Vote for #EagleRock Parent Amanda M.'s (Millet) LAUSD My Bright Idea for a chance to win $3k Grant from the Wasserman Foundation @WassermanFDN. Voting is open from 8:00 am 5/21 through midnight on 5/25. The ideas that receive the most votes in each category (Student, Parent & Teacher) will win the challenge! Each winner will receive a trophy and the opportunity to choose a LAUSD school to receive a monetary award for the purchase of educational equipment and supplies. Amanda's Bright Idea is one of the nine finalists selected from a total of 1,351 enties. Click here to vote: http://mybrightidea.lausd.net/.

Hello Eagle Rock Families.  Later this afternoon we here in Los Angeles will be treated to an Annular Eclipse of the Sun.  Annular eclipses are different from total eclipses, where no "ring of fire" is visible.
 
A word of caution: Don't look at the sun directly during the eclipse! Experts say it's possible to cause permanent damage to eyesight. Click here to learn how to make a simple pinhole projector to view the eclipse, and NASA also recommends using binoculars to project the eclipse on a white card.  
 
The eclipse should be visible unless fog rolls in early Sunday night.

This will be an historic opportunity to witness one of these celestial spectacles of which Los Angeles will not have another until the year 2071! 

NASA is predicting 85% coverage here in greater Los Angeles!
 
Start of Partial Eclipse: 5:24p
Max Eclipse: 6:38p
End Partial Eclipse: 7:42p

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/ASE2012/ASE2012.html

The 2012 American Cancer Society’s #RelayForLife is finally here! 24h Relay starts today at 9:00a. See  you  on the track!http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY12National?px=27351977&pg=personal&fr_id=36551.

Wednesday, 5/16/2012 @ 6:30p. Nominations for Board Vacancies. Raffles including Hunger Games Trilogy Book Set; pair of tickets for the Annual Night of Big Dreams Fundraiser @EREEF90041 and more. Bring a Friend - Refreshments & Childcare Provided!

Take a moment and #ThankATeacher! Parents, encourage your students to write a note to their teachers and deliver it tomorrow, May 8, 2012 (Teacher Appreciation Day). Teacher Appreciation Week continues May 7 through May 11.

This was shared by our friends at Dahlia Heights Elementary:

Eagle Rocker and Arts Educator Maureen Longaker helped put this great show together! Take the kids and enjoy! (Let's plan one for NELA next year!) 
 
"The purpose of the festival is simple:
 
To celebrate the East Los Angeles community, promote Arts education, let our students shine in front of a large and diverse public, and for the audience to deeply connect with performances and works of art.
 
Date:  March 24, 2012 
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm 
Location: East Los Angeles Performing Arts Academy at Esteban E. Torres High Schoo
4211 Dozier Street, Los Angeles 90063

Please remember to attend our Annual Spring Book Fair which is taking place now through Friday, March 23, 2012 in Room 29.  If you're out of town or simply can't make it to our Book Fair, you can also help support our school by shopping online through April 8!

* Send wish lists to family and friends
* Browse an expanded book selection
* All orders ship free to the school

http://onlinebookfairs.scholastic.com/default.aspx?f=2952544

Thanks for your support!

The Los Angeles School Board is scheduled to consider a new homework policy next month. The recommendations will be reviewed at four community meetings, which will also allow time for questions and comments from the audience.

The next community meeting will be on Thursday, March 22nd at 6pm at Marshall High School.   

Marshall High School
3939 Tracy St.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

We'd like to extend our congratulations to our Eagle Rock Elementary Science Olympiad Team for winning another consecutive Gold Medal at the 2012 Los Angeles County Science Olympiad held this past Saturday, February 26, 2012 at Occidental College! 

Special thanks to Ms. Stanco and all of our Parent Coaches for all of your hard work guiding another terrific team of our Eagle Rock Elementary Students.

As an elementary school we are part of the Division A which you can learn more about the many exciting and challenging events here: http://soinc.org/sample_k6_events

Eagle Rock (Team A26) competed in a total of 22 Events and scored a total of 525 points to win another Gold Medal!

http://www.lacountyscienceolympiad.org/downloads-2/files/2012_A_Prelim_Scores.pdf

If you have any pictures from the event that you would like to share, please email them to [email protected]. 

City Councilmember @JoseHuizar and @MetroLosAngeles CEO Art Leahy met  with our Ms. Caesar's Eagle Rock Elementary School second-graders to launch a new program  offering free bus and rail access for school field trips!

http://thesource.metro.net/2012/02/15/metro-school-field-trip-program-takes-students-to-chinatown/

http://www.atvn.org/news/2012/02/mayor-villaraigosa-inaugurates-la-metro-free-field-trip-program

Teachers, please follow this link to book your next field trip!
http://www.metro.net/about/metro-student-field-trip/