The Weekly Roar
January 24, 2020

This Week at La Ballona...
Dear Families,
It's the Great Kindness Challenge Week! Each day, there are activities and dress-up challenges to remind all of us that empathy, compassion, and benevolence are the tools to ensure that we all respectfully interact with one another. Look below for the flyer!
Speaking of kindness, the University of California, has provided these wonderful videos that I think you'll find very helpful as we finish our 8th month of distance learning. Here's the link: The Education Channel
If you haven't yet, please kindly join our https://www.facebook.com/laballonaelementary. Just this week, four our children were featured expressing themselves artistically. We love you Jeremiah (5th), Victoria (1st), Theo (2nd) and Naomi (K).
One more kind request, please be sure your email addresses are correct in the Parent Portal. More than ever, we are relying on email. Please pass this on to your LB family, friends, and neighbors.
Have a great week!
Dr. Becky Godbey
LB needs your help. Be sure your email addresses are up to date!

New: Virtual Recess & Lunch Bunch
In an effort to give students a space to make connections, see friends, and make new friends, we will be offering a lunch bunch/virtual recess zoom everyday from 11:45-12:30. It is open to all students TK-5 and will be led by our counselor, guest teachers, and support staff. Students will have an opportunity to join breakout rooms of their choice, hang out with peers in their own breakout room, or engage in guided activities led by our staff.
We hope you come check it out and see what it is all about! Here is the link and information below:
Join Zoom Meeting https://ccusd.zoom.us/j/2920430521?pwd=THpsSDVQOEc4WUs3UUFSYTZhK2hQQT09
Meeting ID: 292 043 0521 Passcode: counselor
You're Invited: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Committee Join our PTA DEI Committee! This committee is working and learning together to find ways to embed a celebration of diversity, equitable practices, and the inclusion of all at La Ballona. Our next meeting is Wednesday, 1/27 at 6:30. Please email parent Sukai Strom at sukaistrom@ccusd.org for the Zoom link. | Culver Currents January 2021 Available In this month's Culver Currents, a quarterly CCUSD publication, all five elementary schools provide families with guidance on how to ensure excellence with your child. Here's the link Culver Currents | Social Justice Standards On last Tuesday's Teacher In-Service Day, staff came together to learn about our new Social Justice Standards. Fortified by the School Board and our Superintendent, La Ballona is continuing to learn about how we the adults at the school can help our children understand their own and others identity, value diversity, apply a social justice lens, and take action. Stay tuned as we learn together. |
You're Invited: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Committee
Culver Currents January 2021 Available
Here's the link Culver Currents
Social Justice Standards
Ms. Jensen's Class parties with Dr. Godbey for winning the Kid's Heart Challenge


La Ballona Elementary School
Culver City, CA 90232