Dear parents,

We would like to thank

you for your generous con-

tribution to our Valentine’s

Day Celebration. The chil-

dren had a blast and en-

joyed sharing their treats,

participating in all the dif-

ferent activities , and eat-

ing delicious treats.

Thanks again!

Maggie M.

March 2016 Newsletter

Happy Birthday Wishes go to...

STUDENTS

Diego Hernandez 3/1

Tyshawn Hutley 3/13

Valeria Cortes 3/22

Danny Sanchez 3/27

Daniel Flores 3/30

STAFF

Hector Nunez 3/03

Brittany Martinez 3/10

Rebeca Zarraga 3/23

Jefte Huertas 3/29

Inside this issue:

General announcements 1

Mr. Lester’s class 2

Mr. Edsel’s class 3

Ms. Cecil’s Class

4

Mr. Victor’s Class 5

St. Patrick’s Day Cele-

bration

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

On Thursday

March 17th we will

be celebrating St. Patrick’s

Day with fun activities

throughout the school. In

keeping with the “green”

theme, we will be serving

green treats on this day

and having a fun dance.

Parents are welcome to

send treats for your child to

share with classmates.

Emergency Information

In case of an

emergency, the school

office needs to contact

parents or guardians.

Please make sure that

we have up to date in-

formation in your

child’s file. Attached

you will find a form to

update your infor-

mation. You may send

the form with your

child’s driver or in their

backpacks.

March madness has yet to

begin!!! We have so much to do

in such little time. Spring is just

around the corner. Time to smell

all the blooming beautiful flow-

ers! This month we will be cele-

brating the first day of spring, St.

Patrick’s Day, and Dr. Seuss’s

birthday! So get ready!

During our Language

Arts lesson’s we will be reading

a series of stories; March, Our

Sun, A sunny Day at the Beach.

In conjunction with the reading

we will have students work on

writing the alphabet.

We will be counting,

matching numbers, as well as

writing numbers during math.

We also want to challenge our

students and have them counting

by five’s and ten’s as well as

recognizing them in writing. Oth-

er’s will be sorting and matching

by colors, and we will also be

exposing our students to currency

by having them match coins (1,

5, 10, and 25 cents).

For Social Studies we

will be watching Signing Time in

order to expose our students to

ASL. Research shows that sign

language reduces frustration in

young children by giving them a

means to express themselves. Sign

language also allows students to

communicate using signs and may

motivate the verbal language pro-

cess. Another possible benefit of

teaching a child to sign may be the

facilitation of their attentiveness to

social gestures of others as well as

of themselves.

During our Science les-

son’s we will sort and match ener-

gy words and we will also be play-

ing bingo. We will also be work-

ing on a weather mobile. In addi-

tion to the small arts and crafts we

have planned we will also be read-

ing the following books; Energy

Makes Things Work, Everyday

Electricity, What is Electricity?.

We are so proud to announce Kai

Perez as our student of the month.

He has improved tremendously by

actively participating in all activi-

ties. We are so proud of you!!!

Hip! Hip! Hooray!

We also want to remind our won-

derful parents to please check your

child’s back pack every day for

any school notes that need to be

read, returned, and/or signed. We

have sent a calendar with im-

portant dates, and we will con-

tinue to send daily Home Re-

ports. Please make sure your

child has snack and/or lunch

sent to school every day, if

applicable. Make sure all of

your child’s belongings are

clearly labeled in order to pre-

vent items from getting mis-

placed or lost. If your child

has toileting needs, please

make sure you send enough

toiletries to last the day. As

always, thank you for all your

cooperation and support!

Sincerely,

Mr. Lester & Ms. Johanne

Mr. Lester’s class

18), Spring Break – School is

closed (March 21 – 25), Cesar

Chavez Holiday – School is

closed (March 31). There’s a

highlight Door Decoration

Contest for St. Patrick’s Day,

online voting on Carousel

School Facebook page starts

on March 10 until March 17.

All school art works are relat-

ed with the different themes of

the month. We have a Food/

Meal Preparation class every

Friday. Venue may vary and

sometimes we are using the

church kitchen and hall across

the school. Students can eat

the food that they are prepar-

ing or cooking for their

snacks. We appreciate a dol-

lar donation every Friday for

Food/Meal Preparation clas-

ses.

If you have any ques-

tions and concerns, please

contact ed-

sel.escobal@carouselschool.c

om (Mr. Edsel Escobal – Spe-

cial Day Class Teacher) or

you may call Carousel School

and transfer to extension 114,

Room 1 – Edsel’s class. Let’s

enjoy this New Year. Thank

you for all your support!

