Principal’s Corner: A Message from Principal Kamau
Dear Warner Families:
There is excitement in the air as we draw closer to the end of the school year. In most instances the energy is positive and affirmative of our achievements throughout the school year. There are two areas where growth is needed and your (parent) assistance is required.
I seek your assistance with your child in the following ways:
Remind your child to follow school rules, by being respectful and kind at all times.
All school rules apply for the after-school playground. I highly recommend picking up your child at the earliest time possible after school.
After-school cell phone use for any other purpose than home communication is not permitted.
If your child has a cell phone, be mindful of the apps they are accessing. Children are curious beings.
Get to know your child’s friends and parents
B. I seek your assistance with the traffic around campus:
Please do not be rude to other parents – we are role models to all children. Children do what we do, not what we say!
Do not violate our neighbor’s property by parking by or in their driveway.
Using the carpool lane? Have your child seated on the right side and their backpack on the seat beside them. Parents may not get out of the vehicle.
Finally, rules are for the better good and safety of our community.
Give your best for our children!
The fifth-grade culmination committee has been planning and coordinating this big event for the past few months. It is a privilege to have a parent committee willing to coordinate all the minute details of the event. Fifth-grade parents, please lend your support by attending to the committee’s requests with positive rapport and appreciation.
The conversation of Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) has come up over the past year with our teachers and parents. In 2016-2017, GATE learners will be clustered in classrooms. GATE students will continue to learn the same grade-level standards, themes, units and concepts as the rest of the class; however, they will have added opportunities to engage in learning opportunities that require more depth, complexity, novelty and acceleration. Modification of the core instruction allows students to engage at a rigorous level in order to meet their individual academic potential.Warner teachers are trained in Gifted and Talented education and will receive additional training over the summer.
See you at Open House night, Thursday, May 19th: 6:15pm – 7:30pm. An informational flyer came home on Friday, May 13th.
The boys soccer team won one out of two games this weekend and brought home a Third Place trophy! Great job, boys!
Congratulations, Warner Girls’ Soccer Team!
The girls soccer team tied one game and lost one over the weekend against tough competition. Great job, girls!
Congratulations, Warner Dance Team!
Congratulations to the Dance Team which won two Awards at Rainbow Dance Competition in Long Beach Saturday May 14, 2016: High Gold – Large Group Jazz; and Judges Choice Award for Fierceness & Strength. Way to go, dancers!
Open House This Week
Open House will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 6:15pm – 7:30pm. School will release at 2:05pm on this day. Friday, May 20this a minimum day. The school day on a minimum day is 8:00am – 12:30pm.
Open House is a time for students to share their learning, culminating projects, art, and classroom community with their family. Teachers display student work and parents actively participate in listening to the learning adventure from their child’s perspective. Your children have worked hard all year long so come in prepared to celebrate their achievement in 2015-2016.
Food trucks will be parked on Loring Avenue. Families are welcome to eat at the lunch pavilion. Food trucks will be open 5:00pm – 8:00pm. The burger truck and taco truck will have veggie and fish options.
CPK
Burger Truck
Taco Truck
Soft serve ice cream truck
The Book Fair will be set up in the auditorium 5:00pm – 6:30pm. Pick up books and activity items for summer break! Also take this opportunity to visit the Warner Wear store for school spirit wear. The store will be open 5:00pm – 6:30pm.
Finally, a friendly reminder that food is not permitted in the classrooms.
We look forward to celebrating our students and coming together as a community united in academic excellence.
Want to Get Involved Next Year?
Warner has several open committee positions — please see below and help out!
Become an active member in the WAVE community by chairing one of these committees (do it with a friend or two, if you’d like):
OPEN COMMITTEE POSITIONS (detailed job description available upon request)
Bulletin Board Coordinator: Maintain and keep all bulletin boards around campus updated with the most current information and calendars.
Library Enrichment Coordinator: Coordinate parent Classroom library volunteer program, process parent “Thank You” book dedications, prepare and process annual purchasing of books with Librarian, process expenses/deposits and create annual report, act as liaison with Wave board, assist Librarian with special projects as needed
Beautification Day Chair: Organize the cleaning of school grounds on a Sunday on September (date TBD).
