Dragons' Diary Week of March 10th

Next PTA Meeting - Thursday, March 13th @ 6pm on Zoom

Join us for our March PTA Meeting next Thursday, March 13 at 6pm on Zoom. Mr. Chabola will also be discussing the district budget cuts.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91423398086?pwd=suBDkVE8oFSU0Ab0FckSL2jUKFjeoX.1
Meeting ID: 914 2339 8086
Passcode: 699216

Lin Howe Equity Committee Awards Black History Month Bingo Participants

1st Place: Leilani Molina, 4th grade

We were captivated by her dedication and hard work. Leilani completed many tasks on the bingo card, including volunteering at a food drive event to help those in need. She took photos to share with us and created a beautiful collage of her efforts supporting Black History Month. Thank you for devoting your time to such an amazing cause! Congratulations Leilani!

2nd Place: Ruby Renner, 1st grade and Osani Hollingsworth, 2nd grade

Both Ruby and Osani impressed us by going above and beyond and completing more than the limited amount of actions suggested. We are very proud of your dedication to the task! Congratulations to Ruby and Osani!

3rd Place: Etta Tsui, 4h grade

Etta impressed us on how fast she completed the bingo card! She was the first participant to submit her bingo card! We admire your eagerness to participate! Congratulations Etta!

Thank you to all those students that participated we had a great turn out! If you turned in a bingo card please make sure to stop by the office to get your Black History Month sticker/s.

If you would like to get more information on the Lin Howe Equity Committee, inquire on how to get involved, and/or would like to offer any future suggestions please feel free to contact us at: linhoweequity@gmail.com

Sea Dragon to wear their grade level color on Friday, March 14!

CCUSD Partners with i-Ready Learning

i-Ready Learning is a collection of high-quality instructional resources that

help students learn and grow by accessing grade-level materials in English-

Language Arts and mathematics. Grounded in best-practice instructional

design, these tools provide rigorous and motivating reading and

mathematics instruction that:

● Engages students of all levels and backgrounds

● Motivates students to persist in skill building

● Provides scaffolded support that meets the needs of all students

● Creates personal learning pathways for each student in i-Ready

Personalized Instruction- https://www.curriculumassociates.com/programs/i-ready-learning/personalized-instruction

● Connects to i-Ready Diagnostic, https://www.curriculumassociates.com/programs/i-ready-assessment/diagnostic data so teachers can make informed

teaching decisions

CCUSD uses i-Ready for interim assessments administered 3 times a year

(August, January, June) for grades K-8. Parents/guardians can access

student scores as well as support materials for their students to increase

their learning.

CCUSD and i-Ready hosted a parent training session which presented

information on i-Ready and accessing the parent portal.

Click here to access the presentation in English- https://cainc.zoom.us/rec/play/V_W4qLJW6ng_jm5XzL8J5oa2-aWcvIrUiGqWHUBwqG38Gs-Ej80Ioz_1-bVSbj-JrblcvvusnxKZIURW.5Tu8f8M61XH7Ji3X?accessLevel=meeting&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcainc.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2F0T1DaVdQx_HwTFlUr4q329tufejlTYeD_ppL481QLVUCkakYseS8vAzl8hvJ3Bft.FT5rX7wb6DIvK9Au

Click here to access the presentation in Spanish- https://cainc.zoom.us/rec/play/44sDmsjS7BQpLTH7qoOwk2qn7TigKIunVkFlbGsO7XVYJ7iT46mqw4fGnrA13cQ9BJsomwSV19CLmUnt.8PfmW8FV0abjLqiR?accessLevel=meeting&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcainc.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2F0T1DaVdQx_HwTFlUr4q329tufejlTYeD_ppL481QLVUCkakYseS8vAzl8hvJ3Bft.FT5rX7wb6DIvK9Au&autoplay=true&startTime=1740448871000

Click here to access i-Ready’s Family Center- https://i-readycentral.com/familycenter/

Join the CCUSD Elementary School Counselor Team on zoom for a parent workshop on Healthy Friendships on March 12 at 9:00. The presentation will be recorded for those who can't attend live. See the flyer here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y0Fdeqt2MxGT13j3FowtVNNGyWtynBdb/view?usp=sharing

Upcoming Important Dates

Thursday, March 13 - PTA Meeting at 6pm on Zoom

Saturday, March 15 - Lin Howe Talent Show at 5pm

Thursday, March 20 - Coffee at the Steps after dropoff

Thursday, March 20 - Holi Celebration, Festival of Color

March 24-April 4 - Spring Break

Open PTA Roles/Committees for Next Year!

Hello Lin Howe Families-

We have a number of important PTA positions and committee roles open for next year. Many of these roles are led by people who have held that role for 2 years so it's time for them to turn over to new leaders. The Lin Howe community is as great as it is because of the many people who step up to take on a role and we need you!

