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p AW RINT Call of the Whitmore Wolves Newsletter for the families of Whitmore Charter School of the Arts and Technology 3435 Don Pedro Road, Ceres, CA 95307 • (209) 556-1610 WCSAT Parent Booster Club Officers for the 2011-2012 School Year: President: Heidi Starkweather Vice President: Tracy Cortez Treasurer: Meliesa Stiles Co-Treasurer: Rosa Vasquez Secretary: Libby Anderson Booster Comments or Questions? [email protected] The PAW PRINT is edited and pub- lished bi-monthly by the WCSAT Parent Booster Club. Editor: Julie Lynn Martin-Borba Assistant: Cheri Lloyd Content provided by: WCS Teachers, Staff and Parents Printed by: CUSD Media Center Funded by: WCSAT Full color copies are available for download at the WCSAT website: hp://wcs.ceres.k12.ca.us/WCSAT Newsleer comments, questions or feedback? [email protected] the The Paw Print http://wcs.ceres.k12.ca.us/WCSAT Oct/Nov 2012 Volume 6, Issue 2 In this Issue: Pup Club 3 Life Skills 5 Important Dates 8 Conference Week Information We look forward to seeing you the week of October 15th for parent teacher confer- ences! A parent–teacher conference is a time when important people in a student’s life can talk about how that student is doing in school. It’s a chance for you to ask questions about the class or your child’s progress. It is also a time for you and the teacher to work together as a team to discuss ways you both can help your son or daughter. Whether your child is in elementary, middle, or secondary school, parent- teacher conferences are important. The schedule for dismissal the week of Parent- Teacher Conferences is a little different this year. Day Type of Day Release Time Monday Normal 3:25 Tuesday Minimum Day 12:30 Wednesday Normal Modified Day 1:42 Thursday Minimum Day 12:30 Friday Minimum Day 12:30 Parent Conferences As you know, parents and teachers are partners in their child’s education. For that reason, parent teacher conferences can be an incredibly valuable tool in your child’s education. Here are some questions you can consider asking your child’s teacher during conferences: • What do you see as my child’s strengths and weaknesses? • How is my child doing in relation to the rest of the class? • Could you tell me about my child’s work ethic, behavior in class, and attitude toward learning? • Can you tell me what academic topics and skills will be emphasized this year in your classroom? • Is my child in different groups for different subjects? Why? • How well does my child get along with others? • What are my child’s best and worst subjects? • Does my child appear to be working up to his or her ability? • Does my child participate in class discussions and activities? • What kinds of tests are being done? What do the tests tell about my child’s progress? • How does my child handle taking tests? If you ever have any concerns, questions, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (209) 556-1610 or you may email me at [email protected]. Lynnette Chirrick, Principal
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pAWRINT
Call of the Whitmore Wolves
Newsletter for the families of Whitmore Charter School
of the Arts and Technology
3435 Don Pedro Road, Ceres, CA 95307 • (209) 556-1610
WCSAT Parent Booster Club Officers for the 2011-2012 School Year:
President: Heidi Starkweather
Vice President: Tracy Cortez
Treasurer: Meliesa Stiles
Co-Treasurer: Rosa Vasquez
Secretary: Libby Anderson
Booster Comments or [email protected]
The PAW PRINT is edited and pub-lished bi-monthly by the WCSAT
Parent Booster Club.
Editor: Julie Lynn Martin-BorbaAssistant: Cheri Lloyd
Content provided by: WCS Teachers, Staff and Parents
Printed by: CUSD Media CenterFunded by: WCSAT
Full color copies are available for download at the WCSAT website: http://wcs.ceres.k12.ca.us/WCSAT
Newsletter comments, questions or feedback?
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The Paw Print http://wcs.ceres.k12.ca.us/WCSAT Oct/Nov 2012 Volume 6, Issue 2
In this Issue:
Pup Club
3
Life Skills
5
Important Dates
8 Conference Week InformationWe look forward to seeing you the week of October 15th for parent teacher confer-ences! A parent–teacher conference is a time when important people in a student’s life can talk about how that student is doing in school. It’s a chance for you to ask questions about the class or your child’s progress. It is also a time for you and the teacher to work together as a team to discuss ways you both can help your son or daughter. Whether your child is in elementary, middle, or secondary school, parent-teacher conferences are important. The schedule for dismissal the week of Parent-Teacher Conferences is a little different this year.
