Important Winter Academy Information

Dear Winter Academy families, 

Winter Academy is from Monday, December 18 through Wednesday, December 20, 2023.

>> If your children normally attend Beethoven, Broadway, Mar Vista, Richland, Walgrove or Westminster, they will report to Walgrove for Winter Academy.

Walgrove Elementary
1630 Walgrove Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Drop-off/parking & Pick-up:

Appleton (Gr 4-5), Walgrove (Gr 2-3), Morningside (Gr ETK-1 and ALT Curriculum)

Buses will park on Walgrove Avenue near Morningside
7:45-8:05 drop-off (Instruction is from 8:05-2:32)

Bring your district-assigned Chromebook or other similar device and login info

Beyond the Bell After-School Program Application:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fVR_-mEm2T70fHpk-q8l5mFUCguO8yzq/view

Bring printed and signed hard copy to the front office (or pick up an application in the front office)

OR email signed application to coreyh@starinc.org and andrea.kittelson1@lausd.net
Beyond the Bell until 6pm --

AFTER-SCHOOL BEYOND THE BELL PICK-UP AT THE STAR GATE
ON WALGROVE BY THE CAFETERIA/AUDITORIUM

>> If your children normally attend Braddock, Coeur D’Alene, Grand View, Short Ave, Stoneror West Side Global, they will report to Braddock Elementary for Winter Academy.

Braddock Elementary
4711 Inglewood Blvd
Culver City, CA 90230
Drop-off/parking on Inglewood Blvd
Bus parking on Inglewood Blvd
7:45-8:05 drop-off (Instruction 8:05-2:28)

Bring your district-assigned Chromebook or other similar device and login info

After-School Program Application:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fVR_-mEm2T70fHpk-q8l5mFUCguO8yzq/view

Bring printed and signed hard copy to the front office (or pick up an application in the front office)
After-school program until 6pm

If you no longer wish to attend Winter Academy or become ill and cannot attend, that is OK.
Winter Academy absences will not count as absences.

If you want to enroll, you still can. Simply come!

We look forward to seeing you at Winter Academy on Monday!

Winter Academy Principals Dr. Andrea Kittelson (Walgrove) and Ms. Alice Cho (Braddock)

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Walgrove Weekly Message

Dear Walgrove Families and Staff, 

As we pass the 75th day mark and skate, scoot and skip toward the 90-day, which will be the halfway, we are given a three-week opportunity to pull over onto the scenic overlook of reflection and cogitate on all we have accomplished this year.

But first, a thank you to all who those who came out to volunteer yesterday, Saturday -- only some of whom are captured here but all of whom are appreciated. A few were actually Walgrove alumni currently studying at Mark Twain and New West!

Just one more week of all kinds of goodness! 

Here is some of what is coming up this week at Walgrove:

MON

Latkes! Yes, Shaina will peel herself away from her other sundry duties to provide for students and staff her famous potato latkes!

Violin 2:32-3:15 in the Auditorium

TUE

Prospective Parent Tour 8:30am in the Auditorium

Staff Meeting and PD 1:45 in Rm 24. PD: BSAP Grant Apps, STEAM PPT, CAP Plan in Grade Levels

Angel City Youth Chorale 1:45-3:00 in the Auditorium

Coffee and Diet Coke with the Principal 7pm in Dr. K's Zoom room to discuss, among anything else that emerges, Winter Academy

WED

Williams Facilities Inspection -- No heavy stuff up top, no trip-hazard power cords, no clutter. Report leaks, broken lights, broken ceiling tiles, etc... beforehand, please. Currently, things look pretty great!

THU

Holiday Market 8-4 out front

Winter Show 8:30am and 1pm in the Auditorium

Bring donations to school for 1736 Family Crisis Center!

FRI

Assembly 8:05. Ms. Lima's class to lead the Pledge. Ivy and Rosalynn to perform & an important opportunity to meet our new Musical Theater Director Debralee Daco to make an exciting announcement!

Taco Truck for staff and parent volunteers 12:00pm +

WINTER BREAK DECEMBER 18-JANUARY 5 - HOWEVER - >>>>>

MON, DECEMBER 18

Winter Academy at Walgrove: Three extra, optional days of school with kids from other schools in our network. Kind of like camp! Winter Academy will be at Walgrove and will involve students and teachers from all over the Venice Community of Schools. The schedule is 8:05-2:32 all three days, with after school programming until 6. 

Morning drop-off for Winter Academy will start at 7:45. Apply to attend in the front office. 

YOU MUST APPLY SEPARATELY FOR THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM HERE. 

TUE, DECEMBER 19

Winter Academy at Walgrove: Three extra, optional days of school with kids from other schools in our network. Kind of like camp! Winter Academy will be at Walgrove and will involve students and teachers from all over the Venice Community of Schools. The schedule is 8:05-2:32 all three days, with after school programming until 6. 

Morning drop-off for Winter Academy will start at 7:45. Apply to attend in the front office. 

YOU MUST APPLY SEPARATELY FOR THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM HERE. 

WED, DECEMBER 20

Winter Academy at Walgrove: Three extra, optional days of school with kids from other schools in our network. Kind of like camp! Winter Academy will be at Walgrove and will involve students and teachers from all over the Venice Community of Schools. The schedule is 8:05-2:32 all three days, with after school programming until 6. 

