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Call of the Whitmore Wolves

Newsletter for the families of Whitmore Charter School

of the Arts and Technology

3435 Don Pedro Road, Ceres, CA 95307 • (209) 556-1610

WCSAT Parent Booster Club Officers for the 2014-2015 School Year:

President: Heidi Starkweather

Vice President: Tracy Cortez

Treasurer: Briona Mendez

Secretary: Renee Gaskill

Booster Comments or Questions?wcs.pbc@gmail.com

Paw Print Editor: Julie Lynn Martin-Borba

Content provided by: WCS Teachers, Staff and Parents

Printed by: CUSD Media CenterFunded by: WCSAT

Full color copies are available for download at the WCSAT website: http://wcs.ceres.k12.ca.us/WCSAT

Newsletter comments, questions or feedback?

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Celebrating 2014-2015!The 2014-2015 school year is concluding with great success. We deeply appreciate all Whitmore Charter School parents, teachers and volunteers for their contributions in making WCSAT a wonderful place for learning for our students. I also want to rec-ognize our PBC, which consists of parents and teachers. They have provided many wonderful opportunities for families, including many of the ones listed below. We ap-preciate all of their hard work and efforts. During this school year so many great things happened including; exciting Winter and Spring Performances, assemblies for awards, Living Museum, theater and life skills. We enjoyed Life Skills pizza luncheons, Literacy Night, RoundUp, Spirit Days, Book Fairs, Dance-A-Thon, Wolf-Walk, Santa Breakfast, and a continued building of our school climate and spirit. Let’s not forget the number of students who participated in district-wide activities and receivedhonors during the year for their Peace Essay’s, Masonic Essay’s, Rotary Student of the Month, Every Student Succeeding, Recycling Poster’s, and the list goes on with Whit-more student recognitions! Congratulations to all of you for this wonderful achieve-ment! Cheers to another fantastic year and an amazing school!

Please look for a letter in the mail about two weeks before school starts welcoming you and your child to our new school year. The letter will contain more information about our Back-to-School Night, the issuing of technology devices to each student - tablets (grades K-1) and Chromebooks (grades 2-8) and beginning-of-the-year events. Students will be receiving their device, device bag, and earphones during an assigned time at Back-to-School Night. Further information and forms will be sent home in the students’ Welcome Back packets in the summer.

I commend our wonderful staff and teachers for working so hard to provide our students with high expectations and a rigorous education. They continually go “above and beyond” to enrich our school with both their time, and talents. They have all spent many “extra” hours contributing to the success of our children and we are so grateful.

I, and the entire Whitmore Staff, wish you a very happy summer and hope that you enjoy your precious time during the summer with your children as much as we enjoyed our time with them during the school year.

If you ever have any concerns, questions, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (209) 556-1610 or you may email me at dviss@ceres.k12.ca.us.

David Viss,Principal

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Each month teachers are pleased to face the challenge to select just one student who exemplifies the traits of this year’s life skills. Please join the WCSAT staff in congratulating the following students for earning the recognition as a “Life Skills Student of the Month” for his/her class.

K-5 Life Skills Model Student Awards

April 2015 - Effort Grade Teacher Student K Mrs. Burnett Benjamin Gutierrez K Mrs. Rodrigues Layla Barnabas 1 Mrs. Mariano Mya Maldonado 1 Mrs. Tornquist/Berger Caleb Beckhart 2 Mrs. Lewis Gavin Bradshaw 2 Mrs. Fischer Max Clawson 3 Mrs. Benitez Preet Pannu 3 Mrs. Crawford Haley Gaskill 4 Ms. McNeal Alyssa Gomez 4 Mrs. Terrones Avery Bezanson 5 Mrs. Aguiar Dominic Gonzalez 5 Mr. Sundy Luis Palafox

May 2015 - Common Sense Grade Teacher Student K Mrs. Burnett Ava Stivers K Mrs. Rodrigues Hope Wells 1 Mrs. Mariano Ryker Stone 1 Mrs. Tornquist/Berger Jayson Trevino 2 Mrs. Lewis Caullen Murphy 2 Mrs. Fischer Taylor Moring 3 Mrs. Benitez Abby Melendez 3 Mrs. Crawford Hannah Martin-Borba 4 Ms. McNeal Samantha Oller 4 Mrs. Terrones Jerry Porras 5 Mrs. Aguiar Jessica Scott 5 Mr. Sundy Savannah Gomez

