We have assigned 2013-2014 student fees to each student's Infinite Campus account.  Fees are $125 for each Kindergarten-5th student and $150 for each 6-8th grade student. Fifth grade band and all Middle School electives' fees will be assigned in August for the first semester.  

Fee discounts have been granted, according to policy, to qualified free-lunch (50 percent) and reduced-lunch (25 percent) students whose parents gave disclosure permission on the 2012-2013 application. If you qualified but did not give disclosure permission, please provide a copy of your qualification letter so we can adjust your fee.  Please remember that our policy requires you to pay within 60 days to keep this discount.  Also, you must reapply in August or September for 2013-2014 qualification, otherwise the fee will be readjusted to the full amount.

We are in the process of applying payment credits in Infinite Campus with a goal of completion by the end of this school year.  Thank you for your patience, and please contact us if you have any questions. 

Planning for K-5 class placements will be taking place in the coming weeks. Parents, please read the attached letter regarding the classroom placement process and parent input into that process. This year's window will be April 29 through May 10. 

K-5 Placement Letter

Students returning to Twin Peaks Charter Academy for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades will be selecting elective courses starting May 13.  Students will be given an elective form during their first-period class. They must complete and return the form to their first-period class by May 17. Students will be offered the following elective choices for the 2013-2014 school year:

SIXTH GRADE  Courses may not be repeated.

Core Knowledge Art  (one semester)

Physical Education  (one semester)

Core Knowledge Music (one semester with end-of-semester choral performance requirement)

Computer  (one semester)

Band (full year) 

SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES  With the exception of student aide, courses may not be repeated.

Core Knowledge Art  (one semester)

Physical Education  (one semester)

Core Knowledge Music  (one semester)

Computer  (one semester)

Timberwolf Band  (full year) 

Middle School Choir  (full year) 

Student Aide  (one semester)

The PTO understands the importance of a fresh perspective and different opinions, which is why we are so happy to announce two new Officers to the PTO Executive Board! 

Jason Selby and Alicia Howell have accepted the Treasurer and Treasurer-Elect Officer positions for the 2013-2014 school year.  We are extremely happy to have such bright talent to work with! 

Peaksapalooza

Saturday, May 18 from 3-6 p.m. at TPCA

Celebrate the end of the school year at this K-12th Grade event.  From dunking tanks to balloon art, there will be age-appropriate fun for everyone! Bring your blanket and get ready to relax, enjoy good food from food trucks, and listen to fantastic, live entertainment with your friends!  RSVP fliers were sent home Thursday, May 2.  Please fill them out and return them to your child's teacher TOMORROW! 

Peaksapalooza RSVP flier  

Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, clean-up, and one-hour shifts during the event.  Please contact Tiare Bedell at trebedell@hotmail.com if you are available to volunteer for this event.

We are also looking to borrow the following:

4 portable pop up canopies

2 extremely long water hoses

a few heavy-duty, 25- or 50-foot extension cords 

volunteer face painter

Please contact Tiare Bedell at trebedell@hotmail.com

No experience needed. You decide on the planning schedule. These events will not happen unless we have volunteers to organize the events.  Please consider; we haven't had a single response yet.  Friends are welcome to Co-Chair an event!  Here are the events:

K-5 Back-To-School Party, August 16 at Sunset Pool

Monster Bash in October 

Timber Wolf Trot Planning Committee members.  We have chairmen.

Movie Matinee in November or December

Grocery Card Coordinator

MS Parent Representative

PTO Website Coordinator

Please contact Katie Gaddis at ckagaddis@msn.com for details on these positions.

A HUGE thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped with teacher and staff appreciation week!  Those who decorated the school and teachers' doors, offered massages, organized and contributed to the great food . . . THANK YOU!  You were a blessing to our teachers and staff! 

The pictures from "Seussical" are finally ready!  Thank you for your patience as we took time to edit the still photos of this year's musical.  The pictures will be available via links in an email, and they are free!  If you would like them, please just email me at freeman_amy@svvsd.org, and I will send them your way!  I have the emails of most of the families of students who took part in the musical, so I will send those immediately.  If you don't receive them, please let me know.  The links will only be available through the end of June, so if you want the pictures as keepsakes, please make sure to download them to your computer.

