Larsen Roadrunner Newsletter

January 2024 News

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Principal's Message

Happy New Year! It's with great excitement we receive 2024 year. We look forward to seeing all of you on campus and our students thrive in their learning this year.

Kindergarten-2nd grade students will begin fine art classes with our Art Trek partners. .

Students will be taking place in preparation for our mid-trimester progress notices which are scheduled to go out on Friday, 01/19/24.

Also, their are great opportunities for parents to sign up for Free English as a second language classes at Blackstock Junior High and a Family Conference at CSUCI University.

REMINDER: It is essential that we continue having your support in order to maintain safe and orderly student drop-offs & pick-ups. We are trying to maintain our roundabouts open for your convenience. If this continues to be a safety issue we will be forced to close off our roundabouts and only have walk up drop off and pick-up.

We call on all of our Larsen community members to help us avoid the following unsafe driving behaviors.

PLEASE DO NOT:

DO NOT Park or Pass on the roundabouts
Do Not block the crosswalks.
Do Not block our neighbors driveways, Leave your car in the middle of the street without a driver.
Use profanity and yell at other drivers. Our students can hear and see everything!

We appreciate everyone's support in ensuring a positive and safe learning environment for our Roadrunners. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!

If you have any questions or need any support at school or home, please stop by, call us at 805-986-9740 or email.

Evelyn Jimenez - Principal

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Important Dates

01/08 Staff Development - School Closed
01/09: - First Day Back to School 2024!
01/15: - Martin Luther King Day - School Closed
01/16: Open Campus
01/19: Progress Notices Sent Home
01/22-01/26 Great Kindness Challenge
02/16: - Lincoln's Birthday Holiday - No School
01/22: Adult English Classes - 6:00-7:30 PM
01/24: Adult English Classes - 6:00-7:30 PM
01/30-02/02 - CAASPP Practice Week #2 - Grades 3-5

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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - NO SCHOOL 01/15/24

Martin Luther King Holiday

Larsen School will be CLOSED in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Monday, 01/15/24. Classes will resume on Tuesday, 01/16/24.

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TK/K Registration

TK & Kinder Registration

HESD Families: Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year will open on January 16. For more information, please watch this video and visit the district website: http://tinyurl.com/94nz7u9e Familias de HESD: La inscripción para el año escolar 2024-25 se abrirá el 16 de enero. Para obtener más información, vea este video y visite el sitio web del distrito: http://tinyurl.com/3ewkncd9

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Great Kindness Challenge

Larsen students will be participating in the Great Kindness Challenge - January 22-26. In an effort to empower our students to create a culture of kindness. Larsen Roadrunners are invited to participate in kindness focused activities. A special spirit week calendar will also be in effect during this week. Please see the flyers below for more information.

Great Kindness Challenge

Junior Kindness Checklist

Acts of Kindness Checklist

Acts of Kindness en espanol

Kindness Week Calendar

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CAFE CON LECHE/COFFEE AND Cafe con leche/Coffee and CREAM PARENT Meeting

We are proud to bring our educational partners, "Cafe con Leche"Coffee and Cream to Larsen! These parent and staff meetings are designed to help you learn more about Larsen, how schools operate, valuable community resources, ask questions and receive any support you may need.

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ROADRUNNER OPEN CAMPUS GATHERING -Tuesday, January, 16 2024.

Join us on Tuesday, January 16 at 8:07 am behind the cafeteria. We will share a mindful moment and feature the character trait for the month. At Larsen we inspire everyone to demonstrate good character through the six pillars of good character .

Each of the Six Pillars of Character help instill a positive school climate and a culture of kindness, making schools a safe environment to learn. We will feature a pillar every month.

This month our trait is: Caring

I can:

show care and concern for others.
be kind and considerate even when others are not.
help find a way to help others.
show concern for others’ well–being.
act compassionately and with empathy.
be willing to show mercy and forgiveness.

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Volunteers

Our Hueneme Elementary School District welcomes volunteers on our campuses. We appreciate your kindness to volunteer your time on our school sites.

HESD Volunteer Code of Conduct

HESD Vounteer Registration

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FREE English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes at Blackstock School!

Thank you for sharing with the entire community!

Free English for Adults:FREE ENGLISH CLASSES

Oxnard College in collaboration with the Hueneme Elementary School District will be offering FREE English classes. Registration will take place at Blackstock JHS on Wednesday, 01/17/24 from 6:00-7:30 PM. Classes will begin on Monday, 01/22/24 and will be held on Mondays/Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30 PM. Please see the flyer below for more information.

