TLC Charter Chatter

 

A Message from Virginia                                                                      Dec. 20, 2020

The entire Tracy Learning Center Staff wishes each of you a happy holiday season. Enjoy your family and friends.  We look forward to seeing you next year!  

 

Next School Holiday

WInter Break – Dec. 23, 2019 through Jan. 5, 2020 All students return to school on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020

 

 

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.

 

 

 

It’s that time again. THE 14TH ANNUAL TRACY LEARNING CENTER CRAB FEED – FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Tickets to the February 1, 2020 Tracy Learning Center Crab Feed are on sale now!

Tickets are $55.00 per person, or a table of eight is $440.00. Table reservations include pre-assigned seating and your name or company name prominently displayed on your table.

The doors of the Portuguese Hall will open at 6:00 p.m. for a no-host cocktail hour. Your delicious crab dinner served with salad, pasta and bread will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Through so much generosity we have amazing raffle baskets and silent auction items.  Then put on your dancing shoes and hit the dance floor until 12:00 a.m.

 

Please let me know if you can kindly donate to our DESSERT AUCTION.

Donna Baker (209) 321-9157 via text or donna@donnabaker.com

 

Please let me know if you would like to volunteer for this awesome event. We are also looking for a new committee chair that would like to shadow Tom and Donna through all aspects of this community building event. Their daughter Ally will be graduating this year whereby they will kindly step down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch Menu Week of JAN. 6- 10, 2020

Mon – Pizza

Tues – Beef and Gravy

Wed – Mac and Cheese

Thurs – Chicken Taquitos

Fri – Beef Hot Dog

 

 

Don’t forget to click the STAR after scanning and enter your student’s classroom number for credit.

 

 

 

NOW HIRING:  Spring 2020 Head Athletic Coaches-

Boys Volleyball:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1228598

Co-Ed Golf:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1256489 

 

 

Daddy Daughter Masquerade Ball was a huge success! Thank you to those that attended! If you purchased pictures, they will go home this Friday December 20th!

 

 

TLC Preschool: Did you know?

  

Did you know our preschool teachers work hard each week creating lessons that are play based?  The preschool teachers focus on a letter, number, color and shape each week. They use these focus concepts to create fun, interactive lessons that keep students engaged while having fun learning.   This week the students have been focusing on the letter E as in elf, the number 10, the color brown, and the shape triangle.  Students have created group posters with the letter E, sorted the letter E by capital and lowercase, and worked on creating lists of things that start with the E sound, made christmas decorations with groups of 10, and decorated a triangle shaped Christmas tree! Phew!.  Who knew so much learning could be masqueraded into fun activities.  Thank you teachers!

 

 

Initial Phase

P2 began studying community helpers and map skills in preparation of our North Pole project. Students should bring their assigned building on Wednesday as we will set up our North Pole Wednesday morning and leave it up to use for classroom activities through Thursday.

Next week, we will do our weekly tests on Thursday because the teachers have many fun activities planned for Friday- including building mini gingerbread houses!

Don’t forget to change out your students extra clothes in their backpack to winter clothes.

 

 

 Phase One:

Phase 1 had an exciting week!!  We finished up our letter writing unit and are getting ready for procedural writing.  In Social Studies we learned about Hanukkah from Mrs. Thompson.  We did some fun holiday themed activities in LA and Math.  Phase 1 also recognized SWO earners, and Golden Shoe earners.  We have a great bunch of respectful students!!  Our week ended with a Polar Express Party complete with hot chocolate and treats!  Thank you for all your good wishes and gifts.  Have a safe and wonderful Winter Break!!

 

 

Phase Two:   

This week our phase 2 classes enjoyed their nacho party in Spanish with Senora Wharton!  This is a reward that classes earn by participating in class, working on their skills in class and being productive workers.  Everyone enjoyed Senora Wharton’s famous salsa and even got to do the Macarena!  Students were also presented with outstanding student awards for Spanish.  

In social studies our classes are learning about our government and how to be a good citizen.  We discussed what it means to be a good citizen, both in the classroom and in our community.  Speaking of good citizens…thank you to everyone who donated items for Brighter Christmas and our toy drive for the children’s hospital.  We are so appreciative and proud of our students for reaching out to help others.                        

 

 

 

Discovery Middle School 5-6

Upcoming ⅚ Dates:

December 21 – January 5: NO SCHOOL – Winter Break – We return to school on January 6th

Holiday Special offer on Discovery Charter School’s Yearbook

Picaboo, the company that helps create and sell our yearbook, is having a special holiday offer.  Go on-line and order a yearbook and you will be put in a drawing for a free yearbook.   If you win, you will be refunded your payment.

So go to http://DCSYearbook.picaboo.com between now and December 31, 2019 to order your yearbook for $48.00 and you could possibly get yours free.

Another added bonus of ordering your yearbook on-line is you can create 4 pages and the back cover as your own.  What a great way to personalize your yearbook and make sure your special memories are included.

Any questions, email me at lrodieck@tracylc.net

Thank you and Happy Holidays,

Ms. Rodieck

Top 5 Nest Point Earners!

Peregrine:

 

Kestrel:

Saker:

Amur:

Mrs. Zuniga/Mrs. Bengson’s Math:

Varsity: Our class is finishing Unit 2, so we will be starting Unit 3 when we get back from break. Students took the unit test on Friday and will know their grades when we get back. We look forward to beginning the introduction of fractions.

Scholastic: Our class has looked at functions and graphs for the first time this week and students did very well. Now we have started adding integers, which students played a game of integer war this week.

Honors: Our class began looking at multi-step equations with variables on one and both sides of an equation. Students are doing well with this concept. We will end the week with this concept, but add in a little extra to the equations before break. After break we will review equations again before taking on our second quiz for the unit.

Mrs. Nijjar’s Math:

Varsity: We spent this week learning about decimal multiplication and division. In the week after Winter Break, students will be reviewing these concepts and will take the Unit Test for the same.

Scholastic: Students completed the third unit and took the Unit Test. In addition to this, students spent a day reviewing decimal addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division concepts.

Honors: Students learned to write equations as functions and plot on a graph. Students also explored the website “Desmos” to plot graphs of complex equations. In the coming weeks, students will be learning about forming arithmetic sequences and plotting the same on the graph.

Ms. Rodieck’s Language Arts and Humanities:

This week we had the final for Art History in Humanities.  When we come back in January, we will start looking at art and listening to music related to the Pentathlon topic of Health and Wellness.

We will also continue to read Fever 1793 and will finish it up with a cooperative collaboration project – creating a newspaper from the time period.  This week we worked on using dialogue in a creative writing project using Gingerbreads.  The students do have a book club book brochure do the day we come back.  The assignment is on my Google Classroom and can be turned in that way or printed out.  I will be available to answer questions about the project during the break.  Have a Restful WinterBreak and I will see you in 2020.

Language Arts with Mr. Harding:

We are working on symbolic text free compositions in Language Arts. The students are learning how to use foreground, midground, and background to create movement and show relationships between ideas to create a theme. We appreciate the artistically inclined, but emphasize the use of symbols and creating a relationship between them on the page. Students who originally tried to draw their dog or best friend and failed learned to draw more common things that symbolize what the relationship means to them. Instead, they draw the leash and collar. They draw the monkey bars that they used to climb with their best friend every day in primary school.

Our novel has piqued interest, and I am confident that even winter break will not abate our fervor for Fever, 1793. We will continue with this novel and associated projects in January. We will pick up the pace, and finish within the first few weeks in January. I am encouraged by the enthusiasm the learners bring to the class every day. We’ll start 2020 in full stride. Happy Holidays.

Social Studies with Mr. Bird and Mr. McCarthy:

For the final week of 2019, our Falcon scholars are wrapping up their unit on Ancient Israel. They finished a group project where each person had to write and draw about a key event in the development of Judaism. We put the key events together and placed a few fantastic timelines on our wall for the class to see! See pictures below of a couple timelines hanging on our wall.

To end the unit, and the week, students had the option to take a traditional unit test or create a project to show what they have learned. Students were able to make posters, comic strips, and more to show their understanding of the unit. They worked with partners, but each person turned in their own individual project. Please see pictures below of students working on their posters!

Students also turned in all their work from the unit on Thursday. When we return, students will begin a new unit on Ancient Greece! Enjoy the break!

Science with Ms. Diaz:

Greetings scientists! This week, we finished our solar system project so once we come back from break, we can decorate the classroom with our artwork. It’ll truly be an “out of this world” sight to behold. After break we will model the earth rotating from day to night and also learn about the phases of the moon, keeping track of the moon in real time with moon diaries.

Last but not least, come one and come all to check out the DCS science blog site at: www.tlcdiscoverychannel.weebly.com. I have no new entries this week but check out our posted articles and prepare to be SCIENCED!

Awesomely interesting announcements:

• Please don’t forget to check Google classroom and/or the science class website regularly with your student
  Google Classroom Hon/Scholastic code→ jp9wlua
  Google Classroom Varsity code→ 8d4s9b
  Science class website: https://diazdoesscience.weebly.com 

Mission to Mars:

• The next payment is due Jan. 4th. Your balance needs to be $300 or less to stay on schedule. Please check your account to stay up to date.
• Please check your email and let me know if you would like to take a bus with us from TLC to SFO. If we have enough of an interest, I can arrange bus transportation.

Rube Goldberg:

• ALL the groups did a spectacular job at the Rube Goldberg competition and they had a lot of fun. They look forward to doing it again in the future.

