Arts Magnet Weekly News
Week 37 for Families and Community May 16-20, 2022
Gearing Up and Winding Down!
Dear Eliot Arts Magnet Families,
We have 13 school days left and things are moving quickly! First, thank you to all our amazing students who worked so hard on our state testing called, CAASPP. If you would like more information on this state-wide testing system, please visit https://www.caaspp.org/
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success. For more information please visit https://asianpacificheritage.gov/
Congratulations to our Science Innovation Exposition winners! Our students did not have much time, but wow, they made us so proud!
Third Place-Innovation
Lucca Galeano, King Johnson & Lukus Perez
7th Grade/Eliot
Milk to Plastic
Third Place-Invention
Junia Benihya & Elisabeth Anderson
7th Grade/Eliot
The Veg (vegetable cutter)
Art Walk 2022 was a roaring success with over 600 people in attendance! We are exceedingly grateful for the hard work of our teachers, staff and parent volunteers who made this event a success. We are also so fortunate for our amazing partners, MonteCedro, Lightbringer Project and our artists in residence who came along side us to bring so much joy to our community. See some of the amazingness in the photos below.
Coming up this week:
Wednesday, May 18 @ 3:00-4:00 pm, All Jungle Book Cast finale rehearsal in the Eliot Choir Room in preparation for Saturday's performance at the PUSD Education Center. Contact Mr. Moises Chavez for more information, chavez.moises@pusd.us
Thursday, May 19 @ 5:30 pm, we will be honoring our volunteers from both campuses in the Eliot Arts Magnet auditorium. If you do not receive an invitation by Monday evening, and you have volunteered, please reach out to Regina Major at AAM or Helen Sandoval at Eliot.
Friday, May 20
Chalk Art Festival at Eliot
Final Dance of the year 6-8pm
Further dates:
- Wednesday, May 25 - 8th Graders to Magic Mountain
- Friday, May 27 - 8th grade Picnic at Farnsworth Park - Walking Field Trip permission slip required
- Tuesday, May 31 - 8th Grade Breakfast at 8:15 am in the cafeteria, 8th Grade Promotion Practice #1 at 1:00 pm in the auditorium
- Wednesday, June 1 - 8th Grade Promotion Practice #2
- Thursday, June 2 - 8th Grade Promotion at 11:00 am in the auditorium
A separate memo for 8th grade families will be coming out this week.
It's a great week to be an Eliot Husky!!
Yours in Service,
Dr. Scheckel, Principal
PUSD Health Update
In an effort to continue in-person learning, PUSD is transitioning to a new isolation protocol for students who test positive for COVID-19. The new criteria is based on the Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) Exposure Management Protocol to allow for a reduced isolation timeline.
Our Previous protocol required COVID-19 positive students to isolate for 10 days. Beginning today, May 10, 2022, a COVID-19 positive student can leave isolation between Day 6 and Day 10 if specific criteria are met.
Students with COVID-19 can end isolation on Day 6 ONLY if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) A COVID-19 viral test** collected on Day 5 or later is negative; AND
(2) No fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicine; AND
(3) Other symptoms are significantly improved and resolving --OR--
Isolation can end on Day 11 if the following criteria are met:
(1) No fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medicine; AND
(2) Other symptoms are not present or are significantly improved and resolving.
**The test must be an FDA authorized viral test (e.g., PCR or antigen test, including at home tests). An antigen test is preferred for testing out of isolation.
All PUSD students who return from isolation must wear a mask for 10 full days after the onset of symptoms or if asymptomatic, for 10 full days after the first positive test. Testing on Day 5 must be completed at the Primary Clinic at the Ed Center and observed by the nurse to guarantee proper procedure has been followed. The Primary Clinic Testing Nurse will fill out the appropriate documentation clearing the student to return to school. The student's principal, health clerk and school nurse will be notified of the student's return to school status in the event that they are cleared prior to their tenth day of isolation.
For students who are currently (prior to May 10) in isolation, if they have already completed 5 days of isolation, they should follow the new isolation protocol. If a student is directed to isolate on May 10 or later, they should follow the new isolation protocol. School Test Leads will assist in this communication.
Altadena Eliot Arts Summer Theatre Arts Intensive
K-9 Summer VAPA Training for All!
May 18th-BLACK HISTORY LIVING MUSEUM @ 6 pm
Mark your calendars to tour the Black History Living Museum, where participating 3rd-5th grade PUSD students select a black person past or present they want to research, prepare a presentation board, and become the living embodiment of their chosen person in this interactive museum experience.
This year's event is back in-person and will be held at:
Robinson Park Recreation Center
1081 N. Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
All are welcome to attend and support our amazing PUSD community! We will see you there.
May
- 5/3 - 8th Grade Parent Night 5pm in the auditorium
- 5/3-5/13 - CAASPP Testing
- 5/16-5/20 - Makeup Testing
- 5/25 - 8th Grade Magic Mountain Trip
- 5/27 - 8th Grade Picnic in Farnsworth Park
- 5/30 - Memorial Day, Campus Closed
- 5/31 - 8th Grade Breakfast
- 6/2 - 8th Grade Promotion @ 11 am in the Eliot Arts Auditorium, Last Day for Students