Dear Parents/Guardians of El Rincon:
Welcome to the 2011-2012 School Year! I hope you are enjoying the summer. My name is Reginald Brunson and I am the new principal of El Rincon. I am very fortunate to be a part of such a terrific school and community! I am humbled to know that I have been entrusted with the awesome responsibility of serving as Principal to your children. I am also energized knowing the wonderful administrative team, highly qualified faculty and dynamic staff with whom I will be working. Along with this amazing team I’ll be bringing thirteen years of experience in education working as a Teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District and I was a Principal, Assistant Director, and Coordinator in two high performing Charter Organizations. Together we all say Welcome Back!
In order to create a “great” school, the school's mission must be the result of the collaboration of all the stakeholders within the school community. It will take all of us - you, me, our students, our faculty and staff - to focus our collective energy on the work that needs to be done with every student to ensure success. El Rincon’s mission is to provide an environment that prepares students to develop necessary skills to be successful in tomorrow’s global community. Our state-of-the-art science and computer labs support our goal of providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education. STEM education is an interdisciplinary approach where academic concepts are coupled with real world applications. Our continued emphasis on literacy includes extensive reading in both academic and creative writing across all content areas. The student-centered environment will create an atmosphere for critical thinking, cooperative work, collaborative action, self-direction, and artistic expression.
On behalf of the faculty and staff, I thank you for your continued support as we look toward a bright and promising year for your children. I hope you and your child experience an exhilarating year filled with personal, social, and academic growth. I look forward to meeting many of you very soon and getting to know all of the El Rincon Cougars.
Go Cougars,
Reginald Brunson, Principal
(310) 842-4340
reginaldbrunson@ccusd.org
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Join us for PTA Movie Night on Friday, May 18th at 6:30 pm. We'll be watching Mr. Popper's Penguins!
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A Very Special Thank You to Free Arts in Playa Vista!!
We would like to extend a special thank you to one of our very dedicated parents, Cristina Warfield, who works for the Free Arts program in Playa Vista, and the Program Coordinator of that wonderful program, Stephanie Abrams, for working with our 1st graders to create the fabulous masks you'll see in the attached photos!
Stephanie, thank you so much for dedicating your day off to our first graders! We can't thank you enough!
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We are happy to announce our new fundraiser! Help us make our First Annual Raffle a huge success!
PTA is sponsoring a school raffle with fabulous prizes to help raise much needed funds for our school. The drawing began on May 1st and will run through June 8th, with the official drawing slated for June 11th at 3:30 pm in the cafetorium. Can you just feel the excitement building?
Tickets are on sale in the front office and are sold individually for $5.00 each or in packs of 5 for $20.00.
We need parents to join in the fun by selling tickets to your friends and family. If you would like to sell, there is a sign up sheet in the office and also contact information for Mrs. McCann, who is coordinating the raffle, in the attached flyer. There is no initial outlay of funds required on your part--just your desire to sell. We are not asking parents to pay in advance for the books of tickets they will be selling. We need your help to make our fundraiser a huge success!!
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Please note that the date and venue for 5th grade culmination has been changed!
The date and venue for our 5th grade culmination has been changed as follows: Culmination will take place on Thursday, June 21st at 9:00 at EL RINCON. Holding it at Robert Frost on the 15th was no longer possible. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused our El Rincon families.
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Career Day is Coming!!!
El Rincon will celebrate it's annual Career Day on June 1, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. We are looking for parent volunteers and community members who would like to make a presentation to K -5 students about their chosen careers. We want our El Rincon scholars to see and hear about all of the wonderful career opportunities that are available to them in the future. Please see our attached documents for more information.
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Meet Steve Zee, the El Rincon Volunteer of the Year 2012!
We love and appreciate all of our volunteers! Please click on this link to read more about Mr. Zee's wonderful contributions to our school.
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El Rincon Site Council Meeting Agenda for 5.17.12
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ASCAP Awards $2,000.00 Grant to CCUSD!
American Society of Composers and Performers (ASCAP) has awarded a $2,000 grant to support CCUSD's 2nd grade Artists in Schools music residency program, created and presented by the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO). Comprised of four 7-week teaching blocks and a culminating assembly that includes the premiere of a new work composed by the students, the Artists in Schools program transforms students from music appreciators to music creators.
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CCEF Secures Two Grants to Support Our Elementary Music Programs
Title: Fineshriber Family Foundation
The Fineshriber Family Foundation is granting $26,062 toward elementary music programs in CCUSD this school year. This generous donation will provide all the necessary funds for four instrumental workshops for third graders at each of the five elementary schools, focusing on the string, woodwind, percussion and brass family. The grant funds will also fund over half of the second grade music program, which includes 28 weeks of music lesson plans at the elementary schools along with a culminating assembly of student-created music.
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Do Your Part to Give Our Kids a Great Start! Get Active in PTA!
It’s time to staff El Rincon's PTA Board and Chair posts for the next school year 2012-2013. There are over 25 positions available and most are non-board positions. For a detailed list of PTA job descriptions and duties, please go to:
www.capta.org/sections/resources/downloads/toolkit-2011/toolkit-en-10.pdf.
All prospective candidates must be nominated by March 7, 2012. Please note that interested parents may self-nominate--you do not need to be nominated by anyone else. :)
To volunteer for a position, fill out the form located in the school's office, or e-mail Dushawn Ward at iluvbnbusy@yahoo.com.
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Updated Title I Budget information is posted in the Parents tab under SSC.
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Site Council Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 17th at 7:00 am in the Staff Lounge
All interested parents are welcome to attend our Site council meetings. We look forward to seeing you there!
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