Fontana Unified School District will hold Parent University workshops from 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, providing strategies for math proficiency for the entire family. The workshops will be held at the Piazza Educational Center, 9680 Citrus Ave., Fontana. Childcare services for children ages 3 to 11 will be available, as well as translation services. Call 909-357-7600, ext. 29409 to register or learn more.
Holland Middle School’s fledgling robotics team has made Baldwin Park Unified history as the first team to qualify for the VRC Middle School State Championship, set for Sunday, Feb. 25 at Fairplex in Pomona. Holland’s Bulldogs demolished the 28 competitors at the second annual Rancho Del Rey tournament on Feb. 3 to snag fourth place overall and earn the right to compete in the State Championship. The team secured the Excellence Award, the highest honor given by VEX Robotics.
Four Monrovia Unified robotics teams came a step closer to competing for a world championship after their successes at a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Interleague Tournament at Monrovia High School on Feb. 12. Monrovia High’s Kings and Queens team won the Inspire Award for embodying the gracious professionalism and enthusiasm encouraged in FTC competitions. All four teams – including the Hippy Bots from Clifton Middle School – will meet in a regional championship at Monrovia High on Saturday, Feb. 24.
Nearly 250 students from Lynwood Unified’s high schools attended the District’s fifth annual Black Teen Summit on Feb. 22. Guest speakers and workshops aimed to extend opportunities to the District’s African-American students.
Paramount High School recognized exceptional African American students in language arts, math, leadership and other areas of excellence at the 11th annual Black Family Forum Student Achievement Awards Night on Feb. 23.
Nueva Vista 11th-grader Barbara Bingham sat down with a group of Edgewood Academy kindergartners, guiding them on identifying farm animals on worksheets and the letter “F”. “Does anyone know what a farm is?” Bingham asked the students. The kindergarteners colored farm animals on one worksheet and, in another activity, looked at a group of animals that included kangaroos and bears, and drew a line from the farm animals to the barn. The mentorship program is part of a project-based learning (PBL) Leadership class in which 14 Nueva Vista students are immersed in hands-on experiences that combine peer mentoring with service projects. Students learn the importance of being role models to younger children and ambassadors for their community through the program.
Charles Bursch Elementary School will host its first-ever Family STEAM Night from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, bringing students and their parents together to explore science, technology, engineering, art and math through hands-on activities. Participants will create slime, learn about mass using fidget spinners, explore math with dominoes, build towers using just toothpicks and marshmallows, create an art project and make costumes out of butcher paper. Bursch is at 4245 N. Merced Ave., Baldwin Park.
Monrovia Unified School District celebrated its 100th day of school with lively classroom and community activities, from having students imagine what they would look like when they turn 100 to kindergarteners playing number games rooted in 100 on Jan. 30. These events gave the opportunity for schools to showcase their students’ successes and progress while creating excitement over what they’ve learned over the first 100 days of school.
San Gabriel Unified’s Roosevelt Elementary will highlight its award-winning Music Immersion Experience (MIE) program at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 at the seventh annual California All-State Music Education Conference in San Jose. MIE Coordinator Samantha Theisen and District teacher on special assignment Jennifer Trujillo will present data on how the music education program has boosted enrollment and student engagement.
San Gabriel Unified School District will host a TK-5 Parent Information Night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25 at Jefferson Middle School Gym, 1327 E. Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel. Families can learn about the District’s robust early learning opportunities, including kindergarten and transitional kindergarten, music and Spanish dual-language immersion, STEM curriculum and design-based learning.