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PLEASE LOG YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS! The trimester is almost over, so please log your hours in the Volunteer Tracker Website by February 28th, 3:30 pm. You will receive a letter with your student’s report card detailing how many hours your family has volunteered so far this year. The instructions for tracking your hours are on our website. Follow this link: Volunteer Tracker Instructions. If you are having difficulties logging in your hours, please contact our volunteer hours coordinator, Jen Holzer at [email protected]. STUDENT COUNCIL CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS DRIVE By: Anjali Suthahar and Karina Andersen If you think people less fortunate than us are only in Sacramento, then you are wrong! Just 10 minutes away from here are people who live with next to nothing. They need jackets, blankets, household items, clothes, for all ages, including diapers so Student Council is holding a Clothing and Household Items Drive for them. You can also donate personal hygiene items, and household appliances that work, but you are not using. Of course, they can also use children’s toys, blankets, and games. Beginning Tuesday, February 18th through Friday, February 28th, Student Council members and Mr. Steve Davis, our school custodian, will deliver these on Friday, February 28th.
CONTINUED ENROLLMENT FORMS– DUE FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Today you should receive an email with a link for you to complete your family’s Continued Enrollment Form. If you have not received it, please check your
“junk mail.” Completing this form will help with our planning and ensure that your currently-enrolled RAFOS student will have an enrollment slot for the upcoming 2014-15 school year. Please complete ONE form per family and submit it online using the link contained in the email. For currently-enrolled 6th
DATE Thursday 6
Friday 7 • 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Sierra Nevada Winds • Renaissance Rally, 2:30pm, Multi-Purpose Room
Saturday/Sunday 8/9 Have a Wonderful Weekend! Monday 10 Minimum Day – 11:40 a.m. Dismissal Tuesday 11
Wednesday 12 • Love & Logic Workshop, 6:00pm, WSCA • PSP Meeting, 7:00pm, Room 6 (childcare in Room 7)
Rocklin Academy Wednesday Weekly
Robin Stout, Principal http://turnstone.rocklinacademy.com Phil Spears, Executive Director/Superintendent Wednesday, February 5, 2014
graders at Turnstone and Meyers who want to attend Western Sierra in the fall, please indicate this on the Continued Enrollment Form. Thank you! FRIENDSHIP GRAMS FOR VALENTINE’S/FRIENDSHIP DAY Friendship Grams are on sale starting Tuesday, February 4th through Wednesday, February 12th or while supplies last. The Friendship Grams will be delivered to the classrooms on Thursday, February 13th. The Friendship Grams are cute ducks decorated for the holiday and cost only $1.00 each! Cash is appreciated, however if you wish to send in a check for your order, please make it payable to RAPSP. Order forms are at the end of this newsletter and available in the office. Please turn in your order and payment to the office. The proceeds will support an ACES service learning project. We appreciate your support! Tammy Penney, ACES Advisor SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES TO THE YEARBOOK! Help make the yearbook a success! The yearbook is in urgent need of your pictures of the 2013-2014 school year. Please submit your pictures on a CD to the office no later than February 13th. Contact Heather Rosenberg, [email protected] with questions.
We need pictures from the following classes: Mrs. Boekestein
Mrs. Flores Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Leatherman Mrs. Little
Mrs. Capulong Mrs. Reno Mrs. Klein
Mrs. Decker Mrs. Penney
6TH GRADE OLIVE OIL FUNDRAISER Healthy Alternative and Makes a Great Gift! The 6th grade is selling olive oil for only $15 per 500 ml bottle. What a great idea! The olive oil comes directly from the farmer. Orders will be accepted until February 17th with delivery on February 25th. ROCKLIN ACADEMY FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE In a continuing effort to keep you updated about the importance of Local Education Foundations (LEFs) and how it relates to you, your child, and your school, the Board appointed Fundraising Committee will publish weekly informational pieces.
Characteristics of a Successful Local Education Foundation (LEF)
• Well informed and enthusiastic Board members. (We will be recruiting for this soon!). • Programs that meet the needs of the schools and community. (Think about our “wish list” from
Superintendent Spears.). • Specific goals and an action plan for implementation. (This translates to ACCOUNTABILITY!). • A good working relationship exists between the school administration and all stakeholders, including
our community.
• Fundraising efforts annually that increase the endowment, (such as an annual giving campaign at the start of each school year, gala event with a higher ticket price that is sold to community members as well as school stakeholders, auction events, etc.).
• Ethical accounting practices and an annual audit. (TRANSPARENCY!). • Publicity that informs contributors and community of needs and successes. • Consistent recognition of grant recipients and contributors. • The LEF is established as its own entity (separate from the school/board) to ensure neutrality.
