"BE YOURSELF. TRY YOUR BEST. NEVER BE AFRAID TO DREAM."
-SHARON CHRISTA MCAULIFFE
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Kindness Week at McAuliffe kicked off with welcoming students to campus with music, balloons, and treats!
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Dear McAuliffe Parents and Families,
It's Kindness Week at McAuliffe and we are focusing on themes of kindness and inclusion! There are many special activities planned for the week including: daily kindness challenges, a special assembly, Spy TV drama production, and the McAuliffe Film Festival: Lights, Camera, Kindness! We hope that you take the opportunity this week to reflect on what it means to be kind in your community!
In this issue:
- Deadline to buy Yearbook approaching fast! Click here to order!
- Spy TV Tuesday, 3/19 and Wednesday, 3/20
- FILM FESTIVAL THIS WEDNESDAY STARTING AT 5:00!
- 8th Grade Class of 2019 Shirts are now available!
- Seal Beach Lions' Teacher of the Year!
- Pi Day Recap!
- Open House and STEAM Fair on March 27th 6-7:30
- Open House Silent Auction!
- 8th Grade Activities Calendar!
- Middle School Dance Intensive
- Run Seal Beach--Thanks to our Sponsors!
- LAEF Summer Clinics
- LAHS Silent Auction!
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Keep dreaming big, Eagles!
Dr. Ryan Weiss-Wright
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Highlights
Homework Club meets after school for 45 minutes Monday through Thursday in the Media Center, we also now have Homework Club
before
school in Room 24.
Monday, 3/18:
STEAM Club at 3:15
Tuesday, 3/19:
CARES Assembly
Robotics Club at 3:15
Spy TV Drama Production at 7:00
Wednesday, 3/20:
12:10 Dismissal for Parent Conferences
5:00 FILM FESTIVAL!!
7:00 Spy TV
Thursday, 3/21:
12:10 Dismissal for Parent Conferences
Friday, 3/22:
12:10 Dismissal for Parent Conferences
Monday, 3/25:
Modeling Monday
STEAM Club at 3:15
Tuesday, 3/24:
PTA Board Meeting 8:50
6th Grade Robotics Team, 3:15
**Save the Date for McAuliffe Open House and STEAM Fair on Wednesday, March 27th from 6:00-7:30**
For complete 18/19 School Year Calendar, click
here
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Open House at McAuliffe! Wednesday, March 27th
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Save the date for our McAuliffe Open House and STEAM Fair!
5:00 PTA Meeting and Taco Truck
6:00 Classrooms Open
6:00 STEAM Fair Opens
7:30 Classrooms close
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Open House Online Auction:
Now Open!
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Help raise money for PTA and our school through our online auction!
Bid Now on:
- Rams and Angels Tickets
- Cabin Getaways
- Fitness Memberships
- Beach Parking
- Spirit Wear
- Lunch with the Principal
- And many, MANY more!
Click
here
to visit our website and bid!
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Award-Winning McAuliffe Performing Arts Programs!
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Choir
McAuliffe Choirs rocked the Los Alamitos Festival Competition! Men's Choir swept the Xtravaganza with best show, best music, and first place! Sound Waves took 2nd in Intermediate Women and Studio Singers placed 3rd in Advanced Women!
Instrumental Music
Huge congratulations to our McAuliffe Jazz Band for placing 3rd in the Advanced Division at the Irvine Jazz Festival! Also to The McAuliffe Jazz Combo for placing 2nd in their division!
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Last Thursday, March 14th was "Pi Day" where students learned all about the power of Pi. From trivia quizzes to memory challenges led by Einstein himself (for his birthday!), the teachers and PTA partnered up to make this day of memorable learning!
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STEAM Club: The Great Go-Kart Challenge Continues!
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Students painted and finalized their go-kart designs this week in the STEAM Club! We can't race to test their engineering next week!
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Ms. Miller: Our Seal Beach Lions' Teacher of the Year!
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No one is more important or more influential when it comes to student success than a teacher. Every year each school in Los Alamitos gets to select one teacher as our Seal Beach Lions' Teacher of the Year. This year, Ms. Valerie Miller, 8th Grade Social Studies teacher, is our recipient!
Ms. Miller has dedicated her life to educating students. Not only does she work tirelessly every day to ensure that students are receiving a rigorous education, she also goes above and beyond in our student activities. Under her leadership, our Make a Wish Club has granted 4 wishes and raised more than $30,000 to help people in need! We are so grateful for everything Ms. Miller does for our school!
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This week our students are working on their social-emotional learning as we explore important topics of kindness and inclusion. One of our activities was a Kindness Assembly with a McAuliffe alumni speaking on the importance of perseverance and making an impact in the world!
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This section will detail all important events for our 8th grade students this Spring!
