Thursday, June 20, 2024
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Tentative Matrix for 2024-2025 (Updated)
ETK-TK (UTK): Ms. Alejandra Biolatto
TK-K: Ms. Zeena Pliska
TK-K: Ms. Danielle DeWig
K-1: Ms. Nancy Chin
1: Mr. Cresencio Victoria (LTS)
TK-1 SDC: Ms. Cindy Mazariegos
AUT K-2: Mr. Matt Stansbury
2: Ms. Ana Lima
3: Mr. Doug Merrick
2-3 SDC: Luz Luis (LTS)
4-5: Mr. Ruben Gonzalez
4-5: Ms. Elvia Perez
4-5 SDC: Ms. Kathy Elkins
AUT 3-5: Mr. Steve Choe
RSP: Ms. Leeza Legg
Walgrove End-of-the-Year Message
Dear Walgrove Families and Staff,
Happy Day-After-the-Last-Day-of-School!
What a year it has been!
Thank you so incredibly much for your partnership as we worked together to enrich our children's lives!
Thank you, teachers, for always giving 150%. Your passion and dedication are world class. Our students are well-rounded scholars and compassionate collaborators in large part because of the example you set and the hard work you do day in and day out and day in and day out and day in and day out. When students see how much you give, they admire you beyond words and want to one day walk in your shoes.
Thank you, staff, for also going above and beyond to support colleagues and students in so many sundry ways. Your selflessness is palpable and visible in the smiles and hugs the students bestow upon you and us. You love our students as if they were your own, and it shows.
Thank you, parent volunteers, for holding down jobs AND coming to support at school in such a variety of ways, whether that be all day every day, helping with anything and everything, or stopping by for a few hours whenever you can to help with lunch duty and PE and vocal coaching and storytime and painting and set-building and Frozen Fridays and special events and so much more! We are deeply enriched with nearly 90 registered parent volunteers that add so much positive energy.
Here are are few recent photos (not representative of the year's worth of awesomeness that is captured in our amazing yearbook (thank you, Jill Cannon and Yearbook Team!) and the hearts of us all:
Attendance Awards with our Attendance Butterfly (Parent Volunteer Liora :) and Winners!
Farmer's Market Goodies!
Parent Volunteer Breakfast
Culmination 2024 (Thank You, 4-5 Team for Making it So Spectacular!)
Yearbook Sigining Party with Mr. Donzell
The Lost and Found
Regarding our attendance awards and attendance in general: THANK YOU, parents, SO MUCH, for honoring our repeated requests to improve attendance. We moved from 50% Chronically Absent to 30% Chronically Absent. Indeed, attendance is SO IMPORTANT. A teacher can't teach an empty seat (as they say) and friends miss friends when they aren't here!
Regarding the Lost and Found, we will wash and donate what remains at the end of next week. So, Thursday, June 20 is the last time to come and collect items. Please do not take what is not yours. Please let us donate the leftover items to a local non-profit. I would like to avoid conflict, "Hey, that's my sweatshirt!" "No, it's mine..." It is also important to distribute and discard of items in very particular ways so as to not appear (or be) improper. Thank you for your understanding.
A few announcements:
CAASPP SCORES
Our prelimary state assessment results are in, and they are stellar.
> 50% of students tested met or exceeded grade level standards in English Language Arts
> 48% of students tested met or exceeded grade level standards in math
> 41% of all students tested have an IEP
SAS DESIGNATION
On June 7, 2024, we were notified that we are officially a School for Advanced Studies. Next year, we will be in E-Choices so that parents from other LAUSD schools may choose to apply to have their children attend Walgrove for our unique offerings that support the scholarship and social emotional learning of Gifted learners. We will afterward reapply for redesignation every five years.
What this also means is that the District GATE Office evaluated the evidence we submitted and visited our school. They saw and felt how much we have to offer neurodivergent learners. All 15 of our teachers participated in over 20 hours of GATE-specific training and will participate in at least 16 hours each year as we move forward to ensure that we provide the same great service to students year after year.
Finally, I would like to acknolwedge and honor our departing teacher Ms. Lynn Webster who has made the difficult decision to leave Walgrove and move out of state. We thank Ms. Webster for her 17 years of service here at Walgrove where she wore many hats, supporting students, families, and colleagues in numerous ways. During my tenure here at Walgrove, Ms. Webster has been the Assessment Coordinator, guiding colleagues and students through the very laborious processes of state testing.
Thank you, Ms. Webster, for all you have given to students and staff. We will miss you!
LET'S HAVE A GREAT SUMMER, WALGROVE!
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Sunday, June 9, 2024
Walgrove Weekly Message
Dear Walgrove Families and Staff,
Today's message will be brief. There are two more days of school. Say what?!?!