To learn more we invite you to attend one of the Fundraising Committee’s meetings or contact the Chair, Jennifer Salib at [email protected] or Vice Chair, Kim Dvorak at [email protected] with your thoughts and suggestions. Meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. prior to the regularly scheduled Board of Directors meetings at Western Sierra Collegiate Academy.
PSP NEWS AND EVENTS This year PSP will have a reward at the end of the school year for every class that has at least one parent representative at every meeting! PSP room parents count towards your representative but please support them and see if you can help! PSP room moms may ask that each parent in the class take a turn at attending meetings and reporting back to the class to
keep everyone involved and informed. We look forward to a great year working with each and every one of you!
Board members are excluded from being counted as class reps. Please come and represent your child's class! Don't forget that attending a PSP meeting counts towards your Volunteer hours! Be sure to bring your PSP membership cards to earn double hours! See you soon! RA Turnstone PSP PSP meetings will be held on the below dates in room 6, childcare in room 7, at 7:00pm. Please note February’s meeting has been changed to February 12th at 7pm.
PSP Meeting Dates
• 2/12 – NEW DATE! • 3/12 • 4/2 • 5/7 • 6/4
Purchase your 2013-14 Rocklin Academy Turnstone Yearbook today!
Purchase your 2013-14 Rocklin Academy Turnstone Yearbook! Yearbooks are only $22 each before the yearbooks sell out!
Our school’s yearbook will be a full-color book with 80 pages of memories including portraits, class montages, fun event photos, and original student artwork.
To order online, login in to http://www.raturnstone.my-pto.org/ and click Store. To order by check or cash, use the form that was sent home earlier. More order forms are available in the office. Please contact Flora Deter ([email protected]) if you have any questions.
Eagle Dance Showcase It's that time of year again… Time for our Rocklin Academy Eagles to showcase their PE dance unit. We look forward to seeing all students participate in the showcase with their class on their designated evening as a culminating experience for their P.E. dance unit. The ticket order form is at the end of this newsletter and orders are due on January 31st.
Tickets are $3.00 each. We have also included a form for parents to include dedications to their children in the performance program. Dedication forms must be submitted to the office no later than Friday, January 31st at 3pm. Please see the list below for your child's performance night. As the performances get closer you will get notices from your PSP Room Mom about costumes for your child's class. If you have any questions, please contact your classroom PSP room mom for more information. See you at the showcase! February 19th February 20th K – Boekestein K – Flores 1st – Baker 1st – Smith 2nd – Regan 2nd – Leatherman 3rd – Curtis 3rd – Little 4th – Reno 4th – Capulong 5th – Klein 5th – Sotka 6th – Decker 6th – Penney Rocklin Academy Family Dinner Night Line Up February 26th - Chevys on Lonetree Blvd. March 28th – TBD April - Chick–fil-A May 28th -Laser Craze TBA Target Dollars: Did you know that you can easily raise $$$ for Rocklin Academy every day? By getting a Target DEBIT card and linking your card to Rocklin Academy Turnstone or linking your existing card by following this link: Target, up to 1% of all your purchases will be donated to our school! It may seem small but it really adds up! E-Waste For Good: Rocklin Academy has joined forces with a great company called E-Waste 4 Good. E-Waste 4 Good will come directly to your home or business and pick up all of for e-waste and then donate the proceeds to our school. We are now collecting empty printer ink cartridges (any size) in the office—just drop them off and E-Waste For Good will pick them up. If you want to schedule a pick-up at your home, please follow this link: http://ewaste4good.com/pickuprequest.html Go EAGLES!
Box Tops: Happy Wednesday Rocklin Academy! A Big thank you to all of you who submitted Box Tops over the first half of the school year. Because of your support, Rocklin Academy has already earned $565.40 from Box Top submission. Each class gets to keep the money from their own Box Top submissions, so the money you earn goes directly to your kids and their teacher.
Below you can see how much money each class has earned to date this school year. The next submission will be made in April, so continue to clip, clip, clip….
WESTERN SIERRA COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The Western Sierra College Bound Scholarship Program is designed for local sponsors to make a significant difference in the lives of our seniors. The application for our scholarships will be available in March, so our deadline to sponsor a scholarship is February 10th. As we launched our 2014 College Bound Scholarship Program recently, many of you requested that our brochure be in PDF format. It is at the end of this newsletter. Please share our scholarship program within your personal network. We are eager to provide as many local scholarships as possible for the Class of 2014. Chip Kling, WSCA Assistant Principal WSCA MINI-CHEER CAMP 2014 WSCA Cheerleaders are excited to invite your child to attend our second annual Mini-Cheer Camp. The camp is on February 22nd. There is a session for K-3 and a session for 4-6th graders. Please consider inviting friends from other schools as well by forwarding the following registration link. Visit this link to begin registration: Mini-Cheer Camp. Space is limited for each session, so be sure to sign up early! WSCA Cheer
CLASS TOTAL Kindergarten
Flores $25.90 Boekenstein $45.10
Grade 1 Baker $66.40 Smith $61.70
Grade 2 Leatherman $33.20 Regan $23.50
Grade3 Little $25.40 Curtis $44.30
Grade 4 Reno $26.40 Capulong $50.30
Grade 5 Klein $52.30 Sotka $49.30
Grade 6 Penney $23.30 Decker $38.30
TOTAL $565.95
Friendship Gram To:__________________________________________(first and last name)
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Love & Logic Workshop
Trusted for over 30 years, Love and Logic is a philosophy founded in 1977 by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D. It is the approach of choice among leading educators, parents, and other professionals worldwide.
