#FalconStrong Newsletter
Utt Middle School 2020-2021
Attitude * Commitment * Achievement
October 10, 2020
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Exploratory Wheel - Quarterly Class Change
An email will be sent with information to Zoom or Google Meet Codes to all students enrolled and their parents/guardians.
Additionally, you can access the class via Aeries by clicking the "join" button.
Masks
Every student who reports to campus for hybrid instruction was provided a cloth mask and a lanyard. Please be sure to label all masks with your child's name. If your child is in need of another cloth mask, please contact your child's first period teacher.
Character Strong - Character Dare
The SEL lessons center around eight essential values: Patience, Kindness, Humility, Respect, Selflessness, Forgiveness, Honesty, & Commitment. These values tie directly into our school core values of ACA (Attitude, Commitment, & Achievement)
Each week our students engage in a Character Strong lesson, they are challenged to participate in a Character Dare to put the lesson and actions into practice.
Below was last week's Character Dare. We will post future Character Dares in our newsletters and encourage you to talk about each dare together as a family.
Online Tutoring/Homework Help with Paper (Formerly called Grade Slam)
To learn more about PAPER, take a look at the following introductory videos:
Please mark your calendars for a Parent training with Paper to learn more!
Thursday, October 22nd
8:30 am - Paper Tutoring Training for Parents en español
12:00 pm - Paper Tutoring Training for Parents in English
(Links will be emailed next week!)
Challenge Success
Challenge Success specifically selected a time of day (11 am PT/2 pm ET) that allows different time zones to participate. Lori Gottlieb (psychotherapist and The New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone) will keynote the event.
When you register it will ask about a donation, but there is NO obligation to donate in order to attend.
2020-21 GATE Screening & Identification
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE): The Tustin Unified School District will screen and identify second- through eighth-grade students for GATE this school year. The screening includes a cognitive test (OLSAT or NNAT) which will be administered in person. Social distancing and paper quarantine guidelines will be followed to keep students and staff safe. Please click HERE for a GATE Screening Information Screencast. Here are the English Presentation Slides/Spanish Presentation Slides.
To register your child to screen for GATE, please complete the Consent to Test Form linked HERE by Thursday, October 29, at 4:30 p.m.
Students who have already been identified GATE in Tustin Unified maintain their eligibility and do not need to screen again.
Important Dates
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About Us
Email: hbojorquez@tustin.k12.ca.us
Website: https://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/utt
Location: 13601 Browning Avenue, Tustin, CA, USA
Phone: 7147307573
Twitter: @utt_falcons