Free Tickets to The Nutcracker on November 27 and 28, Up to Four Per Family

11/11/2026 8:00 am

Canyon families can reserve free tickets to Westside Ballet of Santa Monica's 53rd annual The Nutcracker, on Friday, November 27 at 7:00 p.m. or Saturday, November 28 at 1:00 p.m.

The tickets come from LAUSD's Cultural Arts Passport funds, which Canyon also uses for multicultural education and arts materials. Each family can sign up for up to four tickets, first come, first served, and the tickets reach you before the show. The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker on December 12 and 13 and Shen Yun on January 23 and 24 open for sign-ups later.

Reserve Free Nutcracker Tickets

Parker-Anderson Session 2 Starts This Week, and First-Day Students Meet on the Playground

11/10/2026 8:00 am

Session 2 of Parker-Anderson enrichment begins this week, and for the first class every student meets on the playground after school.

Volunteers will hold up a sign for each class to help children find their group and walk over together. From the second week on, students go straight to their own class location. Classes run Tuesday through Friday afternoons. With no school on Wednesday, November 11, Wednesday students have their playground meetup next week.

See Session 2 Classes by Day

The Scholastic Book Fair Opens Monday, November 9 in the Auditorium

11/6/2026 8:00 am

The Scholastic Book Fair runs Monday, November 9 through Friday, November 13 in the Canyon Auditorium, opening at 7:45 a.m. Monday and closing at 2:30 p.m. Friday.

Instead of sending your child in with cash, you can set up a Book Fair eWallet this weekend and they shop with that. There is no school on Wednesday, November 11, for Veterans Day. Volunteers are still needed to set up, sell books and pack everything away at the end of the week, and the sign-up link is in this week's Chronicle.

Set Up Your Child's Book Fair eWallet

Friday Is a Minimum Day, With Dismissal at 1:40 and 1:45

11/5/2026 8:00 am

Tomorrow, Friday, November 6, TK and Kindergarten dismiss at 1:40 and Grades 1 through 5 at 1:45, as fall parent conferences begin.

That is about an hour earlier than a normal Friday, so if someone else is picking up your child, tell them the new time today. Friday also closes out the first reporting period, a third of the way through the year, and teachers will go over report cards with you at your conference. If you have not booked a time yet, your child's teacher has the sign-up.

See the Full Bell Schedule

Lottery Applications for Incoming Siblings Are Due Friday, November 6

11/2/2026 8:00 am

If your family came to Canyon through the LAUSD Choices lottery and you have a younger child starting next year, their application is due this Friday, November 6.

Siblings of current lottery families need their own application at apply.lausd.net, and once it is in they receive second priority after residents. Add Canyon Charter Elementary to your list of choices and submit by the end of the day Friday. On-time applications go into the public random drawing, and late applications only open December 1.

See the Steps to Apply by November 6

Friday Is an Early Dismissal Day, at 1:40 and 1:45

10/29/2026 8:00 am

Tomorrow, Friday, October 30, TK and Kindergarten dismiss at 1:40 and Grades 1 through 5 at 1:45.

That is about an hour earlier than a normal Friday, so if someone else is picking up your child, tell them the new time today. The Halloween Parade runs that morning at 8:30, which means a good number of Canyon parents will already be on campus well before the bell rings.

See the Full Bell Schedule

Parent-Teacher Conferences Run November 6, 9, 10, 12 and 13

10/28/2026 8:00 am

Parent-teacher conferences run November 6, 9, 10, 12 and 13, and sign-up information will come from your child's teacher.

Each of those days dismisses early, so the pickup time changes. Principal Sheard is asking every family to take a slot. These meetings are where you hear how the first reporting period went, what is going well and where a little more support would help. Report cards go home during conferences or sometime that same week.

See the November Conference Dates

The Halloween Parade Is Friday, October 30 at 8:30 a.m.

10/27/2026 8:00 am

The Halloween Parade starts at 8:30 on Friday morning, October 30, and families are welcome to come and watch.

Students can wear costumes to school, and sending a change of clothes is a good idea since the costume comes off after the parade. Please keep costumes age-appropriate, with no weapon props and no fake blood. Our teachers and paraprofessionals pick a group theme every year, and finding out what they chose is half the fun.

Add the Halloween Parade to Your Calendar

The Booster Meeting Has Moved to Friday, November 6

10/26/2026 11:00 am

The two autumn Booster meetings have been combined into one, on Friday, November 6 at 8:30 a.m. in the Star Room (Room 16). There is no meeting after the Halloween Parade this Friday, and none on November 20.

Booster meetings for the rest of the school year, all on a Friday morning:

• November 6, 8:30 a.m.
• January 29, 8:45 a.m.
• February 26, 8:45 a.m.
• March 19, 8:45 a.m.
• April 30, 8:45 a.m.
• May 28, 8:45 a.m.

Booster pays for the enrichment your child sees every week, and the meeting is where we talk through what is coming next and who is taking it on. Any Canyon parent is welcome to sit in, and an hour is all it takes. November 6 is the last one before the winter break.

Add November 6 to Your Calendar

Next Week Is the Last Week of the Canyon Shoe Drive

10/23/2026 8:00 am

Next week is the last week of the Canyon shoe drive, and the donation boxes are in the school library.

We are collecting new or gently used athletic shoes, including sports shoes, and a pair your child outgrew over the summer is exactly what we are after. The shoes go to the MORE Foundation Group, which puts them back into use and funds reforestation and tree farming with the proceeds. Have a look through the closet this weekend and send them in any morning next week.

See What Else Canyon Cares Collects