714 F Street Eureka, CA 95501 ~Alder Grove News~ November 2018 Telephone: 707-268-0854 Fax: 707-268-0813 Website: www.aldergrovecharter.org Hello Alder Grove Families, My yard is a tangle of spider webs and my family is getting creative with apples and pumpkins. Autumn on the north coast is in full swing! November is always a good month for reflection on gratitude for all of the good things in our lives. I couldn t do my job without the supportive office staff here at AGCS, our enthusiastic teachers, and dedicated students and families! I am thankful for you all. Alder Grove Charter School is unique and strong because of you. Speaking of thankful, a hearty thanks goes out to our CT Brooke Sayre, who organized the Family Maker Night in October. Thanks to all of the awesome volunteers who helped, too! It was a well-attended event, with engaged and excited students working on a variety of projects. We will host more of these events, with the help of the Humboldt County Office of Education, in the future. Keep your eyes open for test prep information as we head into testing season. Stefani Gambrel, our testing coordinator, is working on effective ways to prepare our students for CAASPP testing in the spring. If your student has qualified for academic support, you have probably filled out an Academic Support Form with your CT. It s really important that we all support those students who are working below grade level. Please bring your student to their academic support sessions on campus, or enforce weekly work time in the online programs offered to help students bring their skills up to grade level. Academic success of our students is a huge priority for AGCS. And finally, if you have a student in middle or high school, be sure to read the college and career sections of this newsletter. Jen Burtram has included a lot of information about on and off campus opportunities for our students such as field trips, classes, programs, and other college and career related events. We want to be sure students have a plan for the future as they are working toward graduation. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. I hope your November is cozy! Thankfully, Tim Warner, Director Alder Grove students with their creative pumpkins during the K-6th grade Halloween Party Anne-Shirley Harris is this month s featured artist in the Student Art Gallery
Field Trips All Grades LL FU K-6 Grades All School TK-12 ICE SKATING FIELD TRIP Humboldt Ice Rink Ferndale Fairgrounds All Grades (new location) December 6th, Noon-2:00 All students and interested parents are invited to participate in our annual ice skating field trip on Thursday, December 6th from Noon-2:00. We have the rink reserved for up to 80 participants. The cost of the trip is $5 (cash only, no budget). To sign up for the ice skating trip, please fill out the liability form for each participating skater, and pay for each skater at the front school office. Cancellations must be made by Noon on December 5th to not get charged. Snacks will be available for purchase at the snack bar. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Terri Tripp at: 407-8196 or by email: terri.tripp@aldergrovecharter.org
Exploring Careers in Health Care Blood Bank Field Trip for 7-12 grades November 28, 2-3:30pm Phlebotomy, Lab Technicians, Phone Recruitment, Lab Tour Blood Bank 2524 Harrison Ave. Sign up with the front office On Oct 21, Alder Grove student Lilith Glass went to Stockton with her Dream Athletics team Youth Prep Dazzle to compete in a cheer competition. They beat out two other teams for a first place win. It's that time again! Our 8th graders are invited to visit Humboldt State for a tour around campus and participate in fun activities with current students, professors, and staff. This experience is designed to introduce 8th graders to college life. Friday, December 7 from 9:00am-1:00pm. Participants will need to complete and return a packet with permission slip before the event, Please call or email Jen Burtram at jen.burtram@aldergrovecharter.org if your student is interested in attending this fun and educational day! Jen would love a couple parents and or teachers to join if you're interested. HSU always does such a great job with these. We are looking forward to another great day on the college campus with our students. We will meet by the fountain in front of the art building at 9:00am. Deadline to sign up is November 5th. by Chandler Mrotzek
