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I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to our amazing 4th grade parents for their time, generosity, and dedication in hosting the October Staff Whoo-Hoo Wagon. Your thoughtful efforts in making an Apple Nacho and Fruit Salad Bar helped make our staff feel appreciated and supported, and we are truly grateful for the care you show our school community!

We would also like to thank the parents and guardians who participated in last week's parent reunification portion of The Great ShakeOut Drill. Your partnership and involvement are invaluable as we practice and refine our emergency procedures. Working together helps ensure that we are prepared to keep our students safe during an emergency. If you would like to learn more about our Comprehensive School Safety Plan, please join us in tomorrow's SSC Meeting!

Events like The Great ShakeOut serve as an important reminder that emergency preparedness begins at home as well as at school. We encourage all families to take time to review emergency plans, discuss communication strategies, and prepare essential supplies so that everyone knows what to do in the event of an unexpected situation. Check out these links:

Teaching Kids about Preparedness

Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety

Thank you for your continued support, involvement, and commitment to making our school community a safe, caring, and connected place for all students and staff.

Respectfully,

Principal Celeste

• This year we have transitioned 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 or the links below to access the Google Calendar as well as the PTA Events Calendar

We are excited to share with you about this year's first Special Education District Advisory Committee, meeting on Tuesday, October 20th, from 6:00-7:00 pm. This will be the first time it has been offered in a hybrid model with the opportunity for an in-person meeting since before the pandemic.

Special Education District Advisory Committee, also known as SEDAC, is a forum provided by Burbank Unified for parents to participate in providing feedback to the District regarding Special Education, have questions answered and learn about informative topics.

If you will need childcare, please RSVP to Kelly DeVries at KellieDeVries@burbankusd.org

We are still looking for families to host cars in our annual Trunk or Treat! It is most fun when kids can trick or treat at many cars instead of going around and around again. Your car does not need to be decorated excessively--Target is selling $15 kits for Trunk or Treat but even setting up a little Halloween decor is fine. There are lots of easy ideas online. Please signup if you are able to bring your car at 4:30 to campus on Friday, 10/23.

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• Our Costume Parade will be on Fri., Oct. 30th at 8:45 am on the playground blacktop.
• Please bring your child(ren) to school on the day of our Costume Parade. Maintaining their attendance is important and we do not want them to miss important academic instruction. If your child is unable to participate in Halloween activities due to religious/cultural reasons, please let your child’s teacher know and we will arrange alternate activities for them.
• Students may come to school in costume and they may choose to stay in costume or change out of their costume.
• NO guns, knives, swords, weapons, baseball bats and excessive blood are allowed.
• Masks can only be used during parade. It must be put away during the rest of the instructional day.
• NO CANDY OR GUM are allowed to be passed out and/or consumed. Candy will be confiscated by staff members.
• Parent/guardians, we kindly ask that you refrain from wearing masks or costumes that will keep us from being able to identify you as a parent/guardian. Thank you!
• We prioritize classroom instructional minutes therefore we do not allow Halloween, Winter or birthday parties. We only have 1 classroom celebration 1x/year which is held on or near Valentines Day.

The Membership Drive may be over, but

our PTA support continues all year long!

We encourage everyone who hasn't joined yet to become a member

and help us continue making a difference at Providencia.

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At Providencia we are committed to addressing ways to create a safe, welcoming and supportive environment where all students, especially students of color and/or those who have been historically marginalized, are respected and valued. With our diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts, we foster a school culture of inclusion, we celebrate our diversity, and students see themselves reflected in our curriculum.

DEIB provides us an opportunity to learn and recognize the contributions and accomplishments of historically marginalized groups. Throughout the month we’ll feature websites and book recommendations, local celebrations and resources.

We are working on DEIB displays in our office and student hallway with artifacts and pictures of historical figures. If you would like to display an artifact (i.e. art, clothing, accessories, books) to represent any of the observances below, please label it with your child's name and bring it to school. We will return it at the end of our October observances. Thank you!

2026-2027 Burbank Instructional Calendar

2026 PTA Calendar

English Learner Resources

Happy Birthday Marquee Form

PBIS Slidedeck

Peaceful Playground Game Rules

Medication Form

Food Allergies or Dietary Restrictions Form

Menus for Nutrition and Lunch

Volunteer Application Form