Larsen Roadrunner Newsletter

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Larsen Families,

Ii's November now and there are a lot of reasons to be thankful. We start the month Daylight Savings and Dia de los muertos!

November 1st will be a non-student day. All staff will be in professional development.

We also have a Veterans Day Holiday, Friday November 11. The school will be closed in honor of the Veterans Day holiday.

Immediately following Thanksgiving Break, Larsen will be hosting Parent and Teacher conferences on Monday November 27! Your student's teacher will be reaching out to you to set up a virtual or in person conference. the first Trimester of the year on Thursday .

The Larsen staff and I want to thank our parents and community members for all of your support and everything that you have done to make the start of our year a success!

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

Important Dates

• 11/01: - Staff Development Day - No School

• 11/04: Dia de los Muertos Celebration

• 11/04: Open Campus

• 11/07: Walk to School Audit (Families Welcome) (CANCELLED due to FIRE)

• 11/09: - Trimester 1 Progress Notices

• 11/11 - Veterans Day - No School

• 11/14: Picture Retakes

• 11/19: SSC & ELAC Advisory Meeting

• 11/22: SHINE CANCELLED

• 11/25 - 11/29: - Thanksgiving Holidays

• 12/02: - 12/13- Parent Conferences Early Dismissal

• 12/17: - SHINE After School Program Canceled

Larsen Fun Fall Days

The campus was buzzing with joy as students and staff participated in many fun activities. We celebrated Red Ribbon Week with fun uniform free days to encourage students to live a drug free life. We had our Family Toppers Pizza Fundraiser. Students and staff dressed up with their fun favorite character costumes. . Kindergarten participated in their annual pumpkin patch. All in the best effort to enhance our students' learning experiences.

Thanks for supporting our students!

ROADRUNNER OPEN CAMPUS GATHERING -TUESDAY, November 4, 2024.

Join us at the beginning of every month 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: Citizenship

CAFE CON LECHE/COFFEE AND Cafe con leche/Coffee and CREAM PARENT Meeting

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, November 15 at 8:30 am in Rm 5. will be joining us to share important information with us! We are asking parents to sign in at the front office and then join us for some fresh coffee and pan dulce.!

Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. For one day, we stand united in respect for our veterans. Veterans Day is on the same day every year -- November 11 -- regardless of on which day of the week it falls.

We celebrate and honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

In honor of Veteran's Day and our Veterans, there will be no school, Friday, November 11.

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 95%. 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) if you have any questions or we can help in any way!

PARENT SQUARE

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 Fall season and we are grateful for our students, fellow staff members and the community we so proudly serve!

Reminder: Thanksgiving Break 2023 - November 25- November 29, 2024.

Following our Thanksgiving Break, school resumes on Monday, December 2, 2024.

Fall parent conferences are just around the corner!

Parent conferences: December 2 - 13, 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 your conference. We will do our best to accommodate you and the needs of your family.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon.

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. T

hank you in advance for making our school safety a priority!

Join our Book Exchange on the first Wednesday of every month in front of the school at 7:45 AM. Bring a book exchange it for another book. Keep on reading!

Sponsored by PTA .

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

• Bell Schedule

• Instructional Calendar

• Larsen Uniform Guidelines English

• Larsen Uniform Guidelines Espanol