We are excited to wind down the end of a wonderful year at TLC with a family movie night. Due to some scheduling issues the Movie Night will take place on Friday June 8th. Thew movie begins at 7pm at the Millennium High Campus on Corral Hollow. See you there!!
Charter Chatter
A weekly newsletter written to parents of the TLC
May 25, 2018 Vol 38
Many thanks to the volunteers who help us with Sports, classrooms, field trips and other events at school. We appreciate the work you do and the help you give us. You are very generous with your time.
Congratulations to the Class of 2018. We wish you well as you journey from Millennium High School into the world of work or higher education. We are very pleased with your efforts and the positive mark you have left in the community with your many hours of community service, excellent work ethic in your Internships, and the wonderful way you sought and won scholarships. The class totaled over $43,000 in scholarships.
Lunch Menu – Week May 28 – June 1
Mon. – Holiday
Tues. – Pizza
Wed- Chicken or Bean Burrito
Thurs –Cheese Ravioli
Fri-Beef or Bean Nachos
PCS
We ended our week with a really cool presentation from Cruzin Critters! Look at all the animals we saw! We hope everyone has a great 3 day weekend, see you back on Tuesday!
We are so proud of our 3rd/4th graders who completed state testing this week! They were focused, took it seriously and worked hard! Great job phase 2! Due to students who still need to finish testing, there will be NO HOMEWORK for phase 2 students next week.
Phase One spent the week continuing their habitat unit. We also made cards to thank our wonderful parent volunteers. P5 has been observing their plants they planted and look at how much they have grown!
DCS
Wednesday evening was our “Night at the African Museum” was a success. Our students loved showing off what they have learned this year. Thank you so much for your support in what your students are learning. They really love to show off what they can do
June is a busy month for Discovery Learning Center. Please make sure your student is here and prepared to learn. The last day of school is June 29th and there is still a lot of learning left before the end of the school year. Enjoy your three day weekend; Monday, May 28th there is no school for Memorial Day.
DHSP
General:
CJSF Stanford trip is Wednesday 6/6
Discovery Pentathlon is next Thursday 5/31
8th Grade Packets due Tuesday, June 5th. All money and permission slips due to Mrs. Dominguez
Language Arts:
Students are continuing to study for their upcoming vocabulary competition (6/15)! Also, many of our classes have finished our 3rd novel of the year, “Things Fall Apart.” Students are making the connection between the novel and how it is representative of European colonization of Africa.
Social Studies:
Students are continuing to work on their final SWO project of the year; cover letter, resume, and preparing for an interview.
MHS
Fast Track
Fast Track begins on Tuesday, May 29th, from 8:15am to 12:30pm. Letters were mailed home to all families to share the class your student selected as well as their teacher and classroom, and details about our attendance policy during Fast Track.
Class of 2018 Reminders
Save the Date for the upcoming Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 26th @ 10AM at the St. Bernard’s Holy Family Center located at 12100 W. Valpico Road. Doors will open at 9:30am for seating and tickets are required for entry. All graduates will be given 8 tickets and detailed information regarding their rehearsal the day before and specifics on the morning of the ceremony. The tickets will be distributed to students at their Senior Breakfast on May 18, 2018 along with their cap and gown. There are no additional tickets available for request as seating is extremely limited.
Community Service Opportunities
Please see https://millenniumhscounseling.weebly.com/community-service.html for upcoming community service opportunities.
Great Community Service Opportunity!
Sunday, June 17, 2018 – Moose Father’s Day Brunch – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Moose Lodge (35 East 6th Street, Tracy) – ring doorbell to enter facility. Volunteers: 2 dish washers and 4 servers are needed –black and white server attire required; long hair to be pulled back Volunteers MUST contact Alex Zamora for scheduling Contact: Alex Zamora (209) 815-6408 or azamora@pacbell.net
Charter Chatter
A weekly newsletter written to parents of the TLC
May 18, 2018 Vol 37
| Virginia Stewart |
We had a fantastic turn out for our annual Millennium Awards Ceremony. I continue to be amazed at how much effort our students put into their education. It is unbelievable when you realize how small our student body is and yet we see thousands of community service hours completed, scholarships awarded and college acceptance letters received. It is another reminder to our staff and students that school is more than just subjects and classes; you are learning how to be a contributing member of society.
We are proud of all your efforts and hope that your work ethic follows you as you move through your lives.
