February

January 28th- February 14th: Pennies for Patients Fundraiser will run from 1/28 – 2/14

February 6th: Boys Basketball, Gators vs Weimar, 3:45 p.m. (Away Game)

February 6th: PSP Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (6552 Multi-Purpose Room)

February 7th: Family Movie Night, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (Gateway Gym)

February 7th: Spirit Day (Superhero Day)

February 11th: Boys Basketball, Gators vs WSCA, 3:45 p.m. (Gateway Gym)

February 13th: RUN, HIDE, FIGHT, Parent Info Night (Grades 7 & 8th), 5:15 PM at Western Sierra

February 13th: PSP Dinner Night

February 14th: Spirit Day (Color Day: Red & Pink)

February 17th-21st: No School, President’s Week

RUN, HIDE, FIGHT

In collaboration with Rocklin Police and Fire and consistent with Rocklin Unified School District, Rocklin Academy Family of Schools will be implementing the safety protocol, “Run, Hide, Fight,”. This protocol is based on procedures utilized by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Parent information session listed below:

• (Grades 7-8th) Run, Hide, Fight, Parent Night– February 13 at 5:15 PM at Western Sierra

COURSE PLANNING FOR CURRENT 8TH GRADERS

We are excited to let you know that class registration for the 2020-21 school year is just around the corner. Click here for details on course planning. You can also visit the WSCA Counseling Department Website

for more information.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

As part of our middle school supports and processes, we follow these Conflict Resolution Tips and Strategies when supporting students with conflict resolution. This process has supported our students with acquiring the skills and language needed to discuss difficult content and solve problems with their peers. Families can use these strategies at home too.

HEALTH AWARENESS ANNOUNCEMENT As you may know, there have been reports of a new virus in China called the novel coronavirus. While there have been a few isolated cases outside of China, our community as a whole is at a very low level of risk. We want to reassure you that we are monitoring the situation

and will follow guidance from our local health department. Please visit their page at Placer County Health Department for additional information.

THE GATOR GAZETTE

The Official Gator Newsletter

February 05, 2020 •Rocklin Academy Gateway •6550 Lonetree Boulevard, Rocklin, CA

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We would like to use this as an opportunity to revisit best practices to avoid spreading any infection:

• If your student is sick or exhibiting contagious symptoms such as a fever or significant cough, or sneezing, please keep them home from school to avoid spreading illness. We request that all students are fever-free, without the use of fever reducing medications, for 24 hours before returning to school.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our school safe for all students.

HEARING AND VISION SCREENING We have begun hearing and vision screenings for students in Kinder, 2nd, 5th, and 8th Grade. According to state law, students in selected grades are screened annually for distance and near vision acuity, hyperopia, and hearing. The school nurse will notify parents if any concerns are noted. Private screening in lieu of screening by the school nurse is acceptable. Results should be documented by the student’s MD and presented to the school office for documentation in the student’s health file. Parental written refusal of school screening should be submitted to the school office prior to the date of screening.

CHROMEBOOK FAQ GRADES 7-8 (PLEASE REVIEW) As part of efforts to ensure student safety and to simultaneously reduce technology violations, we have created slides that communicate the expectations for all students, staff, and families. A student version of the following presentation was discussed during Gator Time last week. Please review it so that, as a parent,

you are also aware of safety measures that we have in place, including features that you and your child may access. Highlights include:

• Chromebooks are for educational activities only and are not to be used in lieu of cell phones and personal communication between peers

• Chromebooks and school accounts are the property of Rocklin Academy Family of Schools and are not for personal use

• What to avoid when using school accounts in order to stay safe and in compliance with the Technology Use Agreement

• Technology is monitored by Gaggle 24 hours a day, seven days a week

• Gaggle picks up intentions of violence, inappropriate physical contact, hate speech, drug and alcohol use, and self-harm

• Gaggle may notify the student, administrators (ANY TIME, including the middle of the night, weekends, and holidays and we will respond), or even law enforcement in which a parent meeting will be requested with the student and parent(s) the following school day

• If students have a concern, they should notify an adult or use Reporting Up /parents also have access to this feature

Please review the slides and contact your child's Gator Time teacher if you have any questions.

Chromebook FAQ

PRINCIPAL STUDENT FORUM The Principal Student Forum was created because we value student voice and realize how critical student input is to the culture and community of our school. This forum will provide a direct line of communication from the administration to the students. Please click on the link below for more information.

