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Thank you to the entire Providencia community for an awesome first week of school! From our PTA Prescreening Event to the First Day of School Premiere, it was wonderful welcoming everyone back to school! Below are some important policies, protocols and procedures that everyone must follow to ensure your child is safe and successful at school. Have an incredible week!

Respectfully,

Principal Celeste

In an effort to keep our campus safe, Burbank Unified discourages food delivery to students at lunch from outside vendors. In alignment with secondary schools, and effective this school year, Providencia will not accept lunch from delivery services, including DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates, Uber Eats, friends, or family members. This policy prohibits deliveries at the front door and at all other locations on our campus. Delivered items will be discarded. Please plan ahead and have your child bring their packed lunch to school and/or they can participate in our free meal program. Thank you for understanding and cooperation.

• Cellphones and smartwatches are a distraction to the learning environment and must be turned off (not on silent or vibrate) from the moment your child walks onto campus. Throughout the instructional day, cellphones must be inside their backpacks or your child's teacher will put them away until the end of the day.
• If you need to contact your child or your child needs to contact you, all communication must go through the office.
• If your child needs to contact you during dismissal time, they must first ask permission and be supervised by our gate monitor or a staff member.

• Please do not park in the Warner Brothers entrance and parking lot. You can park on the street or the parking lot that is parallel to our playground and field.
• Students must be in line and/or with their teacher by 8:30 am or they will be marked tardy.
• When the gate is closed and locked by 8:30 am, your please bring your child to the front office to sign them in.

• This year we are transitioning to Google Calendar.
• Please know that the calendar is subject to change and more events will be added throughout the year. Thank you for your patience as we work on building out our calendar.

• Click here, on the calendar or the link below to access the Google Calendar.

If you have a young child who is anxious about coming to school, please click here, the story cover or the link below and share this social story with them. Please reach out to your child's teacher or Principal Celeste if your child needs any social-emotional support to ensure a successful start to the school year.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP RAISING FUNDS FOR

Music and Dance Programs, Field Trip Admissions and Buses, Reading Support and Assemblies

ABOUT OUR FUNDRAISER

Our heart is to provide an incredible school experience where every student has the opportunity to learn and grow. That’s why we ensure the leadership and fitness events are open to everyone, regardless of financial participation. If you can help us reach our goal, please know that no gift is too small—it all goes back to our kids!

ABOUT APEX LEADERSHIP CO.

Locally owned and operated, Apex Leadership Co. joins us for two weeks to combine character development and leadership building with a fun fitness event, helping our school secure the resources we need to succeed.

2026-2027 LEADERSHIP THEME

Apex is empowering students to become everyday Super Heroes! Through fast-paced, high-energy lessons, your child will learn to lead by example and lift others up by staying Steady, being an Uplifter, and acting with Purpose. By learning to go the Extra Mile and be truly Reliable students will help us build an inclusive, "can-do" culture where they bring out the best in themselves and their peers. Each lesson builds critical interpersonal skills that align with our school’s vision of cultivating a positive and inclusive focused community.

DISCOVER AND UNLEASH THE SUPER HERO WITHIN!

Pledging Opens: 08/18/26 Event Day: 08/28/26

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP

• When pledging opens, log in to myapexevent.com with your child’s access code or scan the QR code which can be found on their VIP Badge.
• Personalize your child’s page by adding a picture or video, then share to invite friends and family to donate to help Providencia Elementary.
• Make a flat donation OR pledge a dollar amount per lap that your child completes at the Fun Run event.
  

For the 2026-2027 school year ALL students can eat daily mid-morning snacks (nutrition) and lunch from the cafeteria for FREE! Fun awesome fact: Providencia has the highest rate in the district for participation in the meal program!

Our school is identified as a Title I school and we receive state and federal funding to support many of our educational programs. Even though we are offering snacks and lunch for free for all students this year, we highly encourage parents to complete the Confidential Household Income Survey and the Universal Benefits Application on a yearly basis. By doing so, we maintain funding this year and subsequent years which directly impacts our staffing and programs such as STEM Lab and Response to Intervention (RTI). Thank you to everyone who complete the forms last year, which allowed us to increase our Title I percentage from 44% to 55% this year! Wowza!

At the Screening Event on Tuesday, August 11, copies of the Confidential Household Income Survey in English, Spanish and Armenian will be available for you to complete. The online form is also linked above so you can complete it ahead of time if you wish. Thank you in advance for helping Providencia maintain our Title I status and school funding which benefit ALL of our students!

2026-2027 Burbank Instructional Calendar

Medication Form

Food Allergies or Dietary Restrictions Form

Menus for Nutrition and Lunch

Volunteer Application Form