TLC Charter Chatter

A weekly newsletter written to parents of the TLC

Virginia Stewart

Teens and the Transition to College

The recent college admissions scandal has put a renewed focus on the lengths parents will go to make sure their kids are on the right path, sometimes taking control of their lives altogether by telling them which sports to play, where to go to school, who to be friends with and even calling teachers to complain about grades. These efforts to control and improve a child’s life, however, may actually end up being a detriment to the child.

In a new study, teens who felt a lack of independence and autonomy in their lives as they were entering college were more likely to be worried about their overall college outlook.

The study, conducted at the University of Mississippi and published Tuesday in the Journal of Social Psychology, suggests that empowering kids to express who they are and feel accomplished by their own efforts to achieve can alleviate some of the stress of starting college.

“Whenever you’re going into a new environment, there are certainly things to be stressed about,” Dr. Meera Menon, a psychiatrist who works with college students at The Ohio State University who was not involved in the study, told ABC News. “You don’t just need to worry about waking up, going to school and coming back. You need to worry about where your classes are, who you’re friends with and how to do laundry. The whole gamut of adulting tasks.”

Anxiety and depression are common among college students, with 41 percent of students experiencing anxiety and 36 percent having depression, according to survey data from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors.

Menon said the number of college students being treated for anxiety and depression has increased over time as well. It’s difficult, however, to tell whether that’s because the condition is becoming more prevalent or because public awareness campaigns are resulting in more students seeking treatment.

For the study, 355 students entering their freshman year at the same college answered surveys during orientation week, which asked them to report how true three statements about themselves were. “I feel free to be who I am” measured autonomy and feelings of independence. “I feel very capable and effective” measured competence. And “I feel a lot of closeness and intimacy” measured relatedness. The students then ranked how worried they were about starting college and their sense of guilt about their achievements.

The researchers found that only students who reported feeling a greater sense of autonomy were likely to have fewer worries about starting college. Higher rankings on the autonomy and competence scales were both associated with less guilt about students’ levels of achievement. Being the first person in the family to enroll in college did not change these results.

“It’s a difficult time for college students,” Menon said. “Not only are they seeking education, but they’re learning to live on their own, which can be stressful.”

This article was written by Dr. Leila Haghighat she is an internal medicine resident at Yale New Haven Hospital who also works with the ABC News Medical Unit.

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Safety First!

This is a friendly reminder that all students must be using the crosswalk when crossing the street. Please talk with your students about street safety, we have noticed many students not using the crosswalk and crossing the street through oncoming traffic before and after school.

Ways we can avoid an accident:

· Have a conversation

· Lead by example

· DO NOT wave your student over to your car so that they have to cross traffic

· Walk with your student

 

Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!

Lunch Menu – Week April 1 – 5

Mon. – Pizza

Tues – Beef or Bean Taco

Wed- No Meat Spaghetti

Thurs – Beef or Vegi Burger

Fri – Baked Potato Bar

Personal Days for Next School Year 2019/2020

VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

Pre-school, TK and PCS Spring Pictures and 8th Grade Promotion Pictures are on April 9, 2019

Flyers coming home soon.

 

TK

Did you know that bell peppers, cucumbers, and avocados are actually fruits?

This week, the children learned how to make healthy food choices, and began to categorize foods as: fruits, vegetables, dairy products, or proteins. We learned that fruits contain the seeds of a plant, while vegetables come from the roots, leaves and stems of a plant. Many foods that we think of as vegetables, are actually fruits!

Initial Phase

On the last day of school before Spring Break (April 12th) we would like to have a P2 egg hunt. In order to make this happen we are asking for each family to donate one dozen filled plastic easter eggs by April 10th. The eggs can be filled with anything! Some good egg fillers are: little toys, trinkets, erasers, stickers, candy, etc. Please be sure that the eggs are closed tightly or taped if necessary. This is always a fun activity for students and we appreciate any and all donations. If you have any questions please email p2@tracylc.net.

Phase One

Phase One is going on a field trip on Thursday, April 4th to the Chabot Space and Science Center. We will be leaving school at 8:00 am sharply! Please make sure your child is at school by 7:45 this day. When your child arrives at school they may walk straight to their classroom. Please send your child to school with a completely disposable lunch in a brown bag labeled with their name. We would also like the students to wear PCS spirit wear. If you would like to purchase some please contact Mrs. Stroup or Mrs. Kiefer. We are looking forward to this fun day filled with hands on activities!

Phase Two:

Please help keep our students SAFE! Third and fourth grade students were given “walking permission slips” at the beginning of the school year. This allowed students to wait off campus for older siblings or parents to pick them up. We are trusting that our phase 2 students are being safe and responsible while waiting. However, we have seen several dangerous behaviors while “walkers” are getting picked up. Please do not encourage your child to jaywalk or wave them across the street. Those that are waiting for siblings outside the gate should not be running around, especially around the parking lot. Please remind your child about appropriate after-school behavior. Thank you, parents!

Some of our 3rd and 4th graders performed their PE tinikling routine at Unity on Thursday! We were impressed with their creativity and coordination. Great teamwork! Senora Wharton also gave out Outstanding Achievement Awards for Spanish (trimester 2). We are proud of all of our talented and amazing students in Primary!

 

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Discovery Middle School ⅚

Discovery Yearbook Sales:

We are coming up on that time of the year when it is time to start ordering yearbooks.

This year you can order your yearbooks online at –

https://dcsyearbook.picaboo.com/

The password is ‘yearbook’.

When you order online, you get free pages to customize at the end of your own yearbook.

This does not include Eighth Grade Dedications – they are separate.

Paper order forms will be going out after Spring Break, including Eighth Grade Dedication forms.

Yearbooks are $48.00 to pre-order online.

Thank you

Questions? Please contact Ms. Rodieck (lrodieck@tracylc.net)

⅚ Upcoming Dates to Know:

Saturday, March 30: Math Olympiad Competition at the SJCOE for 5th & 6th Grade

Shout Out to Our ⅚ Team Being Sent to Represent DCS:

Colby M Sebastian D

Christina P Steven M

Ethan K Diego C

Ana R Joel D

Julian W Ashlan B

Jackie C

A Glance into ⅚ Classrooms:

Verbal Expressions with Ms. Dane

Ms Dane’s classes are using their artistic and creative talents to make designs for Masks and for Sock puppets.

5/6 students are writing original scripts and creating puppets from socks and miscellaneous art materials to show characters and props for their soon to be performed puppet shows.

Ms. Dane

 

Math with Mrs. Zuniga

Varsity: Our class will begin percents next week. Your child will learn how to convert not only between decimals and fractions but also percents, fractions, and decimals. Our class will look at tax, tip, and discount in this unit. Parents, you can talk with your student about these and help them practice any time you go shopping or out for dinner by having your child figure out the tax, tip or discount.

Scholastic: Our class has begun looking at exponents and discussing what they are. Your children will also begin to look at variables and like terms. Our first quiz for this unit will be next Friday, April 5.

Honors: Our class started inequalities this week. Students understand how to solve for a variable in equations however now we are looking equations where the answer is a range of numbers. The beginning of the unit, students are focusing on the pythagorean theorem and will be applying the theorem to word problems.

 

Science with Ms. Diaz:

Hello TLC! Here is what the students in 5/6th science have been up too…

 

Recently posted blog articles were authored by: (Honors 2) Jaclyn Chukwuma, Max Delgadillo, Eileen Flores, (Honors 1) Michael Brown, Harold Ferea, (Scholastic 1) Kyle Bordes, (Varsity 1) Kaylee Carillo, Fernando Casillas Perez, Ankush Deep and Laniesa Felix. Well done blog authors!

 

Also, classes have just finished running their designed stream table experiments and groups were able to make both video and poster presentations of their experiments. Here is a wonderful example of a slide show (http://bit.ly/StreamTableSlideShow) and a video presentation:

 

Go Science!

 

DCS 7- 8

 

⅞ Upcoming Dates to Know:

Note:VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

Spring Picture Day and Promotion Picture Day will be on Tuesday,
April 9, 2019.

 

Wednesday May 8th– 8th Grade Parent Activities meeting: Please come to this meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 in D12 to learn about all 8th grade promotional activities! See you there!

Language Arts: Cerezo

Students debated this week on a range of topics, from social media usage to the use of the death penalty. Each group took their debates and their teams very seriously. All students conducted their own research, compiled their own arguments, and drafted their own speeches. This was a spectacular way to showcase what the students have learned throughout the year as it incorporates writing, reading comprehension, critical thinking, and analysis of informational texts.

 

I was extremely pleased with the time, effort, and success of each debate. Please be sure to ask your students what they have learned about their debate topic!

Math:

With Mr. Singh

Varsity- completed unit-7. Started unit-8 linear functions and graphing.

Honors- 9.1 to 9.4 complete doing 9.5 trigonometry.

Scholastic- .Doing unit 7 Factoring Polynomial and completed 7.1 to 7.7. solve equation by Factoring and now doing 7.8 solve problems by writing and solving equation.

 

Social Studies with Ms. Zaca

This week students started learning about our first political parties and our first four presidents. Did you know that in those days, the Vice President was NOT chosen by the president, but was chosen by whoever came second in the presidential elections? Thomas Jefferson because John Adams Vice President due to losing to him in the elections. Students discussed why having a VP from a different political party (or even becoming someone’s VP that you lost to) would create tensions and problems for the executive branch. Next Friday, students will take a test on the content of these two topics.

 

Technology with Ms. Ferguson

This week in technology the students are creating a slideshow about their favorite activity where they will learn how to insert a timeline, table, and chart inside of Google Slides.

Verbal Expression with Ms. Dane

Ms Dane’s classes are using their artistic and creative talents to make designs for Masks and for Sock puppets. The 7/8 class has worked hard researching and developing a design for a mask and using problem solving skills to figure out ways to make paper and foam look like something else. (See below)

Physical Education:

“Happy Spring!!!!” 🙂 Students are “Finishing Up” Preparing for “State Testing” in PE for next week 03-25/29-2019 “5th & 7th Grade Students” will not only be “Running The Pacer Test” but also measured on Height, Weight, Flexibility, Push-ups & Sit-ups!“ 6th & 8th Graders will be “Graded on Participation” as the State Testing does not apply to them this year unfortunately!!!

A HUGE Heartfelt Thank you to ALL that participated in our “Fundraising Efforts” for Sponsoring “DCS 5th Annual Jog-A-Thon” this year as we are excited about the upcoming event on May 10th & The New Design of The Jog-A-Thon Shirts That each student will be receiving!!!!! 🙂

Also, as a quick friendly reminder, Since an increase in “Sunny Days” please remind students that they should be applying “Deodorants/Antiperspirants/Baby Powder or Sanitary Wipes” in the morning before they are coming to school and showering daily; as their bodies have already begun puberty even though there may be no signs of it showing physically!!!!

Thank You!!! 🙂

Your Dedicated DCS Falcon PE Staff

 

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Millennium High School

Youth Advisory Commission (YAC) in currently Accepting Applications

The City of Tracy is currently accepting applications from teens and adults interested in serving on the Youth Advisory Commission (YAC). The Commission operates in an advisory capacity to the Recreation Division – Youth & Teen Services staff, the Parks and Community Services Commission, the City Council and other community groups on matters relating to youth in Tracy.