College and Career ATTENTION SENIORS! The FREE Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available on October 1. This means you have the chance to complete the forms sooner than ever before, which will give you a better idea of what your financial aid package will look like so you can figure out how you are going to pay for school before it begins. The Northcoast Cal-SOAP Consortium sponsors a series of FREE workshops where financial aid experts will be available to assist families with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), CA Dream Act for Eligible AB 540 students, and Chafee Grant for foster youth applications. Workshops are on a drop-in basis. You don't need to be at the entire workshop; you can stop by anytime during the workshop. And all workshops are open to ALL students, not just the students at the hosting school. California State University Application Period is October 1- November 30 Visit http://www2.calstate.edu/apply for more information The University of California application for admission to the fall 2018 term is now available and can be submitted starting November 1-30 Visit http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/ for more information Students in grades 9-12 may enroll at College of the Redwoods to earn up to 11 college credits per semester while also earning up to 3x the high school credit! Now is the time to begin that process for spring semester, if you're interested! If you have a student in grades 7-12 who is interested in taking one of the classes at Blue Ox: Blacksmithing, Stained Glass, Lapidary, or Lathe Wood Turning, they need to attended a prerequisite workshop. One workshop is required for each class. For instance: Woodworking has it's own prereq workshop, Blacksmithing has it's own prereq workshop, etc. Blue Ox has reserved Tues, Wed, Thurs from 1-2:30pm for the next three weeks for our students to attend these prereq workshops. Sign up for one or all 4 prereq workshops! They are $40 each. Send your student with a vendor form:) Once a student has completed the prereq workshop, they can sign up for classes that will start NEXT MONTH. The class sessions will consist of 5 two hour classes per session for $150. THANK YOU, PATTY MARSH for getting so many students to Blue Ox to sign up and clarifying the registration process for us! It's all happening!! :) Blue Ox phone number is: (800)248-4259 Please give them 24 hour notice for prereq workshop registration! Thanks!
Alder Grove is happy to announce that this year we'll be participating in Crayola's marker recycling program. Look for the sign and the collection box in the lobby soon! You are welcomed to drop off any and all used/dried/old markers regardless of what brand/size/shape they are. Feel free to collect them from your friends and family, too! Usually markers become part of the waste stream and end up in landfills, but with this opportunity we can divert them from the trash to be made into something new! If you have any questions, or a LARGE box of markers to drop off, please contact Ami Wruck, 707-834-8965 or ami.wruck@aldergrovecharter.org Be Your Own Boss with Crafting Up Business Students can learn how to be creative making and selling their own creations. And, in the process create income for themselves. It s easy once they dream design develop and DO the steps for success. Alder Grove will have their second annual blood drive on Tuesday November 13th from 10-3. The Bloodmobile will be parked outside and anyone 16 and older are welcome to come donate. Alder Grove is working with Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) to bring Crafting Up Business curriculum to our students. Crafting Up lesson plans help students develop their entrepreneurial spirit and turn great ideas into a micro-business. From the ideation process of coming up with their idea all the way through preparing for their selling event on December 21 st (Holiday Craft Party from 3-5 p.m.) your student will have fun learning a real-world experience. Each participating student can table at the Craft Fair to sell their products or offer their services. Crafting Up is designed for Middle School students but the selling event is available to all Alder Grove students. If you are interested in this 9 week curriculum series starting October 15th, please contact brooke.sayre@aldergrovecharter.org.
Looking Ahead It's never too soon to start planning for the science fair! Alder Grove students can participate in the Humboldt County Science Fair, which will be taking place this year March 18 22! We will also have our own science fair at school for grades K-12. If you think your child may like to participate, please attend one of our Science Fair Information meetings - either December 19 at 2:30, or January 9, also at 2:30, at school. If you have any questions, our science fair coordinator is Kathy Yeager, look for her at school or email her at: kathy.yeager@aldergrovecharter.org December 5 Schools to Dance Arkley Center 9:30-10:30 am FREE!!! Sign up in front office December 6 KAEF News Station 540 E St. 10am FREE!!! Sign up in front office December 21st 3:00-5:00pm Holiday Craft Party Alder Grove Charter School For Grades TK 6th You may drop off your students for an afternoon of various supervised craft activities! January 18 Winter Music Performance Friday Music Classes 10am 12pm Alder Grove Platform Area
November 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 28 29 30 Oct. 31 1 2 3 K-6 Halloween Party 1-3:30 Afternoon classes cancelled AGCS Fall Workshop 9:30am 3pm 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Daylight Saving Time 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Veteran s Day NO SCHOOL Governance Council @10:30 K-6 Gem & Mineral field trip 9am FULL 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NO ON-CAMPUS CLASSES NO SCHOOL 25 26 27 28 29 30 Dec. 1 Pinocchio Play All Ages at Alder Grove 2-3pm K-6 Calypso Band Field Trip at HSU 9:30am
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