Olive Vista MS & STEAM Magnet

Friday 10/25 - Wear Red to support drug prevention awareness

The book fair will provide families opportunities for families to purchase books to read and keep at home. Begin a family library, or add to books you already have!

Families are invited to conference night, bring your student! Students will share what they have learned so far this year and families completing the conference will be able to enjoy pizza after they are done with a ticket provided by the advisory teacher.

ALL 8th graders must Complete a Zone of Choice application by November 15th.

Students completed the application on paper and MUST return application with parent signature OR students can have parents complete the Zone of Choice via the Parent Portal.

8th graders wanting to apply for a Magnet school MUST DO BOTH APPLICATIONS.

Contact our Parent Center Representatives for assistance with parent portal.

Parent Portal - CLICK HERE

eChoices website for Magnet school information - CLICK HERE

On Thursday, October 23, 2024, students and parents will have an opportunity to speak to representatives from area High Schools and learn about their programs for the Zone of Choice and Magnet programs. All representatives will be set up in the Olive Bowl.

Any students and parents that have submitted their Zone of Choice application can make changes and updates until November 15th. Magnet on-time applications are due no later than November 15, 2024.

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All 8th graders will have the option to take the PSAT. Parents are encouraged to read the letter being sent home during this week to get more information.

Student led conferences will be held on October 24, 2024. These will be used as our parent conferences and students will be working on projects to show what they have been doing in class and will be ready to review their work with their parents.

Students will be dismissed from school at 2:15 pm on Friday 10/25. Homework help will be cancelled but our after school program will be until 6 pm.

Mental Health - Understanding Depression and Building Resiliency

English for adults - 9am

School Site Council Meeting - 3:30 pm

Local School Leadership Council Meeting - 4:30 pm

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English for adults - 9am

Walk to Wellness Workshop 10-11 am

All students eat free at school for breakfast, lunch, and supper! Delivery of food is not allowed to school during the school day. Please make sure students either bring their lunch from home in the morning or they can plan to have a school lunch. View Cafe LA menus HERE https://lausd.yumyummi.com/webapp

All parents are asked to DROP OFF students in the morning at the Borden gate, near our auditorium. Students should be dropped off no later than 8:15 am to ensure students make it to class on time.

Dismissal Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is at 3:16 pm

Dismissal Tuesday is at 2:15 pm

Two gates are open for dismissal. Please plan ahead with your child which gate you would like them to exit. We will open Tyler Street gate at the front of the school or Borden St gate next to the auditorium.

Cones will be set up along Borden street for drop off in the morning. Please ask your child to use the crosswalk if crossing the street, for everyone's safety drop your child off on the school side of the street.

If your child needs to remain at school longer than 20 minutes waiting for pick up, please sign your child up for the after school program!

Per LAUSD policy, students are expected to be in school 96% of the the school year and should not miss more than seven (7) days of school for the ENTIRE year. Please be sure that your child arrives to school by 8:10 to ensure they have time to make it to school on time. Our first class of the day will begin at 8:25 am and dismissal will be at 3:16 pm.

This year we have added a few additional shortened days for students starting with Friday, September 13th when students will be dismissed at 2:15 pm. A schedule with all important dates will be home in the first day of school packet in the white envelope given to students on Monday the 12th.

Dates for our Holidays and Shortened Days. Remember, students are dismissed at 2:15 pm EVERY Tuesday.