Dear Cubberley Families,
Happy 2019!
I hope you had a restful and enjoyable winter break. We have been busy kicking off the year with kindness. I hope that you are encouraging your students to participate in acts of kindness during the month of January. Thank you to the PTA and the LBC Hero Squad for providing posters for the front of the school to remind us that it is important to be kind and to show others that you care.
Thank you to
Ms. Flaherty and
Mrs. Camrin for the amazing Kindness Calendar. I had a vision of how I wanted to engage students and families this month, and staff and parents worked with me to make it happen. We have an amazing community here at Cubberley and we value the participation of parents and family members in our school initiatives.
This month, parents and guardians will have the opportunity to participate in the LBUSD Core Family Survey. All Cubberley parents and guardians are invited to participate in this valuable survey. All families should have received a survey link this week from the school district via email. The online survey will focus on culture-climate topics including:
- Sense of Belonging
- Climate and Support for Academic Learning
- Knowledge and Fairness of Discipline, Rules, and Norms
- Safety
- Knowledge of the Long Beach College Promise
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online, as your input is valued and important. Cubberley staff and the School Site Council review the annual CORE survey results from staff, students, and family members and plan our school goals and budget accordingly. Thank you in advance for your participation.
This month our character trait of the month is Digital Citizenship. We are encouraging you to have a conversation with your students around this topic. Some helpful tips to share with your children are as follows:
- Think twice before you post anything online
- Be kind and considerate online
- Keep personal information and passwords private
- Balance your life by spending time offline with family and friends
- Report cyberbullying or inappropriate content to trusting adults
- Use district technology and online servers, such as Google Apps for Education, responsibly
For more information and an abundance of resources on Digital Citizenship, click
here.
Happy New Year!
~Mrs. Imbroane, Principal
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PTA Meeting and Cubberley Parent Education Series
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Please join us for the PTA meeting tomorrow evening, Jan. 17, at 6:30 p.m in the auditorium, followed by a presentation from our Cubberley Parent Education Series (see below).
Child care will be provided.
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Tomorrow Night: Harmonious Home & School Relationships
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Welcome to another year of the Cubberley Parent Education Series! Entering our fourth year of serving the community, the CPES was created to provide information and support to our students and families. We’ll be kicking off the new year with a new topic— Harmonious Home & School Relationships: Cultivating Cooperative Relationships Between Home and School That Benefit Students.
Research conducted and compiled by the National Association of School Psychologists indicates that healthy home and school relationships can have the following effects:
- Improved test scores
- Improved grades
- More positive student attitudes
- Less high-risk behavior
- Higher staff morale
- Enhanced relationships between school and community
- Increased parental support for school's initiatives and programs
- Improved parental opinion of and regard for the school
Join us to explore how home and school community members can work together to cultivate better communication, less stress, and positive outcomes for our students. We’ll meet in the auditorium, right after the PTA meeting, on Thursday, Jan. 17.
Looking forward to connecting with you,
~Leah Macpherson, MA
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Certified Parent Educator
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Don’t be an armchair quarterback!
Be a member of the
team by joining the PTA!
The PTA is a group of parents, teachers, and administrators who want Cubberley to be the best it can be.
Do you have questions, suggestions, or just like to be helpful? Then the PTA is the place for you. (No athletic ability required.) Membership is only $8!
Envelopes are available in the office for cash/check payments or you can click
here to join online.
~Keri Reed, Second VP/PTA Membership
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Restaurant Night- Jan. 21
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After the holiday busyness, it's a great time to take a break from cooking and help raise money for Cubberley.
Head over to Panda Express any time next Monday, Jan. 21, with the
flyer, and help support our school.
There's no school that day so you can go for lunch and dinner!
Details:
Panda Express
Spring & Woodruff (Vons)
Monday, Jan. 21 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
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Calling all Cubs, Staff and Parents!
It's time again for the Cubberley Talent Show! The Talent Show is your opportunity to show your stuff and share your unique talents with the whole student body.
Sign-ups for the show are on Jan. 22 and 23 from 3:15-4:15 p.m. in front of the auditorium. To sign up, please keep in mind that your act should be 2-4 minutes and must be TK-8 friendly. Be creative with your acts— groups, individuals, dancers, actors, singers, jugglers, magicians, comedians, acrobats and all else are all welcome!
