The Weekly Wave

Happy Weekend Short Avenue Families and Friends!

Thank you all so very much for a fun Halloween week and parade. It is always fun to see some of the creativity that comes from our students, families, and even staff. I hope you enjoy these moments of levity as much as we do! I also want to recognize all the hard work that went into setting up our school-wide ofrenda. It was great seeing the our Short Ave. community come together to create such a beautiful display to honor our loved ones who have passed. Thank you to FoSA for sponsoring the conchas and hot chocolate.

We are now in November which brings a host of items to be mindful of and I will list just a few below:

• Daylight Saving ended today and we moved our clocks back one hour. This is a great time to check batteries in smoke detectors and to do other safety checks around our homes.

• Election Day is Tuesday. There are items on the ballot from a national to a local level including ballot measures supporting LAUSD. I am not going to advocate for a measure or a candidate but I do hope you all get out to vote and celebrate this piece of civic action with your children.

• Parent Teacher Conferences are coming soon. More information will be coming from the school about minimum days and ways to prepare for your meeting but first, please be sure to schedule a time to meet with your child’s teacher. These check ins are a great way to keep track of your child and their progress.

• Thanksgiving Break is a full week. In the days leading up to this holiday please frame the break and the holiday as a time to be grateful. It is so easy for all of us to immediately think of a negative or a problem but it is so much more powerful to focus on joy and gratitude.

Finally, please take time this weekend to cherish moments with your child and/or children. Their schedules consume our schedules and it can be overwhelming at times. Trust me, I know. So if you are at another practice or game; another event or birthday party; or even helping with an assignment or other task please pause and find the joy in the moment. This weekend I am visiting one of my daughters away at school. We have not seen her since late August due to school, work, internships, and life. As hectic and tiring as travel can be, I am going to cherish the time.

Please enjoy the rest of your weekend.

See you Monday!

Mr. Lamb

November 4th- Penny Wars Starts!!

November 8th- 5th Grade Astrocamp Afterschool Snack Stand @ Beethoven Gate

November 9th & 10th- Donuts & Coffee fundraiser + Food Drive 8am - 12pm

November 11th- No School, Veteran's Day

November 14th- Emergent Bilingual Parent Meeting @ 8:20am, Parent Center Rm. 12

November 14th- FOSA Community Meeting -This is a virtual meeting

Local School Leadership Committee (LSLC) is launching at Short Ave! This is a shared decision-making body tasked with creating and monitoring the school calendar of events, discussing and deciding on general budgetary matters, and discussing and deciding how certain resources are used and managed at the school site. LSLC has 8 total members: 1 Principal, 4 teachers, 1 staff member, and 2 parents. We are looking for interested parents to self-nominate to join this committee and an election will be held next week. The meeting dates and times are: December 5; January 30; February 20; March 20; April 10; and May 22 from 3:30-4:30pm. If you are interested and available please use this Google Form link to self-nominate....

Hello families with younger siblings who you would like to come to Short Ave for TK and other grades (BOTH neighborhood and permit families ), please let us know who you are by filling out this google doc:

https://forms.gle/2Gjc8ireNMEPfbjA7

Current Short Avenue families on permit are not guaranteed a spot for a younger sibling, but will be given priority, when accepting students off of the waitlist. We have to see what our neighborhood enrollment looks like before we can offer spots.

We have trees!!!!!! Sycamore Trees were delivered and planted on October 26 and with them came great excitement from the students and community. We are continuing to make progress. Expected next steps are below. We appreciate your patience. We are getting there!

Next Steps & Expected Dates of Activity:

November 4 - Irrigation work for the native plant area

November 11 - Concrete pour for the stage area

We are still on track for a January completion!

We are hearing that there has been an increase in students with head lice. Please let the nurse and your teacher know if you have found nits or live lice in your child's head. We encourage you to do regular head checks and keep long hair pulled back to avoid spread. Click here to read important information from LAUSD regarding head lice.

Be sure to send those pennies, coins and bills in a baggy with your child as they enter school so they can drop them in the jugs before they get in class, or during morning recess.

The students LOVE this weeklong event, Nov 4-8.

The winning class earns a SILLY STRING PIZZA PARTY!

Want to join in and see the penny wars in action? Sign up HERE for a shift to guard the jugs.