Picture Money
All PCS and PreK/TK Spring Picture money/returns and all 8th grade promotion money/returns are due Friday, May 11, 2018. No later!
Lunch Menu – Week May 21 – 25
Mon. – Pizza
Tues. – Chicken or Vegi Wrap
Wed- Chicken Nuggets
Thurs –Chicken Teriyaki Bowl
Fri-Chicken Patty Sandwich
TK
Also, we had a bunch of special friends in our class today! The Lil fishies were so excited to see a hamster, guinea pig, snake, tortoise, rooster, tarantula, hermit crab, tree frog, iguana, rabbit, chick, and a turtle.
PCS
Thank you, TLC PEP, for our awesome ice cream party!!! P2 earned an ice cream party for collecting the most box tops in our contest! All the students loved their ice cream treat, what a great way to end our busy week! Check our Instagram to see pictures of our ice cream party (username: p2pcs)!
P2 students have been learning all about habitats in science! Ask your student what they know about the desert!
Attn ALL Primary: Don’t forget that PEP will be hosting Family Movie Night next Thursday (May 31st)! It will take place at the MHS campus
THE MHS Campus is located at: 1904 N. Corral Hollow Road.
DCS
There are still six weeks left in our school year. Students are beginning to feel that summer is coming, but we still have a lot to do this year!
Please remember:
You are invited to a night at the African Museum. This year, the students and teachers have been learning about African culture, geography, food, disease, games, dance, art music, literature, and history. You are welcome to view some of the wonderful things students have been learning about.
When: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Where: Tracy Learning Center on Floor and in the DCS Lunch Area
What View Student’s Dedicate DCS SWO Projects showing some of the things they have learned about Africa this year.
At the end of the evening we will have a Super Quiz where you can watch teams test their knowledge of Africa.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact your student’s homeroom teacher. We are looking forward to an entertaining and educational evening.
Please let your student’s homeroom teacher know if you have any questions.
DHSP
General:
Language Arts:
This week in Language Arts, students are gearing up for two school competitions! Students will participate in a schoolwide Academic Pentathlon competition on May 31, led by our AP team leaders from the county team. In June, students will test their vocabulary prowess in competitions in their classes then in the school. Winners will receive cash prizes! Students should study for both competitions.
MHS
MHS Counseling News
Millennium High School Awards Ceremony – Wednesday May 16th, 2018
Our 14th Annual Millennium High School Awards Ceremony took place on Wednesday, May 16th. The ceremony was a success. We would like to thank and acknowledge all those who participated and helped in making this a great event.
Millennium High School – Finals Week
Finals are next week. Please see the schedule for finals below, and note that students will be released early on these days:
Wednesday, May 23rd
8:15-10:15 English
10:30-12:30 Science
Thursday, May 24th
8:15-10:15 Math
10:30-12:30 Foreign Language
Friday, May 25th
8:15-10:15 Social Studies
10:30-12:30 Life Skills and Make-Ups
Fast Track
Fast Track begins on Tuesday, May 29th, from 8:15am to 12:30pm. Letters were mailed home to all families to share the class your student selected as well as their teacher and classroom, and details about our attendance policy during Fast Track.
College Early Start: Fall Semester
If you are interested in or required to take a college class at Delta College in the fall, please attend an informational meeting on Monday, May 21 at 12:30 in room A1. At the meeting, you will learn the benefits of our College Early Start program, as well as the multi-step process for getting signed up!
Interact Club: Water Around the World Lemonade/Iced Tea Stand
Interact Club will be selling lemonade and iced tea during lunch on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. This is an awareness and fundraising project to help build clean water wells around the world. Please send your student to school with extra change if you can!
