Anthony C. Traina School
Jefferson School District
4256 Windsong Drive, Tracy 95377
Mr. Olson, Principal
Mr. Silman, Vice-Principal
Mrs. Cocoles, Principal‘s Secretary
Mrs. Johnson, Attendance Clerk
Mrs. Soto, Clerk
Traina Tiger Times
March 13, 2017
MARCH: Trustworthy
3/14 ACE Awards
3/15 TK & Kinder Registration Packets Due
3/15 7th & 8th Grade Adv. Band Field Trip
3/15 Traina Night Out—Taqueria Fundraiser
3/16 Ms. Walther—Astoria Gardens Field Trip
3/16 Traina PTA Meeting—3:15
3/17 St. Patrick’s Day—SPIRIT DAY!
3/21 KONA ICE
3/21 Pioneer Field Trip — Mrs. Finton
3/22 Pioneer Field Trip —Mrs. Kitchuck
3/22 ASB Meeting—E16—3:00
3/23 Spring Pictures
3/23 Ms. Nunes—Astoria Gardens Field Trip
3/24 Freaky Friday—SPIRIT DAY!
3/27 Last day to order yearbooks!
3/28 Pioneer Field Trip —Ms. Murman
3/29 Pioneer Field Trip —Ms. McMahon
3/31 Sees Candy Fundraiser $ Due 1:00 p.m.
4/7 Tye Dye—SPIRIT DAY!
4/14 Good Friday—NO SCHOOL
4/17—4/21 SPRING BREAK—NO SCHOOL!
“My yes means yes and my
no means no!”
Pioneer School
Field Trip
Mrs. Finton’s Class—March 21st
MINIMUM DAY
EVERY MONDAY:
TK—8th Grade
8:15 a.m.—1:30 p.m
Ms. Kitchuck’s Class—March 22nd
Ms. Murman’s Class—March 28th
Ms. McMahon’s Class—March 29th
A great big THANK YOU to Emily
Abdelsalam, Tanese Manns and Bobbi
Kistler for volunteering in our Traina
Tiger Store and helping it run so smoothly! Traina School has the BEST parent
volunteers! THANK YOU to each of you! We appreciate your dedication to making our school a better place!
NEXT BOARD MEETING
March 14, 2017
6:30 p.m.
District Board Room
1219 Whispering Wind
Drive
TO REPORT AN
ABSENCE:
traina_attendance
@sjcoe.net
KINDERGARTEN
Traina Night Out
March 15th * 9 a.m.— 9 p.m.
(In Raley’s Shopping Center)
School Readiness Summer Bridge Program
June 5th—9th (AM and PM sessions available)
Bridge Program is open to new Kindergarten students and
current TK students. New students will have first priority for
this program, current TK students can enroll, and will be
admitted on a first come basis as space is available.
** Visit the Traina School Office to register. **
Completed registration packets due to
the Traina Office by March 15th.
Jefferson School District is currently
hiring SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIANS. If
you are interested, please apply at
the following link.
https://www.edjoin.org/Home/JobPos
ting/893702
TRANSLATORS NEEDED: Jefferson School District is looking for Spanish, Farsi or Urdu Translators for Parent/Teacher
Meetings, IEPs, etc. If you are interested, please call Rhonda
Saia at the District Office at (209) 836-3388. This is an on call
position that pays $12.00 dollars an hour.
Tdap Immunizations are REQUIRED for every student entering the 7th grade. Please bring proof of
receiving this vaccination to the School Office.
KONA
ICE
March 21 & April 4
TRAINA PTA
[email protected]
There is a ”drop box”
located in the Traina School
office for Traina PTA.
NEXT MTG:
March 16th — 3:15 p.m. MPR
SPRING PICTURES
MARCH 23RD
BOYS BASKETBALL GAME SCHEDULE AND
PRACTICE SCHEDULE ATTACHED!
COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE TRAINA TIGERS!
Completed KINDERGARTEN
priority registration packets
due to the Traina Office by
March 15th.
SPRING PICTURES
MARCH 23RD
GRADUATION
The 8th Grade Graduation Committee is currently accepting donations of water bottles for upcoming
events. 8 oz bottles (minis) are especially appreciated. We are also still in need of donations of $100
per student to help cover the following events:

