Arts Magnet News!

Dear Altadena Eliot Arts Families,

With just 8 short days of school left, I am grateful for all we have achieved together. Our students have learned and grown both academically and socially. They have painted and sculpted, danced and sang their way through a beautiful school year that has been much more normal than those past few years. As we move into the home stretch, there's a bit more work to do before we bid adieu for the summer.

Our last school tours of the year were packed! Parents are coming from other districts and from all across Sierra Madre, Altadena and Pasadena to find out about our amazing K-8 programs! See the photos below.

We are in need of one more host family for our third intern. Please contact Dr. S ASAP if you are interested.

It's classified employees week! Help us celebrate by thanking all those employees who are not teachers. They are the secretaries, attendance clerks, security guards, cafeteria staff, instructional aides and our PAWs team members. These are the team members who keep our schools running behind the scenes or sometimes the first and last folks on campus keeping our students happy and safe.

We are looking for volunteers to support our 8th grade events. Please sign up here: https://forms.gle/uxPcKP8998qmtb4o7

Coming Up

• May 22 Our last Monday of the school year
• May 23 Final Cougar Values Awards Assembly @ 7:50 am in the AAM Cafetorium
• May 23 FINAL PTSA MEETING OF THE YEAR @ 6:00 pm in the Eliot Arts Library
• May 24 Elementary Spring Concert @ 8:30 am in the AAM Cafetorium
• May 26 Elementary Free Dress Friday
• May 29 Memorial Day NO SCHOOL
• May 30 Kinder Promotion
• May 31 5th Grade Promotion @ 8:30 am
• May 31 8th Grade Promotion @ 5:00 pm
• June 1st LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/SHORTENED DAY

It's a great week to be a Cougar and a Husky!

Yours in Service,

Dr. Scheckel, Principal

Eighth graders, Bowie Ingels Moss and Sebastian Palacios Sanchez are recipients of Altadena Rotary Club's Scholarship for students who exemplify academic achievement along with ethics and character. We are so proud of you both! #PUSDProud

An opportunity to meet several famous Sci Fi writers as well as Caltech and JPL scientists talking about the recently published anthology, Inner Space and Outer Thoughts: Speculative Fiction From Caltech and JPL Authors. We’d love to see young people who enjoy science and literature there, and tickets are free!

Please consider making a recurring donation of $45 to one or both of our Annual Funds! Our annual funds help to create a bridge for special services and arts programs at each of our campuses. Our annual funds are separate. Altadena's annual fund is chaired by Ms. Tasiah LeConte and Eliot's annual fund is chaired by Ms. Wendy Silva. Please join their committees and consider making a donation today!

May

• 1-5 Elementary Book Fair
• 4 Elementary Open House @ 5:30 pm
• 8-12 Teacher and Nurses Appreciation Week
• 8 Eighth Grade Defenses Begin
• 9 Elementary SSC Meeting @ 3:00 pm virtually
• 11 Elementary Spring Photo Day by appointment only
• 12 Final Cougar Values Awards Assembly @ 7:50 in the auditorium
• 13 Fauxchella!
• 16 Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast @ 8:30 am in the Eliot Library
• 17 Black History Living Museum
• 18 Final Elementary School Tour of the year @ 9:00 am
• 19 Final Middle School Tour @ 8:30 am
• 20 End of the year Middle School Theatre Awards
• 23 Joint PTSA Meeting @ 6pm Eliot Library
• 24 8th Graders to Knott's Berry Farm
• 25 5th Grade Staff vs. Fifth Grade Kickball Game
• 25 8th Grade Promotion Practice #1
• 26 5th Graders to Knott's Berry Farm
• 26 8th Grade Promotion Practice #2
• 29 Memorial Day/School Closed
• 30 Kindergarten Promotions
• 31 Fifth Grade Promotion @ 8:30 am Elementary Auditorium
• 31 8th Grade Promotion @ 5:00 pm Middle School Auditorium

June

• 1 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS