Charter Chatter
Oct. 16, 2015 No.11
| Virginia Stewart |
Virginia’s Voice
As many of you know, we received a grant for updating and remodeling the high school. This grant is being matched by the Tracy Unified School District Bonds to upgrade our entire campus here at Beverly. We have met with the appointed architect and have a preliminary idea of the scope of changes that will take place in the next three years. It is very exciting.
The school district is holding a public meeting of the TUSD Board and our TLC Board with the architect to display and talk about the plans. The public is invited to attend. It would be great for some of you to attend.
The District Office on Lowell
October 28, 2015
7PM
It will be great for you to hear firsthand the exciting changes that will be made to our campus. I hope to see you there.
| Misc. Announcements |
Early Dismissal Homecoming Parade Wednesday October 21, 2015
PCS and TK 2pm
DCS 2:30pm
MHS 12noon
Insufficient/returned Checks
We are going to increase the “returned” check fee due to the high number of returned checks lately. This fee will go from $12 to $25.
CONGRATULATIONS ARTISTS!!
Students listed below have been named as TLC finalists for the Anti-Bullying posters. Posters are on display at the mall and will be there until October 24th. Please take time to visit the mall and view the posters. Students did a fantastic job! Congratulations finalists. Winners will be announced sometime in November.
| Student | Grade | Teacher | School |
| Harlie Moffet | 1 | Ms. Watson | TLC |
| Katelyn Hellman | 2 | Ms. Lins | TLC |
| Jayme Aguon | 3 | Mrs. Woods | TLC |
| Breanna Tyler | 4 | Mrs. Estes | TLC |
| Giovanna Chukwuma | 5 | Mrs. Hawkins | TLC |
| Karina Linarez | 5 | Mrs. Hawkins | TLC |
| Ashleigh Garcia | 6 | Ms. Takeuchi | TLC |
| Anikha Kemshetti | 6 | Ms. Takeuchi | TLC |
| Loren Pante | 6 | Ms. Takeuchi | TLC |
Next Holiday – Nov. 11, 2015
| PCS/DCS Lunch Menu Week Oct. 19 – Oct. 23
Mon. – Pizza Tues. – Chicken Taquito Tuesday Wed – Chicken Patty Wednesday Thurs. – Beef or Bean Tostada Fri. – Chicken Corn Dog |
T K
This week in TK has been full of exploration! Our little scientists traveled to the center of the Earth and learned about the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core. They traveled around the world and looked at a variety of landforms including mountains, plateaus, valleys, plains, glaciers, islands, volcanos, oceans, rivers, lakes, and more! They even simulated earthquakes as they played with soil, sand, pebbles, and lava rock!
We are excited to head to the farm on our first field trip next week! Please turn in your permission slip by Monday!
Primary Charter
All of Primary is looking forward to the MHS Homecoming parade on Wednesday. MHS and DCS are having spirit week/dress up days next week. Primary will have their spirit week during Red Ribbon Week, which is the last week in October. All students are invited to join in and walk in the homecoming parade. If you child would like to participate, please have them at the corner of 6th Street and Central by 3:00. Go Falcons!
In Initial Phase, our first field trip was a SUCCESS! Students learned even more about the pumpkin life cycle, fed goats and chickens, and chose a pumpkin. It was a fun day! Now, we are getting ready for homecoming on the 21st and a Halloween parade on the 30th.
Phase 1 students had a wonderful time on the field trip to the pumpkin patch. Thank you to all the chaperones that helped out. They learned all about what life was like 150 years ago. They enjoyed finding their way through the corn maze, feeding the animals, and playing in the old town. They even got to pick out their own pumpkin. Phase 1 students are looking forward to the Homecoming Parade this Wednesday. Our theme is Cars, the movie. Please come out and support our entire school by either watching the parade or walking behind our float. The parade starts at 3:30. Primary will have early release that day at 2:00. There will also be NO study club offered that day due to the parade. October is full of many upcoming activities. Please make sure to look in your student’s green folder to find out what’s happening!!
Phase 2 students had some special visitors on Wednesday! Dr. Ken Jones (and his beautiful birds) from A-Team for Wildlife visited our third and fourth grade student to teach them about extinction and conservation. We learned the causes of animal extinction and what kinds of things kids can do to help our animal friends. Our students had great questions and Dr. Jones was impressed with our kids knowledge!
Discovery Charter
HOMECOMING WEEK IS NEXT WEEK: SPIRIT DAYS!!!!
10/19 – Pajama Day (no slippers, blanket, or toys)
10/20 – Crazy Hair Mismatch Day
10/21 – Look-A-Like Day (Twin, triplet, etc.)
