Arroyo Seco Junior High School “We lead, others follow”

Seco Gram_______________________________________________________________________

From the Principal:

Welcome to a new school year at Arroyo Seco! We opened our doors on August 11th to

1260 students – all receiving their schedules from counselors and parent volunteers. By 7:45 am

all students were in class. Our teachers, counselors, support staff and custodians worked very

hard during the days prior to ensure a smooth opening day for Seco students.

Challenging and engaging learning experiences were immediately evident as students met

their team, elective and physical education teachers. Every student received an orientation by

either Mr. Cliff Miller or Dr. Catherine Nicholas, Assistant Principals, within the first two days of

school. Our counselors Ms. Sue Dielentheis, Mrs. Jo Ann Ward and Mr. Jesse Marshall have

been meeting with team teachers to ensure all students get the support they need to be successful.

Before school started, Seco teachers spent two days participating in professional staff

development. We continue to make writing across the curriculum a priority. Our staff has spent

many hours thinking and working together to develop our school-wide goals for academic

achievement. Many teachers attended professional development training over the summer at the

District’s Summer Institute. All teachers participated in training of the Common Core standards,

Differentiation and Instructional Technology during the days before students arrived.

Many of our staff members have been trained in the “Capturing Kid’s Heart’s” model.

The overarching theme of this training is “If you have a kid’s heart, you will have their mind”. A

Culture of Caring is evident on our campus. As I walk around our school, I see teachers greeting

students at the door, shaking hands, and calling students by name. I see campus supervisors and

support staff helping students with a multitude of needs. I see smiling students enjoying their

junior high school experience. I hope you will feel the warm and wonderful vibe when you visit

our Back To School Night, next Thursday evening, September 1st, beginning at 6 PM. Come hear

the Advanced Band perform in the quad prior to classroom visitations.

Plan on attending our Parent Advisory Council meetings. Our PAC Board has planned

several informative and relevant speakers. Our first meeting will be on September 19th at 12 noon.

Our special guests will be Hart District teacher specialists Mr. Ron Ippolito and Mr. Von Hougo

and Deputy Kevin Duxbury presenting the dangers and complexities of Social Media as it

impacts our teens.

Please consider supporting our new, exciting and different Fundraiser this year call Seco

Games. All students will be involved in one full day of fun and competition for our teams. We’ll

be scrapping the idea of students selling products and trying a straight direct donation drive.

You’ll be hearing many more details in the upcoming weeks.

I want to thank all parents for your support and encouragement. I especially appreciate all

of our parent volunteers who frequently come and help us out. Together we can make a difference

in the lives of the young people who add value to our homes, our school, our community, and the

world.

Rhondi Durand, Principal Issue Number 1 August, September, October 2016

Counselor’s Corner

Welcome Parents to a new school year!

We are here to help your student and you navigate through the ups and downs of junior

high. For many of you, this is the first experience you have had working with a

counselor! We are here to help. Your child's counselor is affiliated with his or her team

assignment:

Mrs. Ward – Extreme, Fusion and Odyssey

Mr. Marshall – Genesis, Revolution and Triumph

Ms. Dielentheis – Aloha, Viper and Special Education

One of the many questions parents have is how our credit system works. Each class your

child takes each quarter is worth 2.5 credits. Students earn credits for grades of A, B, C

or D. Failing grades do not earn credits. Fifteen credits are available each quarter and 60

credits are available each year totaling 120 possible credits. A student is required to earn

107.5 credits by the end of 8th grade to officially promote to high school and participate

in the end of the year activities. Students struggling to earn credits can attend summer

school for 10 credits. Intervention classes may also be available.

Another question frequently asked is how does 8th grade performance affect high school

placement. Eighth grade is a pivotal year and it is extremely important that students do

their best. Students are placed in classes based on classroom performance, grades and

teacher recommendation. Honors classes are available in English, Math and Science.

