November 1st - 3rd

 Bobcat Family Blog #13

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Pumpkin Painting

Yesterday, our students got to paint 100 pumpkins across three lunches as part of our Student Positivity Committee initiatives. It was amazing to see our students' creativity and artistry outside of the classroom! #WeRChilton

Important Dates

10/30 - Teacher Work-day (no students)

10/31 - Teacher Work-day (no students)

11/3 - End of Trimester 1

11/6 - Beginning of Trimester 2

11/7 - Chilton PTC Dine-out @ Chipotle

11/14 - Report Cards Mailed Home

Upcoming Sports/Student Events

11/1 - Boys Basketball @ Chilton

11/2 - Boys Basketball @ Springview

11/7 - Boys Basketball @ Silverado

11/9 - Boys Basketball @ Chilton

Counseling Update

RCSD is committed to providing quality education to its students. In an effort to achieve this goal, school staff or parents/guardians may refer students for counseling, or students may request counseling. The aim of the school counseling services is to help students have more effective education and socialization within the school community. Possible counseling topics are coping with changes, transition, self-esteem, friendship and relationship issues, study skills, stress management, fears or worries, academic progress, conflict resolution, social skills, adjustment to school or culture, etc. These services are available at no cost. RCSD school counselors offer short‐term individual counseling to students, as well as small group counseling. If you would like more information about counseling services available on our site, please contact your student's school counselor.

• 6th: Tonia Stallions tstallions@rcsdk8.org
• 7th: Brooke Melian bmelian@rcsdk8.org
• 8th: Meg Murray mmurray01@rcsdk8.org

Lost and Found

Has your student lost a hoodie? A water bottle? Shoes? A lunch box? Our lost and found bin is overflowing! Please remind your Bobcat if they have lost something to check the lost and found bin in the multipurpose room. Items will be donated at the end of the trimester (November 3rd).

GATE Identification Announcement

Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) identification testing for the 2024-2025 school year will be taking place in January 2024.  

The GATE identification test will be administered at here at Chilton 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 November 3, 2023.

Permission forms will not be accepted after November 3rd, 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 in December. 

Please contact Rachel McCoy at rmccoy@rcsdk8.org with any questions regarding GATE testing. 

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

Incoming Freshmen Class of 2028

For our current 8th grader families, please review the below important information regarding high school registration

• 9th Grade Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year in RJUSD will open mid-November. Please check back here for updates.
• Panther Preview Night is on Thursday, February 15, 2024. This is a special showcase for all incoming 9th graders and their families!
• Freshmen Orientation/Panther Pick-Up Day is in August 2024

Chilton Clubs

Below are our current club offerings with the teacher who is hosting the club. These will be updated as more clubs are offered throughout the year. Please have your student reach out to the listed teacher for more information.

• Pokémon and Chess Club - Miss Nguyen
• Art Club - Russell
• Spring Play (begins in winter) - Donahue
• Jazz Band Club - Sugano
• Karaoke Club - Freitas
• Allies Club - Beck (6th), Andersen (7th), Schuetz (8th)
• Math Olympiad - Mr. Nguyen and Mrs. Harrison
• Chilton Cares Club - Sobczak (in the front office)
• Classic Movie Club - McGee (6th), Donahue (7th), Fry (8th)

Language Diversity at Chilton 

At Chilton Middle School, we have a variety of home languages spoken other than English. To celebrate our language diversity, we will be hosting a get together for the other major home languages spoken at Chilton throughout the year. Updates for our next language event will be coming soon!

Cultural Fun Fact

"Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints. Soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween. 

Over time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating treats." (Halloween 2023, History.com)

For more information on the history and origins of many of our Halloween traditions, please see this post by the Library of Congress or this post by History.com

Yearbook

If you have not ordered your student a yearbook yet, you can continue to do so! The updated pricing is listed below.

• $50 yearbook
• $15 personalization 
• $4.50 per icon
• 1/4 page ad is $70
• 1/8 page as is $50

8th Grade Families! The deadline to purchase ads is January 3, 2024.
You can purchase a yearbook and/or ads by visiting the Chilton's page on Jostens
See the ad flyer or the yearbook flyer for more information.

Community Happenings & Resources

Please take a few moments to look through the different events happening throughout our community and the resources that are available to community members.

• RCSD Community Resources
• RJUHSD Safety Forum
• RHS Basketball Camp
• Elks Hoop Shoot
• Roseville A4 Skyhawks Fall Sports Camp
• T.E.A.M.S After School Tutoring
• West Park Athletics Fan Guide
• PC Kids Performing Arts
• Expanding Your Horizons Conference
• RHS Theater Company Presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• UCP Despicable Me Movie Night
• Learn to Play Lacrosse
• Roseville Youth Lacrosse
• Elks Lodge Red Ribbon Week Drug Awareness Essay Contest

The Chilton PTC is looking for new members! See the attached flyer for more details.

