pre-sale Punch Cards for rib tasting will go on sale next week: $20 for 12 ribs + a small side.
Chili Tasting Tickets will be available for $1 each, available the day of the event.
Burgers and hotdogs will also be available for the younger ones.
If you are interested in being a competitor in the rib and/or chili division of the cook-off, please contact Stevi Balsamo atsbalsamo@tracylc.net for an application, due no later than Monday, 9/23/13.
We are also still seeking non-food vendors that are interested in hosting a booth during this event (such as Scentsy, 31, Pampered Chef, etc.)
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)
Anti –Bullying
Seminar
Last week, several of our TLC
students were involved with a city-wide empowering initiative for our students
throughout Tracy. The Anti-Bullying initiative included 115 student
leaders from Tracy Learning Center, Tracy Unified School District,
and Jefferson School District, not to mention the school advisers representing
leadership, conflict resolution, class teachers, & administration who
participated as facilitators. All 5 High schools in Tracy (Kimball,
Millennium, Stein, Tracy, & West) were involved. The potential is for
over 21,000 students in Tracy to benefit as the 115 students implement
protocols to produce a kinder, more tolerant, and safer environment at their
prospective schools. October has been proclomated as an Anti-bullying
Month. Thank you to the following students from TLC who attended the training
and we look forward to the exciting ideas and activities planned through
their leadership:
MHS - Gianna
Oliveiri, Alicyn Osterlund
PHSA - Evalina Maas
Espinoza, Ashlynn Mullette
DCS - Aisha
Saiyed, Quynh Trosien
Primary - Kyle Carlos, Danielle
Ceballos, Ashleigh Garcia, Madisson Schaffran
Next Parent
Council Meeting
Thurs. Oct. 17 4:15 in P5
BOX TOPS
It is time for the first Box Top contest for the new school year!! Bring in your Box Tops in to your home room teacher, all will be collected on September 27th !!
Winning class will receive a special treat ….
PCS/DCS Lunch Menu
Week Sept. 23-27
Mon. – Pizza
Tues. – Chicken Nuggets
Wed – Beef Lasagna
Thurs. – Mac n Cheese
Fri. – Hamburger
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Primary Charter
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Gold PCS
Golden Highlights:
Student’s had an awesome time
celebrating their 928 API score at Jump for Joy!
Did you know that Primary Gold has a
student leadership team? We are so impressed at how many great ideas the
student leadership team has thought of already!! The 4th grade students from our leadership
team attended the City of Tracy’s Anti-Bullying Conference. They were able to
share what they learned with the other students in leadership and all the
students in leadership presented the information to all students’ in Primary
Gold. PCS Gold students are invited to make a poster for Tracy’s Anti-Bullying
Poster Contest. The theme of the contest this year is “You are not alone- I can
help!” All posters are due on Wednesday, September 25th!
Reminders:
Homecoming is next Friday, September
27th!!! The theme for PCS Gold is “A Bug’s Life” this year! Students
in Primary will have an early dismissal at 2:30 and the
parade will begin at 4:00. We will start lining up at 3:15. Study
Club will be closed for homecoming, but Snack Club will remain open. All
students are welcome to walk with the float at the parade. We are asking for
students to dress like bugs for the parade. Next week, the week of Monday,
September 23rd to
Friday, September 27th we
will have a spirit week for homecoming! The schedule is as follows:
Monday (9/23)- Stripes Day
Tuesday (9/24)- Sports Day
Wednesday (9/25)- Workout Wednesday
Thursday (9/26)- Black & Gold Day
Friday (9/27)- A Bug’s Life Day
Help support our school and bring in
box tops for education! Each box top is worth 10¢ for our school! You can find
the small pink coupons on many products from cereal to school and office
supplies to baking products to frozen foods! Look online at: http://www.boxtops4education.com/products for a list of all products that have box tops. The classroom
that collects the most box tops will win a special treat!! All box tops must be
in by Friday, September 27th!
The first day of Fall is Sunday,
September 22nd! Discuss the changing seasons with your students at
home! The mornings are starting to get colder, be sure to send your student
with a jacket!
Sapphire PCS
The Sapphire Team had a fantastic week!
Thank you to all the many parents that have responded to our
call for help on the Sapphire float; your generosity has made our float
endeavor a huge success!!! We have ALL
the supplies that we need and more. We also so appreciate the parents that have
been able to help us by making
decorations from home and also those
that were there to help us on Wednesday.
Can you believe that Homecoming is only a week away… the
students and teachers are getting very excited; each class will be choosing
three students to ride on our float. We
would like to have as many students from the Sapphire school as possible show
our school spirit and walk behind the float in the parade on September 27. We are requesting that if you allow your
child to walk with us that you remain at the parade the whole time so that you
can be there to pick them up immediately when it ends.
