Santee Falcons SOAR! Principal's Update
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Principal Ansley's Weekly Message
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Dear Santee Family,
"School Counselor because super amazing, multi-tasking, life saving, miracle worker isn't an official title." Unknown
This week, we celebrate our amazing school counselors. School counselors not only work everyday to ensure that students are scheduled correctly so that they achieve their academic goals but they build relationships, they are there for our students emotionally as well as academically. They inspire and motivate our Falcons day in and day out. At times, they are the ones to ease parent worries and connect our students and families to much needed resources and counseling.
Despite all that our school counselors do for our school community, they are not always appreciated and celebrated the way that they should be. So please join me in thanking our school counselors. When you see them this week and really every week, let them know how much you appreciate all of their dedication and passion for our students well-being and success.
Working Together, All Santee Falcons Will Soar
!
If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to call our main office or email Principal Susana Ansley-Gutierrez at susana.gutierrez@lausd.net.
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A) Santee Successes
1) On January 30, we held our annual
Fall Awards night
and we had over 400 students that earned medals because they had a 3.5 and higher for their Fall 2019 grades. It was a beautiful evening celebrating with families on their success. Go Falcons! Also, thank you to all the teachers that came out and celebrated with us.
2) Congratulations to all of our sports teams with wins this week:
JV Boys' Basketball
Boys' Varsity Basketball
JV Girls' Basketball
Girls' Varsity Basketball
Boys' Soccer
Girls' Soccer
Water Polo
3)
Congratulations
to our
11th graders and 9th graders
for having the highest attendance rates this week!
4) This week we had parents conduct a classroom walk through of classes and they noted that they see a significant decrease in cellphone usage in the classrooms. Great job Falcons!
5) Students and supporters of the
Class of 2021
will be on a
Northern California College Trip
on Wednesday through Friday of the week ahead.
6) We hosted our first ever AP fair! It was a great event during lunch time that helped to inform our students of the many AP Course options they have! Great job team and a very special shout out to
Ms. Wu, Mr. Garcia and Mr. Ramirez
!
See electronic version of the Mission and Vision Poster.
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- The staff restrooms on the Maple side were closed on Friday, January 31, 2020 due to a plumbing issue. The issue has been resolved and restrooms will be reopened on Monday, February 3, 2020.
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Santee Fall Honors Award Night
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Santee Fall Attendance Celebration
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Santee Athletics this week...
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Santee Culinary Arts Program
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A
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On
Wednesday, February 5,
the Intervention Taskforce is meeting in the Parent Center from 3:15-4:15pm. If you would like to be part of the meeting, please join us and/or see Mr. Bosley.
B) Parents, please join us for the
Local District Central Conversations with LD Central Staff
on
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
from 5:30pm-7pm in the Santee theatre. Our LD Central Superintendent
Mr. Roberto A. Martinez
and
Network Director Dr. Denise Pratt
will be the key speakers on the day of the event. Join us for important updates, initiatives and conversation.
Attention Parents, on
Thursday, February 6, 2020,
we will be having our
Monthly Family Action Team Meeting
in the Parent Center at 10:30am. All parents are welcomed to attend.
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
would like to cordially invite all parents to the
Parent College University Day 2020 Event at UCLA
! Join us on
February 8, 2020
as we visit the University of California, Los Angeles and hear from students, advisors, and university leadership. University Day is designed to guide you through the admissions process, connect you to multiple resources on campus, and showcase what UCLA has to offer. If you are interested in the University Day at UCLA and would like to attend, please contact Ms. Ana Bermudez,
Parent Liaison
in the Parent Center or Mr. Raul Ramirez,
Assistant Principal
for registration support.
Workshops
and
Activities
from the Santee Education Complex
Parent Center for the week of
February 3rd - 7th 2020:
Monday 2/03/2020:
TUPE Meeting 3:00pm
Tuesday 2/04/2020:
Parent Classroom Observations (Elective Classes) - 8:45am
Wednesday 2/05/2020:
Nutrition Class 9:00am
LD Central Conversations with LD Central Staff - 5:00pm Santee Theatre
Thursday 2/06/2020:
Family Action Team Meeting - 10:30am
Advocates for Healthy Choices - 3:00pm
C)
Thursday, February 6,
there will be an ILT meeting from 3:15-5pm. Please meet in room C235.
