Dine at Rubio’s Thursday, 6/20/19! Millennium Athletics will receive 30% of each ticket toward equipment for our new weight room!
If you prefer to bypass dinner and donate directly, check out our GoFundMe at https://www.gofundme.com/falcons-weight-room
Virginia Stewart
With just two weeks left to go in the year, I love seeing all the final projects and performances from all schools. How far we have come in one year; amazing job to all students, staff and parents. The PCS summer music program began this week and continues on next week with the DCS final performances.
MHS fast track is just as it sounds, FAST! Working with our Math teachers over these last few weeks has been a joy but I must admit, it has been intense. I commend our teachers and our students for rising to the challenge.
I urge all of you to enjoy these last few weeks and finish strong. Summer break is feels that bit more rewarding when you can look back and be proud of your hard work. Well done!
Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!
Lunch Menu – Week June 17 – 21
Mon. – Pizza
Tues – Chicken Patty Sandwich
Wed – Beef or Cheese Enchiladas
Thurs – Cheese Ravioli
Fri –Beef Hot Dog
Lunch Debts
We have an extremely high number of students with outstanding negative lunch balances. We are currently sending home lunch bills with our students. Please pay these bills immediately. Students can not start the 2019/2020 school year owing lunch balances. If you have any questions regarding your student’s lunch account please call the school at (209) 290 – 0511.
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.
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
All Medications
Please pick all meds in the office up no later than Monday, June 24, 2019.
Every year we have to throw away so many expensive prescriptions because parents fail to pick them up in the office prior to Summer Break. Please come and pick up your child’s meds ASAP so we won’t have to dispose them.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
8th grade students (only) will be dismissed at 1:30pm and will meet at the Grand Theatre at 2pm for Promotion Practice. Please be on time.
Last Day of school is Thursday, June 27, 2019
Dismissal Times
PCS including TK – 11:30am
DCS – 12 noon
MHS – 12:30pm (regular Fast Track dismissal time)
Incoming 7th Graders – Very Important!
As required by California law, (Health and Safety Code 120325 – 120375), parents need to provide proof of receiving the Tdap vaccine (Pertussis – Whooping Cough Booster) and proof of receiving 2 doses of Varicella (Chicken Pox) Vaccine
All students entering 7th – 12th grades must have proof of a Tdap booster shot. Documentation must state the shot was given on or after their 7th birthday. This means ALL current 6th graders must get up to date. They must also show proof of 2 Varicella -Chicken Pox Vaccines.
It is important that you begin now, to ensure your child get their vaccination and to avoid appointment delays.
Receiving the immunizations and ensuring they are up to date now, will not only protect them against Pertussis, but also ensure class placement and prevent exclusion from school in the coming year. No 7th-12 grade students will be allowed to attend school next year without up to date immunizations.
Now enrolling new students ages 2-4!
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Our TK students had so much fun celebrating their dads this week! First, they created a Father’s Day Toolbox, which included extra-special descriptions of their dads on a: saw, drill, hammer, and tape measure. Then, each child created and decorated a picture to present to their dad at our Father’s Day Luncheon. On Friday afternoon, we were very excited to welcome our dads to enjoy lunch with us on the playard. It was a fun-filled event, and we are grateful to everyone who took the time out of their day to attend! Next on the agenda, is our Evening of Excellence; it will be next Tuesday, June 18th at 5pm. Be sure to save the date!
Wow! P2 students did a beautiful job singing at our spring performance. Everyone shined bright and really showed off all they have learned during music class this year! We are so lucky to have Mrs. Watson and her amazing music program! What a wonderful performance!
We hope everyone received our invitation for our kindergarten awards show which will be taking place on MONDAY, June 24th. IMPORTANT: Due to limited space we will have TWO award shows. Please be sure to come to the show that you are scheduled for. NOTE: This is a different date than what was originally put on our June calendar. If you have any questions about this or are unsure of your scheduled time please email p2@tracylc.net
Please mark down on your calendar that the last day of school is THURSDAY, June 27th and we will have an early release day. All of
Phase One did a fantastic job at their spring music performance! The students sang beautifully and looked great. Thank you to those that were able to attend.
There will be no homework these last two weeks of school. Our days will be filled with reviewing and fun-filled activities to close out our wonderful year.
Below is a list of Phase One events to remember:
-Thursday, June 20th: Evening of Excellence
-Wednesday, June 26th: Water Day
-Thursday, June 27th: Last Day Brunch!
-Thursday, June 27th: Last Day of School! Dismissal is at 11:30. Please make sure to make any needed accommodations for pick up that day.
Our 3rd and 4th graders are hard at work on their “Gold Rush Town” projects. Phase 1 students will come visit our towns next week. Thank you to the parents who have donated supplies for our project.
This week our 4th graders enjoyed a visit from the Tracy Fire Department. They discussed fire safety, home escape routes and even brought the engine on Tuesday!
There are still many events coming up in the next two weeks…
Upcoming ⅚ Dates:
June 17th-20th: SWO Interviews
June 19th: ⅚ Choir Performance
June 21: 6th Grade Breakfast & Staff vs Student Softball Game
June 24th: 5th-8th Awards Ceremony- invitations to parents of students who win an award were sent out on Friday to RSVP to Ms. Zaca
June 27th: Water Day Carnival – DCS – Dismissal is at 12:00 PM on the last day of school, please plan accordingly!
Discovery Yearbook
Thank you for your yearbook orders. They will be arriving by the last week of school. If you were unable to pre-order your yearbook, a few will be available for purchase the last week of school for $55.00 in cash to the office.
Thank You, Ms. Rodieck
A Note from Ms. T:
DCS Water Day Carnival is fast approaching and I am in need of more parent volunteers to help out. Thank you to those families who have already reached out.
It is a really fun day and they kids have a blast but there are many moving parts.
Help is needed Thursday, June 27th from 7:30-Noon.
Please contact Ms. T (ttakeuchi@tracylc.net)
Science with Ms. Diaz
Our plants have sprouted and we have determined that the range of tolerance for plant growth with radish, pea, barley and corn seeds is between 40-80 mL of water. The optimum amount of water seems to be 80 mL based on both the number of sprouts and the measured height of the tallest plant. We had our last test of the year today, Friday June 14th, and are coming around to the the final leg of the DCS school year race! We start our last activity of the year next week, studying salt tolerance of plants and will report back to you soon!
Mrs. Zuniga Math:
Varsity: Students finished their percent unit test and will look into integers next week. This will be the last concept before the end of the year. The class will take a test on operations of integers next Friday to complete this school year.
Scholastic: Students will be taking a test next Friday to give a little extra time to understand solving equations. The students are enjoying this concept because many feel they are solving a puzzle. We will add on solving systems of equations to finish off the year.
Honors: The class will have a quiz this week to complete the graphing and polynomial portion of Unit 8. Next week the students will get a quick overview of Geometry concepts to finish off the year.
Ms. T & Mrs. Zuniga’s Geography:
All Geography classes will be presenting their 5 Themes of Geography projects to their class. The students worked with a partner to research the 5 themes of geography for a specific city of their choice.
We have also been practicing for our Exit Interviews happening next week
Choir with Mr. Dougherty
The third trimester music concert is this coming Wednesday, June 19th. One big change is that the concert will take place during the school day in the gym. The students in my class will be performing twice. The first performance will be for the 5/6 classes and followed by a performance for the 7/8 classes. Parents are invited.
1st performance is 9:40 – 10;10.
2nd performance is 1030 -11
Ms. Dane-Verbal Expressions:
5 – 6 Lightning Larry rode out of town and the Brementown Rappers are on the way. Reader’s Theater Casts again are performing for the pleasure of some of the primary classes. If you hear someone say, ‘Go home to your mommas, and put on your pajamas,’ they heard it from Da Roosta, Kitty -oo, Fun Lovin’ Dawg, and Donkey MC!
Next week students will finish their Visual Vocabulary slide shows and present to the class. We will have show to share with everyone. Our week will be Ms Dane’s Day Camp. Students will make stick shadow puppets of fairytale characters. They will make chalk shadow sundials, and Elephant toothpaste and egg drop challenge outside. The Macarena and Electric slide contest will finish up the week.
Ms. Rodieck’s LA
Ms. Rodieck’s Language Arts and Humanities classes are wrapping up for the year. If you still have not turned in you final book report, please turn it in with the book. Honors, yours is due Wednesday, June 19th. Scholastic and Honors will have their Vocabulary Final next week – Scholastic on Wednesday, June 19th and Honors on Thursday, June 20th. We are wrapping up the year reading Romeo and Juliet and watching West Side Story.