Honors Night – May 17th 6:30-8:00 pm

Great America – May 18th Times TBD

Ice Cream Social – May 23rd 1:30-3:00 pm

The BIG day – Graduation and Dance – May 25th 5:00-9:00 pm
Please drop off donations in the office and thank you for your continued support.
KINDERGARTEN
School Readiness Summer Bridge Program
June 5th—9th (AM and PM sessions available)
Bridge Program is open to new Kindergarten students and
current TK students. New students will have first priority for
this program, current TK students can enroll, and will be
admitted on a first come basis as space is available.
** Visit the Traina School Office to register. **
TB CLEARANCE PROCESS: The Jefferson School District
Nurse is required to administer the Risk Assessment Questionnaire in person. Our district nurse, Tina Coverdale will be available the last Wednesday of every month from 3:00 to 4:00 in
the Student Services office at the District Office. Anyone needing a TB test can drop in during that time for her to administer
the questionnaire.
The Wednesday’s Nurse Tina will be at Student Services are:
March 29 April 26 May 24
BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
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HARDCOVER YEARBOOKS ARE NO LONGER
AVAILABLE!
SOFTCOVER BOOKS ARE NOW $40.
MARCH 27TH IS THE DEADLINE TO
ORDER YEARBOOKS!
*YEARBOOK CHECKS WRITTEN TO TRAINA SCHOOL *
** Tdap VACCINATIONS **
All students entering the 7th
grade MUST receive a Tdap vaccine before the first day of
school, August 2017. DON’T
WAIT! Get your student’s Tdap
Immunization TODAY and
bring proof of receiving the vaccine to the Traina office.
Traina ASB Spirit Days
January 16th
NO SCHOOL - Dr. MLK Jr. Day
January 20th
Fancy Day/Semi-Formal Dance 5-7:30 - “Winter Whiteout”
January 27th
Disney Day
February 10th
Squad Day
February 13th
NO SCHOOL - Lincoln’s Birthday
February 14th
Valentine’s Day Spirit
February 20th
NO SCHOOL - President’s Day
February 24th
Career Day/Career Rally Day
Feb 27-Mar 3rd
Read Across America
February 27th
Comic Book Character
February 28th
Crazy Socks and Hair Day
March 1st
Oh the Places You’ll Go - Shirts from places
March 2nd
Dr. Seuss Day - Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
March 3rd
Shirts with Words Spirit
March 10th
Sports Day/March Madness Rally
March 17th
St. Patrick’s Day Spirit
March 24th
Freaky Friday
April 7th
Tye-Dye Day
April 14th
NO SCHOOL - Good Friday
April 17-21
NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
April 28th
Neon Day/Candyland Dance 3:30-5:30 (5-8 grades)
May 9-11
8th Grade Exit Interviews
May 12th
Tropical Spirit Day
May 17th
Honor’s Night (8th Grade)
Multicultural Assembly (TBD)
May 18th
Great America Trip (8th Grade)
May 19th
ACE Awards Assembly
K-8 Wet N Wild Water Rally 8:30-10am
May 23rd
Ice Cream Social (7/8th grade) 1:30-3
May 24th
8th Grade Graduation Practice ALL DAY
May 25th
Grad Practice/Last Day of School/Minimum Day/
8th Gr. Graduation/Promotion
CAFETERIA NEWS!
Our school offers BREAKFAST in our school cafeteria
from 7:30—8:00 a.m. Our school cafeteria also offers
2nd chance breakfast at recess. BREAKFAST is
$1.50 and includes food items and milk and/or juice.