REMEMBER:

***pennies & bills ADD points***

***nickels, dimes & quarters SUBTRACT points***

After School Snack Sale Alert!

Join us on Friday, 11/8, at the Beethoven gate during pick-up for a tasty after-school snack sale benefiting our 5th graders raising money for AstroCamp!

We’ll be accepting Venmo or cash only. Don’t miss out on some delicious treats and support our students on their adventure! Thank you for your support!

Join Us for a Donut & Coffee Fundraiser!

We're excited to announce our upcoming fundraiser on November 9 & 10 from 8 AM to 12 PM on the front lawn of the school. Enjoy delicious Donutful donuts and warm Capri coffee and hot chocolate while supporting a great cause! All families are welcome to come show their support!

We're also partnering with the McNichol Bernbach team to collect non-perishable food items for those in need.

Calling all TK Kinder families!

- Sign up to work shifts and be a part of this fun event! LINK TO SIGN UP: https://evite.me/e2j5H7PC5r

Let’s make this a sweet success while giving back to our community!

Our library does so much for our students—hosting incredible events, providing a cozy space to gather, and inspiring a love for reading. But all of this can’t happen without the help of our amazing community. Here are two ways you can support:

1. Help Us Clear the Library’s Wishlist: Every little contribution goes a long way in providing resources to keep our library thriving! (AMAZON LINK)

2. Join the NEW Library Committee: Organize Fundraisers
Recruit & Manage Volunteers
Advocate for Resources
Grant Writing
Promote Library Usage (SIGN UP HERE)

Your involvement, big or small, makes all the difference! Let’s work together to keep our library vibrant and enriching for all students.

#SupportOurLibrary #CommunityMatters #LoveForBooks

📢 Attention Short Avenue Community!

Join us for the next FoSA community meeting on Thursday, November 14, from 6 to 7 PM via Google Meet! We’ll be discussing the funds raised to date, our expenses, and upcoming events and fundraisers.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to stay informed and get involved!

👉 Join the meeting here: https://meet.google.com/SYM-DXQK-QSR

We look forward to seeing you there! 🌟

FOSA holds monthly community meetings the third Thursday of each month to inform our wonderful Short Ave community about important updates, events, and all things happening at Short Ave. Meetings alternate each month between in person, and virtual.

November Holiday Camps, for 11/11 (Veteran's Day) and Thanksgiving Week:

reDiscover Center has both 11/11 and Thanksgiving Camp

Euro Soccer has both 11/11 and Thanksgiving Camp

Let's Play LA has Thanksgiving Camp

Prime Time has Thanksgiving Camp

Got Game is having Both 11/11 Camp and Thanksgiving Camp:

• Got Game Registration can be found HERE!
• Got Game 11/11 info is HERE!
• Got Game Thanksgiving Camp info is HERE!

SOCIAL MEDIA: Last week I posted on our Instagram and Facebook:

Pictures form a cool art project from Room 26, a last call for photos for our ofrenda, a student council election poster post, a Penny Wars flyer, a photo of our Del Rey Day Spelling Bee paricitpants AJ and Callen, a Halloween Parade flyer, photos form the Halloween Parade, photos from Day of the Dead and our ofrenda, a Diwali post and a "Fall Back" the clocks post.

Please set you Instagram notifications to be notified when I post, so you don't miss anything, and of course like and comment on our posts, it is the best way to see what is happening on campus and get important reminders!

Families,

We want to remind you of our birthday party policy. In an effort to be equitable and keep our students healthy, we do NOT allow caregivers to send in cupcakes and treats for birthdays. While classes may organize celebrations for various occasions throughout the year, birthday parties should be held outside of school. Parents are welcome to arrange with the teacher to read a story in their child's class, or lead a fun birthday activity. Additionally, parents are welcome to donate something special to the class in honor of their child. We understand that birthdays are special , and every student and staff member will be recognized with a birthday song at our monthly assemblies.

