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

This weekend, it is time to "spring forward"! Make sure you add one hour to your clocks on Saturday night or Sunday morning so you're not late to school on Monday.

On Monday, April 8th, we will have a chance to see a partial solar eclipse over the state of California. However, as you may know, it is very dangerous to look directly at the sun without special glasses.

While at school, we will be monitoring the progress of the eclipse and allowing students to go outside and view the eclipse, IF YOU HAVE THE SPECIAL GLASSES.

Anaheim Hills Public Library (Canyon Hills Branch... off Nohl Ranch Road above Canyon High School) has informed us that they have solar eclipse glasses available to anyone who requests them. Sometime before April 8th, visit the Anaheim Hills Public Library (Canyon Hills Branch... off Nohl Ranch Road above Canyon High School) and request a free pair of solar eclipse glasses, so you can take part in this historic event. However, don't wait too long. They are only available, starting next week, while supplies last.

Coyotes! As a reminder, hooded sweatshirts of any kind are not allowed. Students must be in uniform attire at all times. If you have any questions, please ask an adult on campus. Failing to follow the rules will result in consequences.

Students should have their binder reminders and ID cards with them daily. If you have lost your binder reminder you can replace it for $15 and ID cards can be replaced for $5. Please see Ms. Garabedian in the front office.

On March 6th, the El Rancho Choir and their teacher, Ms. Harper, performed at California Adventure. They did an amazing job! Great job, Coyotes!

Congratulations to our girls' and boys' basketball teams who were victorious against Santiago Charter Middle School this week.

7th grade students will be participating in the Physical Fitness Test in their PE classes from February 26 through March 23rd. If there are any questions please contact your student's PE teacher.

The El Rancho Charter Board has 3 open parent seats for the term of 2024-2026. Our charter board consists of eleven members, including three parents. Eligible parents must be a parent of an incoming 7th or 8th grader for the 24-25 school year or a current 8th grader. If you are interested, please submit your application by 3:00 pm on Friday, March 15th. Elections will be held at Open House on Thursday, March 21st.

If you are interested, please complete this Google form https://forms.gle/U7j7EPqBAHg5uE2s7 by the deadline. If you have questions, please contact Fran Loeffler at floeffler@orangeusd.org .

Hello, Parents!

We are in the process of putting together El Rancho Charter School’s PTSA for the 2024 2024-2025 school year. There are four open positions, Vice President, Historian, and Membership (2):

President: Jennifer Ayaz

Vice President: OPEN

Secretary: Linda Mortensen

Treasurer: Patty Chan

Auditor: Allyson Whelan

Ways & Means: Kristen Cruz

Parliamentarian: Wendy Ragland

Historian: OPEN

Membership (2): OPEN

Vice President: Works as primary aide to the president. Performs president’s duties absent. Carries out other duties outlined in bylaws/standing rules or as assigned.

Historian: Captures, assembles, and preserves activities/achievements of PTSA. Completes and submits the PTSA Annual Historian Report district PTA. Presents a brief overview of the PSTA year at a meeting near the end of the school year.

Membership: Works with the membership committee to plan the annual membership campaign. Creates and implements a membership plan, promotes membership throughout the year, and provides membership reports at PSTA board and association meetings. Collects dues, and distributes membership cards. If any of these positions sound like a fit for you, please email Wendy Ragland at wendysuz@sbclgobal.net.

Thanks very much!

Wendy Ragland

On Monday, March 11th, the basketball teams will play McPherson Magnet. The boys' team will be in the El Rancho gym and the girls' team will be at McPherson. Both games begin at 3:00 pm.

On Wednesday, March 13th and Thursday, March 14th, Canyon High Counselors will be on campus to collect registration forms from 8th graders. Students will see the counselors during their PE class.

Counselors from Villa Park High School will be on campus on Wednesday, March 20th in the morning. Students will receive call slips to the library to meet with the counselors.

On Wednesday, March 13th, Honor Band and Honor Orchestra will rehearse from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm at Santiago Charter Middle School.

March 13th and 14th: Canyon Registration Pick-Up during PE classes

April 1st, 3rd, & 5th: Canyon Cheer Tryouts from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm

April 6th: Song Clinic 8:30 am to 2:00 pm

April 8th: Athletic Open House from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Gym

April 8th: Sports Physicals from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the MPR

April 15th-17th: Canyon Song Tryouts

May 7th: Canyon Dance Tryouts from 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Aug. 12th-15th: Taking Care of Business

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!

All games begin at 3:00 PM

Girls' Schedule

Monday, February 12th: El Rancho @ Portola Middle School (W)

Monday, February 26th: Yorba Middle School @ El Rancho-canceled

Monday, March 4th: Santiago Charter @ El Rancho (W)

Monday, March 11th: El Rancho @ McPherson

Monday, March 18th: Cerro Villa @ El Rancho

Boys' Schedule

Monday, February 12th: Portola Middle School @ El Rancho (W)

Monday, February 26th: El Rancho @ Yorba Middle School-canceled

Monday, March 4th: El Rancho @ Santiago Charter (W)

Monday, March 11th: McPherson @ El Rancho

Monday, March 18th: El Rancho @ Cerro Villa

Are you interested in playing volleyball? NOC is looking for boys and girls ages 11-14 to join their Spring League and Skills Clinics. Interested families can use the link below to sign up.

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

Are you interested in traveling abroad to Paris and London? Come hear more about this trip!

Paris & London
Come to a meeting in room 308 with Mrs. Jacobsen
Tuesday April 16th @ 5 pm

*This is not a school-sponsored trip.

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

Mar. 13 & 14: Canyon Registration Pick-Up during PE

Mar. 19: Honor Band & Orchestra Performances at Chapman University 6:00 PM

Mar. 21: Open House

Mar. 25-29: Spring Break

Apr. 4: Advance Band & Orchestra Performance at Knott's Berry Farm

Apr. 5: 7th Grade Medieval Times Field Trip

Apr. 12: Theater Arts Play 5:00 PM

Apr. 22: Advance Band Performance at Angel Stadium

Apr. 24-May 24 SBAC Testing on Wednesdays-Fridays

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.

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