Rio Hondo School will host its third annual Leadership Day to showcase its Leader in Me program, classroom tours and student-led performances to parents from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. Rio Hondo School is at 11425 Wildflower Road, Arcadia.
Lynwood Unified will host its fifth annual Parent University to celebrate community engagement at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 30 at Marshall Elementary School, 3593 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lynwood. The event will provide parents and families with workshops to empower them to become academic partners with their children.
A new gymnasium at Bonita Unified’s Ramona Middle School received a 2019 La Verne Community Design Award for community enhancement on a public facility during a La Verne City Council meeting on Feb. 19. Ramona Middle is one of 16 establishments in La Verne to receive recognition during the 13th annual La Verne Community Design Awards.
Red and gold lights and decorations filled Plymouth Elementary’s cafeteria as students, dressed in traditional Chinese tang suits, captivated families and friends with songs, dances, and skits during a Lunar Near Year Family Night Celebration. The PTA-sponsored event celebrated the school’s Mandarin Dual Immersion Program, drawing scores of students, siblings, parents and grandparents to watch performances, build paper lanterns, craft fire-breathing dragons out of paper cups, streamers and pompoms and design Lunar New Year calendars.
Fontana Unified will offer its fifth Parent University workshop of the year, continuing its efforts to boost family engagement in the educational process. The first free session on family math and literacy will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the John D. Piazza Center, 9680 Citrus Ave. Translation services will be available.
Clifton Middle School’s Daniela Mazzeo was recognized on court at the Los Angeles Clippers game on Feb. 13 for her dedication to her students. Mazzeo’s instruction and guidance for robotics students have led to multiple awards and recognition for Clifton’s teams. Mazzeo is working to integrate a multi-media element to Clifton’s yearbook program and is building a digital portfolio requirement that will be woven into the school’s core instructional program.
More than 500 Washington Elementary students, parents and staff members gathered on Feb. 5 to celebrate the launch of its Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program, which helps create a positive school setting through strategies that define, teach and support appropriate student behaviors. While Washington is the first San Gabriel Unified school to implement the program fully, Jefferson Middle, Wilson Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary schools also use PBIS strategies on campus.
Durfee School first-graders Jazmin Benitez Ramos and Ella Galdamez-Terriquez said their school’s Spanish dual-immersion program is great for learning and sharing new words – including Galdamez-Terriquez’s favorite word: “florecita,” which means little flower. “My favorite part of the program is being able to learn new words in Spanish,” Ramos said. “Now I can talk with my teacher and friends in Spanish.”
Dolores Huerta International Academy teacher Malena Peterson was named the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) 2019 Teacher of the Year. Peterson will be honored during the CABE annual conference in Long Beach, held Wednesday, March 20 to Saturday, March 23.
Inglewood Unified will crown its top spellers in grades 1-12 at the District Spelling Bee at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at the District Office, 401 S Inglewood Ave., Inglewood. Each school hosted a competition earlier this month with the winners advancing to the District final. District winners will advance to compete in the Los Angeles County Spelling Bee on Wednesday, March 13.