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DOLPHIN SPLASH
Volume 4: September 6 - 9, 2022
A MESSAGE FROM OUR INTERIM PRINCIPAL, MS FIELDS
Dear El Marino Families,
It was wonderful to see so many of you at Back to School Night.
I will be here as Interim Principal for a few more weeks until the permanent Principal is ready to begin. I am here most mornings, and other times as needed. Please feel free to email me if you have questions or concerns.
We had a smooth opening of school. As I visit classrooms, I see students listening, speaking, reading and writing in both languages. Teachers are learning about each student's abilities in order for them to plan appropriately.
We welcomed two new teachers, Maestra Nicodemus in Second Grade and Maestra Melchor in Fifth Grade. Also, Maestra Erika Espinoza is taking on a leadership opportunity as coordinator for the ELPAC testing for our school. Maestra Ayin Orozco will be in the classroom until Maestra Espinoza returns.
I truly believe in Dual Language Education. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Sara Fields
Interim Principal
NO PARKING THIS WEEK on coolidge avenue
They are going to be working on the street and cars that park there will be ticketed and towed.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
- LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL
- For families who plan to travel, please continue to follow travel and quarantine guidelines.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
- ALLEM & PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVES CONTINUES!
See fliers below for more information and how you can participate!
- ALLEM Meeting
7:00pm on ZOOM: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77805072867?pwd=rbdyakH7b8yVu1RFwAz8mLSIPJcEMr.1
Meeting ID: 778 0507 2867
Passcode: ALLEM1
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
COVID TESTING
- CHOIR REHEARSAL
8:00 - 8:35 in the Auditorium
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
- CLUB de LECTURA
8:00 - 8:30am in the Auditorium
See flier below for more information - SPIRIT WEAR SALE
3:00 - 3:45pm in front of the school - ALLEM SIP MEXICO EXCHANGE PROGRAM INFORMATIONAL MEETING
6:00pm in the Auditorium
IN ENGLISH
See flier below for more information - PTA MEETING
7:00pm on ZOOM
Meeting ID: 851 4542 9507
Passcode: 809602
Sunday, September 11
- 5th Grade Potluck Picnic
3:00 - 5:00pm at El Marino Park
Meet and Mingle and Join a 5th Grade Project Committee
RSVP HERE
Spirit Wear is having its first sale of the school year on Thursday, September 8th 3:00-3:45 at the front of the school.
Come check out our gear including, hats, tees and hoodies.
Credit card only please.
ALLEM Fall Pledge Drive - KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
ALLEM's Fall Pledge Drive is off to a great start! So far, we've raised $47,653.18, 20% of our fundraising goal of $250,000! Thanks to everyone who has donated so far!
If you haven't yet donated, please do so at https://allem.givecloud.co/.
You can make a one-time donation or pay monthly. If you are pledging on behalf of more than one child, please make separate donations so that we can track each class's participation. Salaries for our TLSPs are solely funded by parent donations, and we greatly appreciate your support!
Contest ends Friday, October 7th.
Please contact info@allelmarino.org with any questions.
THANK YOU!
PTA Membership Drive!! 900 Members for our School-Wide Popsicle Party!!
Join in for our 4-week Membership Drive. Our goal this year is 900 PTA Members by Sept. 16! If we achieve this goal PTA will provide a school-wide popsicle party for all our Dolphins to enjoy!
You can sign up students, family members, and friends as PTA Members and if you can provide a direct donation to El Marino PTA those proceeds go directly to our PTA unit to support our school community.
The mission of California PTA is to positively impact the lives of all children and families, and we can only achieve this with your help! You can help us by becoming a PTA Member and donating directly to El Marino PTA.
All donations are tax-deductible and go directly to the El Marino PTA to support the students.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at zoila@elmarinopta.org.
As of today, we have signed up 495 PTA members! Only 405 more memberships to go in order to earn a school-wide popsicle party!
CLEARED VOLUNTEER INFO
El Marino welcomes cleared volunteers to help as needed by their child's teacher or other campus needs and activities.
If your volunteer clearance is current, please make sure to check the following:
- TB is up to date. If not, check with Denise Enoch by emailing at deniseenoch@ccusd.org
- Proof of vaccination has been provided to the school office.
Volunteer Orientation Dates TBD
Please use this VOLUNTEER FORM to see how you can make a positive difference!
health technician
WAIVER
For students and families to participate in PTA sponsored events or activities, please fill out the Waiver Form below. Thank you!
