TPCA Summer Howl-lite


July 18, 2013
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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"

LEADERSHIP TPCA
 

The dates are set and the application is available.  Please download and complete to participate in our Leadership TPCA program in 2013-2014.

  

                       TPCA BOARD RETREAT PLANNED

 

The Twin Peaks Board of Directors is attending a strategic planning retreat on July 27. 

From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., discussions on committee goals and requirements are scheduled. Leadership from each committee is invited to attend.

Agenda items include solidifying strategy for the upcoming school year and assigning objectives for committees.  

Complete agenda will be available and posted at the school in advance of the meeting.

 

When:  July 27, 2013  from 2-4 p.m.

Where:  Best Western Plus Plaza Hotel 

Convention Center

1900 Ken Pratt Blvd.
Longmont, CO
303-776-2000

 UNIFORM EXCHANGE AND SALE 

 

 

The Uniform Exchange and Sale will be held on August 9, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.  Clothes may be dropped off on August 8 or 9, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.  Please click on the link uniform exchange for more details.
 
Volunteers are needed to run the Uniform Exchange.  Click on the link 

uniform exchange for more details or, contact Colette Lottor at 303-678-1642 or rejcbl@msn.com   


ATTENTION PARENTS: ONLINE PAYMENT CHANGES

 

Changes to Twin Peaks Charter's online payment system were completed on July 8, 2013.  RevTrak has been integrated with Infinite Campus, and you will now use your Parent Portal user ID to make online payments.  This integration enables automatic credits to student fee balances in Infinite Campus when payments are made online which will now provide you with immediate student fee balance updates.  

 

All Student Fee payments will now be made through the "Student Fees" button on the WebStore home page where you will then be prompted for your Parent Portal User ID and child's birth date to continue.  RevTrak will then display any/all student fee balances due that have been assigned at that time in Infinite Campus as well as any optional fees if applicable. 

Separate payment "buttons" for Elementary, MS, and HS are available to make payments for any athletic fees, parking fees, library fees, damaged or lost textbook fees, or returned check fees that may not have been assigned in Infinite Campus.  As always, we can still take payments for you at both the West and East campus offices or over the phone.

  

If you do not have a Parent Portal account, please sign up at Back-To-School registration days August 8 or 9. 

 

Thank you for your patience as we refine our online payment process.

 

TPCA Business Office

2013 - 2014 INFORMATION PACKET   

 

Please click on the link for important dates, school supply lists by grade level, dress code, and other important information:  2013-14 Information Packet

  

Booster Club 
NEW!  HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB!

 

 

 

Twin Peaks School Parents:
 

When the next school year starts, Twin Peaks High School will be starting its third year and working toward graduating our first Senior Class!  Wow, it seems like only yesterday that we were still in the building on Main St., and the thought of a high school at T.P.C.A was just an ambitious idea.   As parents, we all know how fast time goes by.  One minute our kids are starting Kindergarten as we stand teary eyed in the car-pool lane watching them march off to school; the next minute they graduate high school and leave home for college.  It's so important that we take every opportunity we can to be involved in our kids' high school experience. It goes by quickly, and it only happens once.  That's why my wife, Kristin, and I decided, at the end of last year, to start the Twin Peaks High School Booster Club. It gives you a way to be involved with your teenager's high school experience.  We will be organizing events to boost school spirit and unity, as well as fundraisers to provide much-needed resources in the appropriate places.  We are looking for new Booster Club members, and that's where you can start.  For more information, please contact Kristin Ellis or Tim Ellis via Email: ktlskt@yahoo.com or tim@frenchquarterphotography.com.  We look forward to hearing from you.  Enjoy the rest of your summer.

 

Tim Ellis

 STUDENT PORTAL PASSWORDS ARE CHANGING

  

REMINDER: Effective June 5, 2013, student passwords will be changed, and this change affects all student computer logins, Infinite Campus Portals, and Google Mail/Google Apps.  This change is necessary to conform to varying software requirements.

 

The change increases the length of a student password from six characters to eight characters by appending "sv" to the beginning of the student password.  Students who have changed their passwords will have those passwords reset.

 

There is a district notice posted on the IC Campus Portal to notify parents and remind students of this change.  Communication will be sent again at the start of the '13-'14 school year as a reminder.

Student Logins 

BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS 

 

Dear Parents of K-5th Graders:

    
We are planning a great year of academic growth for your student.  To help teachers with this, initial benchmark-assessment sessions will be held as shown on August 19 and 20. This is prior to the first full school day for all K-5 students on Thursday, August 22, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

   

MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013:
  • If your student's last name begins with A-E, bring your child to the west campus drop off area* by 9 a.m. and pick up your child at 10:30 a.m. from the same area.
  • If your student's last name begins with F-L, bring your child to the west campus drop off area* by 1 p.m. and pick up your child at 2:30 p.m. from the same area.   

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013:

  • If your student's last name begins with M-R, bring your child to the west campus drop off area* by 9 a.m. and pick up your child at 10:30 a.m. from the same area.
  • If your student's last name begins with S-Z, bring your child to the west campus drop off area* by 1 p.m. and pick up your child at 2:30 p.m. from the same area.  
*New Parents: 
  
You will receive detailed information about the drop-off and pick-up areas and process at our back-to-school registration days on August 8 and 9.   Welcome aboard!  
  

The school office will be open again on August 5. I hope you are having a good summer break; take care!  

 

Danielle Feeney

 HELP SUPPORT TPCA OVER THE SUMMER

 

  

   

Don't forget to use your King Soopers and Safeway re-loadable cards throughout the summer to support PTO.  Funds earned support our teachers, students, and family activities.

 

Milk Caps for Mooola 

Continue to save your BoxTops, Labels for Education and Longmont Dairy beverage caps throughout the summer.

   

BOARD COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES 
 The Board Representatives have been chosen for the 2013-2014 school year.  We encourage you to reach out to your committee of interest NOW!  

Planning for the year will begin in July. Your input makes a difference.


Accountability:         Nick Ingegneri             nick.ingegneri@gmail.com
Finance:                    Don Young                 dontyoung@gmail.com
Curriculum:               Jim Schauer               schauer5@comcast.net
Faculty:                     Nikki Stevenson          nstevenson10@msn.com
Marketing:                 Kathy DeMatteo         kdematteo2013@gmail.com
Technology:               Pete Wanninger         pete.wanninger@lmco.com
Athletics/Activities:   Jim Schauer              schauer5@comcast.net
Safety:                        Pete Wanninger         pete.wanninger@lmco.com 

Crayons to Calculators 2 CRAYONS TO CALCULATORS   

                VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

 

Click on this link to find out about volunteering: Volunteers Needed

 

If you need supplies, please click on a link for details. Crayons to Calculators English   Crayons to Calculators Spanish
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Hi Parents:

Thanks for giving so much of your time and support this past year.  Enjoy the summer as a family, and I look forward to seeing all of you again when the new year begins in August.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

BJ Buchmann
Twin Peaks Charter Academy