Social Studies with Mr. Bird
In social studies this week, we finished up our unit on the “Road to the Revolution” learning about the many causes to the American Revolution. Students did fantastic on their unit test! To end the week, we are learning about the Declaration of Independence with a cooperative escape room activity. Students are analyzing clues around our classroom to decode phrases from the Declaration of Independence (photos below are of students engaged in the activity). DCS teachers collaborated with each other to plan this lesson – thank you Ms. Rodieck!! Next week, we will begin our group project learning about revolutionary leaders. Students will present their projects in groups after learning about their assigned leader from the American Revolution.
Discovery Middle School ⅞
Upcoming Dates:
June 12th ACE Train Safety Meeting for 8th Graders
June 21st Cosmic Bowling at West Valley Bowl
June 21st Staff vs Student Softball Game
June 24th Awards Ceremony
June 26th Promotion at The Grand
June 27th is ½ day for 7th graders and Great America for 8th graders
Note: 8th grade students will be dismissed at 1:30pm on Wednesday June 26th for promotion practice!
A note about Great America:
Students going to Great America MUST be at the Tracy Ace Train station by 6:30am and will not return until 8:14 pm. Please be prompt when dropping off or picking up students! Remind your students that the school dress code will be enforced and that they MUST adhere to ALL checkpoint times, otherwise parents will be called to come get their student.
Attention: 8th Grade Parents seeking additional Promotion tickets!
On Tuesday, June 25th, 2019, from 6-7pm inside the gym, DCS will be handing out extra promotion tickets to any parent(s) on a first come, first-served basis. No more than two (2) extra tickets will be handed out to each parent present. Tickets are limited and will be handed out to those first in line.
*Teachers will pass out tickets until all tickets have been handed out*
8th Grade Activities
Please be aware that all 8th grade activities are meant to be a celebration of student accomplishments throughout the school year. It is always our greatest hope and intention that all 8th grade students be allowed to attend these fun and exciting events. However, these events are privileges, as stated in our Student Handbook. Mrs. Prescott has and will continue to meet with 8th grade students at risk of missing out on activities if they have recurring behavior concerns or have not completed the following:
30 hours of community service by the due date of June 19th; not completed all SWO projects with a passing score; have a grade of less than 70% in a core class. Parents will be notified if an activity has been lost due to any of the above.
Language Arts with Mrs. Zo:
As the end of the school year is fast approaching all of the language arts classes are focusing on studying for their final (Thursday June 20) and working on their final projects. Students have been reviewing all of the concepts from the entire year and reflecting on what they have learned all year.
Science with Ms. Dominguez
This week students are wrapping up our unit on the Solar System, and will be participating in a Jeopardy game on Monday. Students will also be presenting their SWO resumes and business letters during science and social studies.
Math with Mr. Singh
Varsity-Started unit-8 linear Functions & Graphing, Completed 8-1 Relations & Functions, 8-2 equations with two variables, 8-3 slope and y-intercept, doing 8.4 writing rules for linear functions.
Honors– Started unit-10 Circles, Competed 10-1 Properties of circles, 10-2 Chords & Arcs, 10.3 Inscribed Angles,10.4 circular angle measures, doing 10.5 circular segment measures, 10.6 Equations of circles, doing 10.7 Area of a sector.
Scholastic– Started unit-8 Exploring quadratic Graphs and Quadratic functions, Completed 8-1 Quadratic Graphs, 8-2 Quadratic Functions, 8.3 vertex, 8.4 solving quadratic equations by graphing, 8.5 factoring to solve quadratic equations, 8.6 completing the square, doing 8.7 using the quadratic formula.
Choir with Mr. Dougherty:
Mr. Dougherty’s music classes are gearing up for the end of the trimester performance. The third trimester concert is coming up and there are some changes this trimester. The concert will take place in the gym on June 19th, but this time it will take place during the school day. All four of my classes will perform together twice, once for the remaining 5/6 classes and then once more for the 7/8 classes. As always, there will be some new and creative elements added to the concert.
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
For High School students interested in being machinists
Through the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Manufacturing Workshop taking place in July, high school students will have the unique opportunity to get hands-on experience with the state-of-the-art tools and hardware used by Laboratory scientists and engineers. During the three-day workshop, students will learn what it takes to become a career machinist from the Laboratory’s highly skilled veteran machinists and graduates of the Lab’s Machinist Apprentice Program — one of the most highly regarded programs of its kind in the state. Many apprentices go on to secure full-time jobs at the Laboratory, which was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2019. Students also will tour the Lab’s advanced manufacturing facilities.
The application deadline has been extended to June 7. To apply, fill out page two of the flier below and submit it to LLNL Manufacturing Engineering Section Superintendent Pete Schoenenberger via email (mailto:turner56@llnl.gov). Applicants can expect to hear from LLNL regarding participation in this workshop by June 18.
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Fast Track Homework Support Schedule – Need help with your homework? Please see the homework schedule below:
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Tracy Family Resource Center – June 2019 Event Calendar
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Virginia Stewart
We are down to just a couple more weeks of school and students are still very busy completing projects, finishing Fast Track, preparing for promotions and moving up a grade next year. Our staff is working hard completing enrollment for next year and are already getting exciting about incoming classes.
I would like to take this time to especially thank the parents, staff and students for another successful year at the Tracy Learning Center. It has been a good year. Our PCS Classes enjoyed hosting our annual “Volunteer Appreciation Unity” and our Kitchen Staff did a lovely job preparing them a breakfast brunch.
There are many reasons for us to be thankful for the Tracy Learning Center!
Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!
Lunch Menu – Week June 10 – 14
Mon. – Pizza
Tues – Grilled Cheese
Wed – Nachos
Thurs – No Meat Spaghetti
Fri –Beef or Vegi Burger
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.
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
All Medications
Please pick all meds in the office up no later than Monday, June 24, 2019.
Every year we have to throw away so many expensive prescriptions because parents fail to pick them up in the office prior to Summer Break. Please come and pick up your child’s meds ASAP so we won’t have to dispose them.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
8th grade students (only) will be dismissed at 1:30pm and will meet at the Grand Theatre at 2pm for Promotion Practice. Please be on time.
Last Day of school is Thursday, June 27, 2019
Dismissal Times
PCS including TK – 11:30am
DCS – 12 noon
MHS – 12:30pm (regular Fast Track dismissal time)
Incoming 7th Graders – Very Important!
As required by California law, (Health and Safety Code 120325 – 120375), parents need to provide proof of receiving the Tdap vaccine (Pertussis – Whooping Cough Booster) and proof of receiving 2 doses of Varicella (Chicken Pox) Vaccine
All students entering 7th – 12th grades must have proof of a Tdap booster shot. Documentation must state the shot was given on or after their 7th birthday. This means ALL current 6th graders must get up to date. They must also show proof of 2 Varicella -Chicken Pox Vaccines.
It is important that you begin now, to ensure your child get their vaccination and to avoid appointment delays.
Receiving the immunizations and ensuring they are up to date now, will not only protect them against Pertussis, but also ensure class placement and prevent exclusion from school in the coming year. No 7th-12 grade students will be allowed to attend school next year without up to date immunizations.
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Primary Music
Dear Parents,
The Primary Spring Music Program will be on Thursday, June 13. The students and I are so excited to be sharing our music with you! Please have them dress nicely for the performances.
All performances are in the TLC Gym.
Kindergarten (P2) will perform at 1:00 pm.
Phase 1 (P3, P4, & P5) will perform at 6:30 pm
Phase 2 (P6, P7 & P8) will perform second (starting about 6:50 pm)
Please have the Phase 1 students report to their regular classrooms by 6:10 pm.
Phase 2 students need to be in their classrooms no later than 6:30 pm.
Please pick your children up from their classrooms after the performance.
Enjoy!!
Mrs. Watson
TK
This week in TK, we worked on Memory Books, and shared stories of our wonderful year together in TK!
Here are some of the memories that the children shared:
“My favorite part of the school year is when we went to go get pumpkins!” -Bay
“I really liked to do subtraction.” -Isabella
“I liked when we went riding on a tractor.” -Emiliano
“I love math because I can practice my numbers.” -Emmanuel
“Everyday when I come to school, I like when I sing the ‘Hello’ song!” -Jillian
Initial Phase
Our awesome student leadership will start a school supply drive for for EA Family Services, an organization that helps place and support foster children. We will also be collecting toiletry items and snacks. We will be collecting from June 10th to the 21st.
