AV Weekly Wildcat – November 29 2020

WOW Workshop Magic Show

On Friday, December 11th, Arroyo Vista students will attend a school assembly hosted by “School of Astonishment,” which will lead a 30-minute interactive magic show called the WOW Workshop. During this assembly, students will learn how to perform three cool magic tricks from some things they can grab from the house – an empty toilet paper roll (no paper), a dollar bill and a coin, and a deck of cards! If they don’t have these items, they can still watch and enjoy the show. Start times to follow via teacher and school emails. See you then!

Jelly Bean Guess

Do you know how many jelly beans are in the jar? Guess the closest and you can win a prize!

Click HERE to submit your guess! Guesses due by December 4th. Winners will be chosen December 11th.

Prizes:
One winner from each grade level gets a $5 gift card.
One SCHOOL WIDE winner gets a $5 gift card AND the jar of jelly beans!

See the student council video about it HERE.

AV Fundraiser: 12/3

[December 3: Order out Tomato Pie! 25% of proceeds benefit 5th Grade Promotion.]

AV Marketplace

[AV Marketplace Digital Shopping Catalog available on 12/6 ]

AV Spirit Day: 12/04

Friday, December 4th is our next Spirit Day. The theme is “College Day.” Wear your favorite college wear.

Check the PTA calendar for more Spirit Days to come.

AV Active

Join the live Zoom Workout on Wednesday December 2nd at 2:30pm:

https://spusd.zoom.us/j/81504056987

Meeting ID: 815 0405 6987

Click for the printable alphabet chart (pictured above).

Click HERE for an adorable and fun video of Whiskers and friends demonstrating how to do each exercise in the alphabet.

AV Gives Back At Home

This holiday season, join us for some kid-friendly community service projects! Visit our AV Gives Back page to find ideas that can be done on your own time with items from around the house. Click on the link for project instructions, video demonstrations (with book readings!), and related printable activities. Don’t forget to email a pic of your completed creations to [email protected]!

New Contactless Supply Pickup

With LA County’s new Safer at Home order issued to begin on Monday (11/30) and in an effort to keep the AV community as healthy as possible, we are going to implement a contactless supply pick-up. When picking up your child’s materials, the bag will be labeled with your child’s name and will be placed on a table in your teacher’s designated pick-up location. We ask that you drive through and quickly grab your materials (without students in tow), asking only one family to be at the materials table at a time. Until we hear otherwise, I believe this is the safest way to get learning materials out while still following county mandates and safety protocols. Teachers or volunteers will not be present during your pick-up time. Please do your best to pick-up your child’s materials during their designated time. We want to keep all of our teachers, staff, students and families as safe and healthy as possible.

COVID Protocols for ALL Volunteers

Anyone volunteering at AV must complete online health screening and temp check before coming. Kid helpers will not be allowed on campus during volunteer shifts. Complete your health screening HERE.

AV Directory

On Thursday 11/5, all AV PTA members should have received a link to the AV Directory via email. If you are a PTA member and you did not receive the link, or you are not a member and would like to join to receive a copy, please email Megan Gardner. Not a PTA member yet? Don’t forget to join the PTA .

Thank you to our directory volunteers, Marion Johnson and Alex Zepkowski, for their hard work putting the directory together.

AV Dance Unit: Week 3

Ms. Alison’s Dance Class is underway!

Click HERE for week 3 (weeks 1 and 2 are accessible here too.)
Click HERE for video explaining the 6-week unit.

This year, the theme is: Dancing through the Decades. Each week, Ms. Alison will send out a weekly dance tutorial that will end in a virtual flash mob to the song, “Put a Little Love in Your Heart.”

November/December Art Project

Our November / December school wide art project is based on the work of contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Materials will be included with your classroom supply pickup. If you’d like to lead this project as a parent volunteer, please let your teacher know!

To access the project deck, which includes a short lesson on Kusama, step by step directions and additional resources, click the following:

Level One Deck (Tk/K – 2nd)
Level Two Deck (3rd – 5th)

For more info or questions please contact: [email protected]

Math Kangaroo 2021

For more information visit the Math Kangaroo Website to register online.

AV Gives Back

[Contact [email protected] for more information.]

How to Use the Box Tops App

It just takes 2 easy steps to get started with the Box Tops App!

Step one: Get the Box Tops App on the App Store OR Google Play.

Step 2: Add your teachers last name (only one please) to the memo to get credit for your child’s class. Click HERE for a video tutorial.

Board of Education Meeting date change

The regular Board of Education meeting in December has changed from December 8th to December 15. This change is required to be in compliance with AB 2449, which requires the annual reorganizational meeting and swearing in of Board members to be held after the second Friday after the November elections.

Virtual Tiger Run

This year’s SPHS Tiger Run will be Virtual. Pick your own race date between 11/20-12/5. Choose 1K, 5K, 10K, or any distance that you’d like to walk, stroll, jog or run safely on the streets – or on your treadmill. Have kids? Let them be a part of the Cub Run.

Register HERE . You can direct $10 of your registration to the club, activity or team of your choice! You’ll receive a student-designed 2020 Tiger Run T-shirt, a commemorative sticker and the chance to win prizes from local SoPas businesses.

[SPHS LEO Club is supporting the American Book Drive in hosting a citywide collection campaign up until November 30th. Check your bookshelves for new and used books, CDs, & DVDs, and drop off your items in collection boxes located outside the main office of every South Pas school. Your donations will directly support Southern California schools, hospitals, and children centers, partner nonprofits, and our environment! ]

The STEM Without Boundaries LA County STEM Night is going virtual this year. A STEM Night– similar to an open house– is an event where students can come and learn all about different STEM fields and careers, participate in interactive activities/experiments, and watch live demos. This event has numerous STEM organizations attending including Caltech CTLO, UCSD Science Initiative, and others.

The event will be hosted on December 2nd from 5-7PM PST through Zoom, and will be extremely beneficial for those who attend.

There are no costs for attending the event, and all students from K-6th grade are welcome!

There will be a maximum number of participants, so if you are interested in taking part in this exciting and engaging virtual STEM Night, please sign up as soon as possible using this form. Please direct any questions to [email protected].

[Emotional Wellness 2-part series Dec 2nd and 9th. Register now at SPEF.]

[SPEF Virtual Trivia Night, December 4th 7-9pm. Sign up before 11/30 at www.SPEF4kids.org .]

[SPEF Fundraiser: Virtual Wine Tasting on 1/23. Register by 1/18 at SPEF4Kids .]

[Free meals for anyone 1-18. For more information call Food and Nutritional Services at (626) 441-5820 ext 2951 or 2950. Menu available at www.spusd.net. ]

[Connecting students to providers who treat mental health and substance use disorders. Email: [email protected]. Call: (888) 515-0595]