Charter Chatter

A weekly newsletter written to parents of the Tracy Learning Center

May 30, 2014                                                                                        No.37

I would like to encourage everyone to vote on Measure B, the upcoming school bond for Tracy Schools which would include the renovation and improvement of the Tracy Learning Center Site. This vote takes place on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. I am very proud of all of the families and staff that attend our school and appreciate how much we all value education.  We have seen renovations at other school sites and know how this helps improve education for students attending these sites. These past projects also relied on bonds that had been voted on and supported in the past.   Measure B will also help to continue in the investment of our community by providing comparable modern schools for ALL students.   Measure B’s funding will only be used on the actual school site improvements and is not intending for staff salaries or other common school expenses.

Currently the State of California does not provide school construction funds for these projects; if additional funds from the State become available we will aggressively pursue these funds. Also, state lottery funds cannot be used for these types of school projects. If Measure B is approved, the District will be required to appoint an Independent Oversight Committee to monitor the use of these funds.

Again, please don’t forget to vote on Measure B next Tuesday. Whether you are for or against this bond, each vote does matter.

The first DCS Rummage Sale fundraiser is scheduled for this Saturday, May 31 from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the MHS parking lot. The weather should be quite nice for the event. We hope to see you and your families there! 

Our last day of school is Friday, June 27, 2014 and dismissal times are as follows:

PCS    11:30am

DCS    12noon

MHS   1230pm

Our Snack Club will have their normal closing time for those registered in Snack Club.

All students return to school on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014.

TDAP

Just a reminder letters have been sent home to all 6^th graders regarding TDAP Vaccines.

All 7^th grade students must provide the office with proof of his/her TDAP Vaccine (Pertussis – Whooping Cough) prior to their first day of school which is August 4, 2014.

7^th Grade – 12 Grade Students will not be allowed to attend school without this proof of vaccine.

You may bring this record in or fax this proof to Kay Fagundes at (209) 831-5243 or scan and email to kfagundes@tracylc.net .

It is time for a Box Top contest!!!!!

The contest will run through May 30^th.  The classroom who brings in the largest number of Box Tops will

win a special treat.

 PE –

The following students received shoe tokens this week!! They were noticed demonstrating Respect and Responsibility while the teacher was instructing. They are always the first to stop look and listen. They have their eyes on the teacher at all times and follow all directions. Keep setting a great example boys!!!

The following received respect shoe tokens for demonstrating cooperative collaboration. Jocelyn helped Josiah improve his striking with a long handed implement skills. She did a great job helping him follow the cues. Josiah had a great attitude and followed her directions. Great job you two!!

PCS Gold

Golden Highlights:

Menchies Wacky Wallet was a huge success! Thank you for coming out and supporting our school.

The weather is warming up quickly. Students are outside for lunch and PE. Please make sure your child has water and wears sunscreen.

4th graders have been learning about the Gold Rush. Friday, they went on a field trip to the Colombia Diggins. They got to see what life was like in the Gold Rush and interact with the different characters from that era.

Evening of Excellence is Wednesday, June 18th. Classrooms will be open from 6-7. Students can’t wait to show off their work!

Reminders

May 31st- DCS Rummage Sale

June 18th- Evening of Excellence

PCS Sapphire

The Sapphire Team had a great and productive week!

P1 will be going on their field trip to the Sacramento Zoo on June 5^th; please make sure that your child’s  permission slip has been sent in. The students are very excited about this field trip and will get to see animals that they have studied in their habitats.  Our AR goals will be due on June 13th, please ask your child if they are getting close to meeting their goal.

P6 has had a great week as we continue to learn about space; ask your child about the astronaut pudding that they made.  They learned how hard it would be to eat pudding without gravity.  Our AR goal period was completed on May 30th;   ask your student if they made their goal.  Please continue to encourage your child to read. Our field trip will be on June 17^th. Make sure that we have your child’s permission slip.

P5 really had fun on their field trip to Columbia; as the students stated, “it was awesome!” As we continue reading Bandit’s Moon we have an incredible opportunity to experience riding a horse.  John Mendez’s family will bring horses to ride on June 6^th……..we cannot believe how fortunate we are!!!!

Please try to help your children stay focused as other schools are dismissed for the summer. We are so lucky to be able to have the extra time to learn.

DCS 5^th/6^th

Rummage Sale:

The first DCS Rummage Sale fundraiser is scheduled for this Saturday, May 31 from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the MHS parking lot. The weather should be quite nice for the event. We hope to see you and your families there!

SWO:

Students have received information to prepare for their end of the year SWO interviews. The interviews are planned for the week of June 16th-20th. Please ask your child about the requirements for this portion of the SWO project. Contact your child’s homeroom teacher if you have questions regarding this portion of the SWO.

