Olympics Day · Friday, October 23
Olympics Day is the fall fundraiser our kids remember all year. Olympian Miles Partain will be on the field with them, every class races for bragging rights, and the money raised through your child’s page goes to PE, art, music, drama and dance at Canyon.
Canyon Charter Elementary · Booster Club
Small classes, a full enrichment program and a parent community that shows up. The Booster Club is run entirely by Canyon parents, and the funds we raise together pay for the classroom aides, art, music, PE and drama that every child on campus gets to enjoy.
Party Book 2026–27 · Parties are live
Dinners, outings, crafts and celebrations hosted by fellow Canyon families, all through the year. Every ticket supports our kids, and the most popular parties fill up quickly, so browse the list and pick your favorites while there is still room.
Pumpkin Patch · Sunday, October 18
Join fellow Canyon families at Simon Meadow in Pacific Palisades from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. for carnival games, face painting, a pumpkin decorating station and drinks. Pre-sale tickets are $12 per person through October 16, and $15 per person on the day.
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 on the Canyon site, and there are parties on the calendar you can sign up for right now.
The lineup is a mix of new and returning parties, big and small, and every one of them raises money for Canyon while giving our community another reason to get together. Have a look at what is on the calendar and claim your spot. If you would rather host than attend, Valerie Friedrich and Amber Feld would love to hear your idea, and it is never too late to add a party. Email canyonpartybook@gmail.com.
The Canyon app has a new menu built around what families do each week, and the latest version of Membership Toolkit is now in the App Store and runs on iOS 27.
Open the menu and the Parent Directory, School Calendar, Traffic Duty, Report an Absence, the Cafeteria Menu and Canyon News sit right at the top. My Account keeps your profile, orders and receipts, sign-ups and past Canyon emails together, and you can sign in with Face ID or Touch ID. If the app is already on your phone, update Membership Toolkit in the App Store or Google Play. If it isn't yet, the page below has the download links and a two-minute setup.
Friday's monthly assembly runs from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m., and Miss Barbara will recognize the students who took part in her summer reading program.
The September perfect attendance raffle is drawn at the same assembly, and every student with a perfect month is in it. The Booster meeting follows right after, at 8:45 a.m.
The Local School Leadership Council holds its first meeting of the year Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in Room 9.
Families who cannot be on campus can join by Zoom with the link in Sunday's Chronicle. The newly elected parent members will be announced at the meeting. Principal Sheard encourages parents and guardians to attend, and the council meets once a month on Thursday afternoons through the year.
Voting for the parent members of our Local School Leadership Council closes Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.
Andrew Ferrone, Houman Sarshar and Rachel Sullivan are on the ballot, and their bios went out with Sunday's Chronicle. Two will be elected as voting members for the 2026-2028 term, and the third will serve as alternate. The ballot is a short Google form that asks you to sign in with a Google account. The new members will be announced Thursday at the first LSLC meeting.
Friday is an early dismissal ahead of the three-day weekend. Kindergarten is out at 1:40 p.m. and grades 1 through 5 at 1:45 p.m.
Apart from the early release, Friday is a full instructional day and students are expected for all of it. School is closed Monday, September 21, and everyone is back on campus Tuesday, September 22. If your Friday afternoon is usually covered by a program or a sitter, check that the earlier time works.
The first parent education session of the year is Thursday at 8:30 a.m. in Room 16, the STAR Room.
Former Canyon parent Mina Neuberg is presenting “The Impact of AI on Elementary and Middle School Education: What Parents Need to Know.” It covers what AI is changing in how children learn and research, and what that means for the elementary and middle school years. Drop your child at class and walk over.
The key dates for 2026-27 are on one sheet, from Back to School Night through the last day of school on June 4. It covers the no-school days, the early dismissals and the dates worth planning around.
Save it or print it for the fridge. The school calendar carries more than this sheet can hold, and you can subscribe so the dates land in the calendar on your phone and update on their own when something changes.
Piano meets on Mondays and orchestra meets on Tuesdays, and both start this week.
If your child is enrolled, the routine holds all year. They drop their instrument in the auditorium before school starts, head to class as usual, then come back to the auditorium after school for their lesson. Nothing gets carried from room to room during the day, and there is nothing extra to sort out at pickup.
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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