Olive Vista MS & STEAM Magnet

Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It began, and now coincides with other holidays which are commemorated in other countries, marking the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.

Veterans Day is distinct from Memorial Day, a U.S. public holiday in May: Veterans Day commemorates the service of all U.S. veterans, while Memorial Day specifically honors those who have died while in military service

Click here to complete the step-by-step permission form so that your child may be seen by the dentist right here on the OVMS campus.

The Dentist will be on campus on Wednesday, November 20th so make sure to sign up as soon as possible while space is still available. Call our parent center if you have questions or need support.

Our students will follow a shortened day schedule on Friday the 15th and will be dismissed at 2:15pm. Please make sure you child is enrolled in the after school program or is picked up within 20 to 30 minutes to ensure they are supervised and safe.

Click here for all the information shared during the meeting. HERE

• Information about the Gifted and Talented Program
• Fentanyl Awareness information for families (English Video) (Spanish Video)
• 8th grade updates
• How 8th graders can be on the road to biliteracy
• Cell phone policy updates

Next Coffee with the Principal scheduled for December 5, 2024 at 8:30 am

Our school library is open from 7:45-8:20 am in the morning, most days at lunch, and after school until 4 pm. Students are encouraged to check out books to take home.

Families are encouraged to sign up now for Winter Academy. The deadline to request free bus transportation Is coming up before the Thanksgiving break. Scan the QR Code to sign up by signing in with your Parent Portal sign in information.

• Scan QR code
• Log in to Parent Portal
• Click on “Winter Academy Application” box (scroll down)
• Click yes, then submit for your child

Contact our parent center for assistance at 818-833-3909

All students will be taking the iReady diagnostic in their advisory classes beginning on November 20, 2024. We encourage students to do their best to help teachers understand what each child has learned so far and what areas they still need to improve. You can see your child's scores in Schoology. The first i-Ready diagnostic scores were also shared with families on parent conference night. Is your child on grade level? If they need more support, you can have them work on MyPath lessons at home to help them in reading and math! Contact Ms. Eitel at ogm2650@lausd.net if you need support accessing your child's scores.

Ms. Devellis and Mr. Fuentes teach art at Olive Vista and students in both classes regularly create amazing works of art to enrich their classrooms and enrich the walls of our school. These are a few samples of 2D and 3D art pieces created by our students in the past few weeks.

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

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.