Week 2

If you would like your student to be able to check out books from our library, please be sure to fill out the digital consent form. Paper consent copies available upon request.

Nominate a teacher as a Classroom Hero! We know Arroyo has the best teachers. Why not give them the recognition they deserve?

If the teacher you nominate wins, they’ll receive $10,000, our school will receive $5000 and a year’s supply of Kleenex, and everybody wins!

The more nominations you submit, the better our chances of being selected! Let’s show our amazing Arroyo teachers just how much we appreciate them! ❤️

Do you have a middle schooler? Share this link with them and ask them to nominate their favorite teacher(s)! Need the teacher's email address? Look in our Parent Handbook.

The Arroyo Seco PTA is excited to welcome families back to school, and we need parent volunteers to help make our Back-to-School events a success! PTA will sell pizza, snacks, and drinks during Middle School Back-to-School Night on August 31 from 5–7 p.m. and Elementary Back-to-School Night on September 2 from 5–7 p.m. Volunteers are needed anytime between 4–7 p.m. to help with setup, food sales, and cleanup. Even an hour of your time makes a big difference! Please use the volunteer sign-up links provided to choose a time that works for you. We look forward to starting the school year together!

Middle School Volunteer Sign up- August 31

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E4CAAA62EABFA7-65044519-2026

Elementary School Volunteer Sign up- September 2

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E4CAAA62EABFA7-65046238-copy

I realize I may have made an error in the printed copy of the Parent Handbook regarding the lunch hours, and I sincerely apologize for the oversight.

I have updated the digital version of the handbook and corrected the hyperlink. As I become more familiar with our school and some of the schedules that were established and approved last year, I hope to make fewer mistakes moving forward.

In the meantime, please feel free to write the correct lunch hours directly into the handbook that was sent home last week. Thank you for your understanding and patience!

DAILY SCHEDULES

Elementary (grades K-5)

Regular Day 8:00 am - 2:23 pm

Recess 9:55 am - 10:15 am

Lunch (K-5) 11:45 am - 12:25 pm

Banked Day Tuesdays* 8:00 am - 1:23 pm

Recess 9:55 am - 10:15 am

Lunch (K-5) 11:25 am -12:05 pm

Middle School (grades 6-8)

Regular Day – 8:00 am - 3:15 pm
Nutrition 10:22 am -10:37am

Valet services will be available before school for students at the corner of Sycamore and Figueroa.

There should be a crossing guard stationed between the park and our school on Figueroa assigned this week. I am hopeful it's Monday but I do not have an exact date of when this week.

If you are interested in continuing with Chess Wizards or if you're new, here is the information below to join. We have already completed the paperwork for them to be on campus, we simply need a minimum of 10 students and a maximum of 14 for the club to commence. The cost is covered by the interested families. The school is simply providing the space.

Day: Tuesday(s)
Time: 1:20 - 2:30 PM
Dates: 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8 (8 Classes)
No class Dates: 11/24
Grades: K - 6

Cost: $208.00

Do you want to be a volunteer? If it is to support any event during the school day, you will have to be approved volunteer. Even if it's a PTA sponsored event. If it happens during school hours, you must be pre-approved.

Here are the steps:

1. Log onto https://volunteerapp.lausd.net/ and click on LAUSD parent. (See image above.)

2. Sign in with your Parent Portal credentials.

3. Select returning and/or new and select "on campus volunteer 2026-2027"

4. Fill out all required information.

5. Review info and click the blue hyperlink to read "LAUSD Volunteer Commitment Form."

• Once your read it, click the click to agree.
• Type in your name
  
• Click submit.
• School will do our part and wait for district to approve.

BIRTHDAY

We will announce birthdays Monday mornings for the entire week. Students will then be invited to try their hand at the claw machine in the Principal’s office for a gift. If you would like your child to be excluded, please inform the office at least 1 week prior to the birthday.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Arroyo Seco Museum Magnet School adheres to the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Blueprint for Wellness that recognizes the importance of wellness, good nutrition, and an active lifestyle in the overall health of our students. Due to many new and severe allergies, we will not be accepting food treats of any kind for any birthday celebrations. Please do not send cupcakes, donuts, pizzas, candies, and goodie bags with food. Goodie bags with non-edible items are okay so long as coordinated with teachers in advance to be passed out the last 5-minutes of the school day. Individual birthday parties are not permitted.

Feel free to send your child to school with a special birthday shirt, crown, or sash so that they can feel extra special, but any food treats sent to school to be distributed and/or consumed will be sent back home.

Cougar Cash & Attendance Challenge

On Friday, we gave our first Cougar Cash to all students who arrived at school on time! 🎉

Please keep your Cougar Cash safe—we will be opening the Cougar Kiosk soon! Be sure to write your name on your Cougar Cash. Please do not lose it, as lost or stolen Cougar Cash cannot be replaced.

📚 25 Days of School!
We will celebrate our 25th day of school on September 17!

