TLC Charter Chatter
News, Information, and Updates for Primary, Discovery, and Millennium Charter Schools
A Message from our CEO, Carolyn Woods
Monday, November 8th marks the beginning of the second trimester for Primary and Discovery students. Parent conferences for both schools will be held the week of November 15th. All conferences will take place via zoom. It will be a great opportunity to connect with one of your child’s teachers and learn about your child’s progress thus far.
Millennium is on a semester system- the first semester ends on December 10, 2021. Information regarding finals will be released in the coming weeks.
Thank you parents for your continued support of our schools!
Enrollment for Freshman of the 2022-2023 school year is from November 1-30, 2021. All current Discovery students in 8th grade must return an application to accept their priority at Millennium High School for their Freshman year. Applications are open to all students that are currently in the 8th grade in Tracy and the surrounding areas.
Update on our soaring Falcon: You may remember Montek Sethi’s first glider solo at age fourteen article named “Soaring with the Falcons” published in March 16, 2019 Charter Chatter when he was a Freshman.
Special Education
Staff
Ren Singh, Director of Special Education Services rsingh@tracylc.net
Tammy Giardina, Educational Specialist (MHS) tgiardina@tracylc.net
Heather Pitcock, Education Specialist (DCS) hpitcock@tracylc.net
Jennifer Reynoso, Speech and Language Pathologist jreynoso@tracylc.net
Danielle Haworth, Speech and Language Pathologist dhaworth@tracylc.net
Kimberly Balcao, School Psychologist kbalcao@tracylc.net
Gillian Welsby, School Psychologist gwelsby@tracylc.net
Ritu Bathwal, Occupational Therapist rbathwal@tracylc.net
Special Education Services at TLC
The Special Education Department at TLC is determined to provide a free and appropriate public education to every student enrolled. We are committed to doing this within the least restrictive environment, meaning that TLC attempts to provide interventions within the general education environment as much as is possible, based on individual student needs.
Each school has a Education Specialist and a Speech Therapist as well as a school wide Occupational Therapist. Our schools are currently able to provide the following services to our students identified with special needs:
- Specialized academic instruction (Resource Support)
- Speech and Language therapy
- Social Skills Groups
Please feel free to reach out to the Special Education department if you have any questions or comments related to Special Education. We look forward to working with you!
This months lunch Calendar:
** MENU CHANGE – Due to supply shortages we will be serving Chicken Teriyaki NOT Chicken Noodle on November 18th. Sorry for the change.
Primary Charter School
JOG-A-THON!!!!!!
Primary Charter is holding it’s 7th annual Jog-A-Thon on November 10th. Your student has received an envelope with a Jog-A-Thon pledge form attached to it. Students have until December 3rd to collect as many flat or per-lap pledges as possible.
Your student will be given a Jog-A-Thon t-shirt provided by the Physical Education Department. Each lap your student completes will be tallied on the shirt. You will reference their shirt to collect any per-lap pledges made. On December 3rd the envelopes must be returned to their classroom teachers.
All funds raised go directly back to Primary Charter School and your child’s education. The Jog-A-Thon supports physical education along with art, Spanish, and music electives. We also provide students with an awards/prize ceremony a few weeks following the Jog-A-Thon to celebrate their efforts to improve their physical health and support their school.
Thank you in advance for your assistance!
Go Falcons!!!
AERIES Emergency Info Needed.
We still have several families who have not completed an updated emergency contact form. This information is very important and is used to contact parents if there is an emergency. If you have not completed this form, please do so and return it to our front office ASAP
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***An Important Message from the Front Office***
Below you will find a link to our electronic parent website (AERIES). This database contains critical information about each DCS student and each student’s emergency contact information. This portion MUST BE FILLED OUT BY YOU. All data will be used to contact you in the event of an emergency. It is very important that you take the time to ensure we have all necessary information.