The video recording of the musical is almost ready.  The DVDs are $5 each, and you can purchase as many as you'd like.  If you have not yet signed up on my classroom door (Room 1164), please be sure to do so in the next week so we have an idea of how many to distribute.  We are excited to be able to offer these keepsakes for you to enjoy for years to come!  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Thursday, May 9

     5:00 p.m.   Building Corporation Committee    WC Conference Room

     5:30 p.m.   Finance Committee                      WC Media Center

Friday, May 10

    3:00 p.m.    Safety Committee                        WC Conference Room

Tuesday, May 11

    7:00 a.m.   Curriculum Committee                   WC Media Center

    8:00 p.m.   Marketing Committee                    EC Conference Room

    6:00 p.m.   Faculty Committee                        WC Conference Room

Wednesday, May 15

    7:00 p.m.   Board Meeting                               WC Media Center 

    6:00 p.m.   S. Francis St. Improvements          Dev. Services Center

                                                                         385 Kimbark

Friday, May 17

    ****  Dress of Choice Day ****

    1:40 p.m.  Awards Ceremony (3rd-5th grades)  WC Commons

    2:15 p.m.  Awards Ceremony ( K-2nd grades)   WC Commons

Saturday, May 18

    3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  PTO Peaksapalooza all families invited

Tuesday, May 21

    Kindergarten Graduations

Wednesday, May 22

   9:30 a.m.  Kindergarten Round-up                       WC Commons and

                                                                           EC  Cafetorium

   1:45 p.m.  Awards Ceremony (9th-11th grades)    WC Commons

   2:30 p.m.  Awards Ceremony (6th-8th grades)      WC Commons

   5:00 p.m.  8th grade Continuation Ceremony        WC Commons

Thursday, May 23

    LAST DAY OF SCHOOL                  EARLY RELEASE 1:00 p.m. 

    5:30 p.m.  Finance Committee                          WC Media Center

For detailed Calendar of Events, click here: TPCA website  

TPCA Inclement Weather 

TPCA No Late Start and Closing

Drop-Off / Pick-Up 

Drop-Off and Pick-Up Etiquette

Guidelines for Keeping Student Home

IC Student Contact Information Change Form 

Last chance this school year to purchase TPCA Logo Wear.  It's time to move the overstock items.  First come, first served.  All sales are final. 

No exchanges or refunds. 

Click here for a list of items

Overstock Logo Wear items

To order, email Beverly at weinberg_beverly@svvsd.org

Peaksapalooza:

• Volunteers to help with set-up. Time: 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Volunteers  to help during the event.  Time: 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Volunteers to help with tear down and clean up. Time: 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

Contact Tiare Bedell at trebedell@hotmail.com

Faculty Committee:

Looking for volunteers to help interview prospective staff. Contact Pam Wanninger at motheroffive@lpbroadband.net

Uniform Exchange:

Volunteers are needed to help with the Uniform Exchange on Friday, August 9.  Shifts will run between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.  Get a head start on your volunteer hours.  Pick one free item for each hour worked.  Contact Colette Lottor at 303-678-1642 or rejcbl@msn.com for more information.

All charges on student lunch accounts must be paid before May 15.  Students will not be able to charge a lunch after April 26, 2013.  If there is a balance due on the student's account, you will need to provide a lunch from home. If you have any questions, please contact Ana Cramer at 720-494-3605.

The 5th grade Odyssey of the Mind team is raising money to go to World Finals in Michigan. They are the first TPCA team to go in over 10 years!  On Thursday, May 9 (TODAY), from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, 1749 Main St., is hosting a fundraiser. Menchie's will donate 20 percent of the day's profits to the Odyssey team. So, come out and enjoy some delicious frozen yoghurt while supporting fellow students.  You must say you are with Twin Peaks when paying.  

8th Grade Students Attending TPCHA

Course registration is in progress! Your student's course request form is due THURSDAY, May 9. 

8th Grade Parents

We are still in need of volunteers
and donations for the 8th grade breakfast, continuation ceremony, and dance! You may sign-up at 8th Grade Continuation Ceremonies

Please contact Ms. Whitmer

if you have any questions.

There is a meeting on Monday, May 13 at 3:30 in Mrs. Whitmer's room for parent volunteers for the 8th grade end-of-the-year events. 

Uniform Exchange

Fall 2013

Please click on the link for details: Uniform Exchange

Parents, click on the following links for summer camp opportunities:

Creative Writing Camp 

Remix Continental Cognitive Cusine Summer Program Flier

Summer Video Game Camp