Olympics Day · Friday, October 23
Olympics Day is one of Canyon’s favorite traditions! Olympian Miles Partain, Olympic Beach Volleyball Player, will join the fun as classes race for bragging rights, all while raising funds for our school!
Canyon Merch · The store is open
Shop Canyon tees, crewnecks, hoodies, hats, patches, stickers and more! Browse what’s in stock, preorder upcoming items, or visit our merch tables at school events. Every purchase supports our school.
Canyon Charter Elementary · Booster Club
Smaller classes, enriching programs, and a parent community that makes it all happen! Run entirely by Canyon parents, the Booster Club raises funds to support classroom aides, art, music, PE, drama, and so much more, giving every Canyon student a little something extra.
Party Book 2026–27 · Parties are live
From adult outings to crafts and celebrations, PartyBook brings Canyon families together for fun events throughout the year! Every ticket supports our school, and popular parties fill up fast, so grab your spots while you can!
Pumpkin Patch · Sunday, October 18
Join Canyon families at Simon Meadow in Pacific Palisades from 1–4 PM for carnival games, face painting, pumpkin decorating, drinks, and more! Tickets are $12 per person through October 16 or $15 at the door.
Canyon runs the Great Shake Drill on Thursday from 10:45 to 11:15, with "injured" students and staff, blocked pathways and search and rescue teams putting the emergency plan into action.
In a real emergency you would request your child at the REQUEST GATE, which is the back gate at the corner of E. Channel and Amalfi, and you would meet them at the REUNION GATE by the crosswalk on E. Channel.
Traffic duty moved to our website this year, which means you pick your own shifts instead of being handed a time that may not work. Every class window for the whole year is open right now.
Every Canyon family takes three 30-minute shifts per child during their class's two-week window. Open the sign-up page, find your class, and choose the times that fit your week. Mornings run 7:45 to 8:15 a.m., afternoons are 30 minutes from dismissal, and every shift carries its own time, so early dismissal days are already built in. Shifts show under your child's name, so no parent names appear on the page.
Eleven days before your class's window opens, we fill whatever is still empty so no post goes uncovered, and your family gets an email with the shifts you have. Picking your own means you get the times that work for you instead of the ones left over.
Click Subscribe to your volunteer selections at the top of the sign-up page and every shift you take this year lands in your calendar automatically. We also email you three days before each shift and again the evening before.
Fourth grade, Lim: your window runs October 19 to 30 and every shift is now assigned. Open the page to see yours.
Plans change, and shifts can move. Arrange a swap with another family in your own class, then uncheck your shift on the sign-up page so they can take it right away. New to traffic duty? It is all on the traffic duty page.
Thank you for keeping the curb safe for our Canyon kids.
Friday, October 23 runs class by class, and here is the full schedule from the 8:15 assembly through dismissal.
| Run Time | K-2 Track | 3-5 Track |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 – 8:45 | Assembly | |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | K-2TK Boyd/Ciapponi | 3-53rd Radulovich |
| 9:00 – 9:15 | K-2K Howard | 3-53rd Butts |
| 9:15 – 9:30 | K-2K Muñoz | 3-53rd Velado |
| 9:30 – 9:45 | K-2K Balestra | 3-52nd Ikebe |
| 9:45 – 10:05 | 1st and 2nd Grade Recess | |
| 10:05 – 10:25 | 3rd and 4th Grade Recess | |
| 10:25 – 10:45 | 5th Grade Recess | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | K-21st Noori | 3-55th Stoll |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | K-21st Lamb | 3-55th Cantero |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | K-21st Wilson | 3-54th TerVeer |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | K-22nd Davis | 3-54th Lim |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | K-22nd Harris | 3-54th McIntyre |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | K-2K and 1st eat | 3-52nd plays |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | K-22nd and 3rd eat | 3-5K and 1st play |
| 12:40 – 1:00 | K-24th and 5th eat | 3-53rd plays |
| 1:00 – 1:20 | 3-54th and 5th play | |
| 1:40 | Kinder dismissal | |
| 1:45 | Grades 1 through 5 dismissal | |
Kinder dismisses at 1:40 and grades 1 through 5 at 1:45.
