El Portal Elementary School

Facilities Needs Assessment Meeting for Parents and Community Members The District is in the process of developing a Facilities Needs Assessment Plan for all of the school sites. This assessment will become part of the District's Master Facility Plan. There will be an opportunity for parents to meet and discuss what plans may be considered for El Portal Elementary School on Tuesday, May 8, at 8:30 a.m. in the Multi-use Room.

Three District Students Selected as D.A.R. Essay Contest Winners Congratulations to John Henry Saranick, fifth grade winner from Olita Elementary School; David Anthony Torres, sixth grade winner from El Portal Elementary School; and Joshua Douglas D'Agostino Danielson, eighth grade winner from Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School.

Letter to Parents and Community Members The District is in the process of developing a Facility Master Plan. This process will involve parents, teachers, classified staff, community members, District administrators, and professionals in the field of school facility planning and modernization.

Attention students: Remember to save all the buttons you earn this year so that you can show them off on Button Day, June 13, 2012!

Reading Counts Lexile Search If you want to search for a book by Lexile number on the Scholast Reading Counts website follow these steps: go to www.scholastic.com click on TEACHERS, BOOK WIZARD, SELECT A READING LEVEL SYSTEM, LEXILE MEASURE, ADVANCE SEARCH.

El Portal Teachers Receive 2012 Target Field Trip Grant Congratulations to Marci Pinney and Teresa Herman, third-grade teachers for receiving the Target Field Trip grant that will provide a free field trip for El Portal third graders to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach during February.

SCRIP - Support our School! SCRIP is an easy way to support our school. Purchase gift cards for everyday day use or as gifts for upcoming events or holidays! Just follow the link to www.shopwithscrip.com (use enrollment number 5F2A3LBC12L13) or call Judith Watkins for more information (562)691-9887.

Where in the United States is Mrs. Shaw? Mrs. Shaw, retired second-grade teacher, sends in geography clues to the students of El Portal Elementary School each day while she is on vacation.