Class of 2018 Reminders
Save the Date for the upcoming Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 26th @ 10AM at the St. Bernard’s Holy Family Center located at 12100 W. Valpico Road. Doors will open at 9:30am for seating and tickets are required for entry. All graduates will be given 8 tickets and detailed information regarding their rehearsal the day before and specifics on the morning of the ceremony. The tickets will be distributed to students at their Senior Breakfast on May 18, 2018 along with their cap and gown. There are no additional tickets available for request as seating is extremely limited.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Burger King Scholars Award Scholarship: Malik Frazer
CSF Seymour Memorial Scholarship: Clara Ho
Elks Lodge National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship: Jacqueline Hurtado
Freidberger Educational Fund Scholarship: Hannah Braten, Jenoah Gandall, Samiran Patel, Heidi Solis, Olivia Stone
Hire Me First Scholarship: Kayvon Moshiri
MHS College Bound Club Scholarship: 10th grade/ Jovanni Breda Green, Alondra Camarena, Christyn Chang, Natalia Chavez, Everett Conner, Evelyn Gonzalez, Rafael Guerrero, Jasmine Martinez, Xitlalic Mora, Samantha Salinas, Ashley Sanchez, Yadira Soto Munoz. 9th grade/ Mohammad Abuseineh, Kayla Amarillas, Shayla Amarillas, Justine jade Armat, Sandeep Dhadda, Alyssa Garza, Alejandro Madera, Natalie Navarro, Priscilla Perez, Gabriel Ramirez Quinones, Maria Turner, Vivienna Viloria,
Sandia Womens Connections Mathematics Award: Madelyn Beckner
Sandia Womens Connections Science Award: Yuvleen Kaur
Shanta Magan Math Scholarship: Jacqueline Hurtado
South Side Community Organization Scholarship: Jacqueline Hurtado, Kayvon Moshiri
Stockton Record Pinnacle Distinguished Student Award: Yvonne Ng
TLC Communication Scholarship: Yadira Ramirez Quinones
TAAA Wayne Nelson Scholarship: Malik Frazer, Mila Rodriguez
Tracy Breakfast Lions Club Scholarship: Jacqueline Hurtado, Sergio Ramirez
Tracy Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Business Group Scholarship: Victor Caballero, Joshua Diaz, Jacqueline Hurtado, Katarina Ruiz, Heidi Solis
Tracy Latin Athletics Club Scholarship: Christopher Kim
Tracy Rotary Club Scholarship: Olivia Stone, Sergio Ramirez, Clara Ho, Jacqueline Hurtado, Jordan Keys, Katrina Ruiz, Juan Ramirez, Heidi Solis, Yadira Ramirez Quinones, Kayvon Moshiri, Samiran Patel
Tracy Tank Town Lions Club Scholarship: Samiran Patel
U.S. Army Enlistment: Jayro Rosas, Brandon Small
U.S. Marine Corps Awards: Scholastic Excellence Award Kendall Harrington, Distinguished Athlete: Mayla Escobar, Semper Fidelis Award of Musical Excellence: Justin Chen
U.S. Marine Corps Enlistment: Jayro Rosas
Senior Recognition College early Start: Clara Ho (34 units), Jordan Keys (34 units), Samiran Patel (37 units), Kayvon Moshiri (38 units), Jacqueline Hurtado (40 units), Natalie Montoya (40 units), Isaac Torres (41 units), Joshua Diaz (43 units), Christopher Kim (43 units), Heidi Solis (43 units), Yvonne Ng (44 units), Justin Chen (45 units)
Community Service Awards: Jordan Keys 494 hrs, Jaeden Mah Bishop 501 hrs, Jacqueline Hurtado 507 hrs, Justin Chen 526 hrs, Heidi Solis 552 hrs, Kayvon Moshiri 574 hrs, Jenny Cerda 644 hrs, Derek Francisco Harrison Garcia 925 hrs, Mervitte Salaymeh 1,855 hrs
Community Service Block Letters – Olivia Joy Armat, Leigh Davis, Derek Francisco Harrison Garcia, Mervitte Salaymeh, Manal Siddiqui
CHO (Community Service Hour Overachiever Award)- Mervitte Salaymeh
Nest Awards (These students received the most points in their nest for the entire year: Peregrine: Justine Jade Armat, Kestrel: Spencer Norvell, Saker: Kayla Rico, Amur: Michael Balogh
First Ranked Falcon: 9th grade: Hannah Reyes, 10th grade Josiah Adrineda Tyler Gore, 11th grade Yuvleen Kaur, 12th grade Yvonne Ng
Athlete of the Year: Edward Perez, Olivia Stone
ACADEMIC CONTENT AREA AWARDS
Academic Decathlon: Adam Wickett
Art: Alexa Henson
Band: Mateo Ruiz
Career Education: Ashley Deep
Computers: Tyler Gore
Creative Writing: Michael Balogh
English Department: English 1 Kylie Suttle, English 2 Gianna Jackson, English 3 Veronica Knowlden, English 4 Kenneth Xiong
Film: Sanai Graden
