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๐Ÿ’—February 2025๐Ÿ’–

ParentNewsletter๐Ÿ’—February 2025๐Ÿ’–
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General Reminders

  • Please look at our Supplies list if you wish to donate supplies to your childโ€™s teacher. Students need their own school supplies this year!

  • Please check your childโ€™s backpack every morning as no toys should be brought to school, nor should candy or unhealthy snacks


    For more resources, check out our Parent Hub or our website!

๐Ÿ“… Important Dates for This Month ๐Ÿ“… Important Dates for This Month

Health Classes for 7th grade Begin

Black History Month Art Contest (Poster Here): Winner will earn a $25 prize


2/1 Saturday Pathways

2/3 National School Counseling Week

2/4 100 Days of School

2/6 Parent University: Social Media Tips and Risks

2/8 Saturday Pathways

2/10 Interim ELPAC testing

2/10 Book Blast Begins

2/12 PEEPs Valentineโ€™s Paint n Brunch at Home Office: 9-10am

2/14 Valentine's Day

2/17 Random Acts of Kindness

2/17 No School: Presidents Day

2/18- 2/21 GATE Testing

2/20 EPS Platica at 9am at Breed

2/26 Platica EPS2

2/24 Reading Fluency Assessments

2/28 Black History Month Essay/Art Contest Ends

2/28 MS Field Day

Progress Reports

Progress Reports went home on Friday. If you have any questions about your child's performance or grades, please reach out to your child's teacher to set up a conference. Do not wait until it is too late to discuss your concerns. As a reminder, all families have access to their grades and attendance through the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus. If you still have not signed up for an account, please reach out to the office for support.

Attendance Update Attendance Update

Better than 94% is our target!

EPS Breed: 91%

EPS 2nd St (5th/6th): 94.3%

EPS 2nd St (7th/8th): 91.9%

EPS2 Eastman: 91.5%

๐Ÿ† Perfect Attendance โฐ

EPS Breed

Dylan, Sebastian, Gilmer, Isaias, Ethan, Glendy, Alan, Sarahi, Eliana, Ivon, Randy, Astrid, Emmanuel, Kervin, Henry, Jimmy, Sophia, Maximo, David, Yoel, Noe, Joshua, Santiago, Jared, Alexia, Leilani, Melissa, Ana Rosa, Jorge, Roverto, Eliseo, Johny, Alexandro, Rayla, Jesus, Isabella, Delilah

EPS 2nd St: (5th/6th)

Manuel, Mateo, Adelyn A, Stephanie F, Eduardo, Genesis, Maria, Oscar, Axel B, Alan, Joshua (7th/8th) Calvin, Gael, Verania, Alexis, Luvia, Valerie G, Cristina, Jacob L, Frank, Jocelyn, Melanie, Aimee, Adalia, Melissa, Juliana, Kelly, Anahi, Stephanie, Roxy, Ester, Jacob D, Dulce, Miguel, Daniel, Kevin N, Jayden P, Steven P, Keyshla, Jennifer R, Ruby, Scarlett, Betsabe, Alize

EPS#2

Isaac, Mateo, Cesar, Keila, Salma, Kassandra, Athena, Heidi, Mariana, Leilani, Miguel, Roxy, Dylan, Sophia, Chelsea, Allison, Jayden, Alejandro, Isela, Miriam, Azusena, Sofia, Jewel, Paul, Kevin, Juan, Nathan, Ariana, Guimel, Elizabeth, Isaid, Hailey, Ailiani, Jocelyn, Julie, Fernanda, Nery

Students of the Month Students of the Month

EPS Breed

1st: Lorenzo, Eliana; 2nd: Gloria, Darian; 4th: Ana Rosa, Jairo


EPS 2nd St

Betsy, Ester, Gael B, Mateo, Manuel, Kayla, Melissa C, Anthony, Maria

Welcome to Student Council: Juliana and Jocelyn


EPS #2

K: Matthew, Gerado; 1st: Kaya, Leilani; 2nd: Marily, Dereck

3rd: Alison; 4th: Matthew, Bictoria; 5th: Fernanda, Vanessa

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Mental Health Resources

Anger Management Course: 7-week program for adults 18 or older designed to help individuals gain insight into their anger, identify triggers, and develop healthy strategies for managing emotions.


Group Start Date: February 11th (every Tuesday)

Time: 3- 5pm

Lead by: Sheila Camarena, ACSW and Ana Garcia, MSW Intern


Group will meet via Zoom. To register to participate in the group, please call: (323) 881-3799

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Healing the Inner Child: a 7 week closed group, for adults over 18 years of age. Group members will learn powerful tools to heal past traumas. Art, music, videos and childhood experiences will be used to help us know ourselves better and heal the wounds of the past.


Group Start Date: February 4th (Every Tuesday)

Time: 9am- 11am

Lead By: Alma Hernandez, ACSW and Ana Saldana, MSW Intern


Group will meet via Zoom. To register to participate in the group, please call: (323) 881-3799

Are you planning to sign up for one of the trainings?

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๐ŸŽ’ Middle School News ๐Ÿซ ๐ŸŽ’ Middle School News ๐Ÿซ

At the end of each month, students get to earn a field day to celebrate their hard work and positive choices. Here are some pictures from the activities that teachers brought to students this month!

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Team Builder

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Dodge Ball Fun

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Trivia Time

Career Day 2025! Our counseling department organized our Career Day. We welcomed various guest speakers to engage with our students about their futures. We were very happy to have our future Middle School students, the 4th graders from EPS Breed and 5th graders from EPS2, come to visit too! We look forward to more events!

Career Day '25

If you would like to make sure your child is on the list to transfer over and enroll in our Middle School program, please call Melissa or Valerie!

Uniforms
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Elementary Uniforms

Uniforms are required every day unless specified by the Principal. You can find the uniform information attached.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dG48gylNqt3Ad6FMzMVbOtMi3kHWnCAK/view?usp=share_link

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Middle School Uniforms

Uniforms are required every day unless specified by the Principal. Mondays are dress down days where students can wear jeans and a colored top to represent their house.

Important Links

School Calendar

UPDATED CELL PHONE POLICY!

Calendar of Events

Extera Website

EPS Website

EPS#2 Website

Parent University Schedule

Past Newsletters Past Newsletters

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Parent University Buzz #3: https://secure.smore.com/n/vc9s8

Special Newsletter- MS Student Council: https://secure.smore.com/n/a4nse

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Parent University Buzz #1: https://secure.smore.com/n/h7x61

Contact Information Contact Information

Monica Salas: msalas@exteraschools.org

Monica Ortiz: mortiz@exteraschools.org

Lucrecia Villamar: lvillamar@exteraschools.org

Valerie Martinez: vmartinez@exteraschools.org

Melissa Diaz: mdiaz@exteraschools.org

Estrella Orellana: eorellana@exteraschools.org

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