El Rancho Charter School

Adopt a Family is here! El Rancho Charter School partners with the Southwest Community Center in Santa Ana and “adopts” families for the holidays. Some teachers select one family and complete the project with their own classes, but many team up with another teacher or two. Teachers may ask students to support this project through donations and fundraisers. This is completely optional, but all money raised will support this great cause.

The partnership between our school and the Southwest Community Center is a tradition we hope to continue for years to come! Thank you for your support and generosity.

The History Department is doing its THIRD Tutorial Talks Thursday, December 8th, in the Little Theater! All 7th and 8th graders who have no stamps are welcome during tutorial to come hear former El Rancho staff, Sam Yang, talk about his time living in Japan. 7th-grade grade students, you are learning about Japan right now so this is for sure a talk you will not want to miss!"

As a reminder, only water is allowed in our classrooms. Students may not bring Starbucks or any other beverages or food into the classroom. Students will be asked to leave their drinks outside or in a location where they will not be spilled in the classroom.

For student and staff safety, lunches brought to school for students during the school day should be dropped off in the cubbies at the front office. Students are not allowed to leave the lunch area to pick up lunches in the parking lot. Food delivery services are not allowed.

We would love to recognize our staff who go above and beyond. So, just like Student of the Month, we have Staff of the Month! If you would like to recognize one of our staff members who exemplify our Coyote qualities, please use the form below to recognize them.

Staff Coyote of the Month

To be eligible for a Staff of the Month Award, an employee must demonstrate one or more of the following traits:

C: Compassion, Character, and Community

O: Outlook (Positive)

Y: Yearning for Excellence

O: Outstanding insight into students

T: Team Player

E: Excites students to learn

Tutorial begins next week! On each Wednesday and Thursday, we have Tutorial for 30 minutes before lunch. Students should use this time to make up tests, complete missing assignments, and get help from teachers when needed.

Students who are stamped by their teacher must attend that tutorial session. If stamped by multiple teachers, the subject that has priority that day takes precedence.

Students who have C grades or better, are not stamped by a teacher, and do not have any detention stamps, can go to PE or the lunch benches to complete homework. It is the students' responsibility to check their grades prior to Tutorial.

Students have the 5-minute passing period to get to their tutorial room. Once students arrive at their Tutorial destination, they stay there for the entire 30 minutes. Please use the menu below to make a plan for this week!

All games begin at 3:00 PM

Girls' Volleyball Schedule

11/7: El Rancho at Portola MS-postponed

11/14: Yorba MS at El Rancho (W)

11/28: Santiago Charter at El Rancho (W)

12/5: El Rancho at McPherson

12/12: Cerro Villa at El Rancho

Boys' Flag Football Schedule

11/7: Portola MS at El Rancho-postponed

11/14: El Rancho at Yorba MS (W)

11/28: Santiago Charter at El Rancho (W)

12/5: McPherson at El Rancho

12/12: El Rancho at Cerro Villa

Dec. 6: Dance Performance in Cafeteria at 5 pm and 6 pm

Dec. 7: Guitar Concert at 6:30 pm

Dec. 13: Strings Concert at 6:30 pm

Dec. 14: Band Concert at 6:30 pm

Dec. 19-Jan.6, 2023: Winter Break

Jan. 9: School Resumes

Jan. 10: 8th Grade Vision & Hearing Screening

Jan. 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day-No School

Jan. 17-19: 2023-2024 7th Grade Information Nights

Feb. 2: Band and Choral Music at Knott's Berry Farm

Feb. 7: Canyon High CTE Fair for 8th graders

Feb 17-Feb. 20: President's Weekend-No School Friday and Monday

Office hours will be as follows for the school year:

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Thursday: 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM

Friday: 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM

All questions or concerns should be addressed to your student's advisor:

• A-F..........Mrs. Ozuna.......... kozuna@orangeusd.org
• G-O..........Mr. Kilgore........... gkilgore@orangeusd.org
• P-Z..........Mrs. Beard........... kbeard@orangeusd.org

Follow El Rancho on social media to find up-to-date information, activities, and the talents of our fantastic students and staff. Click on each icon to get to El Rancho's accounts.

As we continue to live with COVID-19, it is vital that parents and guardians keep their students home if they are not feeling well. Please report all absences, positive cases, exposures, and illnesses to our attendance office/health office. Please make sure your student does not attend school and is tested if they are experiencing any symptoms associated with COVID-19.

Students and staff who are experiencing the following should not attend school:

• Has tested positive for COVID-19
• Is waiting for COVID-19 test results because you've had close contact or have COVID-19 symptoms.
• Has been identified as a close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19 or has had possible exposure to someone with COVID-19

Is experiencing any symptom(s) of COVID-19 including:

• Fever of 100 degrees or higher

• Headache
• Sore throat
• Muscle or body aches
• Fatigue (tiredness)
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain
• Runny nose, congestion, itchy or red eyes, or chills
• Persistent cough (usually a dry cough)
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Loss of taste or smell

Student Decision Tree

El Rancho has received another shipment of COVID-19 Antigen Testing Kits from the Orange County Department of Education. We have enough for one testing kit per student. If your family would like a testing kit, please contact our Health Clerk, Mrs. D'Agostino vdagostino@orangeusd.org .

OUSD is pleased to continue offering all students COVID-19 testing 4 times a week to all interested at the high school you sign up for. All students are strongly urged to participate in the District COVID-19 testing program. This type of surveillance testing program is recommended by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to mitigate spread of COVID-19 in the school community. The OUSD COVID-19 Testing Program is intended to continue maximizing the good health and safety of our school community.

General information for the student testing events will be shared with you weekly as we receive information from OUSD. Students are encouraged to make an appointment between 2:30pm-5:30pm as to not interfere with instruction. Please keep in mind that when completing the online form to make an appointment, all required fields must be completed to take advantage of this testing opportunity. It is also important that accurate insurance information is provided if applicable.

Participation in testing events is for District students only and is voluntary. As a District approved provider, Living Fit Nation will work with the District to verify the eligibility of

participants prior to the event. This partnership, as part of the OUSD students' COVID-19 Testing Program, will further strengthen the health and safety measures established in the Safety and Health-Driven School Reopening Plan. We look forward to your participation!

EVENT TIME: Monday to Thursday

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Location: Orange Unified School District Office

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