Now, the long awaited list of winners from last week’s Rube Goldberg competition. Drumroll please…

• 1st-“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (Taylor Sansaver, Manavi Brar, Johanna Jepsen, Olivia Richardson, Sofia Rios, Isabella Posadas)

2nd- “The 6 Musketeers” (Delany Silva, Isabela Richardson, Lexi Duncan, Emiliano Valdez, Kaitlynn Nguyen, Adara Manzo)

3rd- “The Robots” (Sophie McCrary, Aliyah Tate, Ava Moschetti, Raelyn Sarmiento, Cindy Nguyen)

Honorable Mention- “Chick-fil-A” (Justin Martinez, Manvir Sra, Elyas Jawanshir)

Stay curious & keep exploring!!!

 

 

Discovery Middle School 7-8

• Winter Break begins December 23rd. Classes resume on January 6th

Week 18 Top 5 Nest Earners!

Leadership:

Congratulations to Mrs. Rapp and Mr. Bird and Mr. McCarthy for having the winning walls for Discovery! Check out the videos below to see the students explaining their winning walls.

7/8 Wall Winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdbg23bY5ws&list=PLofEVHepPvWh8UZPJoIwr-OpFIXcuHy7s&index=5&t=0s

 

5/6 Wall Winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ddjIVG28M&list=PLofEVHepPvWh8UZPJoIwr-OpFIXcuHy7s&index=6&t=0s 

Language Arts with Mrs. Cerezo

This month has been filled with many activities in Language Arts! We are still working on finishing Frankenstein, though the Varsity class finished this week! All classes will get their Frankenstein projects during week 21 and 22.

Students are continuing to practice their writing skills through take home essays and in class timed writes. This week students learned how to create a conclusion paragraph and practiced writing one in class.

We have also completed our second round of Book Club Books (these are books that students choose to read on their own and then complete a project for). For this round we created a One-Pager that showcased the students’ understanding of their novel. They had to analyze the characters growth, the plot, and themes of the story they read. Pictured below are some of the most unique examples of the One-Pagers.

All classes have also continued their work with Diagramming. We have been practicing daily and last week we played a round of Diagram Gold. Each student had a team and had to travel to nine holes to solve a diagramming equation. Their score reflected the number of errors they and their team made per sentence. It was a lot of fun! Honors class will soon be moving on to sentences with adverb clauses.

We will also begin our 2nd Trimester SWO once we get back from Winter Break. This is a very involved and detailed research essay. There are many components to this research essays and we will begin all of the work in class and have roughly two work days (in class) a week. Students must complete and turn in all components on time to move on to the next element of the project.

Finally, just a reminder that while Varsity classes do not have official homework in the form of a worksheet or problem set, but they still must be studying and reviewing the material learned in class in order to be successful. Varsity classes still have tests and assignments in class and if they are not ready or not completed with an assignment by the due date they should take it upon themselves to complete the assignment at home to ensure that it is submitted on time.

Language Arts with Ms. Greene:

        It is our final week before Winter Break! Recently, we have been reading Frankenstein and a rigorous pace. Honors and Scholastic are about half way through the book, while Varsity is reading a graphic novel version and they will be finishing the book this week!

        At the start of the year we broke down the 5 paragraph essay and have taught the students introductions, body paragraphs, and now we will be teaching conclusions. Students are very excited to be able to write a complete essay, rather than an incomplete paper. In all classes their writing has dramatically gotten better because of the focus on each part of an essay.

        When we return we will complete Frankenstein in Honors and Scholastic, as well as put an emphasis on the Pentathlon topics.

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Millennium High School

YEARBOOK ORDERS and SENIOR DEDICATION AD ORDERS NOW OPEN!

Yearbooks are on sale now! Yearbooks are $75. Now is the perfect time to order a 2019-20 yearbook for your student. We look forward to yearbook delivery day, May 15th. Orders are open through April 11th. Click HERE to go to our convenient online order center! Or you may go to yearbookordercenter.com and enter code 21362. You may also pay by cash, check, or card in the front office or by contacting Miss Lamanna, blamanna@tracylc.net

Senior Dedication ads in the yearbook are available and can include photos alongside a personal message to your son, daughter, or teammate. There are a limited number of pages available, so act quickly. The deadline to place an ad is 3/15/20. Credit cards accepted! If you have any questions, please direct them to blamanna@tracylc.net.

Athletics

Interested in donating to the Athletics program?  Here are 2 great opportunities!  If you would like to help us purchase the padded flooring for the weight room we hope to have open by winter, you may donate here, and add “Weight Room” in the notes. (We are just about $15,000 shy of FULL completion!!):  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=JV4bGcCRYeBxsAoeIm9378Hq0cPdQ5v5cVuYxrIDCxod5qM0FM8eQcBKQ-YhqrA_hGj2tG&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Weekly Schedule (Girls & Boys Soccer, Girls & Boys Basketball): 

Thursday-Saturday 12/19-12/21:  V Boys Basketball @ West High Tournament

Saturday 12/21:  Girls Basketball @ Gustine, 3pm

Thursday-Saturday 12/26-12/28:  Girls Basketball @ Ripon Christian Tournament

JV/V Boys Basketball @ Orestimba Tournament

Friday-Saturday 12/27-12/28:  Girls Soccer @ Ripon Christian Tournament

Friday 1/3/20:  JV Boys, Girls, V Boys Basketball @ Turlock Christian- Played at Calvary Baptist (5, 6:30, 8pm)

Tuesday 1/7:  JV/V Boys Basketball vs Brookside Christian- Played at Tracy High (5:00/6:30pm)

JV/V Boys Soccer @ Edison (5/7pm)

Girls Soccer vs Stone Ridge Christian- Played at West High (6pm)

Thursday 1/9:  V Boys Soccer vs Big Valley Christian- Played at Tracy High (7pm)

Friday 1/10:  Girls Soccer @ Delta Charter (3pm)

JV Boys vs Delta Charter, V Boys vs Elliot Christian- Played at West High (5:00/6:30pm)

Sports Scores:

Girls Basketball:  Falcons 38, Escalon 26

Falcons 40, Galt 51

Falcons 46, Holt Academy 40

Falcons 32, Waterford 35

Girls Soccer:  Falcons 7, Hughes Academy 0

Varsity Boys Soccer:  Falcons 0, West 5

JV Boys Soccer:  Falcons 0, Dixon 8

Falcons 2, Galt 11

Falcons 2, Bret Harte 1

Falcons 0, West 9

Varsity Boys Basketball:  Falcons 55, Valley 54 (OT)

Falcons 59, Kimball 73

Falcons 29, Livermore 59

Falcons 43. West 66

JV Boys Basketball:  Falcons 23, Valley 45

Falcons 36, Tokay 44

Falcons 34, Livermore 66

NOW HIRING:  Spring 2020 Head Athletic Coaches-

Boys Volleyball:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1228598

Co-Ed Golf:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1256489

Interested in a coaching position not currently posted?  Submit your coaching resume/application here for consideration in future openings:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376

For donations towards Millennium Athletics in general, you can go here:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=JV4bGcCRYeBxsAoeIm9378Hq0cPdQ5v5cVuYxrIDCxod5qM0FM8eQcBKQ-YhqrA_hGj2tG&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Follow Millennium Athletics on Social Media:  

-Instagram- @Millennium_Athletics

-Twitter- @MHS_Falcons

-Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/BalsamoPE

We appreciate your continued support!  FALCON PRIDE!!

Upcoming Fundraisers for Athletics:

-Mother Son Dance: February 8th, 2020

 

 

COUNSELING, COLLEGE, AND COMMUNITY NEWS!!!

Report cards have been mailed home!  Included with report cards for each student was an insert about a new college/career planning resource we are providing to our students for free, called CaliforniaColleges.edu.  Please read the information that we sent home and contact the Counseling Office with any questions.

Results from the PSAT/NMSQT administration in October are now available and paper score reports have been provided to students!  The counselors had a meeting for these students on Tuesday 12/17 to provide score reports and test booklets, and help students interpret their results.  Please see this video for more information:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie6WBDzjtGA&feature=youtu.be

We also highly encourage students to connect their PSAT scores with Khan Academy for FREE, personalized SAT prep!  See this video for instructions:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=patbkNnnAQ4

 

There is a great paid internship opportunity this summer with Kaiser Permanente!

Did you know that we’re having a major gaming event in Tracy on New Years Eve for youth? That’s right, on New Years Eve, we’re inviting everyone, ages 14 to 20, to come to WorkVine209 for a night of casual gaming on a variety of systems as well as ping pong and air hockey.

This is a great way to get out, hang with friends, and demonstrate your skills at all of the best games of 2019.

This is a supervised event with adult volunteers. We want everyone to have fun and stay safe at the same time. Contact Uneed2 for more information: info@uneed2.org

9th Annual TLC’s Got Talent Show – February 13, 2020

TLC Charter Chatter

 

A Message from Virginia                                                                   Dec. 13, 2019

PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE 2019 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DASHBOARD AND ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND DATA

The California Department of Education (CDE) is pleased to announce the public release of the 2019 California School Dashboard (Dashboard). The Dashboard is available at https://www.caschooldashboard.org.

The CDE is also excited to share that the Dashboard is available in three new languages: Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Please note that these three new reports are still being finalized and will be fully translated during the week of December 23, 2019. To view these translated reports, click on the “Select Language” drop-down menu at the top right of the Dashboard.

Virginia Stewart  

Executive Director      

 

 

Every once in awhile, I find an article I would like to share in my space of the Chatter.  This is one I think you will like.  Do not feel you have to buy into the whole article, but it has things we can all keep in mind.  Also, remember these things also can relate to those with older primary children as well as high schoolers.