Mr. Edsel, Ms. Mical,

Ms. Oyuki, Ms. Josefina, Ms.

Milvia, Mr. Michael, Mr. An-

dre, Ms. Elizabeth

Mr. Edsel’s Class

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Dear Parents/

Guardians:

The students enjoyed

the different Valentine’s Day

activities last February. Our

class hosted the Carousel

School Café which was of-

fered fruits: strawberry, apple,

banana, and drinks: orange

juice and apple juice. The

café table were all in red with

heart shape center pieces and

placemats.

The theme for March

2016 is “Physical Science –

Energy Around Us” from the

Unique Curriculum (LAUSD).

These are the list of activities

for the month of March: Read

Across America / Dr. Seuss

birthday (March 2), St. Pat-

rick’s Day Party (March 17),

Easter Bunny Visit (March

The lovely month of February passed by so quickly.The students learned that February 29 is “born”

every four years; as a result of the accumulated ¼ day from each of the past years. Everyone is encouraged by

our CEO, Ms. Maria Davis to practice a healthy life style. The STEP app on our celphones encourages each

participant to walk more everyday.We adhere to the advocacy of having a healthy staff and a healthy

school.Thank you everyone for supporting the “Valentine’s Fair” last February 12. BRAVO for Ms. Maggie,

Mr. Justin and Mr. Mario who did an awesome job collaborating in order to come up with such an awesome

activity.The Speech Therapists also had a grand stint with their “Brownies Day”.

And here comes March, marching in.The community walk equips the students with the much needed

skills on how to survive in the real world.Through this endeavors, they will recognize street signs and how to

look on both sides before crossing the streets.The huge and complete kitchen classroom just across the school

campus is also available for students use.They will acquire basic kitchen skills so they can prepare their own

foods. Who knows, the big CHEF may come from our own roster in the future.

March Unique is all about Physical Sciences and the different forms of energy used in our modern

world. For Language Arts, the student’s comprehensions are challenged by reading the ff. stories: “Energy

Makes Things Work”, “Everyday Electricity” and “When Charlie Lost Power”. Math time is using logical rea-

soning for number sense, time, money and Touch Math. Social Science is about how electricity transformed

our lives.The experiment during Science time is called “Electric Balloons”. It will provide differentiated in-

structions and peer teaching.

On March 2nd, our school will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss and “Read Across America”. Stu-

dent readers will participate in “Poetry Out-Loud” contest on March 4. Green will be the color of the day for

“St. Patrick’s Day” on the 17th.The Easter Bunny is coming on the 18th. The school is closed for the Spring

Break from March 21-25. It is also a holiday on “Cesar Chavez Day” which falls on the 31st.

Sending healthy foods to our growing up kids encourage them to live an active life style. Check their

backpacks regularly and read the messages we write on their communication logs. It is the fastest way to fol-

low up on their day-to-day school experiences. It is also a good tool to write back your inquiries and concerns.

The school year is half way through! We are grateful for the services rendered by our hardworking

OTs, SLPs, Art Teacher, PE Teacher, Sign Language Teacher, Physical Therapist and Counselors. Thanks to

all the van drivers and van aides who see to it that our children reach their homes safely. We are lucky to have

our youthful technology wizard, Mr.Eryk - who makes all things possible so we can incorporate recent apps on

our everyday teachings.

Please call the numbers (310)645-9222 for your questions and concerns. Have fun exploring our web-

site Carousel School and like the pictures on our Facebook account Carousel. Check on Carousel ADP and

Westside Childcare for the latest on specially designed programs and interventions.

Happy Spring Break everyone!

Ms. Cecil’s Class Page 4

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dures. Our regular class activities in-

clude: carwashing, folding clothes, tying

shoelaces, food preparation, and, Com-

munity Based Instruction (CBI).

The school year is going by quick-

ly! The students have come a long way

and we are very proud of each one.

Sincerely,

Mr. Victor, Mr. Jose, Mr. Paul & Ms.

Brittany

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

The New Year is really in full swing

and the children are enjoying the sunny

days along with the rain. We had a

terrific time during our Valentine’s

Day celebration. Room 7 made/ de-

signed this a huge “Valentine’s Day”

frame that was used for our Photo-

booth! A very special thank you to

each family that helped makes our cel-

ebrations so meaningful and fun.

This March, our theme title will be

“Ouch, That Hurts! (Daily Liv-

ing)”. We will investigate the use of

basic first aid and emergency proce-

Mr. Victor’s Class

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