FEBRUARY 12, 19, 26 & MARCH 5, 12 & 19
6:00 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M.
WESTERN SIERRA TEACHER LOUNGE
TO SIGN UP CONTACT
Georgianna Moncrieff at 916-778-4544 ext. 714
Or email: [email protected]
The Love and Logic Workshop is hosted by the Rocklin Academy Family of Schools and is open to all Rocklin Academy and Western Sierra parents. There is no charge. The workshop is facilitated by the Rocklin Academy Special Education Staff, Dr. Tim Ribota, Robin Dierksen, Brittany Burton and Tanya Gebauer.
“Parenting the Love and Logic Way”
• Fundraiser for Rocklin
Academy Turnstone 6th grade . • Price: $15 per bottle, payment
due with order. • Orders due by Monday, February 17th. • Delivery Date on Tuesday,
February 25th. • Olive oil comes directly from
the farmer and was pressed in December!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Please help us raise money for field trips.
Fresh Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a perfect gift!
Olive Oil 6th Grade Fundraiser$15 per Bottle
Student Name:________________________________________ Phone#:________________________Teacher_____________________________
Name Phone# Number of Bottles Amount Due
Total Number of Bottles & Amount Due $
WESTERN SIERRA COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP
Locally Sponsored Scholarships
For WSCA
Graduates
What Else Should I Know?
It’s easy
You can be involved in every step of the process
from setting up the criteria to interviewing and
selecting the winner.
Or you can simply donate the money and allow
the Scholarship Committee to select your
recipient.
It’s tax deductible
100 percent of your tax- deductible donation to the College Bound Scholarship Program will go directly to students. There are no administrative or overhead costs taken from your donation.
It makes a difference
By participating in the College Bound Scholarship Program, you will make a difference in the lives of our graduates.
Chip Kling, Assistant Principal/Counselor Western Sierra Collegiate Academy
660 Menlo Drive Rocklin, CA 95765
(916) 778-4544 x 715
How to Sponsor a Scholarship
Decide on the amount
No amount is too small! Small donations can be grouped
with others to form a special award.
Decide on your focus
Is this a memorial award to honor a loved one? Is this a
scholarship for a student pursing a specific career or area of
study? Is this award for a student with a specific talent or
skill?
Establish your criteria
Finalize the details about which students should apply for
your scholarship. Things like minimum grade point average,
activities or whether or not your scholarship winner must
attend a four-year university must be decided.
Give us a call
Contact Western Sierra Collegiate Academy scholarship
coordinator. You can write every detail of your scholarship,
or we can do it for you.
We will make it simple for you to offer a scholarship, but you
have control over what happens to your money.
Local Encouragement
Students at Western Sierra are very well-qualified for college. Yet, many Western Sierra students will not qualify for significant amounts of federal or state financial aid.
A Western Sierra College Bound scholarship might be the only financial aid many of our students receive for college.
Exclusive to WSCA Students
By sponsoring a scholarship through the College Bound Scholarship Program you will see your generosity transferred directly to a Western Sierra student.
You Select the Recipient You may interview your applicants or select them from the application.
Or
You may also choose to have the College Bound Scholarship Committee select on your behalf.
Sponsor a Scholarship
THE COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Verification of Enrollment
Students must provide verification of their full time college enrollment before scholarship money is released.
Gratitude Scholarship recipients write letters of thanks to the scholarship sponsor before their scholarship is released.
Share the Wealth Philosophy Each scholarship sponsor is given the option to name an alternate for the scholarship.
We Can Help You can be creative in planning a scholarship, and we will guide you along the way.
To honor the memory of a loved one
A memorial scholarship is a wonderful way to honor the memory of a loved one.
To promote a field of study or business
You can offer a scholarship to students who are following your field of study or pursuing a career related to your business or industry.
To honor achievement
You may offer a scholarship for any individual achievement.
To honor skills or talents
You may offer a scholarship to recognize a student’s individual talent, skill or ability..
Other ideas
We welcome your additional suggestions of how to honor our graduates with scholarships.