Principal Forum

PENNIES FOR PATIENTS UPDATE Awesome work Gateway! We are well into our fundraiser for Pennies for Patients and we have already raised over $5,000! A short video of staff members playing the Pie Face game will be coming out soon. Keep bringing in change to your

classroom teachers and donating online to unlock more videos. Here is the link to our school's fundraising page. This year we are encouraging students to bring in coins, donate online, or by check. Students have until February 14th to donate. You may have seen in your teacher's newsletters that we are asking for parent volunteers to help pass out the Hero Gear students earn through their donations. We will have Hero Gear pick up days this Friday, February 7th and 14th. We are still looking for one parent from 4th through 8th grade to help! If you are available to pass out the Hero Gear during your child's lunch recess please sign up here. Your help is greatly appreciated. Together we can make a difference in the lives of students who are diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma.

PENNIES FOR PATIENTS SPIRIT DAYS: To show our school spirit and support for the Pennies for Patients Fundraiser, our student leaders have planned exciting spirit days for students and staff to celebrate and have fun. We encourage ALL students to participate and show their excitement about being a part of Gateway's Pennies for Patients Hero Squad! Please see the details below:

• Friday - 2/7/20: Superhero Day • Friday - 2/14/20: Color Day: Red and Pink

SOS (SIGNS OF SUICIDE) TRAINING On Monday, February 10, 2020, we will be presenting our 7th Grade students with the SOS curriculum designed for middle school. The presentation contains important information on mental health and how students can connect with trusted adults to help themselves and support their peers.

Below please find a list of books recommended by our school counselor as well as a link to the SOS program. These resources will help you talk through this topic with your teen. If you missed the Parent

Information Meeting, you can access the information and the Opt-Out Form by clicking here. Opt-Out Forms are due to the Gateway Front Desk by Wednesday, February 5th by 4 p.m. You will receive a confirmation email by the end of the day on February 6th that your Opt-Out form has been received by the counseling department.

- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk (Faber & Mazlish, 1999)

- How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk (Faber & Mazlish, 2006)

- SOS! Help for Parents (Clark, 2017)

- P.E.T. - Parent Effectiveness Training (Gordon, 2000)

- Positive Discipline for Teenagers (Nelson & Lott, 2012)

- Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World (Glenn & Nelsen, 2000)

- The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids (Levine, 2008)

SOS for Middle School

ANNUAL INTENT PROCESS 1. If student’s Annual Intent indicates “Not Returning”, parent/guardian must submit a Student Withdrawal Notification (SWN) before student’s last day in attendance. Click link below. Student Withdrawal Notice

*Download form>>Open pdf>>Complete pdf and save form>>Print form and give to school* 2. Need to Apply for Another Family Member? – Submit a new application in SchoolMint starting on January 17, 2020 and ending on February 29, 2020 to be included in the lottery. If you know a family who would like to apply, share link below. https://www.rocklinacademy.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=160030&type=d&pREC_ID=843629 CURRENT GATEWAY GRADES 6-7 STUDENTS WHO WANT TO ATTEND WESTERN SIERRA Click link below to Login to SchoolMint and submit a new application by February 29, 2020 to be included in public lottery. Placement is not guaranteed but is on a space-available basis. https://www.rocklinacademy.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=160030&type=d&pREC_ID=1624668

If you have any questions, please email Donna Walsh, Admissions, at dwalsh@rocklinacademy.org

ISP UPDATE Please complete and return any outstanding ISPs to your student’s teacher. Please help our school to generate revenue by making sure all ISPs are completed and returned to school.

Number of ISPs Issued this Year as

of 01/31/20

ISPs Returned

Recouped Revenue

Outstanding ISPs

Potential Revenue

2634

1585

$95,100

1049

$62,940

BOYS BASKETBALL UPDATE Go Gator Boys Basketball! Our teams are showing great leaps in skill and endurance, and the games are really fun to watch. The teams head out to away games at Bowman and Weimar this week. Click here to view a league update. Thank you, Coach Mike Pena and Coach Cody O'Sullivan for bringing the boys along so far already this season.

PHOTOGRAPHY PRIVACY REMINDER Please help us respect all students' privacy and keep students safe by being aware of our photography/video expectations while at school. “Unless expressly directed by a teacher or staff member and in accordance with existing parent permissions, students (or parents) are prohibited from the taking of pictures or video/audio recordings of

students, staff, or school or private property while under the jurisdiction of school rules.”-Parent Student Handbook. Thank you for your support!

