Dear Altadena Eliot Arts Families,
We had a wonderful week at Altadena Eliot Arts with school tours, an ELAC meeting, lots of learning in both our buildings and it all culminated with our performance and presence at Altadena's Christmas Tree Lane 100 year celebration. Thank you to all our parents and staff volunteers who set up and worked our beautiful booths with crafts and ornament sales. It was also wonderful to see and hear our talented students perform. There is so much going on this week, let's get right to it!
Coming Up this Week:
- Monday - We have our monthly spirit rally for middle school during period 2.
- Tuesday - We have our 5th grade Shadow Day for Ms. Luna's class at Eliot Arts. Peter Pan auditions Day 1 begin at 3:15 pm at the middle school.
- Wednesday - Dress Rehearsal for our PreK-8 Show at Eliot Arts auditorium 8:30-11 am. Peter Pan auditions Day 2 for those seeking a leading role begin at 3:15 pm at the middle school. Middle School Winter Concert 6:30 pm at Eliot Arts auditorium.
- Thursday - PreK-8th grade Winter Show, "Alas, We Dream Again" 9-11 am at the Eliot Arts auditorium. Pizza of Venice FUNdraiser for our Middle School PTSA.
- Friday - We have our 5th grade Shadow Day for Ms. Lopez's class at Eliot Arts. Peter Pan Day 3, Call backs at the Director's request 3:15 pm at the middle school. Middle School Winter Dance, "Old Hollywood" is at 6-8 pm in the gym.
Some things to note for the Holiday Show on Thursday morning:
- Parking around Eliot Arts is limited. We will open the AAM playground for parking and walking to the middle school campus. It is approximately a 10 minute walk.
- We will also have some accessible parking available on Calaveras at the middle school campus across from Aldi on the day of the show. Please be sure to show your placard.
- Please DO NOT park in Aldi's lot. You may be ticketed or towed.
- We are at a medium transmission rate of COVID at this point. Therefore, masks are strongly encouraged for our indoor performances. Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at the entrance of the theatre.
Some things to note about our Peter Pan auditions:
Tuesday everyone will learn:
A few singing bars from Never Never Land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuHixDALrAg and students will be taught 2-4 counts of 8 to dance.
Wednesday the people auditioning for leads will be singing:
Distant Melody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3m9PfOTPcE
Wendy, John, Michael, Mrs. Darling
Tender Shepard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVxkbUnNCsY
Captain Hook: My Tarantella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ff63pNPCgk
- Sign in will begin at 3 pm on the landing of the main entrance at the middle school campus.
- Elementary parents must bring and stay with their students throughout the process. There is no one available to walk them over. However, parents are encouraged to work with other parents to help support, if you cannot be there to transport your child.
- No parents/guardians will be allowed in the audition space.
- Once the show is cast, we will have staff to walk elementary students over for rehearsal.
- Any other PP questions, please refer to your notes from the parent meetings or reach out to our Director, Mr. Scott DiLorenzo.
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. Turn in by Wed. Dec 14th for distribution Dec. 20th during their PE class AND please consider donating to our fabulous student store, The Husky Exchange. See the flyer below.
SAVE THE DATES:
Saturday, January 14 is Eliot Arts Discovery Day! From 9-11:30 am fifth grade students all across PUSD are invited to come spend time discovering our arts conservatory while working directly with our fabulous teaching artists. In the meantime, parents get to spend the morning with me on a backstage tour of our beautiful campus while getting all their questions answered. This event is free and open to all. Please register for Discovery Day here.
Be sure to purchase your tickets for our Eliot Annual Fund Tower Tour happening on January 14 from 4-6 pm. See flyer below!
Saturday, January 21 9-11 am, join us for our Design Team meeting in the Eliot Arts Library. This is a deep dive conversation into our One School, Two Campus Design. All are welcome to attend.
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
I wish you a wonderful week. It's a great December week to be a Cougar and a Husky!
Yours in Service,
Dr. Scheckel, Principal