Spanish PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dxZ55PTbunUm_Fd9H3nTHgHaP5eZmLbS/view?usp=drive_web&authuser=0

OC23_Flyer_Adult_ESLClasses_Spanish.pdf

PDF

OC23_Flyer_ESLSpanishOffCampusDigital1up[3].jpg

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Free CSUCI Cosechando Juntos Family Conference

CSUCI Cosechando Juntos Family Confernce (Eng. Flyer)

CSUCI Cosechando Juntos Family Conference (Sp. Flyer)

Saturday, February 3, 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Children are welcome
Free Parking
Lunch will be provided
Includes workshops for parents and middle school and high school students

CSUCI Cosechando Juntos Spanish https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O8eZV1WPPr46nb9kfMK5Leud3xCRQNJG/view?usp=drive_web&authuser=0

Cosechando Juntos English

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PYr19FvNQoaqCiZVGVE2xmV8QBs5zrNM/view?usp=drive_web&authuser=0

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ATTENDANCE MATTERS!

Too many absences can keep your student from succeeding in school and life and slow academic and social progress. Last year our school attendance rate was 92%. This year we have set a goal for having a school attendance rate of 95%. Missing just 2 days of school a year can slow the progress of your student!

Please try to have your student attend school every day they can. If you are unsure about the health of your student our school nurse can help make the decision.

Please call (805) if you have any questions or we can help in any way!

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PARENT SQUARE

Parent Square Communication

Parent Square supports communication with staff , students in the class, school, district level and integrates with our information system.

Existing Users: Parent Square can be accessed https://www.parentsquare.com/signin by using the 'Sign-in with Google' button.
New Users: Parent Square can be accessed at https://www.parentsquare.com/signin by using the 'Sign-up/Register.

Parent Square

One page Eng/Span updated flyer

Video in English

Video in Spanish

Slide deck to support parents

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SAFETY FIRST

Safety is our number one priority at Larsen. We ask that during morning and afternoon Drop Off and Pick up, you do not park in the roundabout in front or back of the school. The Parking lots are for district staff and individuals who need accessible parking only except for a few labeled visitors parking spots. We recommend you park in the street and walk up to pick up your child.

If you use the roundabout, you must drive through and if your child is not visible, you must drive out of the roundabout and reenter at the street. There is NO PARKING on the roundabout.

The roundabout is a single lane drive their is NO passing on the left. Students are boarding and exiting vehicles.

Remember to use crosswalks and sidewalks when walking to campus. Please be respectful to staff as we work together to enforce safety for all. Thank you in advance for making our school safety a priority!

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COUNSELING RESOURCES

We have our counselor Ms. Sosa and Ms. Ambriz, our Social Emotional Service Specialist to support our students.

Please visit our HESD Counseling Corner Website for information on counseling services available to students and parents.

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GOALS OF THE DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM

Dual language immersion is a research-proven instructional approach that prepares students to think, read, and write in two languages, resulting in students becoming bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural.

Dual Language Immersion programs are additive, meaning that a child does not lose their native language but instead strengthens their native language and adds a second language.

Bilingualism and biliteracy prepare students to think more broadly and critically, results in higher language arts and math achievement and increases career pathways opportunities in adulthood.

Ansgar Larsen’s Dual Language Program follows a 90/10 model. This model begins in Kindergarten with 90% of the academic instruction delivered in Spanish and 10% of the academic instruction delivered in English. This ratio is adjusted as students matriculate from grade to grade. For example: Kindergarten = 90% Spanish, 10% English. First grade = 80% Spanish, 20% English. Second Grade = 70% Spanish, 30% English. Third Grade = 60% Spanish, 40% English. Fourth Grade = 50% Spanish, 50% English. Fifth Grade = 50% Spanish, 50% English

The 90/10 model requires a closely aligned curricular program where instruction in key content areas such as language arts and math so that the skills are not retaught in both languages but are built upon in each language.

HESD Dual Language Brochure

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WETIP - ANONYMOUS REPORTING FOR SAFETY AND BULLYING CONCERNS

We would like to share that the Hueneme Elementary School District officially offers an anonymous reporting system, WeTip. Please note the different ways a student may make a report:

Text REPORT to 844.805.7893

Simply text REPORT to the dedicated phone number to receive a link directly to your mobile device where you can submit any report safely and anonymously.

Visit the home page of any HESD School Website

Our web-based form gives you an online, anonymous way to report unfolding situations through every school website. You can choose to remain completely anonymous. There is a link on every school website.

Call (844) 805-7893

Speak anonymously with a trained WeTip Agent to report any bullying, threats, discrimination, or other tips. Report anytime day or night, whatever is most comfortable for you. A bilingual agent is available 24/7.

Scan the QR Code (On all HESD WeTip Posters)

HESD has been provided with a dedicated QR Code that, when scanned, will take you directly to online reporting forms where you can easily submit concerns.

Here is a brief informational video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4NaodVE8l0