CALENDAR OF EVENTS  

Thursday, August 8        8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Back-to-School Registration

Friday, August 9           11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Back-to-School Registration

Friday, August 9           12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Uniform Exchange, Dress                                                      Code Shoppe and Logo Wear Orders

Friday, August 16          PTO Back-to-School Pool Party K-5*

Saturday, August 17      PTO Back-to-School Pool Party Middle School*

Monday, August 19       Transition Day:  8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.                                                             All new  6th graders

                                          All new 9th graders                              

                                          Any new MS or HS students 

Tuesday, August 20      Grades 6 - 12:  First Day of School

Tuesday, August 20       Grades K-5:  Back-to-School Night

                                  Parents and Students

                                  6:00 - 7:00 p.m.  First half hour in the classroom

                                  Second half hour Commons (parents only)

Thursday, August 22    Grades K-5:  First Day of School

Friday, August 23          8:00 a.m. Marketing Committee meeting

Tuesday, August 27       Grades 9-12: Back-to-School Night 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 5  Grades 6-8 Back-to-School Night 6:00 p.m.

*Please refer to PTO article

Welcome back, Twin Peaks families and students! It hardly seems possible that we have moved into August, a month filled with the excitement of learning here at Twin Peaks. The Class of 2026 is just starting kindergarten and the Class of 2014 will be finishing their high school education under the same roof this next school year. So, if you are feeling a little older after that last sentence about our kindergarten students, know that you are not alone. A K-12 school brings many opportunities for growth and memories of learning and advancement for Twin Peaks Charter Academy. Curriculum initiatives for K-12 in math and writing, multiple advanced placement classes for our high school students, MS and HS athletics, new chemistry, biology, and physics labs, PTO activities, and parent involvement for new and existing parents, plus the foundations of starting a Twin Peaks High School Booster Club are some of activities taking place throughout our school.

Also, in June, the Board of Directors appointed Mrs. Danielle Feeney as the K-5 Principal for TPCA. I am both excited and supportive of this opportunity for change in leadership, title, and responsibilities for Mrs. Feeney and for our K-5 parents, students, and staff. Mrs. Feeney, like all of our staff, has worked tirelessly, in supporting the entire organization and will now spend the majority of her time focusing on the K-5 elements, while continuing to support the entire K-12 system in her assigned duties and responsibilities. Please join me in congratulating Mrs. Feeney when the opportunity arises.

As for me, please know that the BOD has provided direction aimed at the future of TPCA in making changes supportive of future leadership. A change in my title and responsibilities will help provide focus as the 6-12 Principal/Director. This change will guide and support TPCA, across the school, while preparing Twin Peaks Charter Academy for internal staffing and leadership opportunities for current and future staff members at Twin Peaks.

I look forward to the school year. We want to continue to engage each of you, as parents, in a manner that will help your child grow in learning and confidence combined with humility and a sense of belonging at Twin Peaks Charter Academy. Again, we are looking forward to the days, months, and year to come.

BJ Buchmann

6-12 Principal/Director

Twin Peaks Charter Academy

Dear Parents and Guardians:

We would like to introduce you to a new system our school has acquired to further help protect your children. It's called V-soft. V-soft helps track visitors, students, faculty, contractors, and volunteers at our school, thus providing a safer, more monitored environment for the students. 

When visitors, volunteers, or contractors check in, or when parents come to pick up students, they will be asked to present a valid state-issued ID for entering into the system. The system has the ability to provide alerts on people who may jeopardize the safety of the campus. We feel certain this will help us keep our campus a little safer and ask for your cooperation in presenting your valid state-issued ID when checking in at the school. Thank you, in advance, for your help in this matter. 

presentes en nuestra escuela, ofreciendo asi un ambiente mas vigilado que brinda mayor seguridad a nuestros estudiantes. 

Cuando los visitantes, voluntarios o contratistas se registran en la oficina, o cuando los padres llegan a recoger a sus hijos de la escuela, se les pedira que presenten su documento de identidad valido del Estado para poder identificarlo en el sistema. El sistema tiene la capacidad de alertar sobre personas que puedan poner en riesgo la seguridad de nuestra escuela. 

Estamos seguros de que este sistema ayudara a mantener nuestra escuela un poco mas segura. 

De tal modo que solicitamos su colaboracion presentando un documento valido que haya sido emitido por el Estado para poder registrarse en la oficina. Agradecemos su cooperacion

2013-2014 TPCA COMMUNICATIONS  

Communication with our community will be expanded this year to three days of email communication.

LEADERSHIP TPCA

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

KINDERGARTEN JUMP START DAYS  

*Students will come on specific days according to last name. 

Thank you! Kinder Team

Half Day:                                    Full Day:

Thursday, August 22                     Thursday, August 22

*A-K  (AM and PM)                       *A-L

Friday, August 23                         Friday, August 23

*L-Z  (AM and PM)                       *M-Z

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 below on August 19 and 20. This is prior to the first full day of school for all K-5 students which is Thursday, August 22, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 STUDENT PORTAL PASSWORDS ARE CHANGING

REMINDER: Effective June 5, 2013, student passwords were changed, and this change affected all student computer logins, Infinite Campus Portals, and Google Mail/Google Apps.  The change was necessary to conform to varying software requirements.

The change increased the length of a student password from six characters to eight characters by adding "sv" to the beginning of the student password. Students who had changed their passwords have had 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 

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

 UNIFORM EXCHANGE AND SALE 

Pricing: Registration (now until September 6)

                                               High School $40

                                   Fall (September 7 to December 31

                                               High School $45

                                               Elementary $20

                                   Winter (January 1 to February 7)

                                               High School $50

                                               Elementary $ 25

                                   Spring (February 8 to May 16)

                                               High School $ 50

                                               Elementary $25

 HELP SUPPORT TPCA IN YOUR EVERYDAY TASKS

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

Continue to save your BoxTops, Labels for Education, and Longmont Dairy beverage caps all year.