Students will be dressed in blue as the little birds to walk
behind the float. We would love all the kids to have a blue boa to wear for
feathers if at all possible. Feel free to get as creative as you like as far as
your student’s bird costume goes, but it should be blue! Please no Angry Birds!
Next week September 23 -27 will be our SPIRIT WEEK; the
students will be able to wear different spirit wear all week: here all the following special days…..
Monday- Stripes Day
Tuesday – Sports Day
Wednesday – Work Out Day
Thursday – Black/Gold Day
Friday – Sapphire Blue Day
The Sapphire School has the BEST parents and students; we
hope that you are all able to enjoy the Homecoming festivities, (don’t forget
the football game). Remember school
dismissal is at 2:30 on Friday, September 27.
PCS ART
This Week In Art: The
K/1’s are learning how to use simple shapes to draw creepy looking bugs. After cutting them out, they are glued
to the colorful watercolor backgrounds from last week. The 2/3 Art & Literature classes
heard the story “Big Fat Hen” by Keith Baker. They drew their own hens with oil
pastels and then learned how to create soft, blended backgrounds with chalk
pastels. 4th Grade
Multicultural Art completed their Mola’s from Panama and have moved onto their
new country – Peru!
PCS PE
We want to recognize some students that earned
shoe tokens this week for following our PE motto "Respect and
Responsibility" P6 Kianna Farfan, P1 Tre Zapien, and P8 James
Costa.
The students have been working hard on taking pride in their fitness this week. Don't forget to check out our Facebook page for weekly pictures and updates of what went on during PE. http://www.facebook.com/mskvpehealth
The students have been working hard on taking pride in their fitness this week. Don't forget to check out our Facebook page for weekly pictures and updates of what went on during PE. http://www.facebook.com/mskvpehealth
DCS 5th/6th
School
should be a place for children to acquire knowledge, discover an interest in
learning, and build interpersonal skills. As a community we are also interested
in maintaining a safe environment. We feel that proper adult supervision is
critical to providing safety to our students. We are concerned that a few
students are arriving to campus before 7:30AM. Our campus is not properly
supervised before that time. Please help us keep the children safe by bringing
your children to school no earlier than 7:30AM.
SWO
(School Wide Outcomes):
SWO
season has begun! This week students and parents attended an informational
meeting about the project. It was wonderful to see some of the sixth grade students
eagerly and proudly share their scrapbooks from the previous year. If you have
questions regarding the project please direct them to your child's homeroom
teacher so we can offer the clarification necessary for success.
After
School Sports:
The
After School Sports program will start on Tuesday, September 24. The program
will be held every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 4:15 to 5:30 PM. The
five week program ends Thursday, October 24. Students in grades 5-8 are invited
to join.
Science
News:
Students interested in attending Dinner with a
Scientist must submit the essay to Ms. Pelaez by September 27th. Space is limited. Dinner with a scientist is
only open to three sixth grade students. Students must demonstrate a passion
for science by writing a compelling essay explaining why they should be
selected to attend. *Fifth grade students who submit a winning essay will be
invited to an alternative science themed evening.
Gold Pod:
An informational meeting for parents regarding this year's Science Camp
has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, October 8 at 6:00PM.
Science Olympiad Forms were due today. It looks like we have a good number to for our team. Stay tuned and we will be providing a "wish list" for each team member so they may choose their partners and events.
Homecoming Spirit Week is
next week!
Monday, September 23, 2013-
Pajama Day:
Dress
in your pajamas for school, but leave bed toys or blankets at home.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013-
Crazy Color Day:
Wear
as many colors as you can in one outfit.
Wednesday, September 25,
2013-Twin Day:
Two
or more people dress alike.
Thursday, September 26, 2013-
Favorite College Day:
Friday-
Monsters Inc. Day
PHSA 7th and 8th
Homecoming week has arrived. We have some great activities planned for all grade levels and the Parade will take place this Friday, September 27th 4pm in downtown Tracy.
PHSA students are also showing their support with dress up days for spirit week.
Monday - PJ Day
Tuesday - Twin Day
Wednesday - Sports Day
Thursday - Neon Day
Friday - Nemo/Beach Day
We hope to see all our 7/8 students (and teachers) show their spirit. Pod points will be awarded for all those who dress up so show your tiger pride.
This week, another deadline was reached for the 7/8 SWO project. 7th graders should have completed the 4 paragraphs on how they are cooperative collaborators and 8th graders had to complete their survey graphs. Please see the calendar for the guidelines and descriptions.
Science Olympiad team applications were due today. It looks like we have a good number to for our team. Stay tuned and we will be providing a "wish list" for each team member so they may choose their partners and events.
MHS
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It’s Homecoming Time!!!
As you know, our Fall 2013
Homecoming theme is “Pixar.” Each class selected a different Pixar theme.
Freshmen: Cars
Sophomores: The
Incredibles
Juniors: Up!
