CGI Family Math Night Wed 12/09 5 PM

 

Click here to RSVP. 

Share and Care Parent Workshop 12/15 7pm

 

Return to School Town Hall Dec 4

Please attend a special Coffee and Diet Coke with the Principal Friday, December 4, 2020 at 3 pm in my Zoom room where I will share information on the District's plan for reopening schools.

STAR's new Walgrove director, Alexis Roberts, will also join us to share info on STAR. 

Here is the District's guide to reopening schools:

https://reopening.lausd.net/familyguide

https://reopening.lausd.net/familyguide_spa

Here is the District program selection form, where you select your child's program:

https://reopening.lausd.net/familyselection

So that the District may plan uber precisely, please complete the program selection form no later than December 6, 2020.

Thank you for your partnership!

Thanksgiving

Dear Families, 

Thanksgiving is a time when we reflect upon all that we are grateful for. Among the myriad blessings for which I am incredibly grateful, including family, friends, good health, good humor and a rewarding job, I am thankful for your resiliency, creativity and generosity. 

In addition to turning your lives upside down so that you could teach your children at home in ways you never had to before, so many of you have also donated additional time and money to help those in greatest need. 

You have donated to FOW, to the school directly and/or to our Venmo safety net for families @WalgroveCares. 

You have taken others into your educational pods. 

You have supported teahers on their journey to relearn virtually every aspect of their job. 

You have demonstrated for your children how to be kind in times of strife. 

Thank you for your generosity and kindness. 

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving week full of fresh air and laughter. 

Please know that I have encouraged teachers to step away from work and not check their emails during the coming week. They will be poised and ready to respond to emails Monday, November 30 and beyond. As you know, so many of our teachers are also parents. I would love for them to have much time with their families. 

If you have any needs, concerns or emergencies, you may reach out to me. I will be in town hunkered down with books and movies and my small collection of ukuleles. 

I will sing a song for you and your amazing chilren who have been so remarkable throughout this whole experience. I have been so inspired by your kiddos and their ability to thrive in any milieu. Zoom schmoom, so many of them say. They just roll with it like it's totally normal. 

I have decided that our kids are like the plants on my balcony who have been moved without their consent from the rich soil of a vast landscape to a small pot on an urban balcony without stopping to lament the difference. Just as the potted succulents on my balcony reach for each other from their version of Zoom squares, our kiddos do too. They simply find ways to connect despite everything. 

I will think of them and you and our amazing teachers and staff throughout this coming week. 

May you all have a blessed week. 

Sincerely, 

Dr. K

Walgrove @ the East Venice Neighborhood Association Meeting Tonight

 

ZOOM WEBINAR LINK: https:us02web.zoom.us/j/89359879233

Mental Health Workshops

 

In Honor of Veterans

School Experience Survey

 The LAUSD School Experience Survey is open through January 22. Please take the survey here:

Become a Walgrove Volunteer!

Volunteer on campus in the Edible Garden or Wildlands or virtually in classrooms. Apply here:

Thank you for supporting your neighborhood school!

STAR Calendar November 2020

 STAR is back! New director Alexis Roberts shared with me their calendar. 

To sign up for the program or for more info, email alexisr@starinc.org

PBIS

As you know, LAUSD implements Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) district-wide. Each LAUSD school creates and has posted school-site matrices, classroom matrices, minor-major matrices and more. 

The following documents are the current prevailing documents that govern student behavior, discipline, rewards, consequences., etc., at Walgrove. 

In addition to posting the documents in classrooms and around campus, Walgrove teachers share the documents with students and teach overt lessons on the concepts. 

The decision-making body that resides over the area of student discipline at Walgrove is the LSLC. 

The 2020-2021 LSLC is comprised of:

• Principal Andrea Kittelson
• SAA Tracy McCarthy
• UTLA Rep and Teacher Jackie Lettieri
• SDC Teacher Leeza Legg
• SDC Teacher Cindy Mazariegos
• Gen Ed Teacher Elvia Perez
• Parent Rep Shaina Shapiro
• Parent Rep Caddie Hastings
• Alternate Parent Dana Glassburn

During the 2020-2021 school year, the LSLC is considering additions to the matrices that pertain to Distance Learning. In the meantime, until the LSLC approves of any additions, the existing expectations, such as "Listen when others are talking" and "follow teacher directions" govern. 

If you have any questions, concerns or awesome ideas, please forward them to any of the aforementioned LSLC members and/or to me at andrea.kittelson1@lausd.net.

Dyslexia Training for Parents

If you are concerned that your child may have Dyslexia, access these important training resources:

English Dyslexia Training

Spanish Dyslexia Training

LSLC and SSC Meetings Today at 3 and 3:30

Even if you are not on the LSLC or SSC, you are still invited to attend. 

The LSLC meets today at 3 in Dr. K's Zoom. The SSC meets today at 3:30 in Dr. K's Zoom. 

LSLC Agenda

SSC Agenda

School Re-Opening Town Hall Nov 9 4 PM

 

Recruitment Fair Nov 5 at 5 PM

 We may not be on the flyer, but we will be at the fair, so tell your friends with kiddos!

Election Day Tuesday Nov 3

Clich here for information on how and where to vote.