Larsen Roadrunner Newsletter

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Principal's Message

Thank you for all your support making this first Trimester a successful one.

We are currently hosting Parent and Teacher conferences until Friday, December 13. Your student's teacher has reached out to you to set up an in person conference. We will do our best to accommodate you and the needs of your family.

With this Holiday Season comes a lot of events. Read below for more details.

Wednesday December 20 is a Minimum Day. Dismissal will be 11:37 AM for ALL Students.

This month we will also have a much-deserved Winter Break to rest, relax and recharge as we all look forward to beginning 2025!

Winter Break is Thursday, December 21 -Tuesday, January 9. Wednesday, December 20th and is a Minimum Day for ALL students. All students will leave campus at 11:37 am. We return to school, Tuesday, January 3, 2025!

If you have any questions or need any support at school or home, please stop by, call us at 805-986-9740 or email.

Ms. Jimenez - Principal

• 12/02: - 12/13 - Parent Teacher Conferences

• 12/02: Open Campus

• 12/02: Music Performance 4th & 5th Grade

• 12/06: After School SHINE Parade

• 12/07: -.Cafe con leche/Coffee and Creme Parent Meeting at 5:30 PM

• 12/09-12/16. Winter Workshop

• 12/20: Minimum Day, Dismissal at 11:37

• 12/20: -12/20 - 01/03: - Winter Break

• 01/03 - First Day Back to School 2025!

• 01/20 - Martin Luther King Day - School Closed

• 01/24- Progress Notices

Join us on Monday, December 02 at 8:07 am behind the cafeteria. We will share a mindful moment and feature the character trait for the month. At Larsen we inspire everyone to demonstrate good character through the six pillars of good character . Each of the Six Pillars of Character help instill a positive school climate and a culture of kindness, making schools a safe environment to learn. We will feature a pillar every month.

This month our trait is: Caring

Parent conferences: -December 2nd, 2024

We are excited to share what students have learned this Fall and how we can continue to work together to bring out the best in all our students.

Parent Conference Dismissal Schedule:

Kindergarten at 12:07PM

First, Second & Third at 1:15 PM

Fourth & Fifth at 1:31 PM

Your student's teacher will be reaching out to you to set up an in person conference. We will do our best to accommodate you and the needs of your family.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon.

PTA is sponsoring a Book Exchange the first Wednesday of every month at 7:45 in the front of the school. Students can bring a book from home to exchange for anoter one. For the Love of Reading!

We are proud to bring our educational partners, "Cafe con Leche"Coffee and Cream to Larsen! These parent and staff meetings are designed to help you learn more about Larsen, how schools operate, valuable community resources, ask questions and receive any support you may need.

Please join us Friday, December 7tht 5:30 PM.

PTA

Help us meet our goal. Join our PTA. https://jointotem.com/dashboard/org/00056ac2-e607-ada5-e3e2-70b2aeec7d47/leaders

Join our PTA Meeting the first Wednesday of the month at 12:30 PM in the Library.

PTA will be sponsoring our Winter Workshop for our students to shop for themselves and loved ones. I Students will have a walk through with their classes to browse and then will have a specific date to go shopping. It is a fun experience for kiddoes to do their own shopping.

If you would like your child to participate, feel free to send a money in a seealed envelope with hheir name and shopping list. Students will shop with thei teacher and peers.

Participation is strictly voluntary.

Too many absences can keep your student from succeeding in school and life and slow academic and social progress. Last year our school attendance rate was 92%. This year we have set a goal for having a school attendance rate of 96%. Missing just 2 days of school a year can slow the progress of your student!

Please try to have your student attend school every day they can. If you are unsure about the health of your student our school nurse can help make the decision.

Please call (805-986-8740) if you have any questions or we can help in

any way!

Parent Square Communication

Parent Square. Parent Square supports communication with staff and students at the class, school, and district level and integrates with our student information system, Aequitas Q.

Parent Square Communication

Parent Square supports communication with staff , students in the class, school, district level and integrates with our information system.

• Existing Users: Parent Square can be accessed https://www.parentsquare.com/signin by using the 'Sign-in with Google' button.

• New Users: Parent Square can be accessed at https://www.parentsquare.com/signin by using the 'Sign-up/Register.

Parent Square

One page Eng/Span updated flyer

Video in English

Video in Spanish

Slide deck to support parents

Larsen staff members are all thankful for all of your support this year! We have had a great first trimester and we are grateful for our students, fellow staff members and the community we so proudly serve!

Reminder: Winter Break 2023 - December 20 - January 3rd.

Following our Winter Break, school resumes Monday, January 6.

Safety is our number one priority at Larsen. We ask that during morning and afternoon Drop Off and Pick up, you do not park in the roundabout in front or back of the school. The Parking lots are for district staff and individuals who need accessible parking only except for a few labeled visitors parking spots. We recommend you park in the street and walk up to pick up your child.

If you use the roundabout, you must drive through and if your child is not visible, you must drive out of the roundabout and reenter at the street. There is NO PARKING on the roundabout.

The roundabout is a single lane drive their is NO passing on the left. Students are boarding and exiting vehicles.

Remember to use crosswalks and sidewalks when walking to campus. Please be respectful to staff as we work together to enforce safety for all. Thank you in advance for making our school safety a priority!

We have our counselor Ms. Rodriguez to support our students.

Please visit our HESD Counseling Corner Website for information on counseling services available to students and parents.

Dual language immersion is a research-proven instructional approach that prepares students to think, read, and write in two languages, resulting in students becoming bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural.

Dual Language Immersion programs are additive, meaning that a child does not lose their native language but instead strengthens their native language and adds a second language.

Bilingualism and biliteracy prepare students to think more broadly and critically, results in higher language arts and math achievement and increases career pathways opportunities in adulthood.

Ansgar Larsen’s Dual Language Program follows a 90/10 model. This model begins in Kindergarten with 90% of the academic instruction delivered in Spanish and 10% of the academic instruction delivered in English. This ratio is adjusted as students matriculate from grade to grade. For example: Kindergarten = 90% Spanish, 10% English. First grade = 80% Spanish, 20% English. Second Grade = 70% Spanish, 30% English. Third Grade = 60% Spanish, 40% English. Fourth Grade = 50% Spanish, 50% English. Fifth Grade = 50% Spanish, 50% English

The 90/10 model requires a closely aligned curricular program where instruction in key content areas such as language arts and math so that the skills are not retaught in both languages but are built upon in each language.

HESD Dual Language Brochure

Evelyn Jimenez

Principal

ejimenez@hueneme.org

805-986-8740 xt 2499

Lucila Gomez Perez

Assistant Principal

lgomezperez@hueneme.org

805-986-8740 xt 2488

Cristina Rodriguez

School Counselor