Please mark down on your calendar that the last day of school is THURSDAY, June 27th and we will have an early release day. All of PRIMARY students only will be released at 11:30.
We would like to thank all of our P2 parent volunteers. Your help is appreciated and valued by both teachers and students. THANK YOU!
Phase One:
We are nearing the end of the school year and with that means a lot of fun events. Our music performance is Thursday at 6:30. Please drop your child off in their classroom by 6:10 that evening. Phase two music performance will follow immediately after.
Next week will be our last week of homework and we will begin reviewing everything that we have learned this trimester.
Our last day of school is Thursday, June 27th and the students will be released at 11:30. Please make sure to make any needed accommodations for pick up that day.
Phase Two:
Our 3rd and 4th graders have finished their state testing and we are so proud of their hard work! We are eagerly awaiting their scores!
There are many events coming up in June for our Phase 2 students. Please note the following dates:
Monday, June 3rd: 5th grade information night (for current 4th graders) at 5:30
Tuesday, June 4th: Phase 2 Field Trip to Columbia!
Thursday, June 6th: Parent Volunteer Appreciation at Unity
Thursday, June 13th: Music Performance at 6:30 (see green folders for more info)
Thursday, June 20th: Evening of Excellence at 6:00
Tuesday, June 25th: 4th grade breakfast/awards ceremony at 9:00 (see green folders for more info)
Thursday, June 27th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Dismissal is 11:30 for Primary
Discovery Middle School ⅚
Upcoming ⅚ Dates:
June 17th-20th: SWO Interviews
June 19th: ⅚ Choir Performance
June 21: 6th Grade Breakfast & Staff vs Student Softball Game
June 24th: 5th-8th Awards Ceremony
June 27th: Water Day Carnival
Discovery Yearbook
Thank you for your yearbook orders. They will be arriving by the last week of school. If you were unable to pre-order your yearbook, a few will be available for purchase the last week of school for $55.00 in cash to the office.
Thank You, Ms. Rodieck
A Note from Ms. T:
DCS Water Day Carnival is fast approaching and I am in need of more parent volunteers to help out. Thank you to those families who have already reached out.
It is a really fun day and they kids have a blast but there are many moving parts.
Help is needed Thursday, June 27th from 7:30-Noon.
Please contact Ms. T (ttakeuchi@tracylc.net)
Special Experience with Ms. Pelaez in MHS
Ms. Pelaez took some lucky students to do an activity with her MHS Forensics class and they did a fingerprinting activity! Thank you for the awesome experience and DCS misses you tons Ms. Pelaez!
A Message From Ms. Dane- Ms. Dane’s Verbal Expressions/Mock Trial teams
“She did it! No, he did it! I object your Honor! Sustained, Over-ruled “- Just some of the statements heard during the Mock Trial Camp that 16 of our students attended on June 3 and 4 at Venture Academy in Stockton. During the course of intensive training and fun, students learned the basics of Defense and Prosecution, Opening Statements and Closing Arguments and joined with other students from the county to participate in Venture Academy’s yearly event. It was a fantastic opportunity to work with their High School team which is rated #5 in California.
Incoming 6th graders joined with 7th and 8th graders to prepare for next year’s Winning teams and Individual Students.- If the past is a predictor of the future TLC/Discovery should again make a fabulous showing at the County Competition. Major Congratulations to all of our participants – my personal thanks to the support from Mrs. Stewart, Coach B, and all of the parents who sent their children.
SUPER Quiz for ⅚- Congratulations to all of our students who were selected to participate in our very own DCS Trimester 3 Super Quiz! You did a great job representing DCS up there!!
Science with Ms. Diaz
Can you change environmental conditions to make things viable for organisms?? The answer is YES! By adding more salt to the hatcheries, students were able to get more shrimp eggs to hatch. Students also submitted their Brine Shrimp Investigation project booklets and started their next project booklet about the “Range of Tolerance” for plant growth. There will be a test on what was taught so far on Tuesday, June 11th. Keep exploring!
Social Studies with Mr. Bird
This week, we are finishing up our unit on the “Road to the Revolution” learning about the causes to the American Revolution. Students created a flip book to organize their work on the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts and will be creating a timeline to review the events surrounding the Battles of Lexington and Concord. We are also watching four episodes of Liberty’s Kids to extend our knowledge of the American Revolution. Liberty’s Kids is a great animated series for kids that showcases many of the events in this unit.
Discovery Middle School ⅞
Upcoming Dates:
June 12th ACE Train Safety Meeting for 8th Graders
June 24th Awards Ceremony
June 26th Promotion at the Grand
CJSF:
This week 43 members of our CJSF club went on a field trip tour of UC Davis! The students had the opportunity to tour the campus and ask questions about the admissions process and campus life. It was a huge success!
Language Arts with Mrs. Zo:
This week students have been given all of the final information for their end of the year projects! They have one individual project that follows our final book of the year and one group project. Students will spend ample time to review and work on these projects in the final weeks of school!
Math with Mr. Singh
Varsity-Started unit-8 linear Functions & Graphing, Completed 8-1 Relations & Functions, 8-2 equations with two variables, doing 8-3 slope and y-intercept
Honors- Started unit-10 Circles, Competed 10-1 Properties of circles, 10-2 Chords & Arcs, 10.3 Inscribed Angles,10.4 circular angle measures, doing 10.5 circular segment measures
Scholastic- Started unit-8 Exploring quadratic Graphs and Quadratic functions, Completed 8-1 Quadratic Graphs, 8-2 Quadratic Functions, 8.3 vertex, 8.4 solving quadratic equations by graphing, doing 8.5 factoring to solve quadratic equations
Choir with Mr. Dougherty:
Mr. Dougherty’s music classes are gearing up for the end of the trimester performance. The third trimester concert is coming up and there are some changes this trimester. The concert will take place in the gym on June 19th, but this time it will take place during the school day. All four of my classes will perform together twice, once for the remaining 5/6 classes and then once more for the 7/8 classes. As always, there will be some new and creative elements added to the concert.
Ms. Dane’s Verbal Expressions/Mock Trial teams
“She did it! No, he did it! I object your Honor! Sustained, Over-ruled “- Just some of the statements heard during the Mock Trial Camp that 16 of our students attended on June 3 and 4 at Venture Academy in Stockton. During the course of intensive training and fun, students learned the basics of Defense and Prosecution, Opening Statements and Closing Arguments and joined with other students from the county to participate in Venture Academy’s yearly event. It was a fantastic opportunity to work with their High School team which is rated #5 in California.
Incoming 6th graders joined with 7th and 8th graders to prepare for next year’s Winning teams and Individual Students.- If the past is a predictor of the future TLC/Discovery should again make a fabulous showing at the County Competition. Major Congratulations to all of our participants – my personal thanks to the support from Mrs. Stewart, Coach B, and all of the parents who sent their children.
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
For High School students interested in being machinists
Through the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Manufacturing Workshop taking place in July, high school students will have the unique opportunity to get hands-on experience with the state-of-the-art tools and hardware used by Laboratory scientists and engineers. During the three-day workshop, students will learn what it takes to become a career machinist from the Laboratory’s highly skilled veteran machinists and graduates of the Lab’s Machinist Apprentice Program — one of the most highly regarded programs of its kind in the state. Many apprentices go on to secure full-time jobs at the Laboratory, which was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2019. Students also will tour the Lab’s advanced manufacturing facilities.
The application deadline has been extended to June 7. To apply, fill out page two of the flier below and submit it to LLNL Manufacturing Engineering Section Superintendent Pete Schoenenberger via email (mailto:turner56@llnl.gov). Applicants can expect to hear from LLNL regarding participation in this workshop by June 18.
| Fast Track Homework Support Schedule – Need help with your homework? Please see the homework schedule below:
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Tracy Family Resource Center – June 2019 Event Calendar
Tracy Family Resource Center – June 2019 Event Calendar
UNeed2 is looking for Volunteers
TLC Charter Chatter
Virginia Stewart
The year is coming to an end. It has been a good year for us. We appreciate your continued support and loyalty to our schools and our programs. We appreciate all the time many of you volunteer to help us and we appreciate all of you who follow our rules for car line!
We feel so fortunate to have our beautiful new campus and appreciate our teachers and students efforts to keep it clean and in it’s new “pristine” condition.
Parents, we know our longer school year is a challenge and we appreciate your encouragement to help your student to end this year on a very positive note. We are fortunate to have you.
Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!
