Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2014

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER By Patrick McKee, Principal

As we head into the Spring, I am very proud to share that 100% of our classrooms at La Verne Heights Elementary School have been named Model Accelerated Reader classrooms by Renaissance Learning. In addition, our Library has been named a Master Library and our school has been named a Master School. This is an outstanding accomplishment, in that it shows we have developed a successful, data proven differentiated reading program that supports the individualized learning needs of all of our students. This is a first for Bonita Unified School District, and we are truly proud of this accomplishment. As we head into March Madness, sponsored by Rubio’s restaurant, we encourage our students to continue reading. Our focus for March is for students to read just 10 books by April 7th. In preparation for the new Common Core Standards, books for students in grades 3-5 need to be non-fiction. We are so proud of LVH’s outstanding reading success!

Spelling Bee Champs

We did it! La Verne Heights made history once again, and this time it was in Spelling. Seven amazing spellers represented La Verne Heights at the Bonita Unified School District’s 10th Annual Spelling Bee : Jacob Flores, Raven Elftman, David Piedra, Ainsley Bird, Jordyn Goluskin, Analisa Eckler, and Sebastian Sanchez-Figueroa. After nine rounds of intense spelling, 4th Grader David Piedra wiped out the competition and scored second place overall! David is the highest ranking Spelling Bee Champ in the history of La Verne Heights. Way to go!

COINS for KARAH

We want to thank all of our families for supporting our

recent Coins for Karah Drive. We were so impressed

with the amazing response from our families. Below

is a note to all of our families from Karah’s mom:

I would like to start by saying, Wow!!! LA VERNE HEIGHTS Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I can't Thank you enough. My family and I are truly blessed to have such great people like you supporting our daughter Karah. I'm overwhelmed with joy because of all the support we are receiving. May God Bless you and your families always! Thank you again for everything! Joann Sawyer

Raffle Winners Thank you to all of our families who responded to our recent survey. We were very pleased with the results, and we will use the data as we plan for the 2014-2015 school year. We want to congratulate the winners of our Survey Raffle:

Ethan Hawkins ~ Grace Aprahamian Marisa Ocampo ~ Katie Shadrick

Dean Curley ~ Madison McClellan Hailey Abbey ~ Colin Skarich

Katherine Schwass ~ Ella Morales

STUDENT OF THE

MONTH

The staff of La Verne Heights Elementary congratulates the following students on being

selected as the Student of the Month for January.

VAPA CARING

Elliana Garcia Braxton Atchley

Holland Dowdle Adalyn Tibbetts

Cole Teague Annabella Guerrero

Katherine Schwass Marissa Alcocer

Hallie Mee Cole Parra

Zoe Batrez Isabella Sigala

Isabella Hernandez Carter Wallace

Emma Robbins Jailene Rodriguez

Jiu An Ava Campbell

Acel Samaniego Katelyn Clifton

Cassandra Schwass Lane Buckhannon

Brianna Orosco Mia Gallegos

Chiedu Onwughalu Joshua Bonnemere

Kathleen Ngo Kamran Safari

Katlyn Bennett Carrie Reid

Mikayla Crosby Gracie Giachetti

Tylor Jimenez Mateas Paz

Yeonu An Allison Friedrichsen

Dylan Bracci Christopher Ponce

Thien Nguyen Omar Masri

STUDENT OF THE

MONTH The staff of La Verne Heights Elementary

congratulates the following students on being selected as the Student of the Month for

February.

