Issue: February 7, 2018
Feb 5 to Feb 16 - Anza around the World
Feb 12 - Lincoln's Birthday (No School)
Feb 15
- AATW International Fair New!
Feb 19 - Washington's Birthday (No School)
Feb 20 - Box Top Submissions
New!
Feb 22 - Spelling Bee (Grades 4 & 5)
Feb 26 to Mar 2 - Penny Wars
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Parents - please find
information below attached below:
- English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
- DELMAC meeting
- Path to Biliteracy
- 2018 Pentathlon (Grades 4 & 5)
- Spelling Bee
- Noon Aides needed at Anza
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ANZA AROUND
THE WORLD...February 5
th
-
16
th
New!
Celebrating the many cultures from around the world through fun activities including...
-2/5 -
Turn
in optional index card
"Let's Make
a
Flag"
Activity
-2/6 -
Kick-off
assembly featuring
Ballet Folclórico do
Brasil
-2/5-2/16 - Classroom
presentations
by parent
volunteers
-2/15 -
International Fair
from 1:50pm-4pm. Anza Cafeteria
For more
information on
"Let's Make
a
Flag"
or other questions, see
flyer
below or contact parent
volunteer Cheryl Abbani
at
Cheryl.abbani@yahoo.com
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Penny Wars
- The battle begins 2/26 and ends on 3/2.
New!
TK - 2nd grades and 3rd - 5th grades will compete to "slime" Principal Marks! One class from each group with the most points win. We will be at morning recess each day that week. Be sure to separate your silver from your pennies & paper to join in on the fun. See flyer below for more details.
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ANZA STEAM FAIR
- Projects due on
Tuesday,
April
3rd
Help
open
your child's eyes
to the
world
of Science,
Technology,
Engineering,
Art,
and Mathematics with
a
STEAM Fair
project.
Have
your
child start thinking about their project NOW! Entries are due on
Tuesday,
April
3
rd
.
See
flyer
below.
Questions or
want
to help? Contact parent
volunteer M
adonna
Mashburn
at
Madonna.mashburn@gmail.com
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TIS THE SEASON FOR RE-GIFTING
Did you receive gift cards as presents that you'll never use?
Consider donating them to the EEA for the Silent Auction in May.
Have small balances on some gift cards?
Donate those too as we will combine with others. See flyer below for more details, and to donate complete the form at this link.
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PAY IT FORWARD....VOLUNTEER!!
We
need
parents
to
lead
these
programs
or
they
will
go
away:
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FIELD
DAY
...an
AM of games & fun
activities
for our
students
Volunteers
also needed
for:
-
Anza
Around
the
World -
presenters
&
booth
hosts
in
February
-
STEAM
Fair
- check projects in and escort
students
-
Classroom
Volunteers
for
upcoming
AIA
Project
3
(see
flyer)
-
Copy Club volunteer
for
Thursdays
-
EEA's
Ice Cream Social & Silent
Auction
Please consider volunteering for these
worthy
programs.
Training
and support is
provided.
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CALLING ALL SHOPPERS!!!
Earn cash for Anza while shopping...
- Register and use eScrip to shop your favorite online retailers
- Visiting the mall or eating out? Don't forget to sign up & use
Shoparoo
to snap a photo of your receipt.
- Don't forget to turn in your
Box Tops for a chance to win cool prizes!! (flyers below)
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PLEASE NOTE: The information on our Website and TUSD are being worked on to be updated to the 2017-18 information. All this is done by Parent Volunteers like yourself, so some information may not be readily available yet. We hope to have everything by mid-September. Green books will be sent home during Back to School. Thanks!
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English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
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Dear Parents,
If your child is currently listed as Limited English Proficiency and requires annual language testing this information can be helpful. The State of California has changed the test to better align with the state standards This test replaces the annual CELDT test that students took at the district office usually during the summer. The new ELPAC test will be given at the school site February 20, 21 and 27. Parents will no longer need to make an appointment with Language Assessment Center the classroom teacher will schedule the children during the school day for testing. Here is a link to practice tests.
https://www.elpac.org/resources/practicetests/
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District English Language Multicultural Advisory Committee (DELMAC)
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Dear Parents,
The DELMAC meeting that was scheduled for
January 20, 2018
has been changed to
April 21, 2018
, @
8:00
at Torrance High School.
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Path to Biliteracy Awards (for 5th grade students)
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Pathway to Biliteracy Awards honor students who, by the end of 5th grade, have demonstrated a commitment to becoming biliterate and who have reached a certain degree of proficiency in both English and another language (including the American Sign Language). This award is given at the end of the school year.
All documents at the link below need to be submitted to the office by
April 13, 2018
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2018 ACADEMIC PENTATHLON - PRE QUALIFYING EXAM (Grades 4 & 5)
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Several Torrance elementary schools will compete at the district academic pentathlon in May 2018. The pentathlon consists of language arts, math, social studies, science, and logic / brainteaser questions. Anza's team will be composed of four 4th graders, four 5th graders, and one alternate per grade. With limited slots and a large number of interested students, we must administer a pre-qualifying exam.