TRAFFIC CORNER Rocklin Academy Parents: You do an amazing job dropping off and picking up over 1,200 students in our traffic windows each morning and night! It is quite a feat! We greatly appreciate your compliance with our traffic patterns and times. A friendly reminder concerning our business park neighbors: please DO NOT drop-off or pick-up in front of our business park neighbor buildings! Each business has parking spaces assigned to them for their guests, please be respectful of this, and be a kind neighbor! Thank you.

SIX FLAGS READ TO SUCCEEED PROGRAM

Attention TK through 6th grade students and families! Six Flags Read to Succeed program is here! To earn a free child's admission to Six Flags of Vallejo your student needs to read and log 6 hours of reading outside their normally assigned reading. If they read for an hour, they can log 40 minutes. To log your student's reading, this year it will all be online. Using your teacher's personalized code you will login at sixflags.com/books. The last day to input your student's reading will be April 3rd. Please email your classroom teacher for class code if you need your class code. Mrs. Barber is this year's coordinator if you have any other questions.

CA CHARTER SCHOOL NIGHT WITH THE SACRAMENTO KINGS We are invited to the KINGS VS. PACERS game March 29, 2020 at 7pm. There is a Special discount for all CA Charter Schools students, faculty, family, and friends! Click the following link to access special offer: www.kingsgroups.com/charter Groups of 8 or more? Contact- Emmy Rodriguez | erodriguez@kings.com

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February 6th, from 6:30-7:30pm in the multipurpose room of the

6552 building. All attendees will be entered for a chance to win a

Starbuck’s gift card!

6 • Open PSP General Meeting

6:30 – 7:30 PM

7 • Family Movie Night

13 • Red Robin Dinner Night

24 • Family Skate Night

5 • Open PSP General Meeting

6:30 – 7:30 PM

13 • Daughter Dance

25 • CPK Dinner Night

2 • Open PSP General Meeting

6:30 – 7:30 PM

20-22 • Dance A Thon

February 05, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh94b2BvFK4

Rocklin Academy Gateway - PSP General Meeting Agenda

Thursday, February 06, 2020

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1. Opening

a. Call meeting to order

2. Approval of January Minutes

3. Communication

a. Principal Report

b. Teacher Report

c. Treasurer Report

d. Fundraising Report

4. Old Business

a. Son Dance (Jan. 17)

5. New Business

a. Family Movie Night (Feb. 07)

b. Family Skate Night (Feb. 24)

c. Daughter Dance (March 13)

d. Dance-A-Thon (April 20-22)

e. Yearbook Photo Collection

6. Adjournment

a. Meeting Adjourned

President……………Daniela Miranda

Vice President…….…….Jacki Kinch

Secretary……………Whitney Delano

Treasurer………….……Reshma Alam

Events Chair……….Adrianna Parrott

Events Co-Chair…….April Wahlberg

Fundraising……………….Leslie Mesa

Co-Fundraising…..Jennifer Sandvos

Principal....………….........Heidi Little

Teacher Rep……………...Dani Hobbs

HOW TO EARNBOX TOPS MAKES IT EASY.

No more clipping. No more sending Box Tops to school. All you need is your phone. Download the ALL-NEW Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts to find

participating products. The app will automatically credit our school’s Box Tops earnings online.

HOW IT WORKS

BUYBOX TOPS PRODUCTSLook for the logo. You can

find it on hundreds of products you know and love.

SCANYOUR RECEIPT

No more clipping. Tap the scan button and snap a photo of your receipt within 14 days

of purchase.

EARNCASH FOR OUR SCHOOLIt’s that easy! Box Tops earnings are identified and automatically

updated online.

BOX TOPS CLIPSON PACKAGES

You can still clip them and send them to school. Physical Box Tops clips are being phased out of production, but may continue to be found on many products

throughout the store. Turn in your unexpired clipped Box Tops to school.

BUY Box Tops Products CUT out the Box Top from each package

SEND your Box Tops to school in a ziplock

Deadline for submission is Friday, February 28, 2020

CONTESTThe top (2) classes that turn in the most valid Box Tops will get a PSP sponsored class

party. Ask family and friends to help save their Box Tops too!*Party is for the most turned in physical box tops - we are unable to track digital submissions by class.

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