Language: Spanish 1 Justine Jade Armat, Spanish 2: McKenzie Ardenyi, Spanish 3: Kaiden Joseph ASL 1: Nicolas Andrade Molina ASL 2: Ximena Garcia, ASL 3: Sara Satoh
Internship (fall): Saul Virgen, Internship (Spring): Leila Santana
Life Skills: Emma Brown
Math Dept: Calculus Richard Lew, Pre-Calculus Hannah Braten, Geometry Allyson Baker, Algebra 2 Jinbi Yu Diaz, Algebra 1 Zeenat Entezar, Algebra 1A Emmsa Geiss, Intro to Algebra Justine Jade Armat, Basic Math Emmanuel Velazquez, Finance Math: Annabelle Zepeda
Physical education: 9th grade Aimee Chukwuma, 10th grade Kaiden Joseph
Science: Anatomy and Physiology Yadira Ramirez Quinones, Forensic Science Richard Smith, Chemistry Spencer Norvell, Applied Chemistry Olivia Joy Armat, Biology Alexander, Mabry, Intro to Biology Shayla Amarillas, Basic Science Kayla Amarillas
Social Science: Economics Isaac Torres, Government Yvonne Ng, US History Rhys Christian, World History Anthony Rhead, Geography Amalia Contreras
Speech & Debate: Jordan Keys
Tech Construction: Joshua Haffer
Drama (Theater Arts): Best Actor in a Drama: Vincent Palacios, Best Actress in a Comedy or Drama: Allyson Baker, Best Actor in a Musical: Lyric Mendoza, Best Actress in a Musical: Izabella Miracle
Millennium High School -Senior Activities
May 22-23, 2018: Senior Grad Nite trip to Disneyland
May 24, 2018: Senior Night Rally & Senior Sunset
May 25, 2018: Graduation Practice
May 26, 2018: Graduation
Community Service Opportunities
Please see https://millenniumhscounseling.weebly.com/community-service.html for upcoming community service opportunities.
Great Community Service Opportunity!
Sunday, June 17, 2018 – Moose Father’s Day Brunch – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Moose Lodge (35 East 6th Street, Tracy) – ring doorbell to enter facility. Volunteers: 2 dish washers and 4 servers are needed –black and white server attire required; long hair to be pulled back Volunteers MUST contact Alex Zamora for scheduling Contact: Alex Zamora (209) 815-6408 or azamora@pacbell.net
Charter Chatter
A weekly newsletter written to parents of the TLC
May 11, 2018 Vol 36
| Virginia Stewart |
Happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for your wonderful children.
Parking
Just a reminder parents or visitors may not park in front of our new office even for quick drop offs/pick ups. If you park there you will be towed. This is a construction entrance/exit ONLY.
Upcoming Show
Millennium High School Drama Department is pleased to announce our upcoming show, The Best of Broadway! This production will have two showings on Saturday, May 12th at 3pm and also 7pm at the Kimball High school theater. Tickets will be available for purchase one hour before each show at the theater box office. Ticket prices are $10.00 for general admission and $7.00 for Students., Seniors and Kids 10 and under. Thank you for supporting the arts and we look forward to seeing you at the show!
Picture Money
All PCS and PreK/TK Spring Picture money/returns and all 8th grade promotion money/returns are due Friday, May 11, 2018. No later!
MHS Athletics
Lunch Menu – Week May 14 – 18
Mon. – Pizza
Tues. – Corn Dog
Wed- Chicken Fajita
Thurs –No Meat Spaghetti
Fri-Beef or Vegi Burger
TK
This week on TK island the little fishies were so excited that finally, the chrysalis turned into beautiful butterflies. We named them Salina, Marshmallow, Leila, Kennyboy, and TK. THen, we watched them fly away and we all said goodbye. Also, more excitedly the little fishies began to prepare for Mother’s Day to show their appreciation and how much they love their mothers!
PCS
Phase One had a fun week! P3 and P4 had AR parties this week and P5 will have one next week. The students worked really hard on their Mother’s Day gifts this week and are so proud of them. They are adorable!The teachers in Phase One would like to thank all the parents and students that showered us with such thoughtful gifts this week for Teacher Appreciation Week! You are all awesome!
Phase 2 students enjoyed a great field trip on Wednesday! Our students enjoyed the tech museum and got to have lots of hands-on fun! Thank you to all the parent chaperones who attended. We also enjoyed a special Cinco de Mayo dance presentation from one of our phase 2 students.
