On Friday, February 17, 2012 from 8:30 to 10:30 am, we will host our 3rd Annual Prospective Parent Open House.  This is a time for all prospective families, community members, and guests to visit our school for gain a better insight on the daily happenings at Atwater Avenue Elementary School.  On this day, all guest will receive a campus tour, where we will visit many classrooms, and receive registration information for the 2012-2013 school year.  Please mark your calendar and tell a friend.

To quote Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times…” 

With the support of the students, parents, and greater Los Angeles community, we succeeded in raising $15,000 to save our school library.     There are so many inspirational stories from our community, parents and complete strangers! A local Atwater couple, whose parents were librarians, contacted us directly asking if they could increase their original $250 donation to $1,500! One lady who read about our school in the LA Times promptly sent us a check for $1000, while another pensioner all the way over in Century City door knocked her condo complex to raise another $2,000!  Heartfelt notes accompanied $5 and $1 donations came into our online fundraising page from around the state, while students at our school were bringing in their piggy banks. We’ve been tremendously touched by all this beautiful benevolence.  Truly a community effort!  Finally, our school library will reopen on Monday, January 23, 2012.  Currently, we are in the process of planning a reopening celebration to properly share this great news.

School attendance is vital to stuents' achievement.  Students who develop patterns of good attendance are much more likely to be successful both academically and socially.  Attendance Matters!

When students attend school they get better grades, and score better on standardized test.  It is our responsibility to teach students the importance of attendance now so they are prepared for the future.  Parents and guardians are responsible for ensuring that their children attend school daily.  When parents are at work, students should be safe at school.

Congratulations to our fabulous models who raised the roof (literally!) when they presented the first Atwater Avenue School Uniform Fashion Show in the MPR to their fellow students.  As the crowd whooped, hollered and cheered, the mini models strutted their stuff, showing a sneak preview of the chic uniforms to come in September, before closing out the show in a grand finale!  Special thanks to all the models, our Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Coates, and also to our volunteer moms who helped dress the stylish superstars!

We are currently wearing our School Uniforms, which began on the First Day of School on Wednesday, September 7, 2011.  Families may purchase uniforms by visiting our on campus Parent Center in Room 3.  If you have questions regarding purchasing of school uniforms, please contact the school office or Marylou Mejia at (323) 243-6051 or email at maryloumejia@hotmail.com .  Please note, this is an optional program and a parent may opt out of this policy.  If you are considering opting out of the School Uniform Program, please contact the school to complete the appropriate form.  

We are on our way to 800!

Atwater Avenue Elementary School was aiming to raise $500 this school year.  Our school has already exceedeed our goal of $500 and has raised $533.60 this school year.  All proceeds will go to the purchasing of new library books for our amazing school library.  Please visit BoxTops4Education for additional information about the program.  Additionally, we would like to thank Mrs. Ryan, our school's Box Top Coordinator, for her dedicated efforts.

The 2011 - 2012 Volunteer Safety Valet Program is off to another great start this year.  Atwater is actively looking for additional parent volunteers to help maintain a strong Safety Valet Program.  If you are interested is assisting with the valet program, please stop by the Main Office and pick up all of the important information you need to help keep our school and coummunity safe.

Atwater Students Welcome Jiji...

Jiji is the name of the main character of our students' new ST Math program.  ST Math is a research-proven, comprehensive, instructional software that uses Spatial-Temporal reasoning to engage and train students at any level of academic and language proficiency in math concepts, skills, and problem solving.  The instructional software includes over 200 language-independent computer games that promote mastery-based learning and mathematical understanding.  It is used to complement textbook and classroom instruction, and offers self-paced learning and instructive feedback utilizing data-driven reports.