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!
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.
The front office is still waiting on opening packets from many families, and this week is the time to close that out.
Every student needs one on file. You can fill the forms in on a computer or print them and complete them by hand, then print, sign the pages that need a signature, and drop the packet at the front office. Most forms are once per family, and the LAUSD Student Emergency Information Form is one per child. If you already turned yours in, you are set.
Party Book runs on parties that Canyon families host, and Valerie Friedrich and Amber Feld are collecting ideas for this year.
A party can be a backyard taco night, a Lego build, a family hike or a cocktail evening, anything Canyon kids or parents would enjoy. You can host on your own or pair up with a co-host, and the Party Book reps will help you shape the idea and handle the details. Money raised goes to music, art and PE and to keeping class sizes down.
Voting in the Local School Leadership Council election opens today.
Watch your inbox for an email with your ballot and instructions on how to cast your vote. Every Canyon parent and guardian is eligible to vote, and voting stays open through Wednesday, September 23 at 3:00 p.m. The Council is where teachers, parents, staff and administrators decide on new programs and activities at Canyon. It meets once a month on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m., and all parents and guardians are welcome.
Nominations for the Local School Leadership Council close Tuesday, September 8 at 3:00 p.m.
Two Canyon parents have put their names forward so far, and there is room for more. To nominate yourself or another parent or guardian, email a short bio and a photo to Nicole.Sheard@lausd.net before the deadline. Voting opens Wednesday, September 9, and an email with instructions on how to cast your vote will follow. The Council decides on new programs and activities at Canyon, and parents hold seats on it.
Music classes start Thursday, September 10.
Piano follows on Monday, September 14, and orchestra begins Tuesday, September 15. If your child is signed up, this is a good week to check that their instrument is ready and that you know where and when the class meets. The after school page has the full schedule, the registration links and the details for each program, and Booster funding is part of what keeps music at Canyon.
Party Book kicks off Friday, September 25 at the Golden Bull in Santa Monica.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and the parties are unveiled at 7:00 p.m., when guests sign up for their favorites on a first come, first served basis and the popular ones fill fast. Tickets are 50 dollars for adults and include two drinks and appetizers, and the evening is adults only. A year of Party Book parties helps fund music, art and PE at Canyon.
Canyon is closed on Friday, September 4 and Monday, September 7, which gives us a four-day weekend.
Thursday, September 3 is a regular school day, and Nicole is asking families to keep it that way. September is also Attendance Awareness Month, and the first weeks of the year set the pattern for the rest of it. If you are arranging childcare for the long weekend, now is a good time to sort out those four days.
Now that the school year is underway, please take a moment to review Canyon's drop-off and pick-up procedures, and share them with anyone else who drives your child to school.
A few points come up most often. Please circle clockwise and avoid cutting into the carpool line. Keep the staff driveway and the crosswalk clear while you are waiting. The red zones and the two spaces on Amalfi Drive reserved for families should be left free, and we ask that everyone use the crosswalks. The staff parking lots are closed to families until 4:00 p.m.
Please remain in your vehicle at all times while you are in the carpool line. If your child is not yet able to buckle and unbuckle independently, we ask that you use another pick-up option and practice with them until they can manage it on their own. We are also grateful when families are considerate of our neighbors on the surrounding streets.
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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