DCS
Time is flying and the end of the school year is very close. Today we had the Jog-A-Thon Rally. Students played games and then they were able to egg a teacher! Pictures will be sent next week. It was a fun rally for both students and staff and the teachers looked great with egg in their hair, and eyes, and mouth…it was great fun.
Upcoming events:
You are invited to a night at the African Museum. This year, the students and teachers have been learning about African culture, geography, food, disease, games, dance, art music, literature, and history. You are welcome to view some of the wonderful things students have been learning about.
When: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Where: Tracy Learning Center on Floor and in the DCS Lunch Area
What View Student’s Dedicate DCS SWO Projects showing some of the things they have learned about Africa this year.
At the end of the evening we will have a Super Quiz where you can watch teams test their knowledge of Africa.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact your student’s homeroom teacher. We are looking forward to an entertaining and educational evening.
DHSP
CJSF:
CJSF members are attending a school field trip to Stanford on June 6th!
End of the Year Activities:
8th Grade Packets have gone home with all of the information for the Dance, Bowling, Promotion, and Great America. Parents/guardians that were unable to attend the parent meeting can contact Mrs. Dominguez for any questions or concerns. Also, if you would like to chaperone or donate to any of these events please contact Mrs. Dominguez at ddominguez@tracylc.net.
Don’t forget: Community Service hours are due soon!
Language Arts:
In Language Arts, students are gearing up for class-wide and school-wide vocabulary competitions! Please study words from all year with your students to get them ready for their practice tests and competition. Students are also developing their inquiry and reasoning skills through their essay this week. Debate the topic with your student — this could be a fun one!
Social Studies:
Students are working on their 3rd Trimester SWO projects by creating (or updating) their resumes and cover letters. Students will even get the opportunity to practice their interview skills!
MHS
Awards Ceremony, Wed May 16th
Our school-wide Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 16th from 9:00am to 10:30am. Parents of student winners have been mailed an invitation to the ceremony. All students will attend the ceremony with their first period classes. We are encouraging all student drivers to carpool (if possible) and/or park off-campus in order to open up our school parking lot for our presenters and the families of those receiving an award. Thank you for your cooperation!
Finals
Finals are coming up in less than two weeks! Please see the schedule for finals below, and note that students will be released early on these days:
Wednesday, May 23rd
8:15-10:15 English
10:30-12:30 Science
Thursday, May 24th
8:15-10:15 Math
10:30-12:30 Foreign Language
Friday, May 25th
8:15-10:15 Social Studies
10:30-12:30 Life Skills and Make-Ups
Fast Track
Fast Track begins on Tuesday, May 29th, from 8:15 to 12:30. Letters were mailed home to all families to share the class your student selected as well as their teacher and classroom, and details about our attendance policy during Fast Track.
8th/9th Grade Field Trip to Sacramento State and UOP
On May 7th, a group of 51 8th and 9th grade students visited Sac State and UOP for campus tours and admissions presentations. It was interesting to see the differences between the two campuses and their programs!
College Early Start: Fall Semester
If you are interested in or required to take a college class at Delta College in the fall, please attend an informational meeting on Monday, May 21 at 12:30 in room A1. At the meeting, you will learn the benefits of our College Early Start program, as well as the multi-step process for getting signed up!
Interact Club: Water Around the World Lemonade/Iced Tea Stand
Interact Club will be selling lemonade and iced tea during lunch on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. This is an awareness and fundraising project to help build clean water wells around the world. Please send your student to school with extra change if you can!
Class of 2018 Reminders
Save the Date for the upcoming Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 26th @ 10AM at the St. Bernard’s Holy Family Center located at 12100 W. Valpico Road. Doors will open at 9:30am for seating and tickets are required for entry. All graduates will be given 8 tickets and detailed information regarding their rehearsal the day before and specifics on the morning of the ceremony. The tickets will be distributed to students at their Senior Breakfast on May 18, 2018 along with their cap and gown. There are no additional tickets available for request as seating is extremely limited.
Community Service Opportunities
Please see https://millenniumhscounseling.weebly.com/community-service.html for upcoming community service opportunities.