Morning drop-off for Winter Academy will start at 7:45. Apply to attend in the front office. 

YOU MUST APPLY SEPARATELY FOR THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM HERE. 

Please let me know if I forgot something, and let's have a great week, Walgrove!

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Winter Academy Sites

Due to increased enrollment for Winter Academy, here are the updated Winter Academy sites for our Venice Community of Schools:

Venice High School

McBride Special Education Center

Mark Twain Middle School

Marina del Rey Middle School

Walgrove Elementary School (hosting students from Walgrove, Beethoven, Broadway, Mar Vista, Richland, and Westminster). Bell schedule: 8:05-2:32 Mon, Tue, Wed Dec 18-20, 2023

Braddock Elementary School (hosting students from Braddock, Coeur D'Alene, Grand View, Short Ave, Stoner, and West Side Global)

All sites except for McBride will have Beyond the Bell after-school programs until 6pm.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided. 

If you need bus transportation, you must sign up by TODAY, December 7. 

If you have any questions or would like to enroll at Walgrove (and you are currently enrolled at one of the schools that Walgrove is hosting), please contact the Walgrove office (310) 391-7104.

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Holiday Market and Winter Show Thu Dec 14

AND

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Walgrove Weekly Message

Dear Walgrove Families and Staff, 

Two more weeks before our Winter Holiday Break, and there is so much good stuff to savor!

But, first, a huge congratulations to our Venice Chamber of Commerce "My Venice Holiday" poster contest winners Violet and Claire who each won for their respective grade levels Kinder and 5th!

I couldn't be there because I was at the Angel City Chorale Holiday Homecoming concert at Royce Hall celebrating, among other folks, the kiddos of the Angel City Youth Chorale who performed two numbers.

  

So much talent to celebrate!

Thank you to all the parents, teachers, caretakers and staff who support our kiddos as they reach for their dreams. Thank you, students, for continuing to reach!

Here is some of what is coming up this week at Walgrove:

MON DEC 4

Dr. K at ELPAC Training 8-3 followed by SARC Training 3-4

Violin in the Auditorium 2:30-3:15pm

Tutoring w/high school students in the Library 3:00-5:00pm

STAR NOVA SCHEDULE PER STAR DIRECTOR COREY

TUE DEC 5

Early dismissal 1:32

Staff Meeting and PD The Science of Reading, Writing and Literacy for All Learners -- Asynchronous; BSAP Grant Application Work Session

Angel City Youth Chorale in the Auditorium 1:45-3:00pm

Tutoring w/high school students in the Library 3:00-5:00pm

WED DEC 6

Dr. K offsite - Principal Meeting at LACC 8am-4pm

Tap in the Auditorium 2:32 - 4:00pm

Tutoring w/high school students in the Library 3:00-5:00pm

STAR NOVA SCHEDULE PER STAR DIRECTOR COREY

THU DEC 7

Tutoring w/high school students in the Library 3:00-5:00pm

FRI DEC 8

Assembly in the Quad. Ms. Biolatto's class to lead the Pledge. Mira P to perform 

Violin in the Library 2:30-3:15pm

STAR NOVA SCHEDULE PER STAR DIRECTOR COREY

SAT DEC 9

Volunteer Day 9am-1pm - Last day of the calendar year to get your garden on!

Come and check out the Lost and Found which is multiplying daily. All items that remain on December 15 will be washed and donated over the Winter Break. 

WINTER ACADEMY REGISTRATION EXTENDED -  

APPLY IN THE FRONT OFFICE

Let's have a great week, Walgrove!

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Attendance Matters

  Here are a few factoids about school attendance in LAUSD:

• Education is compulsory for children ages 6 and up (until graduation).
• While full-day attendance is the law, any student who is present for at least 30 minutes of an hour is marked present. (Ideally before 9am, which is when attendance submittal is due.)
• The State of CA funds schools based on their Average Daily Attendance (ADA). So every absence costs the District $. Every student at school brings the District $. Each student absence costs the District approximately $70. 
• The State of CA and the District evaluate a school's effectiveness, in part, based on the number of students deemed Chronically Absent, which means absent 10% (or more) of the # of school year (see the CA Dashboard). In 2022, we were again deemed in ATSI Program Improvement due to our high rate of Chronic Absenteeism. Hence, we have a School Site Council (SSC) and create goals and strategies to address Chronic Absenteeism.
• Parents may excuse absences for illness or other reasons within 10 days of the absence (see Ed Code 48205); however, excusing an absence doesn't make it disappear. It still counts as an absence for the purpose of state funding. However, since teachers only have access to attendance for four days, parents should provide a signed note as soon as possible upon return to school. 
• Why do we "excuse" absences, if this does not make the absences disappear? This is to distinguish absences due to illness (or another acceptable reason) from those due to truancy. Because school is compulsory, the state and the District keep track of student attendance. This distinction is relevant in law enforcement, custody, and child welfare matters.
• Attendance is important not just for funding, of course, or to stay off the radar of government overlords, but for bonding, automaticity and momentum. The more students are in school, the more they bond with teachers and peers, the more automatic and routine their skills become, and the more momentum they build, propelling them with increasing force toward successful futures. 

For more detailed information, visit the Parent-Student Handbook. 

Enjoy this shortened version of the Walgrove AttenDANCE:

Attendance Calendar

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