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PTS OV News Page 1 Language Arts & Creative Writing
Language Arts
Page 7 PTS OV News Social Studies & Spanish
6th Grade Social Studies & CJSF Honor Society-Ms. Fells
Ancient History
This semester in 6th grade, social studies has been busy and productive. The
students have done skits, plays, clay –mation, food projects, art projects,
models and dioramas to demonstrate their knowledge of the Stone Age,
Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt & Kush, Hebrews, Greeks and India. Each stu-
dent got a copy of a DVD with all the presentations, so they could watch
them to help study for their finals.
Spanish & Spanish Club
This semester in 8th Grade Spanish, students have learned how to speak,
understand, read and write in Spanish and about Hispanic Culture. They
have studied the calendar, numbers, how to spell in Spanish, seasons,
weather, climate, school vocabulary, shapes, food, colors, and basic
greetings. They have also learned the names of all the Spanish speaking
countries, and about the Day of the Dead and Posada customs. They
made DVD’s of their food skits and singing winter songs so they could
hear themselves in Spanish. They have also experimented with traditional Hispanic cooking, arts and crafts
and went on a field trip to visit La Raza Galleria for Day of the Dead. Spanish Club has also been busy learn-
ing to cook Hispanic food, sing Spanish songs, make piñatas, and play Spanish games.
California Junior Scholarship Federation
CJSF has been busy with fundraisers, service projects, field trips
and learning about how to get scholarships for college. They have
sold Boo-grams, had a bake sale, collected Toys for Tots, and or-
ganized a snow day for the whole school.
Welcome to a new chapter of our
2010/2011 school year here at PTS Orangevale.
The language arts department is pleased to have
the honor of working with such a wonderful group
of students this year at Pacific Technology Charter
School. As we end the first semester students in
7th grade English will be finishing up The Giver by
Lois Lowry, while students in the 6th grade will be finishing up chapters on understanding
literary devices and their usage in prose. Our 8th grade students will just be finishing up
“Diary of Anne Frank” the play and working on understanding plot and character in
preparation for starting The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle at the beginning of the
new semester.
In addition to working on these concepts, students continue to work on their spelling.
Reviewing the spelling rules associated with each spelling lesson at the beginning of the
week will both help your student to do well on Friday’s spelling test and also to improve
their overall spelling skills.
We appreciate your support in the classroom and look forward to a great year.
Creative Writing Club Creative Writing is considered to be any writing: fiction, po-
etry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal
forms of literature. We will explore writing which includes short
stories and poems. Students will use their imagination and crea-
tivity to explore their ideas through writing.
Yearbook: Students are working hard on taking pictures,
doing layout and finalizing picks for favorites in this year’s
yearbook. Students are putting all of their creativity and hard work directly into an online
format for the book and we are looking forward to a great book this year.
Inside this issue:
Language Arts 1
Social Studies 3
Foreign Language 4
Computer Science & PE 5
Mathematics 6
Science 8
2011 Principal’s Address
PTS Ov News
Pacific Technology School OV 6550 Filbert Ave. Orangevale CA 95662
ov.ptscharter.org
Mr. Taymaz: Life Science and Physical Science
Science Page 8
Upcoming Events
January
1/28 PTS Science Fair
1/29 Math Matters Competition
1/31 Finals Week-Minimum Days
February
2/1-2/4 Finals Week –Min. Days
2/1 Physical Fitness Test Opens
2/4 End of 1st Semester,1st Report
Card
2/14-2/18 Map Testing 2
2/21-2/25 President’s Week-No
School
March
3/1-3/2 STAR Writing Assessment
Grade 7
3/15 3rd Progress Report
3/18 Yearbook Pictures
3/23-3/25 Parent Teacher Confer-
ences 2:45-4:30 (no after school
activities)
Dear Parents,
We are almost finished with first semester. We are now studying evolution in seventh grade, and we just
started working on fundamental concepts in chemistry with eight graders.