Incoming 5th Graders:

On June 18th the DCS teachers will be holding an informational meeting for families of students who will be entering the fifth grade in 2014-2015. It will be an opportunity to meet the teachers and learn a bit about how to make a smooth adjustment from Primary to DCS. Please be on the lookout for more information.

PHSA 7 and 8

We are all counting down the days until the end of school but we hope everyone stays focused on the task at hand and finishes the year strong.

We hope to see students and parents at the DCS rummage sale to help support our fellow tigers! 

Counseling/Guidance Department News:

REPORT CARDS AND SCHEDULE NEXT YEAR: Report cards are being mailed this week – please be on the look out for them. Schedules for next year will be available in a couple weeks once students return the enclosed Emergency contact forms. Make sure to read the enclosed letter with the report cards from Mrs. Beringer with details.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Community Service Deadline – all volunteer hours for the 2013-2014 school year are due on Friday, June 27^th. 

No hours will be accepted after the deadline. Any hours worked during July will be included in the next school year.  Any students wishing to do community service hours on campus for fast track must apply and receive approval from the Counseling Department. Applications were mailed home last month. If an application is needed, please obtain one from the Counseling Office Room M2

Upcoming Events:

MHS 5^th  Annual “Passport to the Millennium” Multi Cultural Fair – June 13^th, 2014 – 1:30PM – 3PM Students will be able to showcase their culture through arts, crafts, entertainment, food, and more! The primary school will be invited to attend this wonderful cultural event.

Community Service

Tonight!!!

Career Day & Open House

Friday May 30th

5:30-7:30pm

Shima Building – Room 146

FREE! Bring your own flash drive and record your own radio demo!

Light refreshments will be served.

Delta College Classes

Fall schedule of classes are now available online at www.deltacollege.edu

Students who are required or interested in enrolling in classes for the Fall must begin the application process immediately.

Parents can find more information and updated dates/deadlines at www.tracylc.net go to the Counseling/Guidance page and click on “College Early Start” link on the left side of the page.

Other News

Charter Chatter

A weekly newsletter written to parents of the Tracy Learning Center

May 24, 2014                                                                                               No.36

Next School Holiday is Monday, May 26, 2014.

It is time for a Box Top contest!!!!!

The contest will run through May 30^th.  The classroom who brings in the largest number of Box Tops will

win a special treat.

PCS Gold

Golden Highlights:

Spirit week was a ton of fun! Students and teachers had a blast dressing up for the fun days!!

WACKY WALLET WEDNESDAY is this upcoming Wednesday!!! Please come out to Menchies Frozen Yogurt to help support Primary Charter School! Menchies will donate 20% of the proceeds. The fundraiser will last all day- from 11:00am to 10:00pm. Menchies is located at 1888 W. 11^th Street

Enjoy your 3 day weekend! See you back at school on Tuesday!

PCS Sapphire

The Sapphire Team had a very productive week!

The students were all very much focused and on task this week and we had lots of fun dressing up in “spirit wear” all week.

All rooms have field trips coming up in the next couple of weeks; please make sure that permission slips are sent in.

Thank you to Leisa Mendez and John for surprising us with goats at Friday unity.

Remember on Monday we celebrate Memorial Day, so there will be no school.

DCS 5^th/6^th

Reading News:

As we get closer to the end of the school year the classroom bookshelves are looking a little bare.  Please remember that students need to return borrowed classroom books by the end of the school year.

Ms. Rodieck will be sending out one more book order so Summer Reading can be ordered – wouldn’t it be great to come back in August all ready to earn some AR points from books read over the summer.  Book Orders will be coming home end of this week and will be due Tuesday, June 3rd to ensure we get them by the last week of school.

Many students were chosen to be published in the Spring Edition of the Poetry Anthology.  They were given the postcard proof sheets on Tuesday.  Please check them and go on-line to give permission to publish – you DO NOT need to order a book to be published.  If you cannot give permission to publish on-line, fill out the card and return it – Ms. Rodieck will mail them all in at the same time.  The due date on these is Thursday, June 5th.  Thank you in advance for supporting our budding poets.

Classroom Needs:

Wind and allergies have left our classrooms desperately in need of tissue box donations. Please consider sending a box of tissues to school for our students to use.

State Testing:

State testing will conclude next week for students in 5th and 6th grade. Thank you for helping us keep excellent attendance for the test taking dates.