Virginia Stewart

How to keep your tween talking

Claire Gillespie

 

December 3, 2019

 

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A lot happens to children between the ages of 9 and 12. During this weird, in-limbo stage of life, they’re definitely not little kids anymore (just ask them!), but they’re teetering on the brink of adolescence, and they’re still a long way from being adults. Alongside all the obvious physical transformations they’re going through — it can seem as if they morph into completely different beings overnight — come to some pretty major internal changes. Often, one of the hardest for parents to deal with is an abrupt lack of communication from their tween. Suddenly, your chatty, happy kid wakes up with the inability to offer anything more than a grunt in your general direction.

This can be tough, but it’s totally normal, says Christine Schneider, a marriage and family therapist and co-founder of Integrative Mind Institute. And your kid is likely to be just as thrown as you are by the changes, even if they act like they couldn’t care less. “The pre-teen phase is confusing for both kids and parents,” Schneider says. “Puberty typically sets off a process of developmentally appropriate tasks, such as having peers become as important as parents for guidance/emotional support, and developing a sense of identity separate from parents.”

In other words, your tween does want to talk — just not to you.

This can be difficult in a couple of ways. First of all, as soon as your little chatterbox — the one you used to wish would just ease up on all the questions already — actually does keep schtum, you suddenly want to go straight back to fielding those interrogations. And then there are all the issues you know you need to talk about, whether you want to or not, like social media, alcohol, drugs, and puberty. Yes, it’s unfortunate that just when you need to start having Big Talks with your kid, they seem to want to keep their bedroom door firmly closed — with you on the other side. But during this transformative pre-adolescent stage, your kid needs your guidance and support more than ever, so you gotta try to nudge that door open.

Schneider has some tips for how to keep those precious lines of communication open — without sending your kid running at full speed in the opposite direction.

Ditch the screens, and eat

It’s important to have structured family meals with no electronics, two to three times per week, Schneider says. It sounds simple, but we all know how easy it can be for everything else to get in the way of proper, sit-down family meals. This is a great opportunity to tackle some of those tricky topics that may be starting to catch your kid’s attention (or weigh on their mind), like puberty, changing friendships, gender stereotypes and pressure to fit in. “Talking about these issues during family meals can let you add your own points of view with it coming across as a lecture,” Schneider says.

Do whatever your kid wants to do — together

Whatever your tween is into — sports, crafts, or something else — make yourself a part of it. Schneider recommends letting them invite a friend along to ramp up the fun factor and give you the chance to influence both of them (two pre-adolescents for the price of one, if you like) without having a direct confrontation.

“Play in all forms, from throwing a ball back and forth to a family board game night, enhances a sense of belonging and strengthens positive emotions,” explains Schneider. “Families that play together tend to be better bonded and able to work through confrontation while staying connected.”

Get on board with the text chat

You might not want your kid to spend any more time glued to a screen than they already do, but if they feel most comfortable communicating with you through text, just go with the flow, Schneider says. If there’s something on their mind that they don’t know how to articulate, giving them space and freedom to do it indirectly can help them start a dialogue they might otherwise shy away from.

Email and good old-fashioned letter-writing are other options for indirect communication; basically, keep an open mind and don’t rule anything out. “Many parents find that their pre-teen will be more open and honest, and more willing to take feedback, when it’s done indirectly,” Schneider explains. Of course, if something comes up that you’re concerned about, calmly request a face-to-face. You’re still the parent.

Learn how to recognize when things aren’t ok

It can be tough to know when to give your tween space and when to keep pushing, so being aware of the common signs of depression is crucial. These include isolating oneself from others (including peers), having difficulty sleeping, and displaying general signs of hopelessness or helplessness. And if your kid won’t talk to you, they might talk to someone else: an aunt or uncle, an older peer, a school counselor, or a therapist.

“Dropping grades, isolation, sudden changes in peer groups, and excessive phone/video game usage may all be signs for concern,” Schneider says. Take advantage of all support networks you have available, and offer them up informally — like arranging for an older cousin to take them out for ice cream — rather than forcing something. And never, ever, make support sound like a punishment. Telling your kid, “if you don’t start telling me what’s going on in your head, I’m going to make you see a counselor,” is highly unlikely to encourage them to open up to you any time soon.

Rethink your “listening”

It’s common — and normal — for parents to struggle with the thought of their child growing up, but your response might be partly to blame for your tween’s sudden reticence. If you’re still disciplining your child in a way that’s no longer age-appropriate — reacting with confrontation when they do something wrong, giving little or no positive reinforcement when they do something right, or constantly trying to “fix” things — this might be at the root of them pulling away from you, says Catherine Jackson, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Dr. J’s Holistic Health & Wellness.

“Sometimes, kids just want someone to listen,” Jackson says. “Not judge, or condemn, or fix anything.”

Let them go, just a little

If you still have those apron strings tightly wound around your fingers, it’s time to ease up on the grip. “Kids begin to pull away from their parents as they search for who they are as individuals,” Jackson says. “It’s hard to figure out who you are as a person if you’re constantly influenced by a group (i.e. your family).” Throw in your pre-teen’s natural desire to question authority and societal standards, and it’s no wonder they want to make more decisions on their own — for better or worse. At this stage, their peers’ views start to carry more weight — they’re all on a similar journey of self-discovery, after all.

Next School Holiday

WInter Break – Dec. 23, 2019 through Jan. 5, 2020 All students return to school on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020

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.

Lunch Menu Week of Dec. 16, 2019 – Dec. 20, 2019

Mon – Pizza

Tues – Bean or Beef Burrito

Wed – Chicken Patty Sandwich

Thurs – No Meat Spaghetti

Fri – Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes and Holiday Dessert

Don’t forget to click the STAR after scanning and enter your student’s classroom number for credit.

NOW HIRING:  Spring 2020 Head Athletic Coaches-

Boys Volleyball:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1228598

Co-Ed Golf:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1256489 

TLC Preschool: Did you know?

  

Did you know our preschool teachers work hard each week creating lessons that are play based?  The preschool teachers focus on a letter, number, color and shape each week. They use these focus concepts to create fun, interactive lessons that keep students engaged while having fun learning.   This week the students have been focusing on the letter E as in elf, the number 10, the color brown, and the shape triangle.  Students have created group posters with the letter E, sorted the letter E by capital and lowercase, and worked on creating lists of things that start with the E sound, made christmas decorations with groups of 10, and decorated a triangle shaped Christmas tree! Phew!.  Who knew so much learning could be masqueraded into fun activities.  Thank you teachers!

 Initial Phase

P2 began studying community helpers and map skills in preparation of our North Pole project. Students should bring their assigned building on Wednesday as we will set up our North Pole Wednesday morning and leave it up to use for classroom activities through Thursday.

Next week, we will do our weekly tests on Thursday because the teachers have many fun activities planned for Friday- including building mini gingerbread houses!

Don’t forget to change out your students extra clothes in their backpack to winter clothes.

 Phase One:

This Week in Phase 1 we are proud to recognize our Spanish Certificate Earners.  In P3 Senora Wharton awarded Raechel Alvis and Benjamin Castro.  In P4 she awarded Jaslyn Nguyen, Junior Espinoza, and Briya Duncan.  In P5 she awarded Troy Newcomb, Imhotep Drumgoole, and Diapreet Sandhu.  Congratulations to those students!!

We had a wonderful week learning about and celebrating the winter holidays and traditions,  writing friendly letters, and continuing studying LA and Math with holiday themed activities.  We also learned the importance of this time of year being about caring for and helping others through writing activities.  We definitely caught the Christmas Spirit!!  

Phase Two:   

This week our phase 2 classes enjoyed their nacho party in Spanish with Senora Wharton!  This is a reward that classes earn by participating in class, working on their skills in class and being productive workers.  Everyone enjoyed Senora Wharton’s famous salsa and even got to do the Macarena!  Students were also presented with outstanding student awards for Spanish.  

In social studies our classes are learning about our government and how to be a good citizen.  We discussed what it means to be a good citizen, both in the classroom and in our community.  Speaking of good citizens…thank you to everyone who donated items for Brighter Christmas and our toy drive for the children’s hospital.  We are so appreciative and proud of our students for reaching out to help others.                        

Discovery Middle School 5-6

Upcoming ⅚ Dates:

December 21 – January 5: NO SCHOOL – Winter Break – We return to school on January 6th

Holiday Special offer on Discovery Charter School’s Yearbook

Picaboo, the company that helps create and sell our yearbook, is having a special holiday offer.  Go on-line and order a yearbook and you will be put in a drawing for a free yearbook.   If you win, you will be refunded your payment.

So go to http://DCSYearbook.picaboo.com between now and December 31, 2019 to order your yearbook for $48.00 and you could possibly get yours free.

Another added bonus of ordering your yearbook on-line is you can create 4 pages and the back cover as your own.  What a great way to personalize your yearbook and make sure your special memories are included.

Any questions, email me at lrodieck@tracylc.net

Thank you and Happy Holidays,

Ms. Rodieck

6th Grade Girls Basketball Champs!!!!

Congratulations to the 6th grade girls basketball team bringing home the first championship to Discovery!!! They battled all year, finishing the season 8-0. They defeated Monte Vista in the Championship Game this afternoon with the score of 26-14. If you see them around campus this week, congratulate them! Thanks! They are really proud of their accomplishment!!

Top 5 Nest Point Earners!

Peregrine:

Kestrel:

Saker:

Amur:

Mrs. Zuniga/Mrs. Bengson’s Math:

All Classes: All classes took the UC Davis test for the second time this year. I would also like to let parents and students know that after winter we will be starting our Lifelong Learner SWO. The students will be getting a rubric and guide for what they will need.

