February Family Newsletter

Feb 2nd - Snack Shack after school is back!

Feb 7th - Family Workshop- Conflict Resolution: How to handle disagreements in the family.

Feb 8th - Kobe Bryant Day- Wear purple and gold

Feb 9th - Charter Lottery Drawing in person or on Zoom @ 10:00am

Feb 9th - Snack Shack

Feb 9th - Steam Night 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Feb 10th - Lunar New Year - Year of the Dragon

Feb 10th - Saturday Enrichment classes

Feb 14th - Valentine's Day - Recess activity with Mrs. Pineda PSW

Feb 15th - (tentative date) ELAC meeting @8:15am

Feb 15th - OLSAT 2nd Grade Testing Webinar

Feb 15th - PTA Meeting @ 6pm in Bedevyan Family Library or Zoom ID: 451 962 5416

Password: dearborn

Feb 16th - Minimum Day - dismissal 12:35pm

Feb 17th - Saturday Enrichment classes

Feb 19th - No School - President's Day

Feb 20th - (tentative date) SSC/LSLC Meeting @ 3:30pm

Feb 21st - 5th Grade Panoramic Picture

Feb 22nd - Coffee with the Principal @ 8:15am

Feb 23rd - Snack Shack

Feb 24th - African American educational community event for families of black students at Cleveland Charter High School

Feb 27th - Sharky's Dine-out Fundraiser

Feb 28th - Spring Picture Day

Feb 29th - Leap Day

Come join us for another great Family Workshop on Conflict Resolution: How to handle disagreements in the family. In the Parent Center or on Zoom.

Let's join the city of Los Angeles and celebrate the life of Kobe Bryant on 2/8/24. He is one of the greatest basketball players. He was resilient, he was hard working, he was mentally tough...Mamba Mentality: Never give up, always work hard, pursue your passion. He was also a storyteller. Scan the QR code to watch his Oscar winning short film, Dear Basketball.

🔬⚛️Science Fair together with Steam Night here at Dearborn! Sign up today! ⚛️🔬

🏫💙🏫This Month's "Meet the Staff" is our Second Grade Team! From Left to Right: Ms. Bergstrom, Ms. Keesee, Ms. Correa and Mrs. Radosevich. 🏫 💙 🏫

I’m Ms. Bergstrom, and I’m one of the second grade teachers at Dearborn Elementary. This is my fourth year teaching at Dearborn, and my 14th year teaching in elementary school. I received my B.A. in history from UC Berkeley, and my M.A. in Education from Pepperdine University. In my free time I enjoy rowing with a crew team in Marina Del Rey. I was on the crew team in college, and still love going out onto the water in the morning! I also love spending time with my family and our golden retriever, Francis. We spend time watching football and taking the dog to outdoor patio restaurants. More than anything else however, I love teaching second grade!

My name is Ms. Keesee. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley and graduated from CSUN with a degree in Child Development and a teaching credential. I have had the pleasure of teaching first through third grade here at Dearborn for the past 21 years. I feel incredibly fortunate to have joined the Dearborn family immediately after completing my student teaching. What is even more special is that I now teach from the very room where I first started learning the ropes. During my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends, family, and my three rescue dogs: Hagrid and Bear, two energetic lab mixes, and Gryffin, my gentle giant Irish Wolfhound. When I am not enjoying their company, you will often find me hitting the pavement as an avid runner. A fun fact about me is that I have completed over 50 half marathons.

My name is Elsa Correa. This is my 21st year of teaching. I started out teaching kindergarten here at Dearborn. I taught it for 6 years. I then moved on to teach second grade. This school is like a second home. Both my kids and niece have attended Dearborn. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley. Both my parents were born in Mexico. I attained my Bachelors degree from CSUN in Liberal Studies. In my free time I like spending it with adorable weiner dog. He is what makes me the most happy. I also like to work on paint by numbers while listening to some music. I love to go to concerts and plan to attend quite a few this year.

Inside room 29 lives a bunch of amazing students that Mrs. Radosevich has the pleasure of teaching. This is her 26th year teaching at Dearborn. Before becoming a teacher at Dearborn, she taught in many grade levels from kindergarten to middle school. Teaching many ability levels adds much excitement to the day. Figuring out what makes learning work for each student in all the different subject areas keeps everyone on their toes. Her path to the classroom began at UCSB, continued at CSUN where she got her teaching credential and later a master's degree in education. She loves to continue learning with training in phonics, Orton-Gillingham, gifted and talented education, and most recently new math and thinking map practices. When not in the classroom, she loves to travel somewhere every year. She has been to over 40 countries on 6 continents!

2nd Grade Parents learn more about the OLSAT testing with this webinar

Honoring Both Presidents
February 22 was celebrated as a holiday by 19th-century Americans. At least a dozen states officially celebrate the third Monday in February as “Washington and Lincoln’s Birthday,” and another dozen states call it “Presidents’ Day.” In 1971, Congress fixed Washington’s Birthday and several other holidays on Mondays to create long holiday weekends.

Cleveland Charter High School, 8140 Vanalden Ave. Reseda 91335.

Let Sharky's cook for you on Tuesday the 27th! 20% comes back to Dearborn to pay for the wonderful programs provided for our students!

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