Inside this issue: Language Arts 2 Social Studies 3 Foreign Language 4 Computer Science & PE 5 Mathematics 6 Science 8 2010 September Dear PTS Orangevale Parents, I would like to congratulate all PTS - OV students for an excellent first three weeks of school. I would also like to send a warm thanks to all the parents that join PTS OV family in 2010 – 2011 academic year. Pa- rental support has been nothing less than impressive so far. There are a couple of issues I would like to address as soon as possible. 1. The before and after school drop off/ pick up system is neither ideal nor safe, so I propose the follow- ing solutions: Drop off/pick up on Filbert Ave. is NOT permitted. Several parents are organizing a drop off/pick up safety team that will monitor students crossing the street. Any student that leaves school on their own must submit a written letter from a parent/guardian stating that their student can leave the campus. Other Important Announcements Information regarding ordering lunch from Revolution Foods went home with your student. If you’re interested in purchasing lunch for your student, orders must be placed before 5 PM every Wednesday, in order for your student to receive their lunch the following Monday. Lunch orders can be purchased up to 30 days in advance. Please contact Angie Kendall, School Secretary, if you do not have access to the internet. There is no supervision on PTS’ campus until 7:30 AM. Therefore, students cannot be on campus before 7:30 AM. Students who arrive before 7:30 AM must wait outside the gate on Central Avenue. Please make other arrangements for your student if their transportation home will be later than 15 min- utes after their last period. REMINDER: Thursday is a shortened day. Students’ last period is 1:06 PM. Please be sure your student has arrangements to be picked by 1:15 PM on Thurs- days. After school clubs will begin on Monday, September 20 th . If your student is enrolled in a club(s), they will remain on campus until 4:00 PM on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays (there are no PTS’ clubs on Thursdays). Please make arrangements to have your student picked up on these days no later than 4:15 PM. Students should be picked up on Central Avenue, as well. In closing, I would like to thank all parent volunteers, and those who are interested in becoming volun- teers with the Parent Task Force (PTS), who without your help and support PTS would not be the school that it has become. Great Job PTS Family! Our API score is 825 ! Sincerely, Mr. Altun, Principal Principal’s Address Pts Times Pacific Technology School OV 6550 Filbert Ave. Orangevale CA 95662 ov.ptscharter.org
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Inside this issue:
Language Arts 2
Social Studies 3
Foreign Language 4
Computer Science & PE 5
Mathematics 6
Science 8
2010 September
Dear PTS Orangevale Parents, I would like to congratulate all PTS - OV students for an excellent first three weeks of school. I would also like to send a warm thanks to all the parents that join PTS OV family in 2010 – 2011 academic year. Pa-rental support has been nothing less than impressive so far. There are a couple of issues I would like to address as soon as possible. 1. The before and after school drop off/ pick up system is neither ideal nor safe, so I propose the follow-ing solutions:
Drop off/pick up on Filbert Ave. is NOT permitted.
Several parents are organizing a drop off/pick up safety team that will monitor students crossing
the street.
Any student that leaves school on their own must submit a written letter from a parent/guardian
stating that their student can leave the campus.
Other Important Announcements
Information regarding ordering lunch from Revolution Foods went home with your student. If you’re
interested in purchasing lunch for your student, orders must be placed before 5 PM every Wednesday, in
order for your student to receive their lunch the following Monday. Lunch orders can be purchased up to
30 days in advance. Please contact Angie Kendall, School Secretary, if you do not have access to the
internet.
There is no supervision on PTS’ campus until 7:30 AM. Therefore, students cannot be on campus
before 7:30 AM. Students who arrive before 7:30 AM must wait outside the gate on Central Avenue.
Please make other arrangements for your student if their transportation home will be later than 15 min-
utes after their last period. REMINDER: Thursday is a shortened day. Students’ last period is
1:06 PM. Please be sure your student has arrangements to be picked by 1:15 PM on Thurs-
days.
After school clubs will begin on Monday, September 20th. If your student is enrolled in a club(s), they
will remain on campus until 4:00 PM on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays (there are no PTS’
clubs on Thursdays). Please make arrangements to have your student picked up on these days no later
than 4:15 PM. Students should be picked up on Central Avenue, as well.
In closing, I would like to thank all parent volunteers, and those who are interested in becoming volun-
teers with the Parent Task Force (PTS), who without your help and support PTS would not be the school
that it has become. Great Job PTS Family! Our API score is 825!
Sincerely,
Mr. Altun, Principal
Principal’s Address
Pts Times
Pacific Technology School OV 6550 Filbert Ave. Orangevale CA 95662
ov.ptscharter.org
PTS OV News Page 2 Language Arts & Creative Writing
Language Arts
Language Arts & Creative Writing
Welcome to the new school year. The lan-
guage arts department is pleased to have the honor
of working with such a wonderful group of stu-
dents this year at Pacific Technology Charter
School. This month we are focusing our study of
literature on the basic concept of plot. Parents and
families can have fun reinforcing the concept of
plot at home. Simply put plot is the series of
events n a story or play. One way to reinforce the concept of plot is to discuss books or
movies with your child. Ask your student to show you his or her elements of plot literary
terms. The definitions and terms will be more sophisticated for our 8th grade students and
more introductory for our sixth grade students. Talk about the terms to make sure that you
both understand them. Next, watch a movie or read a book together to see if you can la-
bel the events according to their definitions.
