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Up Coming Events
Up Coming Events
May 2024
Friday, May 3 – Doughnuts with Admin (8:30am) & Owl Bucks Store
Tuesday, May 7 – Virtual School Site Council/ELAC/DELAC (3:30pm)
GCC Board Meeting (4:45pm)
Friday, May 10 – Kids’ Farmers Market (10:30am – 12:00pm)
8th Grade Six Flags Field Trip
Thursday, May 16 – EPIC Multicultural Festival/Open House (4-6pm)
Friday, May 17 – Middle School Field Day (9–11am)
Wednesday, May 22 – 3rd Trimester Report Cards Carried Home
Friday, May 24 – 6th/7th Grade IMAX/Park Field Trip & Owl Bucks Store
Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day (No School)
Wednesday, May 29 – 3rd Trimester Academic/LP Awards Assemblies (9:55am)
Thursday, May 30 – 8th Grade Promotion (10:30am)
Friday, May 31 – EPIC Carnival (9–11am)
Last Day of School – 12:30 Dismissal – No After School
April 2024
Friday, April 12 – Kids’ Farmers Market (10:30am – 12:30pm)
Owl Bucks Store (Recess Time)
Wednesday, April 17 – 3rd Trimester Progress Reports Carried Home
Tuesday, April 23 – CAASPP Testing Begins
GCC Board Meeting (4:45pm)
Wednesday, April 24 – Virtual Coffee with Admin (9:00am)
Friday, April 26 – Virtual Learner Profile Awards (8:45am)
March 2024
Friday, March 1 – Owl Buck Store & EPIC Spelling Bees
Friday, March 8 – 2nd Trimester Academic/LP Awards (MYP 9:55am)
Kids’ Farmers Market (10:30am – 12:30pm)
March 11 – 22 – EPIC Science Curriculum Adoption Viewing (K-5)
Tuesday, March 12 – EPIC Virtual School Site Council/ELAC/DELAC (3:30pm)
Wednesday, March 13 – Virtual Coffee with Admin (9:00am)
Thursday, March 14 – 2nd Trimester Behavior Reward Parties (1pm – 3pm)
Friday, March 15 – EPIC Science Fair (9:30am – 10:30am)
March 20 – 22 – EPIC IB PYP Evaluation Visit
Friday, March 22 – Open Enrollment for 2024 – 2025 School Year Ends
March 25 – 29 – Spring Break (No School for Students or Staff)
Tuesday, April 2 – School Resumes for Students
February 2024
Thursday, February 1 – Open Enrollment Begins for 2024-2025
Tuesday, February 6 – Virtual School Site Council (3:30pm)
Friday, February 9 – Kids’ Farmers Market (10:30am – 12:30pm)
February 19 – February 23 – No School (Presidents Week Holiday)
Tuesday, February 27 – Virtual Coffee with Admin (9:00am)
Wednesday, February 28 – 2nd Trimester Report Cards Carried Home
January 2024
Monday, January 8 – Teacher Professional Learning (No School for Students)
Tuesday, January 9 – School Resumes for Students
January 9 – January 31 – School Year Re-Enrollment 2024–25
Friday, January 12 – Kids’ Farmers Market (10:30am – 12:30pm)
Monday, January 15 – Dr. King Holiday (No School)
Thursday, January 18 – River City HS 8th Grade Family Night (6pm – 8pm)
Friday, January 19 – Owl Bucks Store
Wednesday, January 24 – Virtual Coffee with Admin (9:00am)
Thursday, January 25 – GCC Parent Summit (4:30pm – 8:00pm Rancho Del Paso Campus)
Friday, January 26 – Virtual Learner Profile Awards (8:45am)
December 2023
Tuesday, December 5 – 1st Trimester Reward Ice Cream Parties
Thursday, December 7 – IB Night/ASES Music Program Holiday Performance (4:30pm – 6:30pm)
Friday, December 8 – Kids Farmers Market (10:30am – 12:30pm)
Tuesday, December 12 – Vision/Hearing Screening (Select Grade Levels)
GCC Board Meeting (4:45pm)
Friday, December 15 – Owl Bucks Store (Recess Times)
Wednesday, December 20 – 2nd Trimester Progress Reports Carried Home
Thursday, December 21 – Virtual Learner Profile Awards (8:45am)
