Dear Tiger Families,
As our summer begins, I would like to express how grateful I am to be leading such an amazing community of students, parents & staff. It has been an amazing year! I am so proud of all of the achievements and accomplishments of our students here at Gascon Elementary.
To our PTO… I am so proud! Words cannot express my appreciation. I look forward to our continued work together as we challenge ourselves and our students to set the highest standards and achieve our ambitious goals.
A special thanks to you, the parents who have contributed in ways small, large and unimaginable! Thank you for the partnership between home and school, which is so important. We appreciate all that you do each and every day for our school and our children!
To our amazing students and teachers of Joseph A. Gascon Elementary School. I am so honored to be your principal. I would like to wish you all the very best summer vacation possible, and I look forward to welcoming you all back, refreshed, for what will be an exciting, new academic year. Until next school year, here’s wishing you love, laughter and learning.
As always, thank you all for your continued support and GOOOOOO TIGERS!!!!!
The Montebello Unified School District is excited to announce the PowerSchool online student enrollment system for the 2024-2025 school year is now open. This will be for NEW students enrolling in the Montebello Unified School District.
This website is the first step in the process to enroll a new TK-12 student for school. Information about the student such as emergency contacts, medical, and language will be collected. Upon completion, the student's information will be sent to the school.
We are delighted and disheartened to announce that at the end of the school year, two of our beloved Tiger staff members are retiring. Mrs. Irene Casado and Ms. Rosaura Villasenor. We will miss the veteran presence of these three individuals next year. They have developed and cultivated outstanding relationships with our students, staff and community! They will be difficult to replace but we wish them the best as they begin to define what their retirement will look like.
This year, the Montebello Unified School District offered an incentive to students and thier families to come up with a strategic plan to improve student attendance. Plans needed to include the importance of being in school every day and how the school intended to motivate students to come to school ready to learn. Plans also needed to describe outreach efforts to fellow students, staff, parents, and the entire school community. Over 30 plans were submitted and multiple plans were looked at, discussed, and partially implemented. After multiple months of implementation, the plans that were selected were by by Sophia Urbina (4th grade) and Alexander Urbina (2nd grade). Their plans were implemented and proven to increase student attendance. Sophia and Alexander recieved a laptop computer and printer to take home that were donated by the district office. After looking at data, Joseph Gascon had the highest attendance rates amongst elementary schools in MUSD.
On Friday, May 17, we held our Annual Career Day and several presenters came and visited our 3rd-5th grade classes. Their insight, expertise, and passion truly made the event a remarkable experience for our students. Their presentations not only provided valuable information about their career paths but also inspired our students to explore their own passions and interests.
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) is a premiere international event dedicated to showcasing the entirety of human experience from the Latino perspective, whether through film, television, digital, music, art, or any other vehicle. On Friday, May 31, 2024, students from JGE participating in the Youth Cinema Project (YCP) premiered their short films at LALIFF and participated in Q&As, special events and workshops led by industry professionals.
The LA County Library would like to invite all families, staff, and students to participate in LA County Library’s Summer Discovery Program, it's annual celebration of reading and curiosity that encourages people of all ages to read and learn all summer long! This year the program will run June 1 – August 11. The Library will offer both an online and paper version of our reading game, which encourages participants to meet various reading and exploration goals. Participants who complete the game will have an opportunity to win prizes. The online game is available at LACountyLibrary.org/Summer-Discovery. They will also be hosting various in-person programs, activities, and more for all ages to encourage them to discover all the resources the Library has to offer!
Action Youth America (AYA), formerly known as ICES Education has been serving California families for over 30 years, providing top quality service in academics, sports, and other areas of education. Our programs are built upon the foundation of excellence and time-tested methods that have allowed us to be one of the leading providers of before and after-school programs in the United States.
The AYA program is academically driven as we understand the need for providing complementary academic support to the instructional day in order for students to meet their full potential. Our academic coordinator Stefanie is responsible for assuring optimal academic alignment to school and district needs. The AYA staff is formally trained on Common Core learning expectations and write, or can assist in writing a curriculum around the principles of Common Core. Additionally, the AYA staff works with interventions, state testing prep camps, and modeling/training.
ELO Link: https://sites.google.com/montebello.k12.ca.us/eloafterschool/home
ELO Application Link: rb.gy/g4h8n
