DOLPHIN SPLASH

Dear El Marino Families,

I am happy to announce that we have hired a new Assistant Principal, Paul Karaiakobian. He comes to us from Santa Monica Malibu School District with many years of experience. Mr. Karaiakoubian was most recently a middle school math teacher, but also a Lead Coach for staff in both math and Science. He will be starting Monday, January 12th, and we are excited to welcome Mr. Karaiakoubian to the El Marino family.

Happy New Year!

Mrs. Saavedra

• JAPANESE READING CLUB - NO MEETING
  We will be resuming In-person Japanese reading club on January 10th.
  

• JAPANESE STORY TIME
  5:00 - 5:20pm for longer picture books
  5:30 - 5:50pm for shorter picture books
  on ZOOM

• ALLEM BOARD MEETING
  7:00pm on ZOOM
  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77805072867?pwd=rbdyakH7b8yVu1RFwAz8mLSIPJcEMr.1
  Meeting ID: 778 0507 2867
  Passcode: ALLEM1

• CLUB de LECTURA
  8:00 - 8:30am in the Auditorium
  See flier below for more info

• WALK & ROLLERS
  First Friday - see fliers below for more info

• YOUTHTRUTH SURVEY DEADLINE
  See flier below for more info

• LGBTQIA Playdate
  See Fliers below for more info

Join us on a group ride/walk! We’ll have Mexican Hot Chocolate waiting for you at the front gate!

El Comité de Herencia Cultural le da las gracias a miembros de CHC y comunidad de El Marino por apoyar en el Festival de Tamales. Fue un evento fabuloso para enriquecer la comunidad en un alimento común en los paises de habla español. México, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru y Venezuela fueron representados.

Un agradacimiento especial a Leticia Santiago, Brenda Santiago, Edy Mendoza-Alva, Zoila Moeira, Oralia Lau, Neysa Asberry, Yadira Lopez, Vanessa Maksymenko, Graciela Lopez, Beatriz Soto, Ariana Sanchez, Maria Ruvalcaba por donar y trabajar el festival de tamales.

Carmen Rodriguez, Claudia Mereles, Norma y Caroline Wu por su donación. Sehnita Joshua Mattison por su servicio.

Gracias a las familias que llegaron a disfrutar y apoyar la venta de tamales.

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CHC would like to give thanks to the CHC members and El Marino community who help make the Tamal Festival a successful event. We had tamales from México, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela.

Special thank you to the following who made this event run smoothly. Leticia Santiago, Brenda Santiago, Edy Mendoza-Alva, Zoila Moeira, Oralia Lau, Neysa Asberry, Yadira Lopez, Graciela Lopez, Ariana Sanchez, Vanessa Maksymenko, Maria Ruvalcalba and Beatriz Soto. Thank you for the donations and your service. Donations from Carmen Rodriguez, Claudia Mereles, Norma and Carloine Wu and Sehnita Joshua Mattison for your service.

Thank you to the families who came and supported the Tamale Festival event.

Hilda and Noemi

CHC coordinators

1. This year’s theme title is: “Be a Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud.” -Maya Angelou
   Because the theme is a quote you have to include the author’s name “Maya Angelou”
   A Dolphin (our school mascot) is optional. So be creative!
   
   
2. The cover art must include the following words, “El Marino Language
   School Yearbook” and “2022-2023” as part of the design. And, the title, “Be a Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud.” Maya Angelou
   
   
3. Please do not put your name on the cover. Instead, write your name, teacher’s name, and room # on the back of the artwork.
   
   
4. Size: 8.5”x11” and must be in color! (paint, markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc)
   
   
5. We highly recommend using a thicker cover stock. Also using a thin black marker to outline the illustration and coloring in with colored pencils or thin markers seems to have the best clarity.
   
   
6. The artwork must be in portrait format, not landscape (i.e. vertically oriented)
   
   
7. Due Date: Friday, February 3, 2023. Please turn it into the front office of the school by the end of the day. Any work that comes in after the due date will not be accepted. ** Winners will be announced via Dolphin Splash in February.

** There will be 1 winner and 4 runner-ups. (The runner-ups will be on the back cover). The front cover winner will receive a free yearbook!

For any questions, please contact Christi Catalpa at christi.catalpa@elmarinopta.org

ATTN: 5th Grade Parents

Time to purchase your 5th grader's dedication ad! The deadline for the dedication ads is Friday, March 17th.

Link to purchase is here:

https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/elmarinolanguageschool/ads

Do it before it is too late! ;)

For any questions, please contact Christi Catalpa at christi.catalpa@elmarinopta.org

Families, please fill out this survey to provide feedback about your student's educational experience. Fill it out for each CCUSD student in your family. The deadline has been extended to Jan. 6!

Our December assemblies were presented by the Music Center of Los Angeles. The performance of “The Season of Giving” featured actors from We Tell Stories. The actors presented stories from around the world that are about the holiday season. I hope that your children enjoyed the performance! 🎭 Thank you to our assembly volunteers!! Noemi, Joyce, Sehnita, Yuko, and Maryam!

For more information about the performers, please go to: http://www.wetellstories.org/

We are looking for volunteers for the next assembly in January - May. If you are interested, please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949A8A628A0F5C25-elmarino

Please join us on Wednesday, January 18 at 6:30 or 7:00pm to learn about Pali Camp. *We will confirm the exact time soon.*

Pali Science camp is an educational opportunity open to ALL current 5th-grade students. The camp takes place from 3/8/2023 to 3/10/2023.

This information will be available via Zoom and will be recorded for those that are not able to attend. Pali Camp staff will provide all the information you need and answer questions.

This FREE science camp is provided by CCEF and CCUSD. This means there is no cost to families. We are so excited!

If you have any questions prior to the Information Night, you can contact Alex Cobian Alvarado at alex@elmarinopta.org

Please keep in mind that we will have a form available for your student’s Intent to Enroll soon.

If you’d like to learn more about Pali Camp please go to Overnight Summer Camp in Southern California | Specialty Camps | Pali AND please join us on 1/18!

Thank you!

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Pali Camp 2022-23 Information Night
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88935856978?pwd=d0JPeHdwUWl3MDE2eERWSHJKYjFwZz09
Meeting ID: 889 3585 6978
Passcode: 612674

The Pali Camp Coordinators and El Marino Green Committee are starting to brainstorm for our first winter clothing swap. It will take place sometime in February. We are doing this in preparation for Pali Camp 2023!!!

Want to help us coordinate or execute this? Please contact Alex at alex@elmarinopta.org or El Marino Green Committee at emlsgreencommittee@gmail.com.

Have clothes or items to donate? For now please hold onto them, more information will be shared soon. Stay tuned!

JANUARY 12

• PTA Meeting
  7:00pm on ZOOM
  Interpretation is available in Spanish and Japanese.

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85145429507?pwd=dFU3dnpMN2Fwdk51MHE4dy9ZUEhXZz09
  Meeting ID: 851 4542 9507
  Passcode: 809602
  
  

• Principal Coffee & Chat - 8:55am in the Auditorium - MOVED FROM Jan. 5th

JANUARY 16

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School

JANUARY 17

• Non-Pupil Day - No School
  
  

JANUARY 18

• PALI Camp Info Night for 5th Grade Families

Website: elmarino.ccusd.org
Location: 11450 Port Rd, Culver City, CA 90230, USA
Phone: 310-842-4241

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