John Muir Elementary School Parent Newsletter
November/December 2016
Monthly Edition
Volume 2, Issue 2
PTA President- Bethany Harrington
Foundation President- Anahit Mouradian
JMEF’s Message
Parents,
Contents
JMEF’s Message
1
PTA Association Meeting
1
ALIVE! Music Program at Muir 2
GATE/Student Council News 2
The John Muir Elementary
Foundation (JMEF) is grateful
for so many things this year.
Most of all, the launching of our
music program on Nov 3rd. It
would have not been possible
without your support!
To continue our efforts, your
child is bringing home a Thanks
for Giving Box they decorated
in class to support our
Día de los Muertos at Muir
2
Principal’s Message
3
Music Program!
Monster Mash Committee
3
What you need to know:
Star Nova Classes at Muir
4
•Students are to return their
boxes back to school on
November 28th
Upcoming Events
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11/8
Minimum Day
11/10
No School (Veterans Day)
11/11
- w/ the Principal
Coffee
11/15 8:15am
No School (Thanksgiving)
11/21-11/25
Coffee w/ the Principal
12/6 8:15am
PTA Meeting
12/6 6-7pm
FLAG Winter Recital
12/7
School Site Council
12/15 6pm
Winter Break
12/21-1/6
•We hope you will reach out to
friends and family during this
Thanksgiving break for their
support
•Your family goal is to raise $80
•However, any amount is deeply
appreciated and will positively
support our students
•Our Principal, Mrs. Shahijanian,
has agreed to dye her hair either
BLUE, RED, PURPLE or PINK if we
have an 80% school participation
•The student that raises the
most will be Principal for the day
•You can also make an online
donation at
www.muirfoundation.com/donate
.html
Thank you and we wish you a
happy Thanksgiving holiday!
JMEF
PTA Association Meeting
You’re invited!
PTA Association meeting
Tuesday, December 6
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
John Muir Elementary School
Cafeteria
Potluck! Bring a dish to share
and let’s celebrate our Muir
Community!
TK – 3rd grade Main dish
4 – 5th grade Side dish
th
6 - grade Dessert
Please email Muir PTA President
Bethany Harrington at
[email protected] and let
her know what you’ll be
bringing!
The PTA will provide coffee,
water, plates and any dishes
needed to ensure our families
have a healthy dinner!
Childcare for school-aged
children will be provided in the
library.
Bring homework or a board
game to play!
Babies-in-arms are always
welcome!
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Music with Ms. Sara
Brought to you by
John Muir Elementary
Foundation
Parent Newsletter
ALIVE!!! Music Program at Muir
Music with Ms. Sara Campbell
started November 3rd! Ms. Sara is
teaching 1st and 2nd graders on
either Tuesdays or Thursdays. Music
classes are in English for the
traditional school and in Spanish for
the FLAG.
Parents, be sure to ask your child
about music time with Ms. Sararest assured they thoroughly enjoy
her lessons!
Her lessons cover topics including
rhythm and movement, timing,
dancing, singing and creating.
Music Info and Donations:
http://www.muirfoundation.com/
music.html
A spring performance is in the
works!
Jeanette Garcia,
La Catrina
GATE and Student Council News
GATE students will be participating
in the Invention Convention which
will be held at Glendale High School
on November 19. The competition is
open to all 4-6 grade GATE students
in the district.
Student Council visited Windsor
Manor last month and painted
Halloween pumpkins with the senior
residents. This month's theme will
be Thanksgiving and what we are
thankful for.
Día de los Muertos at Muir
Brought to you by PTA
Día de los Muertos Event
Brought to you by
FLAG
On October 27 there was an all school
Día de los Muertos assembly in
English and Spanish presented by La
Catrina, Jeannette Garcia, and
sponsored by PTA, and on November
1st the FLAG hosted their annual Día
de los Muertos event.
Día de los Muertos is a tradition
celebrated in many Latin American
countries and now in the United
States. It is a day of celebration to
honor those that have passed. It is a
day of remembrance and festive
celebrations.
Muir students had an array of fun
and culturally educational
experiences listening to poetry
from la catrina, making papel
picado, mask decorating or face
painting!
Thank you to Juana Medina for her
leadership in organizing Día de los
Muertos at Muir.
https://goo.gl/photos/a4
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Parent
Newsletter
The
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FLAG fundraiser is
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Principal’s Message
Dear John Muir Families,
It is hard to believe that we just completed
our first trimester for the 2016-2017 school
year. On November 10th all 1st- 6th grade
students will receive their first report card
for this academic year. Transitional
Kindergarten and Kindergarten students will
have parent conferences to discuss the
progress of the students.