Varsity: Our class finished the fourth quiz of unit 2 focusing on long division. Next up we will be learning about multiplication properties and in and out tables to finish off the unit. Our hope is to take the Unit 2 test next Wednesday before break begins.

Scholastic: Our class began Unit 4 this week and will be pushing through until winter break. I do hope that students are still revisiting the concepts at home during break in their down time to be ready to pick it back up in January.

Honors: Our class began Unit 3 and took their first quiz on Thursday. We will be pushing through Unit 3 until winter break. I do hope that students are still revisiting the concepts at home during break in their down time to be ready to pick it back up in January.

Mrs. Nijjar’s Math:

Varsity: We completed Unit-2 which was about multiplying and dividing whole numbers. Students did a fantastic job on unit test. We started with Unit-3, and students will be learning more about multiplying and dividing decimal numbers.  

Scholastic: Students completed Unit-2 and are getting ready to take the unit test in the coming week. In the coming week, students will be reviewing the concepts of Unit-2 and will start with Unit-3.

Honors: Students learned to write equations as functions, and graph them accordingly. In the coming weeks, students will be learning about different types of equations and their corresponding graphs.

All my students took the Davis test on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Detailed reports will be sent home soon.

Ms. Rodieck’s Language Arts and Humanities:

We worked hard this week.  All classes read more about Matilda and surviving the fever in our novel.  Scholastic and Honors learned about Indirect Objects and how to Diagram them.  Varsity worked on identifying the Main Idea and Supporting details, along with subject and predicate so they could combine them in sentences.  All groups also worked on writing dialogue so we can incorporate it in our creative writing assignment next week.  It was a very ambitious week and they did great.

Language Arts with Mr. Harding:

Our Scholastic students decided to make a pixelated picture made of over 1,000 one and a half-inch square colored pieces of paper. In order to complete this undertaking, we really came together as a team. We agreed to roles and completed our duties. When problems arose, we worked together to solve them and move on. From beginning to end, the students took the lead on this project. The class became a team last week.

Unfortunately, we have to abandon the Ebola essays. We paused for one week due to computer testing, paused the next week for computer reformatting, then paused a week for Thanksgiving. I do not see the wisdom in picking up a hot topic that has turned cold. I do not wish to abandon what was promising work, but I do not want to waste our time with a learning opportunity that has passed.

Social Studies with Mr. Bird and Mr. McCarthy:

This week, our social studies scholars are learning about the central teachings of Judaism and how they’ve survived to modern day. They first related the lesson to their own family traditions and we had a fantastic class discussion about different traditions that have been passed down over time. Our students celebrate many different traditions such as Diwali, Las Posadas, Dia de los Muertos, family reunions, vacations to various places like Lake Tahoe and Florida, as well as different ways to celebrate Christmas.

Then, students analyzed four of the central teachings of Judaism and their influence today. To process the information our students learned, they created group timelines (pictures coming soon once they are posted on our wall!). Students in each group selected their own key event of Judaism and wrote about its importance. They also included a sketch of the event. We will piece them together to display in our classroom.

Next week, students in all classes will have their unit test on the ancient Israelites. They will need to review both lesson packets (Origins of Judaism and World Religions: Judaism).

Science with Ms. Diaz:

Greetings scientists! This week, we studied our solar system flashcards so that we could ace the quiz we took on Friday. We also began our solar system poster projects. Each group was assigned a planet or part of our solar system to artistically create and then write facts about it on the poster. We have also been watching episodes of Lost In Space, writing in our science notebooks bullet point lists of what we think is scientifically accurate and what is fiction.

Next week we will continue our solar system poster projects so we can decorate the classroom with them before we leave for winter break.

Last but not least, come one and come all to check out the DCS science blog site at: www.tlcdiscoverychannel.weebly.com. Read all about the Bees (Evee Snell) and The Perils of Living in the Sea (Alivia Petersen). Prepare to be SCIENCED!

Awesomely interesting announcements:

• Please don’t forget to check Google classroom and/or the science class website regularly with your student
  Google Classroom Hon/Scholastic code→ jp9wlua
  Google Classroom Varsity code→ 8d4s9b
  Science class website: https://diazdoesscience.weebly.com 

Mission to Mars:

• The next payment is due Jan. 4th. Your balance needs to be $300 or less to stay on schedule. Please check your account to stay up to date.
• Please check your email regarding protocol for those either not flying RT or flying one-way only. If you did not receive this email, please contact me as soon as possible.

Rube Goldberg:

• The DCS competition was Friday the 13th! It was so much fun and quite the experience. This was hopefully the first of what will be a DCS tradition. Winners and pictures will be posted in the next Chatter Chatter.

Stay curious & keep exploring!!!

⅚ PE & SWO:

For the past 2 weeks 5 & 6 have been working on their new SWO, cooperative collaboration, that involves creating a new or variation of a PE game. Students started out by collaborating and working together to come up with common ideas. They then used worksheets to outline and map out their game. This includes rules, safety, facilities, groups, number of players, skills, and equipment. Students were given a poster to use as a visual for their presentation on Friday, 12/13.

Starting on Monday, December 16, students will be working on the scrapbook portion of the SWO. Three pictures will be provided by the PE teachers in class on Monday. However, students are responsible for three photos at home or in public showing cooperative collaboration (family decorating, baking goods with family, etc…) Students will have class time to work on scrapbook Monday-Wednesday of next week. These scrapbooks will due Wednesday, December 18. They may be submitted prior to the due date. Late submissions will not receive full credit and will lose 1 point each day it is late.

Discovery Middle School 7-8

• Winter Break begins December 23rd. Classes resume on January 6th

Week 17 Top 5 Nest Earners!

Leadership:

Congratulations to Mrs. Rapp and Mr. Bird and Mr. McCarthy for having the winning walls for Discovery! Check out the videos below to see the students explaining their winning walls.

7/8 Wall Winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdbg23bY5ws&list=PLofEVHepPvWh8UZPJoIwr-OpFIXcuHy7s&index=5&t=0s

 

5/6 Wall Winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ddjIVG28M&list=PLofEVHepPvWh8UZPJoIwr-OpFIXcuHy7s&index=6&t=0s 

Students in Discovery began decorating their walls this week for this month’s theme: Winter Wonderland. Who will win this month’s wall challenge? Stay tuned till January!

DISCOVERY ATHLETICS

The 6th Grade Girls Basketball team wins the Championship! They defeated Monte Vista with the score of 26-14. The girls finished the season 8-0. This team will go down in the record books, bringing home the first championship to Discovery. Congratulation ladies. You are champions forever!!

 

The 7th/8th Grade Girls Basketball team advances to the Championship Game! This week the girls defeated Art Freiler in the first round of the playoffs with the score of 33-4 to advance to the semi-finals where they faced Monte Vista (7th grade). The girls came into the game as underdogs, but defeated Monte Vista (7th grade) with the score of 14-11 to advance to the Championship Game next week.

   

Technology with Ms. Ferguson:

A new trimester has kicked off and the new Technology students are off to a great start!

The trimester is beginning with the cyberbullying/netiquette/digital citizenship unit.  The students just took their first vocabulary quiz on words related to this unit & just wrapped up their first partner project.  

For this project, the students were to make a digital poster about a topic relating to our unit. These posters included facts about their topic, a link to a website to find more information on the topic, and pictures relating to the topic.  

The students are now working their way through presenting these posters to the class.  The audience members are receiving an abundant amount of information on things like cyberbullying, staying safe online, how to be a good digital citizen, and using privacy options on social media and websites.

Next week the students will begin a second project relating to our current unit that will be due the Thursday before break!

Art with Ms. Losen:

This week in art students learned about hyperrealism, practiced drawing facial features and proportions and started work on their own hyper realistic works of art.

Music with Mr. Dougherty:

Music Discovery has gotten off to a great start for trimester 2. We started out with an introduction to music technology and are currently bucket drumming. Stay tuned for details about our end of the trimester concert that will take place on March 4.

Physical Education:

For the past 2 weeks, 7 & 8 has been working on a new project that involves creating a new or variation of a PE game. Students started out by collaborating and working together to come up with common ideas. They then used worksheets to outline and map out their game. This included rules, safety, facilities, groups, number of players, skills, and equipment. Students were given a poster to use as a visual for their presentation on Monday, 12/16.

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Millennium High School

YEARBOOK ORDERS and SENIOR DEDICATION AD ORDERS NOW OPEN!

Yearbooks are on sale now! Yearbooks are $75. Now is the perfect time to order a 2019-20 yearbook for your student. We look forward to yearbook delivery day, May 15th. Orders are open through April 11th. Click HERE to go to our convenient online order center! Or you may go to yearbookordercenter.com and enter code 21362. You may also pay by cash, check, or card in the front office or by contacting Miss Lamanna, blamanna@tracylc.net

Senior Dedication ads in the yearbook are available and can include photos alongside a personal message to your son, daughter, or teammate. There are a limited number of pages available, so act quickly. The deadline to place an ad is 3/15/20. Credit cards accepted! If you have any questions, please direct them to blamanna@tracylc.net.

