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Twin Peaks Charter Academy
TIMBERWOLF HOWL 
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Parents,
Please check with your K-8 student for his/her Quarter 3 report card, sent home with students as couriers today. |
 Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP) Around the State and Across Twin Peaks
It doesn't seem possible that the TCAP (known formerly as the CSAP) is here! TCAP for grades 3-10 is March 11 and will continue through March 29. As we at Twin Peaks participate in this round of testing, parents can foster high results. There are many ways to support your student(s) for the events of test days: provide a HEALTHY breakfast on testing days, ensure your students have a full night's sleep, and remind them of the importance of the test. Also, please take note of the TCAP testing schedule when planning vacations, doctor's appointments, or other elective absences of any kind. Please plan around test days as all students in Grades 3-10 will be tested in the areas of Reading, Writing, and Math. Science is tested in 5th, 8th, and 10th grades. Make up days will be provided within this time period but, these are not optimal testing conditions for students to perform at their best. With your support, our students will demonstrate their true potential. 2013 TCAP Schedule |
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With the continued moisture and cold weather, pick-up and drop-off areas can be slick despite our efforts to remove the snow and ice.
Our K-12 campus has a variety of students being dropped off and picked up at each of the areas.
We ask that you use caution and always think "SLOW IN THE SCHOOL ZONE" when entering the campus drop-off or pick-up areas.
Thank you.
School Administration
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Teacher Request
Fourth grade teacher, Gina Beyer, needs 30 large pizza box folders covered with contact paper(neutral color). Please contact her for details at beyer_gina@svvsd.org |
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR SCHOOL
Will you be the FIRST to contact us about serving on the PTO Board?Please consider making a difference for our school! PTO Officers decide how to allocate thousands of donated dollars each year. We need and welcome your input! President-Elect and Treasurer-Elect positions are open; elections take place in April. Please contact Angel Platt at plattplace@gmail.com for more information.
REMINDER
Don't forget to check out the requested donations on the classroom doors. Please take a star or two and help teachers and staff restock supplies for this semester. Thank you!!!
THANK YOU!
The following teachers played in the Dodgeball Tournament:
Ryan Van Wyk
Alycia Burns
Brian Birch
Issac Pena
Lucy Copperberg
Jen Whitmer
Brad Agee |
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Finance Committee
The TPCA Finance Committee is beginning discussions and preparation of the 2013-2014 TPCA Budget. Click here for the Preliminary Budget Execution Schedule for these discussions. If you have any questions, please attend a Finance Committee meeting. These are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in the West Campus Media Center at 5:30 p.m., or contact Don Young, BOD Treasurer, at dontyoung@gmail.com
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| TPCA CLASSROOM PICTURE DAY K-5th ONLY |
 K - 5th Grade Picture Day
March 22 is K-5th Grade class picture day! A small flyer went home with students last Thursday announcing the event, and today an order form is in your child's Thursday folder. Students must bring the order form with money on the day of pictures. As a special treat for our K-5th Grade students, this day will be a dress-of-choice day for only the K-5th Grade students. Please follow standard dress-of-choice parameters as indicated on Page 22 of the 2012-2013 TPCA Student/Parent Handbook located on the TPCA website under the elementary tab. Come dressed in your best!
The dates for middle school and high school class pictures will be announced after spring break.
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 The TPCA Bolder Boulder Racers Club will begin training after spring break to get students ready to run the 35th Memorial Day 10K Road Race on May 27! Who: BB Racers Club is open to 3rd-8th graders Where: Here at TPCA When: Tuesdays and Thursdays from after school until 4:15 beginning Tuesday, April 9 Registration forms for the BB Racers Club AND directions for registering for the actual Bolder Boulder 10K race are available from students' homeroom teachers and at the East and West offices. You may also print from the links below. Contact Lisa Fetters with questions at fetters_lisa@svvsd.org |
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Thursday, March 14
Finance Committee 5:30 p.m. WC Media Center
Friday, March 15
Awards Ceremony (3rd-5th) 1:40 p.m. WC Commons
Awards Ceremony (K-2nd) 2:15 p.m. WC Commons
School Safety Meeting 3:00 p.m. WC Conference Room
Seussical 7:00 p.m. WC Commons
Saturday, March 16
Seussical 4:00 p.m. WC Commons
Wednesday, March 20
Technology Committee 4:30 p.m. WC Conference Room
Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. WC Media Center
Friday, March 22
Class Pictures K-5th grades only
Wednesday, March 27
Awards Ceremony (6th-8th) 1:30 p.m. WC Commons
For detailed Calendar of Events, click here: TPCA website
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Open grants for all public and charter schools
http://www.jaredpolisfoundation.org/
Teacher mini grants for Technology
Teacher Recognition Awards and School Recognition Awards
Whole School Recognition Awards
Opportunities exist from $1500-$5000.