 

Members of YAC recommend and assist in the planning and implementation of youth programs and events and host forums on health, safety and recreation. Adult Commissioners will work with teens from all Tracy high schools, as well as City leaders and staff, to implement programs that positively impact the youth of our community. Adult Commissioners will also mentor the teens as they work with them on subcommittees and special projects. Both adult and teen commissioners attend monthly and scheduled meetings.

 

Youth Advisory Commission meetings take place on the second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. at Tracy City Hall, Room 203.

 

Teens between the ages of 14 to 18 and attending high school in Tracy, as well as adults that live in Tracy, are welcome to apply. Applications may be obtained at the Tracy City Hall, located at 333 Civic Center Plaza, or by visiting www.cityoftracy.org and clicking on the Elected Officials & Policy link.

 

The YAC application deadline is Friday, May 3, 2019.

 

 

Millennium High School Homework Support – Schedule Change

Hours for MHS Homework Support have changed, please note the new schedule below:

Millennium High School Percussion Band and Color Guard – Win First Place!

The Millennium High School Percussion band and Color Guard, each brought home First Place trophies from their respective divisions on March 23, 2019 from the Foothill 2019 Winter Show competition held in Pleasanton, CA as part of the Northern California Band Association(NCBA). The two ensembles will move on to the Winter Championships that will be held in Lincoln High School in Stockton on March 30, 2019. The Millennium High School Band Program is under the leadership of Mr. Roland M. Zepeda, Music Director.

Millennium High School – Field Trip to CSU East Bay and Las Positas College

Millennium High School students grades 10th and 11th will be visiting the

Western Association for College Admissions Counseling (WACAC) conference held at the CSU East Bay campus and also visiting Las Positas College on May 3, 2019. In addition, students will be given tours of both campuses. If interested in attending the field trip, permission slips are still available in the Millennium High School Counseling office. Students are required to have good grades in order to qualify (No failing grades accepted) for the trip and pay a fee of $27.00 to attend. For any questions, please contact the MHS Counseling Office at (209) 627-8299 or email: mhscounseling@tracylc.net

REMINDER: Class of 2019 – Seniors Community Service Hours – Due May 1, 2019

Class of 2019 Senior Community Service Hours are due on May 1, 2019 (no later than 2:00pm), please turn in all hours in the MHS Counseling Office (RM A114). For questions, please contact the Millennium High School Counseling Department at (209) 627-8299 or email: mhscounseling@tracylc.net

TLC Charter Chatter

A weekly newsletter written to parents of the TLC

Virginia Stewart

 

I read this article recently and heard the research that seems to indicate that our young children are experiencing greater anxiety than ever before.  I also heard a broadcast that indicated that parents of students 18 to 28 are checking grades, calling college professors and even calling to be sure their college students are remembering to complete assignments  on time.   The research seemed to indicate that parents are  helping their students long after they should be flying away from the nest on their own wings.  No one ever said that parenting was easy, but here are a few suggestions for helping your child with anxiety.

When children are chronically anxious, even the most well-meaning parents can fall into a negative cycle and, not wanting a child to suffer, actually exacerbate the youngster’s anxiety. It happens when parents, anticipating a child’s fears, try to protect her from them. Here are pointers for helping children escape the cycle of anxiety.

1. The goal isn’t to eliminate anxiety, but to help a child manage it.

None of us wants to see a child unhappy, but the best way to help kids overcome anxiety isn’t to try to remove stressors that trigger it. It’s to help them learn to tolerate their anxiety and function as well as they can, even when they’re anxious. And as a byproduct of that, the anxiety will decrease or fall away over time.

2. Don’t avoid things just because they make a child anxious.

Helping children avoid the things they are afraid of will make them feel better in the short term, but it reinforces the anxiety over the long run. If a child in an uncomfortable situation gets upset, starts to cry—not to be manipulative, but just because that’s how she feels—and her parents whisk her out of there, or remove the thing she’s afraid of, she’s learned that coping mechanism, and that cycle has the potential to repeat itself.

3. Express positive—but realistic—expectations.

You can’t promise a child that his fears are unrealistic—that he won’t fail a test, that he’ll have fun ice skating, or that another child won’t laugh at him during show & tell. But you can express confidence that he’s going to be okay, he will be able to manage it, and that, as he faces his fears, the anxiety level will drop over time. This gives him confidence that your expectations are realistic, and that you’re not going to ask him to do something he can’t handle.

4. Respect her feelings, but don’t empower them.

It’s important to understand that validation doesn’t always mean agreement. So if a child is terrified about going to the doctor because she’s due for a shot, you don’t want to belittle her fears, but you also don’t want to amplify them. You want to listen and be empathetic, help her understand what she’s anxious about, and encourage her to feel that she can face her fears. The message you want to send is, “I know you’re scared, and that’s okay, and I’m here, and I’m going to help you get through this.”

5. Don’t ask leading questions.

Encourage your child to talk about his feelings, but try not to ask leading questions— “Are you anxious about the big test? Are you worried about the science fair?” To avoid feeding the cycle of anxiety, just ask open-ended questions: “How are you feeling about the science fair?”

6. Don’t reinforce the child’s fears.

What you don’t want to do is be saying, with your tone of voice or body language: “Maybe this is something that you should be afraid of.” Let’s say a child has had a negative experience with a dog. Next time she’s around a dog, you might be anxious about how she will respond, and you might unintentionally send a message that she should, indeed, be worried.

7. Encourage the child to tolerate her anxiety.

Let your child know that you appreciate the work it takes to tolerate anxiety in order to do what he wants or needs to do. It’s really encouraging him to engage in life and to let the anxiety take its natural curve. We call it the “habituation curve”—it will drop over time as he continues to have contact with the stressor. It might not drop to zero, it might not drop as quickly as you would like, but that’s how we get over our fears.

8. Try to keep the anticipatory period short.

When we’re afraid of something, the hardest time is really before we do it. So another rule of thumb for parents is to really try to eliminate or reduce the anticipatory period. If a child is nervous about going to a doctor’s appointment, you don’t want to launch into a discussion about it two hours before you go; that’s likely to get your child more keyed up. So just try to shorten that period to a minimum.

9. Think things through with the child.

Sometimes it helps to talk through what would happen if a child’s fear came true—how would she handle it? A child who’s anxious about separating from her parents might worry about what would happen if they didn’t come to pick her up. So we talk about that. If your mom doesn’t come at the end of soccer practice, what would you do? “Well I would tell the coach my mom’s not here.” And what do you think the coach would do? “Well he would call my mom. Or he would wait with me.” A child who’s afraid that a stranger might be sent to pick her up can have a code word from her parents that anyone they sent would know. For some kids, having a plan can reduce the uncertainty in a healthy, effective way.

10. Try to model healthy ways of handling anxiety.

There are multiple ways you can help kids handle anxiety by letting them see how you cope with anxiety yourself. Kids are perceptive, and they’re going to take it in if you keep complaining on the phone to a friend that you can’t handle the stress or the anxiety. I’m not saying to pretend that you don’t have stress and anxiety, but let kids hear or see you managing it calmly, tolerating it, feeling good about getting through it.

 

 

 

Safety First!

This is a friendly reminder that all students must be using the crosswalk when crossing the street.  Please talk with your students about street safety, we have noticed many students not using the crosswalk and crossing the street through oncoming traffic before and after school.

Ways we can avoid an accident:

·      Have a conversation

·      Lead by example

·      DO NOT wave  your student over to your car so that they have to cross traffic

·      Walk with your student

 

Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!

Lunch Menu – Week Mar. 25 – 29

 

Mon. – Pizza

Tues – Chicken Patty Sandwich

Wed- Meatball Sandwich

Thurs – Beef Hot Dog

Fri – Cheese Raviolli

Personal Days for Next School Year 2019/2020

VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

TK

In anticipation of Spring, we participated in several Spring-themed activities this week. We enjoyed a picnic outdoors on the grass, created our own kites to fly outside, and        followed-along with a Hungry Caterpillar activity. The weather was perfect for         soaking up the sun and enjoying Science time outdoors this week!

Best of all, we devoted some time on Thursday afternoon to developing and           creating leprechaun traps to use on St. Patrick’s Day. Those tricky leprechauns didn’t stand a chance with our creative inventions … we used boxes, rods, and blocks    galore, to capture any leprechaun who might try to create mischief in our classroom!

 

Initial Phase

The first week of our third trimester sure has brought a lot of different weather! As the saying goes, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb!” Hopefully we are seeing fewer rainy days and more sunshine! Both students and teachers loved getting outside and playing at recess during the warm days that we had. We were even able to take our learning outside!

Students did a fun STEM activity this week where they had to create a shade structure for a little monster. It was so much fun seeing their unique designs and how they executed their plan.

We really need help from our parents in partnering with us in respecting our neighbors. We have had a lot of complaints about cars blocking driveways, hitting homeowners cars, etc. We want our neighbors to be happy!

Phase One

The students in Phase One started a new unit in science and learned about the properties of sound. They learned how sound travels through the vibrations of air particles. They used cups with string attached to talk to a friend across the table. Next week we’ll be learning about properties of light.

Thursday at unity, Senora Wharton gave out Outstanding Achievement Awards for Spanish for trimester 2. Great job to all those students who were recognized for their outstanding performance in Spanish!

A couple reminders for our Phase One students:

-AR goals are due NEXT week!

-Our field trip to the Chabot Space and Science Center is on April 4th.

Phase Two:

Please help keep our students SAFE!  Third and fourth grade students were given “walking permission slips” at the beginning of the school year.  This allowed students to wait off campus for older siblings or parents to pick them up.  We are trusting that our phase 2 students are being safe and responsible while waiting.  However, we have seen several dangerous behaviors while “walkers” are getting picked up.  Please do not encourage your child to jaywalk or wave them across the street.  Those that are waiting for siblings outside the gate should not be running around, especially around the parking lot.  Please remind your child about appropriate after-school behavior.  Thank you, parents!

Some of our 3rd and 4th graders performed their PE tinikling routine at Unity on Thursday!  We were impressed with their creativity and coordination.  Great teamwork!  Senora Wharton also gave out Outstanding Achievement Awards for Spanish (trimester 2).  We are proud of all of our talented and amazing students in Primary!

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Discovery Middle School ⅚

Note:VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

5th-8th Grade DCS Physical Education:

To whom it may concern:
Here at the Tracy Learning Center, our Physical Education and art programs strive to encourage health and wellness for a lifetime. The Tracy Learning Center believes in teaching the mind and body from a young age to stay fit and eat healthy. Our Primary students receive physical education every day for 35 minutes and our middle school students receive physical education for 48 minutes. We teach our students that it is important to take care of their bodies physically, socially, and mentally no matter their age.

Tracy Learning Center, is currently planning our 5th annual Jog-A-Thon to raise funds for our education programs. Both schools Primary (k-4th grade) and Discovery (5-8th grade) would like to raise funds to help purchase supplies for our music and art electives as well as PE equipment. We are currently seeking sponsorships for our event t-shirts. We would like to supply a t-shirt to each participant that will display their “race day bib,” keeping track of how many laps they complete on the front. Each of our sponsors will have their logos proudly displayed on the back of each shirt!

