Sea Dragons' Diary

New absence reporting email: use lhattendance@ccusd.org

Include student name, grade, teacher, and reason for absence

Hurry! Raise Craze ENDS SOON!

Raise Craze ends NEXT TUESDAY, October 22!

Our goal is to raise $100,000 and complete 1,000 Acts of Kindness with 100% of students participating! Meeting our goal will fund school field trips & assemblies; classroom supplies; school programs; PE equipment, family fun nights, PTA programs and more!

If we reach our goal, we'll SLIME Mr. Chabola on Tuesday, October 29!

** PLUS -- Exciting Announcement -- if we surpass our goal, we'll also bring a Kona Ice Truck to campus next month for the whole school!!

REMINDER!! RAISE CRAZE IS OUR (HOPEFULLY) ONE & ONLY LARGE FUNDRAISER THIS YEAR! If we reach our goal, this is the only time we'll be asking you, your friends & family to support our school! Help us get there!

Our Last Challenge is Underway!

- The Classroom with the most $ raised will receive the Golden Sea Dragon Trophy & A Popsicle Party!

- All Classrooms with a 10% increase in $ raised, will get Free Sit Lunch next Wednesday, October 23!

*Winners will be announced Wednesday, October 23!

We can't meet our goal without YOU!!! Not registered? https://my.raisecraze.com/A6JZYAM/

Don't forget about Corporate Matching! Many employers have awesome matching programs so be sure to check in with yours to increase the impact of your donation! (Linwood E. Howe Elementary School PTA is set up in Benevity and Groundswell if your company matches through those systems.) Already obtained a match? Email LinHoweRaiseCraze@gmail.com so we can credit your child(s) class!

Follow the Class Leaderboard Here: https://my.raisecraze.com/leaderboard/for/A6JZYAM/

Questions? LinHoweRaiseCraze@gmail.com

Diwali, or Deepawali, is an Indian holiday known as the Festival Of Lights. Diwali is celebrated by spending time with family and friends, sharing great food, and decorating with flowers and rangoli (colorful sand or rice flour paintings). We also light candles or diyas (oil lamps) to symbolize the triumph of good over evil, truth over ignorance, and light over darkness.

Bullying Prevention Parent workshop links:

English and Japanese:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79691484545?pwd=ijaS1XHijtKZacDVByXL4Om3jNUa0k.1

Spanish:

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77315732029?pwd=yrITFk8r6d3QIvBKmGroa16Q29rKdu.1

Hyperactivity and Focus Parent workshop registration link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeypCiO5xMqfC3OoDS3h7mGjYke22K5RIy3_iFEu5ROj2lLjQ/viewform

JAZZ HANDS FOR AUTISM ASSEMBLY

In recognition of Disability Awareness Month, on Wednesday, October 23, students have an assembly with Jazz Hands for Autism. Their website (https://www.jazzhandsforautism.org/) states that their mission is “to break stigmas, to empower neurodivergent creatives and to create pathways to inclusion through expression, education and employment in the entertainment industry and beyond.”

More from their website:

[Jazz Hands for Autism] hosted the first Jazz Hands Concert on May 25th, 2014 with 3 musicians. [They have] since grown into a talent advocacy group and provider of individualized music-based training, vocational development and job placement for over 150 musicians with autism. Through the Jazz Hands Concert Series and the Jazz Hands Musicians Academy, Jazz Hands For Autism is becoming increasingly recognized for its unique approach to inclusion for individuals with autism in the music industry - by using music as vehicle through which confidence is built within the individual and bridges are built with the world at large.

Visit the website to meet some of the musicians: https://www.jazzhandsforautism.org/meet-the-musicians

Here are a few questions you can ask your student about the performance:

1. What ideas or feelings did you get from watching this performance?
2. What did you learn about disability generally or autism specifically from Jazz Hands for Autism?
3. What questions did you have for the performers about their music?

*Information prepared by the Lin Howe PTA Equity Committee. Email linhoweequity@gmail.com to get involved.

Lula Washington Dance Theater Assembly

By Chloe Cueva (5th grade)

This week we had an assembly with the Lula Washington Dance Theater. The Lula Washington Dance theater is 44 years old and they are a contemporary modern dance company. One of the performers named Khaleela, was a former Lin Howe student. The first dance they performed was called “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It was originally a poem, but people kept singing it so they turned it into a song. The scarves used in this dance were important and symbolized different things. The black scarf signifies the people, red represents the people who died, gold represents wealth, and green represents the land. The styles performed were classical ballet, old style jazz (like the Charleston), and tap dance. They asked for volunteers to come up and learn some modern dance moves.

Next, the dancers performed the Magalena Caribbean dance. After this dance, during the upper grade assembly, they asked for more volunteers to come up on to the stage and pretend to be in the Underground Railroad during the time of Harriet Tubman. We learned that during this time, slaves were taken all over the world. The volunteers were told to listen, focus and do what the slave master said while they were inspected.

