Marguerita Gazette
November’s Theme: National Career Development Month
Dear Marguerita Families,
March marks the start of Trimester 3, and the end of the school year is quickly approaching!
As we enter this final stretch, we are focusing on good attendance, staying engaged, and finishing strong with excellent grades. This month is filled with exciting events which includes the opening of the 2025-2026 registration window and Read Across America Spirit Week. Our 8th graders will capture lasting memories with their panoramic and underclass pictures, while families can take advantage of valuable Parent Finance Workshops. Don’t forget to join us for Coffee with the Principal and celebrate our ROCKStars at this month’s assembly! As we head toward Spring Break, we invite all families to our much-anticipated Open House—come see the amazing work our students have accomplished!
Let’s make this last trimester one to remember!
Warm regards,
Mr. Kohout, Principal
Marguerita R.O.C.K.s!
March School-wide focus is on the "C" in R.O.C.K. (COOPERATION )
Cooperation is an essential skill that helps students work together, solve problems, and build a positive school community.
Here are six ways we are encouraging Cooperation at Marguerita:
- Working as a team in classroom activities and group projects
- Listening to others’ ideas and respecting different opinions
- Helping classmates and showing kindness in daily interactions
- Practicing patience and problem-solving with peers
- Following school rules to ensure a safe and supportive environment
- Encouraging and celebrating each other’s efforts and successes
Marguerita Elementary School strives to:
LEARN, GROW, AND GIVE BACK!
Marguerita Voted Favorite Public Elementary School!
Congratulations once again to our Marguerita School Community! The Pasadena Star-News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whittier Daily News have once again awarded Marguerita Elementary School the Readers Choice Award as San Gabriel Valley’s FAVORITE public elementary school for 2024! I would like to congratulate our ENTIRE MARGUERITA TEAM… Thank you to our students, families, staff, & PTA for all that you do to make our school the absolute best that it can be for our kids. You R.O.C.K.!
Congratulations & keep up the great work!
Mr. John Chae, School Counselor, Gateway To Success chae_john@ausd.us
The C in ROCK = Cooperation! One way to think about cooperation is “working together to reach shared goals”. What are some goals that you share as a family? What are some ways we can all cooperate together to make our school and our homes a better place?
Let's try to persevere through every storm so that we can achieve our goals and dreams little by little every day!
For more information on Gateway to Success and SEL learning, please visit the following link- Student Support
ELAC English Classes for Adults:
Spring Semester is from February 11 until May 15, 2025 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30-5:20pm. If you’re interested in improving your conversational English, it’s not too late to register. Click on this link to sign up. Flyer link
Financial Literacy Workshops:
It’s never too early to start talking to your children about finances. Our first workshop on Budgeting was on 2/19/25 and both parents and students were engaged in this learning! Don’t miss the next 2 workshops: 3/12/25 College Planning and 3/19/25 Debt Management. Click on this link to sign up.
Friday Tutoring:
We are so excited to partner with Ramona Convent to provide tutoring for students on Fridays. TK - Kinder students will be dismissed at the front office. All other grade levels will be dismissed at Marguerita gate. Students who attend an afterschool program on campus, will report to those classes. Tutoring starts 3/7/25 after school for 30 minutes. (Dates for tutoring: 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 4/11, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, and 5/23). If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Wu wu_cathleen@ausd.us
Become a Marguerita Volunteer
Would you like to be a Marguerita School volunteer or chaperone for a field trip? Volunteer Forms
Immigrant Legal Resources
Marguerita PTA
1. Association Meeting Thursday, March 27, 2025
(4:30 - 5:00 pm) Zoom link to come!
Coming next month:
1. Jog-a-Thon April 8, 2025 (more info to come)
1. Clothes Drive, April 18, 2025 (flyer to come!)
WE APPRECIATE OUR MARGUERITA FAMILIES
Thank you for your continued support!
Marguerita PTA Informational Flier, 2024-2025
Calling Marguerita Volunteers!
School safety is always our first priority! Our message to our students, staff and community is, “See Something, Hear Something, Say Something - Report it!” If there is a school safety concern or threat of violence, always report it to the school and police. Each one of us (students, parents, families, guardians, community members) play an important role in school and community safety. Never hesitate to report a safety concern.
Additionally, as part of Marguerita’s Earthquake and Disaster Preparedness Program we are requesting that each child be provided a Personal Survival Kit to be stored in the classroom. Should a disaster, such as an earthquake, fire, or flood occur, there is a possibility that your child/children would need to remain in school for up to 72 hours- especially if access to and from school is too dangerous or unavailable. It would therefore be necessary to have some food and drink to sustain your child during this time.
For more information on needed items, please visit [2024-2025] Survival Kit Letter and Content List
Through measures AE and HS Bond funds and the completion of our modernization project last school year we received a beautiful campus and a digital marquee! For our marquee, our goal is that it enhances our communication with you as parents and the greater community. In keeping up-to-date with our many campus activities throughout the school year, please access and use the following;
#1. Digital Marquee
#2. School Website Calendar- https://www.margueritaelementary.org/
#3. Monthly Gazettes (this family newsletter!)
#4. Emails- please be on the lookout for school messages from Blackboard Connect and school staff (classroom teachers, Mr. Kohout, etc.,)