On behalf of Primary and Discovery Charter, we would like to invite your company to help promote our youth’s healthy active lifestyles by being a proud sponsor of this event. We are asking for a $250-$500 donation ($250 = your logo printed on 400 shirts, $500 = your logo printed on 800 shirts) to help us purchase our shirts and sponsor our event. The Jog-A-Thon will take place on Friday, May 10th, 2019. If you are interested in being a sponsor please contact me at mpenirian@tracylc.net or call me at (209) 290-0511 .

The Discovery Charter School greatly appreciates your time, support, and consideration. Our federal tax ID number is 68-0479762.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,
Maegan Penirian &The Physical Education Staff at the Tracy Learning Center
⅚ Upcoming Dates to Know:

Saturday, March 30: Math Olympiad Competition at the SJCOE for 5th & 6th Grade

A Glance into ⅚ Classrooms:

DCS Career Fair with Ms, T & Mrs. Zuniga

We would like to thank all parents and families for attending our DCS Career Fair Thursday and Friday of this week.  We also appreciate MHS & PCS staff and students for attending and showing us support! Students have worked very hard practicing and were proud to present to such a wonderful audience!

Ms. Rodieck’s Language Arts and Humanities

Spring time is here and so are allergies.  After the last few weeks if cold and flu, D1 is in need of tissues, table wipes, and hand sanitizer.

We are continuing to learn what it was like at home when your brother was shipped off to Vietnam in our book Shooting the Moon.

Next week we will be learning about Art and Politics during the 60s.  We will also be reading and writing about Rachel Carson and how her book Silent Spring has impacted our world today.

Physical Education:

Happy Spring!!!!” 🙂 Students are “Finishing Up” Preparing for “State Testing” in PE for next week 03-25/29-2019 “5th & 7th Grade Students” will not only be “Running The Pacer Test” but also measured on Height, Weight, Flexibility, Push-ups & Sit-ups!“ 6th & 8th Graders will be “Graded on Participation” as the State Testing does not apply to them this year unfortunately!!!

A HUGE Heartfelt Thank you to ALL that participated in our “Fund Raising Efforts” for Sponsoring “DCS 5th Annual Jog-A-Thon” this year as we are excited about the upcoming event on May 10th & The New Design of The Jog-A-Thon Shirts That each student will be receiving!!!!! 🙂

Also, as a quick friendly reminder, Since an increase in “Sunny Days” please remind students that they should be applying “Deodorants/Antiperspirants/Baby Powder or Sanitary Wipes” in the morning before they are coming to school and showering daily; as their bodies have already begun puberty even though there may be no signs of it showing physically!!!!

Thank You!!! 🙂

Your Dedicated DCS Falcon PE Staff

DCS 7- 8

⅞ Upcoming Dates to Know:

Note:VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

Spring Picture Day and Promotion Picture Day will be on Tuesday,
April 9, 2019.

Language Arts:

This week is all about debate preparation! Students were given groups and a topic to research, discuss, and cultivate into a viable and live debate! Students have been exposed to various debate styles and techniques all year long, but this will be their opportunity to have autonomy in their debates. They will: research the topic entirely themselves, determine what information validates their claim/side, prepare a speech, and then perform the debate live and in front of their peers.

I am excited to get to see the students utilize the skills that they have been practicing all year long.

Debates will take place next Tuesday!

Math:

With Mr. Singh

Science with Ms. Dominguez:

This week, 7/8 science will be wrapping up our unit on plants. Students will have the option to take their plant seedlings home which we cared for in class during our Plant Growth and Development study. Next up, we will have a unit on animals and classification, and then end life science with a short unit on Bioethics.

Social Studies with Ms. Zaca

Students put their knowledge of the Three Branches to test by participating in two different classroom activities this week. First, students participated in a good ole’fashioned game show “Let’s Make a Date!” where our Bachelor/Bachelorette had to choose between three contestants: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive. Each contestant represented a branch of the government, and as our students participated in the skit, the rest of the class, our audience, had to figure out which branch each contestant represented. Students also participated in our buzzer game but this time, another good ole’fashioned game was added to the mix: Jeopardy! Students took turns becoming participants in the game, and the points they earned were turned into Nest Points.

Technology with Ms. Ferguson

This week the students took their first vocabulary quiz and began their first slideshow project.  Next week the students will be working on a partner project in Google Slides with one of their classmates.

Choir with Mr. Dougherty :

Music is getting off to a great start. Students are settling in to new routine.  We are gearing up to start our street busking unit.

Physical Education:

“Happy Spring!!!!” 🙂 Students are “Finishing Up” Preparing for “State Testing” in PE for next week 03-25/29-2019 “5th & 7th Grade Students” will not only be “Running The Pacer Test” but also measured on Height, Weight, Flexibility, Push-ups & Sit-ups!“ 6th & 8th Graders will be “Graded on Participation” as the State Testing does not apply to them this year unfortunately!!!

A HUGE Heartfelt Thank you to ALL that participated in our “Fundraising Efforts” for Sponsoring “DCS 5th Annual Jog-A-Thon” this year as we are excited about the upcoming event on May 10th & The New Design of The Jog-A-Thon Shirts That each student will be receiving!!!!! 🙂

Also, as a quick friendly reminder, Since an increase in “Sunny Days” please remind students that they should be applying “Deodorants/Antiperspirants/Baby Powder or Sanitary Wipes” in the morning before they are coming to school and showering daily; as their bodies have already begun puberty even though there may be no signs of it showing physically!!!!

Thank You!!! 🙂

Your Dedicated DCS Falcon PE Staff

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Millennium High School

 

Youth Advisory Commission (YAC) in currently Accepting Applications

The City of Tracy is currently accepting applications from teens and adults interested in serving on the Youth Advisory Commission (YAC).  The Commission operates in an advisory capacity to the Recreation Division – Youth & Teen Services staff, the Parks and Community Services Commission, the City Council and other community groups on matters relating to youth in Tracy.

 

Members of YAC recommend and assist in the planning and implementation of youth programs and events and host forums on health, safety and recreation. Adult Commissioners will work with teens from all Tracy high schools, as well as City leaders and staff, to implement programs that positively impact the youth of our community.  Adult Commissioners will also mentor the teens as they work with them on subcommittees and special projects. Both adult and teen commissioners attend monthly and scheduled meetings.

 

Youth Advisory Commission meetings take place on the second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. at Tracy City Hall, Room 203.

 

Teens between the ages of 14 to 18 and attending high school in Tracy, as well as adults that live in Tracy, are welcome to apply. Applications may be obtained at the Tracy City Hall, located at 333 Civic Center Plaza, or by visiting www.cityoftracy.org and clicking on the Elected Officials & Policy link.

 

The YAC application deadline is Friday, May 3, 2019.

Millennium High School Homework Support – Schedule Change

Hours for MHS Homework Support have changed, please note the new schedule below:

Millennium High School Internship Brunch – Wednesday March 20, 2019

Millennium High School Juniors got an opportunity to network with local organizations and businesses for their potential internships during their Senior year.

TLC Charter Chatter

A weekly newsletter written to parents of the TLC

Virginia Stewart

Mathematics at DCS and MHS

As many of you may have noticed when we posted our school Dashboard results, the scores in mathematics from Discovery and the high school are particularly low. We have looked at all the reasons for this. We are implementing new curriculum that is more uniform across staff, and we have developed pre-requisites for moving on to the next course. What we have found is that students move on to the next course without mastery of the material from the previous class. Therefore, this school year we will be reviewing grades and the Davis Readiness test to determine readiness for the next level.

In high school students need a C+ and a 60% on the readiness test in May to move to the next level of math. If they do not have the prerequisites, they can retake the course in FASTTRACK to improve the grade and readiness and then may go on.

In Discovery, students need a 75% on the Readiness test for the next level. We are not expecting students to be enrolled in Algebra two next year in Discovery. We are finding that most students are not as masterful in Algebra or Geometry for that advanced a move.

It is important for students to learn math well since it is so sequential in nature. One course builds on another and it is important that all skills are mastered to be successful at the next level.

Safety First!

This is a friendly reminder that all students must be using the crosswalk when crossing the street. Please talk with your students about street safety, we have noticed many students not using the crosswalk and crossing the street through oncoming traffic before and after school.

Ways we can avoid an accident:

· Have a conversation

· Lead by example

· DO NOT waive your student over to your car so that they have to cross traffic

· Walk with your student

 

Soaring with the Falcons:

California DMV says I’m not old enough and cannot yet learn to drive , but FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) says I can start leaning how to fly a glider.

Hello, my name is Montek Sethi and I am a Fourteen year old freshman at Millennium High School in Tracy, CA. I have been flying in small airplanes with my dad since I was Six years old and I recently took on the sport of Soaring at Byron glider-port as a student pilot. Soaring is a sport of flying a glider which is an aircraft with very long and narrow wings BUT without an engine, so it has to be launched into the air by a winch or towed to a desired altitude tied to a tow rope behind an airplane with an engine. Once at a desired altitude, the tow rope is released and the glider stays aloft in rising thermals or mountain wave and glides to a landing at the end of a flight. Avid soaring enthusiast can stay aloft and travel hundreds of miles in a glider in right conditions.

I am also humbled to have received my first scholarship of $1000 through Nor-Cal Soaring Association. First, I took an introductory flight and I was so hooked that I started training within a week. Flying in a quiet cockpit of a glider with only the wind noise against a clear canopy is an out of the world experience in which one defies gravity and soars several thousand feet above the ground so high and close or sometimes even higher than the clouds, and often flying with the birds because they always know where the rising air or lift is. I enjoy soaring so much that I show up early mornings every weekend, at Byron gliderport sometimes in freezing weather to volunteer my time helping and learning from other glider pilots and instructors, while making good use of my scholarship and to reach my goal of solo flight as soon as possible. I absolutely enjoy this sport due to the sheer fun along with the science aspect of it and encourage more young people to try this sport as well. Norcal Soaring offers a great club environment with safe and affordable equipment and excellent instructors, some with several decades of soaring and training experience who are eager to share their knowledge with future pilots.

My goal is to accomplish a solo flight in a glider before end of this year, while I’m still fourteen and FAA says that any 14yrs. old is old enough to learn and fly solo with adequate training. Feel free to email me or visit the following link for more information about soaring and learning to fly.

 

 

Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!

Lunch Menu – Week Mar. 18 – 22

Mon. – Pizza

Tues – Beef or Bean Taco

Wed- Chicken Parmesan

Thurs – Beef or Vegi Buger

Fri – Mac and Cheese

Personal Days for Next School Year 2019/2020

VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

TK

In anticipation of Spring, we participated in several Spring-themed activities this week. We enjoyed a picnic outdoors on the grass, created our own kites to fly outside, and followed-along with a Hungry Caterpillar activity. The weather was perfect for soaking up the sun and enjoying Science time outdoors this week!