Rebates Coordinator: Get free money for Warner! Run our programs with Ralphs, Target, eScrip, Office Depot, Amazon Associates and more.
Sing Videos: Coordinate and sell DVDs of the Winter Sing and Spring Sing performances.
Community Grants: Research and write grant applications forWarner
Nook Suphamongkhon, Romy Nourafchan, Rodney Yashouafar, Rod Amiri, Cara Conde, Bita Alishahi, Cristina Sepani, Sasha Nourafchan, Ben Austin, Allen Aghajanian, Ignacio Garcia, Pedram Ben Cohen, Angel Rabbi, Tracy Austin, Golriz Jafari, Raha Ahavan, Robert Lappin, Rose Krieger, Ryan McManus
Saturday, 5/21/16 – 3rd Grade Movie Night Under the Stars – Join your fellow 3rd graders for an outdoor movie experience with dinner, popcorn, and more! Bring your blankets, sleeping bags and lawn chairs, and get ready for a fun night!
Sunday, 5/22/16 – 5th Grade Bowling Party – Come bowl wth your fellow and awesome graduates! You will bowl for two hours, have pizza and cupcakes and even get a $5 certificate for future visits!
NOVA Classes on Thursday, May 19th are as normally scheduled. Classes will begin at 2:45PM
There will be NO NOVA CLASSES on FRIDAY, May 20, 2016. Galaxy will still be as normally scheduled.
Thank you!
AND…
STAR’s Extravaganza “GREASE” is performing ONE DAY ONLY Thursday, June 2, 2016 @ 4PM. Our RockStar Bands will also be performing at Grease!
Also, RockSTAR’s Battle of the Bands will take place on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at The Avalon in Hollywood. Warner‘s 2 bands will be performing between 4:30-5:00PM. Come out and support our Rock Stars!
Shop AMAZON and Make Easy Money forWarner!
Hello Parents,
Like to shop on Amazon? Like to earn easy money for Warner?
Just so you know, it doesn’t cost you any more money to shop Amazon this way. And your purchases are completely anonymous – so no one will rib you about your love of Taylor Swift or your penchant for romantic fiction.
If you can, please shop this way instead of using Amazon Smile. Warner only gets .5% on Amazon Smile vs. 4 – 8% if you shop through this link. That’s a huge difference! If our Warner families take this easy step, we can raise a lot of money for Warner with almost no extra effort. SPREAD THE WORD TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES!
It’s so easy and our school gains so much! That’s why we’re asking everyone to make a habit of clicking on Warner‘s Amazon link (on the right hand side of the WarnerWhat’sHappening) to do their shopping on Amazon for the rest of the year. Thanks for your support!
Shopping in Century City? Earn Money forWarner
Earning money for Warner is easy when you shop in Century City.
Once your account is confirmed, you can submit receipts by signing into your account. Select the ‘Points’ tab, then ‘Add Points.’ Be sure to ‘Pick Partner’ and choose Warner. Or submit your receipts to the Westfield Customer Service Desk within 7 days.
Upload your receipts within 14 days of purchase.
Coach Diamond’s Playground Wish List
LAUSD funds only get us the basics, so Coach Diamond is in need of some playground/recess equipment for school. Please see her wish list below. Everything on coach’s list is on the Amazon Smile website*.
2) select Warner Avenue Foundation as your charitable organization (by doing so, the school will receive a percentage of the sale proceeds)
3) shop.
You can hand deliver the items to school or deliver to the following address: WAVE, c/o Erin Diamond, 615 Holmby Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
*Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support WAVE every time you shop, at no cost to you. You can use your existing Amazon account on Amazon Smile.
Wish list:
Mikasa Playground Ball – 8.5″
Mikasa Playground Ball – 10″
Mikasa Playground Ball – 13″
Mikasa Serious Soccer Ball – Size 4
Wilson Soft Play Outdoor Volleyball
Spalding NBA Street Basketball – Size 6 Intermediate
Assorted Nylon Reinforced Bean Bags – 5″
Wham-o Allsport Frisbee
Chinese Jump Ropes
Board Games for Game Room (any are appreciated)
Jacks & Ball Sets
Ride-On Scooter – Original Flying Turtle
Bonded Foam Gymnastics Mat – 4′ x 8′ x 2′ Blue by Orbring (Need 6)
Corporate Sponsors Wanted
Any parent or business interested in corporate sponsorship (advertising in the roster, banners at school corners, this newsletter) please contact Tracy Austin at tsue73@yahoo.com.