Both days are normal-sized.
Tomorrow 8:05-2:32
5th Grade Culmination is at 9 (doors open at 8:45).
Tuesday 8:05-1:32 with a special yearbook signing party at 9am complete with special guest.
Families, please attend BOTH days. If you must travel on Tuesday, please come to school first and check out early.
Staff, there is an optional paid day Wednesday.
I will have more things to say tomorrow and beyond.
For now, enjoy the rest of your weekend!
IMPORTANT LINKS:
Principal's Corner (Volunteer Info, Updates, News...)
Region West Calendar 2023-2024
Walgrove PD Calendar 2023-2024
Universally Designed Independent Study Lesson Plan
Gifted and Talented Education Information
Post-Observation Teacher Reflection Survey
PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) Docs
Walgrove Budget - Updated Daily
Integrated Safe School Plan 2023-2024
Beyond the Bell and STAR After-School Program Application
LAUSD COVID Guidelines 2023-2024
Walgrove Tour Video
Dr. K's Zoom Room
LET'S HAVE A GREAT LAST TWO DAYS, WALGROVE!
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Sunday, June 2, 2024
Walgrove Weekly Message
Dear Walgrove Families and Staff
Happy penultimate week of school!
Only one week and the smidgen of a second week left of the 2023-2024 school year.
What a year it has been!
Our kiddos have grown SO much! In fact, one of them has grown so much, he became Principal!
This past Friday, I had the privilege of working with Principal Charles. We visted classrooms; took a facilities walk, writing down issues that need addressing; met with student representatives; met with parents at Coffee and Martinelli's with the Principal; and more.
One thing I learned from working alongside Principal Charles all day is that he is a terrific problem-solver, replete with many great ideas!
A huge kudos to Principal Charles for a job well done!
Speaking of issues that need addressing: parents, please don't send your kiddos to school with gum. It has a tendency to land outside of its target location, and this has become a significant problem.
To inspire you and your kiddos to help solve this problem, here is a poem about gum:
stop with the gum
it kills birds
and we need the crows
because they protect the chickens
and the bunnies
from the hawks
which I am happy to have
fly away
forget the squirrels
which Adam detests
and I admire
for the chase they give
around tree trunks
reminding us all
to play
within
bounds
I invite you to write your own poem about gum. I will share a few of the most compelling at our final assembly this Friday.
Here is some of what is coming up this week at Walgrove:
MON
After-School Tutoring in the Library (schedule per LaV)
TUE
Staff v 5th Graders Softball Game 10:30am
After-School Tutoring in the Library (schedule per LaV)
WED
EOY CLOSES FOR DIBELS AND iREADY
4th-5th Grade Field Trip to Penmar Park
After-School Tutoring in the Library (schedule per LaV)
THU
YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION (LIKELY)
Vision Screenings
After-School Tutoring in the Library (schedule per LaV)
FRI
FANCY FRIDAY
Assembly in the Quad. 5th graders to lead the Pledge. Attendance Butterfly to present the last of the attendance awards.
Parent and Community Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast in the Parent Center 8:30-9:30am
2nd-3rd Grade Field Trip to Penmar Park
Fire Drill 10:30am
GRADE VERIFICATIONS DUE 1PM
Last Day of Violin in the Library
SAT
The Last Volunteer Day of the 2023-2024 School Year 9am-1pm
OTHER UPCOMING DATES:
June 4 - Staff v 5th Graders Softball Game 10:30am
June 5 - 4th-5th Grade Field Trip to Penmar Park
June 5 - EOY closes for DIBELS and iReady
June 6 - Make Up Vision Screenings
June 7 - Fancy Friday
June 7 - Parent and Community Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast in the Parent Center 8:30-9:30
June 7 - 2nd-3rd Grade Field Trip to Penmar Park
June 7 - Fire Drill 10:30am
June 7 - Grade Verifications Due
June 7 - Last Day of Violin
June 8 - Volunteer Day 9-1
June 10 - Culmination 9am
June 11 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL and Matchy-Matchy Day DISMISSAL 1:32
June 12 - Optional Day of Work for Classified and Certificated (See Closing Bulletin)
IMPORTANT LINKS:
Principal's Corner (Volunteer Info, Updates, News...)
Region West Calendar 2023-2024
Walgrove PD Calendar 2023-2024
Universally Designed Independent Study Lesson Plan
Gifted and Talented Education Information
Post-Observation Teacher Reflection Survey
PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) Docs
Walgrove Budget - Updated Daily
Integrated Safe School Plan 2023-2024
Beyond the Bell and STAR After-School Program Application
LAUSD COVID Guidelines 2023-2024
Walgrove Tour Video
Dr. K's Zoom Room
LET'S HAVE A GREAT WEEK, WALGROVE!
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