Thank you all for your continued support | Enjoy your time together with family and friends

Thanksgiving Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1863. Not everyone sees Thanksgiving Day as a cause for celebration. Each year since 1970, a group of Native Americans and their supporters have staged a protest for a National Day of Mourning at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Thanksgiving Day. American Indian Heritage Day is also observed at this time of the year.

There are claims that the first Thanksgiving Day was held in the city of El Paso, Texas in 1598. Another early event was held in 1619 in the Virginia Colony. Many people trace the origins of the modern Thanksgiving Day to the harvest celebration that the Pilgrims held in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. However, their first true thanksgiving was in 1623, when they gave thanks for rain that ended a drought. These early thanksgivings took the form of a special church service, rather than a feast.

In the second half of the 1600s, thanksgivings after the harvest became more common and started to become annual events. However, it was celebrated on different days in different communities and in some places there were more than one thanksgiving each year. George Washington, the first president of the United States, proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day in 1789.

source: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/thanksgiving-day

#Technology in the Classroom - An Inside Look | 11/21 (6:00p) #CCTP #CCSS @LASchools @KLCStv

Interested to learn more about the deployment of technology in our schools? Tune in to KLCS TV (local channels 58 and 58.1) on Thursday, November 21 at 6:00p for the Live Town Hall “Technology in the Classroom - An Inside Look.”

Viewers are invited to phone, email or Tweet their questions about the Common Core Technology Project (CCTP), LAUSD’s initiative to transform teaching and learning through 21st century technology.  Contact information during the live broadcast:

Phone: (800) 527-8839
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: twitter.com/LASchools

Reminder | Literacy & Technology | ELA in the #CommonCore Classroom | Tonight (5:30 & 6:30p)

Using Your Smart Tool (iPhone/iPad) to Support Literacy
Megan Abraham – Room 4 [Target Grades:  K-2]

English Language Arts in the Common Core Classroom
Anahid Artsvelian [Target Grades:  3-6]

Workshops are scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Both workshops are offered at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Choose to attend one or two workshops.  

• Session One (5:30p - 6:20p)
• Session Two (6:30p - 7:20p)

#EagleRock Greening Organization (ERGO) DIGS your help | over 120 volunteer hours 11/9 Garden Cleanup

Thanks to all members of our Eagle Rock Elementary School Community who contributed on Saturday, November 9 for the Garden Cleanup…and now for some numbers:

• 900 - Square feet of Bermuda grass - Removed
• 180 - Square feet of vines - Cleared
• 108 - Cubic feet of soil - Moved
• 26 - Garbage bags of weeds - Tossed
  
• 12 - Garden Beds - Prepped
• 2 - Dumpsters - Filled (with debris)
• 1 - Wall of Wooly Pockets - Given a new home

@LASchools 5k Move It Challenge | Sat 11/16 (8:30a) @Dodgers Stadium | Register Today @BTBLA

Saturday, November 16 at Dodger Stadium
Pre-race activities: 8:30a | Race: 9:00a | Free Health Festival Post-Race

Register Here
LAUSD Student (Race Bib & Finisher's Medal): FREE 
Virtual Race (T-Shirt/Finisher's Medal mailed to you): $20.00
LAUSD Employee or Community Member (Event T-Shirt, Race Bib, & Finisher's Medal): $35.00 
Online Reg. Closes: November 16, 2013 12:00 AM PST

Join LAUSD students, family members, employees, and community members at the first annual 5K Fundraiser. This is the culminating event for LAUSD's Move It! Challenge, a campaign to promote the benefits of active living and healthy eating while raising important dollars to fund student activities like field trips and school athletic programs.

• Fun and Exciting 5k and 1k Courses
• Health and Nutrition Workshops and Booths
• Interactive Kids Zone filled with Games, Sports Clinics, Dodger Inflatable and More!
• Dance/Aerobic Classes
• Live Entertainment with Student Performances
• Food Trucks and Farmer’s Market
• Raffles and Giveaways
• Celebrity Appearances
• Free Stadium Parking
• Free Shuttle Service from Union Station to Dodger Stadium

11/20 | Literacy & Technology | ELA in the #CommonCore Classroom | FREE! Please RSVP by 11/15

Using Your Smart Tool (iPhone/iPad) to Support Literacy
Megan Abraham – Room 4 [Target Grades:  K-2]

English Language Arts in the Common Core Classroom
Anahid Artsvelian [Target Grades:  3-6]

Workshops are scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Both workshops are offered at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Choose to attend one or two workshops.  

• Session One (5:30p - 6:20p)
• Session Two (6:30p - 7:20p)

Childcare for school-age children will be provided for those who RSVP. Click for RSVP Form.
Please RSVP to Lupe Rocha, Community Representative (Parent Center) by Friday, November 15, 2013.

Application Deadline is this Friday, Nov 15 at 5:00p | Choose up to 3 options @LAUSDGATE @LASchools

Three different programs are available through eCHOICES: Magnet, Permit with Transportation (PWT), No Child Left Behind - Public School Choice (NCLB-PSC). 

eChoices Online Application  
eChoices Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

CHOICES BROCHURES will also be available at all LAUSD schools, Educational Service Centers (ESC),LAUSD Headquarters, Parent Community Services Branch (PCSB) and Los Angeles City Libraries. 

Brochure-English | Brochure-Spanish | Brochure-Tagalog | Brochure-Korean

Saturday 11/9 (8:00a) | Bring shovels, brooms & gloves to help us PICK-UP, PREP & PLANT!

Join the Eagle Rock Greening Organization (ERGO), this Saturday, November 9 from 8:00a until 12:00p and help prep our campus on the road to our long-term greening projects.

Meet at the Maywood entrance | All are invited and thanks in advance!

Co-sponsored with our Student Council | Collections accepted 11/4 – 11/8 at your child’s classroom

Bring your donations of canned goods and non-perishable items to your classroom anytime between Monday, November 4 through Friday, November 8.  Each teacher will have a collection box in their classrooms and we ask that you do not send any expired goods.

All donations collected will be given to a local community Food Bank for distribution during the holidays.

Thank you in advance for your generous support!

Ends Sunday, November 3 (2:00a) | Please remember to set your clocks back tonight!

Daylight Savings Time (DST) is also used to save energy and reduce artificial light needed during the evening hours — clocks are set one hour ahead during the spring, and one hour back to standard time in the autumn. 

Benjamin Franklin first suggested Daylight Saving Time in 1784, but modern DST was not proposed until 1895 when an entomologist from New Zealand, George Vernon Hudson, presented a proposal for a two-hour daylight saving shift to the Wellington Philosophical Society.

The conception of DST was mainly credited to an English builder, William Willett in 1905, when he presented the idea to advance the clock during the summer months. His proposal was published two years later and introduced to the House of Commons in February 1908. The first Daylight Saving Bill was examined by a select committee but was never made into a law. It was not until World War I, in 1916, that DST was adopted and implemented by several countries in Europe who initially rejected the idea. 

Currently, most of the US observes DST except for Hawaii and most of Arizona, and the US insular areas of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.

Click for more on The History of Daylight Saving Time