Lunch Menu – Week June 3 – 7
Mon. – Pizza
Tues – Chicken Corn Dog
Wed – Chicken Taquitos
Thurs – Beef Lasagna
Fri –Beef Hot Dog
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.
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here:https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
All Medications
Please pick all meds in the office up no later than Monday, June 24, 2019.
Every year we have to throw away so many expensive prescriptions because parents fail to pick them up in the office prior to Summer Break. Please come and pick up your child’s meds ASAP so we won’t have to dispose them.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
8th grade students (only) will be dismissed at 1:30pm and will meet at the Grand Theatre at 2pm for Promotion Practice. Please be on time.
Last Day of school is Thursday, June 27, 2019
Dismissal Times
PCS including TK – 11:30am
DCS – 12 noon
MHS – 12:30pm (regular Fast Track dismissal time)
Incoming 7th Graders – Very Important!
As required by California law, (Health and Safety Code 120325 – 120375), parents need to provide proof of receiving the Tdap vaccine (Pertussis – Whooping Cough Booster) and proof of receiving 2 doses of Varicella (Chicken Pox) Vaccine
All students entering 7th – 12th grades must have proof of a Tdap booster shot. Documentation must state the shot was given on or after their 7th birthday. This means ALL current 6th graders must get up to date. They must also show proof of 2 Varicella -Chicken Pox Vaccines.
It is important that you begin now, to ensure your child get their vaccination and to avoid appointment delays.
Receiving the immunizations and ensuring they are up to date now, will not only protect them against Pertussis, but also ensure class placement and prevent exclusion from school in the coming year. No 7th-12 grade students will be allowed to attend school next year without up to date immunizations.
Tracy Learning Center Preschool
Now enrolling new students ages 2-4!
See our pricing below
BEST OF TRACY 2019- VOTE Tracy Learning Center Preschool
Primary Music
Dear Parents,
The Primary Spring Music Program will be on Thursday, June 13. The students and I are so excited to be sharing our music with you! Please have them dress nicely for the performances.
All performances are in the TLC Gym.
Kindergarten (P2) will perform at 1:00 pm.
Phase 1 (P3, P4, & P5) will perform at 6:30 pm
Phase 2 (P6, P7 & P8) will perform second (starting about 6:50 pm)
Please have the Phase 1 students report to their regular classrooms by 6:10 pm.
Phase 2 students need to be in their classrooms no later than 6:30 pm.
Please pick your children up from their classrooms after the performance.
Enjoy!!
Mrs. Watson
TK
This week in TK, our Furs, Scales, and Tails show was a big hit! Check out all of the fun that our friends had with Banana:
Initial Phase
Check out our June calendar of events (sent home in green folders) for everything coming up this month! There will be detailed information about everything sent home as we get closer — this is more of a “save the date”!
With many schools already being on summer break, now is a good time to reflect and remember why we are so lucky to have a longer year/shorter summer break. Our students are still LEARNING! Curriculum is being taught every day and students are getting many extra days to soak up knowledge. In return, this helps with the transition to first grade as concepts are not “lost” over a long summer break. Our students put a lot of hard work in, and in the end it is so worth it!! Keep up the great work P2!
Phase One:
We are approaching the last month of school and with that means a lot of fun activities and events. A calendar has been sent home with all of these dates. More information will be sent home closer to each of these events.
The students in Phase One have spent the week planning and constructing their marble runs. These projects have been done in groups and had several requirements to meet with only using materials that were brought in. The students have enjoyed the ability to work together as a group, to plan and build these projects. They will be presenting these projects to the class next week. Great job Phase One students!
Phase Two:
Our 3rd and 4th graders have finished their state testing and we are so proud of their hard work! We are eagerly awaiting their scores!
There are many events coming up in June for our Phase 2 students. Please note the following dates:
Monday, June 3rd: 5th grade information night (for current 4th graders) at 5:30
Tuesday, June 4th: Phase 2 Field Trip to Columbia!
Thursday, June 6th: Parent Volunteer Appreciation at Unity
Thursday, June 13th: Music Performance at 6:30 (see green folders for more info)
Thursday, June 20th: Evening of Excellence at 6:00
Tuesday, June 25th: 4th grade breakfast/awards ceremony at 9:00 (see green folders for more info)
Thursday, June 27th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Dismissal is 11:30 for Primary
Discovery Middle School ⅚
Discovery Yearbook
Thank you for your yearbook orders. They will be arriving by the last week of school. If you were unable to pre-order your yearbook, a few will be available for purchace the last week of school for $55.00 in cash to the office.
Thank You, Ms. Rodieck
A Note from Ms. T:
DCS Water Day Carnival is fast approaching and I am in need of more parent volunteers to help out. Thank you to those families who have already reached out.
It is a really fun day and they kids have a blast but there are many moving parts.
Help is needed Thursday, June 27th from 7:30-Noon.
Please contact Ms. T (ttakeuchi@tracylc.net)
Mrs. Zuniga’s classes:
Varsity: Our class is studying this week for our Geography state’s test. Students have been using their flashcards, bingo, and computer games to learn the state locations and their capitals. We have also begun to practice for our exit interviews in June. In math, we are reviewing our percents unit and the students just learned about simple interest and how important it is in life to understand what interest is.
Scholastic: Our class has just finished Unit 4 and is beginning Unit 5 about expressions and equations. Students will learn to solve for a variable and write equations from expressions. In Geography, the students are beginning the 5 Themes of Geography and will be completing a project. We have also begun to practice for our exit interviews in June.
Honors: In Geography, the students are beginning the 5 Themes of Geography and will be completing a project. We have also begun to practice for our exit interviews in June. For math, we finished Unit 6 and students are excited to begin graphing in Unit 7 with linear equations.
Friday Fun:
This morning, our 5/6 students enjoyed a 4-Way Nest Challenge playing Capture the Football. Kestrel was the overall winner!
Discovery Middle School ⅞
Upcoming Dates:
June 5th CJSF Field Trip to UC Davis
June 6th Trimester 3 Super Quiz Event
June 12th ACE Train Safety Meeting for 8th Graders
June 24th Awards Ceremony
June 26th Promotion at the Grand
Language Arts with Mrs. Zo:
The school year may be winding down, but our course work is definitely not! Students are continuing to read from 7 Sanctuaries (we are almost done!) and have spent ample time analyzing each of the characters and their various chapters.
Each student created a word cloud and two travel brochures in the past week and presented them to the class. Ask your students to show you their works!
In the next week weeks students will be working on several projects to demonstrate all that they have learned this year!
Pictured Below: Brochures students made about their sanctuary.
Math with Mr. Singh
Varsity-Started unit-8 linear Functions & Graphing, Completed 8-1 Relations & Functions, doing 8-2 equations with two variables.
Honors- Started unit-10 Circles, Competed 10-1 Properties of circles, doing 10-2 Chords & Arcs.
Scholastic- Started unit-8 Exploring quadratic Graphs and Quadratic functions, Completed 8-1 Quadratic Graphs, doing 8-2 Quadratic Functions.
Science with Ms. Dominguez
We are on to a new unit for 7/8 science this week. We are diving into the Solar System, and the students are starting off with a new project. Their task is to develop a proposal for a space station on one of the planets or moons in our solar system. They must brainstorm ways to make the planet or moon livable for humans and create a blueprint of the station they plan to build.
Technology with Ms. Ferguson
This week in technology the students are working on creating a brochure in Google Docs! This project will be due the middle of next week & then the students will be moving on to an introduction to engineering!
Choir with Mr. Dougherty:
Mr. Dougherty’s music classes are gearing up for the end of the trimester performance. The third trimester concert is coming up and there are some changes this trimester. The concert will take place in the gym on June 19th, but this time it will take place during the school day. All four of my classes will perform together twice, once for the remaining 5/6 classes and then once more for the 7/8 classes. As always, there will be some new and creative elements added to the concert.
Millennium High School
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here:https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
For High School students interested in being machinists
Through the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Manufacturing Workshop taking place in July, high school students will have the unique opportunity to get hands-on experience with the state-of-the-art tools and hardware used by Laboratory scientists and engineers. During the three-day workshop, students will learn what it takes to become a career machinist from the Laboratory’s highly skilled veteran machinists and graduates of the Lab’s Machinist Apprentice Program — one of the most highly regarded programs of its kind in the state. Many apprentices go on to secure full-time jobs at the Laboratory, which was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2019. Students also will tour the Lab’s advanced manufacturing facilities.