ALLEM JAPANESE CHORUS
ALLEM El Marino Rainbow Taiko accepting applications for CLASS 1 ONLY (1st grade through 3rd grade new students).
Deadline for registration is this Friday, September 9th.
¡Hola, El Marino 2022-2023 5th grade parents!
ALLEM México Exchange Committee is getting started to organize and prepare for 2022-2023 México Exchange. This unique tradition began in 1983 with La Calma, a private school in Zapopan, Guadalajara. If you are interested please review the 2022-2023 FAQ , plus save the date for the mandatory parent meeting coming up on Sept 8th at 6:00 pm in English in the school auditorium.
¡Hola, padres de El Marino 5to grado 2022-2023!
El Comité de Intercambio de México de ALLEM está comenzando a organizarse y prepararse para el intercambio de México 2022-2023. Esta inmejorable tradición comenzó en el año 1983 con el colegio La Calma, una escuela privada en Zapopan, Guadalajara. Si está interesado, revise las preguntas frecuentes de 2022-2023 (FAQ estamos en el proceso de dar la información en español en esta semana debería estar en la página de ALLEM) y reserve la fecha para la reunión obligatoria de padres que se realizará en Español el 13 de Septiembre en el auditorio de la escuela a las 6 de la tarde.
Feel free to contact the committee with any questions that arise.
Con toda confianza si tiene alguna pregunta mex@allelmarino.org and ALLEM
El Marino PTA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee invites you to a Virtual Meet and Greet
Wednesday, September 14th at 7:30pm
Find out who we are and what we do! We want to get to know you too!
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89093273911?pwd=TWx1MUFOa1pzZ3ZuTUE2SVM3dy9Ndz09
Meeting ID: 890 9327 3911
Passcode: 158752
JAPANESE CULTURAL HERITAGE CLUB (JCHC)
The Japanese Cultural Heritage Club (JCHC) is comprised of parent volunteers of El Marino Language School. JCHC was founded on the mission of educating El Marino and its surrounding community about Japanese culture, traditions, and arts. Pre-COVID, JCHC held its annual Japanese traditions workshop through a grant from the Aratani Foundation and helped with undokai (sports day), mochizuki (mochi making) and other events. Additionally, JCHC holds various Japanese arts workshops and social events for both students and parents.
We'd like to continue sharing the Japanese culture to El Marino and its community and we are seeking parent members!
All parents - SIP and JIP programs - are welcome to join.
If you'd like more information, please email emjapanworkshop@gmail.com
Do you want to be involved in the CCUSD community? Do you want to help all our students?
Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) is looking for an El Marino CCEF Ambassador.
Interested or have questions? Please contact Zoila Moreira-Angel @ zoila@elmarinopta.org.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CCEF AMBASSADOR'S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES!
it with the front office of your school.
FIRST BOOK CLUB OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!
Virtual Gathering hosted by the El Marino PTA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee
Wednesday, October 12th
7:00 - 8:00pm
Join on ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85403349468?pwd=ZmZVdWZPZXZVMUViREJxeUlGcDA3QT09
Meeting ID: 854 0334 9468
Passcode: Diversity
You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
by Julissa Arce
"Bestselling author Julissa Arce calls for a celebration of our uniqueness, our origins, our heritage, and the beauty of the differences that make us Americans in this powerful polemic against the myth that assimilation leads to happiness and belonging for immigrants."
Available Locally:
Village Well Books and Coffee in Culver City:
https://shop.villagewell.com/item/mvAe9UD8MdqjlspBnXRXFA
*** Eligible for PTA discount. In-store discount only.
Malik Books in Culver City and Baldwin Hills:
** Eligible for PTA discount. Discount automatically applied at checkout.
LA County Library:
https://catalog.lacountylibrary.org/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=You+sound+like+a+white+girl&te=
ONLINE SHOPS:
Bookshop -
Audible -
https://www.audible.com/pd/You-Sound-like-a-White-Girl-Audiobook/1250818621
Target -
https://www.target.com/p/you-sound-like-a-white-girl-by-julissa-arce-hardcover/-/A-82108496
Barnes n’ Noble -
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-sound-like-a-white-girl-julissa-arce/1139150509
https://a.co/d/0fjkb3A
Amazon Smile Instructions: for supporting charity of your choice, such as El Marino Language School PTA, https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GMXLBCTX25RL6A2E
El MARINO GREEN GARDEN IS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS!
