Santiago Charter Middle School

Hello Santiago Families-

It is hard to believe that we are already going into October! 🎃

Parents- please note that starting Monday (9/30), students will not be allowed to bring any extra lanyards hanging from their backpack or tags that are attached to their backpack. This is causing a major distraction at our school. Please do not allow your student to bring them to school or they will be confiscated by Mr. Lee.

Lastly, there is a new Tik Tok challenge where students are removing zipper ties from unsuspecting student's backpacks. Please remind your student that this, as well as any other Tik Tok challenge, is not allowed and students will be assigned severe consequences. We appreciate your support in these matters!

No Fuss Fundraiser: We have one week left of our No Fuss Fundraiser. Our last day of the fundraiser will be next Friday, October 4th. We are about halfway to our goal for the year, so your support is appreciated! For more information, you can scroll below for the flyer or you can click on the video link to hear more about it from our administrators: No Fuss Fundraiser Introduction Video

Dual Enrollment: Santiago Charter Middle School students can now apply to take Dual Enrollment (College Credit courses) with Santiago Canyon College (SCC) starting in Winter 2025. Our Dual Enrollment course(s) will be built within the school day and taught by an SCC Professor and a Santiago Teacher! We are so excited to offer this ground-breaking opportunity and cannot wait for the moment when Santiago students promote in June with COLLEGE CREDIT! Applications for our Dual Enrollment Cohort will be available September 30th in the Santiago Front Office or Room 116 and are DUE October 25, 2024! Please keep an eye out in future newsletters for Dual Enrollment Parent Information Sessions- these will happen prior to application deadline. Scroll below for our Dual Enrollment flyer.

ELAC and PTSA Meetings: We held our first ELAC and PTSA meetings this week and had great turnouts at both. Thank you to all of the families that attended, we look forward to partnering with all of you and making this a successful school year!

This Week:

Monday (9/30): ODD Day Schedule

Tuesday (10/1): EVEN Day schedule

Wednesday (10/2): ODD Day Schedule

Thursday (10/3): EVEN Day schedule

Friday (10/4): All Classes 8a-1:35p

Next Week:

Monday (10/7): ODD Day Schedule/Vision & Hearing Screening

Tuesday (10/8): EVEN Day schedule

Wednesday (10/9): ODD Day Schedule

Thursday (10/10): EVEN Day schedule

Friday (10/11): All Classes 8a-1:35p

PSS Imaging is excited to announce the yearbook images for your school are now available to view and order on our website. To view these images, please visit pssimaging.net and select "View and Order Galleries" or select the direct link provided below. When prompted for an online code use your student's ID number provided by your school.

Direct Link: https://vando.imagequix.com/R9XQ593

If you have any questions, please get in touch with a representative at (714) 630-7785 or by email at pssimaging@msn.com.

Don't miss out on capturing your student's middle school years at Santiago!

The Reflection theme for the 24-25 school year is "Accepting Imperfection." You can explore the different categories listed in the attachment below. To submit your artwork, please use the link provided and make sure to complete this form: reflections link. Submissions are due by October 18th at 3pm, no exceptions.

Please note that the artist statement is especially important, as it carries the most weight in judging, so remind your students to give it careful thought. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Danielle Francis at smcreflections2023@gmail.com

Our next PTSA meeting will be on Wednesday, October 23, at 6p in our library.

Make sure and follow our PTSA's Instagram: @santiagochartermiddleschoolptsa

Our Expanded Learning Program (ELP) runs Monday-Thursday, starting right after school and goes until 5:30pm. If you have any questions, concerns or want to report an absence from ELP, please reach out to our ELP Coordinator, Laura Ontiveros, at lontiveros@orangeusd.org or 657-562-7103.

Everyday, Santanas are expected to follow the guidelines for our campus. For clarification of these expectations and what we will be discussing with students the first week of school, please click here.

If your child needs to miss school, please notify us promptly by phone or by sending a note/doctor's note to school with your child. You can call our attendance number 24/7 at 714-628-5681.

Facebook: @SantiagoCharterSchool

Instagram: @SantiagoCharterMiddle

*please also load Remind App (many of our different programs will use this app to communicate)

Orange County's 1st Charter School

A public school, with a private school approach

515 N RANCHO SANTIAGO BLVD

ORANGE, CA 92867

714-997-6366