The application deadline has been extended to June 7. To apply, fill out page two of the flier below and submit it to LLNL Manufacturing Engineering Section Superintendent Pete Schoenenberger via email (mailto:turner56@llnl.gov). Applicants can expect to hear from LLNL regarding participation in this workshop by June 18.
| Fast Track Homework Support Schedule – Need help with your homework? Please see the homework schedule below:
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We have some fantastic fundraising opportunities coming up. Thank you in advance for your support.
TLC Charter Chatter
Virginia Stewart
The year is coming to an end. It has been a good year for us. We appreciate your continued support and loyalty to our schools and our programs. We appreciate all the time many of you volunteer to help us and we appreciate all of you who follow our rules for car line!
We feel so fortunate to have our beautiful new campus and appreciate our teachers and students efforts to keep it clean and in it’s new “pristine” condition.
Parents, we know our longer school year is a challenge and we appreciate your encouragement to help your student to end this year on a very positive note. We are fortunate to have you.
Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!
Lunch Menu – Week June 3 – 7
Mon. – Pizza
Tues – Chicken Corn Dog
Wed – Chicken Taquitos
Thurs – Beef Lasagna
Fri –Beef Hot Dog
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.
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
All Medications
Please pick all meds in the office up no later than Monday, June 24, 2019.
Every year we have to throw away so many expensive prescriptions because parents fail to pick them up in the office prior to Summer Break. Please come and pick up your child’s meds ASAP so we won’t have to dispose them.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
8th grade students (only) will be dismissed at 1:30pm and will meet at the Grand Theatre at 2pm for Promotion Practice. Please be on time.
Last Day of school is Thursday, June 27, 2019
Dismissal Times
PCS including TK – 11:30am
DCS – 12 noon
MHS – 12:30pm (regular Fast Track dismissal time)
Incoming 7th Graders – Very Important!
As required by California law, (Health and Safety Code 120325 – 120375), parents need to provide proof of receiving the Tdap vaccine (Pertussis – Whooping Cough Booster) and proof of receiving 2 doses of Varicella (Chicken Pox) Vaccine
All students entering 7th – 12th grades must have proof of a Tdap booster shot. Documentation must state the shot was given on or after their 7th birthday. This means ALL current 6th graders must get up to date. They must also show proof of 2 Varicella -Chicken Pox Vaccines.
It is important that you begin now, to ensure your child get their vaccination and to avoid appointment delays.
Receiving the immunizations and ensuring they are up to date now, will not only protect them against Pertussis, but also ensure class placement and prevent exclusion from school in the coming year. No 7th-12 grade students will be allowed to attend school next year without up to date immunizations.
Tracy Learning Center Preschool
Now enrolling new students ages 2-4!
See our pricing below
BEST OF TRACY 2019- VOTE Tracy Learning Center Preschool
Primary Music
Dear Parents,
The Primary Spring Music Program will be on Thursday, June 13. The students and I are so excited to be sharing our music with you! Please have them dress nicely for the performances.
All performances are in the TLC Gym.
Kindergarten (P2) will perform at 1:00 pm.
Phase 1 (P3, P4, & P5) will perform at 6:30 pm
Phase 2 (P6, P7 & P8) will perform second (starting about 6:50 pm)
Please have the Phase 1 students report to their regular classrooms by 6:10 pm.
Phase 2 students need to be in their classrooms no later than 6:30 pm.
Please pick your children up from their classrooms after the performance.
Enjoy!!
Mrs. Watson
TK
This week in TK, our Furs, Scales, and Tails show was a big hit! Check out all of the fun that our friends had with Banana:
Initial Phase
Check out our June calendar of events (sent home in green folders) for everything coming up this month! There will be detailed information about everything sent home as we get closer — this is more of a “save the date”!
With many schools already being on summer break, now is a good time to reflect and remember why we are so lucky to have a longer year/shorter summer break. Our students are still LEARNING! Curriculum is being taught every day and students are getting many extra days to soak up knowledge. In return, this helps with the transition to first grade as concepts are not “lost” over a long summer break. Our students put a lot of hard work in, and in the end it is so worth it!! Keep up the great work P2!
Phase One:
We are approaching the last month of school and with that means a lot of fun activities and events. A calendar has been sent home with all of these dates. More information will be sent home closer to each of these events.
The students in Phase One have spent the week planning and constructing their marble runs. These projects have been done in groups and had several requirements to meet with only using materials that were brought in. The students have enjoyed the ability to work together as a group, to plan and build these projects. They will be presenting these projects to the class next week. Great job Phase One students!
Phase Two:
Our 3rd and 4th graders have finished their state testing and we are so proud of their hard work! We are eagerly awaiting their scores!
There are many events coming up in June for our Phase 2 students. Please note the following dates:
Monday, June 3rd: 5th grade information night (for current 4th graders) at 5:30
Tuesday, June 4th: Phase 2 Field Trip to Columbia!
Thursday, June 6th: Parent Volunteer Appreciation at Unity
Thursday, June 13th: Music Performance at 6:30 (see green folders for more info)
Thursday, June 20th: Evening of Excellence at 6:00
Tuesday, June 25th: 4th grade breakfast/awards ceremony at 9:00 (see green folders for more info)
Thursday, June 27th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Dismissal is 11:30 for Primary
Discovery Yearbook
Thank you for your yearbook orders. They will be arriving by the last week of school. If you were unable to pre-order your yearbook, a few will be available for purchace the last week of school for $55.00 in cash to the office.
Thank You, Ms. Rodieck
A Note from Ms. T:
DCS Water Day Carnival is fast approaching and I am in need of more parent volunteers to help out. Thank you to those families who have already reached out.
It is a really fun day and they kids have a blast but there are many moving parts.
Help is needed Thursday, June 27th from 7:30-Noon.
Please contact Ms. T (ttakeuchi@tracylc.net)
Mrs. Zuniga’s classes:
Varsity: Our class is studying this week for our Geography state’s test. Students have been using their flashcards, bingo, and computer games to learn the state locations and their capitals. We have also begun to practice for our exit interviews in June. In math, we are reviewing our percents unit and the students just learned about simple interest and how important it is in life to understand what interest is.
Scholastic: Our class has just finished Unit 4 and is beginning Unit 5 about expressions and equations. Students will learn to solve for a variable and write equations from expressions. In Geography, the students are beginning the 5 Themes of Geography and will be completing a project. We have also begun to practice for our exit interviews in June.
Honors: In Geography, the students are beginning the 5 Themes of Geography and will be completing a project. We have also begun to practice for our exit interviews in June. For math, we finished Unit 6 and students are excited to begin graphing in Unit 7 with linear equations.
Friday Fun:
This morning, our 5/6 students enjoyed a 4-Way Nest Challenge playing Capture the Football. Kestrel was the overall winner!
Upcoming Dates:
June 5th CJSF Field Trip to UC Davis
June 6th Trimester 3 Super Quiz Event
June 12th ACE Train Safety Meeting for 8th Graders
June 24th Awards Ceremony
June 26th Promotion at the Grand
Language Arts with Mrs. Zo:
The school year may be winding down, but our course work is definitely not! Students are continuing to read from 7 Sanctuaries (we are almost done!) and have spent ample time analyzing each of the characters and their various chapters.
Each student created a word cloud and two travel brochures in the past week and presented them to the class. Ask your students to show you their works!
In the next week weeks students will be working on several projects to demonstrate all that they have learned this year!
Pictured Below: Brochures students made about their sanctuary.
Math with Mr. Singh
Varsity-Started unit-8 linear Functions & Graphing, Completed 8-1 Relations & Functions, doing 8-2 equations with two variables.
Honors- Started unit-10 Circles, Competed 10-1 Properties of circles, doing 10-2 Chords & Arcs.
Scholastic– Started unit-8 Exploring quadratic Graphs and Quadratic functions, Completed 8-1 Quadratic Graphs, doing 8-2 Quadratic Functions.
Science with Ms. Dominguez
We are on to a new unit for 7/8 science this week. We are diving into the Solar System, and the students are starting off with a new project. Their task is to develop a proposal for a space station on one of the planets or moons in our solar system. They must brainstorm ways to make the planet or moon livable for humans and create a blueprint of the station they plan to build.
Technology with Ms. Ferguson
This week in technology the students are working on creating a brochure in Google Docs! This project will be due the middle of next week & then the students will be moving on to an introduction to engineering!