Rummage Sale:

The first DCS Rummage Sale fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, May 31 from 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM.  Thank you for putting aside gently used items to bring for donation to this event. Make sure your items are clean and in working order. Early donation of smaller items will be accepted on Friday, May 30th. Larger items can be brought directly to the event. Questions? Contact Ms. Pelaez at lpelaez@tracylc.net

PHSA 7^th and 8^th

This week in PHSA….

In Mr. Mitri’s class, students are reading Shakespeare’s play The Winter’s Tale and working on developing their own summarized scripts to use in group presentations. 

We had an amazing turnout Wednesday night for the 8th grade parent promotional activities meeting.  It was our largest participation to date and we are very excited to work with everyone to make sure our 8th graders have the enjoyable end of the year they deserve.

We have scheduled the 8th grade “Cosmic Bowling” for June 20th, 10pm-12am at the Tracy Bowling Alley. 2365 East Street on the corner of Grant Line Road.

Counseling/Guidance Department News:

The largest graduation ceremony of Millennium High School has arrived! Congratulations to the Class of 2014 as each student embarks upon this next exciting chapter of their lives.  The journey into the working world, college life, and travel is only the beginning for these young adults.

We are proud to showcase some of the colleges and universities that our graduates will be part of:

Fast Track began this week with a seamless transition from the regular school year to our mandatory summer program.  Each morning will continue with Unity at 7:55am with classes ending at 12:30pm.  Daily on time attendance is crucial during Fast Track.    Four tardies is equal to one full day of absence.  Any combination of tardies and/or absences of more than 2 days will result in an automatic failing grade regardless of the reason.  We appreciate your support in promoting the importance of attendance and punctuality with your child.

Community Service

DELTA COLLEGE INFO:  

FALL CLASSES – For students interested in taking college classes in the Fall 2014, the application for admission are now available. To apply, please go to www.deltacollege.edu and click on “Enroll”.  Students should come to the MHS Counseling Office to find out about the process and procedure for registering for Delta College classes.  This information is also on our website at www.tracylc.net – click on Millennium – then go to the Counseling/Guidance site.

Upcoming Events

Charter Chatter

A weekly newsletter written to parents of the Tracy Learning Center

May 16, 2014                                                                                                    No.36

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All MHS Students will be released at 12noon on Thursday May 22, 2014.

All PCS and DCS Students have their regular dismissal times on this day.

Next School Holiday is Monday, May 26, 2014.

It is time for a Box Top contest!!!!!

The contest will run through May 30^th.  The classroom who brings in the largest number of Box Tops will  

win a special treat.                                                                                                                           

Gold PCS

Golden Highlights:

Students have finished testing. Next week we will celebrate with a spirit week. The dress up days are:

Monday, 5/19: Beach Day

Tuesday, 5/20: Disney Day

Wednesday, 5/21: Music Day ( anything music related- musical instrument shirt, concert shirts, dress up like a pop star, etc)

Thursday, 5/22- Throwback Thursday! ( dress from any passed decade- 20’s, 50’s, 60’s, 80’s, etc)

Friday, 5/23- Patriotic Friday

The weather is warming up quickly. Students are outside for lunch and PE. Please make sure your child has water and wears sunscreen.

Our next Wacky Wallet Wednesday is May 28th and Menchies. Our school will get 20% of the sales.

Reminders

May 26th- Memorial Day Holiday

May 31st- DCS Rummage Sale

PCS Sapphire

The Sapphire Team had an incredible week at school!

P-1 students have begun their expository reports on their zoo animals.  They are learning many interesting and amazing facts about their animals!  Many students are also close to reaching their AR goals…..keep on reading!  We are looking forward to our field trip to the Sacramento Zoo in June.  Please return the money and permission slip by Friday, May 23.  We are welcoming ALL parents that want to be chaperones, so please make sure that you are cleared through the office. Thank you once again to all our volunteers and for donated supplies 🙂

P-6 continued to learn about space this week.  Ask your child how they made spaceships. The students earned a party this week and had so much fun watching a movie and having snacks. Ask your child about their AR goal and if they are going to meet their goal…..we will be having a big celebration for our last AR goal party!  Our last field trip is planned in June….look for information coming home.

  This week, P5 finished up the practice state testing. The students found it exciting to work on the computers for this. In language Arts we continue to read Bandit’s Moon. We are reading The Diary of Wong Ming-Chung as a read aloud. This is giving us a different perspective on the gold rush which is preparing us for our gold rush project. We also watched a gold rush documentary in preparation for the project. Please note that the times for our field trip on May 30th have changed. Students will need to be at school by 7:15. The bus will need to leave at 7:30.

Next week in celebration of the end of testing, PCS will have a spirit week.