It’s a tax-deductible contribution to Warner AND a great way to advertise your business to all the parents and the entire neighborhood.
Lost And Found
The Lost and Found is located outside the kindergarten yard. Please check regularly for your children’s lost items. Lunch boxes will will thrown out at the end of the day each Friday. Unclaimed clothing will be donated monthly.
WarnerWhat’sHappening Newsletter Submissions:
All newsletter submissions must be approved and emailed to admin@warnerwhatshappening.com by 4:00 p.m. the Friday prior to the following week’s Newsletter.
CLICK HERE to shop Amazon and earn money for Warner.
RALPHS
Help us earn money from Ralph’s simply by scanning your Ralph’s Reward Card with the scan bar code letter you received in the first day package next time you shop at Ralph’s and they’ll sendWarner a percentage of your purchases. You need only scan the letter once to be in their system for the school year and just scan your Reward Card as usual. You need to scan it again even if you scanned it at the beginning of the last school year.
eSCRIP
eScrip has rebate relationships with many different vendors. Go towww.escrip.com and register your grocery cards (Pavilions, Vons); Macy’s card; and all credit cards. Shop at your usual stores in town. If you use your registered card for a purchase, Warnerautomatically receives a percentage. If you go through escrip.com online shopping mall, many more merchants are available that will give Warner a % of your purchases. You must renew your Von’s registration with escrip every September.
Target
Every time you use your Target Redcard or Target credit card when you shop,Warner gets 1% of your total purchases by calling 800-316-6142 and designatingWarner as your school. Or register online at
www.target.com/redcard
1) Click “Take charge of education”
2) Click “enroll now”
3) select zip code and type 90024 and then selectWarner Ave
4) type your redcard account number and name
This is an easy process and takes less than 5 minutes – please sign up.
Shop at OFFICE DEPOT and they’ll send Warner 5% of every purchase!! Simply mention WARNER School to the cashier if in stores or at the time of check out on line or punch in Warner‘s NEW ID# 700-100-74. Thank you for supporting Warner!!
Box Tops
eBoxTops are worth 10 cents each, and they add up fast! Our school can use the money to buy whatever it needs! Here’s how:
I am glad to say that our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students are in the final week of SBAC testing. The testing schedule was designed to lower testing stress by reducing the length of time spent on daily testing. I am confident that students have shown their best work and the scores will reflect the same. SBAC scores will be released in the fall.
We are on the home stretch and students and staff at Warnerare hard at work to finish the year strong! Fifth grade students are excited about the culmination ceremony to be held on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 9:00am. (Bitter Sweet!)
I believe and know that in the new school year, we will continue to grow academically and in strengthening the partnerships that make Warner Avenue the Best School in the District! WarnerAvenue School will continue the following programs for all students in 2016-2017:
Visual Arts program
Computer literacy program
District music and drama program
Field trips for academic enrichment
Library visits
Physical Education with Coach Diamond
Science program
STAR after-school program
Teacher Assistants
Winter and Spring Sings
Please take a moment to support Charlene Golbahary, 5th grade
student. She is passionate about eliminating the negative effects of smoking on society. CLICK HERE to visit her website to learn more.
I look forward to a brilliant ending to 2015-2016 and a stronger
Stay tuned for our wrap-up assembly on Monday, May 9th! We will announce the winners of the Pizza Party!
Warner Avenue School thanks you, the students and their families, for participating in Warner Walk and supporting our school!
Please turn in final checks payable to WAVE by May 9th.
Annual Fund 100% Participation
We have six room that have 100% class participation! Congratulations to Room 4 Ms. Hartley, Room 13 Ms. Peyton, Room 18 Ms. Ichikawa, Room 24 Ms. Richmond, Room 27 Ms. Bockman, and Room 31 Ms. E Lee. Well done.