Seniors: Toy Story
Homecoming is a very busy
week for all of TLC. Here is the schedule of events:
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MHS Dodgeball Tournament (lunch)
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Powder Puff
Game: Wednesday,
September 25th. 6:30pm-7:30pm. (MHS Soccer Field) $5 adults, $3 children and
students with ID card
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Powder Puff
Tailgate: We
will be offering a tailgate price this year. For $10 a person, you can enter
the gates at 5:00pm and you will be given a ticket, hot dog, a drink and chips.
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Rally: Thursday, September 26th at 11:45
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Homecoming Parade: 4pm (Downtown Tracy)
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Homecoming
Dance: Friday,
September 27th from 7:00pm- 10pm ($25 single, $40 guest)
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Homecoming
Game:
Saturday, September 28th at 7:00pm (Kimball)
Spirit Days
Monday- STRIPES DAY
Tuesday- STOPLIGHT DAY (green-single,
yellow- its complicated, red-taken)
Wednesday-
WORKOUT WEDNESDAY
Thursday-
BLACK AND GOLD DAY
Friday- TWIN DAY
Congratulations to all the
students who were nominated for the Homecoming Court. Final voting will take
place on Wednesday, September 25th. Crowning will take place at the
Rally as well as the football game.
Freshmen
Boys
Aaron Cook
Ruben Marlin
Adam Quillen
Girls
Makinzy Ketchum
Paige Martin
Alexis Diaz
Sophomores
Boys
Anand Kumar
Dorian Wright
Kyle Hall
Girls
Alicyn Osterlund
A’leia Terry
Elisa Deras
Juniors
Boys
Jose Albornoz
Malik Charles
Cesar Chavez
Girls
Destiny Gilbreath
Erin McKague
Ashna Singh
Seniors
Boys
Sean Santos
Israel Vargas
D’Vontae Kelley
Girls
Emily Longtain
Caren De Anda
Paula Lopez
Parade Route
Parade Line Up: 6th
and Central
Route: Central to 10th, 10th
to Bst, Bst to 9th, 9th to Central,
Central to 6th, End at 6th (starting point)
If you have questions
regarding any Homecoming details please contact Mrs. Kneiss at akneiss@tracylc.net or call 209-831-5240.
Counseling News
Our first field trip to a
Construction/Trade Fair and Delta College was informative and educational! Students participated in hands on
demonstrations in many areas such as electrical, roofing, masonry, crane
operating, and more. They also learned
about the multitude of programs, services, and academic opportunities at the
main Delta College campus in Stockton.
Next month we will be visiting San Francisco State University and
Expressions College – signs up will be announced soon. It is never too early to visit campuses and
to discuss post high school plans with your student. Many surrounding colleges will begin
offering “College Preview Days” at their campus. For a list of the upcoming CSU preview days,
please go to: http://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/openhouse-fall.pdf
There will be an upcoming
college fair at the West High School gymnasium on Monday, September 30th
from 6pm – 8pm. The college fair is open to all students in the Tracy
area. There will be numerous college
representatives in attendance to share their academic programs and the
admissions process. Food and
refreshments will be available.
Thank you to the wonderful
visitor we had this week in our Career Education classes: Donna Baker- Real
Estate Broker/Owner.
Community Service
1. Starting September 24th,
Tuesday through Thursday PHSA and Discovery will be having their annual after
program. The program goes for five weeks (Sept. 24th- Oct. 24th)
from 4:05-5:30pm. This year Mr.
Easterday will be covering Basketball. Students will be assisting with drills,
demonstrations, set up and clean up. If you are interested please come see Ms.
Lunn in the counseling office.
2. Millennium Basketball Homes Games: Ms. Balsamo is looking for
help for each of the JV, Varsity Boys and Girls basketball home games. She is
looking for students that would be willing to work the snack bars as a on-going
opportunity. The hours would be from 4:30-9:30pm. The opportunity will begin
starting in November. If you are interested please come see Ms. Lunn in the
counseling office!
College Info
Registration for the PSAT
(Preliminary SAT) exams are now in full swing!
The test will be at MHS on Saturday, October 19th from 7:30am
– 11:30am. The PSAT is a great and
affordable way for students to practice for the SAT. The test is open to
students in grades 9th – 11th, but 11th grade
students are highly encouraged to take this test. There is an opportunity for Juniors to be
entered in the National Merit Scholarship program. The fee is $15.00 and space
is extremely limited…please register as soon as possible. Sign up in the Counseling Office Room M2
Attention: Passport to College
Students Only!
Tracy Unified School District
will be hosting two Parent/Student
Meetings for the 2013-14 school year.
You may choose either of these meetings to attend, but your attendance
at ONE of them is mandatory.
Tracy High School
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November 12, 2013
6:30 P.M.
Cafeteria
West High School
November 20, 2013
7:00 P.M.
Gymnasium
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