K-5 Encore Model Student Awards

April 2015Music Breanah Pena Art Gabriel Rice Dance Ruben Hernandez Drama Brenden Martin

Tech Wylie Watts PE Caullen Murphy Aliyah Strehl

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May 2015Music Kayla Zhu Art Jazmine Carver Dance Carter Sneed Drama Breanah Pena

Tech Travis Looney PE Terryn Mendes Troy Benitez

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Spring Honor Roll Academic Excellence3 Andrew Ruiz3 Jorge Guerrero3 Josiah Sandoval3 Mason Baker3 Andres Guevara3 Preet Pannu3 Kameron Gearhart3 Mei Lien Cortez3 Tatyanni Coconi3 Justice Franco3 Carter Berger4 Aleecia Silva4 Isaac Garcia4 Nicolas Gil4 Makayla Burrow4 Grace Looney4 Brinley Adams4 Harlye Holliday4 Avery Bezanson4 Logann Meyer4 Heather Starkweather4 Taylor Clawson5 Guillermo Garibay5 Bronson Burrow5 Matthew Sanchez5 Breanna Rice5 Kylie Maines5 Kayla Zhu5 Valene Perillo5 Esteban Rodriguez5 Blake Ratajczak5 Alyssa Jimenez5 Noah Trevino5 Olivia Ruiz

Gold Honor Roll 3 Terryn Mendes3 Jessica Potts3 Hannah Methvin4 Bella Carrera4 Analy Gomez4 Simon Hayes4 Faith Garrett4 Avery Hulsey4 Carter Sneed4 Olivia Solache4 Mateo Lopez4 Devin Stroup4 Samuel Caulkins5 Leah Joseph5 Rayana Coleman 6 Noah Avalos 6 Qalidra Sengsoury Williams 6 Jayleen Ramirez 6 Vivien Chen 6 Daniel Guel 6 Kailey Gearhart 6 Gabriel Newton 6 Siera Sandoval 6 Natalya Lemus 6 Adriana Huaracha 6 Ruhdeep Takher 6 Ian Babb 6 Alexandria Barnes 6 Michael Dennis 6 Madison Bennett 6 Olivia Gil 7 Aimee Carranza 7 Ariana Jimenez 7 Naiyleah Arellano 7 Lilyana Sengsoury 7 Kadin Richardson 7 Sarah Dea 7 Elizabeth Soto 7 Kyle Hendrix 7 Antonio Cortez

Silver Honor Roll 3 Lianna Padilla 3 Haley Gaskill 3 Daveny Gomez 3 Hannah Martin Borba 3 Larkin Meyer 3 Elliott Hayes 3 LaDre Sengsoury Williams 3 Elias Corona3 Cameron Bradshaw3 Abigail Melendez3 Elise Swain4 Jerry Porras 4 Arya-LeeAnn Flores 4 Brandon Hernandez 4 Samantha Oller 4 Gavin Stone 4 Karan Athwal 5 Jazmine Carver 5 Jessica Scott 5 JoseSerafin5 Zackary Martinez 5 Mattison Adams 5 Ian Barnum 5 Brooklyn Howe 5 Taylor Hill 5 Itzel Mendoza 5 Jaden Joy 6 Sayra Rodrigues Olivares 6 Jordan Mendes 6 Akemi Not Help Him-Moeun 6 Serena Lopez 6 Sadie Porras 6 Angat Batth 6 Samaria Trevino 6 Natalia Tamayo 6 Jacob Oller 6 Katelynn Hood 6 Riley Caramella 6 Nicholas Criscione 7 Jordan Carver 7 Isaac Juarez 7 Erin Lewis 7 Perla Garcia 7 Stefanie Rodriguez 7 Jacob Hendrix 7 Kailey Martin 7 Otoniel Hernandez

Congratulations!