12:30pm Dismissal – No After School Program
December 22 – January 8 – Winter Break
Tuesday, January 9 – School Resumes for Students
October 2023
Wednesday, October 4 – EPIC Picture Day
Friday, October 6 – One Day Drink Drive for Fall Festival
Saturday, October 7 – EPIC 3rd Annual Community Fall Festival (11–2pm)
Monday, October 9 – No School for Students – Teacher PD Day
Wednesday, October 25 – Virtual Coffee with Admin (9am)
Wednesday, November 1 – 1st Trimester Report Cards Carried Home
September 2023
Monday, September 4 – Labor Day Holiday (No School)
Friday, September 8 – GCC Golf Tournament (Mather Golf Course)
Kids Farmers Market (10:30-12:30pm)
Friday, September 15 – Owl Buck Store (During Recess Time)
Tuesday, September 19 – Virtual School Site Council (3:30pm)
Wednesday, September 20 – Virtual Coffee with Admin (9:00am)
Trimester 1 Progress Reports Carried Home
Friday, September 22 – Virtual Learner Profile Awards (8:45am)
August 2023
Wednesday, August 9 – First Day of School
Friday, August 11 – Middle School Behavior Assembly (8:30am)
Thursday, August 17 – Title I Meeting/Staff Introductions (5:30pm)
Back to School Night (6:00–7:00pm)
Wednesday, August 23 – Coffee with Administration (8:30am)
Monday, September 4 – Labor Day (No School)
May 2023
Friday, May 5 – Middle School Field Day (9:00am – 11:00am)
Friday, May 12 – Kids’ Farmers Market (10:30am – 12:30pm)
Thursday, May 18 – Open House (5:30pm – 6:30pm)
Friday, May 19 – No After School Program (Staff Professional Development)
Wednesday, May 24 – 3rd Trimester Report Cards Carried Home
Friday, May 26 – 3rd Trimester Awards Ceremonies (PYP–8:45am & MYP–9:45am)
Monday, May 29 – Memorial Day Holiday (No School)
Tuesday, May 30 – Promotions
Kindergarten (9:00am)
8th Grade (10:30am)
Wednesday, May 31 – Last Day of School
Carnival (8:45 – 11:00am)
Dismissal (12:30pm) – NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
April Dates 2023
April 3 – April 10 – Spring Break (No School)
Wednesday, April 12 – 3rd Trimester Progress Reports
Friday, April 14 – Kids’ Farmers Market (10:30 – 12:30pm)
Tuesday, April 18 – GCC Board Meeting (4:45pm)
Friday, April 21 – Dental Screening (Requires Parent Permission)
Monday, April 24 – CAASPP Testing
Friday, April 28 –
Virtual Learner Profile Awards (8:45am)
EPIC Multicultural Festival (1–3pm)
March Dates 2023
Wednesday, March 1 – 2nd Trimester Report Cards Carried Home
March 6 – March 17 – EPIC Social Studies Curriculum Adoption Viewing
Friday, March 10 – 2nd Trimester Academic / Learner Profile Awards
Friday, March 10 – Kids’ Farmers Market (11:00 – 12:30 pm)
Tuesday, March 14 – GCC Board Meeting (4:45pm)
Friday, March 24 – EPIC Spelling Bees (8:45am – 11:30am)
Tuesday, March 28 – EPIC Virtual School Site Council / ELAC (3:30pm)
Wednesday, March 29 – Virtual Coffee with Admin (9:00am)
Friday, March 31 – Science Fair Grades 4–8 (Time TBD)
April 3 – April 10 – Spring Break (No School)
January Dates 2023
Monday, January 9 – Teacher Professional Learning (No School)
Monday, January 16 – Dr. King Holiday (No School)
Wednesday, January 25 – Virtual Coffee with Admin. (9:00am)
Thursday, January 26 – GCC Parent Summit (4:30 – 8:00pm) Rancho Del Paso Campus
Friday, January 27 – Virtual Learner Profile Awards (8:45am)
December Dates 2022
Tuesday, December 6 – First Trimester Reward Ice Cream Parties
Friday, December 9 – Kids’ Farmers Market (11am – 12:30pm)
Friday, December 16 – Student Store, Bring your Owl Bucks!