Do you have a green thumb?
Do you have a different colored thumb that you wish were greener?
Do you care about nutrition, love vegetables, love composting, love rolling around in the dirt or just love helping out on campus?
THE GARDEN IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO BE INVOLVED IN THE
EL MARINO COMMUNITY!
We plant, maintain and harvest our 7-bed organic garden alongside the entire student body. We host lessons and tastings that require a 9am-12pm commitment once a month. We also love volunteers who can weed and plant before or after school hours. Plus, we do a big clean up and prep twice a year on weekends as well. So, volunteering with us works for all kinds of schedules.
Come when you can! The garden is entirely parent run and we need you!l.
To volunteer, please email doriendavies@gmail.com.
We can’t wait to show you what we grow this year!
GATE DROP-OFF AND PICK UP PROCEDURES
USE YOUR PTA MEMBERHIP TO GET DISCOUNTS AT LOCAL BUSINESSES!
CCUSD COVID UPDATE - FALL 2022
We hope you have had a wonderful and relaxing summer. As we prepare to return to school this week (Thursday, August 18), below is updated information regarding our continuing COVID-19 protocols.
Return to School COVID-19 Testing
We are asking all students to take an at-home rapid COVID-19 viral test before returning to school. Middle School and High School students were given tests during the onsite registration process. Elementary students can pick up tests from their school site next week. We are asking parents to send students to school only if their test results are negative. If the test results are positive please keep your students at home and immediately contact your school health staff for further instruction.
Weekly COVID-19 Testing
Weekly testing of staff and students at the school sites will resume the week of August 22. The schedule for elementary schools has been modified to allow for more testing staff to support each school - see below. LFN is still the testing provider, but they are switching our users to an online portal for retrieving test results. (They will also continue notifications via text and email.) Anyone who was registered last year will receive an emailed letter from LFN referencing the steps needed to make this switch. If you have not previously registered, that information is also included here as an attachment.
- Insurance: To reiterate last year’s message, you will never be billed or charged for these tests. LFN bills your insurance (if applicable) and then works to collect any unpaid amount from the Federal Grant. You may receive “explanation of benefits” from your insurance stating that you have a portion to pay but you will not actually be billed by LFN and can ignore those.
- Blue Shield/Blue Cross have been sending checks for unpaid balances to some people. If you receive them, please hold them until you hear from LFN. Again, you will not be billed for anything.
- Schedule:
- Tuesday: Farragut/OCD, HS and MS
- Wednesday: El Marino and La Ballona
- Thursday: Lin Howe and El Rincon
Weekend Testing
The drive-thru testing on Saturdays in the Elenda complex parking lot has been ongoing and will continue. This weekend test requires one-time registration and weekly selection of “order a test” in the system.
Masks
In accordance with the LACDPH recommendations (COVID-19 Mask Wearing Rules and Recommendations), masks are still strongly recommended indoors. We will continue to provide medical-grade masks (KF94/KN95/N95) to our school sites for distribution to staff, students and parents/volunteers/visitors.
Thank you for your continued cooperation in keeping our staff and students safe into another exciting school year.
GREEN COMMITTEE: PLEDGE TO CLEAN AIR
Let's get the new year started off right and commit to not idling our cars during drop-off and pick-up.
The 405 is the busiest freeway in America, let's do everything we can to limit air pollution at our school.
Check your email, text your coworker, set your map THEN turn on your car and away you go!
Our Green Committee works with parents and students on Clean Air, Reducing Waste, Going Plastic-Free and Respecting our Environment.
The average El Marino student will live to see the year 2100! Let's prepare them for a sustainable life-style.
For more info email emlsgreencommittee@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 13
- ALLEM SIP MEXICO EXCHANGE PROGRAM INFORMATIONAL MEETING
6:00pm in the Auditorium en Español
See flier for more information
Wednesday, September 14
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee's Virtual Meet and Greet
7:30pm on ZOOM
Tuesday, September 20
- Picture Day
Thursday, October 13
- Picture Day Makeup
2022-2023 CCUSD SCHOOL CALENDAR
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Website: elmarino.ccusd.org
Location: 11450 Port Rd, Culver City, CA 90230, USA
Phone: 310-842-4241
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