Best of all, we devoted some time on Thursday afternoon to developing and creating leprechaun traps to use on St. Patrick’s Day. Those tricky leprechauns didn’t stand a chance with our creative inventions … we used boxes, rods, and blocks galore, to capture any leprechaun who might try to create mischief in our classroom!

Initial Phase

The P2 teachers want to thank all of the family members that came to parent conferences this week. We thoroughly enjoyed talking with each and every one of you. It is always a nice time to reflect on how the year has been going and to set goals for the last trimester. We greatly appreciate all of the support we have been given from all of our P2 families!

Thank you for all of the tissue box donations. Because of your generosity all students were able to make their very own leprechaun trap for St. Patrick’s Day! Students will be coming home with their traps to set up at home! Because St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday we will celebrate on Monday. Students are encouraged to wear green and teachers have planned some fun St. Patrick’s Day themed math and language arts activities.

Phase One

Our parent teacher conferences were this week and all the Phase One teachers would like to thank all the parents that meet with us. We enjoyed getting to sit down and discuss the accomplishments your child has made this trimester. These were the last set of conferences for the year.

We also had the Scholastic Book Fair this week and the students LOVED getting to go shop with real money to buy books. They were so proud to have their own money to buy items; we just have teach them about taxes now. The teachers would also like to thank all the parents and families that purchased books for the classrooms from our book fair this week. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

On Monday we sent home the permission slip for our upcoming field trip to the Chabot Space and Science Center on April 4th. Permission slips are due back by March 22 and chaperones will be notified on Monday, April 25th. In order to be a chaperone please make sure that you are cleared to be a volunteer. Ask Mrs. Kay in the office for more information.

Phase Two:

Thank you to everyone who attended conferences this week. We enjoyed meeting with you and discussing trimester 3 goals.

This week our phase 2 students continued our fractions units. As you talk with your child, try to help them see how math is used in real life, everyday. Cooking, shopping, spending and saving money, telling time…these are all ways that numbers are used in our everyday lives!

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Discovery Middle School ⅚

Note:VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

5th-8th Grade DCS Physical Education:

Students are Enjoying their “Final Rotation” of Drum Fit, Fitness & Ramp Shot!!! Please take a second to look at the following Letter as our “DCS Annual Jog-A-Thon” is coming up soon in May & we are now looking for sponsors!!!!

To whom it may concern:
Here at the Tracy Learning Center, our Physical Education and art programs strive to encourage health and wellness for a lifetime. The Tracy Learning Center believes in teaching the mind and body from a young age to stay fit and eat healthy. Our Primary students receive physical education every day for 35 minutes and our middle school students receive physical education for 48 minutes. We teach our students that it is important to take care of their bodies physically, socially, and mentally no matter their age.

Tracy Learning Center, is currently planning our 5th annual Jog-A-Thon to raise funds for our education programs. Both schools Primary (k-4th grade) and Discovery (5-8th grade) would like to raise funds to help purchase supplies for our music and art electives as well as PE equipment. We are currently seeking sponsorships for our event t-shirts. We would like to supply a t-shirt to each participant that will display their “race day bib,” keeping track of how many laps they complete on the front. Each of our sponsors will have their logos proudly displayed on the back of each shirt!

On behalf of Primary and Discovery Charter, we would like to invite your company to help promote our youth’s healthy active lifestyles by being a proud sponsor of this event. We are asking for a $250-$500 donation ($250 = your logo printed on 400 shirts, $500 = your logo printed on 800 shirts) to help us purchase our shirts and sponsor our event. The Jog-A-Thon will take place on Friday, May 10th, 2019. If you are interested in being a sponsor please contact me at mpenirian@tracylc.net or call me at (209) 290-0511 .

The Discovery Charter School greatly appreciates your time, support, and consideration. Our federal tax ID number is 68-0479762.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,
Maegan Penirian &The Physical Education Staff at the Tracy Learning Center

Also, as a quick friendly reminder, please remind students that they should be applying “Deodorants/Antiperspirants/Baby Powder or Sanitary Wipes” in the morning before they are coming to school and showering daily; as their bodies have already begun puberty even though there may be no signs of it showing physically!!!! Thank You!!! 🙂
Your Dedicated DCS Falcon PE Staff

⅚ Upcoming Dates to Know:

March 21: Mrs. Zuniga’s Career Fair from 9:00-10:30

March 22: Ms. T’s Career Fair from 9:00-10:30

A Glance into ⅚ Classrooms:

Ms. Ferguson with Technology

This week the last group of students started Technology! We began by going over classroom rules and expectations, grades, and the concepts they will be learning through the trimester. The students also began their typing practice programs and will have their first typing test this Friday to find out their current typing speed. The students have a multiple choice vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, March 20th.

Verbal Expressions/Drama with Ms. Dane:

The Trimester ended with a Zing, when the citizens of Brimstone visited primary and put on the show, “Lightning Larry.” Larry came into town and changed the hearts of Evil Eye McNeevil and Crooked Curt and the gang of outlaws with a shot of positiveness that went..Zing, Zing, Zing -and changed the town into a happy, celebrating group. Primary Students enjoyed interacting with Discovery and finding out that “This town IS big enough for All of us.”

Ms. Diaz with Science

Science has been exciting with students designing their own stream table experiments to show how human activity can affect the rate of erosion. In addition, we are one investigation away from finishing the landforms unit. Next up…ecosystems and the environment. Lastly, be sure to check out the science class blog www.tlcdiscoverychannel.weebly.com. The following students’ blogs have been posted and are ready to delight you and satiate your curiosities, with topics ranging from dinosaurs to nuclear energy: (Honors 2) Michael Abeledo, Tejpreet Banwait, Ashlan Brantley, Xitlalyc Ceja, Alexa Chavez, Jayme Aguon, Patrick Bouckaert, Jia Camacho, Diego Cervantes, (Scholastic 2) Hayden Faaborg, Isabella Gomez, Erika Hawk, Avery Haines, Christian Jacobo, (Varsity 2) Ivan Duran, Alonzo Anderson, Jimena Gonzalez Ponce, Johanna Jepsen, (Scholastic 1) Tiffany Armer, Karen Barajas, James Caldwell, Michael-Anthony Arguello, Jade Barajas, Jaylene Cisneros, (Honors 1) Kaylah Aguilar, Shanjeet Brar, Kyle Ardenyi, Justin Brooks, (Varsity 1) Anahy Aguilar, Micah Bauer, Jocelyn Arechiga Collazo.

Mrs. Zuniga Math

Varsity: Our class is practicing operations of decimals. Practicing at home is crucial, students use decimals in their everyday lives. Money is a great way to help your child practice operations of decimals. There will be a unit test for decimals next Friday, March 22.

Scholastic: We are to the end of Unit 3. Students need to continue practicing integer operations and order of operations. We will be reviewing this week and next, as our Unit 3 Test is set for Wednesday, March 20.

Honors: Unit 5 is at an end. Students have been reviewing expressions, equations, proportions, systems and solving for variables all week for their unit test which will take place next Wednesday, March 20.

*Extra note for future reference: I would like to inform parents, that student work should take no more than 20 minutes each night. If your child is struggling with certain problems please draw a line once they have worked for 20 minutes and initial their homework. This will help students get the help and focus in class for the concepts that they are struggling with each night.

Ms. Rodieck’s ⅚ Language Arts/Humanities:

This week the students have been learning about the history of the Women’s Lib Movement and how women in the past have made it possible for us to do the things we can do today. We read several articles including one about Title IX. Next week, they will write complete their essay on the topic.

Our current Unit in Humanities has been posted to Google Classroom.

We continue to move forward with diagramming. Many students ask why they need to learn diagramming – it helps the students learn about the parts of speech and how to write better sentences.

Book Club Books were passed out Thursday or Friday and the students wrote down in their agendas when their book reports will be due for Trimester Three.

Ms. Christensen 5/6 Language Arts/Humanities:

This week we learned about progressive verb tenses in scholastic and honors. In varsity, we did some writing activities for growing a paragraph and started writing a summary for a Beatles article. In Humanities, the students began their art unit and are analyzing pieces of art from the ’60s. Pi Day all groups did a main idea activity.

Math/Geography/SWO with Ms. T:

DCS Parents and Family- Save the Date for our very own DCS Career Fair! Ms. T’s classes will be presenting on Friday, March 22 from 9:00-10:30 AM in our very own TLC Gym. Please check in with Ms. Kay in the front office upon arrival.

*Students need to come professionally dressed on the day of presentations.

We started practicing presenting our Careers to other students, including some 7th/8th graders who gave us constructive feedback so we can be at our best on March 22!

DCS 7- 8

⅞ Upcoming Dates to Know:

Note:VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

Spring Picture Day and Promotion Picture Day will be on Tuesday,
April 9, 2019.

Language Arts:

This week students examined their own sanctuary and determined its connection to our novel 7 Sanctuaries. This novel takes a very serious look at the trials and tribulations of the 1960’s and how people sought solace in various sanctuaries.

This is the start of the third trimester and in this trimester students can expect to have numerous opportunities to demonstrate what they have learned over the first two trimesters.

Math:

With Mr. Singh

Varsity- Doing unit 7 – completed 7.1 solving 2-step equation and doing 7.2 solving multi-step equation.

Honors-Completed unit 8 Similarity and doing review on the theorem and doing worksheet of 8.6 Proportional Properties of Triangles and 8.7 Dilation.

Scholastic- Completed unit 6 Polynomial and doing review of unit 6.

Science with Ms. Dominguez:

Thank you to all of the families and students that participated in this year’s Science Olympiad events! It was a pleasure to coach both 7/8 and 5/6, and I greatly appreciate all the support the teams received from teachers and the families of the students participating. Thank you to those that donated their time to be at the event, and brought snacks and water to share! I’m already looking forward to next year!

Social Studies with Ms. Zaca

Students this week started and completed their Three Branches of Government poster project with their groups. Students were asked to create a tree with three branches that were to represent the constitution and three branches: legislative, judicial, and executive branch. They were also instructed to create a total of leaves that were placed on the branches with facts pertaining to each one. Next week, students will take another shot at the preamble and will participate in a game show activity about the three branches.

Technology with Ms. Ferguson

This week in technology students are being introduced to the class, assigned computers, given a class syllabus, and will begin their first vocabulary assignment.

Verbal Expressions/Drama with Ms. Dane :

The Trimester ended with a Zing, when the citizens of Brimstone visited primary and put on the show, “Lightning Larry.” Larry came into town and changed the hearts of Evil Eye McNeevil and Crooked Curt and the gang of outlaws with a shot of positiveness that went..Zing, Zing, Zing -and changed the town into a happy, celebrating group. Primary Students enjoyed interacting with Discovery and finding out that “This town IS big enough for All of us.”

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Millennium High School

Soaring with the Falcons:

California DMV says I’m not old enough and cannot yet learn to drive , but FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) says I can start leaning how to fly a glider.

Hello, my name is Montek Sethi and I am a Fourteen year old freshman at Millennium High School in Tracy, CA. I have been flying in small airplanes with my dad since I was Six years old and I recently took on the sport of Soaring at Byron glider-port as a student pilot. Soaring is a sport of flying a glider which is an aircraft with very long and narrow wings BUT without an engine, so it has to be launched into the air by a winch or towed to a desired altitude tied to a tow rope behind an airplane with an engine. Once at a desired altitude, the tow rope is released and the glider stays aloft in rising thermals or mountain wave and glides to a landing at the end of a flight. Avid soaring enthusiast can stay aloft and travel hundreds of miles in a glider in right conditions.