Enrollment for Parker-Anderson Enrichment Session 2 is now open, with nine hands-on after-school classes beginning on campus the week of November 10th.
Classes run Tuesday through Friday afternoons for TK - 5th grade and include coding, animal science, hip-hop, robotics, chemistry, chess, art and cooking. Each class runs for 7 weeks and starts at $136 with some additional lab fees.
Enroll and pay online through Parker-Anderson by Thursday, November 5th. Classes that don't meet minimum enrollment may be canceled, so early registration is encouraged.
The Canyon Merch Store is officially open! Shop tees, crewnecks, hoodies, hats, patches, stickers and more for Canyon kids and grown-ups.
You’ll find a mix of in-stock items and pieces available to reserve. If you see something you love, order early before the first batch sells out. Reserved items should arrive in the next few weeks, and pickup details will be shared once they’re ready.
The store will be open all year, with Canyon favorites plus seasonal drops for fall, the holidays and spring. We’ll also have merch available at assemblies and school events, with a few more items coming soon. Socks or totes, anyone?
Questions, comments or ideas? Email the merch team at merch@canyoncharter.com.
The Canyon Pumpkin Patch is back! Sunday, October 18th from 1PM to 4PM. Pre-sale tickets are $12 per person through October 16th.
Join us at Simon Meadows, the YMCA Pumpkin Patch, at 15575 Sunset Boulevard, Pacific Palisades. Buy your tickets today for $12 or $15 at the gate. Each ticket includes a drink, carnival games, pumpkin decorating, and your choice of face painting or an airbrush tattoo (first come, first serve). Bake sale treats, Boo Bags, and YMCA pumpkins are sold separately. Pay by Venmo at @canyonschoolbooster.
Canyon’s 2027–28 lottery application window is open October 1–November 6. Apply online at apply.lausd.net.
Offers will be posted February 8, with responses due March 5.
Please share with families outside Canyon’s boundaries who are interested in applying.
Olympics Day is Friday, October 23rd! Every student from TK through 5th grade takes the field with their class. Every child runs and every child finishes.
It is one of our biggest fundraisers, with every dollar staying at our school to support PE, art, music, drama, classroom aides, smaller classes and more. Your child already has a fundraising page ready to go - adding a photo and quick message takes just a couple of minutes.
Cricket Runs are underway. Gates open at 7:45AM, and running wraps up before the 8:05 bell. Children can join on any of the dates listed on the Olympics Day 2026 page.
Set Up My Child’s Page Olympics Day 2026
Our two new voting members on the Local School Leadership Council are Rachel Sullivan and Andrew Ferrone, with Houman Sarshar serving as alternate.
Thank you to everyone who voted and to all three families for putting their names forward. The council is Canyon’s decision-making body, made up of teachers, parents, administrators and staff, and it weighs in on every new program or activity at the school. It meets once a month on Thursdays at 2:00 and all parents and guardians are welcome. The next meeting is Thursday, October 22.
Party Book is live!
Check out the lineup of new and returning parties, grab your parties, grab your spot and have some fun while supporting Canyon. Email canyonpartybook@gmail.com.
Want to host instead? It’s never too late to add a party. Email canyonpartybook@gmail.com with your idea.
This year’s Party Book is live. Dinners, outings, crafts and celebrations hosted by Canyon families, on sale now.
Spots are first come, first served.
We would love to show you around Canyon. Tour dates for 2026-27:
• Thu, November 19, 2026
• Tue, December 15, 2026
• Thu, January 21, 2027
• Thu, February 25, 2027
Tours begin promptly at 9:00am and run until 10:30am.
All help requests for the website, MTK account, and emails, questions, suggestions or feedback, are welcome here:
Reach out and we will be happy to help!
Your tax deductible donation to our Canyon Booster Annual Giving Campaign funds classroom aides, smaller class sizes, PE, digital learning, art, drama, music and so much more.
Thank you for making our community a beneficiary of your philanthropy.
Due Friday, August 28 — one form per family, plus a few extras for new students.
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