Use the following link https://tracylearningcenter.aeries.net/student and login in with the email and password you created when registering your student at the beginning of the school year. From there, navigate to the DATA CONFIRMATION PROCESS link. Once you enter the information, THE LAST STEP IS TO PRINT THE EMERGENCY CARD and turn it into the front office or to your child’s teacher.
If you believe you have already completed this process OR you need help completing this process please call 209-290-0511. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
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Click here to see into our DCS classrooms!
Millennium High School
Finals
Finals will take place on Dec. 8th, 9th, and 10th.
Our start time on these days will be 9:00 and our end time will be 3:45 each day.
Class periods 1 – 3 will take place on Wednesday Dec. 8th.
Class periods 5 – 7 will take place on Thursday Dec. 9th.
Class periods 8,9, and 0 will take place on Friday, Dec. 10th. Make-up tests and tests requiring extra time will also be given on this day.
No early finals will be permitted.
Only those students with Medical Absences will be allowed make-up finals the following week and will be expected to do so immediately upon their return.
We will be serving lunch during finals.
AERIES Emergency Info Needed.
We still have several families who have not completed an updated emergency contact form. This information is very important and is used to contact parents if there is an emergency. If you have not completed this form, please do so and return it to our front office ASAP
Aeries Account set up instructions 2021-2022
Instructions for students and parents on how to set up an Aeries student portal account:
NHORA SCHOLARSHIP Application (PDF)
ATHLETICS
Fall Sports are wrapping up, with Cross Country the only team active in post-season competition. Both the boys and girls teams ran out at Frogtown on Saturday for sub-sections, of which both teams qualified for Sections this Saturday 11/13 out at Folsom High! Congrats to Carson Edwards for finishing 3rd overall and to both teams for qualifying in the top 10! Races this weekend are at 11 and 12:30pm if you want to come cheer them on at the finish!
Winter sports are nearing the finalizing of their rosters (basketball/soccer) and eagerly anticipate the start of game play! Schedules should be updated on MHSFalcons.com by the end of next week, pending final approval of facility permits.
Currently hiring for the following:
SPRING 2022 Openings (Feb-May)
*Head Coach- Varsity Boys Volleyball: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1423473
*Head Coach- Coed Tennis: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1483466
FALL 2022 Openings (July-Oct/Nov):
*Head Coaches- Varsity, JV, Frosh Girls Volleyball:
https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1389850
Parents often find themselves in a challenging role of separating themselves from “Parent” and “Parent Coach”. I would strongly encourage all parents to check out these courses available from NFHS Learn: https://nfhslearn.com/home/parents
Follow us on IG @millennium_athletics or on Facebook at Facebook.com/BalsamoPE
Save the date: Daddy-Daughter Dance will be held on Saturday December 11th in the TLC gym.
YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW!!
The Millennium yearbook is on sale now — don’t miss out! The yearbook is $75. Now through December 1, you can get a 15% discount when you use the code EARLYBUY at checkout. Senior parents, teammates, friends, and family can all place dedications to the special senior in their lives/teams, or seniors can place them for each other! Use code EARLYAD to get a 15% discount on that as well, now through December 1. Make sure you order your yearbook today!
Go to http://yearbookordercenter.com and enter our school code, 21362. FALCON PRIDE!
LUNCH: Ordering lunch is slightly different this year. All students should have a lunch account to pay for lunches. To register, go to https://www.mymealtime.com/ and create an account. You must choose/type in your specific school (Millennium High School) and you will need your student school I.D. number. If you have any difficulties creating an account online, money can still be added to your account by either cash, check, or debit card. You can drop off payment in the lunch dropbox that is located in the main office. We are still in the process of adding new students to our mealtime system and hope to have it completed next week.
Lunch is ordered the day before it is delivered to class. All students should order their lunch during 4th period/HUB time. The Google Classroom code is SEUNSOU. Applications for Free & Reduced meals must be completed and turned in every year. You can apply on the school’s website.