Hello Santana Families!

Happy Spring Break! Enjoy the time off with your students, we hope you have a relaxing and restful week off. For our families that have students in Expanded Learning, please don't forget that we will not have Expanded Learning today, Friday, 3/24. Thanks so much for helping us make sure your students are picked up in time!

Friday, April 7, 2023 will be a MINIMUM DAY for Santiago. We also will be hosting an assembly this day for all students. Please read the information below regarding the assembly, and complete the Google Form if needed. Thank you!

Throughout the school year, Santiago's expectations have been posted on our school website, but it's an important time of the year to remind students about them now. Please spend some time reviewing our EXPECTATIONS with your Santana(s) so that there are no questions about uniforms, free dress guidelines, cell phone policies, etc!

After we return from Spring Break, our campus will be in full "Do Your Best On The Test" mode! SBAC testing will be here before we know it, and we want to make sure that everyone is well prepared to do just that. Stay tuned for more information about how to best support your students with state testing!

Parents, if you would like to get involved around campus, please consider reading about opportunities through PTSA down below. We need help, and would love any support you can give us! (Details about PTSA opportunities below.)

If you need help finding our calendar, here it is, and here is our bell schedule!

:) Team Santiago

Description of Assembly:

Early intervention drug education teaches our students on the dangers of substance use, equips them with effective refusal skills to implement when confronted with negative peer pressures, and provides them with a foundation of knowledge. We are fortunate to have the Elks Lodge of Orange sponsor Mr. Ray Lozano who is a national drug and substance prevention specialist and youth speaker.

Your child will have the opportunity to participate in an educational assembly on April 7, 2023 at 9:00 AM in the amphitheater. Mr. Lozano will present “Building Resilience in Youth”, which focuses on the known and unknown talents of every young person. In this assembly, Mr. Lozano explains how young people may not know what their talents are but with time and care can grow into something amazing just like a redwood tree. Students will understand why it is so important to protect that talent, what steps they can harness to take that talent from an unknown idea to a reality, and how sometimes drugs and alcohol may attempt to take that talent away.

CLICK HERE TO OPT YOUR STUDENT OUT.

WHAT: Campus Beautification

WHEN: 4/15 from 8 AM- 12 PM

DETAILS: We need help with the following projects--

• painting
• brickwork
• trash cleanup
• weed abatement
• and much more..

Cheer Tryout Packet Link:

Pom Tryout Packet Link:

We are beginning to plan the Promotion Party for our 8th graders and would greatly appreciate your support! Whether it’s donating raffle prizes and drinks or volunteering your time before or during the promotion party, we have a role for you!

In order to provide an inclusive and free event for all our 8th graders, PTSA is collecting donations to help fund this year's promotion party. Donations will go directly towards food, dee jay, photo booth, and student swag. Therefore, please consider donating $25 (or any amount!). Your child can drop off the cash or check at the office between Feb. 27th and March 14th.

You can also Venmo Santiago your donation @SantiagoCharterMS. Please write “8th grade promotion party” in the check or Venmo text.

We appreciate your assistance to provide our graduating class with a super memorable promotion party this year!

Thank you!

-The Promotion Party Committee

We are always so excited to get a chance to show off all the awesome opportunities at Santiago, so we thank you for helping to spread the word!

We are still working on the planning of our upcoming assessment season and the different way we are doing state testing this year. Our testing will occur the week of May 15th and will include a modified schedule. Each student (through their parents) will need to select a testing shift that they will attend from Monday, May 15th to Thursday, May 18th .

Please follow the steps below to select a testing shift for your student.

1. Watch the video to help you better understand the testing week at Santiago.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JSTJOL2bEUHaocqw5QcF44YX1Vpiqr82/view

1. Fill out the survey selecting a testing shift for your student. Please remember each student needs a separate survey submission so if you have multiple students with us, please submit that quantity of times. The survey is DUE by Friday, January 27 so we can start the next phase in planning.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZEmSoxdhX5bgsdsBqF8mfti_C5tKQ0ZtYoT4SV60pN8iuJw/viewform

Thank you for always being great!