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Principal's Message / Mensaje del director |
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I would like to begin by thanking our parents for attending the Parent/Teacher Conferences held from April 1-April 4 and now the time has come for students to show how much they have learned this school year in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Students will be taking the California Standardized Test (CST) starting on Wednesday, April 17th through Wednesday April 24th.
During our CST testing week (April 17-April 24, 2013) we will be on the following schedule:
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Wednesday, April 17
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8:02am - 1:22pm
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Math Part 1
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Thursday, April 18
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8:02am - 11:15am
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Math Part 2
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Friday, April 19
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8:02am - 11:15am
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English/Language Arts Part 1
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Monday, April 22
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8:02am - 11:15am
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English/Language Arts Part 2
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Tuesday, April 23
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8:02am - 11:15am
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Science Part 1 & 2 (8th grade only)
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Wednesday, April 24
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8:02am - 1:22pm
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Social Science Part 1 & 2 (8th grade only)
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Ruth O. Harris Middle School teachers worked hard in preparing our students for CST exams from the very first day of school and for that I thank them. I wish our students the best of luck and all we ask is that they do their best on the CST exams.
The end of the school year is fast approaching and so is our End of Semester Finals. The End of Semester finals will start on Wednesday, May 22 nd. The 8th grade end of year activities has been planned in May. Starting on May 18th will be our 8th Grade Trip to Knott's Berry Farm; May 24th will be our 8th Grade Dance and the 8th Grade Promotion will be on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 8:30am at BHS Football Stadium.
Me gustaría empezar por agradecer a los padres por asistir a las Conferencias de Padre/Maestros que se llevaron a cabo del 1 al 4 de abril. Ha llegado el tiempo para que los estudiantes muestren cuanto han aprendido este año escolar en Artes del Lenguaje, Matemáticas y Ciencias Sociales. Los estudiantes estarán tomando el Examen Estandarizado de California (CST) empezando el miércoles 17 de abril y continuando hasta el miércoles 24 de abril.
Durante la semana de Exámenes (CST) (Del 17 al 24 de Abril del 2013) tendremos el siguiente horario
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Miércoles 17 de Abril
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8:02am - 1:22pm
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Matemáticas parte 1
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Jueves 18 de Abril
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8:02am - 11:15am
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Matemáticas parte 2
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Viernes 19 de Abril
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8:02am - 11:15am
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Ingles/Artes Del Lenguaje parte 1
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Lunes 22 de Abril
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8:02am - 11:15am
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Ingles/Artes del Lenguaje parte 2
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Martes 23 de Abril
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8:02am - 11:15am
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Ciencia parte 1 & 2 (Solamente el grado 8)
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Miércoles 24 de Abril
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8:02am - 1:22pm
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Ciencias Sociales Part 1 & 2 ( solamente el grado 8)
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Los Maestros de la Escuela Secundaria Ruth O. Harris han estado trabajando arduamente en preparar a nuestros estudiantes para los exámenes CST desde el primer día de clases, lo cual agradezco. Deseo a nuestros estudiantes buena suerte y lo único que pido es que hagan su mejor en los exámenes CST.
El Final del año se acerca rápidamente al igual que los exámenes del Fin de Semestre. Los Exámenes de Fin de Semestre empezaran el miércoles 22 de mayo. Las actividades de fin del año para el octavo grado se han planeado para mayo. Empezando el 18 de mayo los estudiantes del grado 8 tendrán su viaje a Knott's Berry Farm; el 24 de mayo será el baile del grado 8, y la Ceremonia de Promoción del grado 8 será el 30 de mayo del 2013 a las 8:30 am en el Estadio de la Escuela Preparatoria Bloomington (BHS)
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All parents are invited to the Ruth O. Harris PTO Meeting on Tuesday, April 16, at 3:30 p.m. in the library.
We hope to see you there.
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Ruth O. Harris Middle School is currently having a Spring Fundraiser. All the items are seven dollars. Students are encouraged to participate in the fundraiser. The money raised will help with the expenses for the end of the year activities. Order forms and money are due on Friday, April 12th.
Incentives for participating include:
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7 items- DJ Party hosted by the Fundraiser
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14 items- Game Truck participation at the DJ Party. 8th graders a FREE 8th grade Knott's Trip Ticket
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16 items- Placed in a raffel for a $50 gift card
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Cooperative Parenting Course |
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Important Dates and Events |
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Minimum Days April 1 to April 5. Students Released at 1:22 pm
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Parent Conferences April 1 - 4, 1:30 pm to 3:05 pm.
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CST Testing Begins April 8th.
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CST Special Testing Schedule Begins April 17th to April 24th.
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April 17th Students Released at 1:22 pm
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April 18, 19, 22, and 23 Students Released at 11:15 am.
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April 24th Students Released at 1:22 pm.
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Programa de educacion para padres |
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Welcome students and parents to another fabulous year at Ruth O.Harris. We are currrently collecting Boxtops for education for our school site. You can help by collecting boxtops from your favorite food items, and also by shopping online. Visit the website to see how you can help our school just be doing your regular shopping in store or on the web. The web site is www.boxtops4education.com
Contact: Faith Clevinger faith_clevinger@colton.k12.ca.us or 909-580-5020 ext. 8031
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Zangle Student Connect Web Based application for students and/or parents. Directions: English / Spanish
CGP Education - Textbook Online CGP Education Textbook and homework online-www.cgpeducation.com Click on the "Digital Resources" tab and enter your username and password to log in.
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Welcome Parents/Guardians to the Ruth O. Harris School website. We are currently offering a special purchase item, which will include a portion or an entire page dedicated to your student. The purchase price will be $25.00 per quarter page, $40.00 per half page, and $60.00 per page. Another option would be to write a line or two dedicated to your child or friend. Each line is only $3.00. We have a maximum of 10 pages at this time, and it will be first come, first serve. The deadline to submit these advertisements will be December 10, 2012. Additional pages may be offered after the new year, but prices will increase. YEARBOOK FLYER
Also, we currently have a high population of students who have been affected by the slowed economy, and would benefit from having a yearbook donated in their name. You may choose a student or they may be raffled at random.
You can also order your yearbook online at www.memorybook.com/onlinepay Download step by step directions. Please call the Yearbook Advisor directly if you are interested in any of these items. All donations should be tax deductible, and a receipt will be provided. Yearbook Advisor, Faith Clevinger faith_clevinger@colton.k12.ca.us or 909-580-5020 ext. 8031
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The bell schedule for the 2012-2013 school year is listed below.

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Regular Day: School begins at 7:57 a
m and ends at 3:00 pm
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Minimum Day: School begins at 7:57 am and ends at 1:22 pm
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Special Testing Days: School begins at 7:57 am and ends at 11:15 am
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Principal - Sandy Torres sandy_torres@cjusd.net Assistant Principal - Diane Reynolds diane_reynolds@cjusd.net Office Manager - Carmen Fernandez
carmen_fernandez@cjusd.net
Attendance-Susana Purtle 909-580-5020 ext. 8014 susana_purtle@cjusd.net Office - 909-580-5020 FAX - 909-820-2238
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Ruth O. Harris Middle School is a National Demonstration School. Congratulations to our AVID department on earning this prestigious status.
At an AVID demonstration school, visitors can observe:
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Dedicated and successful implementation of the 11 Essentials
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Strong and committed leadership
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Evidence of outstanding student achievement
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Models for excellent inquiry-based AVID tutorials
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AVID as a schoolwide approach to school improvement
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A schoolwide college-going culture with college readiness as a basic expectation
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A center of learning for AVID best practices
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A showplace for the synergy and excitement a strong AVID program creates
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