Dear Walgrove Parents/Guardians,
Please take this budget survey regarding the rest of the 2022-2023 school year:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8RZV3SR
We will send another survey regarding next year's budget once we know next year's allotted budget.
Thank you!
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Dear Walgrove Families and Staff,
We hope you have been enjoying a peaceful weekend despite challenges.
Here are a few announcements:
Local Superintendent Dr. Adaina Brown will no longer be overseeing Local District West (which is now called Region West). She will be an Officer in the Human Resources division overseeing Equity and Inclusion. The new Interim Superintendent for Region West will be Dr. Denise Collier.
STEAM Studio Teacher Jennifer Racusin has also transitioned into another role. We thank her for her service thus far. We are determining next steps for the Upper Grade STEAM Studio classes. In the meantime, our own certificated teachers are very adept at leading STEAM projects. More details to come!
Here is some of what is coming up this week at Walgrove.
MON
Violin schedule per Danielle Villalobos (I have reached out; I will keep you posted.)
TUE
Blast from the Past day! Dress in garb from a different era!
Fire Drill 1pm (if no ILT)
Staff Meeting and PD 2:00 in Rm 19 (starting with a Zoom with Carly re: the SSPT process)
Musical Theater Schedule per Donzell Lewis
WED
SSPT 2:45
Musical Theater Schedule per Donzell Lewis
THU
Musical Theater Schedule per Donzell Lewis
FRI
8:05 Assembly. Ms. Lima's Class to Lead the Pledge of Allegiance; Performer(s) TBD
8:20 Coffee and Diet Coke with the Principal in the Wildlands
Violin schedule per Danielle Villalobos
Menchie's after school. Remember to walk, not run, and please be kind. Students, please do not invite yourself into another student's $20 bill. Parents, if you are able to provide for more than your own child (Menchie's are $5; 20% goes to Walgrove), please do so via Venmo (new account coming soon) and we will steer those dollars to those who are both in need and desire. (Not everyone wants their kiddos to partake.)
We will continue to offer Menchie's as an after-school fundraiser so long as it brings out the best in our kiddos.
LINKS:
Walgrove 2022-2023 Professional Development Calendar
Walgrove 2022-2023 Assessment Calendar
LAUSD 2022-2023 School Calendar
LAUSD 2022-2023 COVID Protocols
Let's have an awesome week, Walgrove!
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Pre-order Ms. Zeena's book now:
If you believe your child is in need of emotional support at school, please reach out to our Share and Care provider Krista Schoenbaum krista.schoenbaum@cshs.org. Krista will provide you with info about what is available and, if desired, a consent form.
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Dear Walgrove Families and Staff,
I hope that despite all hardships and heartbreaks you and your family are safe and well. Let's strive to make the most of the coming week in the service of one another.
Here is some of what is coming up this week at Walgrove:
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
Let's have a safe and comforting week.
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Dear Walgrove Families and Staff,
I hope you are relishing and revering on this special day! If you are looking for something fantastic to do this afternoon, I will be singing with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles at the California African American Museum (CAAM) with an incredible youth orchestra under the direction of Chuck Dickerson.
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Dear Walgrove Families and Staff,
Welcome back after three weeks of rest and relatives (hopefully not relative rest!)
I can't wait to see you all tomorrow!!!
Per Superintendent Carvalho's phone message, it is recommended that you take the COVID tests that were provided right before Winter Break to ensure that you are coming to school COVID-free.
If your test is negative, yay. There is nothing to do! Just come to school and either mask or not. Masking is recommended but is still your choice.
If your COVID test is positive:
> Upload your positive test (with identifying info) to the Daily Dashboard/Parent Portal
> Notify the office
> Isolate for 5+ days (until negative, or until 10 days have passed)
> Tell close contacts to mask for 10 days
If your kiddo is coughing or sneezing, and it is not COVID but is also not allergies, please keep them at home. Please do not send sick kiddos to school with anything contagious. We will have to send them right back home. Thank you for your understanding.
Here is some of what is coming up this week at Walgrove:
MONDAY
Pajama Day! Not ready to wear normal human clothes? Well, have no fear. You can wear your pajamas to school tomorrow! Yay! Thank you, Student Council!!
Violin 2:30 in the Auditorium
TUESDAY
Staff Meeting and PD in Rm 19. 2-3. Announcements, Prader Willi Syndrome, Cohorts
WEDNESDAY
SSPT 2:45 - SSPT Team + Ms. Perez
THURSDAY
The usual amazing instruction and more!
