A Message from Mr. Lamb:

Happy Weekend Short Avenue Families and Friends!

Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and understanding during this trying week, which was punctuated by uncertainty surrounding a potential work stoppage. We are grateful that a resolution was reached and that our school community can continue moving forward together. At the same time, we recognize the frustration many experienced due to the timing of district communications, and we appreciate your grace as information continued to evolve.

This situation underscores the importance of staying connected and ensuring that you are able to receive timely notifications and messages from the school and the District. Please take a moment to confirm that your contact information is current so you do not miss important updates.

We are very excited about Thursday’s Dolphin Derby and I am carefully monitoring this fundraiser to see if the Mr. Lamb Dunk Tank will happen or not. I am expecting some hot days before we close the year so it sounds refreshing - if we hit the mark.

Finally, we are aware that some students have begun bringing personal devices to campus. Please be reminded that under California Education Code and District policy, smartphones, cell phones, and other smart devices are to remain at home and should not be on site. Staff have been reminded that students will receive one warning; any subsequent violation will result in the device being confiscated and secured in the office for parent pickup. While we prefer not to take these steps, we will enforce this policy consistently.

Thank you for your support.

See you Monday!

Mr. Lamb

Mark Your Calendars...

4/23- Dolphin Derby (see times below)

4/23- 5th Grade Open House @ 9:00am

4/24- No School, Armenian Genocide Memorial Day

4/20- Morning Brew With Mr. Lamb (NEW DATE)

4/27- State testing begins with 5th Grade Science

5/01- Open House in classrooms @ 8:20am

LAUSD Summer of Learning

Program runs from June 22 – July 20

Los Angeles Unified provides students with core academic support, opportunities to enhance their mastery of academic subjects for college readiness, and enrichment courses designed to engage and motivate students in learning through self-selected courses of interest. The TK-7th Summer School program will be offered in person and is designed to support core instruction, provide targeted academic intervention in a small group setting, as well as in-person enrichment activities in the Arts and Sciences at all participating TK-7th summer school sites. Click this link for more info. (Including participating school sites)

Student registration will open April 9, 2026. More details to follow.

🐬 Dolphin Derby is THIS THURSDAY! 🏁

We’re in the final stretch — the big day is Thursday, April 23rd, and fundraising is open through event day only!

Let’s rally and get to $75,000 so we can get Mr. Lamb in the Dunk Tank — we can do this, Short Ave!

👉 Share your child’s page today: https://www.pledge.to/partners/short-avenue-dolphin-derby

We also need volunteers on Dolphin Derby day to cheer on our kids! Sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EA8A62DA1FBCE9-63540246-dolphin#/

Please see UPDATED TRACK TIMES in graphic.

🍜✨ Restaurant Nights at Moto Ramen

🍜 Join us on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22 for Restaurant Nights at Moto Ramen in Culver City!

Lunch: 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Dinner: 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM

For pickup and delivery orders you must order directly through: https://www.motoramen.com/.

Use code GODOLPHINS. If ordering in person, please mention the Short Ave Fundraiser.

Happy Hour menu is excluded.

📚 Used Book Fair Donations Are Open!

Our Used Book Fair is coming up on May 5th, and we’d love your help stocking it!

We’re collecting:

• Gently used books (board books to chapter books!)

• Newly Added Category: Puzzles & games (with ALL pieces please 🙏)

📍 Drop-off options:

• Front office cart (all day)

• Short Avenue gate cart (during drop-off)

🗓 Now through May 1

Please consider signing up for a volunteer shift! Shifts begin starting April 20th! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D45AFAD23ABFF2-63554824-short#/

📘✨ Don’t Miss This Year’s Short Ave Yearbook!

Ordering deadline: April 27

$45

Secure your copy here:

🔗 https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/view_account.asp?yearbook_id=96888

Are you interested in Free Mental Heath Classes, Next School Year?

Hey Short Ave Parents and Caregivers, we have an opportunity to have a series of up to 13 Free Mental Health Classes. The program is run by the LA County Department of Mental Health, and aims to reduce stigma associated with mental illness. Workshops include Emotional Wellbeing and Stress Awareness, Grief, Loss and Resilience, Understanding Childhood Behaviors and Disorders, Depression Awareness and Recovery, and more. We need a commitment of at least 5 adults to have this program. If this sounds like something you would be interested in please fill out our anonymous (if desired) 2 question survey answering when you would be able to attend the 90 minute free classes.

https://forms.gle/wmG1d24XZc6YgrQh9

LAUSD Family Academy April Classes and Hybrid Summit

Please see the flyers below and try to attend the April 23rd, Region Ambassador Special Education Session, or the May 8th Annual Family Academy Hybrid Summit!

Social Media

This last week of school, I posted on our Instagram and Facebook:

A beautiful photo of some sweet TK's looking at their reflection in a puddle, photos of Room 6 doing Read and Roll to help learn reading, a Beautification Day Flyer, A Used Book Fair Flyer, a post about National Librarian's Day, a Dolphin Derby Flyer, and pics from Beautification Day!

Please set you Instagram notifications to be notified when I post, so you don't miss anything, and of course like and comment on our posts, it is the best way to see what is happening on campus and get important reminders!

Read and Roll with Room 6!

National Librarian's Day!