Many classrooms are close…. it’s not too late to see your classroom on this list! Please consider a contribution today. You can do it online at https://store.warnerwave.com .
Thank you for supporting our kids through the Warner Annual Fund.
Congratulations, Boys’ Soccer Team!
The Warner boys’ soccer team won all three of their games on Saturday without a single goal scored upon them. They now advance to the next round. Way to go, boys! Special thanks to Ms. Kamau and Mr. Crossley for always coming out to cheer on the team.
Warner Party Book News
Hi Everyone…
There are 2 fantastic parties coming up in May:
Saturday, 5/21/16 – 3rd Grade Movie Night Under the Stars – Join your fellow 3rd graders for an outdoor movie experience with dinner, popcorn, and more! Bring your blankets, sleeping bags and lawn chairs, and get ready for a fun night!
Sunday, 5/22/16 – 5th Grade Bowling Party – Come bowl wth your fellow and awesome graduates! You will bowl for two hours, have pizza and cupcakes and even get a $5 certificate for future visits!
Just so you know, it doesn’t cost you any more money to shop Amazon this way. And your purchases are completely anonymous – so no one will rib you about your love of Taylor Swift or your penchant for romantic fiction.
If you can, please shop this way instead of using Amazon Smile. Warner only gets .5% on Amazon Smile vs. 4 – 8% if you shop through this link. That’s a huge difference! If our Warner families take this easy step, we can raise a lot of money for Warner with almost no extra effort. SPREAD THE WORD TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES!
It’s so easy and our school gains so much! That’s why we’re asking everyone to make a habit of clicking on Warner‘s Amazon link (on the right hand side of the WarnerWhat’sHappening) to do their shopping on Amazon for the rest of the year. Thanks for your support!
Attn: Families Headed to Paul Revere Middle School
For the past several years, neighborhood parents of kids going to Paul Revere Middle School have joined together to provide bus service to the school from Holmby Park. If interested, please contact Lisa Kunis at LimoBunny1@aol.com.
Shopping in Century City? Earn Money forWarner
Earning money for Warner is easy when you shop in Century City.
Once your account is confirmed, you can submit receipts by signing into your account. Select the ‘Points’ tab, then ‘Add Points.’ Be sure to ‘Pick Partner’ and choose Warner. Or submit your receipts to the Westfield Customer Service Desk within 7 days.
Upload your receipts within 14 days of purchase.
Coach Diamond’s Playground Wish List
LAUSD funds only get us the basics, so Coach Diamond is in need of some playground/recess equipment for school. Please see her wish list below. Everything on coach’s list is on the Amazon Smile website*.
2) select Warner Avenue Foundation as your charitable organization (by doing so, the school will receive a percentage of the sale proceeds)
3) shop.
You can hand deliver the items to school or deliver to the following address: WAVE, c/o Erin Diamond, 615 Holmby Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
*Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support WAVE every time you shop, at no cost to you. You can use your existing Amazon account on Amazon Smile.
Wish list:
Mikasa Playground Ball – 8.5″
Mikasa Playground Ball – 10″
Mikasa Playground Ball – 13″
Mikasa Serious Soccer Ball – Size 4
Wilson Soft Play Outdoor Volleyball
Spalding NBA Street Basketball – Size 6 Intermediate
Assorted Nylon Reinforced Bean Bags – 5″
Wham-o Allsport Frisbee
Chinese Jump Ropes
Board Games for Game Room (any are appreciated)
Jacks & Ball Sets
Ride-On Scooter – Original Flying Turtle
Bonded Foam Gymnastics Mat – 4′ x 8′ x 2′ Blue by Orbring (Need 6)
Corporate Sponsors Wanted
Any parent or business interested in corporate sponsorship (advertising in the roster, banners at school corners, this newsletter) please contact Tracy Austin at tsue73@yahoo.com.
It’s a tax-deductible contribution to Warner AND a great way to advertise your business to all the parents and the entire neighborhood.
Lost And Found
The Lost and Found is located outside the kindergarten yard. Please check regularly for your children’s lost items. Lunch boxes will will thrown out at the end of the day each Friday. Unclaimed clothing will be donated monthly.
