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Iron Horse Jaguar News
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February 19, 2020
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Attention 8th Grade Parents:
California High School Incoming Parent and Student Information Night
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The faculty and staff at California High School are looking forward to your student's attendance at Cal High next year! Please be sure to attend
the Parent/Student night in order to obtain important information abou
t CHS and the online registration process. Here are some very important dates you should note:
Monday, March 2nd - 8th Grade Parent AND Student Night:
This is a very informative evening and a great opportunity to learn more about our school, the offered courses, and high school graduation requirements. We will also be holding a welcome rally and open house prior to our presentation to showcase the various elective programs we offer. The event center fills up fast so please arrive early for the rally!
5:45-6:15
Rally Kick-off! Welcome from our principal
6:15- 6:45
Open House:
Take a tour and learn about our elective programs in Fine/Applied Arts, Engineering, Health Sciences, Technology and World Language.
7:00- 8:00
8th Grade Student and Parent presentation
Students with last name A-F in the theatre and students with last names G-Z in the event center.
* Please note that if you do not attend this meeting, you must pick up a registration packet from YOUR middle school counseling office by Thursday, March 6th!
Friday, March 6th:
Cal High counselors will visit Iron Horse Middle School during SCIENCE classes to collect online course selection sheets. If the student does not bring his/her signed sheet, s/he will be required to fill one out that day.
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Donors Choose - Project Ending Soon : Needs Donations!
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It's Always the Small Pieces That Make the Big Picture!
IHMS Teacher Katy Johnson is close to meeting her Donors Choose goal to supply her students with puzzles to help build a classroom community and encourage her students to work as a team! However her Project ends March 14th!
Please consider a donation at the following link:
Donate Here
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IHMS Dine IN/Out Fundraiser
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For our February Dine-In or Take-Out Event, we have a very special Dine-In for you!
On Wednesday, February 26th, we have brought back one of our most popular locations for you, THE KEBAB SHOP! All day on the 26th, The Kebab Shop is donating 50% of the proceeds to Iron Horse Middle School! Bring in the flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you're supporting Iron Horse. This is a great Dine-In event so tell all your friends and family to go and support Iron Horse! See you Wednesday the 26th at The Kebab Shop!
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Raspberry Pi Birthday Jam
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Presented by the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation Imagineering Program
Saturday, February 29, 2020 
9 am to 1 pm
at both Los Cerros MS and California HS
The SRVEF is excited to join the global celebration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to celebrate the eighth birthday of the Raspberry Pi computer (or its second birthday, depending on how strict you are about counting leap years)!
The Raspberry Pi is a powerful, yet inexpensive, micro-computer that is the perfect tool for an introduction to hardware and physical computing. Our goal is to provide a platform for students to gain the technical expertise needed to thrive in the highly competitive global environment. Getting comfortable with coding and the ability to work in functional teams are two major skills we intend to promote along with rewarding technical literacy skills and creativity.
At this event, student teams will be given a challenge that requires them to work in Python. They will work hands-on with sensors, LEDs, and other components, and use programming to control circuits.
The Birthday Jam at Los Cerros Middle School will be led by Rae Anne Crandall and Erin Lopez, and at California High School by Sean Raser. All our instructors are Raspberry Pi Certified, SRVUSD teachers, and are members of our SRVEF Imagineering Team.
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2021 Washington DC and New York City Trip
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Attention 7th Grade Parents - Trip to Washington D.C and New York City for next spring break 2021!
Join the trip of a lifetime with your friends and classmates from Iron Horse Middle School to Washington D. C, Baltimore, Gettysburg, Philadelphia and New York City! The trip will take place over Spring Break, 2021 (April 2 - 8, 2021) and is open to all current 7th graders (next year's 8th graders) and their families.
There is a maximum of 40 spaces available for both students and family members and we do anticipate that the trip will sell out! All registrations are accepted on a 1st come, 1st serve basis and the only way to secure your child's and/or your space(s) on the trip is to register a.s.a.p. For further information, please contact your parent trip coordinator, Tiffany Burchill at [email protected] Thank you!!
**This is not a district or school sponsored trip**
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Parent Ed: Well Balanced Perspective on College Fit
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San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs is pleased to bring the "Challenge Success: A Well-Balanced Perspective on College Fit" presentation and interactive workshop to our community. This workshop will take place on February 22nd, 8:30am to 11am at Cal High Theater.
The college admissions process can often be a source of stress and anxiety for students and parents alike. This research-based workshop addresses many of the important questions we hear from families. What do college rankings really measure? Are students who attend more selective colleges better off later in life? What is "fit" and why does it matter? Participants will learn practical strategies to help reduce unnecessary pressure around the college admissions process and ways to support their student's overall well-being and readiness for life in college and beyond.
At this interactive presentation, Challenge Success will highlight the parents' role in developing and supporting healthy, engaged children.
Challenge Success is recognized for its leadership in partnering with schools, families, and communities to embrace a broad definition of success, with an emphasis on research-based strategies that value well-being and critical thinking over grades and test scores. Challenge Success is an expert in the field of high school and college advice and has accumulated years of data that has been collected from more than 150,000 high school students.
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San Ramon Valley Community Fair
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The entire community is welcome to this free,
"one-stop-shop" annual
event where they can meet face-to-face with various groups that provide summer and fall youth programs and activities.
Wednesday, March 18, 2019
, 5:30-7:30pm
Dougherty Valley High School Commons
10550 Albion Rd., San Ramon
Day and Overnight Camps
Examples of programs that have participated before are:
- Childcare
- Music, Art, Dance and Theater
- Science, Technology & Engineering
- Language and Culture
- Sports and Martial Arts
- Academic Support and Enrichment
- Character Education
- Mental Health & Wellness
- Volunteer and Job Opportunities
- College Search Counseling
- Free and Low Cost Activities for Families and Children
The San Ramon Valley Community Fair is organized by the Dougherty Valley/San Ramon Rotary Club in partnership with the City of San Ramon, the Town of Danville,
the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, and the SRV Council of PTAs.
Organizations that provide summer and/or fall programs for youth ages 0-18 and their families may register to have a table at the Community Fair, using the online Vendor Registration form. The deadline for vendors to register is March 13, 2020
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