Week of October 10-14, 2022

 Happy Friday Trailblazer families,

 

It’s been another awesome week to be a Trailblazer!  Today we had our Habit #1 Village meeting where we dove deeper into being “In Charge of Me” which ties into our "A" in LEAD of being Accountable. 

We are so excited about the Book Fair coming next week!  Please make sure to see the information below in the PTC News about the event!  

 

THIS WEEK’S DC NEWS 

Click HERE to see another fabulous edition of our DC News. I hope you enjoy this week’s latest and greatest updates! 

 

GATE TESTING INFORMATION

Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) identification testing for the 2022-2023 school year will be taking place in January 2023.  

The GATE identification test will be administered at your student’s school site and is available for students currently in 3rd – 7th grade. Students who sign up to take the GATE identification test will take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT), which tests abstract thinking and reasoning ability.  

If you are interested in having your student take the OLSAT for GATE identification, please complete this GATE Parent Permission Form no later than October 28, 2022. 

Permission forms will not be accepted after October 29th, as materials and scheduling are based on the number of students who participate in testing. Please check the RCSD website for more information regarding GATE services and testing.  This information can be found by visiting rcsdk8.org → Main Menu → Programs → Gifted and Talented Education.

If you complete the form that is linked above, then you will be notified of your student’s scheduled testing date and time on or before December 21, 2022. 

Please contact Kristen Desimone at kdesimone@rcsdk8.org with any questions regarding GATE testing. 

Note: Students who are already GATE identified do not need to test again.

 

FAMILIES OF OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS

Would you be interested in being a representative for our school, Diamond Creek, at our District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) meetings? This committee meets 4-5 times a year through Zoom.  The first meeting is scheduled for October 18, 2022 from 5:00-6:00pm.  

Here is a little more information about our District English Learner Advisory Committee:

• The DELAC is composed of parents, staff, and community members designated to advise school officials on English Learner programs and services.

• The DELAC provides an opportunity for parents and schools to work together as a team which allows for students to have increased opportunities to reach their full learning potential.

We will also have site level ELAC meetings very soon as well.  Our DELAC representative will be able to share information with our school ELAC committee as well as share information from our school ELAC meetings at the District level meetings.  

If you are interested in being our Diamond Creek DELAC representative, please email me as soon as possible at lphillips01@rcsdk8.org.

 

PTC NEWS

 

FALL FESTIVAL:  Friday, October 14 – 5:00 to 8:00pm!  The planning committee has been hard at work and you don’t want to miss this year’s activities.  Deadline for wristband pre-orders and bake sale item purchase is Tuesday, October 10 – Don’t miss out!  You can also visit the PTC website for more information:  Announcement: Fall Festival is coming October 14th! (ptboard.com)

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We are still in need of Fall Festival volunteers for both the event and your classroom participation!  Please see the signup genius that will be coming from your Room Parent to sign up to volunteer.  Not getting emails from your Room Parent?  Please contact Room Parent Coordinator:  Nicole Van Unen at roomparent@diamondcreekptc.com

 

FALL BOOK FAIR:  This year’s Fall Book Fair is taking place the week of October 10-14th!  60% of all sales come back to Diamond Creek in books.  Flyers went home this week with information about times and how grown-ups can sign up for eWallet so that their students can purchase books during the book fair. 

 

WALK TO SCHOOL DAY:  International Walk/Bike to school day  is Wednesday, October 12.  All Trailblazers are welcome to walk, bike or scoot! Show your school spirit by wearing school colors or spirit wear!  You can check you the ‘Safe Routes to School’ interactive online map by visiting www.Roseville.ca.us/saferoutes. Use this map to plan your route to school and keep walking or rolling to school every day.

 

SAFE ROUTES: If your student would like to participate in Safe Routes, meet us Thursday mornings at either the front main gate or side gate to get a shoe tag. Then go to Active4.me to register their tag so you can get notifications with your student on campus.  Each week, students that participate get entered to win a prize.

 

ROOM PARENTS:  Thank you for sending out communication to our class parents.  Please continue to keep a look out in your email for updates – you won’t want to miss what is coming up!

 

SKATE NIGHT:  Roller King - Wednesday, October 12 from 6:00 – 8:00pm. Wear your favorite Trailblazers spirit gear or school colors…Come skate with your friends and family and help support Diamond Creek! 

 

SNOWIE KING: Don't forget to visit our favorite snow cone vendor, Snowie King, on Thursday, October 13.

 

MOVIE NIGHT:  A big thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade movie night!

 

Let’s have a great week, Trailblazers! 

 

Mrs. Phillips