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The Howl for the Week of
March 1, 2012 |
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A Wonderful Week
at TPCA
Dear TPCA Families: |
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IN THIS ISSUE
- TCAP
- 6th Grade Service Project
- From Health Office
- Bolder Boulder Race
- Admissions Representative from UCCS/Counselor's Corner
- Advisory
- Middle School Advisory
- Summer Jobs
- Labels for Education
- Infinite Campus Tips
- MS Sports
- HS Success Builders
- HS Fees
- Pay 2012/2013 Student Fees Online
- Yearbooks Deadline
- Box Tops
- King Soopers
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TCAP
formerly CSAP
Dear Parents,
Starting the week of March 12 through to March 21, students in grades three through ten will be participating in TCAP (Transitional Colorado Assessment Program).
Please view the attached schedule so that you know when your child will be testing. When viewing the schedule, the first number represents the grade level, the letter represents the test (W-Writing, R-Reading. M-Math, S-Science), and the final number represents the test session.
Please help your child do their best by making sure they get plenty of rest each night (March 11 is daylight savings time), eat a good breakfast, and arrive to school on time. Please do not schedule non-emergency appointments during the TCAP testing window as front office staff will not be calling students out of test sessions. Students do their best when testing with their peers, as opposed to testing in make-up situations. With your support our students will demonstrate their true potential.
To download the schedule please click on TCAP SCHEDULE | | |
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K-6th GRADE SERVICE PROJECT
The 6th Grade Home Room Representatives will be collecting and counting jars and boxes of baby food and toddler snacks for the
Round Pantry in Longmont.
Your student may bring in his or her contribution for this targeted food drive
February 27-March 9
The classroom which collects the most items will win a movie and popcorn party!
(NO BABY FORMULAS OR DIAPERS) | | |
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TRANSITIONAL
COLORADO
ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Started February 28
For more please click on document | | | |
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SPRING INTO FASHION
Tired of wearing winter clothes? Why not step into spring this year with a
new TPCA logo wear polo shirt. Seven cool colors to choose from.
Please fill out an order form and submit it, along with payment to Beverly Weinberg, Volunteer Coordinator.
Orders due March 20.
If you have any questions, contact Beverly at weinberg_beverly@svvsd.org. | |
LOGO WEAR FORM
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If you have IC bookmarked, please update the bookmark to the new address:
https://ic.svvsd.org.
You can also connect to IC through the link provided on the
TPCA website
For IC Tips, click here:
IC tips | | |
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ADVISORY
Dear Parents
If your child is required to attend advisory, a message will be sent to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal account. All messages will appear on the first screen when you log into parent portal. Messages will not come directly to your email due to your email being linked with parent portal.
If you did not activate your parent portal account, can't remember if you did, or don't remember your log-in and password, please contact Beverly Weinberg. She can assist you.
For specific questions about advisory, please contact any one of your child's content teachers. Remember, advisory is also voluntary. Students who want extra help are also welcome to attend. | | |
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AFTER SCHOOL
MS ADVISORY
STARTED
Monday: Science
Tuesday: Math
Wednesday: Spanish
and Social Studies
Thursday: English
From 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
For more please click on
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HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS BUILDERS
STARTED
Monday: Western Civilizations and Classical Literature
Wednesday: Spanish and Biology/Chemistry
Thursday: Mathematics
From 3:00p.m.-4:00p.m.
To see more please click on
HS Success Builders | | |
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YEARBOOKS
2011-2012
Soft cover $25
Hard cover $30
Please make your yearbook checks payable to TPCA.
Get those order forms turned in to your student's first hour teacher! | |
Deadline to turn in
your orders is
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MARCH 9
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 The Character Trait of the week is
FAIRNESS
Treat those around you in a fair manner. Listen before speaking. Do your best to understand someone else's perspective.
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Lori West
High School Students and Parents
An Admissions Representative
from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS)
will be on campus
March 12.
Take a few minutes to research UCCS and prepare some questions:
http://www.uccs.edu/
Have you talked to your student about the 4 year College and Career Pathway? | | |
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We currently use Labels
for Education to buy playground balls, jump ropes and other items for the kids to use during recess. To find which items count toward this, please click on the Labels for Education link.
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ELEMENTARY
SCIENCE TEAM
needs materials donated.
Donations go the
Mrs. Bohannon's classroom.
For the list of items please click on
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FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
We are running low on certain items.  We are in need of sandwich size zip top bags and kleenex.
If you donate, please be sure to notate that on your Volunteer card. Thank you! | | |
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FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
If you have borrowed clothing from the Health Office, please wash and return it as soon as possible.
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Remember to use and reload your King Soopers Cards to support the PTO.
Funds earned support our teachers, students and family activities | | | |
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3/10 HS Track and Field Meet @ RE1J City Championships
10:00 a.m. (Longmont HS)
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UPCOMING
MS SPORTS | |
COED SOCCER
Parents' Meeting
March 1, 2012
3:05 p.m at the WC Gym
Practice starts March 5
TRACK AND FIELD
Parents' Meeting
March 8, 2012
3:05 p.m. at the WC Gym
Practice starts March 12
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3/1 Pre Track Field Conditioning
3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.
3/2 Smart Jeans Day
3/5 Chess Club
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
3/5 Pre Track Field Conditioning
3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.
3/6 War on Debt
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
3/8 End of Third Quarter
3/8 Third Quarter Music Program
Grades 1-2 6:30 p.m.
3-4 7:30 p.m.
in WC Commons
3/8 Pre Track Field Conditioning
3:05 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.