I am also humbled to have received my first scholarship of $1000 through Nor-Cal Soaring Association. First, I took an introductory flight and I was so hooked that I started training within a week. Flying in a quiet cockpit of a glider with only the wind noise against a clear canopy is an out of the world experience in which one defies gravity and soars several thousand feet above the ground so high and close or sometimes even higher than the clouds, and often flying with the birds because they always know where the rising air or lift is. I enjoy soaring so much that I show up early mornings every weekend, at Byron gliderport sometimes in freezing weather to volunteer my time helping and learning from other glider pilots and instructors, while making good use of my scholarship and to reach my goal of solo flight as soon as possible. I absolutely enjoy this sport due to the sheer fun along with the science aspect of it and encourage more young people to try this sport as well. Norcal Soaring offers a great club environment with safe and affordable equipment and excellent instructors, some with several decades of soaring and training experience who are eager to share their knowledge with future pilots.

My goal is to accomplish a solo flight in a glider before end of this year, while I’m still fourteen and FAA says that any 14yrs. old is old enough to learn and fly solo with adequate training. Feel free to email me or visit the following link for more information about soaring and learning to fly.

Decision Medicine

Join Decision Medicine this summer and explore the exciting world of medicine. Our program is designed to introduce you to a possible career path that you may have thought was unavailable to you. Applicants must be 16 years old by the start of the program (July 15, 2019). Apply online February 1, 2019 – March 1, 2019. www.decisionmedicine.com

· Stanford Summer Arts Institute students in grades 8–11 come together for a three-week intensive interdisciplinary arts program offering academically rigorous, hands-on courses in art, visual design, and music. · Stanford Summer Humanities Institute students in grades 10 and 11 explore the big questions at the heart of the humanities in seminars led by distinguished Stanford professors during this three-week residential program. · Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes allows students in grades 8–11 to engage in single-subject intensive study selected from a wide range of disciplines, and benefit from small class size and academically themed residences. · Stanford AI4ALL invites young women in grade 9 to apply to this three-week residential summer program. Participants learn about topics in AI, partake in ongoing research at Stanford, and receive mentorship from professors, graduate students, and industry professionals. · Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) students participate in a highly-selective program centered around lectures, guided research, and group problem solving in advanced math topics. This four-week program is intended for an elite group of talented students in grades 10 and 11. · Stanford Pre-Collegiate University-Level Online Math and Physics offers 13 courses throughout the year, including a summer term for high school students, grades 9–12. Students earn Stanford University Continuing Studies credit. Learn more about Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies programs here: https://spcs.stanford.edu/programs.

T&J Educational Supplies and Tutoring Club

Offers FREE Tutoring During Black History Month

GRADES PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL

Reading • Math • Algebra I&2 • Geometry

320 W. 11th Street, Tracy, CA

Every Monday thru Thursday in February

3:30 – 6:30 PM

Meet Terry and Jackie Thomas!

Parking in rear!

Youth Advisory Commission (YAC) in currently Accepting Applications

The City of Tracy is currently accepting applications from teens and adults interested in serving on the Youth Advisory Commission (YAC). The Commission operates in an advisory capacity to the Recreation Division – Youth & Teen Services staff, the Parks and Community Services Commission, the City Council and other community groups on matters relating to youth in Tracy.

Members of YAC recommend and assist in the planning and implementation of youth programs and events and host forums on health, safety and recreation. Adult Commissioners will work with teens from all Tracy high schools, as well as City leaders and staff, to implement programs that positively impact the youth of our community. Adult Commissioners will also mentor the teens as they work with them on subcommittees and special projects. Both adult and teen commissioners attend monthly and scheduled meetings.

Youth Advisory Commission meetings take place on the second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. at Tracy City Hall, Room 203.

Teens between the ages of 14 to 18 and attending high school in Tracy, as well as adults that live in Tracy, are welcome to apply. Applications may be obtained at the Tracy City Hall, located at 333 Civic Center Plaza, or by visiting www.cityoftracy.org and clicking on the Elected Officials & Policy link.

The YAC application deadline is Friday, May 3, 2019.

Summer Delta College Early Start

There is a College Early Start Meeting for students on Monday, February 25th at 12:15 in Mr. Hunt and Mr. Singh’s room 204. If students are interested in taking summer classes at Delta College, they must attend this meeting! There will be an application workshop on Friday 3/1 at 12:00 in Room 204 so students can complete the next step in this process with help. Students should bring their SSN! Seniors applying/reapplying to Delta should also attend the application workshop and must sign up in the Counseling Office.

FAFSA Workshop

The Counseling Office hosted a drop-in FAFSA workshop on Thursday and assisted nine 12th grade students’ families in submitting their FAFSA before the upcoming March 2nd deadline. Completing this free online application on time during senior year is so important in order to be considered for college financial aid including grants, scholarships, work study and loans.

San Joaquin Delta College Application Workshop – March 1, 2019

A group of Millennium High School Seniors participated in a San Joaquin Delta College workshop today. Students were able to get a head start on the application process with the help of a Delta College representative.

Tracy Tank Town Lions Club – St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner

10-12 volunteers are needed to help serve dinner, distribute prizes, and clean up at Tracy Tank Town Lions Club Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner on Sunday March 17, 2019. Volunteers are required to wear black slacks, a white collared shirt, and closed comfortable shoes. If interested, please contact the Millennium High School Counseling office at (209) 627-8299 or email: mhscounseling@tracylc.net

Millennium High School Homework Support – Schedule Change

Hours for MHS Homework Support have changed, please note the new schedule below:

 

TLC Charter Chatter

A weekly newsletter written to parents of the TLC

Virginia Stewart

Mathematics at DCS and MHS

As many of you may have noticed when we posted our school Dashboard results, the scores in mathematics from Discovery and the high school are particularly low. We have looked at all the reasons for this. We are implementing new curriculum that is more uniform across staff, and we have developed pre-requisites for moving on to the next course. What we have found is that students move on to the next course without mastery of the material from the previous class. Therefore, this school year we will be reviewing grades and the Davis Readiness test to determine readiness for the next level.

In high school students need a C+ and a 60% on the readiness test in May to move to the next level of math. If they do not have the prerequisites, they can retake the course in FASTTRACK to improve the grade and readiness and then may go on.

In Discovery, students need a 75% on the Readiness test for the next level. We are not expecting students to be enrolled in Algebra two next year in Discovery. We are finding that most students are not as masterful in Algebra or Geometry for that advanced a move.

It is important for students to learn math well since it is so sequential in nature. One course builds on another and it is important that all skills are mastered to be successful at the next level.

Safety First!

This is a friendly reminder that all students must be using the crosswalk when crossing the street. Please talk with your students about street safety, we have noticed many students not using the crosswalk and crossing the street through oncoming traffic before and after school.

Ways we can avoid an accident:

· Have a conversation

· Lead by example

· DO NOT waive your student over to your car so that they have to cross traffic

· Walk with your student

 

Soaring with the Falcons:

California DMV says I’m not old enough and cannot yet learn to drive , but FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) says I can start leaning how to fly a glider.

Hello, my name is Montek Sethi and I am a Fourteen year old freshman at Millennium High School in Tracy, CA. I have been flying in small airplanes with my dad since I was Six years old and I recently took on the sport of Soaring at Byron glider-port as a student pilot. Soaring is a sport of flying a glider which is an aircraft with very long and narrow wings BUT without an engine, so it has to be launched into the air by a winch or towed to a desired altitude tied to a tow rope behind an airplane with an engine. Once at a desired altitude, the tow rope is released and the glider stays aloft in rising thermals or mountain wave and glides to a landing at the end of a flight. Avid soaring enthusiast can stay aloft and travel hundreds of miles in a glider in right conditions.

I am also humbled to have received my first scholarship of $1000 through Nor-Cal Soaring Association. First, I took an introductory flight and I was so hooked that I started training within a week. Flying in a quiet cockpit of a glider with only the wind noise against a clear canopy is an out of the world experience in which one defies gravity and soars several thousand feet above the ground so high and close or sometimes even higher than the clouds, and often flying with the birds because they always know where the rising air or lift is. I enjoy soaring so much that I show up early mornings every weekend, at Byron gliderport sometimes in freezing weather to volunteer my time helping and learning from other glider pilots and instructors, while making good use of my scholarship and to reach my goal of solo flight as soon as possible. I absolutely enjoy this sport due to the sheer fun along with the science aspect of it and encourage more young people to try this sport as well. Norcal Soaring offers a great club environment with safe and affordable equipment and excellent instructors, some with several decades of soaring and training experience who are eager to share their knowledge with future pilots.

My goal is to accomplish a solo flight in a glider before end of this year, while I’m still fourteen and FAA says that any 14yrs. old is old enough to learn and fly solo with adequate training. Feel free to email me or visit the following link for more information about soaring and learning to fly.

 

 

Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!

Lunch Menu – Week Mar. 18 – 22

Mon. – Pizza

Tues – Beef or Bean Taco

Wed- Chicken Parmesan

Thurs – Beef or Vegi Buger

Fri – Mac and Cheese

Personal Days for Next School Year 2019/2020

VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

TK

In anticipation of Spring, we participated in several Spring-themed activities this week. We enjoyed a picnic outdoors on the grass, created our own kites to fly outside, and followed-along with a Hungry Caterpillar activity. The weather was perfect for soaking up the sun and enjoying Science time outdoors this week!

Best of all, we devoted some time on Thursday afternoon to developing and creating leprechaun traps to use on St. Patrick’s Day. Those tricky leprechauns didn’t stand a chance with our creative inventions … we used boxes, rods, and blocks galore, to capture any leprechaun who might try to create mischief in our classroom!

Initial Phase

The P2 teachers want to thank all of the family members that came to parent conferences this week. We thoroughly enjoyed talking with each and every one of you. It is always a nice time to reflect on how the year has been going and to set goals for the last trimester. We greatly appreciate all of the support we have been given from all of our P2 families!

Thank you for all of the tissue box donations. Because of your generosity all students were able to make their very own leprechaun trap for St. Patrick’s Day! Students will be coming home with their traps to set up at home! Because St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday we will celebrate on Monday. Students are encouraged to wear green and teachers have planned some fun St. Patrick’s Day themed math and language arts activities.

Phase One

Our parent teacher conferences were this week and all the Phase One teachers would like to thank all the parents that meet with us. We enjoyed getting to sit down and discuss the accomplishments your child has made this trimester. These were the last set of conferences for the year.

We also had the Scholastic Book Fair this week and the students LOVED getting to go shop with real money to buy books. They were so proud to have their own money to buy items; we just have teach them about taxes now. The teachers would also like to thank all the parents and families that purchased books for the classrooms from our book fair this week. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

On Monday we sent home the permission slip for our upcoming field trip to the Chabot Space and Science Center on April 4th. Permission slips are due back by March 22 and chaperones will be notified on Monday, April 25th. In order to be a chaperone please make sure that you are cleared to be a volunteer. Ask Mrs. Kay in the office for more information.