Choir with Mr. Dougherty:
Mr. Dougherty’s music classes are gearing up for the end of the trimester performance. The third trimester concert is coming up and there are some changes this trimester. The concert will take place in the gym on June 19th, but this time it will take place during the school day. All four of my classes will perform together twice, once for the remaining 5/6 classes and then once more for the 7/8 classes. As always, there will be some new and creative elements added to the concert.
Congratulations Millennium High School Class of 2019!
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
For High School students interested in being machinists
Through the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Manufacturing Workshop taking place in July, high school students will have the unique opportunity to get hands-on experience with the state-of-the-art tools and hardware used by Laboratory scientists and engineers. During the three-day workshop, students will learn what it takes to become a career machinist from the Laboratory’s highly skilled veteran machinists and graduates of the Lab’s Machinist Apprentice Program — one of the most highly regarded programs of its kind in the state. Many apprentices go on to secure full-time jobs at the Laboratory, which was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2019. Students also will tour the Lab’s advanced manufacturing facilities.
The application deadline has been extended to June 7. To apply, fill out page two of the flier below and submit it to LLNL Manufacturing Engineering Section Superintendent Pete Schoenenberger via email (mailto:turner56@llnl.gov). Applicants can expect to hear from LLNL regarding participation in this workshop by June 18.
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Fast Track Homework Support Schedule – Need help with your homework? Please see the homework schedule below:
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TLC Charter Chatter
Virginia Stewart
As May draws to a close, both students and staff take a deep breath as we prepare for the one last push to the end of the year. But this also has been a week of celebrations. It is so rewarding to see our Millennium seniors being recognized for all their hard work. The Tracy Press wrote a great article about 3 of a senior athletes – All whom have been a TLC since Kindergarten. Every staff member has played a part in these student’s lives would like them to know how proud we are of their efforts. Way to go Falcons!
Congratulations to all our Graduates. Last night’s graduation was very special and we cannot wait to see what you accomplish in the future.
Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!
Lunch Menu – Week May 27 – 31
Mon. – holiday
Tues – Pizza
Wed – Sloppy Joes
Thurs – Mac and Cheese
Fri –Beef or Vegi Burger
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.
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
Last Day of school is Thursday, June 27, 2019
Incoming 7th Graders – Very Important!
As required by California law, (Health and Safety Code 120325 – 120375), parents need to provide proof of receiving the Tdap vaccine (Pertussis – Whooping Cough Booster) and proof of receiving 2 doses of Varicella (Chicken Pox) Vaccine
All students entering 7th – 12th grades must have proof of a Tdap booster shot. Documentation must state the shot was given on or after their 7th birthday. This means ALL current 6th graders must get up to date. They must also show proof of 2 Varicella -Chicken Pox Vaccines.
It is important that you begin now, to ensure your child get their vaccination and to avoid appointment delays.
Receiving the immunizations and ensuring they are up to date now, will not only protect them against Pertussis, but also ensure class placement and prevent exclusion from school in the coming year. No 7th-12 grade students will be allowed to attend school next year without up to date immunizations.
Tracy Learning Center Preschool
Now enrolling news students ages 2-4!
See our pricing below
All PreK, TK, PCS and 8th Grade Promotion Picture Packets Must Be Returned to teachers or office by May 10, 2019!
TK
This week in TK, we learned how to care for our environment!
Our pal Wasteful Wally stopped by to teach us all about: recycling, reusing materials, and preventing waste. We learned the importance of conserving water and electricity. Plus, we discussed donating things to people in need, rather than throwing them away. We also began to share our Recycled Art projects; and, boy, oh boy, did we come up with some creative ideas. Our classroom was filled with bird feeders, pencil holders, and piggy banks galore!
Initial Phase
Next week our students will be participating in some testing where we will be able to see how much they have learned and grown! This test will only take a couple minutes and is done one on one with a teacher. So it is important to note that your child will not be testing every day. We need your help to make sure that your student gets a good nights sleep, has a nutritious breakfast before coming to school, and encourage them to do their best. Students will be participating in fun activities each day that we are testing. On Friday, we will be walking to the park. If you haven’t returned your child’s permission slip please do so by Monday.
Don’t forget to send in your jog-a-thon envelopes with your collected pledges!
Phase One:
This week, the students in Phase One participated in their first testing week and did a fantastic job! They were all so excited and eager to participate. Each day, there were some fun activities in the afternoon to keep the students motivated. The teachers are so proud of how focused they all were and how serious they took this. Teachers will be sending home these results with report cards at the end of the trimester.
For the last couple of weeks in science the students have been learning about engineering and next week they will be construction their own marble run. They will be building these in groups and presenting them the following week. If you have any supplies that the students could use for these please send them in with your student.
Phase Two:
Our phase 2 students had their SBAC state tests this week in LA and math. We are so proud of their hard work and how seriously they are taking it. We will continue testing next week. Thank you to the parents who donated extra snacks for our testing days. We also enjoyed some “brain breaks” during the week, including walking to the park and a dance party on Friday!
We have selected chaperones for our upcoming field trip to Columbia on June 4th. We are excited to learn more about the Gold Rush on our upcoming visit to this fun old town!
Please save the date for the 5th grade information night (for current 4th graders) on June 3rd at 5:30 p.m.
Discovery Middle School ⅚
-Important Announcements-
Discovery Yearbook Sales:
We are coming up on that time of the year when it is time to start ordering yearbooks.
This year you can order your yearbooks online at –
https://dcsyearbook.picaboo.com/
The password is ‘yearbook’.
When you order online, you get free pages to customize at the end of your own yearbook.
This does not include Eighth Grade Dedications – they are separate.
Paper order forms will be going out after Spring Break, including Eighth Grade Dedication forms.
Yearbooks are $48.00 to pre-order online.
Thank you
Questions? Please contact Ms. Rodieck (lrodieck@tracylc.net)
One Week left to order your DCS yearbook!!!
8th Grade Dedications also due Friday, May 24th, 2019
⅚ Upcoming Dates to Know:
Monday, May 27th: No School
Thursday, June 6th- Trimester 3 Super Quiz (parents of those students participating will be notified by Ms. Zaca)
Wednesday, May 29th- A Transformative Night – The 1960’s Museum
This project include the creation of a Museum Exhibit to be put on display the evening of Wednesday May 29th. We are asking the students to be here that evening and invite friends and family to come and check out all the great museum displays. The completed project will be due Wednesday, May 29th. Scrapbooks will be due Friday June 7th and needs to include pictures of the event. If you have questions about this please contact Ms. Rodieck at lrodieck@tracylc.net.
A note from Ms. Diaz
It was an interesting week in class with hatching brine shrimp eggs after creating hatcheries with four different salt conditions. We found out that brine shrimp need to be in salt water in order to hatch, and will now try to get additional eggs to hatch by adding more salt to the hatcheries. Students have started their trimester project booklets and will continue to work on this the rest of the trimester. We will be having a test within the next couple of weeks about what we’ve learned so far about ecosystems and environmental conditions. Keep exploring!
A Note from Ms. T
Our last day of school will be Thursday, June 27th. On this day, we celebrate the year by having a carnival water day with the kids! It is a blast with many moving parts and activities for the kids. I am in need of parent help on this day from about 7:30 AM to Noon.
I need help with grilling hot dogs, making snow cones, making cotton candy cones, running water slides, monitoring inflatable courses and with games.
If you are available to help on Thursday, June 27th, please contact Ms. T (ttakeuchi@tracylc.net)
DCS 7- 8
⅞ Upcoming Dates to Know:
Discovery Yearbook Sales:
We are coming up on that time of the year when it is time to start ordering yearbooks.
This year you can order your yearbooks online at –
https://dcsyearbook.picaboo.com/
The password is ‘yearbook’.
When you order online, you get free pages to customize at the end of your own yearbook.
This does not include Eighth Grade Dedications – they are separate.
Paper order forms will be going out after Spring Break, including Eighth Grade Dedication forms.
Yearbooks are $48.00 to pre-order online.
Thank you
Questions? Please contact Ms. Rodieck (lrodieck@tracylc.net)
Note:VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.
A Note about Testing:
This week every student spent ample time on State Testing. We have been practicing thoroughly all year long and have now completed the science (8th grade only), math, and language arts tests.
In reflection many of the students felt very secure and confident about their testing experience and I am confident that no matter how each student did, they have worked hard, practiced diligently, and demonstrated the necessary amount of seriousness and focus required during testing.
The scores for each test will be given in a couple of weeks! Look out for any notices or information sent home by your students’ teachers about their results.
If your student was absent during testing we will have make up days scheduled to accommodate them.
Job well done students! It was a long and grueling week for all of us, but I am certain their hard work will pay off!
