🧡💛🤎 November 25-29, 2023 🧡💛🤎

One-Week Vacation

Return to School Monday, December 2, 2024

Wishing you love, gratitude and family-time during

Thanksgiving Break!

Thank you to all the familiy members who attended your Parent-Teacher conference. We hope every family is feeling a sense of belonging and empowered to support their child's success at school.

This week's newsletter includes announcements and updates for the following:

• Title 1 and SSC Information
• Parent Workshop this Tuesday "Reading Support at Home"
• PTO Meeting this week
• Powell's Student Expectations "Check Your Five"
• Calendars and Middle School Sports Update
• High School Choice
• Family Literacy: Share Your FAMILY HISTORY, Native American Culture, & the Eagle LiveCam

Thank you for your continued support and engagement!

Soaring Together,

Mrs. Fieri, Principal

Powell is Title 1 school and we want to empower our parents with knowledge about our programs and plans. Check out the Title 1 newsletter from our parent facilitator, Mrs. Lloyd, to get informed and become involved in our continuous improvement. Our School Site Council (SSC) meets this Wednesday, 11/15 at 3:30. The agenda is viewable here SSC Meeting 11/15

You're Invited to our next Powell Parent Workshop this Tuesday:

If you are a parent of a TK-Grade 5 student and missed your conference date/time, please contact your child's teacher.

Middle School Parents: on November 14, your child's grades for Quarter 1 will be posted in ParentVue as a "Progress REport Quarter 1". You can monitor your child's achievement by reviewing their courses on Canvas.

We want to improve our students' sense of belonging by increasing our home-school connections. We want parents' ideas and support to provide fun, family events as well as fundraising opportunities for the school. Come join us at the PTO meeting this Thursday, 11/16 from 3:30-4:30 in the P1 Parent Center. Hope to see you there!

We have launched the "Check Your Five" expectations for students across all grade levels. We can achieve a safe and productive learning environment If every student follow these five reminders every day. Uniforms are a must for the safety and learning environment. A parent conference with the principal is required for any student who is not wearing the school uniform; call the school office to schedule an appointment.

With colder weather here, you can purchase the sweatsuit. Allowable for Middle School PE and for uniforms.

Girls Track, Coach Washington (PE Teacher) Practices Monday-Thursday for 1 hour 15 minutes, 3:30-4:45. The first track meet is December 2.

Boys Basketball, Coach Chavarria Congratulations to the students who made the basketball team. Our first game is this week!

Each grade level first-eighth, will participate in an interactive, fun-filled event in our gym. With opportunities to build, create, and play, we are helping Powell Eagles build friendships within their class and grade level. Ask your child to tell you all about it! Big thanks to our SEL Facilitator Mrs. Lloyd, Middle School Teacher Mr. Johnson and plant supervisor Mr. Eddie Richardson for making the event possible.

You're invited to share some of your family history to help us make cultural connections in our classrooms! Please open the form below and enjoy a discussion with your child(ren).

There are many ways to celebrate and honor diversity. Building cultural literacy helps our students become ethical decision makers in our diverse world. This month we celebrate the contributions and history of the Native Americans. Native peoples have adapted with the changing landscapes of our nation since time immemorial. Through struggles and triumphs, from the earliest points of colonization through our modern time, Native Americans and Alaskan Natives have continuously endeavored to be of service to their communities, protect their lands and life-giving waters, and maintain the traditional ways of life that have been passed down from one generation to the next. This month, we can learn about the Gabrielino and Tongva peoples who are native to Long Beach and the surrounding land. You can watch this video and native land dedication with your children:

Jackie and Shadow, the Eagles of Big Bear, have visited their nest nearly every day for the last week. Their long summer hiatus around the lake without nest visits lasted almost 2 full months. Check out the live cam and you might hear them "chortling" back and forth to each other. They are stepping up their nest visits and making their nest stronger with each addition.

Email: cfieri@lbschools.net
Website: https://powell.lbschools.net/

Instagram: @powell_k8_lb

Location: 150 West Victoria St, Long Beach, CA 90805
Phone: (310) 631-8794