Phase Two:

Thank you to everyone who attended conferences this week. We enjoyed meeting with you and discussing trimester 3 goals.

This week our phase 2 students continued our fractions units. As you talk with your child, try to help them see how math is used in real life, everyday. Cooking, shopping, spending and saving money, telling time…these are all ways that numbers are used in our everyday lives!

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Discovery Middle School ⅚

Note:VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

5th-8th Grade DCS Physical Education:

Students are Enjoying their “Final Rotation” of Drum Fit, Fitness & Ramp Shot!!! Please take a second to look at the following Letter as our “DCS Annual Jog-A-Thon” is coming up soon in May & we are now looking for sponsors!!!!

To whom it may concern:
Here at the Tracy Learning Center, our Physical Education and art programs strive to encourage health and wellness for a lifetime. The Tracy Learning Center believes in teaching the mind and body from a young age to stay fit and eat healthy. Our Primary students receive physical education every day for 35 minutes and our middle school students receive physical education for 48 minutes. We teach our students that it is important to take care of their bodies physically, socially, and mentally no matter their age.

Tracy Learning Center, is currently planning our 5th annual Jog-A-Thon to raise funds for our education programs. Both schools Primary (k-4th grade) and Discovery (5-8th grade) would like to raise funds to help purchase supplies for our music and art electives as well as PE equipment. We are currently seeking sponsorships for our event t-shirts. We would like to supply a t-shirt to each participant that will display their “race day bib,” keeping track of how many laps they complete on the front. Each of our sponsors will have their logos proudly displayed on the back of each shirt!

On behalf of Primary and Discovery Charter, we would like to invite your company to help promote our youth’s healthy active lifestyles by being a proud sponsor of this event. We are asking for a $250-$500 donation ($250 = your logo printed on 400 shirts, $500 = your logo printed on 800 shirts) to help us purchase our shirts and sponsor our event. The Jog-A-Thon will take place on Friday, May 10th, 2019. If you are interested in being a sponsor please contact me at mpenirian@tracylc.net or call me at (209) 290-0511 .

The Discovery Charter School greatly appreciates your time, support, and consideration. Our federal tax ID number is 68-0479762.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,
Maegan Penirian &The Physical Education Staff at the Tracy Learning Center

Also, as a quick friendly reminder, please remind students that they should be applying “Deodorants/Antiperspirants/Baby Powder or Sanitary Wipes” in the morning before they are coming to school and showering daily; as their bodies have already begun puberty even though there may be no signs of it showing physically!!!! Thank You!!! 🙂
Your Dedicated DCS Falcon PE Staff

⅚ Upcoming Dates to Know:

March 21: Mrs. Zuniga’s Career Fair from 9:00-10:30

March 22: Ms. T’s Career Fair from 9:00-10:30

A Glance into ⅚ Classrooms:

Ms. Ferguson with Technology

This week the last group of students started Technology! We began by going over classroom rules and expectations, grades, and the concepts they will be learning through the trimester. The students also began their typing practice programs and will have their first typing test this Friday to find out their current typing speed. The students have a multiple choice vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, March 20th.

Verbal Expressions/Drama with Ms. Dane:

The Trimester ended with a Zing, when the citizens of Brimstone visited primary and put on the show, “Lightning Larry.” Larry came into town and changed the hearts of Evil Eye McNeevil and Crooked Curt and the gang of outlaws with a shot of positiveness that went..Zing, Zing, Zing -and changed the town into a happy, celebrating group. Primary Students enjoyed interacting with Discovery and finding out that “This town IS big enough for All of us.”

Ms. Diaz with Science

Science has been exciting with students designing their own stream table experiments to show how human activity can affect the rate of erosion. In addition, we are one investigation away from finishing the landforms unit. Next up…ecosystems and the environment. Lastly, be sure to check out the science class blog www.tlcdiscoverychannel.weebly.com. The following students’ blogs have been posted and are ready to delight you and satiate your curiosities, with topics ranging from dinosaurs to nuclear energy: (Honors 2) Michael Abeledo, Tejpreet Banwait, Ashlan Brantley, Xitlalyc Ceja, Alexa Chavez, Jayme Aguon, Patrick Bouckaert, Jia Camacho, Diego Cervantes, (Scholastic 2) Hayden Faaborg, Isabella Gomez, Erika Hawk, Avery Haines, Christian Jacobo, (Varsity 2) Ivan Duran, Alonzo Anderson, Jimena Gonzalez Ponce, Johanna Jepsen, (Scholastic 1) Tiffany Armer, Karen Barajas, James Caldwell, Michael-Anthony Arguello, Jade Barajas, Jaylene Cisneros, (Honors 1) Kaylah Aguilar, Shanjeet Brar, Kyle Ardenyi, Justin Brooks, (Varsity 1) Anahy Aguilar, Micah Bauer, Jocelyn Arechiga Collazo.

Mrs. Zuniga Math

Varsity: Our class is practicing operations of decimals. Practicing at home is crucial, students use decimals in their everyday lives. Money is a great way to help your child practice operations of decimals. There will be a unit test for decimals next Friday, March 22.

Scholastic: We are to the end of Unit 3. Students need to continue practicing integer operations and order of operations. We will be reviewing this week and next, as our Unit 3 Test is set for Wednesday, March 20.

Honors: Unit 5 is at an end. Students have been reviewing expressions, equations, proportions, systems and solving for variables all week for their unit test which will take place next Wednesday, March 20.

*Extra note for future reference: I would like to inform parents, that student work should take no more than 20 minutes each night. If your child is struggling with certain problems please draw a line once they have worked for 20 minutes and initial their homework. This will help students get the help and focus in class for the concepts that they are struggling with each night.

Ms. Rodieck’s ⅚ Language Arts/Humanities:

This week the students have been learning about the history of the Women’s Lib Movement and how women in the past have made it possible for us to do the things we can do today. We read several articles including one about Title IX. Next week, they will write complete their essay on the topic.

Our current Unit in Humanities has been posted to Google Classroom.

We continue to move forward with diagramming. Many students ask why they need to learn diagramming – it helps the students learn about the parts of speech and how to write better sentences.

Book Club Books were passed out Thursday or Friday and the students wrote down in their agendas when their book reports will be due for Trimester Three.

Ms. Christensen 5/6 Language Arts/Humanities:

This week we learned about progressive verb tenses in scholastic and honors. In varsity, we did some writing activities for growing a paragraph and started writing a summary for a Beatles article. In Humanities, the students began their art unit and are analyzing pieces of art from the ’60s. Pi Day all groups did a main idea activity.

Math/Geography/SWO with Ms. T:

DCS Parents and Family- Save the Date for our very own DCS Career Fair! Ms. T’s classes will be presenting on Friday, March 22 from 9:00-10:30 AM in our very own TLC Gym. Please check in with Ms. Kay in the front office upon arrival.

*Students need to come professionally dressed on the day of presentations.

We started practicing presenting our Careers to other students, including some 7th/8th graders who gave us constructive feedback so we can be at our best on March 22!

DCS 7- 8

⅞ Upcoming Dates to Know:

Note:VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.

Spring Picture Day and Promotion Picture Day will be on Tuesday,
April 9, 2019.

Language Arts:

This week students examined their own sanctuary and determined its connection to our novel 7 Sanctuaries. This novel takes a very serious look at the trials and tribulations of the 1960’s and how people sought solace in various sanctuaries.

This is the start of the third trimester and in this trimester students can expect to have numerous opportunities to demonstrate what they have learned over the first two trimesters.

Math:

With Mr. Singh

Varsity- Doing unit 7 – completed 7.1 solving 2-step equation and doing 7.2 solving multi-step equation.

Honors-Completed unit 8 Similarity and doing review on the theorem and doing worksheet of 8.6 Proportional Properties of Triangles and 8.7 Dilation.

Scholastic- Completed unit 6 Polynomial and doing review of unit 6.

Science with Ms. Dominguez:

Thank you to all of the families and students that participated in this year’s Science Olympiad events! It was a pleasure to coach both 7/8 and 5/6, and I greatly appreciate all the support the teams received from teachers and the families of the students participating. Thank you to those that donated their time to be at the event, and brought snacks and water to share! I’m already looking forward to next year!

Social Studies with Ms. Zaca

Students this week started and completed their Three Branches of Government poster project with their groups. Students were asked to create a tree with three branches that were to represent the constitution and three branches: legislative, judicial, and executive branch. They were also instructed to create a total of leaves that were placed on the branches with facts pertaining to each one. Next week, students will take another shot at the preamble and will participate in a game show activity about the three branches.

Technology with Ms. Ferguson

This week in technology students are being introduced to the class, assigned computers, given a class syllabus, and will begin their first vocabulary assignment.

Verbal Expressions/Drama with Ms. Dane :

The Trimester ended with a Zing, when the citizens of Brimstone visited primary and put on the show, “Lightning Larry.” Larry came into town and changed the hearts of Evil Eye McNeevil and Crooked Curt and the gang of outlaws with a shot of positiveness that went..Zing, Zing, Zing -and changed the town into a happy, celebrating group. Primary Students enjoyed interacting with Discovery and finding out that “This town IS big enough for All of us.”

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Millennium High School

Soaring with the Falcons:

California DMV says I’m not old enough and cannot yet learn to drive , but FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) says I can start leaning how to fly a glider.

Hello, my name is Montek Sethi and I am a Fourteen year old freshman at Millennium High School in Tracy, CA. I have been flying in small airplanes with my dad since I was Six years old and I recently took on the sport of Soaring at Byron glider-port as a student pilot. Soaring is a sport of flying a glider which is an aircraft with very long and narrow wings BUT without an engine, so it has to be launched into the air by a winch or towed to a desired altitude tied to a tow rope behind an airplane with an engine. Once at a desired altitude, the tow rope is released and the glider stays aloft in rising thermals or mountain wave and glides to a landing at the end of a flight. Avid soaring enthusiast can stay aloft and travel hundreds of miles in a glider in right conditions.

I am also humbled to have received my first scholarship of $1000 through Nor-Cal Soaring Association. First, I took an introductory flight and I was so hooked that I started training within a week. Flying in a quiet cockpit of a glider with only the wind noise against a clear canopy is an out of the world experience in which one defies gravity and soars several thousand feet above the ground so high and close or sometimes even higher than the clouds, and often flying with the birds because they always know where the rising air or lift is. I enjoy soaring so much that I show up early mornings every weekend, at Byron gliderport sometimes in freezing weather to volunteer my time helping and learning from other glider pilots and instructors, while making good use of my scholarship and to reach my goal of solo flight as soon as possible. I absolutely enjoy this sport due to the sheer fun along with the science aspect of it and encourage more young people to try this sport as well. Norcal Soaring offers a great club environment with safe and affordable equipment and excellent instructors, some with several decades of soaring and training experience who are eager to share their knowledge with future pilots.

My goal is to accomplish a solo flight in a glider before end of this year, while I’m still fourteen and FAA says that any 14yrs. old is old enough to learn and fly solo with adequate training. Feel free to email me or visit the following link for more information about soaring and learning to fly.

