Presidents' Day Week
February 20, 2022
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PTSA PIZZA & TREATS
PTSA will be selling Pizza & Treats after school Friday, February 25th in front of campus -- CASH ONLY to raise funds for Teacher/Staff Appreciation & School Support. Students can purchase:
- Treats for $2
- Pizza for $2 a slice
- Drinks for $1
**If you are an approved LAUSD volunteer and able to assist Friday afternoon, please email wrmsptsapres@gmail.com
DEAR WOLFPACK COMMUNITY --
Hope you are enjoying your long weekend! School resumes Twosday, 2/22/22 and outdoor masking will be optional per the new LAUSD outdoor masking policy for students and employees.
It's a busy week, from School Experience Survey "Free Dress" days to PTSA Pizza & Treat sale on Friday, plus lots more! Read ahead for all the news!
Parisa Stepanek - Friends of Reed President info@friendsofreed.org
Jenna Schwartz - PTSA President wrmsptsapres@gmail.com
GET INVOLVED 2022-2023 & JOIN THE FoR & PTSA TEAM!
The nominating committee is looking for some wonderful parents to joint our PTSA/FoR Boards and Committees fo rthe 2022/2023 school year. We promise it is fun! Please click for more information: https://forms.gle/fWS8rp3qmczDkxGh6 and share with any incoming parents you may know from elementary! We want to include families from as many different schools as possible.
*NOTE: To hold a PTSA position you must be a member for 30 days.
8TH GRADE EVENTS
Letters went home to all 8th grade families. Be sure to ask your student if you have not seen yours or grab another copy . A response is requested from each family by 3/7. For more information about the 8th grade dance, Fun Day & Jr. Grad Night, please visit https://www.friendsofreed.org/8th-grade
THE MATTIES ARE ALMOST HERE!
We are so excited to celebrate the creativity and hard work of all students participating in our 1st annual student film festival. Make sure to mark your calendars and bring the family FRIDAY, MARCH 11 at 5:30 pm to the Athletic Field for an incredible night at the movies. This event is for the entire Reed community!! Suggested donation/tickets: $5 kids, $10 adults. No family will be denied entry due to inability to pay.
Three ways MAT parents can help with this event:
1. Purchase treats for our concession stand:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/U3TF81L296LG?ref_=wl_share
2. Fill out this form if you have something to donate to the prize drawing:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oGvLYJ7JgQhs8k67Cy_YxZXYmeH8xEmrW0ukYt0Iuiw/edit
3. Purchase off our Amazon wishlist for prize drawing:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2EDSO17SHRBFW?ref_=wl_share
We cannot wait to see you there!
VOLUNTEERING AT UPCOMING ACADEMY FUNDRAISERS
Parents who aren't already approved volunteers can fill out an LAUSD Single Event Volunteer Application. Please bring the forms at least 5 days before the event:
1.- Complete the single event application PRINT and SIGN
2.- Volunteer Commitment form PRINT and SIGN
3.- Waiver Release COVID-19 form PRINT and SIGN
4.- Copy of your vaccination card
5.- Copy of your Negative covid PCR test results (within 7 days)Please contact Myriam Arechiga at mxa2648@lausd.net for forms.
If you are interested in helping with the STEAM Pi Day Celebration on Monday, 3/14 from 3-5pm, please reach out to info@friendsofreed.org These events can't happen without parent volunteers!
31st DISTRICT REFLECTIONS WINNERS!
Congrats to our amazing Reed students whose PTA Reflections Program "I Will Change the World By" entries were selected by 31st District PTA's judging panel to move forward to the CA State PTA Reflections judging! We are so proud of all our student artists!!! View the work of these and all of our Reed Reflections artists at: https://bit.ly/3H3bY4z
Dean Risk - Literature, Middle School
Lauren Park - Visual Arts, Middle School
Brianna Bogorad - Music Composition, Middle School
Shubham Sajwan - Visual Arts, Special Artist & Music Composition, Special Artist
SCHOOL NEWS, MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS
SCHOOL EXPERIENCE SURVEY "FREE DRESS" & MUSIC
- 6th Grade: Wednesday, Feb. 23
- 7th Grade: Thursday, Feb 24
- 8th Grade: Friday, Feb. 25
PARENT ENGAGEMENT:
Join Principal Friedman for Coffee with the Principal on February 24 at 9 AM for a discussion about the school dress code.
Zoom ID: 868 8651 6406.
