Quote of the Week:
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
- Mark Twain
Special Announcement:
Dear Parents,
Please be informed that the following documents: Laurel Parent Compact, Laurel Parent Involvement Policy, and the LAUSD Title 1 Parent Involvement policy have been mailed to your home addresses. You should receive them before the end of November.
You can also review the documents via the website by clicking on the following links:
Laurel Parent Involvement Policy - English and Spanish
LAUSD Title 1 Parent Involvement Policy
Kindly,
Ahsaf Goldman--Categorical Program Advisor
Welcome to Laurel!
We are still enrolling students in grades K through 8th. Please stop by the office to pick up an enrollment packet today!
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
I sincerely hope you enjoyed your summer with family and friends. I can’t wait to hear about your exciting experiences from you and your children!
We are excited to welcome our cherished families to Laurel, and look forward to this coming school year. Know that we remain committed not only to the academic success of your children, but also the safety and security of all. We start this new school year with renewed emphasis on and commitment to providing the best learning experience for all of our students.
We are proud to announce that Laurel School will become Laurel Cinematic Arts and Creative Technologies Magnet for the 2020 / 2021 school year. This is a promise kept and a wonderful opportunity for Laurel students to document and explore learning and the human experience through technology and the art of film. We hope you join us in our excitement at the possibilities.
With much gratitude,
Brian Wisniewski
EXCITING NEWS!!
Laurel has been approved to become a Cinematic Arts and Creative Technology K-8 Magnet School starting in 2020-21.
NOTE: Middle School grades will also be offering CTE (Career Technical Education) elective courses.
For more info on the CTE program, please go to:
https://achieve.lausd.net/cte
For more information, please call: 323-654-1930
SPREAD THE WORD. Great things are happening at LAUREL!
Now Enrolling!
Enroll Now & Secure a spot in the Magnet
- Caring, compassionate, and family environment
- A safe, small, and diverse environment
- Exciting MS electives - Environmental Stewardship, Film Production, and Software Development
- Intervention classes during and after school
- Afterschool program with drumming and Salsa dancing
- Engaging instruction
- Open enrollment (LAUSD)
Upcoming Events:
- Tuesday, August 20 – 1st day of school, regular dismissal for all students
- Middle School schedules will be given in the auditorium
- Elementary schedules will be posted in main hallway.
- Thursday, August 22
- 8 am – Parent Workshop Truancy Prevention
- Thursday, August 29
- 8 am – Coffee with the Principal
- 9 am -Parent Workshop
- Friday, August 30 – No School
OUR VISION
Laurel Span School community (teachers, staff, administrators, parents and guardians) will work collaboratively to provide students with purposeful, engaging, and differentiated instruction that develops and nurtures both academic and emotional intelligences.
Please click the image above to fill out the meal application.
Our school’s funding is tied to this program
Tentative Calendar of Events for Fall 2019:
September
- Monday, September 2 – Labor Day No School
- Thursday, September 5
- 8am – Parent Workshop
- Thursday, September 5
- 4 -6 pm – Back to School Night
- Friday, September 6 – Minimum Day
- Middles School dismissed at 12:25 pm
- Elementary dismissed at 12:39 pm.
- Thursday, September 12
- 8 am – Coffee with the Principal
- 5 pm – Parent Workshop Cyberbullying
- Monday, September 30 – Rosh Hashanah No School
October
- Wednesday, October 9 – Yom Kippur No School
- Thursday, October 10
- 8 am – Coffee with the Principal
- Thursday, October 10 – Math Night TBD
- Thursday, October 17 – Middle School Parent Conferences
- Friday, October 18 – Middle School Minimum Day 12:25 dismissal for MS only
- Monday, October 21 - Middle School Minimum Day 12:25 dismissal for MS only
- Thursday, October 31
- 1 pm – Halloween Carnival
- 2 pm - Dance