The dress up days are:

Monday, 5/19/14: Beach Day

Tuesday, 5/20/14: Disney Day

Wednesday, 5/21/14: Music Day (anything music related- musical instrument shirt, concert shirts,  dress up like a pop star, etc

Thursday, 5/22/14: Throwback Thursday!  (dress from any passed decade-20, 50’s, 60’s, 80’s, etc)

Friday, 5/23/14: Patriotic Friday (in honor of Memorial Day)

DCS 5^th/6^th

5^th/6^th

State Testing:

     We are currently in the process of state testing. If at all possible, please avoid scheduling appointments that require your child to miss school for the next two weeks.

Wax Museum:

      We are so proud of the great work students on Garnet did to prepare for this week’s Wax Museum. The effort that was put into the beautiful costumes was evident and students seemed to really enjoy the project. We appreciate the parental support that was required for the success of this event.

PHSA 7^th and 8^th

The end of the year is here!  We have a lot of projects and assignments that we are wrapping up so we are all encouraging students to finish strong.

We have another SWO due date this week.  Students are given time in class to complete the project and get assistance if they have any questions.

Students who still need to make revisions on their scrapbook will get assitance during lunch this week.  We want to make sure everyone completes the project in a satisfactory manner.

We have a parent information night this week to get your help for all the 8th grade graduation activities.  It will be held on May 21st at 6:00pm in room D-9.   

Counseling/Guidance Department News:

Graduation is finally here! The Class of 2014 will be graduating Friday, May 23^rd .  During the Senior Breakfast on Wednesday, all seniors were given their 10 graduation tickets. Please keep them in a safe spot. We have no replacement tickets if they are lost or stolen. If you have any questions contact Mrs. Kneiss at (209) 831-5240 or akneiss@tracylc.net.

Graduation Information

GRADUATION PRACTICE: Thursday, May 22^nd

o   Practice will be held for students only from 2:00-4pm at the Holy Family Center

o   Students need to be prompt and may wear casual clothes

o   Students should park in the lot on the Valpico side of the hall and enter through the side door

o   Students must follow the rules of MHS while in attendance at the Holy Family Center. Failure to adhere to these rules may result in the exclusion of the graduation ceremony.

CEREMONY:

o   Students meet at the Holy Family Center at 4:30pm sharp on May 23rd

o   Entrance for students is on Valpico

o   Guest entrance is on the Corral Hollow side

o   Doors for guests will open at 6:30pm. The ceremony will begin at 7:00pm!

GENERAL-Graduates

o   Make sure the graduation gown is ironed and wrinkle free – students will not be allowed to wear leis or other items during the ceremony.  Only school awarded cords will be allowed.

o   Students should be dressed and ready to go (including hair/make-up/etc.) and bring their gown on a hanger. There is not enough space to do hair and make-up at the Holy Family Center

o   Boys must wear slacks and collared shirt with tie and nice shoes

o   Girls must wear slacks and a nice blouse or a dress with appropriate shoes

o   No white tennis shoes, t-shirts, or flip flops

GENERAL-Guests

o   No bubbles, toys, noise makers, or beach balls allowed in the Holy Family Center

o   Flowers and balloons, etc. will need to be left in your car or on the table in the lobby

o   Parking is available in both parking lots, but guests must enter through the main doors facing Corral Hollow

                ALL GUESTS MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ENTER

          Only Children under 2 may enter without a ticket and MUST sit on a lap

The regular year is coming to an end and Fast Track begins this Friday, May 23^rd  – Friday, June 27^th. We will continue to begin each morning with Unity at 7:55am with classes ending at 12:30pm.   Just a friendly reminder that daily on time attendance is crucial during Fast Track.    Four tardies is equal to one full day of absence.  Any combination of tardies and/or absences of more than 2 days will result in an automatic failing grade regardless of the reason.  We appreciate your support in promoting the importance of attendance and punctuality with your child.

Fast Track is also a great time for students to complete community service hours. The deadline to turn hours in for the 2013-2014 school year is the last day of Fast Track,  Friday, June 27^th.  Any hours volunteered after Fast Track will need to be turned in when the regular school year resumes.

Community Service

Delta College Classes

The process for enrolling in Summer and Fall Delta College classes have begun. VERY IMPORTANT:

Last day for students to turn in their College Early Start forms to the Counseling Department for summer session course approval is Monday, May 21^st.  

Summer Delta College classes are from June 9^th – August 1^st.                            

Fall schedule of classes will be available after May 22^nd.  Students needing or wanting to take classes in the Fall must begin the application process immediately.

Parents can find more information and updated dates/deadlines at www.tracylc.net go to the Counseling/Guidance page and click on “College Early Start” link on the left side of the page.

Upcoming Events