Short Avenue IB Learners Strive to Be...

A Message from Mr. Lamb:

Happy Weekend Short Avenue Families and Friends!

As we head into the weekend, I find myself amazed that June arrives on Monday and that we have just eight school days remaining in the 2025-2026 school year. The finish line is in sight, but our commitment to excellence remains as strong as ever. While excitement for summer is certainly building, we are keeping our foot firmly on the gas with our expectations for attendance, learning, behavior, and engagement. Every day matters, and we want to make the most of these final opportunities for growth, celebration, and connection.

One of the highlights of this week was our Perfect Attendance Luncheon. It was wonderful to celebrate students who have demonstrated an incredible commitment to being present and engaged every day. What makes this recognition even more special is the growth we have seen over the years. We started with just four students earning perfect attendance, then grew to ten students, and this year we proudly celebrated twenty students. This achievement is a testament to the strength of our home-school partnership and our shared belief that attendance, academic success, and social-emotional growth all matter. Thank you for helping make daily attendance a priority.

As you plan for the final days of school, please note the following important dismissal schedules. Tuesday, June 9, will follow our regular Tuesday dismissal schedule with students dismissed at 1:35 p.m. The last day of school, Wednesday, June 10, will be a minimum day with dismissal at 1:00 p.m.

If your child will be attending summer school, please be sure to complete registration as soon as possible if you have not already done so.

Have an amazing weekend, and thank you for your continued partnership and support as we finish the year strong!

See you Monday!

Mr. Lamb

Mark Your Calendars...

6/01- Morning Brew With Mr. Lamb, 8:20am

6/09- 5th Grade Graduation, 9am, auditorium

6/10- Last Day of School, 1pm dismissal

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.

FoSA

🍭🍫 You’re invited to Short Avenue Elementary’s production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka!

Our talented students have been working so hard, and we can’t wait for our community to see this sweet and magical show!

🎟️ 2 nights!

Cast B: Wednesday 6/3, Thursday 6/4

Doors open at 5:15pm, Show begins at 5:30pm.

🎟️ Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased via:

• Venmo: @marinadavis

• Zelle: (323) 377-8011

• Cash at the door

If purchasing via venmo or zelle, please put date you’d like to purchase for in notes.

📸 Yearbook Sales! 🎉

Our 2025–26 Short Avenue Yearbook is almost here. We have limited stock for those who did not pre-order to purchase for $45. Please consider buying an extra copy to Pay It Forward for a family who might not be able comfortably afford one.

Yearbooks are hardcover and will be delivered to school in June. Please note priority distribution will go to those who pre-ordered and some copies purchased now may arrive after school is over.

To purchase a copy

Complete this Google Form: https://forms.gle/VGStjgDLhmtsxYfT7
Submit payment via Zelle to friendsofshortavenue@gmail.com (be sure to include your “child’s name + yearbook” in the notes)

Avril's Community Corner

2026/27 VOLUNTEER PORTAL IS OPEN!!!!

Hey Short Ave Volunteers, The Application to Volunteer for NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IS OPEN!! If you are a RETURNING Volunteer, and want to be approved to start the year as a volunteer, you can apply now. If you wait until after school lets out, you will be approved after school starts on August 12th when I am back at work. If you are a NEW Volunteer, best to get your TB test in August and send it to me AFTER school starts. Be aware that a TB test is only good for 60 days of applying. Older TB tests will need to be re-certified by a medical professional. If you have questions email me at avril.lipsky@lausd.net

Social Media

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

Photos fro Room 26's Teacher For The Day, photos from Cast A's Willy Wonka show, photos from the 2 Plant Managers for the 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!

Plant Manager for the Day!

Room 26's Teacher for the Day!

Plant Manager for the Day!

Previously Published

🎨 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 May 31, 2026

Short Avenue IB Learners Strive to Be...

A Message from Mr. Lamb:

Mark Your Calendars...

LAUSD Summer of Learning

FoSA

🍭🍫 You’re invited to Short Avenue Elementary’s production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka!

📸 Yearbook Sales! 🎉

Avril's Community Corner

2026/27 VOLUNTEER PORTAL IS OPEN!!!!

Social Media

Plant Manager for the Day!

Room 26's Teacher for the Day!

Plant Manager for the Day!

Previously Published

🎨 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

🍭🍫 You’re invited to Short Avenue Elementary’s production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka!

📸 Yearbook Sales! 🎉

Avril's Community Corner Avril's Community Corner

2026/27 VOLUNTEER PORTAL IS OPEN!!!!

Social Media

Plant Manager for the Day!

Room 26's Teacher for the Day!

Plant Manager for the Day!

Previously Published Previously Published

🎨 Short Ave Art Banner Program

🎉 Birthday Marquee

Sibling Interest List for 2026/27

Volunteering

Parent Portal

Short Avenue IB Learners Strive to Be...

FoSA

Avril's Community Corner

Previously Published