Deadlines are April 5-6. |
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To Contact Administration: 303-772-7286 ext:
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2013-2014
| Enrollment for the
2013-2014 school year continues.
Do you know anyone who would like more information on TPCA? Please forward this newsletter or have them contact the school! |
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 "SEUSSICAL"
Due to weather, last Saturday's performances of "Seussical" have been postponed to THIS Friday, March 15, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 16 at 4 p.m. in the Commons. If you already purchased your tickets for last weekend, bring them to whatever show you can make. Ticket prices remain the same and can be purchased at the door or from Mrs. Freeman or Mrs. Balster.
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Silent Auction Donations
The Twin Peaks Education Foundation will be holding an online auction April 22 through May 2 with all proceeds benefiting technology, communication, professional development, facilities and scholarships. If you would like to donate an item or service for the auction, please contact Beth Witzak at beth.witzak@conferencedirect.com.
Crackpots
The Crackpots project for the Twin Peaks Education Foundation online auction has been finalized. Studio fees will be picked up by a donation from one of our TPCA families. Teachers and staff who wish to participate will need to go to Crackpots during one of three designated times and paint a piece of their choosing. Pieces will be at your own expense and start at $12. You may check out your pottery and Crackpots' paints for 48 hours so that your students can help you decorate your piece. Crackpots paints must be used in order for their kilns to fire the pieces correctly.
We need to have a minimum of 8 people at each of the three sessions. Our current proposed times are Tuesday, March 19, 4:30-6:30;
Friday, March 22, 6:00-8:00; and Saturday, March 23, 10:00-12:00. Please respond by email to beth.witzak@conferncedirect.com with "Crackpots Participation" in the Subject Line by Thursday afternoon if you would like to participate. Also indicate which time you would like to paint so we can confirm our times with Crackpots on Friday. |
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Outstanding Composers Showcase
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Outstanding Composers Showcase on Tuesday, March 26 at 6 p.m. in the Commons! Come and hear TPCA's finest musical creations of the year. Band students from 6th through 10th grades will be featured performing their own compositions. See you there!
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Uniform Scholarship Fund | |
If you have a child who needs a few more articles of uniform clothing to make it through the year and your child receives free or reduced lunches, please contact Amy Anderson in the office to find out about the Uniform Scholarship Fund.
If you need assistance but your family does not receive the free or reduced lunches, please contact Colette Lottor at rejcbl@msn.com or 303-678-1643 to see if there are any remaining items from the Uniform Exchange that may fit your child. |
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Spring Logo Wear Orders
Last chance to order TPCA Logo Wear this school year. Please click: TPCA Logo Wear Order Form. Return your form and payment by Friday, March 15, 2013.
Don't miss out on this opportunity.
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High School Tutors
There will be NO after-school tutoring until April 8. Happy end of Third Quarter and TCAPs to everyone!
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Milk Caps for Mooola
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Don't forget to save your Longmont Dairy beverage caps. Each cap is worth 5 cents! Collection boxes are located at the WC Office, the WC Cafeteria, and the EC Cafetorium. Contact Maura Youle at 303-776-7106 with questions. Click here for details
Milk Caps for Mooola FAQ
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Si quisiera las noticias traducidas en español, por favor llame a Norma Alba a 303 772 7286.
Ella los llamará en dos días de negocio
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| Mission Statement |
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.
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Our Legacy: Academic Excellence
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