Arts Magnet News!

Dear Altadena Eliot Arts Families,

Today marks the beginning of Chinese New Year, also known as Asian New Year, Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival. You may read more about the celebrations and traditions of this week long celebration here: https://parade.com/1149005/lindsaylowe/chinese-new-year/. We wish all our families who celebrate, a prosperous, healthy and happy new year!

Thank you to all our families who attended our first Design Team Meeting of 2023! It was wonderful to see so many new faces! Be on the lookout for the next date coming up this spring.

Friday is FREE DRESS at the elementary school!

Our middle school is hosting a shoe drive fundraiser now- March 17th! Clean out your closet and drop off your gently used and no longer needed new shoes at Eliot’s main office or in the bin at AAM. Your shoes will receive a second life, helping those in need and you will be helping Eliot’s PTSA. It’s a win-win!

Reminder to middle school parents. We still have a dress code, please do not send students to school in pajamas. Order your Husky Wear by clicking on the live link.

SAVE THE DATES:

February 17, 6-8 pm Middle School Sweetheart's Dance.

Be sure to purchase your tickets for our Eliot Annual Fund Tower Tour happening on February 24 from 4-6 pm. See flyer below!

FYI, if you receive attendance notifications and have questions or concerns, please email Rosa Magdaleno at magdaleno.rosa@pusd.us for our elementary site or Felicia Lee at lee.felicia@pusd.us for our middle school site.

Please visit our Middle School Attendance Corner:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wGodwhIZgzNfEut0ascrp53lcLQkIu0JwABK3VTSte4/edit

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

Yours in Service,

Dr. Scheckel, Principal

At both campuses we will be focusing on kindness. Our elementary campus is a certified Kind School and we're working to achieve that at our middle school. If you'd like to know more, please visit https://thegreatkindnesschallenge.com/tools/scheckel.benita%40pusd.us

Don't miss our annual spring Gala and Auction at the beautiful Altadena Country Club on March 30! This event supports the middle school annual fund but all families K-8 are welcome to attend. Get your tickets by scanning the QR code below.

• Open Enrollment Dates for the 2023-24 school year are now posted on our website. All current PUSD families will receive a hard copy of the Open Enrollment calendar in the mail in mid-October, and we will send extras to your school sites in October.
• Sibling and Program Priority Registration applications go live online Oct. 24, 2022, 9AM - Nov. 14, 2022, 4PM.

Hello Huskies,

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Your PTSA is hard at work planning the new semester. We could use your help.

Here's what we got so far:

• PE wear, Hoodies and Sweats. Order yours by January 13th (cash or credit card). Order forms will be available in the main office beginning Monday.
• Shoe Fundraiser: For 2 months starting January 17, we will be collecting gently used & new shoes to raise money for PTSA.

Remember all events / fundraisers are for everyone.You don't have to be a PTSA member to participate. You do have to be a member to give input on how the money is spent.

Let's have a great semester!

Michael McCarthy

Eliot Arts PTSA President

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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!

January

• 9 School Resumes
• 10 Elementary SSC @ 3:00 pm and joint PT(S)A meeting @ 6pm
• 12 Elementary School Tour @ 9 am
• 13 Cougar Values Awards Assembly @ 7:50 am
• 14 Middle School Discovery Day @ 9am, Tower Tour @ 4pm
• 16 NO School in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Handel's FUNdraiser!
• 17-18 Middle School Photo Days
• 21 Design Team Meeting @ 9am at Eliot Arts
• 25 District Spelling Bee @ 4 pm