Day Type of Day Release TimeMonday Normal 3:25Tuesday Minimum Day 12:30Wednesday Normal Modified Day 1:42Thursday Minimum Day 12:30Friday Minimum Day 12:30
Parent ConferencesAs you know, parents and teachers are partners in their child’s education. For that reason, parent teacher conferences can be an incredibly valuable tool in your child’s education. Here are some questions you can consider asking your child’s teacher during conferences: • What do you see as my child’s strengths and weaknesses? • How is my child doing in relation to the rest of the class? • Could you tell me about my child’s work ethic, behavior in class, and attitude toward learning? • Can you tell me what academic topics and skills will be emphasized this year in your classroom? • Is my child in different groups for different subjects? Why? • How well does my child get along with others? • What are my child’s best and worst subjects? • Does my child appear to be working up to his or her ability? • Does my child participate in class discussions and activities? • What kinds of tests are being done? What do the tests tell about my child’s progress? • How does my child handle taking tests?
If you ever have any concerns, questions, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (209) 556-1610 or you may email me at [email protected].
Lynnette Chirrick, Principal
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Kindergarteners have been loving going to
art class each week. Kinder-garten students learn the ABCs of Art, by exploring a letter that corresponds with their project for the week. These young artists have already explored line drawing, painted watercol-ors, have created clay bowls, and used texture plates to create some scaly and scary dinosaur drawings! Ellie shows off her new clay bowl.
Kindergarten Hearts Art!
Brooke draws her scary, scaly, textured dinosaur.
Von shows off his textured dinosaur drawing.
Provided by Mrs. Cheri LloydK-8 Studio and Digital Arts TeacherFine Arts Department Chair
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Be sure to check out our online art gallery at www.artsonia.com/WhitmoreCharter1 for more of their work and all the young artists of WCSAT!
On September 28th, the WSCAT Fine Arts Depart-ment Teachers presented four students with the award of the month. Featured in the photo from left to right - Mrs Lloyd presented Nolan Kilgore the award for art. Mrs. Benge presented Samuel Caulkins the award for drama, Mrs. Berger pre-sented Kadin Richardson the award for dance. Mr. Hunn presented Stefanie Rodriguez the award for for music.
Fine Arts Department Awards
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The Pup Club The place for Our Young WCSAT Artists
Here are some art favorites displayed by our WCSAT Wolves.
Thank you for supporting the Arts!!!Artist: ElliottGrade: 1st Title: Digital Busy City Medium: Digital Art
Artist: CaelynGrade: 5th
Title: Dream Tree Medium: Mixed Media
Artist: JacobGrade: 4th
Title: Op Art Hand Medium: Marker
Artist: SeterraGrade: 8th Title: Split-Face Drawing Medium: Pencil
Artist: Carter Grade: 2nd Title: Abstract LinesMedium: Digital
Provided by Mrs. Cheri LloydK-8 Studio and Digital Arts TeacherFine Arts Department Chair
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Welcome back Whitmore families!
My name is Michelle Murphy and I am your Box Top Coordinator for WCSAT. We are well under way with great Box Top collections so far this year.
The winning class for the month of August was Mrs. Burnett’s Kindergarten class, Room 3. They collected 900 Box Tops!! Way to go Room 3!
We celebrated this accomplishment with a wolf treat that included a pencil, lollipop and an otter pop from the Otter Pop Shop.
Winning classes also receive a Wolf Poster that hangs in the room all year and a magnet to hang on the door for all the school to see for the month following the month they won.
We are hoping to reach our goal of $1,355 this year, which is 13,550 box tops. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents. We are well under way with over 3,000 collected in the month of Au-gust. Please support our Box Top collections by sending in all your Box Tops with your child the last day of each month. They will be col-lected and tallied every month. Happy Collecting!!!
Mrs. Burnett and Room 3 (Kindergarten) Box Top Winners for the month of August 2012.
Box Tops = Big $ for WCSATby Michelle Murphy
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Each month teachers are pleased to face the challenge to select just one student who exemplifies the traits of this year’s life skills. Please join the WCSAT staff in congratulating the following students for earning the recognition as a “Life Skills Student of the Month” for his/her class.