FRIDAY
> Assembly in the Quad 8:05-8:20. Choe and Webster to lead the Pledge
Sage Cannon and/or Rocky Tabije to perform (separately and will confirm)
> Coffee and Diet Coke with the Principal in the Wildlands 8:30-9:00
Regarding the enrichment classes and after-school programs:
Garden, Theater, PE, and STEAM Studio with Ms. Francesca will happen as usual.
STEAM Studio with Ms. Jennifer will start next week.
Library will still be run by volunteers (Barbara comes back January 30).
STAR and violin will happen as usual.
Choir and Musical Theater teachers will contact those involved with the new/upcoming winter schedule.
STAR Nova will begin soon once Deann processes the survey results and decides what to offer. Stay tuned!
After-school tutoring will resume January 17. There will be NO after-school tutoring this week.
MONDAY, JANUARY 16 THERE IS NO SCHOOL IN HONOR OF MLK DAY!
I will be singing with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles at the California African American Museum (CAAM) at 2pm. Please come! Among other songs, we will be singing conductor Chuck Dickerson's orchestral arrangement of Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb." Amanda Gorman has been invited and may be there for this world premiere.
Let's have a great week, Walgrove!
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For those attending the Acceleration Days this Monday and Tuesday, here is some helpful info.
Broadway Elementary is located at 1015 Lincoln Blvd.
Daily Schedule
8:15am-2:45pm
7:55-8:15- Gate on Broadway is open. Parents drop off their child at the gate on Broadway near the auditorium. Students gather on the east side of the apparatus and stand by their grade level. Teachers will gather students when the bell rings by coming to the yard to retrieve their students.
Teachers take students and pick up students on the yard for lunch and recess. TK & K play and eat on the TK/K yard.
10:00-10:20- TK, K, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grades have recess
10:25-10:45- 4th & 5th grades recess
Teachers take students and pick up students on the yard
12:00-12:40- TK, K 1st, 2nd, & 3rd lunch; 12:00-12:20- eat; 12:20-12:40- play
12:25- 1:05- 4th & 5th ; 12:25-12:45- eat; 12:45-1:05- play
2:45- Dismissal
Parents pick up students on the playground at the east side of the apparatus. Enter campus through the gate on Broadway.
*Students meet their after-care coaches at the lunch pavilion.
After-School Care for All Who Need - 2:45-6:00pm
Parents pick up their child/ren through the front entrance of the school on Lincoln Blvd.
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Dear Walgrove Families,
Please take this survey created by STAR Supervisor Deann Wilken so she knows what STAR NOVA classes to offer after the break:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeR0mIv3bJ7vMHvLqq4EngYHcw0zGJLRGjuhe2g8KwT2kimlA/viewform
Thank you!
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Dear Walgrove Families and Staff,
Only one week until Winter Break! This year has burst on by like a freight train under a Christmas tree (see and hear mine below!)
And this week will burst on by too!
Here are a few announcements:
The class with the highest parent participation rate on the LAUSD School Experience Survey, according to my records, is Ms. Danielle DeWig's class! This means that Ms. Danielle's class ALL get FREE Menchie's, and the whole class gets to be the first in line Friday, December 16. (In an organized way, of course!)
The Holiday Market and Holiday Program (AKA Winter Concert AKA Winter Sing) are this Thursday, December 15.
Specifically, here is more of what is coming up this week at Walgrove:
MON
Violin 2:30pm
After-School Tutoring 3-6pm
TUE
1:45pm Staff Holiday Meal either via Food Truck or in the Staff Lounge
After-School Tutoring 3-6pm
WED
Principal meeting at Lanterman High near USC 8am-4pm
SSPT Mtg 2:45
After-School Tutoring 3-6pm
THU
Holiday Market All Day Out Front
Holiday Program 8:30am and 1pm in the Auditorium
After-School Tutoring 3-6pm
Assembly in the Quad 8:05 Stansbury and Pliska's Classes to Lead the Pledge
Rosa Monteiro de Oliveira to Sing a Brazilian Tune
Rocky Tabije to Perform Too (Before Moving Away!)
Coffee and Diet Coke with the Principal in the Wildlands 8:20
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MON, DEC 19
Optional Acceleration Day #1 for Those Who Choose at Broadway Elementary 8:15-2:45 (details forthcoming, as Karen and I receive them). Karen Reynolds from Short Ave and I will be acting as Co-Principals for these two days. Ms. Danielle DeWig from Walgrove will be teaching first grade, and Ms. Nery Garcia will provide administrative support. Ms. Janet Solomon will provide Special Education support. (The District has consolidated, so only some sites are open, and only those administrators, staff, and teachers who have signed up will be working at the assigned sites. All students who desire may attend. If interested, register here.)