We are really excited about the PTS Second Annual Science Fair, which will be
held on Friday, January 28. Our students started to work on their projects about
two months ago. Some students work in groups
and others will attend the fair with individual
projects. Judges from UC Davis, UC Berkeley
and Intel will evaluate students’ projects. Some
of our parents with a strong science and math
background will help us with the projects as well.
Lego Robotics Club students attended the FLL Sacramento Tournament
and got 5th place. Congratulations to all the Lego Robotics students for their
persistent efforts. We just had a field trip to Los Angeles with some of the
Lego Robotics students. We visited the Natural History Museum and went to
Legoland. It was a great experience to see
those wonderful places and spend a
weekend together at a hotel with an ocean view.
We look forward to an exciting and fun-filled second semester.
Thank you,
6550 Filbert Ave.
Orangevale, CA 95662
January 28, 2011
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Email: [email protected]
Pacific Technology School in Orangevale is a Math, Science and Technology focused
college-prep middle school. Pacific Technology was established in 2009 by its parent
organization, Magnolia Foundation. Magnolia Foundation established its first charter
school, Magnolia Science Academy 1, in Reseda, CA in 2002. In its first year, Pacific
Technology School reported an impressive API score of 825 for the 2009-2010 school
year.
In its main curriculum, Pacific Technology School provides its students with rigorous education in core
subjects, such as Math, Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts. Physical Education and
Computer classes are also offered daily as part of the curriculum. Character Education and electives, such
as Foreign Language and Art are enrichments to Pacific Technology main program, as well as after
school clubs and tutoring, at no charge.
Another distinguishing feature of Pacific Technology School is promoting Math, Science and Technol-
ogy competitions. Our staff and volunteers from local universities are engaged to prepare our students for
competitions such as Math Olympiads, Computer Olympiads, and Science Fairs.
Pacific Technology School offers an extensive after school program which runs until 4 PM four days a
week. This program keeps the students off the streets and engages them in a variety of activities such as
tutoring, computer, sports, and the arts. Our rich club programs enable students to expose themselves to
different experiences
At Pacific Technology School we believe in the benefit of strong parent involvement in students' educa-
tion. We do home visits and our web based school information system gives parents the opportunity to
track student performance including grades, discipline records, attendance, homework, upcoming exams
and projects, etc. as well as upcoming school events.
Pacific Technology School holds Open Houses throughout the year to provide information to parents
who are interested in learning more about our school. Attend an upcoming Open House or visit our web
site at www.ov.ptscharter.org
Mr. Altun, Principal
Pacific Technology School Orangevale
Emphasis on Science, Math & Technology
Advanced Math & Science Program (AMSP) for Advanced Learners
Rigorous Academic Program, College Prep, Advanced Courses
Small Class Sizes (25 max) Extracurricular Activities & Trips
Free After School Programs & Tutoring
Call to make a reservation for open house.
Saturday, February 12th 11 AM
Saturday, March 12th 11 AM
Saturday, March 26th 11 AM
Saturday, April 2nd 11 AM
Angie Kendall, School Secretary/Office Manager
(916) 293-8611
Jan/Feb
PTS OV News Page 6 Mathematics
PTS OV News Page 3
Social Studies
Mrs. Bowen, 6th Grade Math , 8th Grade Geometry, and Earth Science
Dear All,
The next couple of weeks are very busy for all of us: students,
staff, and parents. The Science Fair is right around the corner,
and we are all hopeful that it will be a successful one. Unlike
other schools, where participating in a science fair is an option, all
our students are involved. There will be a few students awarded
for their projects, but to me, all participants are winners!
The final exams will be taken the week of January 31- Feb
4th. All teachers will spend class time reviewing the material,
but the kids must spend quality time in the comfort of their
homes and review the concepts one more time. If I were a
parent, I would put away the video games for a while…
Mid-February our students will take the spring MAP test. Math
and English teachers had two training sessions on the MAP test.
Mr. Ersoz, 6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra , 7th-8th Grade Algebra-1
Dear Students and Parents, we are approaching the end of the first
semester. Students were given a Final Study Packet before the Winter
Break. In class, we will be reviewing the most important topics but stu-
dents need to make a conscious effort to get ready for finals.