Decision Medicine

Join Decision Medicine this summer and explore the exciting world of medicine. Our program is designed to introduce you to a possible career path that you may have thought was unavailable to you. Applicants must be 16 years old by the start of the program (July 15, 2019). Apply online February 1, 2019 – March 1, 2019. www.decisionmedicine.com

· Stanford Summer Arts Institute students in grades 8–11 come together for a three-week intensive interdisciplinary arts program offering academically rigorous, hands-on courses in art, visual design, and music. · Stanford Summer Humanities Institute students in grades 10 and 11 explore the big questions at the heart of the humanities in seminars led by distinguished Stanford professors during this three-week residential program. · Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes allows students in grades 8–11 to engage in single-subject intensive study selected from a wide range of disciplines, and benefit from small class size and academically themed residences. · Stanford AI4ALL invites young women in grade 9 to apply to this three-week residential summer program. Participants learn about topics in AI, partake in ongoing research at Stanford, and receive mentorship from professors, graduate students, and industry professionals. · Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) students participate in a highly-selective program centered around lectures, guided research, and group problem solving in advanced math topics. This four-week program is intended for an elite group of talented students in grades 10 and 11. · Stanford Pre-Collegiate University-Level Online Math and Physics offers 13 courses throughout the year, including a summer term for high school students, grades 9–12. Students earn Stanford University Continuing Studies credit. Learn more about Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies programs here: https://spcs.stanford.edu/programs.

T&J Educational Supplies and Tutoring Club

Offers FREE Tutoring During Black History Month

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Reading • Math • Algebra I&2 • Geometry

320 W. 11th Street, Tracy, CA

Every Monday thru Thursday in February

3:30 – 6:30 PM

Meet Terry and Jackie Thomas!

Parking in rear!

Youth Advisory Commission (YAC) in currently Accepting Applications

The City of Tracy is currently accepting applications from teens and adults interested in serving on the Youth Advisory Commission (YAC). The Commission operates in an advisory capacity to the Recreation Division – Youth & Teen Services staff, the Parks and Community Services Commission, the City Council and other community groups on matters relating to youth in Tracy.

Members of YAC recommend and assist in the planning and implementation of youth programs and events and host forums on health, safety and recreation. Adult Commissioners will work with teens from all Tracy high schools, as well as City leaders and staff, to implement programs that positively impact the youth of our community. Adult Commissioners will also mentor the teens as they work with them on subcommittees and special projects. Both adult and teen commissioners attend monthly and scheduled meetings.

Youth Advisory Commission meetings take place on the second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. at Tracy City Hall, Room 203.

Teens between the ages of 14 to 18 and attending high school in Tracy, as well as adults that live in Tracy, are welcome to apply. Applications may be obtained at the Tracy City Hall, located at 333 Civic Center Plaza, or by visiting www.cityoftracy.org and clicking on the Elected Officials & Policy link.

The YAC application deadline is Friday, May 3, 2019.

Summer Delta College Early Start

There is a College Early Start Meeting for students on Monday, February 25th at 12:15 in Mr. Hunt and Mr. Singh’s room 204. If students are interested in taking summer classes at Delta College, they must attend this meeting! There will be an application workshop on Friday 3/1 at 12:00 in Room 204 so students can complete the next step in this process with help. Students should bring their SSN! Seniors applying/reapplying to Delta should also attend the application workshop and must sign up in the Counseling Office.

FAFSA Workshop

The Counseling Office hosted a drop-in FAFSA workshop on Thursday and assisted nine 12th grade students’ families in submitting their FAFSA before the upcoming March 2nd deadline. Completing this free online application on time during senior year is so important in order to be considered for college financial aid including grants, scholarships, work study and loans.

San Joaquin Delta College Application Workshop – March 1, 2019

A group of Millennium High School Seniors participated in a San Joaquin Delta College workshop today. Students were able to get a head start on the application process with the help of a Delta College representative.

Tracy Tank Town Lions Club – St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner

10-12 volunteers are needed to help serve dinner, distribute prizes, and clean up at Tracy Tank Town Lions Club Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner on Sunday March 17, 2019. Volunteers are required to wear black slacks, a white collared shirt, and closed comfortable shoes. If interested, please contact the Millennium High School Counseling office at (209) 627-8299 or email: mhscounseling@tracylc.net

Millennium High School Homework Support – Schedule Change

Hours for MHS Homework Support have changed, please note the new schedule below:

 

TLC Charter Chatter

 

A weekly newsletter written to parents of the TLC

 

March 5 2019                                                                                              Vol 26

Last year our students here at Discovery Charter School participated in a fundraiser called Water for South Sudan. Led by their South Sudan team, WFSS provides access to clean water and hygiene education. After reading the book, A LONG WALK TO WATER, students and teachers alike were inspired by Salva’s story and wanted to help his organization build more new wells for areas of need in South Sudan. Our goal was to raise $5000 by the end of June 2018; the money would be used to help co-sponsor the drilling of a new well for a village in South Sudan. The students in 5th/6th started to bring in their own recyclables from home and every Friday those bags would be turned into the local recycling center to be converted to cash. 7/8 students collected empty water bottles from our own campus and those too were placed in bags to be sent to the centers. Not only did we raise the $5000, but we raised it all by February 28th, 2018 and raised a total of $5,745! Although the money was all raised, we had to wait until the start of drilling season, which would not be until late December 2018.

I am excited to share with you all that the well our students helped co-sponsor has finally finished! They have sent pictures of the finished well that includes our own school’s name on it: Discovery Charter School. Our students were beyond excited seeing pictures of their school name on the well they helped create. Since the creation of WFSS, they have drilled over 350 wells, and ours is the 354th well. Our well is located in the village of Adiaujook in Ror-kou, Tonj, South Sudan and the village chief is Wek Wek Angong. None of this would have happened without the determination and passion of our students. I am in awe of how our students went above and beyond to help a village, located thousands of miles away, gain access to clean, safe water and a new future to the people in Adiaujook, South Sudan.

I want to personally thank all the students who helped last year and to all parents who helped give support to our cause and encouraged the determination of our students throughout this.

Go Falcons!

Ms. Zaca

WE HAVE RECEIVED ONLY A FEW SURVEYS SO WE ARE AGAIN REQUESTING PARENTS TO PLEASE ACCESS THESE SURVEYS AND FILL THEM OUT.

THANK YOU!

 

Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!

Lunch Menu – Week Mar. 4 – 8

               

Mon. – Pizza

Tues- Teriyaki Meatballs

Wed- Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Thurs – Beef or Vegi Hamburger

Fri –Mashed Potato Casserole

PARENTS 4 TLC

  Our next Wacky Wallet Wednesday is March 20th, so mark your calendars!  If there are any restaurants that you would like to see, please let us know.  

Save the date – Friday, June 14th is our next Family Movie Night in the gym (movie to be determined)!   Concessions will be available for purchase.  We will be raffling off some great baskets again, as well as a 50/50 raffle!  

Just a reminder, Parents 4 TLC collects and donates ALL items left in Lost & Found monthly.  

Don’t forget about the passive ways you can fundraise for the school:

www.smile.amazon.com and select Tracy Learning Center (now available on mobile devices)

www.officedepot.com will donate 5% of purchases (must specify Primary, Discovery or Millennium after each purchase)

Our next meeting is Monday, March 18th at 6:30 in P2, hope to see you there!

TK

This week, our TK students continued their exploration of science tools.They investigated force and motion, magnets, and gravity. Plus, they created simple machines. Their science vocabulary was expanded, as they rehearsed the use of such words, as: friction, push/pull, and north/south. Our classroom was brimming with bright, inquisitive scientists!

We concluded our week with a fun-filled celebration in honor of Dr. Seuss. We participated in several different Seuss-tastic games and activities, and even tasted green eggs and ham! Check out our Instagram account for some photos of this fun-filled day!

 

Initial Phase

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go.” (Dr. Seuss) P2 had so much fun reading a wide variety of Dr. Seuss books this week. We ended our week with pajama day and FUN Dr. Seuss themed centers! Check out our instagram to see some pictures of all the fun!

The next two weeks will be review weeks. Please review all previously learned sight words with your student. Reviewing is key in ensuring that mastery is achieved. Trimester two conferences will be held the week of March 11th. We will send home your assigned time on Monday.

Phase One

Conferences are around the corner and you should have received the sign up sheet in your child’s red folder on Monday. If you have not already turned in your conference sign up sheet please do so by Monday! Conferences are a great way to get more insight into your child’s performance in school. The teachers enjoy getting to sit down with parents and discuss all that your child has accomplished. This is also a great time for you as parents to ask the teachers any questions or bring up any concerns you  may have. The teachers will be sending out our final scheduled times on Monday in red folders.

The Phase One classes celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by wearing pajamas, reading their favorite Dr. Seuss book, eating fun Dr. Seuss inspired snacks and various other activities.

Phase Two:

Parents, trimester 2 conferences are coming up so please return your conference sign up sheet.  Teachers will try their best to accommodate everyone’s schedules.

Our Phase 2 students are working on our energy and motion unit in science.  

In Spanish, our classes are working on how to have a conversation and even how to tell time in Spanish.  We’ve learned about sound, light, forces, and other forms of energy in science.  All of our classes also celebrated one of our favorite authors, Dr. Seuss!  

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Discovery Middle School ⅚

5th-8th Grade DCS Physical Education:

Students are Enjoying their “Final Rotation” of Drum Fit, Fitness & Ramp Shot!!! Please take a second to look at the following Letter as our “DCS Annual Jog-A-Thon” is coming up soon in May & we are now looking for sponsors!!!!

To whom it may concern:
Here at the Tracy Learning Center, our Physical Education and art programs strive to encourage health and wellness for a lifetime. The Tracy Learning Center believes in teaching the mind and body from a young age to stay fit and eat healthy. Our Primary students receive physical education every day for 35 minutes and our middle school students receive physical education for 48 minutes. We teach our students that it is important to take care of their bodies physically, socially, and mentally no matter their age.

Tracy Learning Center, is currently planning our 5th annual Jog-A-Thon to raise funds for our education programs. Both schools Primary (k-4th grade) and Discovery (5-8th grade) would like to raise funds to help purchase supplies for our music and art electives as well as PE equipment. We are currently seeking sponsorships for our event t-shirts. We would like to supply a t-shirt to each participant that will display their “race day bib,” keeping track of how many laps they complete on the front. Each of our sponsors will have their logos proudly displayed on the back of each shirt!

On behalf of Primary and Discovery Charter, we would like to invite your company to help promote our youth’s healthy active lifestyles by being a proud sponsor of this event. We are asking for a $250-$500 donation ($250 = your logo printed on 400 shirts, $500 = your logo printed on 800 shirts) to help us purchase our shirts and sponsor our event. The Jog-A-Thon will take place on Friday, May 10th, 2019. If you are interested in being a sponsor please contact me at mpenirian@tracylc.net or call me at (209) 290-0511 .

