January 22nd - January 26th

Bobcat Family Blog #22

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The Great Kindness Challenge!

The Great Kindness Challenge is coming to Chilton again! 1st-period classes will compete to perform the MOST acts of kindness this week with 50 different acts of kindness to choose from. Encourage your students to complete as many as possible this week. Students do NOT need to complete all 50 acts to receive recognition. All acts completed help the overall percentage totals for your class. Those who do complete all 50 acts will also receive a Chilton GKC commemorative button. The 1st-period class with the highest percentage of kind acts completed will win a sweet breakfast spread 2 weeks after the GKC closes and results are tallied! Learn more about the purpose behind the Great Kindness Challenge here.

Important Dates

1/22-1/26: iReady Make-up Testing

1/22: GATE Testing @ 2:15pm

1/24: 8th Grade Transition to High School Lesson

1/31: 6th Grade Empathy Lesson

Upcoming Sports/Student Events

1/25: Wrestling @ Silverado

1/29: Girls Basketball @ Chilton

1/30: Wrestling @ Chilton

1/31: Girls Basketball @ W.C. Riles

2/1: Wrestling @ Chilton

2/2: Rally!

LCAP Survey

Greetings Bobcat Families, your input is crucial! Respond to the RCSD LCAP Survey today! Please share your thoughts on how well we're supporting English Learners, socioeconomically disadvantaged, Foster, and Homeless Youth, as well as our parent/family community in the District’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

Your feedback is anonymous and vital in shaping our school and District's offerings. Visit our District website to learn more and respond by January 26, 2024, by clicking this link. Thank you for your participation and support!

Every Day Matters

As we explore and celebrate all that these first months of 2024 bring, I want to highlight the continued significance of maintaining excellent attendance, especially considering the various holidays and breaks on the horizon.

In alignment with our district-wide "Every Day Matters" Attendance Campaign, and the resources available on our "Every Day Matters" website, we aim to provide you with valuable tips and support. Regular school attendance is not merely a routine requirement; it serves as a cornerstone for your child's academic progress. Missing even just a day or two can significantly impact learning.

Here's how you can establish good attendance and health habits for your child during this period:

Seasonal Wellness Check: Use the start of the year to schedule a wellness check for your child. Ensure they are up to date on vaccinations and discuss any health concerns with their healthcare provider. A healthy start can contribute to consistent attendance and better overall well-being.
Weather-Ready Attire: As we navigate the winter months, encourage your child to dress appropriately for the weather. Ensure they have warm and comfortable clothing, especially during colder days. Being weather-ready helps prevent illnesses and ensures they are comfortable in school.
Mindful Screen Time Breaks: With shorter days and potential indoor activities, be mindful of your child's screen time. Encourage breaks for physical activities, reading, or creative pursuits. Balancing screen time with other engaging activities contributes to both physical and mental well-being.
Calendar Collaboration: Involve your child in planning for upcoming holidays and breaks. Use a family calendar to mark important dates, including school breaks, vacations, and special occasions. Collaboratively managing the calendar helps create anticipation and ensures everyone is on the same page regarding commitments.

By incorporating these tips into your routine, you can contribute to your child's health and well-being, while staying mindful of the various holidays and breaks. If you ever have questions or concerns, our school staff is here to support you.

iReady Diagnostics

RCSD's iReady diagnostic assessment window at Chilton continues this week! Your student will begin completing their iReady diagnostics based on the schedule below.

~~iReady ELA (all grades): 1/8 - 1/12~~
~~iReady Math (8th): 1/8 - 1/12~~
~~iReady Math (6th & 7th): 1/16 - 1/19~~
iReady Make-ups (all): 1/22 - 1/26

Some ways that you can support your student's demonstration of where they are currently in math and reading are as follows:

Remind your student to have their phones and electronic devices on silent and zipped in their backpacks
Make sure their Chromebook is charged and they bring headphones
Remind your students to take their time, review answers, and do their best
Make sure your student brings a book or colored pencils to silently read or draw if they finish their diagnostic early.

