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Welcome to our school! We believe that parent participation is key to student success; our new website is designed to provide parents with all the information they need to be active participants in their student’s education. You will find that the site works just as well on mobile devices as it does on a desktop so you can find information on the go.

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Individual Reclassification Plan Meeting for Parents of Emergent Bilinguals

Parents of English Learners are invited to Join us on Wednesday, October 9th at 3:45 PM (Virtual) or Thursday, October 10th at 8:30 AM (In-Person) to learn about your child's progress in the English Learner program. Click on the headline for more information.

Open House for Prospective Families

5th grade families are invited to come to our Spooktacular Open House on Saturday, 10/26 from 9am to 11am to come check out our award winning school. Click on the title to view the flyer and to register.

PSAT Registration Form

Click on the title for more information regarding the PSAT.

Picture Day is October 14, 2024

Click on the title to view the flyer and order form.

ACE Awards Ceremony - 10/10/24

We would like to recognize student achievement for spring semester of 2024 at the ACE awards ceremony. ACE stands for Academic, Citizenship, and Effort. The award is given to students based on their GPA, no D's, F's, or U's. Click on the title to view the list of recipients. 8th grade ceremony will be at 5pm. 7th grade ceremony will be at 5:30pm.

Bus Schedule for 10/10/24 & 10/11/24

If you ride the school bus, click on the title to view the bus schedule for Reverse Minimum Day on 10/10/24 and for Minimum Day on 10/11/24.

All Valley High School and Middle School Magnet Fair

Region North is hosting an All Valley High school Magnet Fair on 10/8/24 and Middle School Magnet Fair on 10/9/24. Click on the title for more information.

Parent Workshop

Join us Friday, October 4, 2024, at 8:30 AM in the Parent Center for a workshop on the Parent Portal. Our community representative will discuss ways to stay connected to your child's essential data and ways to monitor attendance, grades, and much more!

Council and Committee Meetings

English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 8:30 AM. School Site Council (SSC) is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 3:30 PM. Click on the headline for meeting information.

Local School Leadership Council - 9/19/24

LSLC meeting is 9/19/24 at 3:30pm.
Zoom Link:
https://lausd.zoom.us/j/88394356350?pwd=ih0aGnbmAvItJ1I3si7E3PVFsffVWf.1
Meeting ID: 833 9435 6350
Passcode: holmes

PTSA Meeting Tuesday, September 17th

Good morning! Hope you h e a wonderful day! See you all later today. Here is the link for our meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting https://lausd.zoom.us/j/89944236706?
Passcode: 140091

Fine Arts Conservatory

Monroe Community Schools is offering FREE private lessons in music, art, dance, and theater for all students K-12. Click on the title to view the flyer and to register.

Parent Workshop

Thank you for joining us on Friday, September 13 at 8:30 AM. The presentation slides that our 8th-grade counselor reviewed the LAUSD policy and school-based culmination requirements for issuing a middle school certificate of completion and participation in the middle school culmination activity can be found by clicking on the headline.

SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC) OFFICER ELECTION & MEETING 1

Join us Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 3:30 PM. Click on the headline for additional meeting information.

National PTA Reflections

Call for entries for the National PTA Reflections contest! This year's theme is "Accepting Imperfection". Deadline for entries is November 8, 2024. Click on the title to view the flyer.

September Student Activities

Click on the title to view the student activities for September 2024.

Attendance Meeting - Friday, September 6

Click on the title to view the Zoom link for today's Attendance Meeting with our PSA counselor, Ms. Alas. The meeting starts at 4pm.

Superintendent’s Opening of Schools Address

Watch the Superintendent’s Opening of Schools Address, previously broadcast from The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.

ENGLISH LEARNER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ELAC) & SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC) PARENT ELECTION

We encourage you to make a difference in the governance of our school by participating in this year’s English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) and/or School Site Council (SSC). Click on the headline for meeting information.

Tutoring & Intervention Sign-Ups (After School & Saturday)

Tutoring begins Wednesday, September 4th for after school tutoring and September 7th for Saturday School. Sign up now!!! Click on the title for more information.

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Oct 7

College Awareness Week

Oct 8

Safe School Assembly: Suicide Prevention Awareness (Electives)

Oct 8

Region North: Valley High School Magnet Night

Time: 5 PM – 7 PM

Location: Van Nuys High School, 6535 Cedros Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91411, USA

Oct 9

Region North MSA Writing Session (VILS Lab)

Time: 9 AM – 3 PM

Oct 9

Parents of Potential & Long Term English Learners Meeting

Time: 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM

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