For English, the majority of students are placed in English 9. Honors English is available

for students earning A’s and completing the letter of intent. Math 8 students will

complete their algebra studies in ninth grade. Students earning A’s in Math 8, will be

placed in Honors Algebra. All other students will be placed in Algebra. Current Algebra

1A/1B students earning A’s will go to Honors Geometry, students earning B’s or C’s go

to Geometry. Repeating Algebra is recommended for those who struggled with the

course. Science placement is based on performance, teacher recommendation and

English and math placements.

We are looking forward to working with you and your child!

Sue Dielentheis Jo Ann Ward Jesse Marshall Aloha Extreme Genesis

Viper Fusion Revolution

Special Ed Odyssey Triumph

2015-2016 School Year PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL 7th Grade – 4th Quarter

4.0 GPA

Ariana Abramyan

Brianna Alvarez

Cristian Anaya

Matthew Arauz

Nicole Ardolino

Hailey Bair

Mailey Ballard

Ephraim Banting

Alec Bareng

Macie Barr

Cassandra Bautista

Mark Beale

Sean Beebe

Sofia Bizzle

Kanan Boser

Blake Brown

Sydney Carzola

Nicholas Cashin

Kate Cassady

Julius Castillo

Kayla Castro

Joshua Chavez

Kayla Choate

Emily Christensen

Joselyn Combs

Daniel Compton

Tyler Conant

Hannah Conard

Kylie Cooper

Rebecca Corrigan

Kaila Corvera

Kaylin Cromie

Megan Cruz

Kayla Cunanan

Justin Curtis

Nathan Curtis

Diana David

Ethan DeForest

Emma Del Rio

Travis Demsher

Austin DeVries

Derek Diaz

Cadence Dion

Tucker Duxbury

Dylan Earhart

Elizabeth Edwards

Isabella Embleton

Isabella Eng

Reagan Feldman

Jaxson Ferguson

4.0 GPA cont’d.

Brian Ferrante

Devyn Ferrell

Madison Fink

Mallory Fink

Aidan Fox

Paige Ganim

Sophia Gannon

Katie Garibay

Connor Garrett

Madalyn Geddie

Rita Gevorkyan

Madison Giannini

Christopher Gil

Hunter Girch

Janie Gonzalez

Izabela

Gorczynski

Jenna Guerrero

Emil Guzman

Caroline Hachey

Richard Hand

Jordan Handy

Darren Hanna

Ryan Hanna

Morgan Harrison

Madison

Hartmann

Abigale Hawthorn

Kylee Hovey

Jacob Hunter

Kayla Hynes

Hailey Johnson

Jessica Kaufmann

Grace Keene

Olivia Kern

Elaina Khoury

Conner

Khudaverdyan

Erica Kim

Nicholas Larson

Karsten Le Blanc

Jennifer Lewis

Natalie Lin

Harrison Little

Nathaniel Loving

Domenica Lyznick

Eden MacKenzie

Amanda Macoritto

Aysa Malekzadeh

4.0 GPA cont’d.

Mehrsa

Malekzadeh

Mark Manguinao

Taylor Manskar

Sascha Marcellin

Ashley Margolis

Ryann Meilleur

Jacqueline Moffitt

Frank Montes

Caylie Moore

Zachary Morgan

Katlyn Moser

Julie Mucha

Ubaed Muhammad

Connor Nassry

Fabio Nunez Del

Prado-Alvarado

Miranda Ogle

Jessica Olsen

Danielle Pane

Lauren Park

Kailey Parker

Samuel Pechan

Isabella Perez

Mia Pitofsky

Katreann Pulsifer

Maya Qiqieh

Natalie Ratzlaff

Celeste Regalado

James Richter

Eva Rimbenieks

Brooke Risley

Roman Rivera

Ethan Rousseve

Kaitlin Ryan

Amanda Salinas

Smriti Saxena

Hailey Schepper

Brandon Schwartz

Riley Shanaghan

Madelyn Shih

Andrew Sidhom

Allison Smith

Ethan Smith

Ashley Spiller

Kayla St Peter

Claire Stein-

Wendt

Tate Stewart

Emma Stoddard

4.0 GPA cont’d.

Marissa Strauss

Juliana Susas

Anh-Thi Ta

