S E P T E M B E R
2 6 - 3 0 ,
2 0 1 6
El Semanario Edison Language Academy – Together Through Two Languages (310) 828-0335 www.edison.smmusd.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS Spanish Phonics Workshops – Edison is offering workshop (taught be Maestra Anabella Fullerton) to help parents learn to sight-read and sound out words in Spanish and help emergent readers. Parents of Pre-K, TK and K students are especially encouraged to attend. Workshops will be held on Wed. evening, 9/28 from 5:30-7:30 pm (offered bilingually), on Thursday afternoon, 9/29 from 2:00-4:00 pm. (offered in English) and on Thursday afternoon 10/6 from 2:00-4:00 p.m (offered in Spanish). Return the flyer included in this week’s Wednesday packet or sign up on the K bulletin board to reserve a spot. Arts Programs – Edison’s TK-K-1st and nd 2 Grade Música en Español program has begun and is meeting Mondays and Fridays with Maestra Jacqueline. Preschool will be starting shortly. Our Visual and Performing Arts program with PS Arts has also begun for all students Pre-K – 5 with Maestra Martha Ramirez Oropeza. The arts contribute so much to our immersion program! Welcome back to two wonderful teaching artists Jacqueline Fuentes and Martha Ramirez Oropeza. Bike It! Walk It! Day – The week of October 3-7, Santa Monica schools are working to reduce our reliance on automobiles. So ride your bike, skateboard or scooter (with helmets, of course!), take the bus or Metro, or walk to school. Mark your calendars and join in this fun way to help the environment! School Smarts Academy – Are you curious about how to support your child through their school years and be an effective advocate for high quality schooling? The seven-week School Smarts Academy will help you learn to do just that. The program is capped at 35 to offer a small group experience. See Yoly Gutierrez to sign up (310) 828-0335, ext. 61-312 or ygutierrez@smmusd.org. Música en Español: After School Chorus – There are still a few spots available for this program for students in 3rd and 4th grades. The Chorus meets 3:15- 4:15 p.m. in Room 107. Return the permission slip to the office.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK: SAFETY One of our most important responsibilities is to provide a safe environment for all our students. So we spend time at the beginning of every year reviewing safety procedures and going over safety rules with students. While we can’t bubble wrap our students, clear expectations, learning to using equipment safely, and playing games with a set of common rules goes a long way to minimizing the inevitable bumps and scrapes of childhood. To make sure we stay safe in emergency situations, we practice monthly safety drills. This week students learned to duck, cover, and hold on – which is what they would be called on to do in the event of an earthquake. They also practiced evacuating the buildings quickly and safely as we might need to do in the aftermath of an earthquake or in the event of a fire. We practice in silence so that children know that in an emergency they have to be able to hear their teachers and other adults that are working to keep them safe. Later this month we will practice a Lock Down Drill. On September 28, we have our annual Safety Assembly. SMPD School Resource Officer (SRO) Beatriz Gutierrez comes to talk with the children about pedestrian and bike safety, keeping safe around strangers, bullying, our rights to privacy in our bodies, and how to let people know if something makes us uncomfortable. Finally, make sure you have a clear understanding with your child about what they may and may not do after school. Every year it seems that there’s a student who decides to arrange an impromptu play date with a friend – without clearing the plan with his or her parents. It can be truly terrifying! Children should only leave campus with people explicitly authorized by their parent(s). If your child carries a cell phone to check in with you after school, remember that you must sign a waiver in the office or the phone can be confiscated. And even if you intend to pick your child up every day, consider signing up for Playground Access so that if traffic slows you down, your child has a safe place to play and wait for you. Working together we can keep our students safe and secure!
Wednesday 9/28 Annual Safety Assembly
Thursday, 9/29 Wed, 9/28 Parent Phonics Class Parent Phonics Class (English) 2:00-4:00 PM (bilingual) 5:30-7:30