D) Starting
February 10-March 13
, we are beginning our one-on-one meetings with all our Falcons. Counselors have already reached out to departments to schedule times to visit. This visit will include a classroom presentation that includes A-G requirements, required credits for each grade level, and courses to be ready for college and career. After the presentation, each counselor will sit down one on one with each student and guide them down their path for graduation and beyond. We thank you in advance for your time and thank you for your support with our one on one programming.
E)
Reminder that the
100th day of school
is approaching on 2/11/20. Let's make sure we continue to encourage our students to attend.
F) The
Read Across America Planning Meeting #3
will take place Wednesday after-school in the Library. The Read Across America team will continue meeting each Wednesday after school in the Library until Read Across America Day on Friday, March 6, 2020.
G) On
March 13
, we are having a Santee Career Fair and would like to ask if anyone knows of anyone who is interested in speaking about their career on this day. If they are, please see Dr. Chang or Ms. Malinda from CIS.
H) The
ELPAC window
opens on Monday, February 3, 2020.
Ms. Valles
is Santee's ELPAC Coordinator.
I)
After-School Tutoring
is available in the Library and student cafeteria daily from 3pm-5pm.
J)
Purple Sheets
: Attention certificated staff, in order to balance our monthly budgets and to ensure that we are calculating expenditures appropriately, all purple sheets are due at the end of the month. Purple sheets will not be honored if they are more then 15 days late. Please ensure that you are submitting your sheets on time. Also, all PD X-time, Planning Time and Tutor X-time must be pre approved by an administrator. Do not submit purple sheets for hours that are already accounted for through sign-in sheets. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Castellon, SAA.
K)
Cell Phone Policy:
Our school wide cell phone policy is up and running. Thank you for making sure that our new policy has been implemented in the classrooms. This week we had parents conduct a walk through of classes and they noted that they see a significant decrease in cellphone usage in the classrooms. Great job Falcons! If you are in need of assistance or flyers please let let Ms. Garrett know and she will assist you. If you still have any questions or concerns please see Ms. Garrett. We need to continue to let students know what the policy is and that the policy will be in full effect starting the first day of second semester. Reminder that the new policy prohibits cell phone use in the classroom.
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B) All staff information is provided in the
staff handbook.
C)
TEXT-A-TIP -
Remind your students about the TEXT-A-TIP program at Santee! The TEXT-A-TIP phone number is 213.805.7627 or 213.805.SOAR.
D)
Parking:
Please remember to park in your assigned parking space. If you need a parking pass please see the main office because we will be enforcing parking next week. School Police will be helping with enforcing this.
As a reminder, there is no parking on campus. This includes the blacktop and the LA Gate entrance between the softball and Gym areas. The entrance is a fire lane and in case of an emergency, the ambulance and Fire Truck will be unable to get onto campus.
There is no parking on campus when the campus is CLOSED
. If you park on campus when the campus is closed to attend a field trip or professional development, notify your administrator and plant manager to ensure that your car is not CITED.
E)
Air Conditioner
The air conditioners are working overtime. Please make sure that you close your windows and doors so that it remains cool in your room and to ensure that the AC does not stop working.
F) Facilities
If you lose your keys, please notify Ms. Ruiz as soon as possible.
If you need furniture in your classroom, please email our plant manager.
G) Field Trips
Field trips will only be considered for approval if paperwork is submitted at
least 30 days
ahead of time. Field trips not on the pre-approved list nor overnight trips will not be considered for approval if paperwork is not submitted at least
45 days
in advance. As a reminder, field trips occurring during instructional time must be related to the curriculum and standards in your class.
H)
Restorative Justice:
Teachers, please let Ms. Farris know if you would like to have the student RJ ambassadors help facilitate circles in your 8th period and core classes. Contact Ms. Farris for more information.
I)
Keys-
You are responsible for keys checked out to you. If you lose your keys, immediately notify Ms. Ruiz. Taking care of your keys is vital for maintaining safety on campus.
During the school year, the academic side of campus closes at 5:00 p.m. All students on the academic side of campus must exit before 5:00 p.m.
J)
Remind Emergency Tree
K)
Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC)
All BIC items need to be returned to the Cafeteria by 8:30 a.m. Also, BIC items should not be left in your classroom after BIC.
L)
Activities
If you are planning an activity, make sure that you fill out an Activity Sheet found on the Santee Falcons website at least three weeks in advance. Aside from calendar clearance, you must also obtain signatures for the areas you are planning to use. As a reminder, our instructional programs take precedence over extracurricular activities and not all activities will be approved.
M)
Visitor Policy
1. Visitors on campus require the approval of an administrator. If a staff member is requesting a visitor, please notify the Principal 48 hours in advance. This includes, but is not limited to, guest speakers.
