Avalon K-12 Staff Newsletter
Week of December 17-23
Our Mission
From kindergarten to graduation, Avalon School is committed to maintaining rigorous academic expectations and encouraging personal integrity in a safe and supportive environment while fostering development of the 21st century college and career skill set.
This week's activities, meetings and events...
High School Student Council has planned a lot of fun events for this week. Please contact Ms. Minuto or a student council representative if you have any questions. Thanks for you support in making our school the best it can be!
Monday - Christmas Stockings (Socks) dress up day
Holiday Food Drive
3:00, Deadline for Candy Cane Grams
Adult Focused Adjunct Committees, Library
Tuesday - Assembly Schedule - Ugly Christmas Sweater dress up day
Holiday Food Drive
8:30, B16 Field Trip with Conservancy
9:45, B15 Field Trip to Catalina Island Museum
11:55, Peer Mediation/Restorative Justice, Rm 112
1:23, Winter Assembly and Class Competition, Gym
8:00, PM High School Student Council
Wednesday - Holiday Hats dress up day
FIRE DRILL
12:16, Golf meeting for interested players, by the gym
3:00, Christmas Cookie Bake and Share, Home Ec Room.
optional - Dept./Grade Level Meeting
Thursday - Wear Red, Green, & White dress up day
Girls Soccer Away vs Brethren
12:16, Baseball meeting for interested players, by the gym
2:00, Mr. Beaver Field Trip
3:00, Site Based Decision Making Team
Friday - Holiday Early Release K-12 - Flannel dress up day
11 AM release, Boys Soccer Away vs Mary Star of the Sea
1:00, K-4 Dismissal
2:00, Office Closes for Winter Break
Basketball Away vs Holy Martyrs Armenian School
Holiday Dress-Up Days for K-12
Monday - K-4th Christmas Socks. 5th-12th Stockings (socks) and Sandals
Tuesday - Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Wednesday - Holiday Hats
Thursday - Wear Red, Green, White (for class competition-must have 2 of the 3 colors and hats don’t count)
Friday - Flannel Friday
This is a class competition for 9-12 grade. Mrs. Minuto will come around 5th period to count participants. Sorry for the interruption!
CANDY CANE GRAMS
Student Council wants to encourage spreading the holiday cheer by sponsoring free Candy Cane Grams to students in grades K-12. Each student may send one Candy Gram and they can not send it to themselves. Students must turn in Candy Cane Gram orders to their teachers by 5th period on MONDAY and will be passed out on Friday, 12/21 during 6th period. See Erica Minuto for more details.
HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE
Student council is collecting non-perishable food to donate to our local food pantry. Participation is open and encouraged for all students and staff. This is also a class competition for grades 9-12. The grade (9-12) that donates the most items will win the class competition points.
Donations will be collected on Monday and Tuesday only.
K-8 please drop off your donations in your classrooms
9-12 bring your donation to the flagpole at nutrition
The classroom boxes will be picked up during 6th period (1:53-2:50) on Tuesday.
Coming Soon
December 23 - January 6
Hope you have a nice and relaxing break!
December 26-27 Boys Soccer Away @ Loma Linda Tournament
December 26-29 Boys JV Basketball Away @ Rancho Cucamonga Tournament
December 27-29 Boys Varsity Basketball Away @ Tri-City Christian School Tournament
December 27-29 Girls Basketball Away @ Santa Clara HS Tournament
January 3 Boys JV Basketball Away
January 3-5 Girls Basketball Tournament @ Home
January 7 - 13
Monday
8:00, School Resumes
3:00, Student Focused Adjunct Committees
Tuesday
4:00, PTA
5:00, CTE Advisory Board
8:00, High School Student Council
Wednesday
11:00, Girls Soccer away vs Samueli Academy
2:30, Grade Level Meeting, B10
3:00, Department Meeting, Library
5:00, Boys Soccer @ home vs Pacifica Christian
Thursday
3:00, Site Based Decision Making Team
5:00, Boys Varsity Basketball @ home vs TVT
Friday
11:00, Boys JV and Varsity Basketball Away vs Samueli Academy
Saturday
Girls Soccer away vs CC Downey @ Apollo Park
Boys Soccer away vs Saddleback Valley Christian
Girls Basketball Away @ Sage Hill School
January 14-20
4:00, Parent Safe and Civil
Tuesday
Boys Varsity Basketball away vs TVT
12:16, Peer Mediation
3:00, Girls Soccer @ Home vs TVT
5:00, Boys Soccer @ Home vs TVT
8:00, High School Student Council
Wednesday
2:30, Grade Level Meeting, B10
3:00, Department Meeting, Library
Thursday
Personnel Commission on campus testing, B10
4th Grade Island Scholars Fieldtrip
5th Grade Island Scholars Fieldtrip
11:00, Girls Basketball Away vs Orangewood Academy
4:00, Girls Soccer @ Home vs Brethren Christian
Friday
Personnel Commission on campus testing, B10
3:30, Boys Varsity Basketball @ Home vs St. Michael's Prep
5:00, Girls Basketball @ Home vs St. Margaret's
Saturday
Boys Basketball away vs Brethren
11:00, Girls Soccer @ Home vs Calvart Chapel Downey
1:00, Boys Soccer @ Home vs Southlands Christian
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