Trinity Taylor

Kaitlyn Thanaet

Danielle

Thompson

Jason Treanor

Riley Turk

Zachariah Turner

Gavin Valentino

Jude Van Matre

Noah Van Norman

Anthony Van

Puyvelde

Alexander Velasco

Samantha Veres

Grant Walton

Chelsea Ward

Logan Weatherly

Isabella Williams

Presley Williams

Anna Wohlhieter

Rieghly Ybarra

Shea Zapolsky

Nicole Ziola

3.83 GPA

Ramina Abouzar

Callie Abrahamse

Dean Acevedo

Ryder Bendrat

Maddisyn Bilsky

Jackson Booth

Ava Bush

Jacob Conard

Raphael

Condrillon

Zane Cragun-

Rehders

Edwin Danahy

Briana De La

Maza

Renee De Villa

Reece Demory

Kelly Diaz

Natalie Diaz

Megan Dodgen

Connor Dorst

Kiani Downey

3.83 GPA cont’d. Alia Espinoza

Marcus Ferkranus

Francisca Figueira

Grace Fitzgerald

Brandon Francke

Theodore Fung

Joseph Garvida

Katarina Gelles

Victoria Hoang

Makayla Hurtado

Delaney Infuso

Amanda Jobb

Samuel Kaufman

David Kayne

Reese Lewis

Jonathan Lieu

Hope Lusk

Brecken Marome

Kadyn Mathis

Helena Matrai

Drake McElwee

Tyler McKelvey

Farah Mustafa

Diana Myers

Eric Navia

Maria Ogdoc

Elli Paulsen

Jake Pelton

Maylani Perez

Victor Pico

Megan Pote

Emma Pritchard

Samantha Ratkay

Dylan Reynoso

Alyssa Roberts

Avery Rodriguez

Pamela

Rosenblum

Camila Sanchez

Tanner Schanks

Dylan Schulz

Lexianna Seas

Haley Silva

Ellie Sim

Carson Sims

Joseph Smith

Brisa Sosa

Katlyn Stadtlander

Chase Stangl

Mia Stokes

Jessica Sturdivant

Kaitlyn Styles

3.83 GPA cont’d. Ariana Talamantes

Christopher

Tanaka

Lauryn Thompson

Sydney Thompson

Amy Tolosa

Linsey Towles

Tyler Velador

Billie Whitman

Dakota Willis

Shaya Wright

Sherin Yueksel

Kelly Zarate

3.67 GPA

Jayson Bakoo

Elijah Brown

Emily Cagungao

David Chambers

Brieahna Clark-

Patterson

Nicholas Cohen

Tucker Davis

Allie Enright

Alejandro Falah

Juliana Felix

Alexander Frank

Kenneth Friel

Evan Fujino

Logan Goldstein

Brenton Hachey

Hailey Harrison

Kailynn Herrero

Alexis Johnson

Isabella Kater

John Kaulbach

Joseph Kelleher

Maxwell Lecuyer

Megan McGough

Christina Nichols

Natalie Peck

Natalie Rossiter

Grace Rutherford

Lorita Salloom

Kayla Salmon

Roger Sandino

Tristan Scott

Haley Shanaghan

Aidan Soto

Michael Stell

Trista Stinson

3.67 GPA cont’d. Allison

Stubblefield

Raeem Talukder

Jennifer

Thompson

Kaelyn Viger

Dylan Vradenburg

Devin Wallace

Chris White

Samantha Wood

Makenna Zedaker

3.50 GPA Celeste Aguilar

Isaiah Alvarez

Cassandra

Atkinson

Alannah Avila

Luke Bannerman

Jeremiah Batres

Rieghly Burke

Kiara Caban

Ariana Chavez

Alexis Cleere

Joseph Comeau

Kaelie Crowe

Kyle De Leon

Rafael Dimaranan

Jazmine Flores

Michael Florio

Kyle Fujii

Isabella Getzelman

Devyn Gleim

Edward Gundry

Matthew

Hernandez

Christopher

Hollenbaugh

Jasmin Kristensen

Evan Lambert

Anthony

Marchione

Austin Montez

Marissa Moya

Cory Nicoletti

Andrea Ornelas

Heidi Parker

Riley Phipps

Riley Pierson

Ethan Popejoy

Makayla Porter

Emmalee Roberts

3.50 GPA cont’d. Xitlali Rodriguez

Jade Sanchez

Breann Sawa

Andrew Schultz

Dylan Tapia

Sharon Tomei

Ava Velasco

Azul Villatoro

Kalista Vonderau

Katlyn Weiss

Darius

Zbojniewicz

From the Attendance Office Now that school is in full swing the Attendance Office would like to remind

