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WHICH CLASS WILL MY CHILD BE IN NEXT YEAR???
It's that time of year to review our school's class organization policies. Please review the letter attach to become familiar with it if you are not already. Thanks.
Note from Joyce
In May 2012, specially trained personnel will return to our school to check on the condition of any asbestos-containing building material. A copy of the inspector's written report will be included in our asbestos management plan, which is available in the main office.
AMAZON - Our New Canyon Partner
Who doesn't love the convenience and prices at Amazon.com? Now you can shop and raise money for Canyon. Simply go to Amazon.com from this link and a percentage of all your purchases will go to Canyon. Encourage your friends and family to link to Amazon from the Canyon Partners page as well!
Please read Dr Deasy's letter regarding a new district policy.
Every Friday is Canyon Spirit Day
Please have your child wear his/her Canyon Gear each Friday.
The class with the highest percentage of students wearing Canyon Gear gets the coveted Cricket Mascot for the week.
"Vintage" Canyon Gear
"Vintage" Canyon Gear is available in the bin in the main office on an ongoing basis for families in need. Please help yourself.
If you have gently used, clean and unstained Canyon Gear that your child has outgrown, please donate it and place it in the bin in the office. Thank you!
THE MARCH ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL IS NOW ONLINE!
Read the entire issue here.
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SNACK SHOP HOURS week of April 21st: Wed, Thurs and Fri
Toy Loan Program
Clearing out old toys to make room for the new?
Donating gently used toys is a great way for children to help other children and the planet, without their parents having to open their check books!
For the last 5 years Canyon School has collected toys for Toy Loan, a free service which operates like a library with toys instead of books. There are over 45 Toy Loan centers in LA County, located in parks, recreation facilities, children’s centers, libraries, housing projects, community service buildings, and a homeless shelter. The centers are run by volunteers and serve as a resource for teachers, educators, school psychologists, and County personnel who borrow toys, books, and games to enhance learning and stimulate communication in therapy. Over 30,000 children are served annually by the various services offered by the program.
Toy loan gives borrowers access to toys that they may not be able to afford to buy and teaches responsibility through an honor code system. Toy Loan is also eco-friendly – re-using gives many children the opportunity to play with a single toy.
You can leave new, used or repairable toys and preschool/baby books in the box in the school breezeway year round. If you would like a tax receipt to be mailed to you, just attach your name and address to the bag. If you have questions or a lot of toys that you would prefer to load straight into my car, please contact Ali or call 310 452 0823
GREEN TENNIS SHOE AWARD” is back!
In an effort to reduce Canyon’s carbon footprint, as well as traffic congestion, the “GREEN TENNIS SHOE AWARD” is back! Every Friday, the classroom with the highest percentage of kids who walked, biked, rode the bus, carpooled, or used some other form of “GREEN” transportation to get to school that day will receive the “GREEN TENNIS SHOE AWARD” for the week!!!
PLAY GROUND RULES: Please be reminded that after school use of the apparatus is only allowable if children are directly supervised by a student’s parent/guardian. The playground apparatus will now be available immediately after school. Please remember that in LAUSD the playground apparatus may only be used after school with direct parent/guardian supervision. I appreciate your supporting and following school policy. These policies are in place to keep students safe and prevent unnecessary injuries. Joyce Dara
Please complete this form if your child participates in the afterschool program.
If you have a submission for The Chronicle weekly email, please send it to us at this address by Tuesday: chronicle@canyoncharter.com.
If you have a story idea for The Journal, please let us know by contacting us at journal@canyoncharter.com. Journal deadlines:
Deadline Publication Dates
5/11 5/18
6/1 6/8
To read past issues of the Chonicle and othe notices, click here.