The Discovery Charter School greatly appreciates your time, support, and consideration. Our federal tax ID number is 68-0479762.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,
Maegan Penirian &The Physical Education Staff at the Tracy Learning Center

Also, as a quick friendly reminder, please remind students that they should be applying “Deodorants/Antiperspirants/Baby Powder or Sanitary Wipes” in the morning before they are coming to school and showering daily; as their bodies have already begun puberty even though there may be no signs of it showing physically!!!! Thank You!!! 🙂
Your Dedicated DCS Falcon PE Staff

⅚ Upcoming Dates to Know:

SWO Tri-Fold Board: Please bring in your Tri-Fold boards next week so we can start building our Career Fair boards in class

March 9th. 5/6 Science Olympiad

A Glance into ⅚ Classrooms:

Social Studies Update Reminder:
On Tuesday, Feb 19th, DCS welcomed Mr. Ricotta who joined our team as our new and permanent Social Studies teacher in ⅚.  Mr. Ricotta has 10 years of teaching experience and has wowed the kids already with not only his Social Studies knowledge, but his ability to speak fluent Korean. If you need to contact Mr. Ricotta, his e-mail address is: mricotta@tracylc.net 

Science with Ms. Diaz Reminder: Dear TLC parents and guardians, 5/6th grade science now has its very own science blog website. Come check it out to read the great blog posts covering various scientific topics that students have written for your learning and enjoyment. Get ready to be entertained and amazed!
Website:  https://tlcdiscoverychannel.weebly.com

Choir with Mr. Dougherty

The Trimester 2 concert was a huge success. All the students gave their best. The concert was filled with a variety of performances. Each of my trimester 2 classes contributed to the concert in a unique way by performing with boomwhackers, or bucket drums, or singing. We ended the concert with two songs performed by a combined choir featuring student from all of my trimester 2 classes. I want to give a special thanks to Mrs. Watson and Miss Zaca for managing the students and the Ms. Dane for organizing a video team. Thank you for always showing your support.

Ms. T’s Classes for SWO:

Reminder Ms. T’s classes will host their Career Fair on Friday, March 22nd in the TLC gym from 9:00-10:30 AM. All parents are welcome to come check out this event!

We started practicing our public speaking skills this week in small groups and presented our findings in front of our class- we will continue to practice to get all of the jitters out before the big day!
*Please bring in Tri-Fold boards next week so we can start laying everything out

LA/Humanities with Ms. Rodieck:

Ms. Rodieck’s Language Arts and Humanities

We had fun learning how to play Quizlet Live while studying for our Humanities Unit Final we took on Thursday.

 

 

 

 

We also learned about WEB Du Bois while learning how to take a topic sentence and turn it into a Thesis Statement.

Varsity continued to read Freedom Riders, while Scholastic and Honors started reading Shooting the Moon.  They also learned a little bit about Vietnam and how to play Gin Rummy – two of the topics in our next book.

Diagramming/Grammar, Weekly Vocabulary, and Weekly Quizzes in LA will continue next week.

                   

DCS 7- 8

⅞ Upcoming Dates to Know:

March 4 8th grade Placement Test for Millenium

March 6 This is the last day of the 2nd Trimester 

March 2nd 7/8 Science Olympiad

Spring Picture Day and Promotion Picture Day will be on Tuesday,
April 9, 2019.

Language Arts:

Students worked hard to perfect their SWO speeches this week. They worked on outlining their speeches and ensuring that they were ready for their presentations.  

Classes also continued to work on their language and mechanics skills by using our new online program, NoRedInk. This is an interactive program that allows students to hone their mechanical and technical language skills. Students are enjoying the challenge.

                                Language Arts with Mrs. Ernst

This is the last week of the trimester.Students are going to be presenting their SWO speeches beginning Friday 3/1. Please check with your student as to the day of their speech.They will need to be dressed in professional attire.  If you have any questions, please contact your child’s English teacher.

8th grade students need to remember that not completing all of the SWO’s  will result in the loss of the ability to participate in all promotion activities, such as Promotion, Cosmic Bowling, and Great America.

Math:

With Mr. Singh

Varsity- Doing unit- 6, Completed 6-1 Ratios and unit rates, 6-2 proportions, 6-3 similar figures and scale drawing, 6.-4 probability, 6-5 fractions ,decimals and percents, unit test of 6-1 to 6-5 done, completed 6-6 proportions and percents, 6-7 percents and equations, doing 6-8 percent of change.
Honors- Completed unit 7, doing unit 8 similarity
 Scholastic-doing  unit-6, completed 6-1 Identifying polynomials, 6-2 adding, 6-3 subtracting polynomials, doing 6-4 multiplying monomials  

Science with Ms. Dominguez:

This week, 5/6 and 7/8 Science are gearing up for Science Olympiad. All of the students are getting excited and nervous about their events. I have seen so much creativity and excellent examples of teamwork over the last couple of weeks as the kids have prepped for this fun event. I’m looking forward to this weekend, and watching our students perform. All parents are welcome to attend the event with their student. Any donations of snacks and water bottles would be appreciated!

7/8 Science Olympiad – March 2nd at McNair High School (students must arrive by 7:30-7:45am)
5/6 Science Olympiad – March 9th at McNair High School

Social Studies with Ms. Zaca

Did you know if you cannot afford a lawyer to represent you in court, the state can provide you one? Did you also know that if you wanted to, you don’t need a lawyer to represent you if you chose not to? All this is made possible for us because of the 6th amendment! This week students dived right into the Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments to our constitution. Students learned about how the Bill of Rights were created to protect American’s basic rights from an intrusive government. After reading about the amendments, students participated in a group activity where they had to identify which amendment offered protections in each scenario. Afterwards, students were given copies of the Preamble and will be need to memorize it for Tuesday’s test. Have you had your child recite the preamble to you yet?

Technology with Ms. Ferguson

Technology is working on their final projects, where they are planning a 14 day RV trip,  which is incorporates everything they’ve learned this trimester!

Choir with Mr. Dougherty

Mr Dougherty’s music classes had their Choir concert this week! Students practiced all week on their songs and bucket drumming.

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Millennium High School

  

Decision Medicine

Join Decision Medicine this summer and explore the exciting world of medicine. Our program is designed to introduce you to a possible career path that you may have thought was unavailable to you. Applicants must be 16 years old by the start of the program (July 15, 2019). Apply online February 1, 2019 – March 1, 2019. www.decisionmedicine.com

 

 

 

 

· Stanford Summer Arts Institute students in grades 8–11 come together for a three-week intensive interdisciplinary arts program offering academically rigorous, hands-on courses in art, visual design, and music. · Stanford Summer Humanities Institute students in grades 10 and 11 explore the big questions at the heart of the humanities in seminars led by distinguished Stanford professors during this three-week residential program. · Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes allows students in grades 8–11 to engage in single-subject intensive study selected from a wide range of disciplines, and benefit from small class size and academically themed residences. · Stanford AI4ALL invites young women in grade 9 to apply to this three-week residential summer program. Participants learn about topics in AI, partake in ongoing research at Stanford, and receive mentorship from professors, graduate students, and industry professionals. · Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) students participate in a highly-selective program centered around lectures, guided research, and group problem solving in advanced math topics. This four-week program is intended for an elite group of talented students in grades 10 and 11. · Stanford Pre-Collegiate University-Level Online Math and Physics offers 13 courses throughout the year, including a summer term for high school students, grades 9–12. Students earn Stanford University Continuing Studies credit. Learn more about Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies programs here: https://spcs.stanford.edu/programs.

 

 

T&J Educational Supplies and Tutoring Club

Offers FREE Tutoring During Black History Month

GRADES PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL

Reading • Math • Algebra I&2 • Geometry

320 W. 11th Street, Tracy, CA

Every Monday thru Thursday in February

3:30 – 6:30 PM

 

Meet Terry and Jackie Thomas!

Parking in rear!

San Joaquin Delta College – Delta Dream Conference

Delta Dream Conference Save the Date 8:30am-2:00pm. Saturday, February 23, 2019 at San Joaquin Delta College Tillie Lewis Theatre

5151 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95207

Reserve your free spot at tinyurl.com/deltadream19

Join us at SJDC to learn more, please see the following link for event flyer:

file:///C:/Users/TLC%20Teacher/Desktop/2019%20Dreamers%20Conference.pdf

Delta College Cash 4 College Event

The Delta College Financial Aid, Scholarships & Veterans Services Department is excited to announce our annual Cash 4 College Workshop on Wednesday, February 27th from 12pm to 6pm!  

 

Students and their parents can drop-in anytime between 12:00pm – 6:00pm.  We will have our entire Financial Aid Staff on site to guide students through completing their 2019-2020 FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application, and answer any questions they may have regarding financial aid.  We will also have free food and prizes!!  Please help spread the word to students regarding this wonderful opportunity to complete their financial aid application by March 2nd.  The event will be in the Eservices Lab on the first floor of the DeRicco Building.

Please see the following link for event flyer:

https://docushare.deltacollege.edu/dsweb/Get/Document-206365/Cash%20for%20College%20Flyer%2019-20_Spring.pdf

Youth Advisory Commission (YAC) in currently Accepting Applications

The City of Tracy is currently accepting applications from teens and adults interested in serving on the Youth Advisory Commission (YAC).  The Commission operates in an advisory capacity to the Recreation Division – Youth & Teen Services staff, the Parks and Community Services Commission, the City Council and other community groups on matters relating to youth in Tracy.

 

Members of YAC recommend and assist in the planning and implementation of youth programs and events and host forums on health, safety and recreation. Adult Commissioners will work with teens from all Tracy high schools, as well as City leaders and staff, to implement programs that positively impact the youth of our community.  Adult Commissioners will also mentor the teens as they work with them on subcommittees and special projects. Both adult and teen commissioners attend monthly and scheduled meetings.

 

Youth Advisory Commission meetings take place on the second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. at Tracy City Hall, Room 203.

 

Teens between the ages of 14 to 18 and attending high school in Tracy, as well as adults that live in Tracy, are welcome to apply. Applications may be obtained at the Tracy City Hall, located at 333 Civic Center Plaza, or by visiting www.cityoftracy.org and clicking on the Elected Officials & Policy link.

 

The YAC application deadline is Friday, May 3, 2019.

Summer Delta College Early Start

There is a College Early Start Meeting for students on Monday, February 25th at 12:15 in Mr. Hunt and Mr. Singh’s room 204.  If students are interested in taking summer classes at Delta College, they must attend this meeting! There will be an application workshop on Friday 3/1 at 12:00 in Room 204 so students can complete the next step in this process with help. Students should bring their SSN! Seniors applying/reapplying to Delta should also attend the application workshop and must sign up in the Counseling Office.

FAFSA Workshop

The Counseling Office hosted a drop-in FAFSA workshop on Thursday and assisted nine 12th grade students’ families in submitting their FAFSA before the upcoming March 2nd deadline. Completing this free online application on time during senior year is so important in order to be considered for college financial aid including grants, scholarships, work study and loans.

UC Merced Splash 2019-Saturday March 16, 2019 9:00AM-5:00PM

San Joaquin Delta College Application Workshop – March 1, 2019

A group of Millennium High School Seniors participated in a San Joaquin Delta College workshop today. Students were able to get a head start on the application process with the help of a Delta College representative.