VP of Communications: Coordinates school-wide communications in the Dragon Diary, Room Parent emails & social media messaging (2 year term)

Fundraising Committee Lead(s) & Members: Leads school-wide fundraising efforts to fund field trips, assemblies, classroom supplies, enrichment programs (e.g. Scholastic & Brain Pop) & school needs

School Beautification Day Coordinator: Coordinates 2 School Beautification Days per year - one in the Fall and one in the Spring

Spirit Wear Committee: Orders and sells school Spirit Wear at community events

Yearbook Committee: Creates the annual yearbook and manages orders/distribution of Yearbook

CCEF Ambassadors: Liaisons between the Culver City Education Foundation and Lin Howe

Special Education Committee Co-Chair: Parent-led group that works

closely with school faculty and staff to ensure that children of all abilities are visible and
supported in our school and community

If you're interested in any of these positions or want to learn more, please reach out to current PTA Parliamentarian Lucy Berlin at lucy.kim.berlin@gmail.com.

Science Fair/Invention Convention will be taking place April 23-25.

Students in grades 3rd-5th will have a mandatory submission to the Science Fair/Invention Convention

Students in TK-2nd will be voluntary.

If your student is in need of a display board, they may be picked up from the front office.

GUIDELINES- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a8Uz_RxlraDRAJH1ncQR8aCu54NxkoutwrjxgViIrpA/edit?usp=sharing

MORE INFORMATION TO COME

People interested in helping can email lhsciencefair@gmail.com.

Nominate Someone Extraordinary For An Honorary Service Award!
Every year, the Lin Howe PTA recognizes teachers, staff members and volunteers who go above and beyond serving our students and school community with Honorary Service Awards (HSAs).

Please let us know who blows you away with their time, energy, ideas, and enthusiasm to help make Lin Howe such an amazing school.

You can nominate as many individuals as you like.

Submit your nomination(s) here: HSA 2025 Nomination Form by March 17th!

TALENT SHOW - Saturday, March 15 at 5pm!

Join us for the Lin Howe Talent Show on Saturday, March 15 at 5pm in the cafeteria!

**Concessions will be CASH ONLY!

Expected to be done by 7:30pm!

Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, is an important occasion, celebrated in India and by the people of Indian heritage all over the world. The festival marks the start of spring and celebrates good over evil. The main celebration entails throwing bright (non toxic) colored powder (gulal) at each other, filling the air with an assortment of colors.

We can’t wait to share this joyous and super fun celebration with the students of Linwood E. Howe. Thanks to our Cultural Affairs/Equity Committee we are able to make this happen on Thursday, March 20th at the end of the school day.

Please have your child wear WHITE/LIGHT CLOTHING and clothes they don’t mind getting color powder on (don’t worry- the powder is washable).

Students can opt out of participating. Please email your child's teacher if you would like them to opt out. We will have shower caps and you are welcome to bring swim goggles if you are sensitive about getting powder on your hair or face but still want to participate.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email:

Shivani Shankla (shiv825@gmail.com) - Ravi and Maya’s mom Gopika Saarima (gvkamdar@gmail.com) - Niam and Sohm’s mom

This week we went to an assembly and got to see a pianist and composer named Beth Sussman. She played many different kinds of classical music, including Mozart, Hector Villa-Lobos, and more.

Some things I liked were that it had a classical music theme, and that she played music from all over the world. I also thought it was cool that she went to the same music school as Miles Davis: The Julliard School.

We all listened to Villa-Lobos’s superfast song and guessed the number of notes there were in it. The options were either 500 or less, 500-999, or over 1000. I guessed 500-999 but it turns out it was over 1000! The exact number was 1144. That’s a lot of notes! We also got to participate in a piece by African-American composer Nathaniel Dett by stomping and clapping while Sussman played along: stomp-clap-clap stomp-clap!

At the end of her presentation, Beth Sussman played her own composition inspired by “The Wizard of Oz”. I liked that her composition “The Wizard” was both exciting and slow at the same time. In conclusion, Beth Sussman is a good pianist and composer and her assembly was a really interesting one. I’m glad I got to see her in person.

REMINDER:

Join Our Virtual Town Hall Meeting Next Week

Thursday, March 13, 2025*

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Register Here

We need your help as Culver City embarks on an exciting journey to develop a Comprehensive Mobility Services Plan. Culver City Your Way aims to identify how we can meet today’s mobility needs by evaluating Culver CityBus service and other current transportation options, identifying gaps, and uncovering ways to improve.

Culver City Your Way is looking for feedback from the community, riders, and stakeholders. This plan will outline strategies to improve travel in and around Culver City, as well as boost Culver CityBus ridership and enhance the overall customer experience for current and future riders. The new plan will bring together all of Culver City’s mobility services into one clear, unified vision.

Join us for a virtual Town Hall meeting to learn more about the project and be part of the process. Your input will help shape the vision for future transportation improvements and guide the priorities outlined in the plan.

Learn more about the Culver City Your Way project at CCYourWay.com.

*This meeting was rescheduled from February 27, 2025.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND ADJUSTED SCHEDULES

2024-2025

EARLY DISMISSALS: Every Wednesday and March 21, May 8-9 June 13, 2024

EVERY WEDNESDAY IS EARLY DISMISSAL- 1:45pm

March 21st Early Dismissal- 1:45

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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Email: caseychabola@ccusd.org
Website: https://linhowe.ccusd.org/
Location: 4100 Irving Place, Culver City, CA, USA
Phone: 310-842-4338
Twitter: @LinwoodEHowe