• Join Chilton PTC

Visitor and Volunteer Reminders

We appreciate our many visitors and volunteers throughout the school year. Please read these quick reminders for taking photos and/or videos of students on any RCSD campus or during any RCSD activity.

• We want to remind all visitors and volunteers that some of our students are exempt from having their photo or information shared publicly. For student privacy purposes, please only photograph and/or video your own student(s) when on campus, while attending a class field trip, etc.
• Please do not share photos of any student besides your own on online platforms. If others are in the photo, please crop or blur/hide their faces.
• For safety purposes, also do not share room numbers or school site maps on online platforms
• Photos of students during events which are open to the community (after school hours festivals, sporting events, performances, etc.) are allowed. All attendees of these community events should be aware that photos and/or videos may be shared on online platforms.

Please contact Mr. Ancker if you have questions or concerns. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our students and staff safe.

Library

Here are a few reminders from our librarian:

• Do not loan your textbooks/Chromebooks/library books/ or chargers to other students.

• All lost or damaged materials must be paid for. Bills will be mailed home at the end of the school year for all missing textbooks, as well as those that are returned damaged.  Please make checks for textbooks payable to Roseville City School District.

• Unpaid fines will remain on your student’s account until all books are returned or fines are paid in full.  In addition, students with outstanding fines will not receive their  yearbooks at the end of the year, and may not be allowed to participate in year end activities.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CHILTON LIBRARIAN FOR REPLACEMENT COST OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM.

Chilton Core Values

Chilton's October Core Value is INTEGRITY. 

At Chilton:

We believe an individual’s words, actions and attitudes are equally as important as their academic performance. It is the quality of being honest and fair under all circumstances and situations.

Talk with your child about what INTEGRITY means to your family!

Parent Student Handbook 2023-2024

Here is the 2023-24 Student-Parent Handbook. Please read this over with your student(s) to learn the policies and procedures for Chilton Middle School. Each student will receive a hard copy of the handbook with a daily planner built in for students to use to write down important dates and to stay organized with their classwork.

Attendance

Attendance is vital for every child every day as lifelong habits are established in the early school years and contribute to student success throughout their school career and beyond. The best way to keep up with your student's curriculum pacing is to ensure they are in class daily and engaging with peers and their teachers.

Please be reminded that our upcoming vacation days for Trimester 1 are:

• Monday and Tuesday, October 30-31 (Teacher Workday/No Students)

Please try and schedule appointments on non-school days and after school. If your child will be absent for an extended period, please visit our district website or contact the school's front office to set up a short-term independent study contract. 

Reporting Absences

There are many ways to report your student's absence and it is important that you report it to us as soon as possible. We wanted to highlight the different options:

• Call - Chilton Office (916) 771-1875

• Google Form - Fill out the Chilton - Student Online Absence Reporting

• Email - ChiltonAttendance@rcsdk8.org

Deliveries, Food Drop-offs, and Messages to Students

Parents are NOT PERMITTED to bring in or drop off any food or drink (including water bottles). This includes food delivery services. Lunches are offered for free, so any forgotten lunch can be supplemented by cafeteria offerings. We also have multiple water fountains in classrooms and around campus for students to use.
Items delivered or left in the office by parents will not be delivered to students.

Students will not be notified of items in the office and it is the responsibility of the student to come to the office during lunch or passing periods to pick up items. We will only deliver emergency messages to students.

Traffic Reminders

• Please remind students to follow the directions of the crossing guards. 
• Please do not park in front of other's driveways, garages, or designated no parking areas around the campus (including the bus loop) and surrounding neighborhood.
• Please make sure to obey instructions from the Crossing Guards (California Vehicle Code 2815).

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Please no parking in the middle of the parking lot. This causes traffic back ups and doesn't allow others to pull out of their parking spots safely and efficiently.

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Please make sure to safely pull forward as far as you can to keep traffic moving.

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Have your student meet you at your car further down the line rather than at the beginning of the parking lot. This will allow traffic to flow more efficiently. Please use these two lanes only to drop off and pick students up.

 School Spirit

   Make sure to wear your orange and blue every
   Friday to show school spirit!

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    Website:      https://chilton.rcsdk8.org/

    Location:     4501 Bob Doyle Drive, Roseville, CA, USA
    Phone:        (916) 771-1870
    Facebook:   facebook.com/RCSDChilton

    Instagram:  @rcsdchilton