3/9 Teacher Professional Work Day
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3/1 WC Media Center
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Curriculum Committee
3/1 WC Media Center
7:00 p.m.
Board of Directors
3/6 WC Conference Room
8:15 a.m.
Athletic Committee
3/6 WC Conference Room
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Faculty Committee
3/7 WC Conference Room
3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Technology Committee
3/7 WC Conference Room
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Finance Committee
3/7 WC Commons
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
PTO
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BOLDER BOULDER RACE
COME RUN WITH OUR PACK!
The TPCA Bolder Boulder Racers Club will begin training after spring break to get students ready to run the 34th Memorial Day 10K Road Race on May 28!
Who: BB Racers Club is open to 3rd-8th graders
Where: Here at TPCA
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays from after school until 4:15 p.m.
beginning Tuesday, April 3.
Registration forms for the BB Racers Club AND directions for registering for the actual Bolder Boulder 10K race are available from students' homeroom teachers, at the east and west offices, and are attached here to this week's HOWL.
Contact Mrs. Fetters or Ms. Barr with questions.
For all the information please click on these documents:
BB Racers Club Information
Registration Form
BB Directions for Registering for Race
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 WILL WE REACH THE NEW GOAL ?
Will the Twin Peaks Students Reach New Goal of 1,500,000 Minutes in the Reading Challenge?
The numbers are not in yet to see if we reached our new goal of 1,500,000 minutes before the last day of the Reading Challenge. Our total is close, but we are hopeful we will see Mr. Finn and Mrs. Feeney dressed up with Mr. Buchman on March 8. To celebrate our success with the Reading Challenge, all students are invited to dress as their favorite character from a book on March 8th. We will have assemblies where we will have drawings for the Leapster Explorer and the Kindles.
Thank you parents for all your support!
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Collect and turn in your Box Tops for Education and help earn a reward for your child's homeroom teacher.
The class that turns in the most Box Tops for Education by May 4, will earn a special treat, and the teacher will get a spa gift certificate.
Twin Peaks is competing with Flagstaff to see which school can collect the most Box tops for Education. Contact your friends, families and coworkers to see if they will help you collect. The school that collects the most Box Tops by
May 4 will get a treat from the opposing school.
Over 175 retailers give eBoxTops to your school when you shop online. Remember to go to Shop Online
when you shop on-line and you can earn eBoxTops.
If you have any questions, contact our volunteer Box Tops Coordinator
Marni Cherniss at (303) 485-0146 or marnierin@msn.com | | | |
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INCLEMENT WEATHER
Click on the link for details
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Each week, we strive to give you the best and most informative Howl and Volunteer Newsletter.
Articles are submitted to us from teachers, staff, parent volunteers and area businesses or agencies.
At times there may be incorrect grammar or misspellings.
Please forgive us. We work toward communicating various types of information in a timely manner. | | |
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Twin Peaks Charter Academy
Pay 2012/2013 Student Fees
ONLINE
Parents, for your convenience you may pay your student's 2012/2013 fees online.
TO MAKE AN ONLINE PAYMENT
- Go to the TPCA website, www.twinpeakscharter.org
- Click the "Elementary", "Middle School", or "High School" tab at top of page.
- Click the "Pay Fees Online" link on the left-hand side bar in blue.
- You will then be directed to the Twin Peaks Charter Academy Web Store where you will be able to select the appropriate fees payment.
Payments will be processed on a secure site powered by RevTrak
Click here http://twinpeakscharter.revtrak.net for more detailed instructions on making your online payment on the TPCA Web Store. Visit www.RevTrak.com to learn more about our new online payment processor. Payments will soon be accepted on site at the Front Office on both
West and East Campuses.
If you need further assistance or have any questions, please contact
TPCA's Bookkeeper, Michele Mansanares @ (303) 772-7286 ext. 57009. | | | |
Teens can apply for summer jobs with Boulder County Youth Corps Boulder County residents ages 14-17 can now apply for summer jobs with the Youth Corps. Girls especially are encouraged to apply. Applications are available online and at counseling offices in schools. The deadline to submit an application is Friday, March 30. The Youth Corps offers one of the best first job opportunities available in Boulder County. Up to 160 teenagers will be hired to work 30 hours a week, Monday through Thursday, from June 18 to August 8 on a variety of community service projects. Projects will include such activities as thinning forests, building trails, constructing fences and doing historic preservation and landscaping. Corps members will earn a starting hourly wage of $7.64, with the possibility of earning a $100 bonus at the end of the program based on merit and strong attendance. Teens who have worked for the Corps in past years can earn up to $8.14 an hour. "Youth Corps was an awesome opportunity for me to learn new things about our environment and myself" one of last summer`s Corps members said of the experience. For more information or to download an application, visit www.BoulderCounty.org/YouthCorps. | | | |
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HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS
Please pay HS fees separately.
When making payments for your high school student's fees, please ensure that the cash or check payment does not include fees for your elementary or middle school students.
Also, since we maintain separate accounts for high school, we ask that you bring your payment (check or exact cash) to the high school office east campus.
You are also welcome to pay online with your Debit or Credict card through Revtrak
This will help us credit student fees more efficiently and reduce the chances of error.
Thank you! | | |
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Contact Information:
Administration:
BJ Buchmann, Principal emailDanielle Feeney, Asst. Principal emailMic Finn, Dean of Students email
Board of Directors:
Robert DuBois, President
Wendy Allen, Vice President
Nikki Stevenson, Secretary
Kathy DeMatteo, Member
Don Young, Treasurer
Mark Newson, Member
Jim Schauer, Member |
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" |
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