Auditions are Jan. 30 and 31 from 3:15-5 p.m. in the auditorium. You will need a signed permission slip before you can audition. Permission slips will be given to everyone who signs up, and will also be available in the office. For the audition, in addition to a signed permission slip, you must bring your own music, instruments (except piano), or anything else your act requires. There will be mandatory rehearsals prior to the actual show. Rehearsal date and times will be given to the participants after the audition.
The Talent Show will be the evening of March 1, friends and family are welcome to attend!
To make this magic happen volunteer assistance is needed! Stage crew, concessions, set decorators, poster makers, talent wranglers, and ticket takers will all be needed. There will be a volunteer meeting on Feb. 12 for everyone interested in assisting with the show.
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January: Cubs are Digital Citizens
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This month we are focusing on DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP.
Cubs can demonstrate their citizenship by being kind and considerate online, reporting cyber bullying, protecting their personal information and using technology responsibly.
Staff and students can show their support by wearing GRAY/SILVER on Jan. 25. Go Cubs!
Please view the flyer
here.
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Measure E Community Meeting
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As you know, Cubberley will be undergoing Measure E Upgrades from June 2019 through August 2020.
We will be having an informational meeting regarding the scope of work and plans for the 2019-2020 school year on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. in the Cubberley auditorium.
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Garden News: Chasing Tacos & Rain!
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We started out the new year by working around the much-needed rain for our monthly garden lessons. This month's healthy snack was veggie tacos made from the red lettuce and the curly lettuce grown last fall, served in a corn tortilla. The ever-popular ranch dressing was used in place of hot sauce.
We are sure our parents would enjoy the enthusiasm our students show while eating the vegetables that they have grown, especially after the abundance of sweets that were probably consumed over the winter break.
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With the heavy rains we have been having, we will have to delay our spring planting which includes our salsa garden. Otherwise, the seeds would just wash away as they are only planted a quarter of an inch below the soil line.
Next month, we will harvest the kale to put on the table for our healthy snack, and hopefully have a drier lesson.
~Jeanette Stephen, Garden Coordinator
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Hello. My name is
Wendy Katlen. Ms. Hubbard and I host a middle school craft club every other Friday, in room 32.
We are looking for donations of fleece fabric. Crafters are planning on making blankets to donate to those in need.
If you have any extra fabric you would like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated. Any dollar donation is also welcome. Please leave all donations in the office for
Ms. Hubbard.
Thank you for your support.
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Cubberley will again be participating in the Sock It To' Em sock drive for the homeless.
All socks should be brought to your student’s classroom by Jan. 31.
#cubberleycares
For detailed information about this project, you can click
here.
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Feb. 5- Elementary Class Pictures and Grade 8 Panorama Photo
Students dress in uniforms. Photos must be ordered. They were not part of the fall picture packets. Forms will be sent home with students.
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Cubberley adopted Ponderosa Elementary School in Paradise, California - victims of the recent California fires.
Cubberley staff and families donated over $1000 in cash and gift cards, and over 90 boxes of school/teacher supplies to the school staff.
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Grade 6 Tdap and Varicella Reminder
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The State of California has now added the second varicella (chicken pox) vaccine as a requirement for students prior to starting 7th grade, as well as proof of the tdap booster. Your child may have already had these two boosters, but verification is due to the nurse’s office. In case your child needs one or both boosters, please schedule an appointment. All 6th grade students need to provide proof of both boosters to the nurse's office ASAP.
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Students in grades 7 and 8 may experience an exciting trip during spring break, April 22-April 26, 2019.
Students will explore numerous Smithsonian Museums, discover the true meaning of sacrifice at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, walk in the footsteps of our country’s past and present leaders on Capitol Hill, and stand where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
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View the full calendar
here
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Jan. 17
PTA Meeting & CPES
6:30 p.m. in the auditorium
Jan. 21
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
NO SCHOOL
Dining for Dollars @ Panda Express
Jan. 22 & 23
Talent Show Sign-ups
Jan. 25
Wear Gray/Silver for Digital Citizenship
Jan. 29
Measure E Community Meeting
5 p.m. in the auditorium
Jan. 30 & 31
Talent Show Auditions
Feb. 5
Class Picture Day
Feb. 11
Lincoln's Birthday
NO SCHOOL
Feb. 12
Talent Show Volunteer Meeting
Feb. 18
Washington's Birthday
NO SCHOOL
Feb. 21
PTA Meeting
6:30 p.m. in the auditorium
Feb. 22
Wear Orange for Fairness
March 1
Talent Show
6:00 p.m.
