 NEW SPIRIT WEAR
The Parras PTSA is excited to announce all new spirit wear! Check out the new designs, chosen by the student body, and all new spirit items. Perfect for showing your Parras Panther Pride!
We are taking orders NOW. Online sales will end at midnight on Friday, November 20th. All pieces will be made to order and will be available for pick-up at Parras before Winter Break.
Also, please consider joining the PTA for $12 when you make your spirit wear purchase, if you haven't done so already. We are still trying to hit our goal of one PTSA member for every Parras student.
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Restaurant Fundraiser
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WE REACHED OUR GOAL!
Thank you Parras Panthers, you rock! It's time for Dr. Erickson to put on his dancing shoes & show us his moves! We're waiting...
If you haven't had a chance to order, you still can, it's not too late!
The winner for our final drawing is...
PARKER BLEVINS
Thank you for supporting the Parras PTSA - enjoy your $25 Starbucks Gift Card.
The winner for our 2nd drawing was...
MAGDALENA STIFFLER
Thank you for supporting the Parras PTSA - enjoy your $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card.
The winner of our 1st drawing was...
KAYLIN OLIVER!
Thank you for supporting the Parras PTSA - enjoy your $15 Amazon Gift Card.
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Join PTSA
Did you know that if you are a PTSA member, you have PERKS?
We are STRONGER TOGETHER! Have you joined the Parras PTSA yet?
It's easier than ever, please sign up your family today by clicking on the flyer above.
We hope you will join us for our next PTSA Meeting on November 18 @ 8:30a. Zoom link will follow.
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PTSA still has a few open positions, please help us out, we need you!
- Hands on Art Co-Chair
- Fundraising Chair
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Support Parras PTSA while you shop at Amazon!
organization and shop as usual. Amazon will then donate a portion of your purchase price to Parras PTSA. Don't forget to bookmark it or go to your AmazonSmile Shortcut app everytime you shop!
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Download the Benefit Mobile app (via the App Store or Google Play) select "Parras Middle
School PTSA" as your school and we get up to 20% of your in-store purchases at Target,
Starbucks, Whole Foods, and more.
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Congratulations RBUSD!
RBUSD was named a top school district in CA!
Team RBUSD is proud to report that the Redondo Beach Unified School District was named a top school district in the state of California last week. RBUSD is ranked 7th in Los Angeles County and 17th in California out of 440 districts in the "2021 Best School Districts in California" category by a national academic ranking service, Niche.
RBUSD is also ranked 10th in having the best teachers and the12th best place to teach in the state of California. Rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of student and parent reviews using data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Parras Middle School, among several other RBUSD schools, was awarded an A+ by Niche for their educational outcomes.
Congratulations to our students, staff, and community for making RBUSD a great place to be!
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Yearbook
Yearbook sales are now open! If you would like to recognize your child with an ad in the yearbook or just want to order one, CLICK HERE! Engagement Recognition Team Parras would like to spotlight students who have been 100% engaged in all of their online lessons for the month of October. We understand how different and sometimes difficult it can be with distance learning. So a big shout out & thank you to students who have shown up every day and fully engaged! Please see the attached certificate recognizing all of these students, and remember, each month is a fresh start, so you always have the opportunity to get recognized the following month. _________________________________________________________________________ Parras MS Counseling
CLICK HERE for the Parras Counseling Dept website.
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Curbside Meal Service
The Child Nutrition Department welcomes parents/guardians of children (18 years of age and under) to come to our drive-thru curbside meal service to pick-up one free breakfast and one free lunch.
Meals will be available for pick up at Alta Vista Elementary School, Madison Elementary School, Adams Middle School and Redondo Union High School, Monday through Friday from 11:00am to 1:30pm. These meals will be provided daily to all students at no charge. Adult meals are $3.00 for a breakfast and $5.00 for a lunch. Only exact change will be accepted.
For your convenience, students and/or parents are welcome to visit one meal service location of their choice. Students do not need to be present.
As a friendly reminder, we ask that you please wear a face mask when visiting the drive-thru meal service locations.
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Support the RBEF Investor Drive, see Parras video below & go to RBEF.org to donate!
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Need Help Creating a Power School Account?
See this informational presentation for help! CLICK HERE
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See their website for all of the info!
Use this link to find out more about how to make a donation through the BCHD.
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Earthquake Procedure
The Earthquake Country Alliance suggests that in MOST situations, you will reduce your chance of injury if you:
Coronavirus Online Resources
Additional information can be found on the Center for Disease Control and the LA County
Public Health Department links below:
Click here for more resources from the school nurses and psychologists associations.
Click here for information and resources from the Beach Cities Health District.
Click here for information and resources from UCLA Health.
Click here for information on local businesses that are open from the Redondo Beach Chamber.
Click here for the RBUSD Covid-19 Community Resource Listings
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Extracurricular Online Learning Opportunities
9. Learn to Code online workshops 13, Fender 50% off Online Guitar Classes CLICK HERE 16. Harvard University Free Online Courses CLICK HERE17. Yale University Free Online Courses CLICK HERE
Do you know of other online learning resources that would be helpful to our Parras
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CAPTA PTA Action Items - LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD IN SACRAMENTO!
California PTA is working on your children's behalf to support various bills going through
the legislative process in Sacramento. The bills cover many issues including increasing
funding for education, full day kindergarten, later start time for Middle and High school, supporting arts education, sugar, and reforming the restrictions on passing local parcel
taxes. Here is a link with current legislation and from the link, each area of PTA interest
Leglislative Update
Education funding in California is under attack due to the economic impact of COVID-19.
Click here for more information from CAPTA on how you can advocate for educational
funding in California.
CAPTA Resource Library:
The Resource Library has lots of great new content this month. Our three featured items revolve around Halloween and learning at home, two things that are definitely on the agenda for most families this Fall. If you've never used the Resource Library before, why not give it a try? It's chock full of at-home learning activities, videos and documents that support the Next Generation Science Standards - and a whole lot more! And the Resource Library is easy to use - the search function can help you quickly find what you need by keyword, category, topic, audience type, grade level, and language. Click here to browse. |
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Do you want to talk to your kids about race and racism, but not sure where to start? We spoke to Melissa Giraud and Andrew Grant-Thomas, founders of EmbraceRace, to learn how to approach these conversations with young children. Using their professional expertise, and their own parenting experiences, Melissa and Andrew also share advice on raising advocates for racial justice.
What can families do to address bullying and how can schools act proactively to prevent bullying altogether? We talked with Dr. Deborah Temkin, the vice president VP Youth Development & Education Research at Child Trends to get answers. She shares strategies for supporting children who are bullied and offers advice to parents who have learned that their child is doing the bullying.
Visit StopBullying.gov for resources related to bullying, including cyberbullying and bullying prevention.
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Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310-798-8616
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NOVEMBER
11/11: NO SCHOOL
MUST USE CODE 'PARRASNOV20'
11/18: PTSA mtg 8:30a via Zoom
MUST USE CODE 'PARRASNOV20'
11/23-11/27: NO SCHOOL
MUST USE CODE 'PARRASNOV20'
DECEMBER
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