BINGO Night Donations – Our amazing PTA will be having another BINGO Night this Friday, February 23rd, 2024. As a fundraiser, we will be selling DRINKS. We have some left over from Game Night, but not much. If your family is able to help, please send in bottles of water, soda cans, and juice packs leading up to the event. Thank you!!!
Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-ups! – Your child should be receiving a sign-up sheet for our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences starting on Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Please mark your available dates and times so we can slot everyone in. Thank you and we looking forward to meeting with you one last time before middle school!
Rancho Del Rey Course Selection – If your child is scheduled to attend RDR, they should’ve received a handout from RDR to start the process of transitioning to middle school.
Here are the few steps needed as of now to prepare your student for RDR:
- To verify which middle school your child should attend, use Sweetwater Union’s school locator: https://betalocator.decisioninsite.com/?StudyID=193578. (If your child is scheduled to attend Eastlake Middle School, we will have a separate orientation on February 12th.)
- Visit Rancho Del Rey’s Counseling Office Website: https://rdmcounseling.weebly.com/7th-grade-course-selection.html. There, you may view a condensed version of the orientation and do a virtual tour of the school. The site also includes information about the electives your student may choose from and important dates for registration.
- Complete your child’s ranked choices for their elective class next year and possible accelerated courses: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCqJymwL3XHVcSkPaLKKT0V8FBI-97977XPi-pWpXOB1YOhw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&pli=1
- If you are selecting ASB, Band, Strings, or Yearbook, please fill out the EXTRA Application/Survey.
DUE BY: FRIDAY, MARCH 1st, 2024
The rest of the registration process can be followed by going to the school’s registration page: https://sites.google.com/sweetwaterschools.net/rdmregistration/incoming-7th-graders?authuser=0
If you still need assistance, please schedule an in person appointment by calling Rancho Del Rey at (619) 397-2506 or visit the counseling website: https://rdmcounseling.weebly.com/.
Eastlake Middle School Course Selection – If your child is scheduled to attend Eastlake Middle School next year (students living in the 91914 or 91915 zip code), your student had an orientation with the ELM administration team today, Monday, February 12th, 2024. Students were able to meet their new counselors and learn about campus life for next year. The next step each student needs to take is to start completing the online process of selecting their initial courses. Registration information will come later from Eastlake Middle School. For now, please:
- To verify which middle school your child should attend, use Sweetwater Union’s school locator: https://betalocator.decisioninsite.com/?StudyID=193578.
- Complete the 7th Grade Course Selection Google Form. All incoming 7th-grade students must submit this form to select elective classes and indicate any specialized programs such as DLI, an IEP, or 504 Plan. CLICK HERE
- Optional: Complete the Compacted (Accelerated) Integrated Math 7 Google Form. Only complete if your student wants to enroll in the Compacted (Accelerated) Math Program. CLICK HERE
- Optional: ASB Application, for students who want to enroll in ASB, please contact ASB Advisor, Derrick Almero at Derrick.Almero@sweetwaterschools.org for application deadline. See interest form: ELM ASB Interest Form
- Attend ELM for two parent nights: Future Triton Parent Night: February 12 or February 13, 2024, 6pm, Eastlake Middle School Multipurpose Room
DUE BY: Friday, February 23rd, 2024
Additional Resources:
- Eastlake Middle School Registration Website
- Elective Description Form – 2024.25 7th Gr. Course Description
- Math Sequence Map
- Counselors’ Website
- 7th Grade Course Selection Website
- ELM Pep Video – ELM Future Triton Video
If you have any additional questions, please contact Eastlake Middle School. Please contact their counselor, Ms. Dalila Espinosa, at 619-591-4023 or email her at dalila.espinosa@sweetwaterschools.org for any questions.
Yearbooks – Yearbooks are currently on sale. Once the window to purchase yearbooks closes, there will be NO other opportunities to purchase them!!! All sales are online. We will not have any yearbooks to sell onsite at the end of the year. Please order your yearbooks now!
https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/wolfcanyonelementaryschool
Nightly Homework – Please make sure your child is getting daily practice by ensuring they do their homework nightly, Monday through Friday. Students will utilize a daily planner to keep track of daily practice. Please initial nightly and sign at the end of the week. Every night, your child should be:
- Reading for at least 30 minutes
- Completing approximately 20 minutes of math practice on either iReady or Teams
- Playing iReady “My Path” for 15 minutes, Monday through Thursday
Accelerated Reader – We are on week 7 of our 10-week quarter. That means your child should have 70% of their AR goal. We expect all students in sixth grade to read for one hour each day, Monday through Friday. Students read for 30 minutes in class daily and should also be reading for 30 minutes for homework. You can stay updated with your child’s progress by logging into AR HOMECONNECT utilizing the link on the right column (To login, use your child’s six digit ID and the password is their initials lowercased and birthday (i.e.xx01012001). Once logged in, you can add your email address and receive a message every time your child finishes a book and takes an Accelerated Reader quiz.
Important Dates
- March 15th, 2024 – Last Day of Third Quarter
- April 2nd, 2024 – First Day of Fourth Quarter