October 16th - October 20th

  Bobcat Family Blog #11

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One of a Kind

Our Lady Bobcat volleyball team not only won over our hearts on the court, but they have now made National News! KCRA3 did a news piece on our ladies Tuesday morning because of their "‘One-of-a-kind’...perfect, record-setting season." To view the clip, please visit this link.

Important Dates

10/18 - Chilton's Unity Day

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

10/23 - Roseville High Dancin' Feat Assembly

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

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

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 7:00 - 9:00pm

Fall Festival!

The Fall Festival is THIS Thursday, October 19th from 3:30-5:30 after school. 

We will have music playing for dancing, but we will also have lots of food you can purchase. The snack bar will be open, there will be a pizza station, Kona Ice truck, fall themed games and more! The dress code is casual.

• If you want to come, buy a ticket at lunch starting on next Monday, October 16th through Wednesday, October 18th for $5.
• We will not sell tickets on the day of the dance or at the door so plan ahead!

See you there!!

Parents!!! Students can not leave until the dance ends at 5:30 unless their parent or guardian physically comes to the dance to pick them up. Thanks!

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

Counseling Update

Wednesday 10/18 is UNITY DAY

At Chilton, we host Unity Day every October in support of bullying prevention.

Here's how your student can get involved: 

• Wear ORANGE on WEDNESDAY 10/18!
• The 1st-period class with the highest % of students in orange will win a donut party! (One from each grade level). We wear orange to be united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. 
• Have your student stop by the stage on Wednesday 10/18 at lunch to participate in our Unity Day mural and sign the Unity Day Pledge.

Together we can create a world without bullying through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion! 

• 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).

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.

• 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

October, while often being known simply for Halloween, pumpkins, and when California finally begins to cool down, is also Global Diversity Awareness Month.

Photo courtesy of the Jackson/Hinds Library System

Global Diversity Awareness Month is "a reminder of the positive impact a diverse culture of people can have on society as a whole," according to National Today, which also defines global diversity as "the range of differences that describe the composition of a group of two or more people, in a cross-cultural and multi-national context." 

Given that our world is becoming increasingly global due to technology and hybrid work environments, positively viewing and appreciating global diversity is vital for us to incorporate and practice more inclusive practices worldwide.

For more information, please visit the article cited above. Additionally, Google Chrome commissioned 20 new Chrome Themes in celebration of Global Diversity Awareness Month here.

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
• (new!) Elks Lodge Red Ribbon Week Drug Awareness Essay Contest
• (new!) Roseville Library Free Solar Glasses

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