all our parents and guardians of a few things that will assist everyone in

ensuring that your child is able to maximize their learning time here at

Arroyo Seco.

1) The easiest ways to excuse absences are with a quick phone call to the

school or a note brought to the Attendance Office.

2) If you send a note to school with your child to excuse an absence or

authorize an early dismissal for a doctor/dental appointment please have

your child take that note to the Attendance Office, NOT a team teacher.

3) No parents or guardians should be meeting their child during nutrition,

lunch, or between classes without having first checked in with the

Attendance Office and obtaining a visitor’s pass.

4) After two (2) weeks, “Unverified” absences will become “Unexcused”

absences and may cause your child to be assigned consequences at school.

Phoning the Attendance Office or sending in a note with your child can

easily clear these absences.

5) Remember that school starts at 7:45 AM. Please help us ensure that your

child gets to school on time and is ready to learn!

6) Our automated telephone system will call you if your child has missed

two (2) or more classes and has been marked “Unverified”. Please feel free

to call the Attendance Office if you receive a phone call that you believe is

an error. We would be more than happy to assist you clear up any

confusion.

If you have any questions concerning your son’s or daughter’s attendance or

need clarification on any of our attendance policies, please call our

attendance technician, June Higgins at 661-296-0991 x1. She is always

happy to assist you!

Health Office Procedures

When a child becomes ill at school, he/she will receive every care and

consideration. A Parent/Guardian will be contacted. With so many students and

little space in the health office we ask for your full cooperation in picking up a

sick child in a reasonable amount of time. We do not have the accommodations for

a child to sit in the health office for an extended period of time, and generally

he/she will need to return to class after approximately 15 minutes. If, however,

a student is deemed quite ill, he/she needs to be picked up as soon as possible. If a

parent/guardian cannot pick up the child, and an emergency contact cannot be

reached, the parent/guardian will need to make arrangements with a relative or

friend, and convey this information to the Health Technician. It is our goal to

maintain the health and safety of every child.

The following guidelines were written as an indicator for a need to send a

student home, or for a student to be kept at home:

Fever: A temperature greater than 100 degrees. Student should be fever free

without medication for 24 hours before return to school.

Upper Respiratory Infection: The student with a cold/cough who show

symptoms of fever, tiredness, irritability, not eating well, or signs of

earache, sore throat, thick, yellowish or green nasal discharge need to be at

home.

Undiagnosed skin conditions that may be contagious.

Diarrhea: Students with watery diarrhea or frequent loose stools.

Nausea/vomiting.

Seizures lasting 3 minutes or longer without intervention and/or are

different than usual.

