"Be always at war with your vices,

 at peace with your neighbors,

After School Middle School Advisory

 starting the week of January 16 

Welcome back and Happy New Year! With a full semester under their belts we are hopeful students

have begun honing in on how to organize and prioritize their academic workload to be successful in

their middle school years. We do recognize though that there are times when students struggle with

the demands of school, home lives, and after school activities. At times some students fall behind

in their responsibility to complete assignments which impacts their successful completion of

courses and moving on to the next grade/course.

Twin Peaks' mission is to provide students with the foundations of virtue and character, building

cultural literacy through a rigorous, content-rich curriculum in an encouraging environment. As part

of this mission we know students can only be successful if they participate in the educational

process by being present, engaging in class discussions, and completing the work assigned that

helps students gain the knowledge and experience to master their course standards. By doing

these things students also gain invaluable character traits like responsibility and perseverance

that will serve them well throughout their life.
Starting the week of January 16 middle school teachers will be directing an after

school advisory.

This advisory serves two purposes:

1) to identify and support students who consistently fall behind

in their studies due to failure to complete and turn in work, and

2) to offer content support for those students who wish to get ahead or remain successful in their

studies. The first purpose carries a mandatory attendance requirement, and the second is on a

voluntary basis.
1) Students who miss two assignments in any one course will be required to attend after school

advisory. Via phone or email teachers will inform parents by the end of the day on the Friday

preceding the mandatory advisory period. If a student has missing assignments in multiple courses,

they may be required to attend multiple days of advisory.
2) Students who wish to voluntarily come to advisory to get ahead on course work or get help are

encouraged to do so. They may drop in on the day the specific content area holds their advisory.
Advisory courses meet from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. on the days listed below.

Students will be dismissed at 4:00 p.m. Parents need to promptly pick students up at dismissal

in either front office.
Monday: Science
Tuesday: Math
Wednesday: Spanish and Social Studies
Thursday: English
Part of having a rigorous, content-rich curriculum includes students fully engaging in their education.

With programs like advisory and intervention, along with parental support students can be successful

and confident as they move toward high school and beyond.
 

Sincerely,                                       Middle School                  BJ Buchmann

Danielle Feeney                               School                               Principal

Assistant  Principal                                                                                                                                                                   

Our Mission:
 

Twin Peaks Charter Academy provides students with the foundations of virtue and character,

building cultural literacy through a rigorous, content-rich curriculum in an encouraging environment.
 

Our Legacy:                  "Academic Excellence"