El Rancho Charter School

Office hours will be as follows for the school year:

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Thursday: 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM

Friday: 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Students should have their binder reminders and ID cards with them daily. If you have lost your binder reminder you can replace it for $15 and ID cards can be replaced for $5. Please see Ms. Garabedian in the front office.

There has been an increase in students being late to class during the school day. Students have 5 minutes to get from class to class, which is plenty of time. Starting next week, “Tardy Sweeps” will begin. What does this mean? On select days and periods, teachers will lock their doors when the tardy bell rings, and students will not be allowed into class. Administrators will have them go to the office, their binder reminder will be scanned, they will be assigned after-school detention for the next day, they will be given a pass to class, and parents will be notified.

How can your student avoid getting detention? By getting to class on time! Middle school students love to be social and walk their friends to class, even if it is nowhere near their class. This causes them to be tardy to class, disrupt the learning environment for students who were on time to class, and disrupt their teacher who is getting class started to maximize their time together.

This week we celebrated our staff during Teacher Appreciation Week. We want to thank our amazing staff for all that they do while they are working with students and families. We appreciate all that you do!

We also want to take this time to thank our families and PTSA for providing our staff with breakfast throughout the week, snacks, and a delicious lunch on Thursday.

Thank you for always supporting our staff and school!

On Wednesday afternoon, El Rancho's Employees of the Year were recognized at OUSD's celebration. Congratulations to Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Nibarger, our Classified and Certificated Employees of the Year! We are so lucky to have you!

This past week, the El Rancho Robotics program sent two teams to the World Championships in Dallas, Texas. There were over 400 teams from around the world competing in the middle school division of the competition.

"The Pack" performed well, finishing in 58th place. They were also awarded the CREATE AWARD for recognition of their robot design solution. Congratulations on a great season Sarah, Zeal, Pia, Liam, Rassa, Alan, Noah and David.

"The A Team" also represented El Rancho extremely well, finishing in 33rd place, and earning the JUDGES AWARD for the unique design of their robot and team perseverance throughout the competition. Way to go Aiden, Allison, Eleanor, Hriday and Shubhay.

Great Job, Coyotes!

Opening night of The Wizard of Oz was amazing. The time and effort our Musical Theater students and Ms. Harper put into this show has paid off! They will perform three more shows and tickets are still available!

Friday, May 10th at 6:00 pm

Saturday, May 11th at 2:00 pm

Saturday, May 11th at 6:00 pm

Tickets can be purchased at the following link: https://our.show/elranchowizard or at the door.

We hope to see you there!

7th and 8th grade students began state testing on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Students will test on Wednesday and Thursday block days. The English assessment will be taken the first two weeks during English class, followed by the Math assessment during math class, and finally, 8th graders will take the Science assessment during their science class. The bell schedule and testing schedule are included for you below.

On May 15th and 16th, students will turn in textbooks through their history class and library books will need to be returned by May 24th.

All textbooks, library books, and Chromebooks will need to be returned and any fines paid before yearbooks will be distributed to students.

All books will be returned to the library!

If your students have a 6th or 7th period and do not want to carry books around all day, they can bring in their books before school, nutrition, or lunch.

Wednesday, May 15th

Period 1: Harris, Herron, LaRue, Nibarger, Reiser, and Rodriguez

Period 3: Herron, LaRue, Nibarger, and Reiser

Period 5: Herron, LaRue, Nibarger, Reiser, and Rodriguez

Period 7: Herron, LaRue, and Rodriguez

Thursday, May 16th

Period 2: Herron, LaRue, Nibarger, Reiser, and Rodriguez

Period 4: Herron, LaRue, Nibarger, Reiser, and Rodriguez

Period 6: Herron, LaRue, Nibarger, Reiser, and Rodriguez

Students attending Villa Park High School have the opportunity to take Health during Summer School. Please see the flyer below.

Canyon High School will offer Health during Summer School to all incoming 9th graders. Students must register to take this course. The registration window will be open until May 15th or when the classes are full. There are 250 spots available.

Please read the attachment below for all the details.

This summer, Canyon High will offer SCC Math 1-080A, a course equivalency to high school Math 1 credit. This course will be held on Canyon's campus during summer school.

Students interested should meet the following criteria:

• Students should have a strong interest in mathematics.
• Currently enrolled in Math 8.
• They should have demonstrated proficiency in Math 8 with a grade of 87% or higher.
• Preference will be given to students who exceed standards on math state testing or meet standards.

If you feel that any of your student meets these criteria and would benefit from participating in this program, please sign up using the form attached and return it to your student's El Rancho Advisor for their signature.

