SEEKING SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES!
School Site Council is the school governance body, which reviews school-wide data, develops a school plan, and allocates supplemental school funds in ways that further the goals articulated in the plan. The governance body consists of the site principal, school staff members, and parents/community members.
- Meetings will be held about 6 times during the school year. The day and time is yet to be determined.
- Specific dates for this year will be set when the committee convenes.
- First mandatory Training for all Site Council Members will be announced once we have our SSC members.
Deadline for submission is Friday, October 28th at 5pm.
Please contact Principal, Mrs. Saavedra for any questions.
Idle Free Schools: Turn Your Key, Be Idle Free!
El Marino Language School’s Green 5 Committee is starting an idling reduction campaign this week.
Did you know that if everyone in the U.S. stopped idling for five minutes a day it would be equivalent to taking five hundred thousand cars off the road and saving 1.6 million tons of CO2? El Marino is supporting this campaign and encouraging families to reduce student’s exposure to air toxins that are emitted from idling vehicles.
In the next two weeks you will see new no idling signs posted outside the school. We are also asking parents and guardians to sign pledge forms that they won’t idle unnecessarily. These forms will be sent out by room parents.
Save money and protect the air by turning off your car when waiting more than 10 seconds.
Turn Your Key, Be Idle Free!!
How our very own El Marino Lachman family observed Yom Kippur
We are so grateful that the Lachman family is sharing how their family observes Yom Kippur. Ingrid and Andrew Lachman, parents of 4th grader Charlotte, are members of Temple Akiba in Culver City.
This how they observed:
“On the eve of Yom Kippur we have a big meal because we get ready to fast. Kids are exempt from fasting as well as pregnant women and people with health issues. We attended services and then broke the fast with a traditional Jewish deli dinner of bagels, lox (smoked salmon), latkes, and rugelach cookies.
Because Yom Kippur is the holiest of holy days in Judaism, attendance is high. A lot of temples hold services outside in bigger venues to accommodate bigger groups. Akiba had theirs at Veterans Auditorium and also had services geared toward children. Parents drop off their kids in the youth group services and they can go to the traditional services. It’s a time to atone but also catch up with friends after services when services end and when breaking the fast.
Yom Kippur is a day of atonement for Jews to say to God, family, friends and to others we are sorry for and ask to be forgiven for the bad things we’ve done and wipe the slate clean to be better in the next year. We don’t eat or drink and attend services to reflect and pray for forgiveness and the strength to be a better person.”
Thank you Lachman family for sharing a little bit about Yom Kippur and how your family observes this special time of atonement and reflection.
El Marino Language School
Website: elmarino.ccusd.org
Location: 11450 Port Rd, Culver City, CA 90230, USA
Phone: 310-842-4241