Reading Citizenship

Joseph Campos-Fletcher Elijah McKibben

Will Meier Colby Cartmell

Colin Skarich Anthony Roman

Austin Nicholas Parker Castenada

Elias Feldman Mikalyn Portalatin

Layla Spana Jacob Gill

Natalie Duran Emily Chavez

Makenna Ramos Noor Chadha

Lucas Aque Ethan Flores

Sunday Solana Sophia Foerch

Brianna Walters Julian Russi-Hattje

Beau Rodriguez Franklin Fiola

Ali Moreno Gavin Skarich

Julianna DeRoux Anasofia Soto

J.T. Skinner Kennedy McFadden

Anh Nguyen Alyssa Caton

Peyton Canlas Brandon Wilkins

Blake Keiser Skaih Chavez

Ainsley Bird Raymond Clark

Raven Elftman Zack Parra

Isabella Consolida

UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL

1 Spring Break (March 31st - April 4th)

9 Coffee w/the Principal, 8:15am

10 Kids Can, 7:40am

14 5th Graders to visit Ramona

14 PTA Board Meeting, 3:30pm

16 School Site Council Meeting, 3:30pm

17 Kindergarten Pizza Night, 5:00pm

MAY

2 Muffins w/Mom, 7:15am

2 Student of the Month Assembly, 8:30am

5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week

6 Kindergarten to Amy's Farm

7 GATE to Knott's Berry Farm

8 Kids Can, 7:40am

12 PTA Board Meeting, 3:30pm

13 4th Grade Gold Rush Days

14 Minimum Day, 12:20pm dismissal

14 PTA Meeting & Open House, 6:00pm

16 TNT Dunk Squad Assembly Day

16 Sports Night, 5:00pm

21 Walk-A-Thon, 9:00am

21 School Site Council Meeting, 3:30pm

22 Breakfast of Champions, 7:10am

26 No School ~ Memorial Day

29 Student of the Month Assembly, 8:30am

29 Choir Performance @ Citrus College, 7:00pm

30 Donuts w/Dad, 7:15am

30 Dance Festival, 9:00am

Principal’s High

Honor Roll

Announced LVH Congratulates the following students for earning all A’s during Trimester 2. This is a truly outstanding accomplishment.

Mikayla Crosby Jacob Flores

Dean Curley George Habib

Kelly Do Cody Kearns

Analisa Eckler Alyssa Alfaro

Madison Franco Madalena Arellano

Isabella Linz Lana Navarro

David Piedra Jack Nisbet

J. T. Skinner Marisa Ocampo

Sarah Walper Maxwell Solana

J.P. Wiersma Grace Buckwell

Hannah Adams Raven Elftman

Megan Hemler Spencer Gardner

Megan Holcomb Viviana Hernandez

Jack Merrill Alyssa Kinsey

Micqueyla Wilson Omar Masri

Mia Morales

PTA Announces Honorary

Service Award Recipients

During this year’s Founder’s Day Celebration, the LVH PTA announced the recipients of this year’s Honorary Service Awards. We extend our sincere appreciation to these individuals for their outstanding contributions to our school.

Boomer’s & BJ's Restaurants: Outstanding Business

Lillian Jimenez & Bhavini Feldman : Shooting Stars

Brandy Sullivan & Temo Escobar : Very Special Person

Toria Skarich : Continuing Service

Golden Oak: Sarina Bellomo

Thank you La Verne Heights! We

raised $195.12 at our The Habit

Family Fundraising Night!

La Verne Heights in Pictures

Above: 4th Graders enjoy learning fun at Rancho Days. Below: GATE students study chemical and physical

changes during Mad Science’s Radical Reactions workshop.

Above: The LVH Staff surprised the audience at the Talent Show with a wonderfully choreographed rendition of

“What Does the Fox Say?” Below: Kindergarteners apply GLAD strategies by researching polar bears.

The LA Times Festival of Books is being held on April 12th, and this year we received a grant from Target to provide free bussing for 150 students and their families to attend this trip. The bus will leave at 8:30am and return at 4:00pm. Students must have at least one parent accompany them, and siblings are welcome. Contact Mrs. Bellomo, as spaces are filling up fast. This is a great opportunity to explore new authors and books as a family.

LVH SPIRIT DAYS

Tuesdays – TRRFCC Trait Tuesday

Wednesdays – Walk-A-Thon Wednesday

Thursdays -- College Shirt Day

Friday – LVH Spirit Shirt Day

The Race is On: Announcing

The 17th Annual LVH PTA Walk-a-Thon

Perhaps the most imporant fundraising event of the school year is The LVH PTA Walk-A-Thon, and this year marks the 17th Anniversary of this amazing event. Entitled “Roaring with Pride,” this year’s Walk-A-Thon hopes to raise $40,500 to support the amazing programs in place at LVH, including Meet the Masters, Assemblies, Accelerated Reader and Math, as well as countless other LVH programs and activities. As families help us with our fundraising efforts, students can earn many prizes along the way, including….

$15 earns a 2014 T-Shirt

$25 earns a 2014 BBQ Lunch

$150 earns Water Game Day

$200 earns Lunch with Mr. McKee

$250 earns 2 Movie Tickets & Candy

$275 earns Ice Cream Social with LVPD Also, new this year…Students who earn $100 will be placed in a drawing to win a YoGo (Frozen Yogurt) Party with their teacher (one winner will be selected from each class). Please join us in all the fun!