Great Community Service Opportunity
Moose Lodge (35 East 6th Street, Tracy) – ring doorbell to enter facility Sunday, May 13 2018 Moose Mother’s Day Brunch – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Moose. Volunteers: 2 dish washers and 4 servers needed –black and white server attire required; long hair to be pulled back Volunteers MUST contact
Charter Chatter
A weekly newsletter written to parents of the TLC
May 4, 2018 Vol 35
| Virginia Stewart |
VERY IMPORTANT Our new office number is (209) 290-0511
Even with State testing getting underway in all schools I see from this week’s Charter Chatter that learning has not stopped. While we do gain valuable information from state testing, it is not something we want any student to worry about. Do you best and that is all we ask. You have been preparing for it all year so get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast and you will do great.
Please take a moment to read through the whole chatter this week. See what other schools are doing and be sure to mark your calendars for some of the big events we have this month.
I also wanted to share our appreciation for how parents are handling our new drop off and pick up procedures. It is not perfect, but our staff and crossing guards have commented on how well it is progressing and most importantly, how much safer it is for our students. Thank you for taking the time to safely get your students to and from school, it really does make a difference.
Upcoming Show
Millennium High School Drama Department is pleased to announce our upcoming show, The Best of Broadway! This production will have two showings on Saturday, May 12th at 3pm and also 7pm at the Kimball High school theater. Tickets will be available for purchase one hour before each show at the theater box office. Ticket prices are $10.00 for general admission and $7.00 for Students., Seniors and Kids 10 and under. Thank you for supporting the arts and we look forward to seeing you at the show!
Picture Money
All PCS and PreK/TK Spring Picture money/returns and all 8th grade promotion money/returns are due Friday, May 11, 2018. No later!
MHS Athletics
Thank you to all that came out to Blaze pizza! Millennium Softball will be playing for the league championship on Tuesday 5/8 at 4pm. The game will be played at Big Valley Christian, against Stone Ridge Christian. Admission is $5 adults/$3 students/seniors
Thank you,
Miss Stevi Balsamo, CAA
Physical Education/Athletic Director
Millennium High School
Facebook.com/BalsamoPE
Instagram: @Millennium_Athletics
Twitter: @MHS_Falcons
“Your wings already exist. All you have to do is fly.” -Unknown
Lunch Menu – Week May 7 – 11
Mon. – Pizza
Tues. – Turkey Sandwich
Wed- Chicken Chimichanga
Thurs –Taquitos
Fri-Chicken Patti Sandwich
TK
This week on TK island we had an amazing time learning about the life cycle of a frog and chicken. We learned that a frog goes through a process called metamorphosis. Frogs start off as a tadpole that has gills and then it changes to having lungs. The chicken starts as an egg that has to be incubated by a hen. Also, TK is still observing the life cycle of butterflies. They have seen the caterpillars turn into a chrysalis and now we are anxiously awaiting for beautiful butterflies!
PCS
Did you know that we are having a Kindergarten playground fundraiser contest!!! We love our new building, but there are parts of our original plan that couldn’t fit into our budget. One part that didn’t make it was a Kindergarten only playground. We need to raise $25,000 and we need your help. Please visit our website at: p2kindergarten.weebly.com for contest information and details about how you can help donate and win a lunch date with P2 teachers and two friends!!!
Phase One learned about plant needs and even planted some seed in their classrooms. Some of the seeds are already sprouting! P4 released their butterflies and had a butterfly release party!
Phase 2 students were busy little scientists this week! We created a device to protect an egg and did an egg drop experiment. We also learned about simple machines and created mini catapults! We’re excited about our trip to the San Jose Tech museum next week to learn more about science, engineering, and hands on projects!
DCS
Discovery Charter School
Our week of state testing has gone well. All students adjusted to the different schedule. If your student missed a day this week, they will need to contact their math teacher for make-up days.
Last Friday, April 27th was our 4th annual Jog-a-Thon. Thank you for all of your support with this special event. Students, teachers and parents alike enjoyed the day. Also a big thank you to our amazing, hardworking PE department!
The end of the year is rapidly approaching; however, school is still in session. The final day of school is Friday, June 29th. Pease email your student’s homeroom teacher if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you
DHSP
Congratulations to our first Mock Trial Team. Our Middle School team competed last Saturday and came in first place at the County Junior High Mock Trial Competition. Mrs. Dane coordinated the training and the development of our first team. She is to be commended for her effort and her pursuit of excellence. Drama, speaking skills, appearance, and critical thinking in addition to great team work is essential for this competition. I was most impressed with the cohesiveness of the team. They truly learned how to respect one another in a great effort of cooperation.