🎯 Attendance Challenge:
Can you make it through the next 22 school days with no more than 1 absence? Let’s see how many Cougars can reach this goal!

Check out the menus below. Decide with your child when you might send a sack lunch instead.

You can also download the YUMYUMMI app if you are juggling multiple schools and need the list sooner than when I am sending them.

I know it’s hot, but let’s make sure our students are dressed appropriately for school and ready for learning.

Last week, I had several conversations with students about wearing undershirts as outer shirts, very short shorts, and excessively baggy pants. I would like to thank you in advance for your support in maintaining a safe and appropriate learning environment.

Below are the sections of our dress code that I would like to emphasize based on last week’s observations:

• Tops: If a student is not following the dress code with their top, we will call you to bring a change of clothes. If you are not available, we will provide a loaner shirt for the student to wear over their current shirt.
• Pants and Shorts: If a student is wearing pants that are too tight, excessively baggy, or torn, and/or shorts that are not safe for PE or recess, the student will need to remain seated during those activities.

TOPS (Blouses/Shirts)

1. No shirt wear with logos or trademarks of alcoholic beverages, suggestive messages, or illustrations (sexual, racial, drug, tobacco, or vulgar language).
2. No halter-tops, tube tops, spaghetti straps, bathing suit tops, or any tops which expose undergarments/skin, display cleavage or reveal the bare midriff.
3. See-through or mesh type tops are not to be worn without an appropriate undergarment.
4. Sleeveless blouses/tank tops are allowed.

LONG PANTS

1. Pants and shorts must fit at the waist and be wearable without a belt.
2. No pant legs that drag on the ground, or pants with non-existent cuffs (cut-off or frayed).
3. Pants with holes/rips above knees may not be worn.

SHORTS / SKIRTS

1. Shorts/skirts/skorts should be no more than four (4) fingers from the knee.
2. Leggings/tights should be worn under short dresses.

So that every student can proudly represent Arroyo Seco and get a little help with our dress code, we will be providing every student with a free school spirit shirt!

Please complete the Google Form by Friday, August 21, so we can order the shirts.

If you do not submit a size for your child, we will do our best to estimate the appropriate size. However, please help us get it right by submitting a size!

Please note: We will be ordering shirts based on the sizes submitted, so size exchanges will not be available. Please use the size chart provided when selecting a size. When in doubt, we recommend choosing the larger size.

Thank you for helping us make sure every Cougar can proudly represent Arroyo Seco! 🐾

I would love the opportunity to meet and introduce myself to any families who are available to join us virtually for our first Coffee with the Principal!

The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18th. If you are available, please join us! Ms. Angie, our Community Representative, will be on standby to provide Spanish translation if needed. I look forward to meeting you and starting the school year together!

Zoom Link

Zoom Meeting ID: 993 7190 3694

High-Dose Tutoring takes place on campus after the regular school day.

• In the teacher-led model, eligible students work in small groups of 3–5 with a credentialed teacher, using an intervention curriculum to strengthen skills in English language arts (ELA) or mathematics.

• In the vendor-provided model, students participate in small-group tutoring with a vetted provider using a similar instructional approach. All vendor-provided sessions are supervised by school personnel to ensure quality and alignment with school goals.

In both models, schools provide a structured tutoring schedule totaling 45 hours of instruction per year. Sessions are typically offered three days per week over a 20-week period, ensuring students receive consistent, sustained support.

Home-Based Virtual Tutoring (HBVT) is available in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics for students in grades 2–8. Eligible students participate in one-on-one tutoring sessions from home, with parent or guardian supervision, two days per week.

Each session provides individualized support, allowing tutors to focus on your child’s specific learning needs and progress over time. To apply for HBVT, please visit enroll.lausd.net and select the ENRICHMENT tile.

For us at ASMSM, we are hoping to offer the teacher-led model. First we are surveying you for your interest in order to plan accordingly.

Please complete the form to request tutoring for the 2026-2027 school year. Students must meet the requirements per district policy to be eligible. Please see the chart below to see if you are eligible. Students will be required to maintain their attendance. Should a student miss more than 5 sessions, their spot will be offered to another student.

Tutoring will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for 10 weeks in the Fall Semester and 10 weeks in the Spring Semester.

Elementary tutoring will be 2:30-3:15 p.m

Middle School tutoring will be 3:20-4:05 p.m.

Please respond by August 19, 2026 to be considered.

• Monday Morning Assembly
• Families welcome on yard
• Assembly begins promptly at 8:00 am.

Coffee with the Principal

• 8:30 am
• Zoom Link

Early Dismissal

• Elementary @ 1:23 pm
• Middle School @ 1:28 pm

Earthquake Drill

• Drop/Cover/Hold
• Evacuate to the upper yard

Interest Survey for afterschool intervention due!

• Tutoring Sign Up

• All school paperwork due!

All classes with 100% completion will earn a cougar dollar.

• Shirt Sizes Due
• Link Here