I encourage you to take some time and have
a dialogue with your child and set goals for
the next trimester. Our teachers have been
working diligently to help students set goals
for themselves and to grow academically.
The State Standards are cognitively rigorous
and it requires students to think differently
and at a deeper level. Teachers have met
with individual students to set goals for the
year. You can also discuss your child’s goals
with him/her as well as with the teacher.
Please see pictures of teachers (Mrs.
Petrossians, Mr. Dermegerdichian and Miss
Vardani) as they met with students during
goal setting conferences).
The following are some ideas for parents
and how they can support at home:
•Emphasizing critical thinking where
students analyze, discuss and justify their
thinking.
•Encouraging problem solving rather than
giving the answers.
•Encouraging students to read non-fiction
books
Ms. Petrossians
2nd Grade Teacher
The report card is a communication tool
reflecting your child’s performance at
school.
If your child has 1s on his or her report card,
I highly recommend for you to contact your
child’s teacher and set up a conference to
discuss your child’s academic needs.
Lastly, the results of our School Site Council
elections are in and our John Muir School
Site Council parents are:
Adrina Hydikian
Michelle Manalo
Arsen Samvelian
Juana Medina
Guillermina Gutierrez
I thank you for your involvement in your
child’s academics and for your support.
Mr. Dermegerdichian
4th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Shahijanian, Principal
Monster Mash Committee’s Message
Hello Muir families!
The Monster Mash was a sMASHing success
with the FUN we all had and how many
amazing, fun MEMORIES we made for and
with our kids!
The winners of the best decorated booth
contest are Maestra Escobar’s class with
the Monster Mouth game and Ms. Vardani’s
class with Bobbing for Apples. Both classes
will enjoy a popsicle party! Congratulations!
Below are the unclaimed Opportunity
Drawing winners! Contact Diane at 213-4799849 to present the other half of the ticket
and claim your prize. Note that winners
have until Monday, November 14 to claim
their prize.
•Glendale Centre Theatre-2 tickets for
Jitters- Winner: 524838 (Gayane)
•Cinemark-3 prepaid Movie Tickets- Winner:
524289 (Aleen Sami)
•Aquarium of the Pacific- 2 tickets- Winner:
524583
•Moonlight Rollerway- Gift Card- Winner:
524234
•Pickwick Bowl-2 Games of bowling for 4
people- Winner: 524310 (Michelle Magpayo)
•Kidspace Children’s Museum-1 Kidspace
Family Pass- Winners: 524593 (Olivia) &
524313
•Hollywood Wax Museum & Guinness World
Records- 2 tickets- Winner: 524288 (Helen)
•Little Girls Pick Bike- Winner: 524396
Thank you to everyone who helped and
donated their time, money, food, toys or other
contributions. Together we saved the Mash!
With sincere appreciation,
Monster Mash Committee:
Bethany Harrington, Diane Kzlgezyan,
Juana Medina, Karen Smith & Karen Eshed
Special Thanks:
•John Muir Elementary School- teachers,
parents and staff
•John Muir Student Council
•Girl Scout Troop 1231
•Glendale High School
•Clark Magnet High School
•Pasadena Play House
•Underwood Family Farm
•Pick Wick Bowling
•Awesome Playground
•Glendale Center Theatre Group
•Wax Museum
•Kidspace
•Aquarium of the Pacific
•Moonlight Rollerway
•Smitty’s
•Seco
Ms. Vardani
6th Grade Teacher
Star Nova Classes at Muir
John Muir Elementary School
912 Chevy Chase Drive
Glendale, CA 91205
Phone:
(818) 241-4848
Fax:
(818) 241-1058
Editor:
Karen Eshed
[email protected]
Kids do better when parents
are involved. Grades are
higher. Test scores improve.
Attendance increases.
-www.pta.org
We’re on the Web!
www.johnmuirelementary.net
John Muir Elementary School
912 Chevy Chase Drive
Glendale, CA 91205
Starting November 8-January 24
Star Nova will be offering the
following classes at Muir:
Culinary Arts: Holiday Gourmet
Tuesdays
2:30pm-3:30pm (1-5)
3:30pm-4:30pm (K)
Fee: $152
Science: Gooey, Icky Slimy Science
Tuesdays
2:30pm-3:30pm (1-5)
3:30pm-4:30pm (K)
Fee: $144
*Scholarships are offered and you
get a free trial class!
To register online go to
http://johnmuir.starinc.org.
If you have any questions or
suggestions of classes for the
future, you may contact the Star
Nova Director, Stella Sargsyan at
310-892-6155 and at
[email protected].