Athletics

Interested in donating to the Athletics program?  Here are 2 great opportunities!  If you would like to help us purchase the padded flooring for the weight room we hope to have open by winter, you may donate here, and add “Weight Room” in the notes. (We are just about $15,000 shy of FULL completion!!):  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=JV4bGcCRYeBxsAoeIm9378Hq0cPdQ5v5cVuYxrIDCxod5qM0FM8eQcBKQ-YhqrA_hGj2tG&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Weekly Schedule (Girls & Boys Soccer, Girls & Boys Basketball): 

Thursday-Saturday 12/12-12/14:  JV/V Boys Basketball @ Galt Tournament

Girls Basketball @ Linden Tournament

Friday-Saturday 12/13-12/14:  JV Boys Soccer @ Galt Tournament

Varsity Boys Soccer @ Argonaut Tournament

Monday 12/16:  JV Boys Basketball @ Delta Charter, 5:30pm

Tuesday 12/17:  JV/V Boys Soccer @ West High, (4, 5:45pm)

Girls Basketball @ Holt Academy, 6:30pm

Girls Soccer vs Hughes Academy- Played at Kimball High (6:30pm)

Wednesday 12/18:  JV/V Boys Basketball @ Livermore, 5:30/7pm

Thursday 12/19:  Girls Basketball @ Waterford, 6pm

Thursday-Saturday 12/19-12/21:  V Boys Basketball @ West High Tournament

Saturday 12/21:  Girls Basketball @ Gustine, 3pm

Thursday-Saturday 12/26-12/28:  Girls Basketball @ Ripon Christian Tournament

JV/V Boys Basketball @ Orestimba Tournament

Friday-Saturday 12/27-12/28:  Girls Soccer @ Ripon Christian Tournament

Friday 1/3/20:  JV Boys, Girls, V Boys Basketball @ Turlock Christian- Played at Calvary Baptist (5, 6:30, 8pm)

Tuesday 1/7:  JV/V Boys Basketball vs Brookside Christian- Played at Tracy High (5:00/6:30pm)

JV/V Boys Soccer @ Edison (5/7pm)

Girls Soccer vs Stone Ridge Christian- Played at West High (6pm)

Thursday 1/9:  V Boys Soccer vs Big Valley Christian- Played at Tracy High (7pm)

Friday 1/10:  Girls Soccer @ Delta Charter (3pm)

JV Boys vs Delta Charter, V Boys vs Elliot Christian- Played at West High (5:00/6:30pm)

Sports Scores:

Girls Basketball:  Falcons 27, Tokay 43

Girls Soccer:  Falcons 0, Stagg 0

Falcons 0, Holt Academy 1

Varsity Boys Soccer:  Falcons 4, Kimball 2

JV Boys Soccer:  Falcons 1, Kimball 10

Varsity Boys Basketball:  Falcons 68, Vanguard 49

Falcons 44, Orestimba 57

Falcons 31, Galt 58

JV Boys Basketball:  Falcons 39, Gustine 40

Falcons 39, Big Valley Christian 57

Falcons 50, Galt 37

NOW HIRING:  Spring 2020 Head Athletic Coaches-

Boys Volleyball:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1228598

Co-Ed Golf:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1256489

Interested in a coaching position not currently posted?  Submit your coaching resume/application here for consideration in future openings:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376

Meet The Coaches!

  Coaching Experience:  I’ve Coached both recreational and competitive soccer for over 12 years. I took on the boys Millennium varsity soccer team 5 years ago.

Playing Experience:  I have played soccer for over 30 years. I started playing at the age of 5 and my Dad Coached me. I grew up playing many years for SUSC league of Stockton.

Personal Information Home town/Where I grew up:   I grew up in Tracy and I have a 2-year-old son that I plan on Coaching named Fabrizio Amadeus Cordero. I am hoping that one day he will be an asset to the Millennium Falcons boys soccer team. I come from a soccer family. I have 5 siblings that I grew up playing soccer with, and now enjoy watching my Nephews and Nieces play the beautiful game of soccer.

For donations towards Millennium Athletics in general, you can go here:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=JV4bGcCRYeBxsAoeIm9378Hq0cPdQ5v5cVuYxrIDCxod5qM0FM8eQcBKQ-YhqrA_hGj2tG&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Follow Millennium Athletics on Social Media:  

-Instagram- @Millennium_Athletics

-Twitter- @MHS_Falcons

-Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/BalsamoPE

We appreciate your continued support!  FALCON PRIDE!!

Upcoming Fundraisers for Athletics:

-Daddy Daughter Dance: December 14 (Tickets may be purchased at the door)

-Mother Son Dance: February 8th, 2020

COUNSELING, COLLEGE, AND COMMUNITY NEWS!!!

We made it through finals week!  Report cards will be mailed home next week.  Spring semester starts on Monday, December 16th.

Results from the PSAT/NMSQT administration in October are now available!  The counselors will be having a meeting for all students who took the test to distribute test results and booklets on Tuesday during lunch.  We will explain how to interpret results, and how to practice for the SAT using Khan Academy.

 

THIS WEEK IN SOCIAL STUDIES….

World Geography:

 

In World Geography we just wrapped up our Africa unit where we took a look at the vast range of physical and cultural diversity of Africa. Students got the chance to explore the wide range of plant and animal life in the main regions of Africa through movies, readings, and interactive lectures. The unit was finished off with the movie “Hotel Rwanda” where the students got a chance to see an example of a real-life story of division and violence in Africa caused in part by Belgian colonialism.- Mr. Hall

 

World History:

 

Students worked in teams to identify key terms in World History for their summative semester one final. Students studied the philosophers of the Enlightenment and analyzed how certain scientific inventions led to social and political change. Students used class discussions to create conclusions about why certain key events during the Reformation lead to changes in the political dynamics of Europe during the 16th through the 19th century. – Mr. Hunt

 

United States History:

 

As we end the first semester of the school year, the focus really has been getting ready for finals. Finals within the social studies department are cumulative and have an immense impact on a student’s final grade. The class ended with students learning about the 1920s and we will pick up with the Great Depression on Monday. I am very excited about the second semester because we have now reached a point in the course where students have greater prior knowledge about the content and this allows us to take learning to another level. Being able to tap into this prior knowledge allows us to learn at a much deeper level and bring in complex sources. The goal of the second semester is to focus on deeper levels of questioning and we will cover content until the 2000s. – Mr. Singh

 

Government:

 

Government is only a one-semester class and the journey is over. I am extremely proud of this particular class because they were, they displayed extremely high levels of maturity in discussing sensitive topics related to the class. Students consistently produced well-researched points of view. Overall the class performed at a high level. The second semester begins next Monday and the students will dive right into Economics. Though the class poses different challenges I know these students are up to the task. The class will be a blend of micro and macroeconomics. I look forward to another great semester. – Mr. Singh

 

Economics

 

Over the past week, the economics classes have finished their study of the subject. We have taken a look at money and banking practices as well as aspects of international trade. The final is a significant portion of the overall grade in the class at a weighted 35%. The students should have taken the final on this day that the charter chatter is released. Next week, these students will make the shift to a semester-long course in American Government. This will include a study of the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court Case decisions and an overall look at the philosophy of American Democracy. They should be many links to be made with what we studied and learned about in economics. I was very happy with the performance of my two economics classes and their diligent approach to the subject. I am sure this will continue into the next semester as we begin our Government classes. – Mr. Saldate

 

There is a great paid internship opportunity this summer with Kaiser Permanente!

 

 

Did you know that we’re having a major gaming event in Tracy on New Year’s Eve for youth? That’s right, on New Year’s Eve, we’re inviting everyone, ages 14 to 20, to come to WorkVine209 for a night of casual gaming on a variety of systems as well as ping pong and air hockey.

This is a great way to get out, hang with friends, and demonstrate your skills at all of the best games of 2019.

This is a supervised event with adult volunteers. We want everyone to have fun and stay safe at the same time. Contact Uneed2 for more information: info@uneed2.org

TLC Charter Chatter

 

A Message from Virginia

Kay Fagundes, Assistant to the Executive Director

My name is Kay Fagundes and I have had the pleasure of taking care of all of your kids’ “office needs” for the past 14 years. A little background about myself, I retired after working  20 years at Kaiser as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the field of orthopedics. My husband and I have 5 children together and 3 wonderful granddaughters.

Here at TLC, I am constantly changing my cap.  The students come to see me when they are ill, injured or simply just need someone to talk to. Yes, it’s true, I also pull a lot of teeth each year. In addition, I assist Mrs. Stewart,  Mrs. Prescott and Mr. Saldate with our “SOAR” Discipline system. I also communicate with high school students and their parents who are at risk of failing classes due to repetitive tardies to class. I  approve and maintain a list of all of our wonderful parent volunteers. I set up our hearing van visits and our picture days each year. I also work closely with Mr. Hepner on all of our Emergency Drills. In addition, I  maintain Mrs. Stewart’s calendar and our conference room calendar so if you need to set up a meeting, please let me know.  

My phone number is (209) 290-0511 and my email address is kfagundes@tracylc.net. Please contact me with any questions, concerns or absences for your students. If you need help with anything at all please don’t hesitate to ask. This year is going great and I expect it to be a wonderful and exciting year! I absolutely love being part of your children’s lives.

 Next School Holiday

Winter Break – Dec. 23, 2019 through Jan. 5, 2020 All students return to school on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020

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.

 

 

Lunch Menu Week of Dec. 9, 2019 – Dec. 16, 2019

Mon – Pizza

Tues – Chili or Cheese Nachos

Wed – Grilled Cheese

Thurs – Meatball Sub

Fri – Beef Hot Dog

 

 

Sick Students

Just a reminder: Please keep your child home if he or she is sick or has a fever. We had many sick children last week and several were given tylenol prior to coming to school in the morning. These illnesses/viruses are very contagious and we are trying to stop them from spreading. Children must be 24 hours free of symptoms and fevers before returning to school.

Don’t forget to click the STAR after scanning and enter your student’s classroom number for credit.