Beautification Day!

🎨 Short Ave Art Banner Program

Did your kids create a lot of art over break? Let it shine on campus!
Students can submit artwork to be printed and displayed on outdoor banners around school.

https://friendsofshortavenue.org/collections/art-banner

🎉 Birthday Marquee

Celebrate your child’s birthday in lights. The Birthday Marquee is a fun way to make their week extra special.

Please allow at least 72 hours notice for requests.

🎈 Reserve your spot:

https://friendsofshortavenue.org/collections/birthday-marquee

Sibling Interest List for 2026/27

Attention Short Ave Staff and Families with younger children/silbings who you would like to attend Short Ave next school year, 2026/27. PLEASE fill out this Google Form so we know who you are! This includes.both Neighborhood Families and those on Permit.

https://forms.gle/cHu2nmr2wFjN3R3h9

Please understand that we cannot guarantee a spot for our sibling and staff children who do not reside in our designated neighborhood. But if we do have room for permits, you will recieve priority over outside families looking to permit in. PLEASE have a solid plan B in place in case our neighborhood numbers exceed our capacity. We are seeing a trend that more of our neighborhood families are enrolling, and thus we might not know our numbers for sure until after school starts in August 2026. After this week, this link will live in the Already Published section at the bottom of the Wave.

Volunteering

Are you interested in volunteering in your child's classroom, the library, the garden, or going on a field trip? We LOVE volunteers and hope that you will be one!! PLEASE NOTE: Everyone who wants to volunteer MUST FILL OUT THE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION EVERY YEAR!

1.You must be an APPROVED volunteer with a NEGATIVE TB TEST to volunteer on campus in the classroom, or attend a field trip. Please email Avril your Negative TB test first, soon after filling out the LAUSD Volunteer Application.

New volunteers must have a recent negative test done within 60 days of filling out your application. PLEASE email a photo of your negative result with your name, date of test and place and/or doctor who performed the test visible to avril.lipsky@lausd.net so that I can enter it into your application. TB tests for returning volunteers are good for 4 years. If you are a Returing Volunteer, you still must fill out a Volunteer Application every year. Your TB test should auto populate in the application. Please check your TB test date. If you did your original test in 2021, it will expire on your date in 2025. If you did it in 2022, it will expire in 2026.

2. Please fill out the Volunteer Application through this LAUSD VOLUNTEER LINK! This is for BOTH new and Returning Volunteers. Do NOT check Tier III assignments, as we do not typically have volunteers do those jobs. Tier III requires a fingerprint, if you want to be cleared for Tier III please email me to discuss avril.lipsky@lausd.net .

Here is a link to the 2025/26 Volunteer Information Guide

And here is a link to the 2025/26 Volunteer Job Aide to become a volunteer, if you want a step by step visual of how to fill out the volunteer application.

3. Volunteers need to sign a Liability Waiver and the Commitment Form electronically in the application..You do NOT need to email them to me.

4.. ALL Volunteers (both new and returning) MUST WATCH The Mandatory Volunteer Orientation Zoom , if you did NOT attend the live Zoom on 9/24.

Here is a link to the 36 minute recording:

Https://bit.ly/4pX9Xi7

5. Approval can take anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks depending on how many volunteers the district is processing. You will recieve an email from the district when you are fully approved.

Parent Portal

In early September a letter was sent home to families who do not have a registered parent portal account. The LAUSD Parent Portal is LAUSD’s Parent Access Support System portal. It is a one-stop online system that connects parents and guardians to important information about their child's education. It is secure...it is personalized to your child...and it is custom-made for YOU, our parents and guardians. Please sign up for the Parent Portal, at this link. If you are having any difficulty with your account, please try resetting your password. You can also contact the main office if you are having any other difficulties.

Weekly Wave

Week of April 19th, 2026

A Message from Mr. Lamb:

Mark Your Calendars...

LAUSD Summer of Learning

🐬 Dolphin Derby is THIS THURSDAY! 🏁

🍜✨ Restaurant Nights at Moto Ramen

📚 Used Book Fair Donations Are Open!

Are you interested in Free Mental Heath Classes, Next School Year?

LAUSD Family Academy April Classes and Hybrid Summit

Social Media

Read and Roll with Room 6!

National Librarian's Day!

Beautification Day!

🎨 Short Ave Art Banner Program

🎉 Birthday Marquee

Sibling Interest List for 2026/27

Volunteering

Parent Portal

Short Avenue IB Learners Strive to Be... Short Avenue IB Learners Strive to Be...

A Message from Mr. Lamb:

Mark Your Calendars...

LAUSD Summer of Learning

FOSA FOSA

🐬 Dolphin Derby is THIS THURSDAY! 🏁

🍜✨ Restaurant Nights at Moto Ramen

📚 Used Book Fair Donations Are Open!

Avril's Community Corner Avril's Community Corner

Are you interested in Free Mental Heath Classes, Next School Year?

LAUSD Family Academy April Classes and Hybrid Summit

Social Media

Read and Roll with Room 6!

National Librarian's Day!

Beautification Day!

Previously Published Previously Published

🎨 Short Ave Art Banner Program

🎉 Birthday Marquee

Sibling Interest List for 2026/27

Volunteering

Parent Portal