El Rancho Charter School

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Orange County Department of Education Bullying Prevention Program will be hosting a virtual parent presentation focused on social media trends, information literacy, privacy, and security, addressing and reporting cyberbullying, and parent/child communication.

In our ever-changing world with a lot of time being spent on digital devices, it is important to keep the conversation going about what parents can do to support their children in the complex environment of online learning and socializing.

Cyberbullying and Digital Drama: Keeping Kids Safe, Happy, and Healthy in the Digital Age will be held via Zoom on May 16, 2023, from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Interpretation will be offered in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Mandarin.

To register, please visit: http://ocde.k12oms.org/1378-231454

Zoom information will follow.

If you have any questions, please contact Jacquie Johnson, Project Liaison, at 714-966-4473 orjacquiejohnson@ocde.us.

Keeping our campus looking great is important to our school. Our custodians work hard to maintain all of our facilities. Recently, we're experiencing vandalism our the bathrooms. Please take pride in our school and keep our campus looking great. If students witness vandalism or other concerns on campus they can fill out the "See Something, Say Something" form.

See Something, Say Something Form

El Rancho has COVID-19 Antigen Testing Kits available. If your family would like a testing kit, one per student, please contact our Health Clerk, Mrs. D'Agostino vdagostino@orangeusd.org .

State testing will begin on Wednesday, April 26th through Thursday, May 25th. All students are assessed in English-Language Arts and Mathematics. 8th-grade grade students will also take the California Science Test. Students will take one assessment per week and will test with their teacher. For example, students will complete both English-Language Arts assessments with their English teacher, during their regular class period.

During testing, we ask that families try to schedule appointments outside of the school day as much as possible. We hope having the calendar in advance will help in your planning. Included in this newsletter you will find both the testing calendar and testing bell schedule. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Ozuna at kozuna@orangeusd.org.

Thank you for your support!

We need everyone to take a few minutes to review page 9 of their Binder Reminder. El Rancho’s Uniform Policy states that Crocs and hooded sweatshirts are not allowed. Wearing a long sleeve and/or hoodie under your uniform is not allowed. Students caught violating either of these rules will be issued lunch detention. Please do your part and follow the school uniform policy. Thank you, Coyotes!

Also, students should not order food to be delivered, or have food delivered from others, from delivery services like Uber Eats, Door Dash, Grub Hub, etc... Students who have food delivered have also used their phones during school hours, which is not allowed, and will be given a consequence.

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.

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.

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

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 student's responsibility to check their grades prior to Tutorial.

Students have a 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!

El Rancho's Track and Field recently competed at Mt. Sac. Great job by all Coyotes, below are the final results:

MT SAC RESULTS - El Rancho

1500 M - 3rd Mateen Fatehi

4X400 Relay - 2nd 8th grade Robert Kuhns, Jonathan Matthew, Diego Macias, Mateen Fatehi

4X100 Relay -

1st Girls 7th grade Lauren Frometa, Alexa Reynolds, Mia Van Diest, Payton La Broad

1st Boys 7th grade Kyle Cheng, Nathaniel Lee, Leo Brady, Nicolas Moreira

2nd Girls 8th (*w/ one 7th :)) Minnah Vakil, Manda Fatehi, Victoria Pham, Brooke Boyce*

2nd Boys 8th Daniel Tran, Theodore de Leon, Andrew Cheng, Josh Vu

100 by heats:

7th grade girls - Brooke Boyce 1st, Mia Van Diest 1st, Lauren Frometa 2nd, Alexa Reynolds 1st

7th grade boys - Nathaniel Lee 2nd, Brady Leo 3rd

8th grade girls - Minnah Vakil 2nd

8th grade boys - Josh Vu 1st AND RECORD BEATER 11.6 seconds, Daniel Tran 2nd, Robert Kuhns 2nd, Andrew Cheng 3rd

High Jump:

Brooke Boyce 1st

Alexa Reynolds 3rd

Long Jump:

Mia Van Diest 2nd

Shot Put:

Connor Shim 2nd

Wyatt Cho 3rd

Way to go Coyotes!

April 12: Dance from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm

April 20: Musical Theater Presents Legally Blonde Jr. at 6:00 pm

April 21: Musical Theater Presents Legally Blonde Jr. at 6:00 pm

April 22: Musical Theater Presents Legally Blonde Jr. at 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm

April 26: SBAC State Testing Begins

May 3: Drama Charlie/Aladdin at 5:30 pm

May 22: Awards Night at 6:00 pm

May 23: Dance Performance 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm

May 24: Band Spring Concert 6:30 pm

May 29: Memorial Day-No School

May 30: Strings Spring Concert 6:30 pm

May 31: Guitar Spring Concert 6:30 pm

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