Wednesday, December 21 – Trimester 2 Progress Reports Carried Home
Friday, December 23 – Virtual Learner Profile Awards (8:45am)
December 26 – January 6 – No School, Winter Break
Monday, January 9 – No School, Teacher Professional Learning Day
November Dates 2022
Wednesday, November 2 – 1st Trimester Report Cards Carried Home
Friday, November 4 – Kids Farmers Market (11:30am)
Friday, November 4 – Parent Conferences
Tuesday, November 8 – Virtual School Site Council/ELAC/DELAC (3:30pm)
Friday, November 11 – Veterans Day – No School
Friday, November 18 – 1st Trimester Awards and Learner Profile Awards – 9:45 MYP
September Dates 2022
Monday, September 5 – Labor Day – No School for Students and Staff
Friday, September 9 – Kids’ Farmers Market – 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13 – EPIC Virtual School Site Council – 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 21 - Virtual Coffee with the Principal – 9:00 a.m.
Friday, September 23 – Kids’ Farmers Market – 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 28 –1st Trimester Progress Reports Carried Home
Thursday, September 29 – Virtual Learner Profile Awards – 8:45 a.m. Link
Friday, September 30 – GCC Golf Tournament – Teal Bend Golf Course
Monday, October 3 – Picture Day
Friday, October 7 – No School or After School
Monday, October 10 – No School or After School
August Dates
Friday, August 12 – Kids Farmers Market 11-12:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 18 – Back to School Night/Title 1 Meeting – 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 26 – Kids Farmers Market 11-12:30 p.m.
Monday, August 29 – Virtual Coffee with the Principal – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, August 30 – Emergency Drill – 9:00 a.m.
May Dates
Tuesday, May 3 - Virtual School Site Council – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, May 6 - Student Store – Bring your Owl Bucks!
Friday, May 13 - Kids’ Farmers Market – 10:30-12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25
Virtual 3rd Trimester Academic Awards/May
Learner Profile Awards – 8:45 a.m.
3rd Trimester Report Cards Carried Home
Thursday, May 26 - 8th Grade Promotion 10:30 a.m. – EPIC Play Area
Friday, May 27 - Carnival/Kids’ Farmers Market - 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
March Dates
Friday, March 4 - Read Across America Week
Friday, March 11 - Kids' Farmers Market - 10:30-12:30pm
March 14-18 - ELPAC Testing
Friday, March 18 - Virtual Trimester 2 Awards / IB Learner Profile Assembly - 8:45am
Friday, March 25 - Kids' Farmers Market - 10:30-12:30pm
Tuesday, March 29 - Virtual Coffee with Admin - 9am
December Dates
Wednesday, December 15 - Virtual Coffee with Admin - 9:00 a.m.
Friday, December 15 - December Virtual IB Learner Profile Awards - 8:45 a.m.
December 20-31 - Winter Break - No School
Monday, January 3 - No School for Students - Teacher Professional Development Day
Tuesday, January 4 - Students return to EPIC from Winter Break
Parent-Teacher Conference Sign Up Link
November Dates
Tuesday, November 2: Virtual School Site Council – 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 10: 12:30 p.m. Dismissal – Parent/Teacher Conference & 1st Trimester Report Cards Go Home
Thursday, November 11: Veterans Day – No School
Friday, November 12: 12:30 p.m. Dismissal – Parent/Teacher Conference
November 22-26: Thanksgiving Break – No School
Tuesday, November 30: Virtual Coffee with Admin. – 9:00 a.m.