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2nd Grade Poem In Your Pocket Day

On April 24, 2015 Whitmore Charter School 2nd graders celebrated National Poem In Your Pocket Day. Students have been growing their love and appreciation of poetry by read-ing a poem each day in April and by creating their very own poems. On Friday April 24th, Mrs. Lewis’s and Mrs. Fischer’s classes celebrated their LOVE of poetry. Students were able to choose from an assortment of poems they wrote and shared their favorite in front of their class. It was a wonderful day of poetry in 2nd grade!

Photos and article provided by Michelle Lewis

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Mrs. Crawford’s and Mrs. Benitez’ 3rd graders took a trip to the Chabot Space and Science Museum in Oakland on May 22nd.

Students visited exhibits, the planetarium, and participated in an ecosystem hike through the redwoods.

Students had fun dressing up as astronauts, identifying plants, trees and leaves, as well as viewing a great show in the planetarium.

Thank you to the CUSD Foun-dation for a grant to help fund the cost of the bus.

Everyone at a great time!

3rd Grade Science Field Trip FunPhotos and article provided by Jennifer Benitez and Amanda Crawford

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Dance Recital - May 21, 2015

Principal’s Life Skills Award Grade Teacher Student K Mrs. Burnett Amalia Fielden K Mrs. Rodrigues Cienna Guillete 1 Mrs. Mariano Olivia Baldonado 1 Mrs. Tornquist/Berger Samuel Lloyd 2 Mrs. Lewis Hannah Hartsfield 2 Mrs. Fischer Arleth Serafin 3 Mrs. Benitez Mason Baker 3 Mrs. Crawford Kameron Gearhart 4 Ms. McNeal Taylor Clawson 4 Mrs. Terrones Aleecia Silva 5 Mrs. Aguiar Guillermo Garibay 5 Mr. Sundy Taylor Hill

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Middle School News

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OrganizationJones – Akemi Not Help Him-MoeunKnudsen – Natalia TamayoShapses I – Anakkah SerranoShapses II – Vanessa RamirezHutsell – Supreet TurnaSherwood – Naomi Carrera

PromptnessJones – Edward MendesKnudsen – Serena LopezShapses I – Christian TorresShapses II – Otoniel HernandezHutsell – Samson GonzalezSherwood – Jordan Jones

Commitment Jones – Qalidra SengsouryKnudsen – Katelynn HoodShapses I – Ariana JimenezShapses II – Naiyleah ArellanoHutsell – Jennie NovoaSherwood – Tanya Mendoza

Principal’s AwardJones – Madison BennettKnudsen – Olivia GilShapses I – Lilyana SengsouryShapses II – Elizabeth SotoHutsell – Iraya CressSherwood – Taleyna Sengsoury

Middle School Life Skills Awards Dance Recital - May 21, 2015

8th grade trip to Great America.

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Congratulations Brian!On Your 8th Grade Graduation!

We are so very proud of you!Mom, Dad, Grandma, Judy & Lloyd, Nana, Papa and Chase

Important Dates!!!

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School Volunteer Requirements

If you plan to serve as a school volunteer for 10 or more hours

during the 2015-2016 year, volun-teer application requirements

must be met. Volunteer applications and addi-

tional information are available in the Whitmore Charter School main office.

Questions ??? Whitmore Charter School

(209) 556-1610

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HS Graduation 6pm

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Summer Break

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Life Skill of the Month

Integrity

School Meals Reminder Please pay any remaining balances on your child’s school meals account

no later than June 15th, 2015.

You can pay in the cafeteria by 8:30am each morning in the month

of June or take your payment to the

Ceres Unified Child Nutrition Office located at

2720 Magnolia St. Bldg G, Ceres, CA.

Happy 9th Birthday Haley and

Happy 6th Birthday Riley

Great job this year in school Rascal girls, we are so proud!!! Love Mom & Dad

Summer School June 8 - July 2

All students who are attend-ing Summer School, have alreadybeennotified.

2015/2016 School Year Calendar

Available for download from theCeresUnifiedSchoolDistrict website at www.

ceres.k12.ca.us - click the Parent tab on the main page.

2015/2016 School Year Information

First day of school - Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Complete all required forms pro-vided at Back to School Night

Each student will be issued a new technology device at Back to School Night. Tablets for students in grades K-1. Chrome-books for students in grades 2-8.

Students will receive training on thesedeviceswithinthefirstfewweeks of school. Training will include safety and usage.