March 5&6
Spring Conferences
MINIMUM DAYS
March 21
PTA Meeting
6:30 p.m. in the auditorium
April 1-5
Autism Awareness Week
April 19-28
Spring Break
NO SCHOOL
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Girls' Basketball
Click
here for the full schedule.
Jan. 22
vs. Franklin @ Franklin
5:15 p.m.
Jan. 24
vs. Washington @ Washington
4:30 p.m.
Jan. 31
vs. Keller @ McBride
4:30 p.m.
Feb. 7
vs. Rogers @ Marshall
4:30 p.m.
Feb. 14
vs. Jefferson @ McBride
4:30 p.m.
Feb. 22
vs. Stanford @ Stanford
4:30 p.m.
Boys' Track
Click
here for the full schedule.
Feb. 2
Practice Meet
7:30 a.m.- Field Events
9:00 a.m.- Running Events
@ Wilson H.S.
Feb. 9
League Meet
7:30 a.m.- Field Events
9:00 a.m.- Running Events
@ Wilson H.S.
Feb. 13
City Championships
4:30 p.m.- Field Events
5:45 p.m.- Running Events
@ Wilson H.S.
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Please remember that the Long Beach Unified School District requires all students in kindergarten through 8th grade to wear a school uniform. At Cubberley, this includes a solid white, navy, or light blue top and navy bottoms. Middle school students may also choose red shirts and dark denim or khaki bottoms. Spirit Wear is also encouraged.
Please click
here
for the full guidelines on Cubberley Academic Attire. We appreciate your continued support!
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Send a Note for Student Absences
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Regular, on-time attendance is most important for success at school. Parents are strongly urged to send their child to school on time every day, unless he or she is ill. (Please plan family vacations around the school calendar.)
Phone calls will not be accepted to excuse absences. Instead, a written note from the parent or guardian is required. The note should be sent with the student upon return, and given to the teacher, or may be emailed to our attendance clerk,
Brenda Camrin, at
bcamrin@lbschools.net
. Absence notes need to include the child's first and last name, date(s) of absence, reason for absence, and parent/guardian signature.
Children returning after having a contagious disease will need to be readmitted through the nurse's office.
If your child is late to school and arrives before 9:30, they may go straight to class. A child arriving after 9:30 needs to check in with the office before going to class. Exception: if your child was at school, signed out and returned to school the same day, the office needs to have the return time filled in on the sign-out sheet.
If a student goes to the doctor or dentist, a note is required from the doctor/dentist for the absence to be excused.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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Do all you can to support Cubberley with these simple programs:
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eScrip
Register your debit, credit or grocery store card at
www.escrip.com
and local shops and restaurants will donate a portion of your purchases to Cubberley. Register for Ellwood Cubberley School, Group ID 139422137.
Amazon Smile
Enroll in the Amazon Smile program (with your existing Amazon.com account or a new one) and choose Ellwood P. Cubberley PTA as your designated charitable organization. .5% of each eligible purchase will be donated back to Cubberley. Click
here
to start shopping.
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Each teacher will receive a menu to post in the classroom. The menu may also be found on the district website.
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Pay for Meals On-line
Now you can add cash to your child's cafeteria account on-line, any time! The process is quick and simple. First, you will need your child's student ID number.
Click
here
for more information and to register.
Once registered, you can view cafeteria purchases, track balances and schedule payments. (A convenience fee will apply for online payments.) You can still make payments in person at the Cubberley cafeteria.
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Cubberley students can tap into a long list of kid-friendly research sites for free, courtesy of Long Beach Public Library.
Click
here
for a list of helpful sites. If you're asked for a barcode or ID, type in Cubberley's secret code: 2309 00068 15405, or your library card number.
Students will have access to full-text articles from thousands of newspapers and magazines, on-line dictionaries, and encyclopedias; test preparation sites, language-learning tools, an online library or current events, an African-American study center, a collection of animated picture books and more.
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Cubberley became the leader of the pack when the school notably became the first National Blue Ribbon School in the Long Beach Unified School District in 1997.
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Cubberley was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 1995, 2004, and 2008.
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The Cubberley Connection On-line (CCO) is brought to you by Cubberley PTA. For more information about how we put your donations to work, or to donate to support this valuable informational tool, please visit
www.cubberleypta.com.
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CCO Editors:
Becca Gadbois, Haley Franks-Tucker, & Stefanie Modica
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