Communicable Diseases

If a student is suspected of being infected with a communicable disease, (e.g. pink

eye, chickenpox, head lice), a parent/guardian will be notified to pick up their

student from school. If a physician diagnoses your student with a communicable

disease, Arroyo Seco Junior High must be notified immediately.

Medication: Prescribed, and Over the Counter (OTC)

If a student is required to take Prescription Medication or Over the Counter

medications during school hours, a Request for Medication to be Taken at

School form, must be completed by a Physician, and signed by a Parent/Guardian.

Prescribed medication includes over-the-counter and homeopathic medications as

well as vitamins. Only certain prescribed medications may be carried and/or self-

administered by the student. These medications include: auto-injectable

epinephrine, asthma inhalers, and insulin. This form is available on the District

website or from the school Health Office.

The “Request for Medication to be Taken at School” form must accompany the

medication, in its original container, clearly labeled with the student’s full name,

physician’s name and phone number, name of the medication, dosage, schedule,

and date of expiration. Over the Counter medications, such as Tylenol, Advil,

etc., are included in these guidelines as well. It is the Parent/Guardian’s

responsibility to keep track of the dose count and expiration dates, as well as

inform the Health Office Technician of any medication changes. Any student

found with medication at school without the appropriate forms on file in the health

office, will have their medication confiscated, and will be released to a

parent/guardian only.

Physical Education Excuse

All PE Notes MUST be turned into the HEALTH OFFICE as soon as

the student arrives at school. PE notes SHOULD NOT be taken to the PE

teachers/coaches, they MUST be given to the Health Technician.

A parent may write a note excusing a student from PE for one to three

consecutive healing days maximum. If a student is not able to participate

in PE in excess of three consecutive healing days, a note from a physician

is mandatory, showing the duration of time the student cannot participate

in PE. If a student can participate in modified PE, (e.g. walking vs.

running, no upper body, etc.), a note from a physician is mandatory and

must state the duration of the modification.

The use of durable medical equipment for student transport such as

wheelchairs, crutches or scooters, as well as medically necessary cast boots,

braces, etc., during school hours, must be accompanied by a physician’s

note stating the reason and duration of use on school grounds.

Please contact the school Health Office for any questions or concerns you may

have. Thank you for your help in keeping our students healthy!

From the Office

Messages and Deliveries

As stated in the beginning of the school year packet, and the Arroyo Seco

Binder Reminder, the office cannot handle all the requests we receive to

deliver messages to students. Please understand that instructional time will

not be disrupted to deliver messages, lunch money, lunches, PE clothes,

forgotten homework, etc. Fast food and pizza “drop offs” for your child is

discouraged. Fast food and pizza “drop offs” IS NOT permitted for

anyone other than your own child. If it is absolutely necessary for a

student to pick up a delivered item or receive a message, your student will be

summonsed during nutrition, lunch or after school. We do not mean to

sound uncaring, but important lessons on responsibility can be learned by

the child if the parent does not deliver these items to school.

Off-Campus Policy

Arroyo Seco is a closed campus. This means that students may not leave the

campus during the school day without an off-campus pass issued upon the

written request of a parent or guardian. Students are to bring notes to the

Attendance Office (not the teacher) before school, between classes, at

nutrition or lunch to secure off-campus passes. If a note is not sent with the

child, a parent or guardian will need to come into the office with a photo I.D.

to sign their child out of school. Also, because of the time frame and the

disruption caused by late arrivals, we do not encourage parents to take

students off-campus for lunch.

Visitor Passes

All visitors on campus between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00 pm must

obtain a visitor’s pass from the main office. Please do not go directly to a

classroom before or after school. Check in at the office first. The office

staff will call the teacher to announce your arrival and to see if they are

available. Meetings, study clubs, and other activities are often planned

directly after school.

Congratulations – Teacher of the Year - 2016-2017

The California Department of Education has administered an annual Teacher of the

Year award program since 1972, drawing statewide attention to the achievements

of California teachers and the excellence of California’s teaching profession.