End of Year Reminder:
There are only five weeks left of school! Each class will continue to work and continue their curriculum until the very last week of school. There are many excited events for all to participate in in the coming weeks!
Events to look forward to:
UC Davis Trip June 5th (CJSF)
Super Quiz for Tri 3 June 6th(parents of students participating will be notified)
⅞ Rally June 7th (morning of 8:48)
Jogathon Awards Ceremony June 7th
ACE Safety Meeting June 12th (10:30am)
8th Grade only Rally June 20th (last hour of the day, 7th graders will participate in Nest challenge with their Nest leaders instead)
Staff vs. Student Softball game June 21st
8th Grade Cosmic Bowling June 21st (10pm-12am)
Awards Ceremony June 24th
8th Grade Dance June 25th (5-6:30pm)
8th Grade Promotion June 26th (6-7:30pm)
Great American/Water Day/Final Day of School! June 27th
Verbal Expressions with Ms. Dane
Mask Museum display is on the wall showing the terrific research and projects that the 7/8 students did in Drama/Verbal Expression. They first made a short powerpoint showing some of the the styles of masks different cultures have and then decided on a design to develop for their blank mask. Paint, marker, glitter, foam were used to make the design and complete the project.
⅚ students wrote original scripts and made sock puppets and have been performing all week.
During testing weeks Ms. Dane’s enrichment will be Mixed Media collage and design elements.
Mock Trial competed Sat. May 4th, where we took 4 Individual Most Valuable Player awards. Congrats girls and onward to the next trial.
Physical Education:
Also, as a quick friendly reminder as the weather is getting hot, please remind students that they should be applying “Deodorants/Antiperspirants/Baby Powder or Sanitary Wipes” in the morning before they are coming to school and showering daily; as their bodies have already begun puberty even though there may be no signs of it showing physically!!!!
Millennium High School
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
Virginia Stewart
The Awards Ceremony this week honoring our Seniors included the following highlights:
Scholarships
The Class of 2019 earned $53,650 in local scholarships this year. This includes $8,700 TLC sponsored scholarships (two Communications Scholarships, and thirty-two College Bound Club Scholarships).
The Class of 2019 included the first National Merit Scholar in the history of Millennium High School, Ian Galvez. Out of the 1.6 million juniors across the nation that took the PSAT in 2017, Ian’s nearly perfect score along with his application qualified him to be one of 7,600 Finalists selected for this $2,500 scholarship. This means that Ian is being recognized as one of the top .5 percent of students in the nation!
Max Marrs was awarded a $180,000 NROTC scholarship by the U.S. Marine Corps to attend University of San Diego!
Kendall Harrington earned an $8,000 scholarship, renewable for four years, from the Northern California Scholarship Foundation!
Manal Siddiqui racked up a total of NINE local scholarships this year, for a total of $9,250.
College Early Start
60% of the students in the Class of 2019 have completed a total of 1,260 college units, averaging 17 units per student. This translates to a total scholarship amount of $57,960 reimbursed to families by TLC. Yuvleen Kaur is on track to complete over 60 college units in total, and to earn her Associate’s Degree from Delta College this month!
45% of the class of 2019 were admitted to a 4-year university, and 51% of the class of 2019 plan to attend a community college or vocational school in the fall.
Community Service
The class of 2019 served a total of 33,205 community service hours, including one individual who served 2,618 hours – Manal Siddiqui.
Lunch Menu for this week…. YUM!
Lunch Menu – Week May 20 – 24
Mon. – Pizza
Tues – Fish Strips
Wed – Grilled Cheese
Thurs – Garlic Pasta
Fri –Beef Hot Dog
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.
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
Next School Holiday is Mon. May 27, 2019 Memorial Day
Last Day of school is Thursday, June 27, 2019
Incoming 7th Graders – Very Important!
As required by California law, (Health and Safety Code 120325 – 120375), parents need to provide proof of receiving the Tdap vaccine (Pertussis – Whooping Cough Booster).
All students entering 7th – 12th grades must have proof of a Tdap booster shot. Documentation must state the shot was given on or after their 7th birthday. This means ALL current 6th graders must get up to date.
It is important that you begin now, to ensure your child get their vaccination and to avoid appointment delays.
Receiving the immunizations and ensuring they are up to date now, will not only protect them against Pertussis, but also ensure class placement and prevent exclusion from school in the coming year. No 7th-12 grade students will be allowed to attend school next year without up to date immunizations.
Tracy Learning Center Preschool
Now enrolling news students ages 2-4!
See our pricing below
All PreK, TK, PCS and 8th Grade Promotion Picture Packets Must Be Returned to teachers or office by May 10, 2019!
TK
It has been an exciting week of learning in TK! We learned about the life cycles of the chicken and the frog! We participated in several life cycle art projects, illustrating the growth process of each, starting from the egg. Did you know that female frogs can lay up to 4,000 eggs at a time?
We also studied plants this week. We learned that plants need: sunlight, water, and soil to grow. We also learned to identify and label the: stem, leaves, roots, and flower of a plant. Finally, we studied the life cycle of a plant starting from the seed. Be sure to ask us about the new and interesting things we’ve learned!
Initial Phase
Next week our students will be participating in some testing where we will be able to see how much they have learned and grown! This test will only take a couple minutes and is done one on one with a teacher. So it is important to note that your child will not be testing every day. We need your help to make sure that your student gets a good nights sleep, has a nutritious breakfast before coming to school, and encourage them to do their best. Students will be participating in fun activities each day that we are testing. On Friday, we will be walking to the park. If you haven’t returned your child’s permission slip please do so by Monday.
Don’t forget to send in your jog-a-thon envelopes with your collected pledges!
Phase One:
The students in Phase One will be participating in some testing next week. For our first graders they will be tested one on one with a teacher and will only take a few minutes. The second graders will take their test on the ChromeBooks and will also only take a couple of minutes. Students will not be testing everyday, rather they will only test two days next week. Encourage your child to do their best, get enough sleep every night, eat a good breakfast and be at school on time.
To celebrate our testing week, every afternoon there will be some fun activities. Wednesday, the fun activity will be a walking field trip to the park. If you have not turned in the permission slip please do so ASAP. There will also be a raffle in the morning at Unity for those students that were at school on time and tried their best on their test. Good luck!!
Phase Two:
We had a great week in phase 2…we learned more about the gold rush and California history. We discussed the different routes to California and how dangerous it was to travel west. Did you know that many of the gold miners never got rich, but some business owners earned a fortune! We are going to use all of our gold rush knowledge to put on our gold rush day in June.
Please remember that state testing for phase 2 will begin on May 20th. Please see the information letter that came home on Friday.
Discovery Middle School ⅚
-Important Announcements-
Discovery Yearbook Sales:
We are coming up on that time of the year when it is time to start ordering yearbooks.
This year you can order your yearbooks online at –
https://dcsyearbook.picaboo.com/
The password is ‘yearbook’.
When you order online, you get free pages to customize at the end of your own yearbook.
This does not include Eighth Grade Dedications – they are separate.
Paper order forms will be going out after Spring Break, including Eighth Grade Dedication forms.
Yearbooks are $48.00 to pre-order online.
Thank you
Questions? Please contact Ms. Rodieck (lrodieck@tracylc.net)
One Week left to order your DCS yearbook!!!
8th Grade Dedications also due Friday, May 24th, 2019
⅚ Upcoming Dates to Know:
May 22 (Wednesday): ⅚ Dance from 4:00-5:00 PM- Permission slips will be sent home on Monday
Save the Date – A Transformative Night – The 1960’s Museum
This project include the creation of a Museum Exhibit to be put on display the evening of Wednesday May 29th. We are asking the students to be here that evening and invite friends and family to come and check out all the great museum displays. The completed project will be due Wednesday, May 29th. Scrapbooks will be due Friday June 7th and needs to include pictures of the event. If you have questions about this please contact Ms. Rodieck at lrodieck@tracylc.net.
A note from Mr. Bird
This week, our Falcon Historians are continuing our unit titled “Road to the Revolution.” We are having fun learning about the many causes leading to the Revolutionary War. Our Falcon Historians learned about the French and Indian War, Sugar and Stamp Acts, Proclamation of 1763, and the Committees of Correspondence so far. They created amazing acrostic poems to describe the Royal Proclamation, wrote letters to me expressing their opinions about a classroom supplies tax (fake tax, of course!), and will be creating protest posters to boycott British goods after learning about the Townshend Acts this week. To end this week, we will be analyzing Paul Revere’s famous engraving depicting the Boston Massacre.
