Cardinal Community Connection
Family Newsletter for January 2024
Preparing each student to succeed in their future and be college and career ready upon graduation.
Principal's Message
01/01/2024
Greetings, Cardinal Families!
Happy New Year! It is a new semester and welcome back to the second half of the year! For our continuing students, grades will be finalized this week and report cards will be sent out the second week of January. Thank you for your hard work last semester! To our new families, your classroom teacher should be reaching out to you by the end of the week to go over the expectations and meeting requirements. Our district has a family workshop happening on January 11. Principal Kafele is a known educator, author, and motivational speaker for both families and staff. During this event, he will be relaying tools and speaking about ways that families can support their students at home.
Attendance
Here are our attendance numbers the first semester:
August 91.75%
September 87.57%
October 84.79%
November 82.49%
December 84.09%
Students must be logged in (not idle) for a minimum of 30 minutes a day and submit one assignment. (However, they will need to do more than the minimum to finish classes and stay on track.) Weekly attendance to their one on one teacher meetings is REQUIRED and does count towards their attendance for that day. Because we are an independent study school, we do not have excused absences, so students do need to do their assigned activities.
We have a schoolwide goal of 95% attendance which should be an easily achievable goal, since students are at home and can log in at any time during the school day.
Testing Info
Our district diagnostic testing is starting for our 9-12 students (Fastbridge). Some teachers are having students take this test during their one-on-one sessions, some will be assigning it within their classes. Please remind your students that this test will determine the supports they need to be successful. We review the results to determine what standards our students need help with. In other words, please make sure they do their best and work at their ability on this assessment. Otherwise, the data isn't useful to their teachers and the school.. The results will be shared with your student, and interventions can be put in place to ensure that they have the supports they need.
We will be starting State Testing the week of March 18th - March 28th for our 11th graders. They will need to come in to school for at least 2 days to complete the test. 3rd through 8th graders will be testing the week of April 8th - April 12th, in person, as well. The schedule will be sent out closer to those dates, but please plan to come in during those times.
Seniors!
It's that time! We are starting to prep for graduation ... Please see the flyers below with information for caps and gowns orders and grad info.
As always, we appreciate your efforts from home to support our students' success. We have a unique schooling environment that caters to the learning needs of our individual students, but we depend on our families to also be a source of support for our students. So, thank you. Let's finish off this school year strong and please feel free to reach out with any concerns or needs. Happy New Year again and wishing everyone a prosperous one!
Sincerely,
Annabelle Lee
Principal
Tracy Charter School
ββ¦in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.β β Maya Angelou
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Calendar of Events
January
11/27 - 1/19 FastBridge Diagnostic Testing
1/2 - 2nd Semester Begins
1/15 - MLK, Jr. Holiday
February
2/12 - District Holiday
2/19 - President's Day Holiday
March
3/18 - 3/28 11th GRADE CAASSP/CAST State Testing (In-person)
- Schedule TBD All 11th graders must come in to test.
3/11-3/15 Spring Break
3/29 Non School Day
April
4/1 Easter Holiday
4/8-5/3 3rd-8th GRADE CAASSP/CAST State Testing (In-person)
- Schedule TBD (3rd-8th Grade)
May
5/27 Memorial Day Holiday
5/31 Graduation @ 10am
Family Resources
Testing Practice
Online Tutoring
Log in to CLEVER
https://clever.com/in/tracyusd/staff/portal
Click on LIBRARY RESOURCES (immediate help)
Find the California State Library Icon (See Pic)
or
Online tutoring through AIRTUTORS (Scheduled virtual)
See flyer below
***** OLD RESOURCES ***********
For those of you on Facebook, follow Officer Gomez (an SRO from a different district/school)
He has a running blog of issues faced in a school environment. A lot of the issues faced around the nation, are parallel to ones we see in our schools. He has some great parent information!
https://www.facebook.com/deputygomez
10 Virtual Learning Tips for Parents to Support Their Kids in School
Upcoming Events/Informational Flyers
Tracy Independent Study Charter School
Email: tracycharterschool@gmail.com
Website: https://tracycharter.tracy.k12.ca.us/
Location: 1904 Corral Hollow Road, Tracy, CA, USA
Phone: (209)830-3380
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095120198486
Instagram: @tracycharterschool