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THIS WEEK IN CULVER CITY SCHOOLS...
FRIDAY (2/1)
Farragut Bingo Night
6pm @ Farragut Cafetorium

SATURDAY (2/2)
CCHS Track Meet
9am @ Balkman Track / Helms Field

CCMS Improv Performances
Shows at 12pm, 3pm, 7pm @ Robert Frost Auditorium
More Information Below.

AVPA Presents: "The Art of Making Art"
7pm Reception / 8pm Show @ Kirk Douglas Theatre
More Information Below. To Purchase Tickets, Please Click Here .

SUNDAY (2/3)
CCMS Improv Performances
Shows at 2pm and 5pm @ Robert Frost Auditorium
More Information Below.

MONDAY (2/4)
Dual Language Kindergarten Program Information Night
6:30pm @ CCUSD District Office, 4034 Irving Place
More Information Below.

TUESDAY (2/5)
El Rincon Chinese New Year Celebration
8:35am @ El Rincon Blacktop

CULVERTalks
6pm @ Robert Frost Auditorium

CCUSD District Spelling Bee
7pm @ Linwood E. Howe Cafetorium

WEDNESDAY (2/6)
Parent Information Night of Student Social Media Awareness and Safety
Hear Something, See Something, Say Something
6:30pm @ CCHS Library / Multipurpose Room
More Information Below.

THURSDAY (2/7)
Student-Athlete College Signing Day Ceremony
12:25pm @ CCHS Gym
 Kofi Karikari Football (Virgina Union)
Mason Le Baseball (San Jose St. University)
Dylan Lewis Soccer (UC Santa Barbara)
Kevin Mcguire Football (University of Idaho)
Megan Shimoda Volleyball (UC Santa Barbara)
Congratulations and Good Luck at the Next Level!

FRIDAY (2/8)
El Rincon American Heart Association Healthy Heart Fundraiser Kickoff

El Marino Glitter Ball
5pm @ El Marino Auditorium

Know Your Rights Immigration Workshop
6:30pm @ CCMS Multipurpose Room
CARECEN has prepared a special workshop for area residents
who want to learn about U.S. immigration law. What rights do
immigrants have when facing detention or deportation?
What actions can citizens take to protect and support family,
friends and neighbors facing detention and deportation?

Free childcare available. Snacks and drinks served. Open to all.

Sponsored by Culver City Action Network, CCUSD,
CARECEN, and Culver City Family Alliance.

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Measure K Parcel Tax Exemption Forms
Will be Available Mid-February
The Measure K Parcel Tax Exemption forms (for seniors, SSI and SSDI/low income) will be available starting in mid-February and will be due to the Parcel Tax Administrator by June 30, 2019.

Instructions for submitting the forms will be on each one and the forms will be available on our website, at the District Office and at the Senior Center.
Nominate A Teacher or Classified
Employee of the Year Today!
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018-2019 Sony Pictures Entertainment Teacher of the Year and the 2018-2019 CCUSD Classified Employee of the Year.

Teacher of the Year nominees must be fully credentialed teachers currently employed to teach any pre-kindergarten through grade 12 curriculum to children or adults. The nomination must be specific in describing the outstanding work of the nominee. Keep in mind that the Teacher of the Year is chosen based solely on the nominee's qualifications, as described in the application.

To download and complete a Teacher of the Year nomination form, please click here .

To download and complete a Classified Employee of the Year nomination form, please click here .

Please submit all nominations no later than Friday, February 15, 2019.
AVPA Presents The Art of Making Art:
A Collaboration of AVPA’s Visual Art, Film, Dance, Music
and Theatre Student-Artists Set for February 2
In a unique evening of collaborative projects, students throughout Culver City High School's Academy of Visual and Performing Arts bring together their talents and creative ideas to present original works that combine multiple genres of the arts.

The interactive evening begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 2 with a reception with refreshments in the lobby of the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Live music, a student art exhibition, and opportunities for audience interactions will also be featured during the reception. The show begins at 8 p.m., showcasing multiple original projects by AVPA students, as well as featuring the AVPA Jazz Ensemble and Theatre Improv team.

All seats are reserved. Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $10 for children 18 and younger, and $30 for seats in the front rows. Tickets may be purchased by clicking here . If you are a Season Pass holder, please email info@avpa.org to request your seats and for information on purchasing additional seats.

All proceeds benefit the AVPA Foundation. This production is generously sponsored by the Culver City Arts Foundation.
CCUSD Sixth-Graders Learn
What Dance Can Do
We promised to bring you face-to-face with CCUSD arts education programming. This week we’re bringing you feet-to-feet. All 546 sixth-graders at CCMS began their dance unit during their regularly scheduled PE class. Under the toe-tapping tutelage of professional dancers Carol Zee and Morgan Hood, the students tapped, shuffled, and ball-changed, while learning about rhythm and beat.
 
Dance offers enormous benefits both academically and artistically,” says Zee, who is also AVPA’s Creative Director for Dance at Culver City High School.
Learning to dance requires focus, patience, coordination and an attention to detail that is often lost in today's world where answers are just a google search away. These skills can carry over into the classroom learning and ... it's FUN!
 
“In this unit called Rhythm and Movement, students are learning eight different phrases of movement along with choreographic tools which they will use to create their own work in small groups. Socialization? Check. Teamwork? Check. Patience? Check. Perseverance? Check. Problem Solving? Check. Consensus building? Check. Communication Skills? Check. That is what dance can do.”
 
Generously funded by Sony Pictures Entertainment for the second year in a row, dance will continue each Monday for the next six weeks. Students will also get to choreograph their own dances at the end of the unit. Ask your 6 th grader to show you some moves.
Final Kindergarten Information
Night Set for Monday
Visit the CCUSD District Office from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, February 4 to learn about all of the wonderful things that are happening in CCUSD's Dual Language Kindergarten Programs and find out about the enrollment process.
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