Arroyo Seco has nominated a tenured teacher from our site for consideration of the

William S. Hart District Teacher of the Year.

Some of the considerations when choosing this tenured teacher include:

professional growth, commitment, personal attributes and professional skills.

Please join us in honoring Mrs. Jennifer Klipfel, Arroyo Seco Science Teacher.

Mrs. Klipfel was elected Teacher of the Year by our staff for doing an outstanding

job!

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Conquistadors of the Week 4th Quarter

2015-2016 School Year

Zander Aguilar Diana David

Tyler Lentz Aleena Hubbard

Geoseff Ritona Mailey Ballard

Anthony Lovitt Tabitha Doebler

Jessica Kaufmann Fabio Nunez Del Prado

Sascha Marcellin Reece Demory

Emily Phan Thomas Chau

Samuel Deters Faith Bolde

Sean Beebe Olivia Kern

Welcome to Arroyo Seco's

Back to School Night Thursday, September 1, 2016

(This is a minimum day for students. Students will be dismissed at 11:35 a.m.)

5:30 - 5:55 p.m. English Learner Advisory Council (ELAC) Meeting - Room 507 6:00 - 6:10 p.m. Advanced Band Performance – Outdoor Stage 6:10 - 6:15 p.m. Principal's Welcome - Outdoor Stage 6:20 - 7:45 p.m. Classroom Visitations:

Your child has been asked to fill in their schedule below to assist you in locating their classes. You may also choose to print out their class schedule from Infinite Campus.

Period Time Room Teacher

A 6:20 - 6:30 ___________ _______________________

B 6:35 - 6:45 ___________ _______________________

C 6:50 - 7:00 ___________ _______________________

D 7:05 - 7:15 ___________ _______________________

E 7:20 - 7:30 ___________ _______________________

F 7:35 - 7:45 ___________ _______________________

Dear Parents and Guests, The staff at Arroyo Seco Jr. High School joins me in extending a warm and sincere welcome to Back-to-School Night to all our parents and guests. You will have an opportunity to meet teachers, learn about our Blue Ribbon school, class requirements, goals and objectives, and get an overall picture of the educational program of which your youngster is a part. Arroyo Seco's principal, Rhondi Durand, will provide a brief general welcome at 6:10 p.m. Beginning at 6:15 p.m., parents will be able to follow their student's class schedule, consisting of six ten-minute periods beginning with the "A" period class. Some teams may have a special schedule or meeting place. Please check with your son or daughter about the locations noted on this flyer in the space provided for his or her schedule. Due to the organization of the evening's events, there is not enough time for teachers to meet personally with parents to discuss individual progress. You may, however, request a teacher or team conference on the sheets provided in each classroom. Also, please make arrangements for the care of your children as this event is for the parents.

Sincerely, Mrs. Rhondi Durand Mr. Cliff Miller Dr. Catherine Nicholas

Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal

Arroyo Seco Junior High School

Parent Advisory Council

2016/2017 Membership

The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is the school-wide parent booster organization that

serves the entire community of students, parents and staff of Arroyo Seco Junior High

School. Our goals are to increase communication, support the learning environment,

helping with basic needs of our disadvantaged students, and provide an opportunity for

all parents to participate in the ASJHS community.

Membership dues are payable at the time of registration or at any meeting. You are your

PAC’s only source of revenue which supports the following programs:

Eighth Grade PAC Scholarship Awards

Scholarships up to $500 are awarded through an application and scoring process.

Student Incentive Programs

Fundraising and Donation Campaigns

For our families in need and the SCV Food Pantry before Thanksgiving.

PAC Luncheons

Features guest speakers discussing topics that impact you and your child, at school and in

the community.

School and Student Appreciation Programs

Eyes and Ears

This is a program developed to bring parents on campus during nutrition and lunch.

