Greenville Junior/Senior High School

Mark Twain Elementary School, 646 Stanislaus Ave, Angels Camp, CA 95222 (209) 736-6533
http://www.mtwain.k12.ca.us September 28, 2012 Issue 3
Calendar/Events
Dear Parents, Students, and Staff,
October 5 – 7/8 Progress Reports sent home
October 5 – Ms. Airola FT Dr. Iwata’s 8:10am
October 8-12 – Parent/Teacher Conferences
Early Release all week
October 11 – Ms. Airola FT Covers Apple Ranch
8:10am-1:00pm
October 11 – Board Meeting 6:30pm @ Copper
October 18 – Ms. Airola FT Angels PD 10:00am12:00pm
October 25 – Ms. Airola FT Dodasa Farms 8:10am12:30pm
October 26 – Early Release
ANGELS CAMP
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
September 29, 2012 / Main St & Utica Park
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Reenactments, Frog Jump, Soap Box Derby, Food and
Drinks, Kids activities, Vendors, live music by Big Earl and
the Crying Shame, Plan B, Dyemusica, Famous Off
Brothers
A brief Angels Camp History
1848 – Henry Angel starts a trading post and thus founds
Angels Camp
1849 – Nearly 4,00 miners camp in the one mile area from
Angels Creek to Utica Park
1865 – Mark Twain writes the short story “The Celebrated
Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”.
1893 – First Calaveras County Fair is held on the Flowers
Ranch.
1912 – The city incorporates with women participating as
voters for the first time.
1928 – Angels Camp Boosters Club holds the first frog
jump
1986 – Rosie the Ribiter sets the world record frog jump
with a jump of 21’5 ¾ “, a record that stands today.
2012 – The City celbrates its Centennial
GO Badgers!!
This Friday we celebrate students who achieved the scores
of proficient and advanced on the STAR test and recognized
students who showed improvement in their scores in
Language Arts and Mathematics. We honor four students
who achieved a perfect score in Mathematics and Science.
However, test scores and striving to achieve the 850 API
score are only a part of what Mark Twain is all about.
More important than tests, grades or an 850 API is striving to
build the character of our students to be good citizens, to be
respectful and compassionate to each other. This process of
character building begins with PRIDE. PRIDE is not
something I brought here because it sounded catchy or cool.
It has significant meaning to me. It is building quality traits
that our children will need to be successful in life. Let’s take a
closer look at what PRIDE means:
P is for polite: being nice to one another, lending a helping
hand to someone in need, to put a smile on a person’s face
that might look sad.
R is for respect: to treat others how you yourself want to be
treated; to show compassion and interest in someone.
I is for integrity: being a person of your word, to be reliable
and someone that can be counted on to do what is right.
D is for discipline: having self- control over ones actions and
words; having the strength to say no and not giving into peer
pressure.
E is for excellence: striving to do your best in all things;
wanting to improve and never quitting until you achieve what
you want.
There is nothing more satisfying to me as a principal than
seeing and working with students exhibiting the qualities of
PRIDE. Whether or not it watching students settle issues
between them, having the integrity to admit fault and being
sorry for what you did, and the student who is smiling
because they just earned an A on a test. All these students
have one thing in common, PRIDE. They not only know what
PRIDE means, they EMBRACE IT AND LIVE IT!!!
BADGER PRIDE
Thank you,
Mr. Triance
Mark Twain P.R.I.D.E. means more
than just having a passion and love for
your school. School PRIDE is about
demonstrating character as an
ambassador of MTE and Angels
Camp. Our students and faculty will
exhibit:
P – Politeness
R–
I–
D–
E–
Respect
Integrity
Discipline
Excellence
Golden Gate Cellular school rebate
program. Start donating 3% of your
currently monthly plan cost to the
school!
Go
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on ‘School Rebate Program” or call 1800-453-8255
Reminder: The school cafeteria
opens at 7:30am and campus opens
at 7:45am. We can not assure your
students safety before this time.
Please make arrangements so that
your child is not on campus before
7:30am. Thank you!!
Quote of the Week:
“To get the full value of joy, you must have
someone to divide it with”
Samuel L. Clemens(1835-1910)
•Pen Name “Mark Twain”
•American author and humorist
Make up picture day:
October 25
Picture
Day
After school arrangements!
Please make sure you discuss your
child(ren’s)
after
school
arrangements the night before. It is
too disruptive to the classroom
when we have to call multiple times
throughout the day to relay pickup/bus messages. Thank you for
your assistance with this!
If you’re absent from school please
call the school office that day to
excuse the absence. Whether
you’re sick ,out of town or any other
reason, we need to know! Call the
school office at 736-6533 ext. 0
Welcome Back Badger Parents! We hope you had a wonderful summer!
Check out these simple ways YOU can help our teachers and students just by doing your everyday
shopping!
- Shop at hundreds of name brand stores by logging onto www.boxtops4education.com/marketplace
(select Mark Twain Elementary) - a percentage of your shopping bill will come back to our school!
- Use your SHARES card (available in the school office) at Savemart and 3% of your shopping bill will
come back to our school!
- Stop by Angels Food Market or Sierra Hills Market and fill out an E-SCRIP COMMUNITY CARD form
and 5% of your shopping bill will come back to our school!
It's that simple....and yet SO BENEFICIAL!
Start saving your BOXTOPS for a Fall BoxTop competition! BoxTops must not be expired and it is helpful
if they are turned in separated into groups of 25. We will let you know when the contest begins and keep
you posted with details! Remember: every 10 BoxTops = $1.00 for our school!!
Join us this Saturday for a "Friend-Raiser" event!
Saturday, September 15, from 5-9pm
Broglio Ranch
Admission is $10.00 which includes appetizers, drinks, music and door prizes! This is NOT a
fundraiser, just a fun social event to get parents and community members mingling and having fun! :)
There will be numerous vendors setup for a fun shopping experience for men & women alike! Should
be a great night!
*This is an 18 & older event.
Murphys Pack 343 Cub Scouting!!!
Come Join the Adventure
Our Pack Meetings are the first Monday of each
Month 6:30 – 7:30 PM Starting October 1st
At the Lion’s Club Building “Scout Hut” in Murphys
located on School Road.
All Boys 1st through 5th grades are invited to join our
Cub Scout Pack.
Questions? Contact Garett Walker at 209-736-9540
CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. WHITE’S CLASS.
Don’t forget to wear red and/or white on Friday’s!!!
Kayla Scibelli, Rose Mendenhall, Morgan Rolleri, Haleigh Bernasconi, Curti Kowski, Tanner Dillashaw, Seth Hohman,
Arman Abusaidi, Kallen Dente, Freddy Cruz, Mason Davis, Nolan Brown, Alexis Howard, Kate Roberts, Kenzie Segale,
Ashley Ruiz, Izzy Herrin, Kendra Campbell, Erika Maria, Hannah Ellsworth, Mackenzie Steele, Nick Osborn.
How can I help my child at home? All students should be reading at home between 15 and 45 minutes
a night. They should be reading books they enjoy and find relaxing. Most importantly the books I want read at home should be at their
reading level. So turn off the television and computer, pull up a chair and listen to a great story read by your son or daughter. By
the way, one of my favorite authors is Roland Dahl who was the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the
Giant Peach. Good Stuff!!! Thank you,
Mr. Triance