Hart-Ransom Charter School

Volume 26; Issue 2

Greetings Parents!

I hope you had a great 3-day weekend and enjoyed your family during this Labor Day. I wanted to share some important updates, so you may hold these dates until we get a flier distributed in the near future!

As a staff, we have been considering your critical role as a home educator and the importance that each of you, like our ATs, receive high-quality professional development and understanding the key, central focus of our work together in preparing your child for their future and quality of life.

21st Century Learning

It is interesting to consider that many of the jobs that our children will hold in the next decade or more do not even exist yet! There will be many changes in technology and practices, and yet, we can and will plan for their success, by building in them the key raw materials of a successful future by focussing on 21st Century Learning Skills, or what we may call, "The Five C's":

1) Communication (being effective communicators in speaking and writing)

2) Critical Thinking

3) Collaboration (working effectively with others)

4) Creativity and (finding creative solutions)

5) Caring (being aware of the needs of others and meeting these needs)

Oct. 9 Math Training at HRCS (for grades TK-12)

We will be offering an engaging and extremely useful training for you on Oct. 9. We will have three 90-minute sessions to meet your schedule needs, each session being the same content to address families who teach students ages 4 to 18. Jamie Garner, our math instructional coach and specialist and content expert who has done some amazing work with our students and families and will be focussed on communication and critical thinking and how these connect with math practices. These approaches will help you to prepare them for a successful career and quality of life by allowing them to engage as mathematical thinkers and empower and support you as parents to be facilitators of your childs' thinking and communicating.

This training is being custom designed with you and your homeschool roles in mind, and will align to our central and primary goals for our site in the coming three or more years, so I am hoping that all or at least most of our families will join us for this event and if both parents can make it, all the better!

Start times for the 90-minute training will be 9:00 am, 10:45 am and 1:30 pm. Pick the time that works best for you. Fliers and registration will be coming to you soon! If you are able to arrange childcare, so you can better focus, please do. If you need to or prefer to have your students work on school in the back of the room/gym, while you are in training, this will also be an option.

Let the Adventure Begin! (for grades TK-2)

"Good Books have always been the doorway to learning. That doorway leads growth and appreciation and an appreciation for the wonders around us. Come along on a learning adventure using picture books to open the door to art, history, vocabulary, geography, science, human relationships, applied math and writing!

No matter how young, children get a substantial educational head start from books. One series that we will soon share with TK-2 families was created to bring excitement and fun to learning and to enrich children's lives through wonderful children's literature. These materials are simple in concept, but rich in results. You will find that you become excited and interested in a variety of subjects too. You'll rediscover the joy of learning and you'll build a special bond between you and your student as the two of you go on a learning adventure together." This material is intended to be extremely flexible and provide a range of great ideas to choose from related to each children's story.

More details soon to come as I will be hosting parent training starting Sept. 20 and continuing on select Fridays mid-day (likely 11 am) for 90 minutes.

The first part of this gathering will be an opportunity to get some snacks and settle in with your fellow TK-2 home educators and then be introduced to some great materials and ideas for strategically developing: a love of learning, a love of reading, incidental learning, engagement and inquiry (students' tendency to inquire and be curious about their environment and making sense of it.) All of these are MAJOR game-changers in the life of your child's education. This is likely the most beneficial decision to use this resource in the first few years of homeschooling. They will love it, you will too, and it will build your confidence and likely think about homeschooling differently.

Please keep an eye out for a future parent square invite to sign up for the Sept. 20, Oct. 4 or Oct 18 parent workshops. We will have a lot of great materials and ideas to share and you will have a lot of freedom in considering how you use them. I will also share some great ways to check off a number of AWR requirements easily as you are having fun with your kids!

Look forward to seeing many of you soon,

Scott

Dr. Scott Barlow, Principal

Hart-Ransom Charter School

September 2024

Monday, Sept 2 - Labor Day Holiday - No School

Sept 3 - 6 - AWR Week

Friday, Sept. 6 - Data Confirmation due

Thursday, Sept 12 - HRUSD Board meeting: 5 PM, Board Room

Friday, Sept 13 - September Field Trip: Carnival on Main Campus See flyer below for more info.