WarnerWhat’sHappening Newsletter Submissions:
All newsletter submissions must be approved and emailed to admin@warnerwhatshappening.com by 4:00 p.m. the Friday prior to the following week’s Newsletter.
CLICK HERE to shop Amazon and earn money for Warner.
RALPHS
Help us earn money from Ralph’s simply by scanning your Ralph’s Reward Card with the scan bar code letter you received in the first day package next time you shop at Ralph’s and they’ll sendWarner a percentage of your purchases. You need only scan the letter once to be in their system for the school year and just scan your Reward Card as usual. You need to scan it again even if you scanned it at the beginning of the last school year.
eSCRIP
eScrip has rebate relationships with many different vendors. Go towww.escrip.com and register your grocery cards (Pavilions, Vons); Macy’s card; and all credit cards. Shop at your usual stores in town. If you use your registered card for a purchase, Warnerautomatically receives a percentage. If you go through escrip.com online shopping mall, many more merchants are available that will give Warner a % of your purchases. You must renew your Von’s registration with escrip every September.
Target
Every time you use your Target Redcard or Target credit card when you shop,Warner gets 1% of your total purchases by calling 800-316-6142 and designatingWarner as your school. Or register online at
www.target.com/redcard
1) Click “Take charge of education”
2) Click “enroll now”
3) select zip code and type 90024 and then selectWarner Ave
4) type your redcard account number and name
This is an easy process and takes less than 5 minutes – please sign up.
Shop at OFFICE DEPOT and they’ll send Warner 5% of every purchase!! Simply mention WARNER School to the cashier if in stores or at the time of check out on line or punch in Warner‘s NEW ID# 700-100-74. Thank you for supporting Warner!!
Box Tops
eBoxTops are worth 10 cents each, and they add up fast! Our school can use the money to buy whatever it needs! Here’s how:
Our last WAVE meeting for this school year is tomorrow, Monday, May 2nd immediately after the assembly in the Amin Auditorium.
We will be voting on the slate for the 2016-17 WAVE Board of Directors and Officers. Also, learn about the final events and activities for the year, including Book Fair, Open House, Teacher/Staff Luncheon and hear Principal Kamau’s monthly update.
Warner Walk Update
Thank you every one for a GREAT Warner Walk!
Stay tuned for our wrap-up assembly where we’ll announce the pizza party winners on
Monday, May 9th.
Warner Party Book News
Hi Everyone…
There are 2 fantastic parties coming up in May:
Saturday, 5/21/16 – 3rd Grade Movie Night Under the Stars – Join your fellow 3rd graders for an outdoor movie experience with dinner, popcorn, and more! Bring your blankets, sleeping bags and lawn chairs, and get ready for a fun night!
Sunday, 5/22/16 – 5th Grade Bowling Party – Come bowl wth your fellow and awesome graduates! You will bowl for two hours, have pizza and cupcakes and even get a $5 certificate for future visits!
The girls’ soccer team won two out of three games this weekend! Congratulations to all the players for their great effort. Way to go, girls!
Follow-Up to Nathalie Kunin’s Talk
We were very fortunate to have Nathalie Kunin of Team Tutors speak to our school community last week about learning styles. Several parents asked Nathalie for tips on how to help kids reducing stress and anxiety while taking standardizes tests. Nathalie was kind enough to share the document below, “Stress Busters.” We hope you’ll find these tips helpful!
Shop AMAZON and Make Easy Money forWarner!
Hello Parents,
Like to shop on Amazon? Like to earn easy money for Warner?
Just so you know, it doesn’t cost you any more money to shop Amazon this way. And your purchases are completely anonymous – so no one will rib you about your love of Taylor Swift or your penchant for romantic fiction.
If you can, please shop this way instead of using Amazon Smile. Warner only gets .5% on Amazon Smile vs. 4 – 8% if you shop through this link. That’s a huge difference! If our Warner families take this easy step, we can raise a lot of money for Warner with almost no extra effort. SPREAD THE WORD TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES!
It’s so easy and our school gains so much! That’s why we’re asking everyone to make a habit of clicking on Warner‘s Amazon link (on the right hand side of the WarnerWhat’sHappening) to do their shopping on Amazon for the rest of the year. Thanks for your support!
