October 9th - October 13th

 Bobcat Family Blog #10

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Chilton Champions

Fall sports ended and Chilton had some CHAMPIONS!!!  For the second year in a row, our Cross Country Team out ran all 13 schools at the FISAL Finals and ranked first.  Not only that, our 6th/7th boys team and 8th grade girls team also ranked first against all schools. Way to go team!

A HUGE congratulations to our 8th grade Lady Bobcats volleyball team!!  On Thursday, October 5th, they took on Cavitt for the overall FISAL Championship match. They finished their season UNDEFEATED with a record of 12 wins and 0 losses without allowing a single team to win a set in any of their matches. Congratulations Lady Bobycats!

Important Dates

Week of 10/9 - Respectful Campus Lesson

10/10 - PTC Mojo's Ice Cream Night @ 5:00 - 9:00pm

10/12 - Student of the Month Pancake Breakfast (invite only)

10/19 - Fall Festival @ 3:30 - 5:30pm______________________

11/3 - End of Trimester 1

Upcoming Sports/Student Events

10/24 - Boys Basketball @ Chilton

10/26 - Boys Basketball @ Twelve Bridges

10/27 - Band Concert @ Chilton

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.

Student of the Month: Responsibility

Our Chilton students who best exemplified our core value of RESPONSIBILITY were celebrated on Thursday with a free In-n-out Burger, candy, a certificate, and will be receiving a pass to our first Student of the Month Pancake Breakfast. Congratulations Bobcats! We hope to see you at our next Student of the Month celebrating Integrity!

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!

Chilton Cares Club Coat Drive

The Chilton Cares Club will be holding its 2nd annual coat drive starting on Monday and continuing throughout the month of October to benefit our friends through the organization, Folsom’s Hope. We will be collecting gently-used coats and beanies for the students and their siblings who participate in Folsom’s Hope tutoring programs. We will also be making some scarves at our October Chilton Cares Club meeting.

How can you help?

1. Donate coats (we have requests for coats for preschoolers - middle schoolers)
2. Purchase new children's beanies 

Please send all donations to Chilton on or before October 27, 2023

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.

• (new!) 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)

Counseling Update

Creating a Respectful Campus: Next week students across campus will receive a lesson to help build a positive, respectful community. These lessons will help students develop the skills to make all Bobcats feel respected and included on campus. Lessons will be delivered through elective classes. We encourage you to talk to your students about how they can positively impact the Chilton community for all students.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact the office.

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

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. Please see the note below for our second language diversity event!

Dear Russian-Speaking Families,

Would your student like to start their day with a sense of community and connection? Join us for a special morning meetup where they can meet fellow students who speak the same home language they do. It's a wonderful opportunity to make new friends, share experiences, and build lasting connections.

Details for the event: Thursday, October 12th at 7:45 AM in Room 602 before school. Snacks will be provided!

Let's make the morning memorable by connecting with others who share our home language. We will be hosting a celebration of a different home language each month. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

Ms. Sheefel & Ms. Garcia

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.

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 me if you have questions or concerns. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our students and staff safe.

Jeff Ancker

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

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

• Join Chilton PTC

Cultural Fun Fact

Monday, October 9th is Indigenous Peoples Day, which is typically celebrated on the second Monday in October. According to AP News, 

"Indigenous Peoples Day has been recognized for decades in different forms and under a variety of names to celebrate Native Americans’ history and culture and to recognize the challenges they continue to face. In 2021, Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day. He said in a statement that the day is meant to “honor America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today.” It is typically observed on the second Monday in October, the same day as Columbus Day, a federal holiday established decades ago to recognize Columbus’ sighting in 1492 of what came to be known as the Americas."

For more information, please visit the AP article cited above on Indigenous Peoples Day or these images on Indigenous Peoples Day.

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.

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