SPARTAN SHIELD

Hello Spartan Families,

We are experiencing an increase in tardies (late arrivals to class), and we need your help! Late arrivals to class are disruptive to the learning environment and students who are late miss valuable minutes of instruction. Please remind your student of Arcade's tardy policy: students must be in class, seated, and with their materials when the bell rings. This policy ensures that teachers are able to start class right after the bell has rung and use each instructional minute to the fullest.

Beginning October 21st, the start of the second quarter, Arcade will have a new process for tracking tardies. Arcade Middle School will start using the Scan Manager program. It is a tardy tracking and notification system that is used by several middle schools and high schools within the San Juan Unified School District. These schools have seen dramatic decreases to the number of overall tardies, and we hope to see the same at Arcade.

Students are learning of these processes and being reminded of our tardy policy through the morning announcements (see the video below).

Here are some new changes you can expect with the implementation of Scan Manager:

• Parents and guardians will now receive an immediate notification each time their student is tardy to a class, including to 1st Period. Parents will receive an email notifying them which period their student was late to, along with the running total of tardies their student has earned for the quarter.

• If there is a valid reason for a student arriving late to 1st Period, families can call the office and excuse that tardy.

• Scan Manager will track your student's tardies, and will automatically assign consequences based on the number of tardies per quarter. Tardies will reset at the beginning of each new quarter. Here are the consequences for excessive tardies to class:

• At 10 tardies, the student is placed on social probation.

• At 13 tardies, the student receives community service.

• At 15 tardies, the student and family will have an administrative conference.

If you have any questions regarding the new Scan Manager policy, please email Vice Principal, Philip Tateishi at philip.tateishi@sanjuan.edu.

We hope this new policy will help our students receive the most out of their educational class time. Please review this new tardy tracking system with your student and encourage them to get to their classes on time during their school day. Thank you very much!

In addition to tardies, excessive Early Dismissals are also starting to impact our learning environment at Arcade. Over 20 students are typically leaving early each day.

Early dismissals are disruptive to entire classes, which are interrupted to notify the teacher and student of the early dismissal. They are also disruptive to the office staff, which must process the early dismissals. Finally, early dismissals remove students from the learning environment and they miss valuable class time.

Many medical appointments must happen during the school day, which we understand. We simply ask that you limit all other early dismissals unless absolutely necessary.

Thank you for helping ensure a productive and uninterrupted use of class time!

When: October 17th, 2023 from 3:30 - 5:30 P.M.

Where: Foothill Skate Inn, 4700 Auburn Blvd Sacramento

Cost: $10.00 *Skate rental is included. There is a cash-only snack bar, and students may bring additional money if they'd like to purchase snacks.

Permission slips will be passed out during class or students may pick one up in the front office.

Guidelines for attending Skate Night:

1. Students are NOT eligible to attend if they earned a school suspension during this quarter.

2. Students must attend the majority of the school day on Thursday, 10/17/23, to be able to attend this event.

Note: This is an event for Arcade Middle School students. Guests, including siblings, are not allowed into the event.

There will be no entry after 4:00 P.M. Students must be picked up immediately after the event.

Have fun and skate the night away!

Vision Screenings will take place on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Vision screenings will occur during the school day for 8th-grade students only.

Join Arcade's Running Club, coached by Ms. Spencer! We are very excited to be hosting a MaraFUNrun at Arcade!

What is Running Club? Running club is an after school club at Arcade. Students will participate in weekly running/strength building activities in order to build endurance to complete Running for Rhett’s MaraFUNrun 5k race on Saturday, December 7th.

Meet-up details are below:

When: Wednesday & Friday @ 3:00 - 4:00 P.M.

Dates: Oct 23, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024

Where: Arcade Track

Who: 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders

Coach: Ms. Spencer

If you are interested in signing up, please fill out the form below and the first 30 students will be accepted.

Arcade Running Club Application

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Spencer via email at meagan.spencer@sanjuan.edu

Join us for a fun time!

The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Sacramento State is offering a free tutoring program for middle and high school students. The mission of the Math Tutoring Buddies (MTB) Program is to provide free, high-quality one-on-one tutoring to middle and high school students in the local community that will enrich the learning opportunities for both university and middle/high school students.

All tutoring occurs EVERYDAY online after school. Please visit the Math Buddies website for times!

San Juan Unified’s Adult Education program also offers a preparation course for those interested in taking San Juan's Instructional Assistant exam. These are FREE prep classes to help prepare you for the role! The class is free and enrollment is open all year. Learn more.

If you or someone you know is interested, please apply as soon as possible!

• Who: 6th, 7th and 8th grade Middle School Girls. Program is available to Arcade, Arden, Churchill and Sierra Oaks Middle Schools

• When: October 21, 2024 - December 22, 2024. **We do not practice or play over SJUSD holidays**

• Where: Practices are held at the school you attend.