10/22 – Sports Day (no helmets or pads)
10/23 – Superhero Day
HOMECOMING PARADE: In downtown Tracy on Wednesday 10/21. DCS will be dismissed at 2:30 pm. The parade will begin at 3:30 pm sharp! We hope you will join us. The parade will be filled with music from our school band, floats at every grade level, horses, the homecoming court, and more!
10/30 DCS Glow in the Dark Dance: SAVE THE DATE!! DCS Leadership will hold a GLOW IN THE DARK DANCE on Friday 10/30. More details to come soon!
DCS NEWSPAPER: Thanks to Ms. Zaca’s Exploration Class “School News,” we are excited to announce our own school newspaper, “Discovery Charter News.” Take time to experience this excellent read: http://discoverytigers.weebly.com/
CONGRATULATIONS ARTISTS!!: Students listed below have been named as TLC finalists for the Anti-Bullying posters. Posters are on display at the mall and will be there until October 24th. Please take time to visit the mall and view the posters. Students did a fantastic job! Congratulations finalists. District winners will be announced sometime in November.
| Student | Grade | Teacher | School |
| Harlie Moffet | 1 | Ms. Watson | TLC |
| Katelyn Hellman | 2 | Ms. Lins | TLC |
| Jayme Aguon | 3 | Mrs. Woods | TLC |
| Breanna Tyler | 4 | Mrs. Estes | TLC |
| Giovanna Chukwuma | 5 | Mrs. Hawkins | TLC |
| Karina Linarez | 5 | Mrs. Hawkins | TLC |
| Ashleigh Garcia | 6 | Ms. Takeuchi | TLC |
| Anikha Kemshetti | 6 | Ms. Takeuchi | TLC |
| Loren Pante | 6 | Ms. Takeuchi | TLC |
Congratulations to our 5th and 6th grade finalists (Karina Linarez not pictured)
Science Olympiad: CONGRATULATIONS SCIENTISTS!! If you are an “Olympiad” or an “Olympiad Alternate,” Ms. Pelaez is excited to invite you to a Science Olympiad meeting which will be held on October 26 in M1 at 5 to 6. Childcare will be provided. Questions??? email Ms. Pelaez: lpelaez@tracylc.net.
SPELLING BEE: Our school Spelling Bee will be held on November 13th. Contestants will be part of a verbal spelling challenge. One student from grades 4-6 will be invited to the county Spelling Bee, and one student from grades 7-9 will be invited as well. Students participating in the Spelling Bee will receive additional information. If you have questions, please email shawkins@tracylc.net or lrodieck@tracylc.net.
GRADES: Grades are updated every-other-Wednesday! Look in your child’s agenda!
- Rodieck’s Reminder!! With all of the busy excitement of the next two weeks of October, I just want to gently remind students that October Book Reports are due Thursday, October 29th.
DCS teachers welcome parent communication, please contact us if you have questions, concerns, or ideas!
Ms. Rodieck – lrodieck@tracylc.net; Ms. Pelaez – lpelaez@tracylc.net; Mrs. Beckner – sbeckner@tracylc.net
Mrs. Hawkins – shawkins@tracylc.net; Ms. Zaca – szaca@tracylc.net; Ms. Takeuchi – ttakeuchi@tracylc.net
Coach Easterday – deasterday@tracylc.net Coach Penirian – mpenirian@tracylc.net Coach Lopez – blopez@tracylc.net
Exploration Classes are diverse, motivating, and fun!
Students dance in the gym during unity Students dance during dance exploration
Students study during Academic Pentathlon Exploration Students learn to crotchet
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DHSP
DHSP Charter Chatter:
Week 11 is over!! As we head into Week 12 TLC is proud to once again be participating in “National Make a Difference Day.” As part of the school – wide project,TLC will be participating in a donation project to help the McHenry House of Tracy. DHSP has been assigned Tissue boxes and cleaning wipes. (The Den with the most donations will win a special something from Leadership, plus additional bonus Den Points!!)
English:
The students are now working on a group project that includes the evolution of evil in the story, in World War II, and in the world today with a specifically assigned topic. It is a very challenging project, but Mrs. Stewart feels the students are up to the challenge and will do an outstanding job. The project will be explained by way of a oral presentation with a power point. All students in the group must participate.
Science:
The students started the study of The Cell this week in Mr. Compton’s class.
Social Studies:
Lots of excitement in all classes this week as they discussed which projects they will be choosing from for their Trimester Two and Three final presentations. They will be bringing home more details as we get closer to the end of Trimester One. At the moment their choices include:
Ancient Inventors Tank (loosely based on Shark Tank)
Wax Museum
Historical Character or Time Presentation
Historical Reenactment
Historical Interview.
