Dragons' Diary Week of Sept. 25th
The Raise Craze: Kindness Fundraiser is Headed Our Way!
The Raise Craze: Kindness Fundraiser is Headed Our Way!
Raise Craze 2023 kicks off Monday, October 2! Last year Lin Howe kept $107,000 and completed 1,710 Acts of Kindness with 81% of students participating! This year our goal is to raise $100,000 and complete 1,000 Acts of Kindness with 100% of students participating. More details coming soon!
Interested in getting involved? Email LinHoweRaiseCraze@gmail.com.
Disability Awareness Month Read to Classes- ADULTS STILL NEEDED
Here is the link to sign up https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w8Sbc59SjSj2PgP04zB76ZTwlT8E6QSzjHMRpHyoLGI/edit?usp=sharing
Adults can sign up to read in other teacher's classrooms. Your student doesn't have to be in the class.
There are tabs on the bottom for the different weeks of October.
When signing up, place your name and email address under the teacher's name.
If you have questions please email: linhowespedcommittee@gmail.com
We have added interactive Smartboards to both room 24 and room 25.
We have added interactive Smartboards to both room 24 and room 25.
Attached is a picture of the board. It seems like it will be a fabulous addition to the classroom and makes accessing the curriculum so much easier for many of our students.
AAPI hang out to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival and Asian Thanksgiving
Counselor's Corner- Mrs. Lizotte
Changing Families referral form
Lunch Bunch referral form
Monthly Lesson Parent Slide video for grownups
September Vocal Music Update
TK/K/1/2 Vocal Music
Vocal music at Lin Howe has started off wonderfully this year! If your student is in TK, Kindergarten, or 1st grade, they have music every Thursday with Ms. Koplinka-Loehr. 2nd graders have music every other Thursday. We have been having so much fun singing, dancing, and moving to music together!
For any of the linked songs below, if you click on the name of the song, you can have your student sing the song along with a video of Ms. Koplinka-Loehr.
If you are in TK or Kindergarten, please look for an "Ask Me" sheet that will be handed out to students in music class this coming week. You can ask them to sing "Hickety Pickety Bumblebee" and "Oh My, No More Pie" for you. You can also ask them to sing "Hop, Ol' Squirrel," and ask them to change the way the squirrel moves in the song. Ask your student to sing "Charlie over the Ocean" and show you the circle game we play with that song! Finally, you can ask them to dance "Also Spracht Zarathustra," and show you their timpani drum!
If your student is in 1st grade, please look for an "Ask Me" sheet that will be handed out to students in music class this coming week. Ask your student to sing "Up Above My Head," and "Circle Round the Zero" and encourage them to do the song-dances with you, as well! In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we have been learning about Celia Cruz, who is from Cuba. You can ask your student to perform the dance to "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" as sung by Celia Cruz.
If your student is in 2nd grade, please ask them to sing "Tikka Takka Tikka Takka Wally Woo Woo," and "Penny You Must Wander," (and they can play the penny passing game with you, as well!) In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we have been learning about Celia Cruz, who is from Cuba. You can ask your student to perform the dance to "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" as sung by Celia Cruz.
If you have any questions about the vocal music program, feel free to reach out directly to Ms. Koplinka-Loehr at: daniellekoplinkaloehr@ccusd.org
We hope you are having fun listening to your students' wonderful singing voices!
Walk to School Day and Equity Committee Meeting
Join us Friday, October 6 at Motor/Braddock (8:10am) or Lucerne/Ince (8:20am) for music, prizes & a special guest!
PTA Equity Committee Meeting- September 26th from 6:30-7:30pm on Zoom
Please join us as we rekindle this committee with Clare Norris-Bell as the brand new chair. We will offer an overview of recent equity work in the District and at Lin Howe and brainstorm ideas for this year's activities.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98630254949
Meeting ID: 986 3025 4949
Family Fun Night- Saturday, September 30th
Here is the link for preordering: https://shorturl.at/bekqu
LGBTQIA+ Halloween Party
LGBTQIA+ Halloween Party
There will be a LGBTQIA+ Halloween Party on Sunday, October 29th for all CCUSD elementary and middle school students and their families. We will have games, crafts, and snacks and encourage everyone to put on their costumes and join us for a celebration. Parents are encouraged to wear their costumes, too! This will be our last LGBTQIA+ event in 2023, and we hope to see you there. If you would like to attend, please RSVP: gina.polesetsky@gmail.com Please include the number of adults, number of students, and which campuses your students attend.
Walk and Rollers Information/Events
1. Culver City Walk & Roll Festival
This community event features skills a course and skills stations, group rides, bike repair, prize drawings, food, music, free bike helmets and more.
September 24, 10a - 2p, CCMS Parking Lot
(flier attached)
2. Parent Travel Survey
We are asking parents throughout the district to describe how they get to school, what barriers exist and additional information to help us make the SRTS program as good as it can be. The survey can be taken online in English or Spanish and soon we will drop off hard copies of the survey at each school.
Links can be found on our homepage
PTA Reflections Competition- Updated Information
Get Ready for The Art Reflections National PTA Competition!
Your student can submit any work of art (visual art, photography, literature, film production, dance choreography, or music composition) inspired by the theme, "I am hopeful because..." Entries must be submitted by Mid-October, date TBA. Check out the Reflections Activity Sheet for fun reflections you can do at home!
Entry forms can be found here:
English: https://www.pta.org/docs/default-source/files/programs/reflections/reflections-2020-2021/fillable-form_local-leader.pdf
Spanish: https://www.pta.org/docs/default-source/files/programs/reflections/reflections-2020-2021/fillable-form_local-leader---es.pdf
September is Attendance Awareness Month
****NAME MR. CHABOLA'S HAT****
Each week I will post myself with a different hat. The challenge is to have your student tell me on the next school day what hat am I wearing.
Last week was: University of Oregon Ducks
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND ADJUSTED SCHEDULES
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND ADJUSTED SCHEDULES
2023-2024
EARLY DISMISSALS: Every Wednesday and October 5, 6, December 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 21, March 22, May 2-3 June 14, 2024
EVERY WEDNESDAY IS 1:45pm EARLY DISMISSAL
October 5 & 6, 2023 Targeted Parent Teacher Conferences – Early Dismissal
November 1, 2023 Pupil Free- Teacher Work Day
November 10, 2023 Veteran’s Day – School Closed
November 20-24, 2023 Thanksgiving Holiday – School Closed
December 11-12, 14-15, 18-19 2023 Parent Teacher Conferences - Early Dismissal
December 22, 2023 Early Dismissal (for winter break)
Dec. 24-Jan. 7 Winter Recess– School Closed
Jan. 15, 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday -School Closed
February 12, 2024 President Lincoln’s Day – School Closed
February 19, 2024 President Washington’s Day – School Closed
March 8, 2024 Pupil Free- Teacher Work Day
March 23-April 5, 2024 Spring Break – School Closed
School Resumes April 6, 2024
May 2-3, 2024 Targeted Parent Teacher Conferences - Early Dismissal
May 27, 2024 Memorial Day – School Closed
June 14, 2024 Last Day of School –Early Dismissal
LINK TO 2023-2024 SEA DRAGON DIARIES
https://linhowe.ccusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=121567&type=d&pREC_ID=2447959
Linwood E. Howe Elementary School
Email: caseychabola@ccusd.org
Website: https://linhowe.ccusd.org/
Location: 4100 Irving Place, Culver City, CA, USA
Phone: 310-842-4338
Twitter: @LinwoodEHowe