Friday, October 4, 2013

TLC Newsletter for the week of September 30th, 2013


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

Homecoming was a huge success! Our Bug’s Life float got the highest score!! Thank you to everyone who helped out and made our float amazing!! Below are a few pictures of the float!
   

   


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.

If you need more information please contact Stevi Balsamo atsbalsamo@tracylc.net 

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.   

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