El Rancho Charter School

Planning for the 2020-2021 school year has begun. We still have space available for both 7th and 8th-grade students. If you know anyone with a middle schooler that would be interested in attending El Rancho please direct them to our website for more information. We are also offering an additional information session on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 from 4:30 pm-5:30 pm in the little theater.

Tours are available by signing up here.

Current 7th graders will hear about electives and registration information on Wednesday, February 5th during their science classes. Electives that require an application will have a due date of February 28th. All elective forms are due back to school by Friday, February 7th.

Musical Theater presents "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." With charm, wit, and heart, this show explores life's great questions as Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes, and celebrate the joy of friendship. The whole gang is here: bossy Lucy, piano prodigy Schroeder, feisty Sally, hilarious Snoopy, and the “blockhead,” himself, Charlie Brown.

Showtimes:

Thursday, February 6th at 6:30 pm

Friday, February 7th at 6:30 pm

Saturday, February 8th at 1:30 pm

Saturday, February 8th at 6:30 pm

"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" tickets can be purchased in advance here. Tickets will also be sold at the door, $10.00 for adults and $5 back of the house tickets for El Rancho students with their ID. We hope to see you at the show!

On February 10th, 2020, basketball and track and field will hold tryouts. Tryouts are all week after-school from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM.

If you would like more information about Track and Field, there will be an informational meeting at nutrition on Friday, February 7, 2020, down in the PE area.

We will honor Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays over the 4-day weekend, February 14-February 17. After-school activities and late buses have been canceled for Thursday, February 13th.

ASB is excited to present the Glow Dance. The Glow Dance will be held on Friday, February 21st from 4:30 pm-6:30 pm. Students will need to pick-up a dance contract from the office, review it with their family, and return it to the office for their adviser's approval. Pizza, drinks, and snacks are included in the price of the $7.00 ticket. Tickets must be purchased by Tuesday, February 18th, 2020. All students are required to have their ID card to purchase a ticket and enter the dance. We hope to see you there!

El Rancho Charter School’s annual PTSA-sponsored International Food Festival will be held on Wednesday, February 26th. Students will gather 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 water and volunteers to help serve food throughout the minimum day (7:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.)

Food and water donations should use the following guidelines:

• Please bring in a minimum of 24 bite-size, pre-cut sample portions (like Costco).
• All food must be in a disposable/non-disposable dish with a serving spoon (if needed) with the student’s name clearly marked on it. Dishes must be picked up by 12:10 p.m. on the day of the festival.
• The food ingredient label provided must be attached to your dish.
• Non-perishable food may be dropped off at the school office the day before the festival.
• Food may also be brought to the cafeteria at 7:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. the day of the festival (use the link to choose your time on the sign up).
• Each case of 8 oz. bottled waters earns one service hour. Please write the student’s name on the package.

PTSA is also looking for parent volunteers to help during the school day. If you're able to donate food, water, or your time, please use the sign-up genie https://signup.com/go/ytMAQrR

El Rancho's 3rd Annual International Door Decorating Contest is underway! ASB is organizing a door decorating contest to support PTSA’s International Day. There are three categories that classes can enter under:

• most creative
• most colorful
• most informative

Classes will decorate their classroom door to represent any country, culture, or city. The judging will take place during 4th period on February 25th by a panel of judges (three ASB students and three staff members). Every class that participates will receive a tub of licorice. The winning door from each category will win a cookie party AND 100 class points! Second place classes will earn 75 points, and our third place classes will earn 50 points!

Winners will be announced on International Day!

Open House is Tuesday, March 3rd. We welcome all 6th-grade families to visit classrooms and meet teachers from 3:30 pm-4:30 pm. If any of our incoming families missed Information Night, we will have an additional informational meeting from 4:30 pm-5:30 pm in the Little Theater. Current 7th and 8th-grade families are welcome from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm to visit classrooms. We hope to see you there!

For their second semester challenge the Eco-Heroes have decided that they would like to try to reduce plastic waste by encouraging a TRASH FREE Tuesday at El Rancho during lunch. More information will follow, but they wanted to share their “why” statement with El Rancho!

We are the El Rancho Eco Heroes, a group of four 7th grade girls, operating from a science classroom at El Rancho Charter School in Anaheim, California. Our team discovered, "The mass production of plastics, which began just six decades ago, has accelerated so rapidly that 8.3 billion metric tons have been produced to date. Of this, only 9 percent has been recycled; 6.3 billion metric tons have become plastic trash. "(Plastic Pollution Coalition). We care because we believe that using single use plastic is very wasteful and harmful to our environment.

The Eco-Heroes are competing through a program called Grades of Green. The purpose is to empower students to lead an environmentally sustainable future. Thanks for your help!

https://gradesofgreen.org/

The El Rancho Robotics Team hosted their 2nd Annual VEX Robotics Tournament on January 25th. There were 30 teams that competed. All three of the El Rancho Teams made it into the Finals! This event is a also a fundraiser for the team and could not have been done without all the parents support, the outside volunteers and our El Rancho Staff. The Robotics Team would like to give a special thank you to all the help and support from Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Hail, Mrs. Romero and Ms. McIntosh. They also attended and helped run the event the entire day! We received a lot of feedback on how amazing our facility is and that is was a favorite tournament for many teams!

As with most things, there are also wonderful community businesses that donated to this school event. A big thank you goes out to the following businesses for their generous donations - Bristol Farms, Corner Bakery, Pavilions, Ralphs, Staples and Starbucks.

Tournament season is getting close to wrapping up and all three teams are busy preparing for the State Finals in March! However, this past weekend, The AlphaBots competed in Porter Ranch on Saturday and won the Skills Competition and took 2nd in Alliance Driving! With their new skills score they are ranked 3rd in California! Coming up on February 15th, The Misfits and The Pack will compete at El Camino College. We are rooting for our El Rancho Teams in their final events! Good luck to The Alphabots, The Pack, and The Misfits!

January Staff Coyote of the Month goes to Mrs. Reeds! She goes above and beyond what is expected of a typical teacher or coach to provide the best experiences for her students. She took her Thanksgiving Break and planned a Cross Country camp for students to attend. Not only did she take them on runs, but she drove to new places so students got to experience running on beautiful trails. She focuses on how to show students that they matter. For example, every time Coyote Crew does the Jamba Juice run, she selects a boy and girl runner to give a gift card to. She does this to recognize students for their effort on the team and to build confidence in their abilities. She attends each cross country meet, which goes until 5:30 at night, and on top of everything else, she takes time to teach AVID concepts to her students and other teachers. She seriously ROCKS! Congratulations Mrs. Reeds!

2/4: El Rancho Night at Canyon Basketball 5:30 pm and 7 pm

2/3-2/4: Musical Theater rehearsal 3 pm-7:30 pm

2/5: Minimum Day

2/5: Musical Theater rehearsal 1 pm-7:30 pm

2/6: Registration presentations for 2020-2021 8th graders

2/6-2/8: Musical Theater presents "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"

2/11: PTSA Meeting @ 8:30 am

2/12: Imperial Elementary visits El Rancho

2/14-2/17: President's Weekend - No School on Friday or Monday

2/21: Glow Dance

2/26: Minimum Day

2/26: International Day

2/28: Read Across America

3/3: Open House: 3:30 pm-4:30 pm (6th grade) and 5:30 pm-7:00 pm (7th and 8th grade)