Supporting Personalized Learning & Parental Choice in Education
March 2017 Newsletter
Our basketball season
is now complete. Both
the boys’ team and
the girls’ team did
such a great job. The
boys got third in the
MVL tournament at
the end of their
season.
Photo by JC Photography
Photos by Frances Poindexter
The boys’ team consists of (from
left to right, team photo): Nicolas
Willey, Matteo McLaughlin,
Dryden Ford, Coach Cliff Blakely,
Tristan Turner, Alex Rhodes, Ian
Russ, and Landon Turner.
Photo by JC Photography
The girls’ team consists of (from left to right): Coach Ryan Vanni,
Raven Barto, Kathy Hunt, Maile Sheets, Rhian Viturino, Gloria
Jerue, Coach Jennifer Viturino, (kneeling in front of Jennifer)
Summer Larsen, Kenna Viturino, Tasmin Guthrie-Vanni, Maria
Poindexter, Sarah Collins, Meredith Bradley, Yuki Cannon, and
Coach Rich Viturino.
The girls earned 1st place
in the league and came
in 2nd place at the MVL
tournament. It was a
neck-and-neck nailbiter game against
McCloud Elementary in
the final championship
game.
Photos by Frances Poindexter
A Snow Day Reflection
By the Redelspergers
The crackling fire inside while the snow scatters outside.
The dusting of snow, falling from the roof.
Oh boy, here comes the snow!
The snow is soft like powdered sugar and cold like ice.
The crisp winter air chills my lungs while the blowing snow stings my face.
The icicles like a thread hanging from what seems like nothing at all.
Oh boy, here comes the powdered sugar snow, like on French toast sweet.
However, snow is not powdered sugar. It is just frozen rain.
I could just lay here and watch as the large flakes of snow drift from the sky.
The trees frosted over by little fairies.
Oh boy, here comes the ice cream snow. As cold and nummy as normal snow.
It is very fun to eat it and play in it.
The branches heavy with snow droop downward creating frosted pointed towers on the horizon.
The trees are clothed in white.
Oh boy, here come the marshmallow snow. As fluffy and white as a pillow to sleep with.
Building a snowman is very fun. Snowball and snowball fights are fun too.
Everything I see looks like it has been sprayed with whipped cream.
Soft as powdered sugar, but cold to the touch.
Oh boy, the snowflakes swirl and dance as if in a trance.
My most favorite is enjoying winter.
With all that powder sugar, ice cream, and marshmallow snow I get a snow day with my family!
Noraa, Elizabeth, and Samuel
Redelsperger
Ag Awareness Day
Ag Awareness Day is coming up on Thursday, May 18th at the Siskiyou Golden
Fairgrounds in Yreka, from 9:00-12:15. If you would like to attend please e-mail
[email protected] by March 29th to sign up! I have to provide a head count
by March 29th, please email me.
This field trip is geared toward 3rd-5th graders, but all grades are welcome.
Students will spend about 8 minutes at each station that will include presenters
from a variety of fields. Midway through the morning there will be a 10 minute
snack break, provided by the committee.
Permission slips have been e-mailed out and hard copies will be available at the
Main Office in Mt. Shasta.
The K-5 Friday class
had a luau!
The Math Facts Challenge for students in grades K-5 continues this
Spring. As your student masters their addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division facts they can earn bracelets, medals and
even a personal pizza from Round Table. Students can earn four
bracelets, one for each operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication
and division) by demonstrating their mastery of each math fact on two
quick assessments given by your EF over two separate meetings. For
every two bracelets they earn they receive a medal and once they have
mastered all four facts they will get a certificate for a personal pizza. The
medals and pizzas will be handed out at either the Spring North County
or South County Math Facts Challenge Awards Ceremony. Please stay
tuned for the Spring Awards Ceremony date. For more information
please talk to your EF or email Nate, the South County Math Specialist,
at [email protected].
Congratulations to Raven Barto, who represented Golden Eagle Charter School in
the Siskiyou County Spelling Bee on February 1 st. She did well, but stumped on
the word physique. She competed in the elementary bee.
Conor Bekaert represented our school in the Siskiyou County junior high spelling
bee and won!! He did not miss one word! The last three words that he
spelled correctly were schismatic, epitome, and meerschaum. He will compete in
the statewide junior high spelling bee championship in San Rafael on May 6.
8th Grade Inspiration
Day at C.O.S
Golden Eagle 8th graders
participated in the 8th Grade
Inspiration Day held (Thursday)
March 2, 2017.
Two top photos:
Left-the egg drop participants are
ready to drop their eggs.
Right-Audrey Thompson from Fort
Jones receives her award for
winning 3rd place in the egg drop.
Bottom photo-8th graders listen to
a presentation in the C.O.S. Ford
Theater.
Tesia Quigley, from Yreka,
took part in the Siskiyou
County Poetry Out Loud Finals
that were held on February 2nd
at the Yreka Library.
Poetry Out Loud is a National
Recitation Contest that
encourages high school
students to learn about great
poetry through memorization,
performance, and competition.
You can read poems that were
read at the competition by
visiting the Poetry Out Loud
website.
School Holidays Coming Up…
April 10th-14th SPRING BREAK
May 29th Memorial Day
End of School is June 2nd