Friday, April 10 (6:30p-8:30p) MPR | Free Admission | $2 Photo Booth available & much more!

Eagle Rock Elementary PTA & f.a.t.h.e.r. (Father’s Association To Help Eagle Rock) invite you all to dance like nobody is watching at the Funky Family Spring Fling Dance!

This Friday, April 10, 2015 from 6:30p until 8:30p in the Multipurpose Room (MPR). Admission is FREE; however, we ask that all children be accompanied by an adult. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase and you may also take a photo at the Photo Booth for $2.

#Math Practices #Workshop in MPR | K-2 Parents (Wed 4/8 6–7:30pm) | 3-6 Parents (Thu 4/9 6–7:30pm)

Our very own teachers are presenting hands-on, engaging, informative workshops all about the Common Core Math Practices. Come learn about some of the new ways that math is being taught and mathematical thinking is being demonstrated. 

Attend our workshop and you will receive one Homework Pass for your child! Keep in mind, each teacher will give their own value to the pass. Some will make it a homework pass for math, some for any subject, and some might even exchange it for a Green Ticket! Attend our workshop and you will also automatically be entered into a raffle drawing for a fun prize the same night of the event! 

 We hope to see some really great attendance by some mathematically curious parents!

• K-2 Parents Wednesday, 4/8 from 6:00p-7:30p in the MP presented by Ms. Ronquillo & Ms. Legaspi-Lew
• 3-6 Parents Thursday, 4/9 from 6:00-7:30p in the MPR presented by Ms. Frias & Ms. Wong

Reminder today 3/26 is Annual Open House (6:00p-7:00p) & EREEF sponsored Silent Auction (5:30p-7:00p)

This Thursday, March 26th is Eagle Rock Elementary's Annual Open House from 6:00-7:00pm and EREEF's Silent Auction from 5:30-7:00pm. Take a moment to visit classrooms and let your child tour you around their room. Ask her or him questions, and let them show you what they've been doing. Additionally, please remember to participate in the EREEF's Silent Auction which will take place out on the playground where you'll find terrific items, including: summer camps, sports camps, art camps, gift baskets, Mathnasium membership, classroom art projects, and more! All proceeds from the auction go directly to classroom enrichment supplies!

This Friday, March 20, is the vernal equinox, the first day of spring. For families, it’s a great time to get outdoors. For teachers, it’s a science and math opportunity. Here are some suggestions for both:

• Grow a Garden with Your Kids (for parents)
• Learn to Grow Your Own Food (for kids)
• Build a Kite Like Ben Franklin’s
• DIY: Kites from Recycled Materials (PDF)
• Learn about the annual kite festival in Washington, DC. It's on Saturday, March 28 this year.
• Watch for Meteors
• What's a Solstice?
• Why Does Earth Have Seasons?
• Grades K-4: Kites-Principles of Flight (PDF)
• Middle and High School: Kites

Join us at #EagleRockElem Math Festival | Learn about math applications | Thu 3/12 (6:30p-8:00p)

What is a Math Festival?

A Math Festival is a special event that demonstrates to students how important Mathematics is, and that it's not something to fear but a subject that EVERYONE can enjoy, marvel at, and be successful. A Math Festival is made up of 12 to 18 "math stations" where students of all abilities and grades, K–8, can actively participate in different hands-on mathematics activities and practice their math skills at the same time. Each Math Festival station is hands-on; there's everything from blocks and beans to laptop computers that students use in solving problems. Each Math Festival station is different, and each touches upon a different key mathematics concept. For example, students make function patterns out of cubes at one station, while at another they solve simultaneous equations with beans in the Algebra Math Festival.

Students working with a partner choose a station to visit and work at that activity as long as they wish, working harder and harder problems. When they are ready, they move to another station and do a completely different activity. Each station has challenging tasks of different levels of difficulty, some very easy for young primary students, and some hard enough to challenge adults!

The students walk away from their time at the Math Festival thinking that math is fun, interesting, AND that they CAN DO IT. Their teachers can build on that enthusiasm by using the Math Festival Curriculum activities with students after the Festival in their own classrooms. A Math Festival does an excellent job of getting students excited about this very important subject, and helps them see the value of mathematics in their lives.

Mon 3/2-Explore reading w/your child this week & everyday| #DrSeuss #Reading #NEAToday

This Monday, March 2 marks the 2015 observance of Read Across America Day and recognizes the birthday of Dr. Seuss while encouraging all to read to children. Our school will also observe the following Spirit Activities:

• Mon (3/2): Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character and learn about Dr. Seuss
  
• Tue (3/3): Wear Red, White and Black today and read The Cat in the Hat
  
• Wed (3/4): Dress Up Like the "Future Me" and join this year's theme: Oh, the Places You'll Go!
  
• Thu (3/5): Crazy Sock Day and speak in rhyme like the Fox in Socks
  
• Fri (3/6): Green and White eat some green eggs and ham and have a crazy day!

Additional resources are available at the following links:

• Activity Ideas 
  
• 50 State Booklist     
  
• Celebrity Book Picks     
  
• Kids' Top 100 Books     
  
• Teacher's Top 100 Books for Children  
  
• Printable Certificates 
  
• State Contacts
  

Tues 3/3 | Polls open 7a to 8p | Check your Ballot for more info #LACityClerk #Vote

All registered voters are encouraged to review their Official Sample Ballot (OSB) before going to vote. The location of your polling place can be found on the back cover of your OSB or on the City Clerk's election website. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. 

• 2015 Election Guide (KPCC)
• Los Angeles City Cleck-Election Division

Mon (3/2) - Fri (3/6) | check with child's teacher for schedule | 12:45p Dismissal all week

Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place this week. Check with your child's teacher for scheduling. Classes will dismiss early at 12:45p all week from Monday, March 2 through Friday, March 6

Annual #Scholastic Book Fair 3/2-3/6 (8:30a-2:30p) in Room 3 | Early Dismissal all week at 12:45p

Volunteer opportunities are available. Please visit this link to check on available time slots and thank you in advance!

Local Control Accountability Plan session hosted by Board Member Bennett Kayser | Tues 2/24 (6-8p) 

Tuesday, Feb 24th from 6-8pm - Our Board of Education Representative, Bennett Kayser, and Government Relations Department will host in Eagle Rock's auditorium a community meeting. Topic is LCAP (Local Control and Accountability Plan) Update. This is open to the whole area community.

An opportunity to provide feedback on the LAUSD's Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).  Make sure your voice is heard in decisions to revise the Local Control Accountability Plan and ensure all youth are achieving in the LAUSD.