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**Packets for 8th Grade Activities will be distributed soon**
- Thursday, March 28th: High School Counselors return for individual appointments with 8th graders
- Monday, April 15th at 10:30am: 8th Grade Panoramic Picture
- Wednesday, May 22nd: Promotion Rehearsal, 9:15 LAHS
- Thursday, May 23rd: 8th Grade Awards Night (Invite Only)--Seacoast--for students who want to submit their community service hours, download this form
- Friday, May 24th: 8th Grade Trip to Knott's Berry Farm
- Tuesday, May 28th: 8th Grade Party at CSULB
- 9:00-12:30
- 8th Grade students go home after CSULB
- Volunteers Needed!
- Tuesday, May 28th: 8th Grade Promotion!
- 7:00pm, LAHS Field
- Students arrive at 6:00pm
8TH GRADE PARENTS: WE NEED YOUR HELP! GET INVOLVED!
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Pre-Order your Los Al Spiritwear!
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TK Burger Truck on March 20th! Pre-Order your meals! Download flyer by clicking below! Tickets can be purchased without the order from from the front office
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Run Seal Beach Thank You!!
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Big thanks to all of you who joined the McAuliffe Team for Run Seal Beach!!! Please be on the lookout for an important email from Mr. Grillo as we approach race day; Saturday, April 6th!!!
Also, a HUGE shoutout to our team sponsors!!! Friday Night Lights, Oranje Builders, Seal Beach Police Officers Association, Test Prep Gurus, Hook Real Estate, Wahl’s Upholstery, iBank, Olympix Fitness, O’Malley’s on Main, and Long Beach Craft Radio. We thank these local businesses for their generous support!!!
Questions: jgrillo@losal.org
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Order Your Yearbook Now! The Deadline is Now Extended!
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Yearbook online orders are open NOW
! Don't miss your last chance to preserve this year's memories through the purchase of the 2018-19 yearbook! The deadline to buy the 2018-19 yearbook has been extended!
jostensyearbook.com
Search: McAuliffe MS-Los Alamitos
Cost: $35
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Breakfast at McAuliffe is here!
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The McAuliffe Breakfast Program started this week on December 3rd. Breakfast at school is affordable! If you qualify for free and reduced price meals, you also qualify for the breakfast program, with no additional paperwork. If you must pay, breakfast costs $2.25. Nowhere else will you find a balanced breakfast at such a low cost.
So take advantage of this opportunity to start the day on the right foot. Your child will find breakfast at school provides not only a nutritious meal but also a relaxed atmosphere for socializing with friends and siblings.
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8th Grade Parent Volunteers Needed!
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Dear McAuliffe 8
th
Grade Parents, Friends and Community Members:
On Tuesday May 28
th
, 2019, the 8
th
Grade Class
is invited to the promotion party at California Sate University Long Beach Event Center from 9:30 am to Noon. We need your help!
Click
here
for the full letter.
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Hello Middle School Parents,
The LAHS PTSA is in the middle of their Online Auction. WE have many items you might be interested in: LAHS Dance Clinic, Learn to Row Summer Camp, A row of reserved lockers for next school year, Spirit Bundle, and VIP package for our Choir Shows in May. Our online auction will close Friday, March 22 at 11:59pm. Thank you for helping out LAHS PTSA and our future Griffins!
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This section is for all important reminders from the District and McAuliffe Middle School
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NEW!!
We have Club spirit shirts for McAuliffe!
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I am excited to announce the new Competitive Aquatic Supply website will be launching
Monday November 26
th
. A private Team Store has been set up specifically customized with your apparel and discounted pricing.
McAuliffe Middle School families will now need a code
, assigned here in this email, to enter your Team Store. This privacy code allows CAS to offer your team custom items along with discounted accessory items normally only offered when purchased in one of our retail stores.
The domain name will remain unchanged.
- casswimshop.com
- Enter the : TEAM STORE
- McAuliffe Middle School team code is : MAC (case sensitive-all caps)
Call 714.898.2655, in case you have any difficulty
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TO ORDER:
I am excited to announce the new Competitive Aquatic Supply website will be launching
Monday November 26
th
. A private Team Store has been set up specifically customized with your apparel and discounted pricing.
McAuliffe Middle School families will now need a code
, assigned here in this email, to enter your Team Store. This privacy code allows CAS to offer your team custom items along with discounted accessory items normally only offered when purchased in one of our retail stores.
The domain name will remain unchanged.
- casswimshop.com
- Enter the : TEAM STORE
- McAuliffe Middle School team code is : MAC (case sensitive-all caps)
Call 714.898.2655, in case you have any difficulty
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McAuliffe Middle School | losal.org/mcauliffe | 714.816.3320 | 4112 Cerritos Ave, Los Alamitos, California
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LAEF’s Spring Break Sports Camp (NEW!)
Jump into our new Spring Break Sports Camp! Sign up at
www.LAEF4kids.org/programs
. Camp will be from April 22-26. LAEF is proud to provide high qualified instructors from TGA Premier Sports! This is an experience your children will not want to miss
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There will be four single sport tracks to choose from; Cheerleading, Golf, Tennis and Volleyball.
Sibling discounts available – 10% off the 1st sibling and 15% off every sibling thereafter. Camp fee increases after April 12th. Before-care and after-care are available for purchase for the week.
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