When: 3:20 - 4:00 pm on Thursday, February 8 and Friday, February 9, 2018 (
Please opt for any one)
Where: Room 12, Anza Elementary
Pentathlon Practice Schedule: Please note team practices will take place ever Friday @ 3:15 - 4:15 pm in Room 12, February 16 - May 11. There will be no practice on Friday, March 29 (Spring Break).
Attending all practices is mandatory.
We appreciate your prompt attention. Thank you in advance for your support.
Sincerely,
Principal Barbara Marks
Consent form is available here
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Spelling Bee
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Anza Grades 4 and 5 participate in the Spelling Bee on February 22, 2018. Winners participate in the district Spelling Bee on March 1, 2018 at Hull Middle School. For more information and to download the word list, visit the link below.
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Anza Around The World
New!
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Tis the Season for Re-gifting
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Support Anza !
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Shoparoo
is school fundraising made easy: turning pictures of your everyday shopping receipts into cash donations and sweepstakes entries for Anza! Yep, it's that simple. Shop as you normally do. Snap pictures of your receipts with the app, and voila...SHOP, SNAP, EARN!
Get started today:
- Download the free Shoparoo app from the Apple App Store or Google PlayStore
- Select ANZA ELEMENTARY from the list and start taking pictures of your receipts - shop anywhere, buy anything!
- You can even select a grade to support and have fun with grade competitions!
Encourage friends and family to sign up and support Anza throughout the year!
Did you know  partners with merchants to give ca$h to schools?
Vendors donate back from 0.3% - 1.8% of your purchase
Sign up online. It's quick and easy!
- Go to www.escrip.com
- Click on "sign-up" in the top right corner
- Designate "Anza Elementary School" as your non-profit (eScrip allows up to 3 organizations to benefit)
- Follow the instructions to register your loyalty and credit / debit cards
- Don't want to register your credit cards? No problem, you can still contribute by first logging into www.eScrip.com and then clicking on the link of the online store of your choice.
What is AmazonSmile?
A simple way to shop that earns 0.5% of your eligible purchase for Anza Elementary!
How do I choose Anza Elementary to support when shopping on AmazonSmile?
- Click on the AmazonSmile link or go to https://smile.amazon.com
- Select ANZA Elementary (Torrance) as the organization to receive donations
- Shop as usual and your purchase will earn 0.5% for Anza Elementary
Encourage friends and family to sign up and support Anza throughout the year!
Funds raised through eScrip, Shoperoo & AmazonSmile supports Anza Elementary PTA programs such as the School Library, Field Trips, Classroom Enrichment, Science Fair, Adventures in Art, Reflections, Bike Rodeo, Anza Around the World, Dr. Seuss Day, Local Heroes Day, & Talent Show.
For questions, contact Joanne Moore or Traci Iwanaka at anzafundraising@gmail.com |
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Support Anza through Box Tops New!
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Download the Box Tops submission sheet
here
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Spirit Wear Shop Open! New!
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Please note, this is not a fundraiser, we are providing spirit wear at the cost provided to Anza by our partner PrintWorks.
Please ensure to put your child's Name, Teacher and Room number in the comments at check out.
Delivery will be appx. 3 weeks from order date.
***No Refunds or Exchanges***
Shop now!
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| Torrance Unified School District |
Parents and Guardians of Anza Elementary,
We are happy to announce the launch of our new student information system, PowerSchool.
PowerSchool will be replacing Parent Connect this fall of 2017. In order to access the new portal you will need to create a new account. This can be done by visiting https://torrance.powerschool.com and selecting the Create Account tab. It is very important that you submit an accurate email address. We recommend the Google Chrome or Firefox browser to access the portal.
You will need your student's Access ID and Password to link your child to your account. If you have multiple children in the district, you will receive a separate letter for each child, which you can link to your newly created account.
Example of Student Access ID and Password
[NAME OF CHILD] Access ID is XXXXXXXXX
[NAME OF CHILD] Access Password is #####
Please keep your passwords confidential so that only you can access the information.
Once you have your account created and child(ren) linked, we ask that you click on the Registration link to update your information and review district agreements.
Sincerely,
Torrance Unified School District
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| AFTERSCHOOL / ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS (NON-ANZA) |
Dear Anza Parents,
Anza is striving to go paperless! With this effort we will not be distributing after school program flyers on a regular basis. If you would be interested in a class, please click below to find out what programs are available or check in the office to see if there might be a hard copy for you. Please note, these partners have no affiliations to Anza Elementary and our school does not profit from these programs. This link will remain on the Communicator for your convenience and will typically be found at the bottom of the email.
Thanks!
Improve with Improv flyer updated. Mad Science cancelled. New!
Added West High Cheer Clinic, AYSO Soccer, Shrek the Musical, Bricks 4 Kids flyers
New!
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ANZA GOLD RIBBON AWARD
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ANZA 2016 GOLD RIBBON AWARD
Anza is recognized for its exemplary academic programs and performance. The Gold Ribbon Award recognizes those schools who have made tremendous academic gains through their educational programs, practices, standards-based activities, projects, and strategies.
READ MORE
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Dear Communicator Readers,
Thanks for continuing to support Anza's Paperless efforts! Please tell your friends to opt-in, as Anza will be limiting it's distribution of paper flyers going forward.
Opt-in Here!
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