School News

FSO Open Position - If anyone is interested in being FSO Vice-President next year or chairing a committee, please contact Jeri Thurman as soon as possible at patrick721girl@yahoo.com or at 404-4935.

SCHOOL PICTURES - If anyone has any pictures from any of the school activities, such as Dr. Seuss day, Jazz Reading Contest, Storytelling Festival, etc, please let Cheryl Stoner know at cherb73@juno.com.

Teaching & TA Open Positions - The Ranches Academy is currently accepting applications for Teaching and TA open positions. Please click on the "Careers" link up above.

Enrollment Applications for 2008-2009 School Year - applications are now being taken for the 2008-09 school year. Click on the enrollment button to the left to access the online application and for more information. If you have previously applied and would like to apply for this next year, you will need to fill out a new application. The school can not carry-over applications from the previous year.

**The Ranches Academy enrollment process does not discriminate against any student for any reason (i.e., disabilities, students wtih I.E.P.'s, special educational needs, etc) and follows the Utah State Office of Education's state laws concerning enrollment and the application process. All students are welcomed to apply.**

Middle School Students - The Ranches Academy has amended 7th and 8th grade from their school and transferred those grades over to Rockwell Charter High School. Those students wishing to enroll for 7th or 8th grade may submit an application to Rockwell by clicking here. For more information about Rockwell Charter High School go to www.rockwellhigh.net.

ANNOUNCING ROCKWELL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL - the State Charter School Board approved the creation of the new charter high school. The high school will open August 2008. Rockwell Charter High School's webpage is www.rockwellhigh.net.

Ill/Sick Children - Please keep your child home if they are experiencing any illness or sickness as to prevent it from spending to other children. Please send your child with his/her own waterbottle to help keep everybody healthy! If you have any further questions, please contact Mr. Beck.

Calendar of Events

Book Fair - May 13-15th. Come support the school with the Buy One, Get One Free Book Fair! The fair will be held in the school gym from 8 am - 3:30 pm).

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 19th, more details will be sent home soon.

Memorial Day Break - Friday, May 23 is an early-out day, with PM Kindergarten attending. Students may wear jeans with blue/white/red shirts. Monday, May 26 is a no school day.

6th Grade Promotion - May 28th, more details will be sent home soon.

8th Grade Promotion Breakfast - May 29th

Last Week of School - Early out each day the last week of school with AM Kindergarten attending 5/27 and PM Kindergarten attending 5/28. Both kindergarten classes attend on 5/29 for graduation picnic.

Last Day of School - May 30th. Non-uniform day (Appropriate shirts, shorts, and pants allowed)

Report Cards - will be sent home by June 6th.

First Day of School for 2008 - Monday, August 18th! See you next year!

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School Council Meetings - The Ranches Academy will hold regular School Council meetings, open to the public, on the first Thursday evening of each month from 7-8 PM. We invite all to attend.

Due to scheduling conflicts, the next scheduled meeting is for Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the school gym. The agenda is usually posted 1-2 days before the meeting .

Please see meeting archives here.

Family School Organization (FSO)Meetings - The Ranches Academy will hold regular FSO Board meetings, open to the public. The meeting will be held every 3rd Monday of the month at 1:30 in the library. We invite all the school families to attend!

Enrollment - Open enrollment period for the 2008-2009 school year will be from October 1, 2007 until December 15, 2007. Anyone applying after the December 15th deadline will be put into a second lottery pool, which will be used after the first lottery pool has been exhausted. The school will continue the lottery process as enrollment spaces open up until September 31, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact Julie at 789-4000 or jbell@theranchesacademy.com.

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The Family School Organization (FSO) is our parental support system for our school. All school families belong to this organization and all have one vote in all school voting matters. The FSO is in charge of events such as the school play, Red Ribbon Week, Reflections, etc. Click here to access the FSO webpage.

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School Hours - School hours are Monday through Friday 8:15 am to 2:45 pm. AM Kindergarten hours are from 8:15 -11:00 am. PM Kindergarten hours are from 12:00-2:45pm. Students should not be dropped off until 8:00 am as we do not have the facilities or personnel to provide needed attention any earlier. If your student is late, please have them sign in at the front office. Also, if your need to check your student out early, please fill the Sign-out sheet at the front office.

Car Pool Information - If you would like the list of parents who are interested in carpooling, please send your request to jbell@theranchesacademy.com.

Drop Off/Pick Up - PLEASE follow the lanes of traffic through the parking lot at drop off and pick up. The parking lot is a one-way lot. Please follow the directional arrows. We want to make sure our students are safe!!! If you have any questions concerning this, please contact Mr. Beck at dbeck@theranchesacademy.com.

Web Page - We will be maintaining the webpage regularly and invite the parents to check it frequently! If you have something that needs to be posted, please send an email to jmaroney@theranchesacademy.com.

Volunteer Opportunities - the school board has appointed a parent who will be the school's Volunteer Coordinator. Her name is Paula Beck. She will be calling all the families during the year to help out with various volunteer opportunities. Please help us in keeping the costs down for our school by volunteering in various ways! Paula can be reached at volunteercoordinator@theranchesacademy.com. You can email your volunteer hours to volunteerhours@theranchesacademy.com or sign them in at the volunteer book at the front office. We will still be posting various volunteer opportunities during the school year on the web! Just as a reminder: each family is asked to volunteer 40 hours each school year.

Family Resource Book - This resource book includes policies and procedures as well as a school year calendar among other things we all need to know. If you did not receive one, please contact Julie at jbell@theranchesacademy.com.

Box Tops/Labels for Education/Cream of Weber Caps - Don't forget to save these lables or tops. Put all of your box tops/labels/milk caps in one single zip top baggie with your child's name on it for the drawing. In the lobby there are boxes to drop these off. Also, please make sure you are signed up for Smith's Earn and Learn program using your Smith's Rewards Card. Any questions, contact Julie at jbell@theranchesacademy.com.