Balboa Magnet Green Team – First Fridays

You are invited to Stop, Drop & Recycle on the first Friday of every month!

The next Stop, Drop & Recycle event will be on Friday, March 7, at the morning

carpool drop-off lane. In order to avoid any delays in the carpool lane, we ask

that you put your recyclables in a bag that can be handed to one of the parent

volunteers. Please be sure to follow the usual carpool safety procedures! All

proceeds will be used to purchase new native plants for our Discovery Garden.

We collect and recycle the following items:

Printer ink cartridges

Cell phones

Plastic WATER/DRINK bottles (CRV only!)

Empty glue sticks and bottles

Empty drink pouches (Capri Sun, Honest Kids, etc.)

Empty Lunchables containers

The Green Team will also be helping to keep our school

green this year by hosting First Fridays in the Garden.

We invite you to stop by the Balboa Discovery Garden

(located behind the school library) on the first Friday of

every month from 8:30-10:30 am. We will tackle the

weeds and help keep our garden looking beautiful.

Tools and gloves will be provided. Our next event will

take place on Friday, March 7.

For more information, please contact Kelly Mitchell at kelly@neatline.net

LAST CHANCE!!!

Teacher Event

Pre-Bids Due March 7!

Each year, Balboa's teachers volunteer their time for fun, out-of-the-classroom experiences with their students that we auction off to benefit Balboa's enrichment programs. This year's slate has more than 35 events, including a '60s tie-dye party, Cinco De Mayo festivities, a rousing game of Capture the Flag, professional baseball games, a trip to Jump Sky High, and many more. For a full list of the 2014 Teacher Events, visit our website at www.balboaparents.org/teacher-events.html or check out the 2/19 E-Backpack, which you can find at www.balboaparents.org/e-backpack.html. Pre-bids are due March 7, with the final auction at the Festival of the Arts on Saturday, March 15. These events are very popular, and there will be many people bidding on them – keep that in mind as you make your bid. In the event of a tie, the winner is the earliest bidder, so get yours in now! If you have any questions, contact Teacher Event Chair Maggie McNally at maggie_mcnally@hotmail.com.

Los Angeles Unified School District

Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet 17020 LABRADOR STREET, NORTHRIDGE, CA 91325

TELEPHONE (818) 349-4801

JOHN DEASY

Superintendent of Schools

JANA DAVENPORT

Principal

JOYCE MILES

Assistant Principal

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Dear Families of Balboa Magnet, Balboa Magnet would like to provide an update to the rollout of the Common Core Technology Project’s iPad Phase 2 which will provide each student with access to a personal computing device to allow for a more individualized, interactive and information-rich learning environment that is aligned with Common Core State Standards. The district has decided that in order to be fully prepared for the deployment of student devices, teachers at Phase 2 schools will be receiving their iPads in mid-March and students will each receive a device at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. This will allow time for teachers to become familiar with the one-to-one devices as well as attend trainings from Apple representatives and the curriculum developers that provide the downloadable Common Core aligned lessons and resources. Additional information will be shared as it becomes available so please be on the lookout for all school communications in regards to CCTP Phase 2! Thank you. Jana Davenport Principal

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Breakfast in the Classroom

Beginning April 1, 2014

Dear Parents,

Beginning on April 1, 2014, our school will be participating in an innovative new program called “Breakfast in the

Classroom.” Just as the name implies, breakfast will be served to each student right in the classroom! All students will

have an opportunity during the first 10 minutes of class to eat breakfast with their classmates and obtain the fuel needed to

get through the morning ready to learn. Breakfast is provided at NO CHARGE and participation is strictly voluntary.

The new program replaces our breakfast service. Therefore, March 28, 2014 is the last day of regular breakfast service.

Why Breakfast in the Classroom?

Recent studies have shown that when schools provide

an in-classroom breakfast or a grab ‘n go type of

meal, their students will:

Increase their academic performance

Decrease absenteeism and tardiness

Increase their attention span and focus

Reduce their visits to the nurse because of hunger

Superintendent Deasy and the LAUSD Board of Education are committed to providing students and schools

with resources that will help achieve academic success. Breakfast in the Classroom has assisted students in

New York City, Houston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Washington, DC, Boston, San Diego, Compton and many other

communities. We want to ensure every student in LAUSD starts the day ready to learn.

How does it work?

Each day, breakfasts are packaged in insulated bags and labeled by classroom. Student monitors roll the bags to

their classroom. Each student will take his/her own complete meal. Students eat while the teacher takes morning

roll, reviews previously assigned work and reads announcements. This normally takes about ten minutes. Trash is

put into a trash can inside their classroom. Students tie off the bag, leave it in the trash can and place it outside the

classroom. Students return the rolling insulated bags to the kitchen. No food is left inside the classroom.

