UPCOMING

EVENTS

October

Oct. 20 – Kindergarten Field Trip-Fog Willow Farm 8 a.m. California Pizza Kitchen Restaurant Night Oct. 21 – 4th – 6th Grade Cross Country at Granite Oaks Middle School Oct. 24 – Picture Retake Day Oct. 25 – Girls Soccer Gateway vs. Bowman Oct. 26 – 4th-6th Grade Cross Country at Johnson Springview Park Oct. 27 – Girls Soccer Gateway vs John Adams

November Nov. 1 – Girls Soccer Gateway vs Foresthill

Dear Rocklin Academy Families,

Today your child’s NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test results for the Fall term will be coming home. These tests determine your child’s instructional level and measures academic growth from Fall 2015 to Fall 2016 in areas of math, reading, and language and projects growth from Fall to Spring.

Each student’s growth projection is based on the student’s grade, starting RIT score, and the subject in which that student is tested, and represents the median level of growth observed for similar students in NWEA’s norming sample. Growth projections represent the level of growth we might expect to see from the student in the middle of the distribution (the average amount of growth). In other words, on average, approximately half of all students are going to show more growth than the growth projection, and the other half are going to show less growth.

It is important to remember while the projections do provide extremely useful information to teachers and schools about what constitutes reasonable growth expectations for a student to strive for over the course of the year, they don’t indicate that a student has had a successful school year simply because he or she has met or exceeded that growth projection. Each student brings with him or her, a unique set of challenges and strengths, and these should all be considered when interpreting a student’s growth in the context of his or her growth projection. Teachers use the NWEA MAP assessment data, along with other measures, to set academic goals, and meet the needs of individual students to best impact student learning. For further information and resources regarding NWEA MAP, please visit https://www.nwea.org/resources/parent-toolkit/

Thank you,

Jillayne Antoon Principal

Spirit Week Celebration: In order to celebrate the beginning of fall, our Student Leadership students have created a Harvest Spirit Week for the week of October 24-October 28th!

THE GATOR GAZETTE

The Official Gator Newsletter

October 19, 2016 •Rocklin Academy Gateway •6550 Lonetree Boulevard, Rocklin CA

95765 995765

Oct. 24th- Wear Fall colors- Red, yellow, orange and brown to show you are ready for cool weather Oct. 25th- Mismatched day- Go crazy for fall with your outfit! Oct. 26th- Dress up like your favorite character- Please, no masks or weapons. Oct. 27th- Wear your favorite sports team- Who are you rooting for? Oct. 28th- Pajama Day- Wear your pj’s to cozy up to fall.

TRAFFIC REMINDER Please continue to follow the traffic monitors' directions on how to proceed during drop off and pick up. Please click here for traffic maps. Use caution when driving; use blinkers, no cell phones and please drive slowly during pick up and drop off. It is imperative that drivers do not speed while driving. The safety of our students, parent volunteers, and staff are of the utmost importance.

Tech Tidbits Digital Citizenship week is a great time to explore your student’s iPad (for those that

travel home). As a family, sit down and have your student show you the applications

they use at school. One area that every parent should look at is the Safari browsing

history. This will tell you all the websites that your student has “surfed.” To check this history open up

the Safari browser and find the icon of a book. (The icon is located at the top of the screen on the left

side.) If you touch the book, it will open and you will have the option of “history.” The history provides a

list of websites that the iPad has visited. After looking at the history it is best to delete it by going into

settings, safari, and “Clear History and Website Data.” This will erase the sites that you just saw and

allow you to see new data going forward. For more detailed instructions on checking browsing history,

please go to www.rocklinacademy.com, departments, and technology.

PICTURE RE-TAKE DAY

Picture retakes will be on Monday, October 24th for TK-7th grade. If your student needs their picture taken please stop by the office and pick up a picture form. We are also in in need of volunteers and if you are interested in helping out please email tcosby@rocklinacademy.org

WSCA Perform with the Pack! It is the last two weeks to sign-up for Perform with the Pack! This is open to all K-8 students who want to perform with the HS Cheer team at half time on Nov. 4th. There are three dates: Clinic on Oct. 29th 10-Noon at WSCA, Practice on November 3 from 4-6pm at WSCA, and half-time at Mahaney Park Nov. 4. There are still a few slots open even if you didn't get to register online for a t-shirt. You may register by submitting $30 payment at Western Sierra with "Cheer - student's name and grade" in the memo line. Please make checks payable to Rocklin Academy ASB. This $30 includes the clinic, the practice, and admission for two (the student and a parent) to the game.