Counseling Update

ATTENTION 8TH GRADE FAMILIES! Questions about West Park High School registration? Click here to sign up to meet with a WPHS Counselor to get your question answered!
Check out our December/January Counseling Newsletter below!

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

Disney/Pixar Rally!

On Friday, February 2nd, we will be holding our 2nd rally of the year for our Bobcats! To celebrate, have your student join us in participating in our next Spirit Week (Jan. 29th - Feb. 2nd)
Monsters University Monday: Wear any school gear!
Sleeping Beauty’s Snooze-day Tuesday: PJs all day, every day!
Welcome to Disneyland Wednesday: Your going to Disneyland! Wear your favorite Disney Gear!
Disney Duo Thursday: Dress up as a character duo with your friend!
Frozen Friday: Dress up in all white like OLAF!

Middle School Math Support

Does your student need extra support with math? Come by and see one of our fabulous Chilton Teachers who can help your student with any middle school grade level math (Math 6 - Integrated Math 1)!

Yearbook

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

$55 yearbook
$15 personalization
$4.50 per icon
1/4 page ad is $70
1/8 page as is $50
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.

8th Grade Spring Pictures

Our 8th graders will soon be going off to high school! 8th grade spring pictures are on Friday, March 8th and will be given during their PE class. More information will be given closer to picture day.

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.
Rubix Cube Club (6th Grade Lunch only) - Miss Freitas
Christian Club (8th Grade Lunch only) - Mrs. Mosakowski
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)

Cultural Fun Fact

"On 3 December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted with consensus a resolution proclaiming 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development."

This year's theme is "Learning for Lasting Peace," which the UN says, "learning for peace must be a transformative process, enabling learners to gain essential knowledge, values, attitudes, skills, and behaviors, thereby empowering them to serve as catalysts for peace in their communities. The foundation of more peaceful, just, and sustainable societies is laid through education, a force that permeates every facet of our daily lives and overall prospects. In the face of escalating climate change, democratic erosion, persistent inequalities, growing discrimination, hate speech, violence, and conflict on a global scale, education emerges as a powerful tool to both address and prevent these challenges in the future. Moreover, when effectively shaped and implemented, education becomes a long-term investment with increasing returns."

For more information about the International Day of Education, visit the UN website here.

Chilton Core Values

Chilton's January Core Value is KINDNESS.

At Chilton:
We believe that demonstrating generosity and friendliness is not merely a state of mind or an attitude; it is an intentional activity that requires directed effort and is a learned skill.

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

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 host get togethers for the major home languages spoken at Chilton throughout the year.

Student IDs

Every Chilton student was given an ID card when they had their school pictures taken. This ID card is used to check-out library books, scan for school lunch, and other school functions. All students should bring their ID with them to school everyday. If a student lost their ID, they can purchase a replacement ID for a discounted price of $1 in the office by speaking with Mrs. McCall.

If a student forgets their ID, they CAN still get lunch. However, they will be sent to the back of the line. This is because they can no longer type in their number and our lunch ladies have to type it in for them. As a result, it takes longer. But not to worry! There is still PLENTY of food left for them and multiple options, and our line finishes within the first 10 minutes of lunch.

Incoming Freshmen Class of 2028

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

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
T.E.A.M.S After School Tutoring
West Park Athletics Fan Guide
Roseville Youth Lacrosse
Roseville Girls Softball
Parent Education Series
Early/Middle College Flyer
Early/Middle College Presentation
PC Kids Performing Arts
E-Bike and E-Scooter Safety
The Park Spring Basketball
Roseville City Fiero Code
Roseville City Secret Society

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.

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 2 are:

Monday, February 12th (Lincoln's Birthday Observed)
Monday, February 19th (President's Day Observed)

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

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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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