Charter Chatter October 4th, 2013
A Message from the Director:
What a fantastic parade for homecoming! Thank you to all of the parents who helped
the students with their floats. I
received many comments about the parade.
I heard many people say it was just like a trip to Disneyland. People were truly impressed. It is wonderful
to experience a total TLC experience.
Thank you for supporting our schools.
We appreciate it.
Primary Sapphire
The Sapphire Team had a wonderful
week.
Team Sapphire picked students
of the month from each grade level; these students were chosen based on our SWO
Polite Citizen. They
each received a gift card and a certificate. Representing Phase 1 is Tatum Kusy-Penirian, Phase 2 Mina Shokoor and Final Phase is Diego Ruiz. These students demonstrated many outstanding
behaviors; always helping their friends and sharing with others, as well as
good manners. We are very proud of them
all.
Parents, we
are noticing many students are dropped off before 7:45 in the morning. Please remember that there is NO SUPERVISION
before 7:45 and students are not allowed inside the gate until after this time.
There is morning care available,
“breakfast club” for your child; there they will be supervised and receive
breakfast, for more information please ask your child’s teacher.
Please make sure that if your
child is bringing their lunch to school that you send it with them in the
morning. If you forget their lunch and need to bring it later, make sure that
you bring it to the office NOT to your child’s classroom. The office will call
the classroom for the student to go and get their lunch. We appreciate your
help with this matter as there have been many interruptions of classes the last
few weeks.
Please make sure that you
layer the clothing your child wears each day to school, as our mornings are
getting chilly.
Did you know: Study club is every day of the week,
except Wednesday; this is a great place for your child to come and get homework
completed with a teachers help.
Primary Gold
Golden Highlights:
Congratulations to our
September students of the month!
From left to right: Julio
Solares, Madisson Schaffran, Jia Camacho, Logan Tyler, Cameron Williams, and
Trudy Nguyen
Reminders:
·
The weather is starting to get colder, be
sure to send your student to school with a jacket! Jackets should be labeled
with your students’ name.
·
Morning carline starts at 7:45. There are not
teachers at morning carline until 7:45. Please do not drop your child off and
leave before 7:45 in the morning as they will be unsupervised until 7:45.
·
TLC will be holding their first annual Ribs
vs. Chili cook-off is this Saturday, October 5th from 1:00-6:00.
Tasting tickets are $1 each.
Discovery School
5th/6th
DCS teachers have begun posting
assignments to the Tracylc.net calendar. We believe this will facilitate
communication between home and school. We invite you to visit the website to
see what is posted on the DCS calendar.
Gold
:
An informational meeting for parents
regarding this year's Science Camp has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 8 at
6:00PM. We hope to see you there!
Garnet:
How wonderful a week it has been smelling
the amazing India Cookie projects as they make their way into the classrooms
and down the hall. Mrs. Wallace is proud of your efforts. Be on the lookout for
information about the Garnet Eagle Lakes field trip planned for November 15. We
will need volunteers and drivers to make this trip possible. Interested parents
can contact Mrs. Wallace for more information.
SWO
(School Wide Outcomes):
Students continue work on their
Collaborative Cooperation portion of the SWO. If you need clarification about
the expectation
Rodieck's
Roost:
We are looking for parent volunteers
interested in supervising or tutoring students during lunch between 11:45 AM
and 12:30 PM. Please contact Ms. Rodieck if you are available and interested in
helping us with this.
Rib
and Chili Cook-off:
The 1st Annual Tracy Learning Center Rib
and Chili Cook-off is Saturday, October 5th. Flyers for the event went home
with students this week. Please join us for a fun event benefitting Tracy
Learning Center's athletic program.
PHSA
·
A HUGE round a applause and pats on the back to
all the parents, students and teacher who participated in the PHSA float and parade. It was a great showing and the art work was
amazing. We even made the news!
·
The next leg of the SWO project is due on MONDAY
October 6th, 2013. We have
already had the pleasure of reading some great rough drafts. Remember our teachers are always ready to
assist with corrections or revisions.
·
October is Bullying Awareness Month and we had
several PHSA ambassadors attend a workshop through the City of Tracy. They will be heading up the campaign for 7/8
and have some great activities planned to help make students aware of this
serious problem.
·
TOMORROW is the 1st Annual Chili and Rib Cookoff! We have a huge about of raffle prizes, booths and of course..... FOOD!!!! We hope PHSA will be out in force.