Science with Ms. Diaz
5/6th science have finished state testing in science and have moved on to learning about the environment, habitats and ecosystems. Students have set up their own brine shrimp hatcheries, testing
how a change in salinity affects shrimp hatching. They will continue to work with these and other organisms for the rest of the trimester
LA with Ms. Rodieck
This week we did State Testing, but also had the opportunities to learn what it will be like to have block classes next year. Scholastic and Honors continued to read Full Cicada Moon and Varsity continued with Shooting the Moon. Soon all three classes will be reading Romeo and Juliet.
All three classes had the opportunity to work on their SWO project and to read, write, and understand poetry. Next week we will have weekly words again – and a quiz on Friday.
LA with Ms. Christensen
This week in Language arts the students took their SBAC test. They put a lot of time and effort into the writing portions of the test. Scholastic and Varsity also read from our book Shooting the Moon and Honors started reading Full Cicada Moon. This book is set in 1969 about a half-African-American and half-Japanese girl named Mimi who is determined to beat the odds and become an astronaut. The story is told in poems from Mimi’s viewpoint.
In Humanities, we completed our art unit and will prepare for our final and begin our final unit in music. The students are also working on their SWO projects during this time. They will show these on May 29th at the Transitional Night at the Museum event at DCS.
Exciting Mock Trial News
Exciting Mock Trial News
Hot, Hot Topics team wins Mock Trial – AGAIN – Major congratulations to: Jaidyn Woods, Top Individual Defense Attorney; Maddie Johnson, Top Witness overall!
To Danica Knowlden and Jaidyn Woods – 2 awards each for MVP – Most valuable Person on the team ( this is voted by the opposing team). SUPER congrats to the Novices – ALL GIRL – Defense team – 1st Runner up, Prosecution team – 1st Runner Up.
The competitions were tough, many opponents were more experienced and 7/8th graders. So Proud of these wonderful young women:
Defense team: Jaidyn Woods, Attorney, : Maddie Johnson ; Defendant; Sahej Sethi, Katherine Morales, Anastasia Richardson and Kaitlyn Otsuki.
Prosecution team attorneys Jacqueline Gomez and Hanna Diaz both 6th graders, Esmeralda Rocha 7th grade Danica Knowlden eighth grade, Valerie Sanchez and Alyssa Garcia 6th grade.
And for our wonderful helpers and alternates who helped at the last minute Madeline Men, Kayla Aguilar and our resident artist Jackie Cerda
DCS 7- 8
⅞ Upcoming Dates to Know:
Discovery Yearbook Sales:
We are coming up on that time of the year when it is time to start ordering yearbooks.
This year you can order your yearbooks online at –
https://dcsyearbook.picaboo.com/
The password is ‘yearbook’.
When you order online, you get free pages to customize at the end of your own yearbook.
This does not include Eighth Grade Dedications – they are separate.
Paper order forms will be going out after Spring Break, including Eighth Grade Dedication forms.
Yearbooks are $48.00 to pre-order online.
Thank you
Questions? Please contact Ms. Rodieck (lrodieck@tracylc.net)
Note:VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE for our upcoming 2019/2020 school year Beginning August 5, 2019, we are reducing personal/family days for students from 10 days down to 7 days. Allowing 7 days is still much higher than what the district schools allow and we feel 7 days is more beneficial for the school and for each students’ education.
7th-8th State Testing is May 20th-24th. Please remind your student to get enough rest and eat a hearty breakfast! Thank you!
Language Arts: Cerezo
All classes are continuing the writing process by peer editing their rough drafts in class. Their final drafts are due Monday May 20th.
We are also getting close to completing our in-class novel. Each class is spending ample time reading and discussing the book and how it relates to what we have learned so far this year about the 1960’s.
Finally, each class is continuing to review for state testing(next week!). We have played several literary term review games and are brushing up on our reading comprehension skills.
Classes will test in LA on Monday and Tuesday (5/20-5/21). Makeups will take place in LA on Friday (5/24)
Math:
Varsity- Doing practice and teaching for state testing ; may 20th- 24th
Honors- Doing practice and teaching for state testing ; may 20th- 24th
Scholastic-Doing practice and teaching for state testing; may 20th-24th
Science with Ms. Dominguez:
This week, 7th and 8th grade science is wrapping up our unit on the animal kingdom, and moving on to Earth Science. This week, students were also introduced to the Trimester 3 SWO, which they will be given time to work on during science and social studies classes. For any questions on the SWO or for a copy of the rubric, please feel free to email Ms. Dominguez.
Verbal Expressions with Ms. Dane
Mask Museum display is on the wall showing the terrific research and projects that the 7/8 students did in Drama/Verbal Expression. They first made a short powerpoint showing some of the the styles of masks different cultures have and then decided on a design to develop for their blank mask. Paint, marker, glitter, foam were used to make the design and complete the project.
⅚ students wrote original scripts and made sock puppets and have been performing all week.
During testing weeks Ms. Dane’s enrichment will be Mixed Media collage and design elements.
Mock Trial competed Sat. May 4th, where we took 4 Individual Most Valuable Player awards. Congrats girls and onward to the next trial.
Technology with Ms. Ferguson
Last week in Technology the students worked on a project in Google Docs where they were asked to create a restaurant to-go menu. The students were taught how to format a Doc for a brochure, insert photos into that brochure, and show off their creativity skills with their menus! Check out this piece of student work:
A few of the classes have yet to begin this project, and will following state testing week!
Physical Education:
Also, as a quick friendly reminder as the weather is getting hot, please remind students that they should be applying “Deodorants/Antiperspirants/Baby Powder or Sanitary Wipes” in the morning before they are coming to school and showering daily; as their bodies have already begun puberty even though there may be no signs of it showing physically!!!!
Millennium High School
FINALS SCHEDULE for MHS
Beginning on Tuesday May 21st MHS will hold their final exams for the year. The schedule will be from Tuesday through Thursday 8am – 12:10pm. See the PDF link below for specific times and classes.
NOW HIRING: Athletic Coaches
Interested in taking on the rewards and challenges of coaching a high school athletic team? Millennium Athletics is currently creating a coaching pool for all sports and levels, as the life of a coach is ever changing. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our TEAM for any sport, apply here: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1143376
FAST TRACK is Coming Up!
Fast Track is our mandatory summer program for all high school students which gives them the opportunity to take ten credits of a course to remediate or accelerate, and/or to take a college course. The classes for FAST TRACK were discussed with your student during his/her one-on-one counseling session, and schedules were mailed out today. We are not accepting any FAST TRACK schedule change requests at this time.
Millennium High School – 15th Annual Awards Ceremony
Millennium High School held its 15th Annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday May 15, 2019. Millennium students were recognized for their academic merits along with any students that received scholarships. Students and their families were treated to refreshments after the ceremony. 
Millennium High School students earned $53,650 in local scholarships this year. This includes $8,700 TLC sponsored scholarships (two Communications Scholarships, and thirty-two College Bound Club Scholarships). Millennium High School thanks the many organizations who generously provided the following scholarships and awards to our students:
ACSA Region 6 Scholarship
A. Dale Lacky Memorial Scholarship
Burger King Scholars Award
Charvonia Family Scholarship
Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award
Elks Lodge National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Gene Birk Brighter Christmas Scholarship
Hire Me First Scholarship
Lincoln Center Scholarship
National Defense Transportation Association Scholarship
National Merit Scholarship
Nor Cal Bowling Centers Youth Bowling Association Scholarship
Northern California Scholarship Foundations Scholarship
PG&E Employee Resource Group Scholarship
Rotary Club of Tracy Scholarship
Sandia Women’s Connection Awards
Shanta-Magan Patel Math Scholarship & Sasumati-Hirabhai Patel Science Scholarship
South Side Community Organization of Tracy Scholarship
Stockton Record Pinnacle Distinguished Student Award
TAAA Wayne Nelson Scholarship
Tracy Breakfast Lions Dennis Noble Scholarship
Tracy Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Business Group Scholarship
Tracy Historical Museum/Westside Pioneer Association Scholarship
Tracy Latin Athletic Club Scholarship
Tracy Sunrise Rotary Scholarships
Tracy Tank Town Lions Scholarship
U.S. Marine Corps Awards
Women’s Fellowship Scholarship
Millennium High School – Class of 2019 Senior Breakfast
The Class of 2019 enjoyed a delicious breakfast and created fond memories on Thursday May 16, 2019.
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