What foods are served in Breakfast in the Classroom?

Milk or juice is served daily. Entrées are nourishing and easy to eat quickly and include popular breakfast

items such as cold cereal, blueberry muffins and strawberry yogurt. On “Hot Food Days” a hot entrée such as

a breakfast burrito is served. Café LA menus are available at http://cafe-la.lausd.net/cafe_la_menu.

If your child requires a special diet to be followed per doctor’s orders, a form can be filled out and

arrangements made to address your child’s needs. Forms are available at: http://cafe-

la.lausd.net/parents/special_diets

Please note: If you do not want your child to participate, they do not have to eat the school breakfast provided. Let your

teacher know that you do not want your child to participate.

Share this exciting news with your child and be ready on April 1, 2014 for the start of this new program! If you have any

questions, please feel free to call us at 818-349-4801. Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Jana Davenport

Principal

When Breakfast in the

Classroom is served, every

student is able to start the

school day ready to learn.

Los ANGELES U IFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Balboa Boulevard Magnet School17020 LABRADOR STREET, NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA 91325TELEPHONE (818) 349-4801 • FAX (818) 993-3470

DR. JOHN E. DEASY, Ph.D.Superintendent of Schools

JANA DA VENJ>ORTPrincipal

February 26,2014

JOYCE MILESAssistant Principal

Dear Parents / Guardians,

Allow me to take this opportunity to thank the students and parents who participated in last year's LAUSD Sharing Brings HopeCampaign. Parents, students, faculty and staff in LAUSD raised over $700,000 for our community. The Donation Envelopes, like the onesent home with your child, brought in over $180,000. Congratulations!

On behalf of our students and families and in the continuing tradition of Balboa Gifted Magnet spirit, I am asking for your support for the2014 LAUSD Sharing Brings Hope Campaign. This year's campaign continues to consolidate all of our District's fundraising efforts to asingle annual appeal. The charities listed below are reputable and effective partners, and your donations supports their efforts in thecommunity. We are collecting your donations beginning Monday, March 3rd through Friday, March 7th only.

• Asian Pacific Community Fund agencies enhance the lives of250,000 people annually through early childhood education, afterschool programs, youth leadership, human services, and more.

• Brotherhood Crusade provides necessary resources, supportive services, and a voice of advocacy to traditionally underservedcommunities. We support families and individuals by promoting health and wellness, providing and enhancing educationalopportunities, cultivating economic growth, and building community agencies and institutions.

• Community Health Charities of California has over 40 health-oriented charities that provide patient services, distribute healthinformation, and conduct research to the diverse communities of Los Angeles. Our member charities cover the health needs ofeveryone, from infants to seniors.

• EarthShare California represents over 80 environmental groups state-wide. Our mission is to protect, support, and improveCalifornia's natural heritage of clean air, safe water, diverse wildlife, and healthy communities and families by raising funds forleading environmental organizations.

• Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the nation's leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community withmore college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country.

• Kathryn Kurka Children's Health Fund provides glasses, dental care, immunizations and other medical care to LAUSD studentswith no other resources.

• LAUSD Employee-Sponsored Scholarship Fund provides graduating seniors with financial assistance that allows them to entercolleges and universities.

• Los Angeles Trust for Children's Health provides support to school-based health centers, mental health centers, and dental clinicson various LAUSD school sites serving children pre-k through high school.

• United Latino Fund is dedicated to enhancing the quality oflife of Latino families in Los Angeles by providing grants topredominantly Latino-serving nonprofit organizations. Thanks to donations from people like you, ULF awards grants to nonprofitsthat provide an array of services like after school programs, job readiness skills, youth development, health education, and arts forchildren and families.

• United Negro College Fund is the nation's largest and most effective minority higher education assistance organization. The coremission ofUNCF and its member colleges - providing an educational home expressly develop to address the needs of minoritystudents, many the first in their families to attend college, and many from low-income families.

• United Teachers Educational Foundation prepares, trains, and guarantees that teachers have the skills to best instruct theirstudents.

• United Way of Greater Los Angeles: We "create pathways out of poverty" by helping homeless people into housing, supportingkids to succeed in school and helping families become financially stable.

Please consider giving to the charity of your choice. No amount is too small because together, sharing truly does bring hope. Again, thankyou to everyone who has donated in the past. Your gifts help to make a difference in the lives of thousands offamilies. By working together,we can make our communities a better place to live for everyone.

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