MHS Charter Chatter
MHS
September quickly passed as we officially entered our fall
season! Homecoming came early to Millennium High School, but this year’s
homecoming events created great memories and really showed our Falcon
Pride! Students, staff, parents, and the
community celebrated with the 6th annual Homecoming Parade, Rally,
Football game, and Homecoming dance. The response from the TLC family was
incredible and we would like to thank everyone who participated or watched this
year’s events.
In spirit of National Tree Planting Day on October 4th,
the high school planted four trees outside our fence. Each tree represents the nests and we will
have fun throughout the year personalizing the trees per nest.
Upcoming Events
Saturday,
October 5th at 1:00pm, MHS Athletics will be hosting TLC's 1st Annual Rib and
Chili Cook-off! Come join us as members of the TLC Staff and Families battle
for the title of Best Ribs or Best Chili in Tracy!!
Pre-sale
Punch Cards are available, $20 for 12 ribs with a small side. Chili Tasting
Tickets will be available for $1 each and will be available the day of the
event. Burgers and hotdogs will also be available.
MHS will be having a Spirit Bus on Friday, October 18th,
2013 to the Big Valley-MHS Football Game. (Modesto, CA) The bus will leave at
5:00pm and return at approximately 10:30pm. Tickets are $15 which includes a
snack. Seating is limited. Contact Mrs. Kneiss for additional information at akneiss@tracylc.net.
Our 6th
Annual Community Service Fair is this upcoming Wed, October 9th. We have over 27 non-profit organizations throughout
the community that will be present. All
MHS students will be attending to meet with organizations about current volunteer
needs, services, resources, and their
purpose in the community.
Exciting MHS News!!
We as a staff are
thrilled to announce that our student body has done an excellent job on the
California State Testing and Reporting or (STAR) exams. We had a goal as a
school of reaching the 800 mark in terms of Academic Performance Index or (API)
and we made it to 799!
We are now the number
one ranked High School in all of Tracy and in San Joaquin County! We want to
celebrate this accomplishment and reward our students and staff.
On Friday October 11th, we will have a day of fun activities and food planned
for our students. We will be serving a continental breakfast in the morning,
planning fun activities for the morning and concluding with a free BBQ lunch.
We also will be rewarding the students that day with an early release. All students will be released at
12pm on October 11th. Please make pick up arrangements
accordingly as the staff will be leaving early as well and the campus closed
for the day at 12pm.
We are very happy that
we have achieved these results and can show our appreciation to our students
and staff with this celebration. We also look forward to continued success in
the future. Falcon Pride!
Thank you to the wonderful visitor
we had this week in our Career Education classes: Jodi Morgan-DeVry University,
Nancy McDonald- FIDM, Jan Bents- University of Utah and John Amador- VP Sales
and Marketing.
Community Service
1. Tracy
Rampage Football-Saturday,
October 5th, Tracy Rampage Football needs help with set up, snack
bar sells, and clean up. The event will take place at Tracy High School from
8-5pm.
2. Banta
Hay Day- Saturday, October 5th, Banta is having their
annual fall festival. Students will be helping with the set up, working booths
and clean up. This event will take place at 22345 South El Rancho Road Tracy, CA 95304 from 12:45-7pm. For more questions please call Cindee Lanning at
209-608-0960.
3.
Millennium Basketball Homes Games: Ms. Balsamo is still looking for help for
each of the JV, Varsity Boys and Girls basketball home games. She is looking
for students that would be willing to work the snack bars as a on-going
opportunity. The hours would be from 4:30-9:30pm. The opportunity will begin
starting in November. If you are interested please come see Ms. Lunn in the
counseling office!
4.
College
Info
Still taking
sign-ups for the PSAT!!! The PSAT is a great and affordable way to practice
taking the SAT. The cost is $15.00 and the test will be on Saturday, October 19th
from 7:30am – 11:30am. Sign up in the Counseling Office.
Senior Info
Counselors will be
visiting senior classes this week to present on the upcoming college
application process and important dates and deadlines. The power point
presentation will be available for viewing soon!
Other News
The 11th
Annual UC Davis Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Profession Conference will be held
Saturday and Sunday October 12 &13. The event will take place in the
Pavilion at UC Davis from 8-6pm. This is a great way for students who have an
interest in the medical field to learn more about their choice of profession.
It features dean and admissions from over 225 health-professions schools. The
UC Davis Conference has been sold out the last 10 years, so please register
early.
For registration
and more information, please visit us online at: ucdprehealth.org.