K-5 Life Skills Model Student Awards
August 2012 - Organization -the act of having formal structure and order -
Grade Teacher Student K Mrs. Burnett Sophie Stivers K Mr. Stark Jacob Garcia 1 Mrs. Stitt Owen Webster 1 Mrs. Tornquist Haley Gaskill 2 Mrs. Lewis Olivia Solache 2 Mrs. Reyes Heather Starkweather 3 Mrs. Benitez Itzel Mendoza 3 Mrs. Crawford Noah Trevino 4 Ms. McNeal Trace Brown 4 Mrs. Terrones Trenton Hogan 5 Mrs. Aguiar Margaret Davis 5 Mr. Sundy Naiyleah Arellano
September 2012 - Respect-showing courtesy to others-
Grade Teacher Student K Mrs. Burnett Carson Ulrich K Mr. Stark Zoey Checketts 1 Mrs. Stitt Arianna Bejaran 1 Mrs. Tornquist LaDre Sengsoury 2 Mrs. Lewis Brinley Adams 2 Mrs. Reyes Isaac Garcia 3 Mrs. Benitez Adrian Cortez 3 Mrs. Crawford Nolan Kilgore 4 Ms. McNeal Vanesa Marquez 4 Mrs. Terrones Gabriel Newton 5 Mrs. Aguiar Halley Sexton 5 Mr. Sundy Joel Arellano
Trunk-or-Treat! The WCS Parent Booster Club would like to invite students and their families to participate in a Trunk-or-Treat event on October 26th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Whitmore Charter School parking lot. Students come dressed up in their favorite costume and visit the trunks of parent volunteer vehicles, gathering treats along the way. This fun event gives our students a safe place to visit with their friends while having a few treats.
Come join the fun!!! October 26th, from 6-8 pm
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Hello my name is Angelina Berger. I would like to introduce myself as the new Dance Educator at Whitmore Charter School for the 2012- 2013 school year. I have taught in the classroom for seven years, this being my fifth at Whitmore, and I am ex-cited to be joining the Fine Arts Team this year! We have a lot of activities planned for the students this year.
Dance class is a wonderful outlet for creative expression through movement and music. It is also a fun way to stay active and exercise regularly. Students will be learning various styles of dances this year, some of which will be showcased in school performances such as the K-5 Winter Program on December 19th, Aladdin Kids on February 5th and 6th, and the 2013 Dance Recital on April 11th!
Second grade students in Mrs. Lewis’ class learn the bunny hop!
Whitmore’s Got Talent!We are still reeling from the amazing talent of the Aladdin Kids auditions, and now we get to see you all again for the annual WCSAT Talent Show auditions. We hope to see a variety of acts at these auditions. Remember, any K-8 student can audition. Your act needs to be polished and ready to perform at auditions. You will need karaoke style music if you plan to sing, which needs to be turned into Mr. Hunn by October 15th. You will also need to fill out an audition form that can be picked up at Mr. Hunn’s music room. We can’t wait to see all of our shining stars!
Just Dance! by Angelina Berger, Dance Teacher
Audition DateWednesday, October 24,
20122:00 pm
Music Room 33
Be a Shining Star!
Happy 12th
Birthday Andruw!
Happy 10th Birthday Jayden!
Love, Papa, Grandma, Nathan, Cameron &
Gavin!Have a great day buddy!
10/6
Happy 7th Birthday Cameron!
Love, Papa, Grandma, Nathan, Jayden & Gavin!Have a great day scout!
10/12
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Our annual Wolf Walk was held on Friday September 7th. It was a huge success for our teachers and students. The students walked, ran, and jogged for 20 minutes. At the end each student received an otter pop to help cool down. This year we offered different incentives to students to help motivate them to raise money. Chil-dren who raised $25 received a paw print mood pencil. Students who raised $50 or more received a Whitmore Charter water bottle.
The K-5 Results are...Congratulations to Mrs. Aguiar’s class for raising the most money in the school with $771.00.