 

 

NOW HIRING:  Spring 2020 Head Athletic Coaches-

Boys Volleyball:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1228598

Co-Ed Golf:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1256489 

 

TLC Preschool: Healthy Habits

Our preschool program is like no other!  We have an amazing kitchen staff whom prepare warm, healthy meals daily, at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE to our families!  Our students receive a freshly prepared breakfast, lunch and snack daily!  Our parents, love the fact that their child is gaining exposure to a variety of foods that normally he/she would not try at home.  Many of our families have expressed that their child now eats many different foods because of our well developed breakfast and lunch program.  

In addition to building healthy habits, our teaching staff is actively engaged with students during meal time.  The teachers work on important skills such as manners, language development, hygiene, and fine motor skills such as scooping and pouring with all of the children. Who knew so many important skills could be practiced during meal time!  

 

 

Initial Phase

We hope everyone was able to fully enjoy their time off! It’s so nice to be back! And what fun to start to our week with the music performance on Monday! P2 has such wonderful singing voices! We also had a special visit from our classroom elf, Peppermint! On Thursday, Peppermint brought the Grinch to our classroom so that P2 students can teach him how to be kind and make his heart grow!

In science, we learned all about how animals adapt to the changing winter environment. Students learned about what animals hibernate and how blubber helps keep animals warm during the cold, winter weather.

 Phase One:

We hope you all had a relaxing break! The students came back with renewed energy and we kicked that off with our wonderful Christmas music program on Monday evening. The students and Mr. Martin, did a fantastic job! The teachers were highly impressed with how well they performed. We love seeing all the students dressed up in their fancy clothes every year for this special performance.

The Phase One rooms were all welcomed back by their very own scout elf from the North Pole! These elves have been up to no good, causing mischief and making messes. The students are so excited to see where they are hiding and what they have done every morning. For writer’s workshop the students learned how to write friendly letters. We will eventually write one to send to Santa Claus!

Phase Two:                           

Wasn’t that an amazing Winter concert on Monday?!  We are so proud of our students and they enjoyed performing for everyone.  Bravo to Mr. Martin and the elective/PE team for putting the program together.

This week our phase 2 students learned about the 3 branches of our government.  This will lead into a fun “simulation” project that will be coming soon in our classrooms.  Please remember during these cold and rainy days to make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather!  Jackets and sweatshirts should be labeled…our lost and found gets filled up quickly!

Check out our Chinese dragons that were created in art!

Discovery Middle School 5-6

Upcoming ⅚ Dates:

December 2 – 13: Brighter Christmas Canned Food Drive 

December 14: Daddy-Daughter Dance

December 21 – January 5: NO SCHOOL – Winter Break – We return to school on January 6th

Holiday Special offer on Discovery Charter School’s Yearbook

Picaboo, the company that helps create and sell our yearbook, is having a special holiday offer.  Go on-line and order a yearbook and you will be put in a drawing for a free yearbook.   If you win, you will be refunded your payment.

So go to http://DCSYearbook.picaboo.com between now and December 31, 2019 to order your yearbook for $48.00 and you could possibly get yours free.

Another added bonus of ordering your yearbook on-line is you can create 4 pages and the back cover as your own.  What a great way to personalize your yearbook and make sure your special memories are included.

Any questions, email me at lrodieck@tracylc.net

Thank you and Happy Holidays,

Ms. Rodieck

First Trimester Super Quiz:

DCS held its first Super Quiz event of the year on Friday! Students from all classes were picked to participate in a competition that asks students to answer a series of Academic Pentathlon related questions! It was a huge success and a lot of fun for the students! The next one will take place after the second trimester.

Read-A-Thon Awards:

We wrapped up our first Discovery Read-A-Thon before going on our Thanksgiving Break and here are our TOP Readers and Fundraiser with their rewards: Coupons to “Drop 1 Lowest Grade” and/or “Get a Free 100%” on any one assignment. Many more students also earned their choice of some pretty cool bookmarks for their next great reading adventure!

Raffle Winner for November’s Top Nest Point Earner Drawing:

Falcon Pride!!!

Mrs. Zuniga/Mrs. Bengson’s Math:

Varsity: Our class broke into groups today to try out stations. Students began working on khan academy online to help practice the concepts from class and can login at home as well to practice. We worked on long division with 2 digit divisors and practiced estimating our answers before solving. Next Wednesday will be our first quiz for division with 2 digit divisors.

Scholastic: Students finished Unit 3 and were recapping it this week to remind ourselves about what we learned. Students began to look at integers this week and absolute value.

Honors: Students have finished Unit 2 and are beginning to look at equations for Unit 3 this week. We started with one step equations and will move onto rational and two step equations.

Mrs. Nijjar’s Math:

Varsity: We spent this week reviewing Unit-2 and preparing for Unit-2 test. Students will be taking the Unit-2 test next week, and later in the week will start with the unit for decimals.

Scholastic: Students reviewed the concepts of PEMDAS and algebraic equations. This week, students learned about forming equations using variables for given word problems. In the coming weeks, students will be learning about arithmetic sequences and forming function tables using the given data.

Honors: Students learned to analyze graph by finding the domain, range, and doing the Vertical line test. In addition, students had fun graphing scenarios and presenting it to the class. In the coming weeks, students will be learning about graphing linear equations.

Ms. Rodieck’s Language Arts and Humanities

Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break.  We are continuing to read Fever 1793 and have moved into the part of the book where Matilda is maturing because of the circumstances that have reshaped her life.  Students wrote an essay comparing themselves to Matilda reflecting back on the character traits they gave themselves in their Personal Awareness SWO.  The final draft of the essay is due Monday typed and printed.  If they were unable to type it, they can submit a final draft written neatly in ink.  For the next two weeks, our writing assignment will be more fun and creative.  

In Humanities, we are trying to finish up the Art History part and will be doing Elements of Art stations next.  If your son or daughter has missed part of the Art history lessons (or you are interested) I posted the website we used on both my Google classroom and website at rodieckla.weeble.com.

The next Book Club Book Reports will be due the Monday we come back from Winter Break.  The students are to create a brochure about their book.  The template is available on my Google Classroom along with the rubric used to grade it.

Language Arts with Mr. Harding

We are thankful for the last week off, and now we have a three-week push to maximize our learning. Although we will not finish our novel, Fever, 1793, before winter’s first frost, we are learning and reviewing reading strategies and concepts to help our learners make connections and meaning out of what they read. As we become more familiar with the reading stations or strategies, the novels become more vibrant and real for students.

After three weeks without computer access, I have decided to set aside the Ebola essays we had previously been working on. When topics and assignments go cold, they do not spark imagination and interest in them fizzles. We’ll start a new essay assignment when I’m sure the schedule will allow a project’s completion.

Social Studies with Mr. Bird and Mr. McCarthy

This week, students learned about the origins and development of Judaism. We started the unit on ancient Israelites with a KWL (what students already know, what students wonder, and what they’ve learned) chart and students were surprised with how much they already knew! Students then labeled and colored a map of ancient Israel to become familiar with the geography of the region. Please see pictures below of students working on these maps:

After we learned about the geography of ancient Israel and defined key terms, students focused on identifying important Jewish leaders (Moses, Abraham, David, and Solomon). They identified their actions and contributions to Judaism. We ended the week by creating ancient scrolls about these figures. Students specialized in one figure, created their scroll, and then formed new groups to teach their classmates about the other Jewish leaders. Students then taped their scrolls together to form one ancient scroll about the four key leaders in the development of Judaism.

Next week we’ll be learning about the central teachings of Judaism and how they’ve survived to modern day.

Please see note below from Officer ABS regarding D.A.R.E. and A Brighter Christmas:

Help Brighter Christmas and earn Community service points

 

December 20th – Sort toys

Williams Middle School

1600 Tennis Lane

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

December 21st – sort and box food

Prologis warehouse

1150 Arbor Avenue

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

 

December 21st – box toys

Williams Middle School

1600 Tennis lane

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

December 22nd – Distribution Day

Williams Middle School

1600 Tennis Lane

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 

Earn 50 community service points per hour volunteering

Science with Ms. Diaz:

Greetings scientists! This week, our navigators learned about how to track the sun and it’s movement. They learned about how to estimate the time of day based on shadows and their orientation and how long/short they are. Since we’ve been stuck indoors all week, we improvised and use flashlights as our “sun” to cast shadows of wooden sticks. The picture below shows two students hard at work, outlining shadows on their data sheet. Lastly, students learned how to use a compass, reading both directions and coordinates.

Next week we will learn about the moon and its phases.

Last but not least, come one and come all to check out the DCS science blog site at: www.tlcdiscoverychannel.weebly.com. Read all about the The Top 3 Most Dangerous Animals in California (Javier Elias), The Top 5 Most Deadliest Dinosaurs that Ever Lived in Planet Earth (Malakai Jacobo) and the Top 3 Most Common NFL injuries (Lars Lindroos). Prepare to be SCIENCED!

Awesomely interesting announcements:

• Please don’t forget to check Google classroom and/or the science class website regularly with your student
  Google Classroom Hon/Scholastic code→ jp9wlua
  Google Classroom Varsity code→ 8d4s9b
  Science class website: https://diazdoesscience.weebly.com 

Mission to Mars:

• Room preferences were due Dec. 6th. Students who did not submit room preferences will be allocated a room.
• The most recent payment was Dec. 4th. The next payment is due Jan. 4th. Your balance needs to be $300 or less to stay on schedule. Please check your account to stay up to date.

Rube Goldberg:

• Practice/Workshops are Mondays/Tuesdays/Thursdays (4-5pm, picked up by 5:15)
• Competition Friday, Dec. 13th—> We hope that you will be able to watch DCS’s very first competition.
• This past Friday, groups had to submit their team name, team photo and team leader.
• On Monday, Dec. 9th, each group needs to submit their official list of steps

Stay curious & keep exploring!!!

