Greetings CAJ Families,

CA Jacobs is focused on student success. We are excited about the new school year and all the potential it brings. The staff and faculty at CAJ are committed to academic rigor and excellence. We have high expectations for our students and ourselves, and are dedicated to reaching our goals. Every child has potential, every child value, every child can learn and our job is to empower them to realize their dreams!

Jason Hofhenke - Principal
jhofhenke@dixonusd.org

• Jun 3 Last Day of School

Documents for Summer Math Academy

Parent Student Handbook (pdf)
Consent To Photograph Form (pdf)
Pre-Algebra Academy Calendar (pdf)
Student Use Agreement (pdf)

The district and the city are coming together to open the doors to a Teen Center in town.
Get involved!
Contact Jamie Otero 707-344-3730. She will be at Open House with more information

Read the Cougar Corner and find out what's happening at CAJ!

The mission of the Ca Jacobs Parents Assoc is to promote the partnership between parents, teachers, the school and community. We are dedicated to promoting children’s health, well-being, and educational success. Ca Jacobs Parents Assoc is a completely volunteer-driven organization. If you would like to be involved with our monthly meeting, fundraising, and/or volunteering your time, please contact: Jamie Otero 707-344-3730 jlo3312@aol.com.

The process we are using to teach academic vocabulary is based on work by Robert Marzano and outlined in his book “Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement – Research on What Works in Schools” The 6 Steps for Vocabulary Instruction are based on eight research-based characteristics of effective vocabulary instruction.

• Descriptions as opposed to definitions
• Use of linguistic and nonlinguistic representations
• Gradual shaping of word meanings
• Teaching and using word parts
• Different types of instruction for different types of words
• Students interacting about the words they are learning
• Use of games
• Focus on terms important to academic subjects

To begin, each department developed a list of 20 specific academic terms and phrases to be taught throughout the year, so when a student leaves that grade, he/she will have a strong common foundation for academic background knowledge. This will be done in a 6-step process: Step 1 – Teacher gives the word and a description or example of the word. Step 2 – The student gives a description or example of the new term in his/her own words. Step 3 – The student draws a picture or symbol to represent the new term. Step 4 – Students provide more knowledge of the words on their Academic Vocabulary Sheets. Step 5 – The students come up with an agreed upon class definition. Step 6 – Students participate in games that provide more reinforcement of the new term.

Academic Vocabulary Worksheet (pdf)

The Dixon Schools Athletic Boosters (DSAB) mission is to provide financial and organizational resources for all athletic programs in the Dixon School District in an effort to keep student athletes on the courts and on the fields.

DSAB supports CAJ Athletics as well as DHS!

Click here to see their website

Scott Immel, Mathematics Teacher @ CAJ, is currently maintaining the school website. If there is information you would like to find on the website or you have suggestions for improvement, kindly email him with your thoughts. And of course, any positive comments are always welcome! =-)