REED 2022 - 2023 BUDGET SURVEY: Please take a few minutes to fill the survey below to provide input in our Reed 2022 - 2023 budget.
https://bit.ly/22-23BudgetParentsEng - English
https://bit.ly/22-23BudgetParentsSpan - Spanish
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
The Reed MS Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society is inviting interested students to learn more about our leadership program. There are two lunchtime informational meetings scheduled this week in the C-Arcade. Students can choose ONE to attend:
Tuesday, February 22
Thursday, February 24
YEARBOOK
YEARBOOK: Attention all students and staff: Yearbook wants to know how you "self-care"! Please fill out this Google Form by FEBRUARY 25th to share your strategies and you might also be featured in this year's yearbook!
DISTRICT NEWS
Introducing our new Superintendent, Alberto M. Carvalho. Learn more here: https://achieve.lausd.net/superintendent
Late Applications are now open for for Magnet, Dual Language, SAS schools, and other exciting Choices programs. GoTo.LAUSD.net
COVID PROTOCOLS & UPDATES
**NEW** OUTDOOR MASKING UPDATE: Masks will now be optional outdoors starting Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Students are still required to wear, indoors, well-fitting, non-cloth masks of multiple layers with a nose wire, or cloth masks that meet American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for high filtration efficiency (ASTM F3502-Level 2) or have a particle filtration efficiency of at least 95% indoors.
Weekly IN-SCHOOL testing for all students and staff will continue through February for students and employees, regardless of vaccination status. Reed will test Friday. Anyone who has had a positive COVID-19 test in the previous 90 days is exempt from the weekly, in-school PCR testing. If your child will be absent on Friday, please make sure to take them to either Monlux Elementary or Pacoima Middle School to get their weekly COVID test. If your child has symptoms, please take them to East Valley Skills Center to be tested.
Other Testing: For the most up-to-date information on stationary testing sites for asymptomatic , symptomatic, and testing to be released from isolation: visit https://achieve.lausd.net/covidtestingappt
Isolation & Quarantine: There are no new changes to the isolation & quarantine protocol at this time. For more information, visit achieve.lausd.net/spring2022.
Vaccination: For information on available vaccination sites, please visit lausd.net/covidvaccineappt. On Tuesday, we once again have the mobile vaccine clinic at Reed. Schedule your appointment for your first dose, second dose, or booster at dailypass.lausd.net today!
CALENDAR
2/21 - NO SCHOOL for Presidents' Day
2/23 - 6th Grade School Experience Survey Free Dress & Music
2/24- 7th Grade School Experience Survey Free Dress & Music
2/24 - Coffee with the Principal at 9 AM
2/25- 8th Grade School Experience Survey Free Dress & Music
2/25 - PTSA Pizza/Snack Sale after school on front lawn. CASH ONLY
MARCH - Women’s History Month
3/2 - Chipotle Fundraiser
3/4 - PTSA See’s Candy YUMraiser begins
3/8 - ELAC Mtg 9AM; SDM Mtg 3PM; FIHP Mtg 7PM
3/9 - PTSA/Friends of Reed Meeting at 7 PM (Nominating Committee Report)
3/11 - MAT Student Film Festival
3/13 - Daylight Savings Time
3/14 - STEAM Pi Day Celebration
View and subscribe to the FULL and updated Reed calendar (works best from a desktop computer). Use this calendar URL to add to your Google Calendar: webcal://reedms.com/servlet/ICalServlet?id=0
OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL
AMAZON SMILE
AmazonSmile is available on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android. Select "Walter Reed Middle School PTA-PTSA"
RALPH'S REWARDS
Register your Rewards Card at www.ralphs.com. Scroll to the bottom of the page & under Community, click on Kroger Community Rewards. Enroll with "Walter Reed Middle School/Friends of Reed".
FARM FRESH TO YOU
Use the promo code: REEDFRESH when you sign up for home delivery and 10% of sales will be donated back to Reed! Visit farmfreshtoyou.com to sign up.
CONNECT - FOLLOW - COMMUNICATE
Reed MS - OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS
Website: https://reedms.com/
Instagram: @ReedMiddleSchool
Facebook: @MiddleReed
Twitter: @MiddleReed
ASB (Associated Student Body) on TikTok @walterreedasb
Friends of Reed
Website: https://www.friendsofreed.org/
Email: info@friendsofreed.org
Facebook: @FriendsofReed
Instagram: @Friendso
Add reedms@ch2v.com to your contacts to avoid emails going to Junk Mail