El Rancho Charter School

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

On October 31, 2023, all after-school activities are canceled.

Mark your calendars! Friday, November 3rd is a minimum day. Students will be dismissed at 12:20 p.m.

El Rancho Charter School’s annual PTSA-sponsored International Food Festival will be held on Tuesday, November 14th. Students will be gathering in the cafeteria to taste cuisine from around the world and celebrate their diverse cultural backgrounds, and we need your help! We need donations of ethnic food dishes and parent volunteers to help serve food throughout the school day (7:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.).

Please sign-up using the link below!

https://signup.com/go/ApWGHNi

ASB hosted a Pumpkin Decorating contest through 2nd-period classes. Classes could enter one of four categories: Most Scary, Most Humorous, Most Creative, and Most School Spirit.

Mrs. Mc Guire and Mrs. Cannon's Classes

Mr. Wakita's Class

Mr. Oswandel's Class

Mr. Puchalski's Class

ASB hosted a grade-level Google Banner artwork contest over the last several weeks. Students continued to vote for their favorite this week. Stay tuned for the winners!

Coyotes!

A few important reminders:

• During nutrition and lunch, there is no eating allowed over the red lines.
• Cell phones are to be off or on silent and in backpacks. Students should not have their phones in their pockets.
• Shirts are to be tucked in at all times.
• No gum.

Please follow the rules. Not following these expectations will result in lunch detention and/or after school detention.

Recently, we have seen a lot of students pulling on the backpack handles of other students, this is not allowed. This behavior is unsafe, and someone could get hurt. Please review the expectation of keeping their hands to themselves. We want everyone to be safe and respect the personal space of other students. Failing to follow these expectations will lead to consequences. Thank you, Coyotes!

Student safety is our top priority for our students and staff. Recently, we have received phone calls about students crossing at Fairmont and Santa Ana Canyon. For everyone's safety please review the following with your student:

Students:

1. Students should always use the crosswalk.

2. Only cross the street on a green light.

3. This is not the time to engage in horseplay with your friends.

4. Be aware of cars in the turn lane, make sure they see you before you cross.

Parents:

Santa Ana Canyon Drop-Off Area

1. There is no right turn on Red from Fairmont onto Santa Ana Canyon. Please watch for students.

2. Please pull all the way forward, it is okay if your students have to walk to the stairs.

3. Do not double park.

4. Avoid blocking the intersection at Fairmont and Santa Ana Canyon.

5. Follow all rules of the road.

6. If you would like to avoid the traffic, plan to pick your student up a little later, about 3:05 PM - 3:10 PM, it is so much easier.

We DO NOT recommend picking up students in the Hibachi or Big Lots parking lots. Students should not be in either area after school unsupervised, even on early release Thursdays.

While the PE TEAM can't wait to have you come down and be active in tutorial, there are a few qualifications:

1. Have Binder Reminder filled in for the week
2. No stamps/Detentions/Discipline Notations for the week
3. No injuries/Dr. Notes on file

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, the Little Theater, or Library 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!

November 8th OUSD Meet

On October 18th, our Cross Country Team competed at Valley Christian Middle School.

Congratulations to...

2nd Place: Chloe Gutfeld

3rd Place: Lauren Frometa

Overall Results:

Girls: 2nd place overall

Boys: 3rd place overall

October 25th vs. Oxford Academy (W 25-13 & 25-7)

November 1st vs Scholarship Prep at 4:30 PM at Magnolia Science Academy

November 8th

November 15th

November 29th

December 6th

December 11th (Monday)

December 13th

All games begin at 3:00 PM

November 6th: El Rancho at Portola Middle School

November 13th: Yorba at El Rancho

November 27th: Santiago at El Rancho

December 4th: El Rancho at McPherson

December 11th: Cerro Villa at El Rancho

All games begin at 3:00 PM

November 6th: Portola Middle School at El Rancho

November 13th: El Rancho at Yorba Middle School

November 27th: El Rancho at Santiago Charter

December 4th: McPherson at El Rancho

December 11th: El Rancho at Cerro Villa

After-school programs are available on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 2:50 PM to 3:50 PM

Homework Club in the library

Math Academy in room 306

Garden Gnomes (Wednesdays)

Parents will need to provide transportation as there is no late bus.

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 exemplifies 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

October's Staff Member of the Month went to one of our amazing office staff, Mrs. D'Agostino! Nominated by an El Rancho parent, they acknowledged that she not only supports the students at El Rancho but the parents too! "We have just started the new school year, and she has already gone out of her way to make sure my student is succeeding. She is one of a kind!" stated the El Rancho parent. Congratulations to Mrs. D'Agostiono, our health tech, for always supporting our students, parents, and staff!

Each month our school psychologists create a great newsletter with updates and strategies.

El Rancho Charter School is dedicated to supporting its students and staff during these unprecedented times. The site below serves as a means to share school-wide strategies we have in place to support mental health as well as provide resources, suggestions, and tips to help during this difficult time. Although we are apart, we are all in this together.

https://sites.google.com/view/ercsmentalheaalth/home

Nov. 3: Minimum Day 12:20 PM Dismissal

Nov. 7: Staff Development-No School

Nov. 9: End of 1st Trimester

Nov. 10: Veteran's Day-No School

Nov. 13: 2nd Trimester Begins

Nov. 14: International Day

Nov. 20-24: Thanksgiving Break

El Rancho administration works as a management team with three assistant principals, called advisors, who work alongside our Executive Director, Mrs. Walker, to help students be successful. Advisors work with students in the areas of attendance, academics, behavior, and scheduling. The student body is divided into groups by their last name and assigned to an advisor who is like the principal for that part of the alphabet. Students with Section 504 Plans will have Mrs. Beard as their advisor.

Advisors are always happy to help answer general questions regarding school programs. We encourage families to first address questions regarding the grade book, assignments, and classroom interaction to the individual teacher and advisors can be cc'd on communications at any time.

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

Mrs. Cannon, our Attendance Clerk, appreciates your phone call if your child has to miss school. Please call the Attendance Hotline 714-628-5427 on the day of your student's absence.

Please check Google Classroom for work missed up to 3 days.

Students who have a planned absence that is more than 3 days should pick-up an absence form at the attendance office.

During Tutorial, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, please avoid picking students up early, between 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM.

The Attendance Office is for signing-in students who are late to school and signing-out students who are picked-up early from school.

September 22nd

September 29th

October 6th

October 13th

October 20th

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