TUE, DEC 20
Acceleration Day #2 at Broadway Elementary 8:15-2:45.
Let's have a great week, Walgrove!
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In addition to virtual tutoring through Paper.co, Walgrove students have access to virtual tutoring with Windward School students this winter. To sign up, click here.
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For those looking for academic enrichment during the holiday break (or at any point during the year), remember that the District offers FREE virtual tutoring through Paper.co. It's in real time with a real person and is incredibly helpful.
Just log into Schoology (or Clever) and click Paper.Co!
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Parents, please take the survey here (one survey per family no matter how many kiddos you have at Walgrove):
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE PARENT SURVEY
Then, tell me you did so here:
Thank you IMMENSELY!
The class with the highest parent participation rate wins free Menchie's!
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Each and every year the District collects important information from staff, students, and families regarding their perceptions of various aspects of school including school climate, student contentedness, student and family access to materials, staff contentedness, and more.
This year, the survey is due Friday, December 9, 2022.
The class with the highest parent participation rate will win FREE Menchie's AND will get to cut in front of the line at the next available Menchie's.
1. STAFF AND PARENTS ACCESS THE SURVEY HERE:
https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/8397
Please only take one survey per family per school. For example, if you have two parents and three children all at the same school, do not take the survey six times. Please take it only once. If you have three children at two different schools, take the survey once per school.
2. PARENTS, AFTER YOU TAKE THE SURVEY, FILL THIS OUT SO I KNOW:
https://forms.gle/9KwcmavCQeKyfQPs9
STUDENTS ACCESS THE SURVEY HERE:
Students log into their LAUSD email account and click the link to access the survey.
If you need a hard copy survey, email andrea.kittelson1@lausd.net or text 323-363-1934.
Thank you very much for your participation!
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Dear Walgrove Families and Staff,
Time has flown like a chevron of flying birds! It is already almost time for our Winter Break.
But before we move forward, let us reflect on at least the last week.
This past Friday, we hosted a memorial service for our beloved 30-year volunteer Michael Stenger. Approximately 100 people joined us, first in the Wildlands, then in the auditorium, to honor his remarkable life and legacy of heroism, gentleness, and kindness.
This weekend -- last night and today -- the Angel City Youth Chorale, comprised of 50 students in grades first and upward, across Los Angeles -- half of which are from Walgrove! -- performed at UCLA's Royce Hall as part of the Angel City Chorale's yearly winter celebration and singalong. (See the photos below!)
And, we have more to look forward to in the coming weeks.
Here is some of what is coming up this week at Walgrove:
MON
Violin in the Auditorium 2:30pm
TUE
Williams Safety Inspection 11am. No clutter. No heavy items atop cabinets. No daisy-chains. No obstructed doorways. No appliances (in instructional rooms). No open flames. No chain-saw juggling.
Staff Mtg and PD 1:45 in Rm 19 followed by asynchronous anti-bias trainings via MyPLN
WED
Lunchtime Cleanup Committee (created by students) 12:00-12:45 in the Cafeteria
SSPT meeting 2:45
THU
FRI
Assembly 8:05 in the Quad. Ms. B's class to lead the Pledge. Maria Rosa to perform a Brazilian tune.
Coffee and Diet Coke with the Principal in the Wildlands 8:20
Menchie's 2:30pm. The class with the highest % of parent School Experience Survey completion gets to cut in line at Menchie's AND gets free Menchie's courtesy of Dr. K.
(So, parents please complete your surveys NOW!). Here is a direct link to the parent survey: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7016961/2022-23-School-Experience-Survey-Parents-and-Guardians-of-Students. ALL SURVEYS DUE 12/09/2022.
SAT
Volunteer Day in the Wildlands and Edible Garden 9am-1pm
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IMPORTANT: Parents of 4th and 5th graders, please make sure your kiddos take the STUDENT version of the School Experience Survey (via their LAUSD email. It is not a web link. Instead, it was sent to their emails). We tried to administer the survey this week during school, as we were directed to by the higher-ups, but we were only mildly successful as too many students had parent-controls on their LAUSD devices and LAUSD emails. Please know that we do need to access student email and LAUSD devices and other LAUSD applications during instruction. So, please release such controls as they pertain to LAUSD emails and devices, AND please make sure your child does/did complete their version of the School Experience Survey. THESE SURVEYS ARE DUE THIS WEEK.
