Avalon School Parent Newsletter
Vol. 7 April 2019
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4th Graders visit LBCC at part of Long Beach College Promise
While at LBCC, the students toured portions of the campus and participated in a college jeopardy game. Students prepared for their visit with an in-class curriculum that covered a variety of topics including:
- High school graduation vs. college preparation
- Multiple pathways to higher education
- Post-secondary options: 2-year colleges, 4-year colleges and universities, and trade schools
- The connection between post-secondary education and increased career options
- Academic behaviors and skills for school success (study habits, study skills, and organization)
Since 2009, roughly 41,500 fourth graders have visited LBCC as part of as part of the Long Beach College Promise and Academic and Career Success Initiative.
Avalon Students to go behind the scenes at Long Beach Grand Prix!
Banc of California, Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach have partnered to bring about 150 high school students for a day of learning at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday, April 12.
The students, juniors and seniors from Cabrillo, Jordan, Long Beach Poly, McBride, Millikan, Sato, and Avalon, have been selected because they are studying engineering, green power and business at their respective schools.
The students will tour race paddocks at the Grand Prix, where race teams prepare their cars for the racetrack, as well as pit lane, the Lifestyle Expo and get to watch the cars run on the track. They will also receive lunch and the opportunity to hear a number of guest speakers from the racing community, courtesy of Banc of California.
For more information visit
https://gplb.com/banc-of-california-lbusd-team-to-bring-150-students-to-grand-prix/
Testing Begins!
The Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments Parent Guide to Understanding is a two page flyer published by the CA Department of Education to explain the who, what, when, where, why and how of the CAASPP. Parents and students can also view sample test questions and access practice tests via the CAASPP portal
Click the following link to learn more about the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium or watch the video below to learn more about SBAC tests.
The Importance of School Attendance
2 absences per month x 10 months = 20 absences per year. That's a full month of school!
Encouraging regular school attendance is one of the most powerful ways you can prepare your child for success—both in school and in life. When you make school attendance a priority, you help your child get better grades, develop healthy life habits, avoid dangerous behavior and have a better chance of graduating from high school.
The website Absences Add Up is a great resource for parents wanting to learn more about the effects of chronic absenteeism, as well as those wishing to better understand the reasons why students miss school, and those looking for ways to encourage better attendance in their children.
Parent Resources
Tips and Resources for Parents
Upcoming Parent Involvement Activities
School Site Council
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2019, 04:00 PM
Avalon School Library
Parent Safe and Civil
Monday, Apr 8, 2019, 05:00 PM
Rm 124
PTA
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2019, 04:00 PM
Avalon School Library
CTE Advisory Board
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2019, 05:00 PM
B3
Coming Soon
April 1-7
Monday - April Fools Day
6:30, Prom Committee Meeting
Tuesday
Baseball Away @ Calvary Chapel Christian School
Golf Away vs Anaheim Discovery School
8:30, Student Attendance Review Team, US Bank
5:00, AP Cafe
8:00, HS Student Council
Wednesday
CTE Field Trip to Mayan Hotel Long Beach
4:00, School Site Council
Thursday - Assembly Schedule
End of the 3rd Quarter
Friday
3:00, Golf @ Home vs Fairmont Prep
4:00, Boys Volleyball Double Header @ Home vs Fairmont Prep
Saturday
Boys Volleyball Away @ Capistrano Valley Christian School
11:00, Baseball @ Home vs St. Pius Matthias
11:00, Softball Double Header @ Home vs Laguna Beach HS
Sunday
AP US History Practice Exam, Rm 220
April 8-14
Golf Away @ Harold Invitational
5:15, Parent Safe and Civil, B3
6:30, Prom Committee, B3
Tuesday
Baseball Away vs SVCS
2:30, Golf @ Home vs Samueli Academy
4:00, PTA, Library
5:00, AP Cafe, Library
5:00, CTE Advisory Committee, B3
8:00, HS Student Council
Wednesday
Thursday
4th & 5th Grade Island Scholars Fieldtrips
Golf Away vs Brethren Christian
Baseball @ Home vs SVCS
Friday
11:00, Softball Away @ Brethren Christian
Saturday
10:30, Boys Volleyball Double Header @ Home vs. Sage Hill
11:00, Softball @ Home vs Lutheran La Verne
2:00 pm - PTA Golf Tournament
April 15-21
4:00, Softball @ Home vs Orangewood Academy
6:30, Prom Committee Meeting, B3
Tuesday --- Assembly Schedule
Golf Away vs Samueli Academy
1:23, Spring CIF Pep Rally
5:00, AP Cafe
8:00, HS Student Council
Wednesday
6th Grade Overnight to Blackjack
1:00, Baseball Double Header @ Home vs Webb
Thursday - Secondary Minimum Day
6th Grade Overnight to Blackjack
12:50, Secondary Dismissal
1:30, Elementary Dismissal
4:00, City of Avalon's Spring Fest, Crescent Avenue
Friday - Admissions Day No School
Saturday
Spring Break Begins!
Sunday
Easter
April 22-28
April 29-May 5
6:30, Prom Committee, B3
Tuesday
Possible CIF Volleyball
Possible CIF Wildcard Softball
Possible Golf Individual League Finals
5:00, AP Cafe, Library
8:00, HS Student Council
Wednesday
Possible CIF Wildcard Baseball
Possible Golf Individual League Finals
Thursday
Possible CIF Volleyball
Possible CIF Softball
Friday
Possible CIF Baseball
Golf @ Home vs Cabrillo
Saturday
Possible CIF Volleyball
Sunday
Cinco De Mayo Celebration, Wrigley Stage
Annual UPC Notification
The Long Beach Unified School District annually notifies its students, employees, parents or guardians of students, and other interested parties of the Uniform Complaint Procedures process (UPC). Click the links below for more information about the UPC.
Avalon K-12 School
Email: cjhenderson@lbschools.net
Website: lbavalon.schoolloop.com
Location: 200 Falls Canyon Road, Avalon, CA, USA
Phone: 310-510-0790
Facebook: facebook.com/catalinaavalonschool