Congratulations to the following students for raising the most money in the in K-5. 1st Place Haley Gaskill $150 2nd Place Ellie Hart $135 3rd Place Hannah Borba $130
Kindergarten 1st place - 12 laps - Zachary Looney2nd place - 11 laps - Brooke Trio3rd place - 10 laps - Jaime Ruvalcaba, Jacob Garcia, Riley Starkweather, Von Tigner 1st Grade1st place - 14 Laps - Andrew Ruiz, Larkin Meyer2nd place - 12 laps - Haleigh Pearce,Analicia Ruvalcaba 2nd Grade1st place - 13 Laps - Gavin Stone, Carter Sneed, Nico Gil, Bella Carrera
3rd Grade1st place - 17 laps - Noah Trevino2nd place - 13 laps - Esteban Rodriguez, Dominic Gonzalez 4th Grade1st place - 22 laps, Jordan Shinn2nd place - 19 laps, Trace Brown3rd Place - 17 laps - Olivia Gil, Justin Graham, Trent Hogan 5th Grade1st Place - 24 laps - Isaac Juarez2nd place - 22 laps - Kyle Hendrix, Otoniel Hernandez
Congratulations to the following students who raised the most money for their class. These students all received a paw print pencil, water bottle, and a Whitmore Charter back pack.
Burnett Hayden Partlow $90 Stark Ellie Hart $135Stitt Hannah Borba $130 Tornquist Haley Gaskill $150Lewis Harlye Holliday & Olivia Solache $100 Reyes Grace Looney $65Benitez Brooklyn Howe $30 Crawford Alyssa Jimenez $106McNeal Jacob Oller $60 Terrones Jett Stitt $115Aguiar Erika Preciado $125 Sundy Alexandria Shaw $125
Wolf Walk!
(Pictured above) - Students who raised the most funds for each class.
(Pictured above) - Students who ran the most laps.
Congratulations to the students who ran the most laps!
Mrs. Aguiar accepting the trophy for the class that raised the most funds.
Mr. Hunn accepting the Best DJ Award.
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Oct 2012SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 Make -Up Picture Day PBC Meeting 4 pm Room 39
5 PBC Round Up Event 5-7 pm
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7 8 9 10 11 12 End of Qtr
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14 15 16 17
18Parent /Teacher Conferences 12:30 Dismissal
19 HS Spirit Dance 6:30 pm
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21 22 23 24 K-8 Talent Show Auditions 2 pm
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K-5 Life Skills Assembly 2:30 WCSAT Trunk-or-Treat 6-8pm
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No School 30 31
Important Dates!!! = Box Tops collected at the end of each month
Articles and/or Digital Photos from WCSAT families would be
greatly appreciated.
To place your ad or announcement in the Paw Print, complete and submit
an application with payment.
To get our application OR to send articles and/or digital images, please
visit the WCSAT website at:
http://wcs.ceres.k12.ca.us/WCSAT/.
WCSAT PBC Happenings...
The WCSAT Parent Booster Club supports many activities throughout the year to help raise money for school trips, events, activities and so much more. Here is a summary of
upcoming events. Oct 26th - Trunk or Treat
Dec 1st - Breakfast w/ Santa
School Volunteer Requirements
2012-2013 School Year!If you plan to serve as a school volunteer for 10 or more hours during the 2012-2013 year, new
application requirements must be met. Volunteer applications and addi-
tional information are available in the Whitmore Charter School main office.
Questions ???Contact
Whitmore Charter School (209) 556-1610
New
Nov 2012SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
1 PBC Mtg 4:00pm Room 39
2 MS Assembly 2:30 MS Dance 7-9 pm
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 No School
13 14 15 16 Talent show K-4 1:15 5-8 2:30
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18 19 20Ceres District Singsational
21 22
No School
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No School
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25 26 27 28 29 HS Winterfest 6:30
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K-5 Life Skills Assembly 2:30
Life Skill of the Month
Responsibility
Life Skill of the Month
Honesty= Spirit Fridays, wear your WCSAT gear and colors
Parent /Teacher Conferences 12:30 Dismissal
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You could be helping WCS right now! All you need to do is swipe
your Save Mart S.H.A.R.E.S. card at the register before you pay. Here is how it works: Each time a card
is swiped, S.H.A.R.E.S. points are issued to WCS’s account. One
S.H.A.R.E.S. point equals $1.
Parent /Teacher Conferences 1:42 Dismissal
Parent /Teacher Conf 12:30 Dismissal