October Dates
Thursday, October 28 - 4:00pm = Virtual I-Ready Parent Information Session
Come join our administrative team and learn about this important computer-adaptive program for reading and math that is being used at EPIC. At this session, you will learn how to use and support I-Ready at home as well as how to read I-Ready Progress Reports. We will also answer any questions about I-Ready
Friday, October 29 - 8:45am = Virtual EPIC IB Learner Profile Ceremony
Come join our wonderful students and staff as we celebrate our October IB Learner Profile Award Winners,
Link to EPIC Virtual Events: https://zoom.us/j/8587099556?pwd=Z1BQY2ZaWU14MUJwMzZLZGdVb3h6Zz09
Upcoming September Dates
9/24/21 - 8:45 a.m. EPIC Virtual Learner Profile Award Ceremony. (The event will be recorded and posted on the website)
https://zoom.us/j/8587099556?pwd=Z1BQY2ZaWU14MUJwMzZLZGdVb3h6Zz09
9/29/21 - 1st Trimester Progress Reports Go Home
Important School Information 9/1/2021
1. September Newsletter - Please see the September newsletter, which includes important EPIC events
2. School Site Council/ELAC/DELAC - EPIC is seeking parent representatives to serve on the EPIC Site Council/ELAC/DELAC, an important advisory body to school administration. Meetings are held every other month, via Zoom, at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoons. Please email Jerry Kosch at jerry.kosch@gcccharters.org if you are interested in participating.
3. After School Program - We are excited to have received an ASES Grant to expand our after school program. We are currently hiring staff for the program. We will start our after school program as soon as possible. If you are interested in working in the after school program, please go to www.edjoin.org and search for listings under Gateway Community Charters.
4. Independent Study - There are new laws about independent study and it can only be used for family emergencies and illnesses/quarantines. Independent Study must be issued in 5 day increments and all work must be returned or your student's absences will be unexcused. Failure to return work will result in no more independent study issued to the student. All requests for Independent Study must be submitted to the Principal, Jerry Kosch, at jerry.kosch@gcccharters.org
Summer Information
EPIC Office will be closed for the summer from June 17th-July 23rd. Our Office will reopen for the 2021-22 school year on Monday, July 26th
All K-7th grade EPIC students were invited to keep their chrome books for the summer so they can use them to continue their learning over the summer. EPIC administration has put together a flyer of suggested online resources to support summer learning. This flyer is pasted below and attached to this message as a PDF document.
We do still have room for new students at EPIC. If you or someone you know has a student who wants to join the EPIC family please have them contact the EPIC office at 916-286-1960 or they can get an enrollment card by visiting our website at www.epicib.org.
The first day of the 2021-22 school year is Wednesday, August 11th. We cannot wait to see you then!
May 26th End of Year Assembly Link
Upcoming Dates:
April 7th – Progress Reports sent home via Parent Square.
April 12th – EPIC re-opens fulltime for 5-day a week instruction.
April 23rd – Learner Profile Assembly at 1pm.
Self-Management Skills Video Links: English Version or Russian Version
Upcoming Dates:
Dec. 18th – Nov & Dec Learner Profile & Distance Learning Assembly
Dec. 16th – Virtual Coffee with Admin
Dec. 21st – Jan 1st Winter Break
Jan. 4th – No Students/Staff In-Service Day
Upcoming Dates:
October = College & Career Readiness Month
10/22 - Virtual Academic Event 1-2pm
10/25 - Red Ribbon Week
10/28 - Virtual Coffee with Administration 9am
10/30 - Learner Profile Awards Ceremony
11/4 - Trimester 1 Report Cards
WELCOME STUDENTS & PARENTS!!!!
WELCOME STUDENTS & PARENTS!!!!
I know we all prefer to be in the classroom socializing and learning in person, however, we are going to do our best to teach and learn online together until we can safely return to school. I am happy to announce the astroturf field is officially installed and students will be surprised how big it is. I look forward to using it as soon as possible. Although there are many new changes to the start of this year, do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have.
Thank you and let’s start this year off strong,
Mr. Ponikvar
adam.ponikvar@gcccharters.org
Old Information:
October 9th - No School
October 12 - In Service Teacher Work Day (No Students)
October 16 - Teacher Work Day
October 22 - Virtual Family Academic Event
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