2. Visitors must sign-in in the main office and visibly wear a “yellow pass” obtained from the office.
3. School volunteers do not require daily approval. However, all must sign in at the parent center before going to classrooms. School volunteers must also have a current TB test on file.
4. Conferences with parents are not to take place when class is in session.
N) Text-a-Tip is for
emergency purposes
. Adults should not be using text-a-tip to report other school related issues or concerns. Please use the appropriate online forms for any maintenance issues, supply requests or other concerns.
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Please email susana.gutierrez@lausd.net a brief positive or inspiring message to a Santee Falcon Staff Member to include in this email.
Shout out to
Ms. Wu, Mr. Garcia, Mr. DeMar, Dr. Cataldo, Ms. Glick-Neagle, Ms. Zaritzkaya, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Tizon, Ms. D. Johnson, Ms. Franklin, Mr. Quiroz, Ms. Portillo, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Miller, our custodial team, counselors, and students
that supported with making our first Advanced Placement Courses Fair a success!!!
Shout out to
Ms. Buenconsejo, Ms. Zaritskaya, Ms. Racela, and Ms. Reynolds
for opening their doors during our parent classroom walk throughs!
Shout out to
Ms. Wu
and
Mr. Garcia
from promoting our first every AP Fair!
Shout out to all the
Counselors
for having another successful Awards night!
Shout out to
Mr. Chow
and
Ms. Herrera
for having another APEX meeting and discussing the importance of it.
Shout out to
Mr. Vargas
for being an exceptional teacher that serves all students and bring out their creative side!
Shout out to
Ms. Guzman
for having a safe learning environment that allows students to take risks and enjoy learning.
Shout out to
Ms. Debra Johnson
for always pushing our students to reach their highest potential and always staying positive.
Shout out to
Ms. Miller
for setting up the logistics for school wide SRI testing.
Shout out to
Ms. Wu, Mr. Bosley, and Ms. Valles
for supporting with school-wide SRI testing this past week.
Shout out to
Ms. Delgado, Ms. Acosta, Ms. Aguinaldo, Ms. Cano, Mr. Ascencio, Ms. Garcia, Ms. Buenconsejo, and Ms. Glick-Neagle
for undergoing ELPAC Speaking Training this week. Thank you in advance for your support of International Students and all EL students in the weeks/months ahead!
Shout out to
Ms. Imaa, Father Kraft, Ms. Kemp, Ms. Pulgarin, and Ms. Chavez
for undergoing full-day ELPAC training this week. Special shout out to
Ms. Valles
for leading the week's ELPAC trainings, and to
Mr. Rodriguez
and
Ms. Vasquez
for supporting.
Shout out to
Ms. Miller, Ms. Ruiz, Ms. Wu, and the Science Teachers
for conducting SRI this past week. There are a few additional days of make-up SRI testing next week.
Shout out and Good Luck to
Dr. Cataldo
and all
Academic Decathletes
this weekend!
Shout out to
Mr. Flores
for spending his Saturday at Santee to ensure that our plumbing was fixed and ready to go on Monday!
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- 2/3/2020-2/7/2020- School Counselor Appreciation Week/ Girls Water Polo away
- 2/4/2020- Tuesday PD/ Shortened Day Schedule/ Parent Classroom through (Electives)
- 2/5/2020- AVID Northern California Trip/Nutrition Workshop/Math Team Leads/ Girls Water Polo Home
- 2/6/2020- Family Action Team Meeting/ ILT Meeting/ Boys Soccer Away/ Girls Basketball Away/ Girls Soccer Home/ Boys Basketball Home
- 2/7/2020- Boys' and Girls' Soccer/ Girls' and Boys' Basketball
- 2/8/2020- University Day/ Academic Decathlon Awards Ceremony
- 2/10/2020- Volunteer Parent Meeting/ New teacher Meeting
- 2/11/2020- PD Tuesday/ 100th Day of school/ Faculty Meeting
- 2/12/2020- Nutrition Workshop/ ELAC Meeting
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Continue to keep students engaged from bell to bell with technology; work with your peers to improve your instruction and lesson plans based on common assessment data; and always stay professional with all Santee stake holders. By keeping students focused and engaged with relevant lessons, planned essential questions that promote collaboration-creativity-critical thinking-communication, and using academic language every day in your classroom we will ensure our Falcons SOAR by better preparing them for their future.
Santee Education Complex
Working Together, ALL Santee Falcons Will SOAR!
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