Sanger Academy Charter School

Principal

Mr. Ken Garcia

Message from the Principal

Hello Sanger Academy Parents,

The staff and I are looking forward to another wonderful year for you and your family.

Our number 1 goal is topping our 2008-2009 Academic Performance Index (API) and Adequate Yearly Progress(AYP) scores.

Our first district progress assessments indicate that your children are on the path towards our API goal of 900 and our AYP goal of 80% of all 2nd -8th grade students scoring advanced or proficient in Math and English-Language Arts.

We are also looking forward to continued success in athletics and co-curricular activities. Our Fall student athletes have already served notice that they will be championship contenders in Football, Volleyball and Cross Country. Our Cheer and Spirit team kicked off our year by leading Sanger Academy to a Spirit Award at the Elementary Sports Carnival.

The Sanger Academy Marching Band will begin their competitions in the month of October and we look forward to seeing our student musicians represent Sanger Academy with enthusiasm and pride.

Our talent show is less than a month away and I see students rehearsing and preparing to showcase their talents.

6th, 7th, and 8th grade Students are starting to prepare for the rigor of our Science Fair which is the prelude to our competitions at the District, Regional and State Level.

The Sanger Academy Bears are off to a great start!

Dress Code Clarification This is to clarify T-shirts or polo shirts days: Students will need to be in full uniform top everyday except for the following: Fridays - Spirit T-shirts only. Early Release days- Students can wear Triathlete, STAR or Athletic T-shirts. Any designated Free Dress Day will be on the last early release day of the month.

Community of Caring Food Drive

We will be collecting canned foods and non-perishable food items for needy families in Sanger. Students will start bringing food items on Wednesday, December 2nd. Please put the food items in your classroom Community of Caring Basket. The food drive will end on Friday, Dec. 18th. A recent article in the Sanger Herald mentioned that the local food banks are empty. They can't keep up with the demand that is out there. Let's encourage our SAC Community to help by encouraging students to bring what they can from home.

SAC 2nd Year for Honor!
http://www.cbee.org/
California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) and Just for the Kids-California (JFTK-CA) has named Sanger Academy Charter School to their 2009 Honor Roll as a Star School - for the second year in a row! Honor Roll schools are named annually from elementary, middle and high schools. Sanger Academy Charter School was one of 6 Star schools recognized in Sanger Unified.

Honor Schools are recognized for having demonstrated consistent high student academic achievement and have made significant progress toward closing achievement gaps among all their students.

Great Job and Congratulations to all of the parents, students and staff at Sanger Academy Charter School!

Science Fair Update Beginning in December, Mrs. Lopez-Lickey will be available on Tuesdays and Thursday from 3:30-5:30 to help students with Science Fair projects. Room 5.

History Day Update http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/Contest.htm This year's theme is "Innovation in History: Impact and Change."

Volunteer Hours Requirement For those parents who have already completed ten hours of volunteer service, please turn in your log sheet to the office.

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
http://www.olweus.org/public/bullying_prevention.page
This program is being implemented this year at Sanger Academy and all other Sanger Unified K-8 schools. Learn what will be happening on campus to address the issue of bullying and how parents can help support their children and the school in this effort. For more information, contact Donna Dodd at 875-5562.

FLU Notice and Information
http://www.sanger.k12.ca.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=977&
FLU NOTICE AND INFORMATION
The Flu can easily be spread from person to person, therefore, we are taking steps to reduce the spread of flu in our school district. Here are a few things that we will be encouraging our students and yourself to do to help:
• Teach your children to wash their hands.
• Teach your children not to share personal items.
• Know the signs and symptoms of the flu.
• Keep sick children at home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have fever.
• Do Not send children to school if they are sick.
• Get your child vaccinated against seasonal and H1N1 influenza.

Parent Involvement Why parent volenteers do what we do! Why is Parent Involvement in their child's education so important? Besides all the research that proves students do better in school, are more apt to graduate high school and attend college, it's also common sense. See what other parents have to say about being a part of the educational process.

Released State Test Questions http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp This website has printable files for the released test questions from past State tests, by grade and subject.

Sanger Academy 2009 API Base Report http://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2009/2008BaseSch.aspx?allcds=10624146117873 See our 2009 API Base Report. You can also see how we compare to other schools similar to us demographically.

STAR Tests at SAC http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2008/Viewreport.asp In 2008, the California Standards Tests (CSTs) were given to students in grades two through eleven as part of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The CSTs were developed specifically for

Sanger Academy 2009 AYP Scores http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/AcntRpt2009/2008BaseSch.aspx?allcds=10624146117873 The AYP Report was made a federal requirement by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. This report shows how well schools and school districts are meeting common standards of academic performance, as measured by whether the school or school district makes AYP.

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