TRAFFIC VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – OCTOBER If you are interested in helping as a Traffic Safety Volunteer, we are looking for volunteers to help out during morning drop-off from 7:30AM to 8:30AM, Monday through Friday, for the month October. Traffic Volunteering will start on Monday, October 3rd – Monday, October 31st.

We are looking for 10 volunteers per day to assist students out of their cars and/or guide the flow of traffic. We are asking all volunteers to be on time and if you are unable to make your shift, please email shughes@rocklinacademy.org. Please check into the office on your scheduled date and you will be assigned a spot.

Each volunteer will earn 2 volunteer hours per shift. If you would like to volunteer, please click here.

PSP Information

The Annual Giving Campaign is at 7%. Take a moment and make your pledge at

https://gatewaypsp.rallyup.com/gatewayagc-2016

We need volunteers to help make the 7th & 8th grade dance successful! Please sign up here http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4bafab28aafe3-7th8th

If you would like more information about our Watch D.O.G.S. program, please email our Watch D.O.G.S. leads at gatordads@gmail.com

Upcoming Events: California Pizza Kitchen Company restaurant night is Thursday, October 20th (see attached flyer) 11/2 Skipolini’s 11 am-8pm 11/15 Krush Burger

LATER GATORS! This week in Later Gators students will be rolling out the 3Doodlers and working on decorating ceramic vases. Due to the Later Gator students collecting more than 100 Gator tickets, students will be playing board games as well as playing on the Wii on Thursday and Friday. Way to go Later Gators!! Students will also be viewing Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) on Friday.

Reminders:

Please start sending your student with a jacket or sweater. We want our students to stay warm, dry, and healthy. No School: November 7th No School: November 11 Minimum Week November 14-18th. (TK-6th grade only) During minimum days please make sure to order your students lunch online or pack your student a lunch.

Fundraiser in support of:

Rocklin Academy Gateway

Thursday, October 20, 2016

(All Day)

Valid at the following location: California Pizza Kitchen The Fountains at Roseville 1190 Roseville Pkwy Roseville, CA 95678 916-781-4950

PLACER EMPOWERING PEOPLEA Resource Event to Assist Low Income Individuals & Families of Placer County

Thursday, October 20, 2016Auburn Renewal Center

12225 Rock Creek Road, Auburn, CA 95602

8:30am Clean Slate Clinic, Presented by Legal Services of

Northern CaliforniaInformation will be provided on expungement

11:00am Workshop

Disability Benefits & Work – What You Need to Know

For more information and to register in advance, visit placer.ca.gov/pep or

email PCPEP@placer.ca.gov

9:00am -1:00pm Medical, dental and vision exams, Food, Flu shots, Benefits eligibility, Affordable housing info, Utility assistance, Credit & financial advice, Identification (Social Security and DMV), Veteran services, Counseling, Education and

Employment info, Pet wellness checks, Rabies vaccinations & microchipping, and more...

A Collaborative Event Coordinatedby the Placer County Consortium on Homelessness

Get a t-shirt, learn a dance routine, practice with the Western

Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves HS Cheer team, and perform

with them at a home game during half time!

Open to K-8 students. Only 50 slots available!

Sat. Oct. 29

10am-Noon

WSCA Gym

Meet the Pack and

learn the routine!

Th. Nov. 3

4-6pm

WSCA Hallway

Practice with

the Pack

Fri. Nov. 4

6:45-8pm

Mahaney Park

Practice during Pre-

Game, then Perform

with the Pack during

halftime!

Includes T-Shirt, clinic, practice, a stu-

dent ticket for the game and one

adult ticket for the game.

https://www.booster.com/perform-with-the-pack