Request for Transcripts / High School Applications

Please note guidelines to request Transcripts for High School Applications

•    Fill out a "Request for Transcripts" Application (you can get this application from Mrs. Lopez in the front office)
•    Submit application and "Request for Transcript" to Mrs. Lopez
•    If you are applying to MORE THAN ONE high school, please submit all applications at once
•    Submit ONE "Request for Transcript" Application per school application
•    Teacher recommendation forms should be given directly to teachers
•    Principal's recommendation form should be given to the homebase teacher to be filled out
•    Principal will sign FILLED principal recommendation form
•    Please allow teachers and office reasonable amount of time to fill out recommendations and gather paperwork (At leasst 5-7 school days)
•    When requesting report cards and / or immunization records, please fill out a request form from the office and allow at least 3 days to get paperwork together.

Holiday Gram Raffle Winners!

The winner of the Star Wars basket was : Adrian Robles (8th grade)

The winner of the Dolphin Tales baskets was: Katie Alfaro (Kinder)

Thank you! (Holiday Gram & Churro Sale Sale)

We wanted to THANK EVERYONE who purchased a Holiday Gram and/or a churro on Snack Friday last week. The event was a huge success and we are so close to our fundraising goal. We hope you enjoy the grams!!!

2012 Promotion Venue

We are excited to announce that this year we will be hosting the 8th grade Promotion at The Haugh Performing Arts Center at Citrus College. This venue will give us the opportunity to sit over 1,000 people and keep us away from the heat that is usually engulfing us in the afternoon. If you are in need of a wheelchair space, please contact us as soon as possible.

Doors will open at 4:00 pm. Promotion will begin at 5:00 pm. Please allot enough time for parking. Parking will be free for the event.

The Haugh Performing Arts Center is located on the northwest corner of the campus of Citrus College, where Citrus Avenue curves east and becomes Foothill Blvd. 1000 W. Foothill Blvd. Glendora, CA 91741

Please take a moment to review the policies:
Policies: Contact Director of Performing Arts for specific policy questions not covered below.
Following information appears in all published programs sponsored by HPAC.
·    California State law prohibits smoking anywhere within any public building.
·    No smoking, eating, or drinking is permitted inside the theatre.
·    Only authorized personnel are allowed on the main stage before, during, and after a performance.
·    Emergency exits are located at each end of every row. In the event of evacuation, please WALK to the nearest exit and continue walking outside until safely away from the building.
·    Cameras, recording devices, and video cameras are NOT allowed in the theatre. Flash photography is STRICTLY forbidden. (This policy may be modified if requested by performing company).
·    Pagers, cell phones, and portable communication devices should be turned off while in the theatre. Children, regardless of age, MUST have a ticket to be admitted to the theatre.
Any use of firearms or weapons, whether “real” or replicas, must be approved for use prior to load-in. Under no circumstances may any “live” ammunition be brought into the theatre. “Toy” firearms are specifically NOT exempted from this policy. Users must demonstrate to satisfaction of theatre management knowledge of and concern for safe handling and use of prop weapons.
The use of smoke, fog, strobe lights, gunshots, or similar effects must be approved in advance by HPAC staff. Printed announcements notifying audience of such effects must be posted in the lobby prior to opening of house for performance.
·    Please note that the Haugh Performing Arts Center is located on a public community college campus; therefore, alcoholic beverages of all types are not permitted.

MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW!

8th Grade Promotion Activities / Donations

October 4, 2011

SAN JOSE CHARTER JUNIOR ACADEMY 8^th GRADE PARENTS

Promotion is going to be here in a flash! June 12, 2012 is going to be here sooner than we know it and we are starting to prepare for the amazing upcoming activities for our 8^th grade students. Below you will find a list of activities that we are planning:

·         Powder Puff     
·         8^th Grade Dance
·         8^th Grade Brunch
·         8^th Grade Promotion

We realize that this is a difficult time for many of us, and that is why we feel that by planning early in advance and securing donations from all of our 8^th Grade families, we will avoid last minute requests. In hopes of providing our students with a lasting memory we are asking for donations to help cover the cost for the above activities. Our 2012 budget is approximately $4800. We have calculated that if every student donated $35 our costs would be covered. However, please feel free to donate whatever suits your budget! Every little bit helps, even if you can donate a little each month!