Math:
Mrs. Dominguez
Geometry continues in unit 3 already, and we are loving it. Some of this is review for the 8th graders, so there is a lot of cooperating and collaborating happening. SWO is everywhere!
Algebra is finishing up our current unit and will be preparing for the unit exam. There have been some challenges with the level of curriculum, but we are overcoming it with confidence.
Pre Algebra is finishing up the unit as well and students are doing great. We have been practicing out integers with a variety of activities channels their inner competitor.
Exploration:
All second round Explorations are underway!
Performance:
Mrs. Wallace is thrilled with the Dramatic Reading that her Performance class has done thus far. Students are hard at work figuring out their chorography.
The NEW Art Exploration has been great. Seeing the students creativity come out has been amazing. There is so much we can do that we are not sure how we will fit it all into the next six weeks. Excited for the exhibit to happen with this great group of artists.
Leadership:
Mrs. Saldana has formed student committees to work on various aspects of the Homecoming Float. Everyone is super excited.
If you are willing to help with any part of the Homecoming Float construction please contact Mrs. Saldana at asaldana@tracylc.net as soon as possible.
Thank you for your continued support. It is greatly appreciated.
If you do not want your student to have his/her photo published please notify Mrs. Wallace at dwallace@tracylc.net
DHSP teachers welcome parent communication, please contact us if you have questions, concerns, or ideas!
| MHS |
Homecoming Week
Monday, October 19- Saturday, October 24
Wednesday, October 21 – Parade – Downtown Tracy & Powder Puff Game & Tailgate
Friday, October 23 – Homecoming Dance – MHS GYM 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, October 24 – Homecoming Game
Community Service
There are a lot of community service opportunities this weekend. Please click here to view all of the opportunities.
Mountain House Flag Football: Saturday, October 17th from 8:00am-2:00pm (shorter shifts are available). Location: Mountain House at Bethany Park (corner of Legacy and Communidad) or Bethany School (corner of Heritage and Communidad) Responsibilities include: filming games and/or selling concessions at the snack table. Volunteers need to be at least 13 years old. Contact: Andy Su
Chest of Hope: Tues & Thurs 9am – 2pm or Mon-Wed from 6-8pm when available. Address: 1367 Parker Ave. Must be able to lift 20lbs from shoulder/head height, but lower work is available as well. Potential for other help in other areas – cleaning/maintenance Wear old clothes, work is in the basement of our church. Please email falconpride3@gmail.com
Tom Hawkins Concession Stand: Saturday, October 17 10 volunteers needed 2 hour shifts Contact : Marcell Johnson: 209-836-245
Fresno State University and UC Merced Filed Trip for 10th – 12th grade students only.
Millennium High School students’ grades 10th – 12th will be visiting Fresno State University and UC Merced on Monday, October 19th. Students will be eating lunch at UC Merced. Any student attending the trip will need to bring a sack lunch or money for lunch in the dining hall. Students attending the field trip need to be at school no later 6:45am for roll call. Students should return around 4:30pm.
SENIORS
Princeton University
Princeton University will be hosting an informational program on Sunday, October 18th, from 3pm-4pm at Sacramento’s West Campus High School- Cafeteria (5022 58th St., Sacramento). This session will cover academic programs, campus life and the admissions and financial aid process.
UC For You
What: UC For You, a unique informational event for high-achieving high school seniors interested in applying to a UC campus for fall 2016. This program is part of a UC-wide collaborative effort to reach Eligible in the Local Context (ELC) students and students who have done well in college preparation classes. When: Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon Where: UC Merced Academic Quad Whom: High school seniors on track in the A-G course pattern with a GPA of 3.4 or higher are invited to attend, along with one parent/guardian or advisor.
Campuses represented: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and San Diego Cost: Admission is free; however, space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis. Registration: If students received a postcard about the event, they should register at ucforyou.universityofcalifornia.edu. If they have not received a postcard, they can register atc.ucm.edu/uc4you.
Other News
Job Opportunity!!! T and J Tutoring is seeking new tutors! If you are interested, attend their meeting this Saturday at 9:30am at 320 West 11th Street. This is a $10 an hour position. For more information please visit the Counseling Office
Save the Date!! College Early Start Program – Spring Enrollment for Delta
Parents of students who are interested in taking classes at Delta College for the Spring 2016 semester need to carefully read the important steps listed on the website at http://millenniumhscounseling.weebly.com/college-early-start.html. Please remember that students participating in the College Early Start program must follow dates and deadlines and receive prior approval to take college classes while attending high school. TLC provides reimbursement for tuition for those who have prior approval to take specific classes with proof of payment and a successful course completion with a grade of “C” or better. Textbooks and additional fees are not reimbursable. The college early start student only informational meeting will be tentatively held on Thursday, October 22nd during lunch.