May 18th- Dragons Home Game and 5th Grade Bake Sale
May 18th - Bingo Night and Chili Cook-Off, 6-9pm Pali Women's Club
May 22nd - Parent Speaker Series- The Nutured Heart Approach, 7-9pm
May 23rd - Booster Club Meeting - Budget Vote and Elections - Agenda
May 24th - Governing Board Meeting, 2pm Room 9
May 25th - Teacher Appreciation Day- Flower Assembly and Luncheon
May 31st - Open House- 6-7:30pm
June 1st- Cricket Ads Due
June 1st - Kinder Round Up- 12:30 Kinder Yard-
June 5th - What to Expect at Paul Revere Middle School, 6:30pm
June 7th - Spring Concert - time tba
June 14th - Poetry Fest during Family Time: Locations tba
June 15th - End of Year Picnic
June 19th - Last Day of School
August 14th - First Day of School
Communication is very important to me so I've created a blog which I update regularly. Please read it here. You can subscribe to my blog by going to ABOUT and check the box at the bottom of the page that says: "Subscribe by email to this site".
Please remember that my door is always open and I encourage all parents/guardians to feel welcome to communicate any matter and/or concern to me directly.
As we head into the second semester of the school year it’s important to remember that Canyon Charter School is successful due to our community’s ability to collaborate effectively. I encourage all Canyon families to continue to be involved in our school’s decision-making process through regular participation in monthly Committee and Governing Board meetings.
California's accountability program uses the API (Academic Performance Index) to measure school performance. API ranks schools based upon how students in second through fifth grade score on the California standards tests (to be administered in May of this year) in English, Math and in Science. The API scale ranges from 200 to 1,000. Canyon’s current API is 954 and we are ranked as one of the highest performing schools in LA Unified.
Our AGT (Academic Growth over Time) report indicates that overall Canyon students perform far above predicted outcomes (the highest rating). AGT reports help us know how much students progress on standardized tests from one year to the next, comparing a student’s performance to his/her own expected performance.
Our students are successful due to strong parent/guardian and school collaboration and I believe we will only continue to grow as a result of this partnership!
New Families and friends new to Canyon please
Thank you.
Joyce Dara, Principal
News and information about the Canyon School Booster Club
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW:
Next Booster Meeting - Wednesday, May 23rd at 8:15 am in the STAR Room. We will present and vote on the proposed 2012-2013 Budget and vote on next year's Booster Club officers. Meeting Agenda
Annual Giving - Ongoing - Every family counts! This is our biggest fundraiser, comprising half of our annual budget. We are looking for 100% participation. Please click HERE to donate now!
Our community has wonderful partners who give back to Canyon School. Check out our monthly Featured Businesses and support our ongoing Partners. If you are interested in becoming a Canyon Partner, e-mail boosterclub@canyoncharter.com.
BOOSTER CLUB MEETINGS
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, May 23rd 8:15 am STAR Room
All Canyon parents are automatic members of the Booster Club. You are encouraged to come to our monthly, Wednesday morning meetings to find out and comment on what is going on at Canyon. Our principal makes a presentation at each meeting and can answer questions. Teachers, Committee Chairs, Room Parents and the Booster Club Board are on hand and coffee and food is served.
Meet the Booster Club Board Members, see the programs we support and get a description of our yearly events.
This website is a product of the Canyon School Booster Club.
The communications team for Canyon wants your help! Every year we survey parents to find out what they liked and didn't like about how Canyon Booster Club communicates with you. Please take the time to fill out our online survey. It's only 12 questions and should take you no more than 5-10 minutes. Survey will be posted shortly. Please come back soon.
Thank you to the 66% of our current families and all the Canyon Alumni Famiies who have donated so far!
WE NEED ONLY 13 MORE FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ORDER TO SURPASS LAST YEAR'S PARTICIPATION NUMBER AND GET TO 70% PARTICIPATION.
DONATE BY CLICKING ON THE ONLINE STORE AND GET COUNTED IN!
Participation by grade level:
K 66%
1 74%
2 80%
3 67%
4 77%
5 50%
Families with children in multiple grades are counted in each grade in which they have a child.
If you haven't yet donated to Annual Giving, make your tax-deductible donation now. Please click here or print out the donation form and bring it into the school office.
We're looking for 100% participation. Annual Giving is the biggest source of funding for our school's Booster Club--comprising half our annual budget. The Booster Club spends about $1,250 per student annually to provide all of the programs, supplies and resources not funded by LAUSD. We request that each family donate whatever they can to our Annual Giving campaign.
Thanks to your generosity, we can provide our students with the rich and complete education that makes Canyon School one of the most desirable public elementary schools in Southern California.