The "College for Kids Summer Program" is available for current Orange USD students in grades K-12 and offers fun, interactive, and engaging classes at no cost. This is an incredible opportunity that will accelerate progress to close learning gaps and provide our students with access to rigorous enrichment opportunities. Parents will be able to sign up each student for up to two classes. Space is limited. Registration will be closed when we are full, and no more sign-ups will be accepted. You may register your students beginning May 6th at noon at www.sccollege.edu/ck. To see a brochure of classes, please visit https://online.flippingbook.com/view/67424288/. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Curriculum and Instruction at 714-628-5452 or curriculum@orangeusd.org.

During SBAC Testing Tutorials are moving to Tuesday, we will have Tutorial for 30 minutes after lunch. Tests, quizzes, and projects will be the priority for the next 5 weeks. Students should use this time to make up tests, complete missing assignments, and get help from teachers when needed.

Students who are stamped by their teacher must attend that tutorial session. If stamped by multiple teachers, the subject that has priority that day takes precedence.

Students who have C grades or better, are not stamped by a teacher, and do not have any detention stamps, can go to PE, the Little Theater, or Library to complete homework. It is the student's responsibility to check their grades prior to Tutorial.

Students have a 5-minute passing period to get to their tutorial room. Once students arrive at their Tutorial destination, they stay there for the entire 30 minutes. Please use the menu below to make a plan for this week!

Canyon welcomes any 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade boys or girls who are interested in the 3rd Annual Boys & Girls Junior Comanche Soccer Camp this Summer. Current Canyon coaches will be helping run drills and playing with the camp participants. Both groups will train concurrently and together at times. Click the link below or use the QR code.

Junior Comanche Youth Soccer Summer Camp (Boys & Girls) REGISTRATION

Are you interested in playing volleyball? NOC is looking for boys and girls ages 11-14 to join their Spring League and Skills Clinics. Interested families can use the link below to sign up.

Youth athletes looking to improve their athleticism through speed and strength training contact Coach Brown or visit our website ocsfacademy.com to sign up!

After-school programs are available on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 2:50 PM to 3:50 PM

Homework Club in the library

Math Academy in room 306

Garden Gnomes (Wednesdays)

Parents will need to provide transportation as there is no late bus.

We would love to recognize our staff who go above and beyond. So, just like Student of the Month, we have Staff of the Month! If you would like to recognize one of our staff members who exemplifies our Coyote qualities, please use the form below to recognize them.

Staff Coyote of the Month

To be eligible for a Staff of the Month Award, an employee must demonstrate one or more of the following traits:

C: Compassion, Character, and Community

O: Outlook (Positive)

Y: Yearning for Excellence

O: Outstanding insight into students

T: Team Player

E: Excites students to learn

El Rancho Charter School is dedicated to supporting its students and staff during these unprecedented times. The site below serves as a means to share school-wide strategies we have in place to support mental health as well as provide resources, suggestions, and tips to help during this difficult time. Although we are apart, we are all in this together.

https://sites.google.com/view/ercsmentalheaalth/home

Apr. 24-May 24: SBAC Testing on Wednesdays-Fridays

May 9-11: Musical Theater's "Wizard of Oz"

May 16: Dance Performance 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm

May 21: String Orchestra Concert at 6:30 pm

May 22: Guitar Concert at 6:30 pm

May 23: Band Concert at 6:30 pm

May 24: 8th Grade T-Shirt Distribution

May 27: Memorial Day-No School

May 28: Decathlon

June 3: Yearbook Distribution

June 4: Promotion Practice

June 5: Promotion @ 6:00 pm

June 5: Minimum Day for 7th graders 12:20 pm Dismissal

June 6: Last Day of School-7th grade Dismissed at 12:20 pm

June 6: 8th grade Knott's Berry Farm

El Rancho administration works as a management team with three assistant principals, called advisors, who work alongside our Executive Director, Mrs. Walker, to help students be successful. Advisors work with students in the areas of attendance, academics, behavior, and scheduling. The student body is divided into groups by their last name and assigned to an advisor who is like the principal for that part of the alphabet. Students with Section 504 Plans will have Mrs. Beard as their advisor.

Advisors are always happy to help answer general questions regarding school programs. We encourage families to first address questions regarding the grade book, assignments, and classroom interaction to the individual teacher and advisors can be cc'd on communications at any time.

• A-G..........Mrs. Ozuna.......... kozuna@orangeusd.org
• H-P..........Mr. Kilgore........... gkilgore@orangeusd.org
• Q-Z..........Mrs. Beard........... kbeard@orangeusd.org

Mrs. Cannon, our Attendance Clerk, appreciates your phone call if your child has to miss school. Please call the Attendance Hotline 714-628-5427 on the day of your student's absence.

Please check Google Classroom for work missed up to 3 days.

Students who have a planned absence that is more than 3 days should pick-up an absence form at the attendance office.

During Tutorial, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, please avoid picking students up early, between 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM.

The Attendance Office is for signing-in students who are late to school and signing-out students who are picked-up early from school.

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