Your generous donation in the form of cash or check on behalf of the Class of ’12 is greatly appreciated. You may turn it in to your students HB teacher or to Ms. Lemus. Please make checks payable to SJCA PTO.

100% of your donation will be used for 8^th Grade Promotion Activities.

***PTO has graciously agreed to provide Tax Deductible information for donation above $25.00.

If you would like to assist in the event planning please join us for our first  parent meeting being held on October 6 at 5:30 pm in room 1009.

           

Sincerely,

CLASS OF ’12 PARENT PROMOTION COMMITTEE

Class of 2012 - Parent Meeting

If you would like to participate in the planning of 8th grade promotion activities, please join us for our FIRST 8th grade parent committee meeting!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
5:30 pm in room 1009 (Mrs. Cooper’s Classroom)

We will be discussing the following items:

• 2012 Budget
• Ideas for venues
• Fundraising
• Participation in Committees
• Activities for 8th grade students throughout the year

Future 8th grade parent committee meetings:

• November 3
• December 1
• January 12
• February 2
• March 1
• April 12
• May 3

If you cannot make it to this meeting but would like to participate, please email Ms. Lemus at arleen.lemus@sjea.edisonlearning.com

CLASS OF 2012

All entries from here on will apply to the class of 2012!  Let the planning begin!

Canopy's at Promotion

Those wanting to set up a canopy during promotion must report to sharky’s shelter at 12:00pm on Tuesday, June 14th. A drawing will be held for placement of canopies. Space is not guaranteed. (Please note that there will ONLY be 7 canopy spaces available.  

Promotion meeting date change

Our next parent meeting will be held on Monday, May 9 at 5:00 pm in room 1006 instead of May 16.

Come join us as we finalize details for promotion, dance and brunch!

Reserved Promotion Seating

We will be auctioning off PREFERRED SEATING FOR THE 8th GRADE PROMOTION!!

Come to the carnival on May 20th and bid on this one of a kind item!

You will have 6 chairs reserved for you under an Ez-Up on the grassy hill in the very front. You will not need to worry about getting to campus early or getting a good seat. You can sit back, relax, and enjoy your child’s promotion ceremony!

Promotion Update from Ms. Lemus

Hello 8th grade parents!!

I wanted to send out an update regarding our fundraising for the 8th grade promotion! Thanks to all your generous contributions we have fundraised a total of $3,650!! Our goal is $4800. We are still accepting donations! It's not too late...

The following are our estimated costs for the planned 8th grade activities:
Stage & Chairs: $3000
Brunch: $800
Dance: $500
Promotion: $500

If you would like to participate in our next parent meeting, please do so!! It will be held on May 16 at 5:00pm in room 1006.

THANK YOU !!!!

Best and Most continued ....

Additional categories have been tallied and here are the results:

Best Nickname:
Rocky Dytuco and Nikki Oei

Best Laugh:
Eric Zimmer and Destinee Gonzalez

Most likely to have own reality show:  
Niko Carillo and Natalia Juarez

Most forgetful:
Eric Banuelos and Valeria Solis

Most shy:
Josh Hunt and Larissa Castro

Most likely to become an SJEA teacher:  
Andrew Lesh and Brianna Torres

Most Involved:  
Cristian Hernandez and Katherine Tong

Most likely to become a millionaire:
Ronny Rodriguez and Vivian Nguyen

All photos will be taken on Tuesday, May 3rd at 1:30.

8th Grade Best and Most Results

One of the more traditional and popular sections of the Junior Academy yearbook is the 8th grade "Best and Most" section. The SJEA class of 2011 has nominated, voted for and bestowed the following titles upon the students they felt best represented their class.

Best Dancer:  
Dylan Carter and Taylor Lara

Best Hair:  
Alejandro Aragon and Ashly Molina

Best Musician:  
Josh FrancoZavala and Alyssa Carillo

Best Personality:  
David Pineda and Katherine Tong

Best Sense of Humor:  
Corey Treyes and Lesley Villalva

Best Sense of Style:  
Nick Valdivia and Sammy Flores

Best Smile:  
Steven Valdivia and Arianna de la Torre

Most Athletic:  
Miguel Chavira and Lexi Madrid

Most Changed:  
Michael Flores and Sabrina Mills

Most Clueless:  
Steven Valdivia and Erika Vasquez

Most likely to become famous:  
Isaac Pineda and Viivan Nguyen

Most Likely to Succeed:  
Sean Thielen and Vivian Nguyen

Most Memorable:  
Rocky Dytuco and Lesley Villalva

Most Photogenic:  
Greg Rodriguez and Thatiana Solis

Most School Spirit:  
Andrew Lesh and Alyssa Tornero

Most Social:  
Garrett Fonseca and Arianna de la Torre

This year we also included 8 additional categories, the results of those categories will be posted on Friday after voting has ended.  8th grade students are encouraged to place their votes by noon on Friday, April 22nd by logging into their IC account.