Parents walk the campus during these breaks and simply observe, reporting any unusual

behavior to campus supervisors. Since implementing this program students have

mentioned they feel safer. Simply having more visible adults, acts as a deterrent to

inappropriate behavior. For the parents it can be quite an eye-opening experience,

campus life has changed quite a bit since we were that age.

Every parent is a member of PAC, but we rely on your membership donations, we

suggest a $10.00 donation per family. This year, we already have approximately

$4,000.00 to support the programs listed here. If you didn’t get the chance to donate at

registration, and you are interested in doing so, you can place your donation in an

envelope, label it “PAC” and turn it in to Kathie Loughlin, our ASB secretary.

PAC Parent Advisory Council

Meeting schedule for 2016-2017 PAC:

Monday, September 19 – 12:00 pm – 1:15pm

Monday, November 14 – 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Monday, January 23 – 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Monday, March 20 – 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (Nominations for Executive Board)

Monday, May 15 – 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm (Voting for Executive Board, 6th grade parents invited)

The noon meetings include a light lunch.

Meetings take place in Knutson Hall.

Our first meeting will be on Monday, September 19. We

hope to see you there!

Links can be found on the Library

Website:

www.tinyurl.com/secolibrary

DATABASES

Gale- arroyostudent (offsite password)

ProQuest/Culturegrams- arroyostudent1

(both username and password- offsite

login)

WorldBook- arroyostudent

(both username and password)

TEXTBOOKS

Prentice Hall-

Username: arroyostudent2016

Password: seco2016

Math- username: WSHidnumber

Password: first and last initial (lowercase)

then 6 digit birthday

OTHER PROGRAMS

Desktop Computers- Username: ID number

Password: Super Secret

Infinite Campus- Username: ID number

Password: first and last initial (lowercase)

then 6 digit birthday OR Super Secret

Google-

Username: ID

number@my.hartdistrict.org Password:

Super Secret

ReadNQuiz- Username: ID number

Password: first and last

initial

Reflex Math- Password: birthday (no

slashes, dashes or spaces, full year, no

extra zeros)

Destiny-Username: ID number Password:

6 digit birthday

EBSCO ebooks-

Username & Password: arroyosecojhs

Gale ebooks- arroyostudent

Juno Ed- See information from your

teacher

Follet ebooks- Username: ID number

Password: 6 digit birthday

Naviance- Username: ID number

Password: 6 digit birthday

Welcome back to school! I’m usually very excited to kick

off the school year each August (my seventh at Arroyo

Seco!), but this year I will be out on maternity leave for a

few months. My substitute, Ronald Fulleman, is more

than capable and I’m grateful for his presence.

I’ve included some helpful handouts containing

passwords to the useful databases and many other

programs we use at school. There is also information

about apps that may be helpful to you and your child.

Our big Library events that take place throughout the year

are the Box Tops drive, Book Fair, and textbook returns.

The Book Fair will take place in April this year, during

the week of Open House. I am also participating in the

Ralph’s Community Contribution Program. It would be

greatly appreciated if you would enroll your Ralph’s card

and designate Arroyo Seco as the beneficiary.

Instructions are on the following pages.

I am going to be running a long term program “Read

Your Way Around the World”, but we won’t dive in until

my return later in the fall. Students can get a head start by

reading either fiction or nonfiction books that take place

or teach them about other places (they must be “real”).

I’m eager to see how many books our students can read,

and hopefully expand their horizons as they explore

different genres and places.

Feel free to contact me at sgoodwin@hartdistrict.org if I

can be of any assistance. I will check email occasionally.

If you need immediate assistance please contact Ron

rfulleman@hartdistrict.org or the Library Technician, Pat

Barrett, at pbarrett@hartdistrict.org.

Happy reading!

Sarah Goodwin, Teacher Librarian

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Last year we raised $860.40 through Box Tops for

Education. This year’s goal is $1,000! Box Tops are

accepted year round. A competition will take place later

this year between teams to see who can bring in the most

Box Tops and monetary donations, but donations are

accepted all year.