Student attendance is a focus for us this school year. It is important that your child is present and on time for school EVERY DAY. An accumulation of absences can negatively impact students both socially and academically. The school is working closely with the District to monitor student attendance and reach out to parents when students are consistently absent from school. While it is understandable that students might become sick throughout the school year, the goal is for seven or less absences between now and June. Family vacations should take place during school holidays and scheduled during school vacations. Additionally, doctors' appointments should be scheduled after school or during vacations, whenever possible. If your child is out because of an appointment, we ask that you bring a note from your doctor to the main office, or your child's teacher. Please let us know if your family needs any support in getting your child to school.

Parents,

Please make sure that you have registered for an account on the Parent Portal. The Parent Portal is is an online system that connects parents and guardians to their child's information. The website to register is: http://parentportal.lausd.net. Once you are registered, you will be able to add your student(s) to your account with their student ID and your parent pin code. Letters were sent home last week with your parent pin codes. It is important that you link your student(s) to your account so you can view their information.. Please call the office if you need any help in obtaining your child's student ID # or any other assistance registering on the portal.

Click here for instructions to register for the Parent Portal.

Click here for instructions on how to add your student to your Parent Portal account.

Rams Reading Challenge Update:

We have only 4 DAYS LEFT of the 45 day Rams Reading Challenge, that was launched on September 24th!

Please make sure your kids in 1st -3rd grade have filled out their reading logs and get them turned in to their teacher by Thursday November 7th!

We are competing against 11 schools, and the one with the most minutes read and logged will win....drum roll please...4 FREE TICKETS TO DISNEYLAND FOR EACH STUDENT IN GRADES 1st - 3rd!

VOLUNTEERING!

Are you interested in volunteering in your child's classroom, the library, or the garden, or going on a field trip? We LOVE volunteers and hope that you will be one!!

You must be an approved volunteer with a negative TB test to Volunteer for field trips, classroom projects, the garden etc.

1. All Volunteers must have a negative TB test. Please get your Negative TB test first, BEFORE filling out the Volunteer Application. New volunteers must have a recent negative test within 60 days of application. You must email your negative result to avril.lipsky@lausd.net so that they can be inputted into your application. TB tests for returning volunteers are good for 4 years.

2. Please fill out the Volunteer Application through this LAUSD VOLUNTEER LINK! This is for BOTH new and returning Volunteers. Do NOT check Tier 3 assignments unless you are willing to get a Fingerprint. Email avril.lipsky@lausd.net for more info on fingerprints. Here is a link the the most recent Volunteer Guide if you want a step by step visual of how to fill out the volunteer application.

3. Volunteers need to sign a Liability Waiver and the Commitment Form electronically in the application..You do NOT need to email them to me.

4. Please see the LAUSD Volunteer Page for answers to questions.

https://www.lausd.org/volunteer

5. ALL Volunteers (both new and returning) must watch the The Mandatory Volunteer Orientation Zoom Recording, if you did NOT attend the live Zoom on September 11th.

6. Here is the Materials Folder Link that we spoke about in the Zoom Orientation, that includes the Orientation, Zoom, the Guide to Volunteering, The Volunteer Commitment Form, and the Quick Guide.

If you are a RETURNING VOLUNTEER from last year, you still need to fill out the LAUSD Volunteer Application online at LAUSD VOLUNTEER LINK! You Negative TB test should Auto Populate, if it is less than 4 years since you did the test. It takes 4 to 5 weeks to get you approved AFTER I get the TB test, so please do not wait

Please be aware that ClassDojo will translate into over 130 languages!

Here’s a brief overview of how parents can set language preferences in ClassDojo:

1. Content Language: This allows users to select the language for story and message translations.
2. Communication Language: This option lets users choose their preferred language for emails and push notifications.

You can reach out to Rachel Burris @ rjs6223@lausd.net or Avril Lipsky @ avril.lipsky@lausd.net if you need any assistance with translation. We are here to support you!

Looking for a hidden gem for your child’s middle school years? Marina del Rey is a fantastic option for Short Ave Elementary families, offering unique opportunities like a Performing Arts Magnet which includes theater, dance and music, an honors track for high achievers, and exciting programs like Marine Science and a beautiful garden! Let’s support our local school and explore all it has to offer. Interested in learning more or joining our parent group? Email dave@jdpropertiesla.com to join our list of Short Ave families discovering MdRMS!

Email: wlamb@lausd.net
Website: https://shortavees.lausd.org/
Location: 12814 Maxella Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone: 310 397-4234