All photos will be taken on Wednesday, April 27th.  Students who have won in their category will receive additional information from Ms. Palos later this week!

Yearbook Ad's

Thanks to everyone who purchased an 8th grade Yearbook Ad - spaces are now SOLD OUT!

For those parents that purchased an Ad.  PLEASE NOTE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW!

•    Your photo and message MUST be submitted no later than 1pm on Friday March 18th.  There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this deadline as these pages MUST be completed and submitted to publisher.

•    Email items to yearbook@sanjose-edison.com -  with STUDENT's NAME in the subject field.

•    PLEASE NOTE, that if we do not receive your message by Friday March 18th, your space will be filled with a GENERIC congratulatory message.

Thank you for your cooperation,
SJEA Yearbook Staff

8th Grade Dedication - Deadline is March 18th

Please remember that in order to reserve an Ad space, both form and payment MUST be turned into Ms. Palos directly.

As of March 8th, these are the Ad spaces that are still available for purchase:

$30.00 Dedication - 2 SPOTS REMAINING

• Size is approximately 4 inches by 2 inches
• Includes 1 photo & 60 word limit (Approx. size of photo will be 1 inch by 2 inches) OR
• 2 photos and 30 word limit (photos will be arranged to best fit within the space allotted)

$15.00 Dedication - 9 SPOTS REMAINING

• Size is approximately 4 inches by 1 inch
• Includes 1 photo & 40 word limit (Approx. size of photo will be 3/4 inch by 1/3 inch)

If you are thinking of purchasing an Ad for your child, please DO NOT wait until the deadline as there is no guarantee that spaces will still remain.  In addition, after the March 18th deadline, remaining spaces will be made available for purchase by other groups as this section of our yearbook will be finalized for publishing.

You can download an order form which includes all of the necessary information here:
http://www.sanjose-edison.com/docs/JA/2011_YB-ADs-form.pdf
 

Yearbook Dedications - Number of Spaces Still Available

As of March 1st, these are the Ad spaces that are still available for purchase:

$30.00 Dedication - 9 SPOTS REMAINING

• Size is approximately 4 inches by 2 inches
• Includes 1 photo & 60 word limit (Approx. size of photo will be 1 inch by 2 inches) OR
• 2 photos and 30 word limit (photos will be arranged to best fit within the space allotted)

$15.00 Dedication - 22 SPOTS REMAINING

• Size is approximately 4 inches by 1 inch
• Includes 1 photo & 40 word limit (Approx. size of photo will be 3/4 inch by 1/3 inch)

Don't Delay .... waiting until the March 18th deadline DOES NOT guarantee that there will still be spaces available!  Depending on popularity of Ad's being purchased by families, the 4x2 spots will either be broken up into two spots or the 4x1 spots will be combined.  This can either increase or decrease the amount of spaces we will still have available for purchase.  Once the 4 allotted AD pages are filled, we will no longer be accepting orders, even if the March 18 due date has not arrived!

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Palos  claudia.palos@sjea.edisonlearning.com

Yearbook Dedications

REMINDER:  

8th Grade Yearbook Dedications are being sold now thru March 18th.  Spaces are VERY limited and are being sold on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE basis - once they're gone they're gone!  We can only allocate a certain number of pages in our Junior Academy yearbook for Ad's, so make sure you order NOW to guarantee your spot!

You can download an order form which includes all of the necessary information here:
http://www.sanjose-edison.com/docs/JA/2011_YB-ADs-form.pdf

(HINT: copy and paste the URL into a new browser page in order to print)

Questions? Contact Ms. Palos  claudia.palos@sjea.edisonlearning.com

Snack Fridays!

Please support of the 8th grade promotion and participate in SNACK FRIDAY'S:
Feb. 18
March 4
March 11
March 18
April 1
April 15
May 6
May 20