Discovery Middle School 7-8

• Winter Break begins December 23rd. Classes resume on January 6th

Week 16 Top 5 Nest Earners!

First Trimester Super Quiz:

DCS held its first Super Quiz event of the year on Friday! Students from all classes were picked to participate in a competition that asks students to answer a series of Academic Pentathlon related questions! It was a huge success and a lot of fun for the students! The next one will take place after the second trimester.

Leadership:

Congratulations to Mrs. Rapp and Mr. Bird and Mr. McCarthy for having the winning walls for Discovery! Check out the videos below to see the students explaining their winning walls.

7/8 Wall Winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdbg23bY5ws&list=PLofEVHepPvWh8UZPJoIwr-OpFIXcuHy7s&index=5&t=0s

 

5/6 Wall Winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ddjIVG28M&list=PLofEVHepPvWh8UZPJoIwr-OpFIXcuHy7s&index=6&t=0s 

Students in Discovery began decorating their walls this week for this month’s theme: Winter Wonderland. Who will win this month’s wall challenge? Stay tuned till January!

Intramurals:

Discovery had their basketball intramurals in November. A total of 34 teams participated in both lunches! Congratulations to our boy’s team, Team Kit Kats for becoming our 2019-2020 boys basketball IM champion! Our girl winners of first and second lunch will go up against each other as soon as the lovely rains stop.

Science with Ms. Dominguez:

Over the last couple of weeks, 7-8 Science has taken a detour from the Academic Pentathlon curriculum to take a deeper look at the subject of genetics. When I first introduced the Academic Pentathlon material for the year, I decided to make a family tree. The family tree showed three generations of one family. The students did not know who the people were featured in the family tree, and I left it to them to figure out why some of the names were highlighted and others were not. Eventually, a student in each of the classes guessed that maybe the people with their names highlighted might have died from some kind of disease. The more accurate answer was that those individuals with their names highlighted were diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives with most of them succumbing to the disease. Through the highlighted names, the students were able to see how the disease made its way through the family tree, making an appearance in each generation of the family. At the end of our class discussion on the family tree, I revealed to the students that this was a real family, and it was, in fact, my own family that I had based the family tree on starting with my great grandmother. As we continue to focus on Academic Pentathlon, this concept of genetics as a major risk factor for cancer is key for students to understand, and in order to gain a greater understanding of genetics outside of the biology of cancer, we carried out several types of activities.

Honors, Scholastic and Varsity all got to practice the use of models to demonstrate how traits are determined by genes, and how the genes of two parent organisms will influence the traits that their offspring will inherit. All three levels of 7-8 were introduced to Punnett Squares through a great activity called SpongeBob Genetics, where the students are able to analyze traits of familiar characters by using the provided descriptions in world problems – the phenotype of the character – to assign genotypes for each trait. Once they had established the genotypes for the characters in the word problems, they were able to label Punnett Squares to see how the genes of each parent would impact the appearance of their children. The use of Punnett Squares to solve word problems was not an easy feat for any of the classes, and we carried out several different activities in addition to the SpongeBob Genetics exercise to firmly establish how to correctly use these models.

Finally, in the week leading up to Thanksgiving break, we started our first major project for Trimester 2. Students worked in teams to research two different types of pure dog breeds using the AKC website. They collected information regarding each of the breeds’ physical characteristics, history of use or purpose, temperament, and any common medical issues associated with the breed. All of this research was carried out before we went to break. Now that we are back from break, students are using the information they collected from the AKC website to hypothesize what kind of offspring would be created if the two pure dog breeds were mixed. Some are taking an approach similar to that of Gregor Mendel when he first began researching genetics through the selective breeding of pea plants, and believe the hypothetical offspring of their two dog breeds will be a perfect combination of the two dogs with characteristics like height and weight being an average of the two breeds’. Some have decided to assign dominant and recessive traits to each of the breeds and use their understanding of Punnett Squares to determine which traits will be expressed in the offspring. Their final task will be to create a commercial to advertise their exciting new mixed breed offspring.  

Social Studies with Ms. Zaca:

Students began the month of November finishing their unit on Islam. Students had the choice of either taking the Unit Final or creating a crash course video on all of Islam. Check some of their videos out below! Students demonstrated their knowledge of Islam and the Islamic Empire in these videos, and they could not have done a better job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmcwiJPrrw&list=PLofEVHepPvWjXg1T364B7bbgTt2wPIOGC&index=2&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD59uOpxb0k&list=PLs2cd4hsfDLJdLNboX56h6ZQRTMq3foEI&index=3&t=0s

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6qhF7EHxZU&list=PLs2cd4hsfDLJdLNboX56h6ZQRTMq3foEI&index=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIW_6teN0Ds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIW_6teN0Ds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIW_6teN0Ds

 

After the unit on Islam, students began learning about the history of the three West African Empires: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. with each empire, students read about their great leaders, how the salt and gold trade benefitted their people, the pilgrimage of Mansa Musa and how his actions led to inflation, and the impact Islam had on the people. Students finished up the unit right before Thanksgiving break and once again had the option of either taking the unit test or making a rap song about West Africa. Check out the video below of a group that finished their video early!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4j_0xD3lZE&feature=youtu.be

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Millennium High School

The First Semester is almost over!   Next week is final week, please check the schedule below for days, times and classrooms.  Good luck Falcons! Finish Strong!

Wednesday Dec 11 – Session 1 (8:00am-10:00am) English 3, 4 and Life Skills

Room	Proctor	Capacity	Subject	# enrolled	Teacher	Period
101	Ulricksen Shelton	27	English 3	23	Mr. Reyes	8
102	Creasman	27	English 3	23	Mrs. Saldate	3
103	Griffin	32
104	De La Torre	30	English 3	30	Mr. Reyes	5
105	Amador	28	English 4	23	Mr. Reyes	2
106A	A. Saldate	36	English 3	33	Mrs. Saldate	4
106B	Langston	36	Life Skills	32	Ms. Takeuchi	4
107	Crook	30	English 4	21	Mr. Crook	1
108	Ernst Reyes	32	English 4	32	Mr. Reyes	1
109	Tariku	28	English 4	23	Mr. Crook	4
201	Zepeda	24	English 3	23	Mr. Reyes	3
202	Snyder	30	Life Skills	23	Ms. Takeuchi	6
203	Singh	34
204	Hunt	34
205	Hall	32	SPED/504	Ms Moore/Mrs. Thimsen
206	Woods	36	Life Skills	31	Ms. Takeuchi	1
301	Pelaez Kay	40	Life Skills	31	Ms. Takeuchi	1
302	Copass	32	Life Skills	28	Ms. Takeuchi	7
303	Drake Holmes	32	Life Skills	20	Ms. Takeuchi	8
304	Young Vieira Takeuchi	24	English 4	20	Mr. Crook	2

Wednesday Dec 11 Session 2 (10:15am-12:15pm) English 1 and 2

Room	Proctor	Capacity	Subject	# enrolled	Teacher	Period
101	Ulricksen Shelton	27	English 1	23	Mrs. Ernst	2
102	Creasman	27	English 1	24	Mrs. Ernst	4
103	Griffin	32	English 1	32	Ms. Langston	3
104	De La Torre	30
105	Amador	28	English 1	9	Ms. Langston	6
106A	A. Saldate	36	English 2	23	Mrs. Saldate	2
106B	Langston	36	English 1	28	Ms. Langston	1
107	Crook	30	English 2	29	Mr. Crook	3
108	Ernst Reyes	32	English 2	24	Mrs. Ernst	1
109	Tariku	28	English 1	11	Mrs. Ernst	7
201	Zepeda	24
202	Snyder	30	English 1	21	Ms. Langston	4
203	Singh	34	English 2	23	Mrs. Saldate	5
204	Hunt	34	English 2	20	Ms. Langston	8
205	Hall	32	English 2	22	Mrs. Saldate	7
206	Woods	36
301	Pelaez Kay	40	SPED/504	Ms. Moore/Mrs. Thimsen
302	Copass	32
303	Drake Holmes	32
304	Young Vieira Takeuchi	24	English 1	8	Mrs. Ernst	8

Thursday Dec 12 – Session 1 (8:00am-10:00am) Math

Room	Proctor	Capacity	Subject	# enrolled	Teacher	Period
101	Ulricksen Shelton	27	Algebra 1 B	27	Mrs. Ulricksen	8
102	Creasman	27	Pre-Algebra	20	Mr. Creasman	8
103	Griffin	32	Algebra 1 Algebra 1	25	Mrs. Stewart/Mrs. G Mr. Shelton	7 4
104	De La Torre	30	Geometry	29	Mr. Tariku	1
105	Amador	28	Algebra 1A	11	Mrs. Ulricksen	5
106A	A. Saldate	36	Algebra 2	35	Mr. Shelton	1,2,3
106B	Langston	36	SPED/504	Ms. Moore Mrs. Thimsen
107	Crook	30	Pre-Calculus	19	Mrs. Griffin/Mrs U	2
108	Ernst Reyes	32	Geometry	29	Mr. Tariku	2
109	Tariku	28	Geometry	25	Mr. Tariku	7
201	Zepeda	24	Pre-Calculus	23	Mr. Creasman	1,3
202	Snyder	30	Geometry	22	Mr. Tariku	8
203	Singh	34	Geometry	38	Mr. Tariku	4,5
204	Hunt	34	SPED/504	Ms. Moore/Mrs. Thimsen
205	Hall	32	Calculus	29	Mrs. Griffin	3,4
206	Woods	36	Pre-Algebra	38	Mr. Creasman	6,7
301	Pelaez Kay	40	Algebra 1	41	Mr. Kay	1,2
302	Copass	32	Algebra 1A	27	Mr. Shelton	7
303	Drake Holmes	32	Algebra 1B	17	Mr. Shelton	6
304	Young Vieira Takeuchi	24	Algebra 2	8	Mrs. Ulricksen	4

