The Cheetah Coalition #11

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Dear Atkinson Community,

Next week is the monthly PTA meeting, and I have a conflict so I can't make the meeting. Instead, I'm going to host a Principal Q&A and Teacher Strike Update from 6–6:30 p.m. directly before the PTA meeting next week on Monday, November 13. The Zoom link will be the same as the PTA meeting:

• https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82639707216?pwd=dml5aUhBY1FuRGtXMmZDQU1UcDFGUT09
• Meeting ID: 826 3970 7216
• Passcode: 152661

If there is still no school by the end of next week, I will host the Principal Coffees (English on Thursday and Spanish on Friday) virtually.

We sincerely hope you are all safe and well, and we hope to see you again soon.

Debbie Armendariz

Principal

Atkinson Elementary School

darmenda@pps.net

Reminder that tomorrow is the day we observe Veterans Day, so the school will be closed and no meals will be handed out. Hope you all have a lovely, long weekend.

Meals will continue to be served during the strike. Any student in PPS age 1–18 may access meals from any PPS school free of charge. Free student meals at Atkinson will be available from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Tuesday–Thursday.

If you requested a Chromebook for your student and would like to come pick it up, we have them available in the school office on weekdays between 8 a.m.–3 p.m.

We need parent volunteers to help serve lunch for 20 minutes:

• K–2: 11:35–11:55 a.m.
• 3–5: 12:05–12:25 p.m.

If you are able to help us 2–5 days per week, and can commit through the end of December, please fill out THIS FORM. And you get a free lunch!

The next PTA Dine Out for Atkinson is on Wednesday, November 15 at ¿Por Qué No? Taquería on Hawthorne Blvd. Eat yummy food and support Atkinson PTA! ¿Por Qué No? Taquería is donating 10% of their proceeds to our PTA. Order takeout, or invite a friend and dine in to support a local restaurant and the Atkinson PTA! https://porquenotacos.square.site/home

Atkinson’s Basketball Program is back! Registration is now open for all players, including K–2 students for the open gyms and grade 3–5 players for team play. More information HERE.

Six-year-old Ruby Bridges stepped into the history books on November 14, 1960, when she became one of the first students to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, LA, becoming a national icon for the civil rights movement. Today, her story continues to inspire the next generation of leaders to end racism together one step at a time. Since 2018, students have celebrated Ruby’s courage by walking to school and recognizing her contributions to the civil rights movement. Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day is on November 14, celebrating the courage and resilience of Ruby Bridges as a trailblazer in the fight for desegregation.

• Friday, November 10 — NO SCHOOL, Veterans Day observed
  
• Monday, November 13 — Virtual Principal Q&A, 6 - 6:30 p.m.
• Monday, November 13 — Virtual PTA meeting, 6:30–8 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 14 — Hearing Evaluation (Tentative)
• Wednesday, November 15 — Dine Out at ¿Por Qué No?
• Thursday, November 16 — Principal's Coffee in English, 8:50 a.m.
• Friday, November 17 — Principal's Coffee in Spanish, 8:50 a.m.
• Monday, November 20 – Tuesday, November 21 — Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Wednesday, November 22 – Friday, November 24 — NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Holiday