This event was very special to me because I have wanted this to be part of the repertoire of competitions we enter as a school at both middle and high school level. I know that once we start, we will want to continue to do this. I am very grateful for the pioneer work done by this team. Bravo!
General:
-Math Olympiad this Saturday May 5th
-8th Grade Parent Meeting
May 10th in D7 5:30-6:30
Email ddominguez@tracylc.net
For questions or donations
-State Testing ends this week!
-If your student is an 8th grader and you wish to purchase a dedication page please email Lori Rodieck <lrodieck@tracylc.net>
-Teacher Appreciation Week is next week!
Language Arts:
Students are continuing to read from our third class novel “Things Fall Apart,” and about the relationship between African countries and Europe.
MHS
MHS Counseling News
URGENT REMINDER
Students attending the field trip to Sacramento State and University of the Pacific on Monday May 7, 2018 must arrive at the TLC Campus (51 E. Beverly Place) on Monday morning by 7:00AM.
For information or questions please contact the MHS Counseling Office 209-627-8299 or email: mhscounseling@tracylc.net
Fieldtrip to University of the Pacific College Fair & CSU Stanislaus
Millennium High School students from grades 10th & 11th visited the WACAC College Fair held at the University of the Pacific and CSU Stanislaus on Monday April 30, 2018. Students networked with college representatives at the college fair and received a tour of the CSU Stanislaus campus.
Summer College Early Start
College Early Start forms for summer are due to the Counseling Office on May 1st. Students who have not taken a college class before have multiple steps to complete before the form can be submitted.
For more information please visit:
https://millenniumhscounseling.weebly.com/college-early-start.html and/or email mhscounseling@tracylc.net.
Class of 2018 Reminders
Save the Date for the upcoming Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 26th @ 10AM at the St. Bernard’s Holy Family Center located at 12100 W. Valpico Road. Doors will open at 9:30am for seating and tickets are required for entry. All graduates will be given 8 tickets and detailed information regarding their rehearsal the day before and specifics on the morning of the ceremony. The tickets will be distributed to students at their Senior Breakfast on May 18, 2018 along with their cap and gown. There are no additional tickets available for request as seating is extremely limited.
Community Service Opportunities
Please see https://millenniumhscounseling.weebly.com/community-service.html for upcoming community service opportunities.
Great Community Service Opportunity!
Relay for Life – ONE DAY ONLY Saturday, April 28, 2018 Set-up: Friday afternoon from 4:00pm-7:00pm, Saturday morning from 6:00am-9:00am Event: Saturday 10:00am-11:00pm Tear-down and clean-up: Saturday from 11:00pm until finished. Location: Merrill F. West High School quad area (1775 W. Lowell Ave, Tracy) Volunteers are needed Friday night to set up and all day Saturday to staff the information booth, assist in the Accounting room, help in Kids Camp, staff the luminaria bag booth (sell luminaria bags, fill bags with sand, and set up luminaria display), assist in the Survivor tent, run games and other activities, assist other committees as needed and tear down in the evening. Contact: Kim Thomassen, Volunteer and Youth Engagement Coordinator at jkthomassen@aol.com or visit the Millennium High School Counseling Office to sign-up.
UC Berkeley Summer Experience
UC Berkeley’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions is pleased to announce our annual Berkeley Summer Experience and invites you to nominate your student! Berkeley Summer Experience is an intensive application workshop and information session that is intended to introduce prospective students to the UC application, the admissions process, as well as the UC Berkeley undergraduate experience.
Berkeley Summer Experience will host a residential program for both prospective Freshmen and Transfers on UC Berkeley’s campus on June 15th-17th.
Note: The Berkeley campus program is a residential program and is open to any rising high school junior or senior and California Community College student meeting the eligibility requirements. While the program is free of charge, transportation to the program is not covered and participants will have to provide their own transportation.
To be eligible for the program, each student must be a junior or senior in high school in Fall 2018 and have a GPA of 3.5 or higher; or a community-college transfer student with a GPA of 3.5 or higher and 30 or more transferable semester units by the end of Spring 2018.
Students who are nominated by a counselor or a Community-Based Organization will have priority consideration when we are making selections. All nominated students must also fill out an application.
The application for both students and counselors will be available from April 1st- April 30th. Selected students will be notified in mid-May. If you have any questions, please contact us at berkeleysummerexperience@berkeley.edu.
For more information on the application and nomination process, feel free to view our website.