• Cost: $125 per participant. Fees include jerseys, coaches, gym time, referees, and scorekeepers.

• Practices: Practices are held at district elementary schools. *Practice times may vary depending on gym space and coach availability.

• Games: Generally, games will be held on Saturdays between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Coaches will hand out information on the location, dates, and times of these games after the second week of the program.

• Registration: Registration opens August 05, 2024, on a first-come, first-served basis and closes October 13, 2024, or until teams are full.

REGISTER HERE! For more information contact Mission Oaks at sports@morpd.com, call (916) 570-2806, or visit their website morpd.com.

The Arcade 6th/7th grade team has only 7 spots left! Arcade's 8th grade team is still looking for players!

• Who: 6th, 7th and 8th grade Middle School Boys.

• When: January 16th, 2025 - March 15th , 2025. **We do not practice or play over SJUSD holidays**

• Where: Practices are held at the school you attend. Games are on Saturdays, at Arden Middle School or El Camino HS.

• Cost: $125 per participant. Fees include jerseys, coaches, gym time, referees, and scorekeepers.

• Practices: *Practice times may vary depending on gym space and coach availability.

• Games: Generally, 6/7/8 games will be held on Saturdays between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. Coaches will hand out information on the location, dates, and times of these games after the first practice.

• Registration: Registration opens September 2, 2024 on a first-come, first-served basis and closes December 29th, 2024, or until teams are full.

REGISTER HERE!

For more information, please contact us at sports@morpd.com or 916-570-2806.

In June, San Juan Unified’s Board of Education adopted a resolution adjusting the attendance boundaries for Arden Middle School, Arcade Middle School, Katherine Johnson Middle School, Winston Churchill Middle School and Starr King K-8.

The Board selected map no. 3 for the new middle school boundaries within the western region of the district. The new boundaries will go into effect next school year.

Exclusive enrollment opportunities which will be available for families impacted by the boundary change. More information will be shared in the coming months.

You can view the new boundary map, enter your address to see if your assigned middle school for next year has changed and learn more about the background of this change by visiting the middle school boundary adjustment webpage.

Thank you for your continued support of our students and schools.

The school gates open at 7:30 A.M. each morning. Once the school gates open, students enter into the MP room. In the MP room, students may get breakfast. Breakfast service begins at 7:30 A.M. daily. Students can eat in the MP room and then can move about the rest of campus, starting at 7:45 A.M.

ONLY students are allowed through the school gates. If a parent or guardian needs to speak with a school staff member, that person must enter through the Front Office entrance.

All students receive FREE breakfast and lunch everyday! Check out the menus for this month below.

This is a free event to support families and staff across our school communities. A great opportunity to connect, learn, and access essential tools to support student success. Don't miss out!

• Food assistance & diapers
• Learning materials
• Children's books
• District & community resources
• Enrollment & Parent Portal help
• Volunteer registration
• District job opportunities
• and so much more!

Event Dates:

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at El Camino High School- 4300 El Camino Ave. Sacramento

Learn more here!

All students in transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade can ride Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) for free through the RydeFreeRT program. With RydeFreeRT, students can ride the entire SacRT transit network, including SacRT buses, light rail and SmaRT Ride on-demand microtransit service for FREE!

RydeFreeRT is available all day, any day of the week, all year during regular SacRT service hours.

To ride free, students need to show a valid RydeFreeRT card. Youth who are experiencing homelessness or taking part in foster programs are also allowed to participate in the program, regardless of current residence or school address.

RydeFreeRT cards are available at school locations, including at Arcade, or at the SacRT Customer Service Center at 1225 R Street (adjacent to the 13th Street light rail station) and Sacramento Public Libraries.

Learn more about the program at rydefreert.com.

Pick up a free SacRT card from the Arcade front office!

• October 17: Skate Night, 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. at Foothill Skate
• October 18: Quarter 1 Ends
• October 23: Minimum Day, Release at 11:10 A.M.
• October 30: ELAC Meeting, 6:00 P.M.
• November 1: Band Field Trip to Elementary Schools
• November 4: Fall Photo Retake
• November 6: 8th-Grade Exploratorium Trip
• November 11: No School
• November 13: Family Info Night, 6:00 P.M.
• November 15: No School
• November 18-23: STEAM Week
• November 18: School Site Council, 3:00 - 4:00 P.M.
• November 20: WEB Movie Night, 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.
• November 21: Band Concert, 6:00 - 7:30 P.M.
• November 22: Progress 2 Grading Period Ends

• Monday - Friday from 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
• Attendance Phone Number: 916-971-7300, ext. 1

Email: arcadems@sanjuan.edu
Website: sanjuan.edu/arcade
Location: 3500 Edison Avenue, Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone: 916-971-7300