Please think twice about sending toys to school with your kiddos, as they tend to cause opportunities for distraction in class and conflict at recess and lunch. We do have sufficient toys and games in class and during recess (and we don't allow toys while eating lunch). I would hate for your child to lose their most prized toy.
The Lost and Found is managed beautifully by STAR (and STAR kids), and it is out in front of the school every weekday from 2:30-6pm. So, if you are missing a water bottle, sweatshirt, jacket, hat or other item, please check out the STAR Gate in front of the school each and every day until 6. Anything left after December 16 will be washed and donated over the Winter Break to the Ladera Heights Goodwill.
After school tutoring through Windward School students is available this winter. To register, click here.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Holiday Market and Holiday Show Thursday, December 15. More detailed info forthcoming. But save the date!
Here are some photos from this weekend:
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This is an update regarding the Acceleration Days scheduled for December 19 and 20.
While our site will NOT be open for the Acceleration Days (the District did not select us as a site), I am pleased to share that our families and employees can participate at a neighboring site:
ACCELERATION DAY SITES IN OUR COMMUNITY OF SCHOOLS:
Elementary: Broadway, Braddock
Middle: Marina Del Rey, Mark Twain
High: Venice
Special Ed Center: McBride
Monday, December 19, and Tuesday, December 20.
Over the next several days, we will receive and provide additional information about this important program, but I wanted to share the following:
Walgrove students will report to Broadway.
LAUSD is extending student registration for Acceleration Days. There is another opportunity for students to register this week.
Parents, if you would like to register your children to participate and have not already via the District survey, please contact the school office or, better yet, complete this google form so Tracy and I can easily and accurately facilitate registration: https://forms.gle/y5k3Tkdh1XgT3weu8
Employees may also still register. Employees interested in participating should contact Tracy or myself.
Students and employees participating will receive confirmation letters beginning the week of 12/5.
The deadline for additional student and staff registration is Tuesday, 12/6.
Please remember that Acceleration Days offer key opportunities for both intervention and enrichment. The schedule will mirror our regular daily schedule, and we will have Food Services and Beyond the Bell after-school care available.
Thank you, and please see me if you have any questions.
Best,
Dr. Andrea Kittelson
Principal
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11.27.2022
Dear Walgrove Families and staff,
I hope you had a stupendous week of stupendous frolicking, wonder and joy.
There are three weeks of instruction before Winter Break with much to look forward to, including Volunteer Day Saturday, December 10, and our Holiday Program "Winter Sing" coupled with Holiday Market, both December 15.
In addition, on December 19-20, there are two additional days of optional instruction for those who desire. Parents and Staff, if you answered the survey saying you are interested in attending or working, the District will let you/us know soon where to report. I, myself, have signed up to work on those days.
Here is some of what is coming up this week at Walgrove:
MON
Councilman Mike Bonin visits Ms. Zeena’s class and Dr. K in the afternoon
Violin 2:30 in the Auditorium
TUE
Safety Collaborative 9-10am at Coeur D’Alene – Jackie Robnett and/or Mike Nicholes to attend
Angel City Youth Chorale 1:45 in the Auditorium - Last Rehearsal Before Concerts December 3 & 4 at Royce Hall
Staff Meeting and PD 2pm in Rm 19 followed by Grade Level Meetings
WED
PAJAMA DAY - Students, staff and parents are invited to wear pajamas ALL DAY!
LDW principals gather in the Walgrove Library from 8-12 and from 9-10:05 visit classrooms looking for student engagement, student voice and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) during CGI math
Ms. Pliska and Mr. G have a field trip to the Ballona Wetlands
2:45 SSPT
THU
FRI
8:05am Assembly in the Quad. Ms. Biolatto’s class to lead the Pledge
FOW meeting in the Parent Center right after the assembly
Submit student writing to Dr. K for the first 2022-2023 edition of the literary journal “Wings”
4:30pm Memorial Service for 30-year volunteer Michael Stenger in the Auditorium and Wildlands. All are welcome!
SAT
ELPAC Training (Dr. K and perhaps Ms. Webster)
7pm Angel City Chorale with the Angel City Youth Chorale (including 20+ Walgrove Students) at Royce Hall - BUY TIX HERE!
SUN
3PM Angel City Chorale with the Angel City Youth Chorale (including 20+ Walgrove Students) at Royce Hall - BUY TIX HERE!
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