Winter Spirit Week-Special Dress Days

Powell Leadership Teams-Click on the link for descriptions, members and dates. SBDM Meets this Wednesday, 12/20; Equity Team see your email for details.

Wednesday Wellness for Staff-This Wednesday, 3:15-4:15 pm at the Wellness Center D37

Minimum Day-On Friday is for students and certificated staff may leave with students at dismissal (please be sure your classroom is cleaned up, especially any food trash properly disposed)

🦅 Connections

This week offers opportunities build relationships across

our community. Thank you TEAM Powell for all the ways you are making this time of year special for our students and families.

🎯 QCI Focus The continued expectation is customized learning targets with aligned and engaging instruction for all of your Eagles. Resourse: QCI Equitable Instruction Planning

Both Elementary and MS teams moved forward with SEL goals for students. Here are the SEL TK-5 Commitments and the MS planning document for social-skills and Eagle Buck Draft document.

🦅 Thursday Meeting-Has been cancelled with a holiday wish for all staff to come together Friday morning for our Holiday breakfast potluck.

FIRE DRILL: Monday, December 18 at 10:15 am

Safety Procedures:

Fire Alarm

• Upon hearing the fire alarm, use a safe route to exit buildings and evacuate away from danger.

• Use Buddy Teacher Teams to Exit,

• Exit, Close Door, Leave Door Unlocked

• Evacuate quickly and quietly to the Emergency Assembly Area—upwind from smoke. Take attendance and wait for instructions.

• Do not bring yellow buckets, just the Red Folder and Attendance Slips

No Fire Alarm, Visible Smoke

• Upon seeing smoke or flames, call office, activate fire alarm.

• Use Buddy Teacher Teams to Exit and evacuate to the Emergency Assembly Area—upwind from smoke. Take attendance and wait for instructions.

• Exit, Close Door, Leave Door Unlocked

🌧 ☔️ Rainy Day Schedule - Rain expected this week, pleas click on the link for procedures. Lunch schedules reduced to 30 minutes on rainy days.

📊Student Safety Data updates through 12/8/23

M1 Open Space for Creativity, Gr 1-5

Gr 1 & 2: Each class has 3 Open Space passes (18 students for AM recess and lunch).

Gr 3-5: Each class will has 5 Open Space Passes (15 students for AM and lunch recess).

Ball Monitor please continue to identify students to help maintain the balls for recess.

Links for Supervision of Common Areas:

Lunch Area for Quarter 2 link for TK-5

Revised Supervision Schedule

Revised Rec Aide Duties and Responsibilities

Dance Lessons for Gr 3-4

Student of the Month Assembly is Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 at 9:00 at the amphitheater. Rain location will be the gym.

In the month of December, our SEL monthly focus is “Building Community” and “Generosity”. Here is our monthly SEL calendar for your reference.

School Counselor- SEL Calendar 2023-24

I have also attached a lesson sample for Generosity, in the sense of giving one's best self, for your reference: Positive Friendship Traits

CoGat-Thank you 2nd and 4th grade teachers, we are 100% complete!

Counseling Support-If you have connected with a parent and recommend counseling services, you can refer them for support using this link:

FRC Referral Link

Hi Eagles!!! 🦅🌟

Thank you for all your hard work in administering i-Ready in ELA and Math!

👉Winter i-Ready #2 Our emphasis is on ⬆️GROWTH! Prioritize your make ups this week with the goal of 100% completion. Lit Team, History & Mr. Bravo will also support iReady makeups ✅

💻Here is the Current list of i-Ready #2 Makeups TO DO ❗

Our Completion as of 12/16/23 📚ELA 70% - 🧮Math 63%

✔️Timeline for Assessments:

🌟 QCI PD TK-8: WINTER QCI #2 Dates to calendar

**New Grade 5**

Fifth-grade teachers have an opportunity to learn about the California Science Test (CAST) in

an after-school paid professional development. Please refer to the flyer for more information

regarding session registration.

Dates: January 30th or January 31, 2024

Time: 3:45-5:45 pm, TRC/Room F

🤓 Outside Agency Tutoring, ❗Gr 1-5: We have a new tutor!! Mr. Edward will be starting after winter break! Remember “Hey Tutor” is in room H50 Mon. -Wed. 12-4pm.

Here are the Tutoring ⏰schedules. Please send your students on time for this intervention.

👉Staff TUTORING Continues through January 26th with 🦅Powell Teachers

M,T,W:8:00am: T. Bravo, G. Bravo, Johnson

M,T,W:3:15pm: Cordero, Kuehn, Vega, Aladiume, Pech

🖼️ 🦅 Bulletin Board schedule Let’s start the New Year FRESH! 🥳

🦅 Let's Connect in December ☃️

Together, TEAM Powell will make it to December 22! Thank you for your efforts with the current mix of assessments, festivities, and anticipation. Spirit Week is here and we hope

everyone feels sense of belonging!

• Campus Clean-Up Thank you for all the staff who participated to make this event a success. Winter accessories are for sale for $1.00 from Student Council.

• Winter Spirit Week Check out the flier for all of the fun dress-up day themes!
• The Gift of Friendship- On Tuesday, the Culture Climate Team is leading a friendship building activity in the amphitheater. GR 1-5 Teachers-Walk your class to the amphitheater fro 1st Recess. Gr 6-8 will do this activity at lunch.

• Festive Family Night, DECEMBER 20th This event will be a team effort by our music department, student council, WRAP, and our amazing Powell staff. Our Powell instrumental and vocal music will be performing from 5-6 in the gym and from 5-7 we will be celebrating holidays around the world in the quad or in the GYM if it RAINS. If you would like to participate in this event, you will receive additional hourly pay, and maybe even have a good time. If you are interested in participating in ANY of our holiday events please click here.
• Holiday Breakfast will be Friday, December 22nd in P1 Parent Center from 8:00-9:00 am. Festivities and commradery for All TEAM Powell staff. Please click here to sign up to bring something to our breakfast. If you would prefer, you can contribute $10 and items will be filled in, as needed.

Social Committee Thank you to those of you who have already made your donation;

🙌🏼 Please contribute your annual dues if you haven't already. Cash or Venmo @Emily-Lloyd-77👏🏽👏🏽

This resource is helpful if you would like more information teaching about religious holidays and working towards a a school environment that is inclusive and embraces diversity.

Ground Education

We are in the planning phase of a partnership with Ground Education, a non-profit organization that provides services to 23 schools in LBUSD such as lesson development, materials planning and garden maintenance. The Powell garden has a rich history and this partnership will help us implement a schoolwide garden program that is culturally responsive, nurtures self-care, builds community and teaches about sustainability and plant growth. In semester 2, we will invite all interested community members to participate in the planning for implementation.

Supply Order Form

Please use this form to order supplies for students or your classroom.

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Resources for Powell Staff: Descriptions, Policies, Schedules, Supervision (click picture)

Weekly Parent Newsletter

Important Numbers

Child Abuse Hotline: 800-540-4000

You may also file a non emergency report with no wait time through http://reportchildabusela.org

DCFS: 310-972-3111

LBUSD Office of School Safety: 562-997-8101

EASE (Employee Assistance Service for Education): 800-882-1341

Mental-health and well being service for LBUSD employees

LA County Wellbeing Line: 833-307-0509.

LA County Dept. of Mental Health provides free emotional and wellbeing resources for teachers and school staff in LA County. Available 7 days/week, 10:00 am -6:00 pm.

LBPD Non-Emergency: 562-435-6711