LIBRARY NEWS

Support the School Library at no cost to you!

1. Go to www.ralphs.com.

2. Register or sign in.

3. Click on your name in the upper right.

4. Scroll to the bottom to “Community Rewards”.

5. Search for “Arroyo Seco Junior High Library” or organization number 80621.

6. Enroll and that’s it!

7.

All participants MUST RE-enroll after September 1st in order

for us to receive the donations.

Let’s Get “App”y! Infinite Campus

1. Download the Infinite Campus Mobile Portal app.

2. Enter the District Code:

FJCWMK

3. Enter your normal log in information.

SchoolWay

1. Download the SchoolWay app.

2. Launch the app.

a. Existing Account - Tap Sign In. Enter your username and password.

b. Create Account - Tap Register. Enter your information.

c. Do not wish to create an account - Tap Trial View to be taken directly into the SchoolWay app

3. Select your user role, and tap Save. Select your state and your district. Use On/Off buttons to subscribe to push

messages from your district, and any schools you’d like to follow. Tap Save.

How to access SchoolWay in Another Language

1. Tap Slide-Over Menu button in the upper left hand corner.

2. Select Settings under App Settings.

3. Select Languages.

4. Select desired language.

5. Tap OK.

Destiny Library Catalog

1. Download the Destiny Quest app.

2. Enter destiny.hartdistrict.org on the next screen.

3. Enter your username (ID number) and password (6 digit birthday).

Follett Enlight for eBooks

1. Download the Follett Enlight K-12 app.

2. Enter your username (ID number) and password (6 digit birthday).

3. Enter wbb15522.follettshelf.com

4. Check the “Stay logged on” box if this is your personal device.

Gale “Access My Library” Database

1. Dowload Access My Library School Edition (Gale).

2. Select “California”.

3. Scroll down and select “VALENCIA”.

4. Select Arroyo Seco Jr High School

5. Enter the password: arroyostudent.

6. Click “access resources”.

SIRS/Proquest Database

1. Go to m.sirs.com on your device’s web browser.

2. Follow the directions to add the icon to your home page if prompted.

3. Username and Password are: arroyostudent1

Arroyo Seco Jr. High School Important Dates to Remember

2016-2017

Date Event

2016 Aug. 11 First Day of School

Sept. 1 Back to School Night, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Sept. 1 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Sept. 5 NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

Sept. 16 1st Progress Report

Sept. 23 Make up Picture Day

Oct. 3-4 NO SCHOOL – FALL BREAK

Oct. 14 Vision Screening

Oct. 14 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Oct. 14 End of 1st Quarter

Oct. 17 2nd Quarter begins

Oct. 20 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Nov. 11 NO SCHOOL - Veteran’s Day

Nov. 18 2nd Progress Report

Nov. 23 MINIMUM DAY, start @ 7:45 am, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Nov. 24-25 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Holiday

Dec. 9 Hearing Screening

Dec. 9 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Dec. 15 End of 1st Semester

Dec. 15 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Dec. 16 NO SCHOOL - Pupil Free Day

Dec. 19-Jan. 6 NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

2017 Jan. 9 Start Semester 2

Jan. 16 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Feb. 16 3rd Progress Report

Feb. 17 NO SCHOOL - Non-student day

Feb. 20 NO SCHOOL - President’s Day/Holiday

Mar. 2 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Mar. 17 End of 3rd Quarter

Mar. 20 4th Quarter begins

Apr. 3-7 NO SCHOOL-Spring Break

Apr. 13 Open House, 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Apr. 13 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Apr. 14 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Apr. 28 4th Progress Report

May 1 – May 12 State Testing

May 3 No Late Start/State Testing

May 10 No Late Start/State Testing

May 29 NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day

June 1 End of 2nd Semester

June 1 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Updated 8/26/16