School Events
Field Trip, Books, Beautification and etc.
Enrichments - San Fernando Mission Bus Field Trip
Hope you had an amazing winter break and are now ready to return to school. We have a fun week ahead of us. Our 4th graders are going on a bus field trip to San Fernando Mission. This field trip will take place on January 15th from 8:30am till 2:30pm. Today, kids received field trip permission slips to take home, please sign them and return as soon as possible.
On January, 15th, lunches need to be packed into paper lunch bags. Please write the name of your child and a teacher on your lunch bag to avoid any mix ups. If children would like to purchase any gifts at the Mission's gift shop, please give them an envelop with needed money amount. If you would like to volunteer for this field trip, please let Ms. Russo know.
Friendly Reminder About Needed Reading Books for Ms. Russo's Class
Here's a complete list of books that will be covered in class:
Holes by Louis Sachar
By the Great Horn Spoon by SId FLeischman
Walter, The Story of a Rat Barbara Wersba
The Island of the Blue Dolphin
Auditions for JAXX Musical, Jan. 15
The audition technique class for this year’s musical, “The Snow Queen’s Frozen”, will be held on Thursday, January 15 at 3:00pm in the auditorium. Rehearsals are every Thursday from 3:00pm-5:00pm and every day during tech week (April 20-24). Contact jaxx@jaxxtheatricals.com with questions.
Beautification Day
The City of West Hollywood will honor Martin Luther King Day with a day of service at our school on Saturday, January 17 from 9:00am – 3:00pm. We’ll paint, plant, clean, and create a mural to hang up at school.
Here's a list of project leaders :
Bettina Camoroda: FOWHE SignIn
Ayn Gailey: LGBT Collection
MaryAnn Collins: SOVA Collection
Chris Clarkin: Hammond Side Front Lawn Reseeding and Grassy Knoll Reseeding
Mike Martinez: San Vincente landscaping project
Rachel Quaintance: 4th Grade Art Project
Kimberly Freidberg: Kinderyard
Mike Gennett and Paul K.: Repainting of all upper playground benches
Jennifer Tamez: Upstairs classrooms cleaning
Karen Chou: Cafeteria Area White Cinderblock Wall Repainting (lower playground)This is an adult only event due to safety issues and pre-registration is required. I verified that 4th graders can work on their bottle cap project only if accompanied by an adult. We also have a sign up for in classroom cleaning at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a45a9a62eabfd0-weho . If you can participate, great!
No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 19
School is closed on Monday, January 19 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday. School is back in session on Tuesday, January 20th with a 1:45 dismissal time.
Important Dates to Remember
Jan 13- Budget Committee Meeting @ 7:30am; Location: Teachers' Lounge
Jan 13- Exec. Board Meeting @ 8:30am in B5 (10 Min. Public Comment)
Jan 14- Gala Auction Meeting @ 8:20am in B5
Jan 15- Auditions for JAXX musical @ 3pm
Jan 16- STAR Nova Session 2 ends
Jan 17- Beautification Day, 9am – 3pm
Jan 19 - No School (MLK)
Feb 16 - No School (President's Day)
March 9-13 - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 30-Apr 3 - No School (Spring Break)
April 6 - No School (Cesaer Chavez)
May 8 - 4th Grade Sacramento Field Trip
May 25 - No School (Memorial Day)
June 4 - Last Day of School
Resources
* Check Ms. Russo’s website for homework assignments, upcoming assessments & updates at: msprusso.weebly.com/index.html
*Take the time to read your Wizard Wire each Tuesday and refer to the FOWHE website at http://www.fowhe.org/home/.
*Beautification Day Sign Up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a45a9a62eabfd0-weho
*Purchase Spiritwear Online at https://fowhe.ejoinme.org/spiritwear.
*Weho Library Day - signup at
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054eaeae2fa20-library
*Pledge Donations @ http://www.fowhe.org/home/fundraising/pledge-drive/
Please let us know if you have questions.
Have a great week,
Ms. Russo's 4th Grade Room Parents:
Marina B. Shlimak (Dascha's mom)
Missi Stein (Isabella's Mom)