In addition to exploring the elements of plot this month, students have also started
to work on their spelling. Reviewing the spelling rules associated with each spelling les-
son at the beginning of the week will both help your student to do well on Friday’s spell-
In addition to exploring the elements of plot this month, students have also started
to work on their spelling. Reviewing the spelling rules associated with each spelling les-
son at the beginning of the week will both help your student to do well on Friday’s spell-
ing test and also to improve their overall spelling skills.
We appreciate your support in the classroom and look forward to a great year.
Creative Writing Club Creative Writing is considered to be any writing: fiction, poetry, or
non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal forms of literature. We will explore
writing which includes short stories and poems. Students
will use their imagination and creativity to explore their
ideas through writing.
PTS OV News Page 3
PTS 8th graders have begun to study the early English colonies of
North America. They have examined the early failures of colonial
life as well as the success of cash crops.
Students enjoyed working collaboratively in small groups represent-
ing colonies. Their task was to design an infomercial outlining their
colonies’ benefits to potential immigrants wanting to come to the
New World.
We are now moving on to discuss the causes of the Revolutionary War. Students will analysis
the major events that led the thirteen colonies to seek independence from their mother coun-
US History Students analysis causes of American Revolution
Social Studies
The 7th graders have been vigorously study-
ing the fall of the Roman Empire for the first two
weeks of school. They just completed their first as-
sessment of the year and are moving on to study the
Rise of Islam in Arabia. My 7th graders are also
learning how to become organized by keeping a
two inch binder with several dividers and maintain-
ing a weekly calendar to keep track of their assign-
ments and homework.
Pacific Technology 7th graders have also learned
an effective way of taking notes. The Cornell Notes
system was developed at a ivy league school and is
taught to freshman as a tool for success in colleges
all over the country.
7th Graders Take on The Roman Empire
PTS OV News Page 4 Foreign Language
DISCOVER LANGUAGES,DISCOVER THE WORLD….
Good day,
My name is Ms. Saule and I teach Foreign Languages in PTS-OV—Turkish and Russian.
So, why we need to learn foreign languages?
Statistics show that :
Academic and cognitive benefits
Children who have studied languages tend to demonstrate greater cognitive development, creativity and divergent
thinking than monolingual children.
People who are competent in more than one language outscore those who are speakers of only one language on tests
of verbal and nonverbal intelligence.
Students whoa are learning another language show greater creativity at solving complex problems than their
monolingual peers.
Students who have the opportunity to study languages in elementary school surpass the national averages in reading,
writing and mathematics regardless of race, gender, or socio-economic status.
The longer students study languages other than English, the higher their standardized test scores in those subjects.
During the past several years, data from the Admissions Testing Program of the College Board definitely show a positive
correlation between SAT scores and the study of foreign languages.
In the “Profile of SAT and Achievement Test Takers’, the College Entrance Examination Board reported that students who
averaged 4 or more years of foreign language study scored higher on the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
than
those who had studied 4 or more years in any other subject area.
While the results were the most impressive for the verbal scores, students who study foreign languages also outscored their
non-language peers in the math, physical sciences and social studies sections of the SAT exam
This data has been consistent with each group of test takers since 1984.
PTS OV News Page 5 Computer Science & Phys. Educa-
Computer Science & AMSP CS
Hi everybody,
Welcome to the Pacific Technology Charter School 2010-2011 school year. It’s
an honor have this page as Computer Science Department, so we have a chance
to make announcements and share our projects with you every month.
We did go through Computer Science syllabus, computer lab rules and safety in
the lab with our students first week of school year and Information Technology
(IT) concepts, so they demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and op-
eration of technology systems last week. Students had a chance to see real com-
puter parts like memory device, DVD driver, monitor etc.
As Computer Science Department, we will offer you Advanced Computer Sci-
ence which includes training on Scratch Programming and C++ computer pro-
gramming language this year. Parents were notified as to whether they get to
participate according to students’ placement
test results.
Have a nice month!
Pacific Technology Charter School Computer Science Department
Physical Education & Clubs
The Pacific Technology School Physical Education Department would like to welcome the new
students for the 2010-2011 school year. At Pacific Technology School, we
feel that Physical Education is an essential part of the total educational process.
Through various physical activities, students are provided opportunities to de-
velop their physical, mental, and social skills. We will also have our Basket-
ball, Soccer and Rec. and fitness clubs starting the week of 9/20.
Main Objectives:
Give all students the opportunity to develop their physical skills and level of fitness to their full-
est potential
Make the activities we teach enjoyable so that students will want to participate in those activi-
ties throughout their lifetime
Instill in all students a desire to develop and maintain health and fitness habits
If the need arises for future clarification of any of the points in this letter, or the syllabus, please
feel free to contact me at 916-293-8611. I am looking forward to an enjoyable and educational
year.
PTS OV News Page 6
Ms. Bowen
Mathematics
Greetings everyone! I hope we will have a very successful year at Pacific Technology School. I am excited to be here and share my passion for mathematics with my students. In my teaching career, the most asked question was : why do I need this stuff? Well, here is why: Mathematics is a language shared by all human beings regardless of the culture, religion, or gender. Pi is still 3.14159..., regardless of what country you are in . Adding up the cost of a basket full of groceries involves the same math process regardless of whether the total is expressed in dollars, yen or rupees. With this universal language, all of us, no matter what our unit of exchange, are likely to arrive at math results the same way. All of us possess the ability to be “literate" in the shared language of math. The math literacy is called numeracy. With this language we can explain the mysteries of the universe or secrets of DNA. We can understand the forces of planetary motion; calculate the distance from any city of America to any city of India. We can save money for retirement. So math is not just for math majors. It is for all of us. It is not just calculating difficult equations. It is about making better decisions and, hopefully leading richer, fuller lives. Mrs.