AMSP Winter Camp was lots of fun and hard work!
Mr. Ersoz
Pacific Technology Students
Honor Civil Rights and MLK! PTs - Expec t ex ce l l en ce !
O n January 13, 2011 Pacific
Technology students in all
grades spent the day re-
searching and discussing the
civil rights movement in America for the
upcoming Martin Luther king Jr. holiday,
the following Monday. Students had the
opportunity to read primary resources,
watch videos, and participate in discus-
sions about what civil rights meant to
them. They learned about different civil
rights leaders over the course of time
and several Supreme Court rulings that
helped or hurt the civil rights movement
over the course of the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries.
PTS students were then given an op-
portunity to construct an essay about
the history of the civil rights movement
and what civil rights means to them in
their continuing growth as young Ameri-
cans.
Washing DC 2011!
Any 8th grader inter-
ested in going on the
D.C. trip should see
Mr. Boyd ASAP!
7th graders are studying
the ancient Maya, Az-
tecs, and Inca empires in
America!
Pacific technology School gets tour of the Capitol!
Teachers, students, parents, and admin-
istrators were asked to be the guests of
State Senator Alan Lowenthal during
the first meeting of the 2011 year. PTS
participants were taken on a private
tour of the capital building and were
acknowledged during the opening re-
marks of the Senate. Thanks Senator
Lowenthal for the wonderful tour!
PTS OV News Page 4 Foreign Language PTS OV News Page 5 Computer Science & Phys. Education
Computer Science & AMSP CS
Hello everybody,
So far, the Computer Science department’s focus is on Microsoft
Office Word, Power Point and Excel with all grades; and Picasa,
Microsoft Movie Maker and Google Sketchup with 8th graders.
They learned how to sketch, rough and design 3D models. They’ll
take a final exam this week and design their 3D chair.
As AMSP Computer Science Club, we’re done with Scratch and our students
make super games and animations with Scratch. After Scratch we started
C++ which is a real programming language. They have learned basic
codes on C++ so far and they’ll start to learn loops, variables, etc. soon.
Thank you again.
Have a great month.
Pacific Technology School Computer Science Department
Physical Education & Clubs
The Pacific Technology School Physical Education Department would like to wel-
come the new students for the 2010-2011 school year. At Pacific Technology
School, we feel that Physical Education is an essential part of the total educational
process. Through various physical activities, students are provided opportunities to
develop their physical, mental, and social skills. We will also have our Basketball,
Soccer and Rec. and Fitness clubs starting the week of 9/20.
With the start of 2011, we have begun a variety of new things in and around Physical Education.
The first is the performance of our Line dance and square dance routines that will be held on Janu-
ary 21st. The routines are worked on in groups for 3 months and are truly enjoyable
to evaluate. We also started our badminton units, which provide all the students with
the basic fundamentals of the game. The big announcement comes with our partici-
pation in the first annual Baytech basketball tournament to be held on February 21st.
Baytech is a Magnolia/Accord school in Oakland, CA that will provide us with the
facilities. The tournament is from 9AM-4PM on February 21. All parents, students
and faculty are welcome to come and support our team. Admission will be $1 for all
non-players. There will also be snacks and lunch for sale at the games. Directions will be available
at the front office.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES UPDATE
LET’S LEARN RUSSIAN!!!
Students from 6c,7b, and 7c classes try
to do their best to learn grammatical
genders in the Russian language.
They are doing well at writing a totally different alphabet.
Nowadays students are learning new words: domestic and wild ani-
mals. This is a good chance for students to discover words that are
both very similar and very different from English.
The annual language and performing arts contest is just around the corner.
Students are working hard on their Folk dance and songs.
They have sleepovers and also learn how to cook Turkish dishes!!!
PTS Orangevale is organizing a trip to Turkey trip this coming spring break.
Students and their parents have the opportunity to visit Turkey, see live history, and taste a different cuisine.