Attn: Families Headed to Paul Revere Middle School
For the past several years, neighborhood parents of kids going to Paul Revere Middle School have joined together to provide bus service to the school from Holmby Park. If interested, please contact Lisa Kunis at LimoBunny1@aol.com.
Once your account is confirmed, you can submit receipts by signing into your account. Select the ‘Points’ tab, then ‘Add Points.’ Be sure to ‘Pick Partner’ and choose Warner. Or submit your receipts to the Westfield Customer Service Desk within 7 days.
Upload your receipts within 14 days of purchase.
Coach Diamond’s Playground Wish List
LAUSD funds only get us the basics, so Coach Diamond is in need of some playground/recess equipment for school. Please see her wish list below. Everything on coach’s list is on the Amazon Smile website*.
2) select Warner Avenue Foundation as your charitable organization (by doing so, the school will receive a percentage of the sale proceeds)
3) shop.
You can hand deliver the items to school or deliver to the following address: WAVE, c/o Erin Diamond, 615 Holmby Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
*Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support WAVE every time you shop, at no cost to you. You can use your existing Amazon account on Amazon Smile.
Wish list:
Mikasa Playground Ball – 8.5″
Mikasa Playground Ball – 10″
Mikasa Playground Ball – 13″
Mikasa Serious Soccer Ball – Size 4
Wilson Soft Play Outdoor Volleyball
Spalding NBA Street Basketball – Size 6 Intermediate
Assorted Nylon Reinforced Bean Bags – 5″
Wham-o Allsport Frisbee
Chinese Jump Ropes
Board Games for Game Room (any are appreciated)
Jacks & Ball Sets
Ride-On Scooter – Original Flying Turtle
Bonded Foam Gymnastics Mat – 4′ x 8′ x 2′ Blue by Orbring (Need 6)
Corporate Sponsors Wanted
Any parent or business interested in corporate sponsorship (advertising in the roster, banners at school corners, this newsletter) please contact Tracy Austin at tsue73@yahoo.com.
It’s a tax-deductible contribution to Warner AND a great way to advertise your business to all the parents and the entire neighborhood.
Lost And Found
The Lost and Found is located outside the kindergarten yard. Please check regularly for your children’s lost items. Lunch boxes will will thrown out at the end of the day each Friday. Unclaimed clothing will be donated monthly.
WarnerWhat’sHappening Newsletter Submissions:
All newsletter submissions must be approved and emailed to admin@warnerwhatshappening.com by 4:00 p.m. the Friday prior to the following week’s Newsletter.
CLICK HERE to shop Amazon and earn money for Warner.
RALPHS
Help us earn money from Ralph’s simply by scanning your Ralph’s Reward Card with the scan bar code letter you received in the first day package next time you shop at Ralph’s and they’ll sendWarner a percentage of your purchases. You need only scan the letter once to be in their system for the school year and just scan your Reward Card as usual. You need to scan it again even if you scanned it at the beginning of the last school year.
eSCRIP
eScrip has rebate relationships with many different vendors. Go towww.escrip.com and register your grocery cards (Pavilions, Vons); Macy’s card; and all credit cards. Shop at your usual stores in town. If you use your registered card for a purchase, Warnerautomatically receives a percentage. If you go through escrip.com online shopping mall, many more merchants are available that will give Warner a % of your purchases. You must renew your Von’s registration with escrip every September.
Target
Every time you use your Target Redcard or Target credit card when you shop,Warner gets 1% of your total purchases by calling 800-316-6142 and designatingWarner as your school. Or register online at
www.target.com/redcard
1) Click “Take charge of education”
2) Click “enroll now”
3) select zip code and type 90024 and then selectWarner Ave
4) type your redcard account number and name
This is an easy process and takes less than 5 minutes – please sign up.
Shop at OFFICE DEPOT and they’ll send Warner 5% of every purchase!! Simply mention WARNER School to the cashier if in stores or at the time of check out on line or punch in Warner‘s NEW ID# 700-100-74. Thank you for supporting Warner!!
Box Tops
eBoxTops are worth 10 cents each, and they add up fast! Our school can use the money to buy whatever it needs! Here’s how:
RALPHS
eSCRIP
Target