Thursday Dec 12 Session 2 (10:15am-12:15pm) Spanish

Room	Proctor	Capacity	Subject	# enrolled	Teacher	Period
101	Ulricksen Shelton	27
102	Creasman	27
103	Griffin	32
104	De La Torre	30	Spanish 3	18	Mrs. De La Torre	4
105	Amador	28	Spanish 3	18	Mrs. Amador	7
106A	A. Saldate	36	Spanish 1	31	Mrs. De La Torre	2
106B	Langston	36	Spanish 1	31	Mrs. De La Torre	6
107	Crook	30	Spanish 1	27	Mrs. Amador	3
108	Ernst Reyes	32	Spanish 2	13	Mrs. De La Torre	8
109	Tariku	28
201	Zepeda	24
202	Snyder	30	Spanish 2	18	Mrs. Amador	1
203	Singh	34	Spanish 2	24	Mrs. Amador	4
204	Hunt	34
205	Hall	32
206	Woods	36
301	Pelaez Kay	40	SPED/504	Ms. Moore/Mrs. Thimsen
302	Copass	32
303	Drake Holmes	32
304	Young Vieira Takeuchi	24

Friday Dec 12 Session 1 (8:00am-10:00am) Science

Room	Proctor	Capacity	Subject	# enrolled	Teacher	Period
101	Ulricksen Shelton	27	Chemistry	27	Ms. Holmes	1
102	Creasman	27	Chemistry	25	Ms. Holmes	4
103	Griffin	32	Chemistry	29	Ms. Holmes	3
104	De La Torre	30	Chemistry	26	Ms. Holmes	5
105	Amador	28	Chemistry	18	Ms. Holmes	8
106A	A. Saldate	36	Forensic Science	21	Mr. Copass	7
106B	Langston	36	Anatomy –Physiology	23	Ms. Drake	4
107	Crook	30	Integrated Science	24	Ms. Pelaez	2
108	Ernst Reyes	32	Integrated Science	22	Ms. Pelaez	1
109	Tariku	28	Integrated Science	22	Ms. Pelaez	7
201	Zepeda	24	SPED/504	Ms. Moore/Mrs. Thimsen
202	Snyder	30	Biology	21	Ms. Drake	7
203	Singh	34	Biology	18	Ms. Drake	8
204	Hunt	34	Biology	27	Mr. Copass	1
205	Hall	32	Biology	30	Mr. Copass	2
206	Woods	36	Biology	25	Mr. Copass Ms Drake	8 5
301	Pelaez Kay	40	Environmental  Science	17	Ms. Pelaez	5
302	Copass	32	Forensic Science	24	Mr. Copass	3
303	Drake Holmes	32	Biology	30	Ms. Drake	3
304	Young Vieira Takeuchi	24	Physics	12	Mr. Kay	4

Friday Dec 12 Session 2 (10:15-12:15) Social Studies

Room	Proctor	Capacity	Subject	# enrolled	Teacher	Period
101	Ulricksen Shelton	27	Geography	18	Mr. Singh	6
102	Creasman	27	Geography	25	Mr. Singh	7
103	Griffin	32	Government	31	Mr. Singh	2
104	De La Torre	30	U.S. History	27	Mr. Saldate	2
105	Amador	28	World History	23	Mr. Hunt	5
106A	A. Saldate	36	U.S. History	19	Mr. Saldate	5
106B	Langston	36	Geography	35	Mr. Hall	3
107	Crook	30	Geography	28	Mr. Hall	8
108	Ernst Reyes	32	World History	20	Mr. Hall	1
109	Tariku	28	World History	25	Mr. Hall	7
201	Zepeda	24	SPED/504	Ms. Moore/Mrs. Thimsen
202	Snyder	30	Government	20	Mr. Hunt	2
203	Singh	34	U.S. History	21	Mr. Singh	3
204	Hunt	34	Government	25	Mr. Hunt	1
205	Hall	32	Geography	18	Mr. Hall	6
206	Woods	36	Geography	33	Mr. Hall	4
301	Pelaez Kay	40	Economics	42	Mr. Saldate	1, 3
302	Copass	32	World History	20	Mr. Hunt	8
303	Drake Holmes	32	U.S. History	18	Mr. Singh	8
304	Young Vieira Takeuchi	24	World History	16	Mr. Hunt	4

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE….

 

Environmental Science students wrapped up first semester with an agricultural project that demonstrated the role science plays in helping us feed a growing population.

 

Integrated Science concluded the first semester with a study of light and its properties.

 

 

YEARBOOK ORDERS and SENIOR DEDICATION AD ORDERS NOW OPEN!

Yearbooks are on sale now! Yearbooks are $75. Now is the perfect time to order a 2019-20 yearbook for your student. We look forward to yearbook delivery day, May 15th. Orders are open through April 11th. Click HERE to go to our convenient online order center! Or you may go to yearbookordercenter.com and enter code 21362. You may also pay by cash, check, or card in the front office or by contacting Miss Lamanna, blamanna@tracylc.net

Senior Dedication ads in the yearbook are available and can include photos alongside a personal message to your son, daughter, or teammate. There are a limited number of pages available, so act quickly. The deadline to place an ad is 3/15/20. Credit cards accepted! If you have any questions, please direct them to blamanna@tracylc.net.

 

Athletics

Interested in donating to the Athletics program?  Here are 2 great opportunities!  If you would like to help us purchase the padded flooring for the weight room we hope to have open by winter, you may donate here (We are just about $10,000 shy of FULL completion!!):  https://www.gofundme.com/f/falcons-weight-room

Weekly Schedule (Girls & Boys Soccer, Girls & Boys Basketball): 

Wednesday-Friday 12/4-12/6:  Girls Basketball @ Escalon Tournament

Thursday-Saturday 12/5-12/7:  JV/V Boys Basketball @ Gustine Tournament

Tuesday 12/10:  JV/V Boys Soccer @ Kimball, 4 and 5:45pm

Girls Soccer @ Stagg High, 4pm

Wednesday 12/11:  Girls Soccer vs Holt Academy at West High at 6pm

Thursday-Saturday 12/12-12/14:  JV/V Boys Basketball @ Galt Tournament

Girls Basketball @ Linden Tournament

Friday-Saturday 12/13-12/14:  JV Boys Soccer @ Galt Tournament

Varsity Boys Soccer @ Argonaut Tournament

Monday 12/16:  JV Boys Basketball @ Delta Charter, 5:30pm

Sports Scores:

Girls Basketball:  Falcons 22, Mountain House 35

Falcons 46, Delta Charter 16

Falcons 29, Escalon 39

Falcons 50, Amador 40

Girls Soccer:  Falcons 0, Summerville 1

Falcons 0, Venture 4

Falcons 4, Rio Vista 1

Varsity Boys Soccer:  Falcons 4, Holt Academy 0

JV Boys Soccer:  Falcons 13, Big Valley Christian 1

Varsity Boys Basketball:  Falcons 45, Mountain House 72

Falcons 32, Ceres 78

Falcons 54, Livingston 60

JV Boys Basketball:  Falcons 35, Ceres 66

Falcons 30, Livingston 71

NOW HIRING:  Spring 2020 Head Athletic Coaches-

Boys Volleyball:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1228598

Co-Ed Golf:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1256489

Interested in a coaching position not currently posted?  Submit your coaching resume/application here for consideration in future openings:  https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376

Meet The Coaches!

  Hello My name is Denise Hayes (Coach Dee) and I  am the MHS Cheerleading Coach. This is my 6th year at Millennium.  I cheered third grade through college and began coaching right out of high school.  Many of my athletes have no cheer experience and by the end of the season they are able to do several different jumps, kicks, learn choreography at an accelerated rate and make up choreography. But the best part is when the team learns a new stunt and perfects it.

My goal for the future is to compete and participate in more community events

For donations towards Millennium Athletics in general, you can go here:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=JV4bGcCRYeBxsAoeIm9378Hq0cPdQ5v5cVuYxrIDCxod5qM0FM8eQcBKQ-YhqrA_hGj2tG&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

Follow Millennium Athletics on Social Media:  

-Instagram- @Millennium_Athletics

-Twitter- @MHS_Falcons

-Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/BalsamoPE

We appreciate your continued support!  FALCON PRIDE!!

Upcoming Fundraisers for Athletics:

-Daddy Daughter Dance: December 14th, 2019

-Mother Son Dance: February 8th, 2020

 

COUNSELING, COLLEGE, AND COMMUNITY NEWS!!!

9th Annual TLC’s Got Talent Show – Video auditions are now open!

Video Auditions for the 9th Annual TLC’s Got Talent Show are now open, deadline for submission is December 10, 2019. Please submit all video auditions to mhscounseling@tracylc.net and return the participation form to the MHS Counseling Office.

 

Did you know that we’re having a major gaming event in Tracy on New Years Eve for youth? That’s right, on New Years Eve, we’re inviting everyone, ages 14 to 20, to come to WorkVine209 for a night of casual gaming on a variety of systems as well as ping pong and air hockey.

This is a great way to get out, hang with friends, and demonstrate your skills at all of the best games of 2019.

This is a supervised event with adult volunteers. We want everyone to have fun and stay safe at the same time. Contact Uneed2 for more information: info@uneed2.org