October 2024

Sept 30 - Oct 4 - AWR Week

Wednesday, Oct 9 - SCOE Math presentations for TK-12 parents

Friday, Oct 11 - Practice Fitness Test (grades 5, 7, 9)

Thursday, Oct 17 - HRUSD Board meeting: 5 PM, Board Room

Friday, Oct 18 - Photo Retake Day - TK-12 new students and retakes; 10 AM - 12 PM See info below

Friday, Oct 25 - October Field Trip: Hunter Family Farms, Atwater

Oct 28 - 31 - AWR Week

Friday, Nov 1 - No School

Check out Important Links at the bottom of this page!

Picture ID cards are ready to be picked up at the Main Office front desk.

High school students, your student ID card is available for pickup at the college campus.

Reminder: We need you to update student data in Aeries (also known as Data Confirmation). Please follow these instructions to update family and emergency contact information for all students, including new HRCS families:

1. Login to Aeries Parents Portal Account: https://hartransom.asp.aeries.net/student/

2. Make sure the email address used to login is the one you provided to the school.

1. Hart-Ransom has created a portal account with the family provided email.

2. If you never login or do not remember the password, use the “forget password” button to reset.

3. Once logged in, you will see the reminder shown above.

Or you can find the link under the “Student Info” bar with “Data Confirmation”

1. If no updates are needed, please click the steps to the last page and submit the confirmation.

For families who need assistance with the Data Confirmation process, or if you run into any issues, contact the school office at 209-523-0401 or email Annie at azonligt@hart-ransomcharter.com. The office staff is available to assist you on campus from 8:00 am-4:00 pm Monday-Friday.

The deadline for Data Confirmation is Friday, September 6, 2024.

For those using the online AWR format, the online version is not open for direct editing. To use this resource, please save a copy to a Google account or a device. The saved copy will then be editable. You can save a copy to your Google Drive by clicking FILE then MAKE A COPY. You can save a copy to your device by clicking FILE then DOWNLOAD - Microsoft Excel.

We highly suggest adding your student's name to the file name when saving. Please contact your Advisory Teacher with any questions. NOTE: Clicking "Request Edit Access" will not make a copy for yourself and the request will be denied - granting access would open access to the original file and everyone would see your edits.

Game tickets will be available for purchase at the gate.

Kona Ice will be available for purchase at the carnival.

Chicken basket meals must be ordered online and paid in advance. Payments must be made in the Ed Center by September 6. Limited additional meals will be available the day of the event. Click the flyer below to place your order.

No purchase of game tickets or food is required to attend. Families may bring a picnic to enjoy on the grass.

Shoob Photography will be on the Main Campus to take photos of all new HRCS students, students who missed the first picture day and anyone who would like their first photo redone.

K-2 Packets are available monthly for students in grades K-2nd grade for optional use. Each packet may include: calendar activities, seasonal activities, grade appropriate social studies units and creative writing.

Parents may pick up one paper packet in the Ed Center for each student enrolled in grades K-2, at the beginning of each month. Click <HERE> for a .pdf of September's K-2 packet, to print the pages that are most helpful for your student.

Here are some fitness guidelines for students in grades 1-8 for getting in enough PE minutes each AWR. Grades 6-8 are required to submit a fitness log with their AWR work samples, but these guidelines are helpful for all elementary students.

HRCS field trips are open to all students and their families. Please review each flyer for complete information, as details and deadlines will vary from trip to trip.

*Your Field Trip Team works to set up workable dates and great places for our HRCS field trips. Sometimes things beyond our control limit our choices and dates. Occasionally, a field trip has to be cancelled or changed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Students are highly encouraged to purchase device insurance each school year. $24 per device will cover accidental damage, loss or theft of your student's device. Click the link below to get signed up today!

• Device Insurance: Purchase device insurance online today!
• September K-2 Packets are now available for pickup in the Ed Center
• TK-8 Internet Resource Guide: quick links, access guides, subscription tools & supports
• High School Internet Resource Guide
• Check out the September High School Highlights for HRCS High School announcements!
• HRCS Student Handbook Revised June 2023
• Enrichment Participation Expectations
• Find previous editions of '24-'25 Newsletters

HRCS middle school students are eligible to participate in the Modesto Christian athletic program. There are no district boundaries for HRCS middle school students. Girls basketball team will start in October 2024.

HRCS High School students who live within the Gregori High School district boundaries are eligible to participate in the Modesto Christian athletics program. Contact the MC Athletic Director, Brice Fantazia at brice.fantazia@modestochristian.org

Website: www.hart-ransomcharter.com
Location: 3920 Shoemake Avenue, Modesto, CA, USA
Phone: (209)523-0401
Facebook: http://facebook.com/HRACSchool