My favorite part of the assembly was when they showed us how to do the Dab and the Billy Wap. To end the assembly, the dance company performed the popular moves the Floss, the Dab and the Griddy.

PTA REMINDERS

Upcoming Important Dates

Tuesday, October 22 - Last Day of the Raise Craze Kindness Fundraiser

Sunday, October 20 - School Beautification Day

Saturday, October 26 - Lin Howe Spooky Dance

Thursday, October 31 - Costume Parade

November 4-8 - Fall Book Fair

Thursday, November 7 - PTA Meeting at 6pm

Thursday, November 21 - Coffee At The Steps after dropoff

Disability Awareness Month Classroom Read Alouds & Resources

Please sign up as a classroom reader. Visits take 20-30 minutes and will celebrate Disability Awareness month. Lin Howe has a wonderful tradition of inviting parents & caregivers to read in October when CCUSD celebrates inclusion and disability awareness. There is a great selection of books so please sign up here to read starting the week of October 7. It will be a rewarding experience!

Questions? email gzadra@hotmail.com or linhowespedcommittee@gmail.com

*You must be a cleared volunteer!

*Sign up where a teacher has already put their name. There is a line for the reader directly under the teacher's name. Please include your email as you will receive a reminder with reading guidelines.

Lin Howe Spooky Dance - Saturday, October 26 from 5-8pm

ALL FAMILIES ARE INVITED

Lin Howe Students & Families are invited to a Spooky Dance benefiting the 5th Grade Class Fundraising. Entry Donation $5. See you there!

THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING!

Monday, November 4 - Friday, November 8

Lin Howe Library
8:30am to 5pm
(open until 6:00pm on Thursday, November 7th before the PTA Meeting!)

CLASS VISITS
All classes will visit during school hours and you may send cash (in an envelope, please) or purchase a gift card. The link for gift cards (including donations to ensure every child gets a book) will be in the Dragon Diaries on October 25th. A portion of the proceeds go back to the school exclusively for purchasing books for the library.

VOLUNTEERS
We are looking for cleared volunteers to help during classroom visits as well as during set up (Thursday 10/31 from 9:30-Noon) and tear down (Friday 11/8 from 5-7pm). We are only able to allow cleared adult volunteers - please do not bring siblings during school day volunteer shifts. All ages are welcome to visit the book fair after school. Sign up here: VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS. Thank you!

We hope you'll join us at the Book Fair! If you have any questions, contact LinHoweBookFair@gmail.com and we are happy to help you!

Join Us in Celebrating Heritage Month and Cultural Holidays!

We're looking for creative helpers to bring our display cases to life! All supplies are provided—we just need your time and imagination.

Invite your child to get involved!
Work on the displays anytime during office hours (Monday to Friday, 7am to 4pm).
No volunteer clearance required!

Let’s celebrate together—your creativity makes a difference!

For more information, please contact us via linhoweequity@gmail.com.

Sign up here: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/18112342060/false#/invitation

Submit to the Ruby Bridges Art and Essay Contest! (Due Oct. 25)

We are excited to announce the first annual Ruby Bridges Art and Essay Contest to celebrate Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day!

This year’s theme: “Step up for courage and diversity“

Drawing • Painting • Photography • Video • Poetry • Essay

On November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges made history by becoming the first African American student to attend an all-white elementary school in the South. She had remarkable courage through everything she had to endure just to get an education, and at just six years old, she helped pave the way for racial integration in schools.

Honor Ruby’s bravery - participate in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, November 14 by wearing white and walking to school.

Submission Deadline: Friday, October 25, 2024
November 1, Winners will be announced
Learn more and register online: ccwalkandroll.com/event/rb

All grades are welcome! Grade-level prizes to be awarded, including cash prizes and gift bags courtesy of the Wende Museum.

Gallery Premier: November 8, Robert Frost Auditorium
Join us for a gala premiere honoring the winners!

Let’s walk toward a brighter future for all children!

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND ADJUSTED SCHEDULES

2024-2025

EARLY DISMISSALS: Every Wednesday and December 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 20, March 21, May 8-9 June 13, 2024

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE - 1:45 PM

EVERY WEDNESDAY IS EARLY DISMISSAL

November 1 Pupil Free- Teacher Work Day

November 11 Veteran’s Day – School Closed

November 25-29 Thanksgiving Holiday – School Closed

December 9-10, 12-13, 16-17 Parent Teacher Conferences - Early Dismissal

December 20, 2024 Early Dismissal (for winter break)

Dec. 23-Jan. 3 Winter Recess– School Closed

Jan. 20 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday -School Closed

February 10 President Lincoln’s Day – School Closed

February 17 President Washington’s Day – School Closed

March 7 Pupil Free- Teacher Work Day

March 24-April 4 Spring Break – School Closed

School Resumes April 7

May 8-9 Targeted Parent Teacher Conferences - Early Dismissal

May 26 Memorial Day – School Closed

June 13 Last Day of School –Early Dismissal

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