Character Counts – Our focus for January is “Fairness.”   We will be wearing orange this Wednesday..

January 25 – Running Club –  Meet after school at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 1/25, inside the cafeteria.  We are conditioning for the Brea 8K which will be held on Sunday, February 26.  Registration forms are available in the office or from Mrs. Diaz.  Remember to invite other family members, neighbors. and friends.  We want to win an award for the largest team.  Last year we took second place with 48 runners.  Go Leopards!

January 26 – Band Practice –  Beginning Band will meet on Thursday, 1/26, at 1:10 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. There is NO ADVANCED BAND practice on Friday this week due to STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY -- NON STUDENT DAY.

January 26 – Jog-A-Thon Meeting – There will be a meeting today at 1:15-2:15 p.m. in the cafeteria to plan for the Jog-A-Thon.  We do not have a coordinator, so it will need to be a group effort.  There were only 10 individuals at PTA two weeks ago, so parents need to volunteer in some way to share the work load.  If everyone does one job, then it will be easy.  Parents, other relatives, and friends are encouraged to be involved to help make it a huge success.  Please attend the meeting.  WE NEED YOU!

January 27 – Staff Development Day – NO STUDENTS TODAY.  Our teachers will attend a workshop on the new Common Core State Standards in the morning and will be working with our new iPods in the afternoon.  We will be syncing 40 to a dedicated laptop and loading some great apps to use with students in the near future.  We are excited as technology and the use of mobile devices becomes more embedded, especially in the classroom and students’ lives.

February 2 – Panda Express Fund Raiser – Help our PTA earn some easy extra cash with our all day fundraiser (11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) at the Brea Panda Express located on Imperial Hwy. near Corner Bakery.   We will make 20% of their total sales, but you must bring in the attached flyer.  Read it for all the details.

February 3 – Flag Ceremonies – Our monthly Flag Ceremonies will recognize our students of the month for December and January.  The first ceremony at 9:15 a.m. will honor students in 4th, 5th, & 6th grades.  The second ceremony at 10:30 a.m. will honor students in Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades.  Our second graders will present.

February 4 – B.E.S.T. Meet – Please join us at Brea Olinda High School at 9:00 a.m. to cheer on our 4th, 5th, and 6th graders as they compete against the other elementary students throughout our District. This is the 32^nd annual track meet, and it promises to be an exciting, fun-filled event.  We need at least 2 more adults to assist for about an hour with the “medicine ball push.”  Any parents interested in helping, please call or email Mrs. Coburn at (714) 529-2520 or dcoburn@bousd.k12.ca.us.

A Message from Mrs. Coburn — Alley Construction — The alley is complete and it looks great!  Parents and families, thank you for your patience the last few weeks.  Everyone did a wonderful job, especially in the afternoon with picking up students.  Our parents are the best! 

Box Tops — All Box Tops for this month’s count are due by Thursday, January 26^th.  If you send them in baggies, be sure to include your child’s name and room number.  The money raised helps to buy new playground balls and other equipment.

Free Electronic Recycling is coming to Laurel.  Save all those old computers, phones, TVs, monitors, broken Xmas lights, etc.  If it has a cord or batteries, it can be worth some extra cash for our students.  It’s simple, and there will be a drop-off in front of the school on Flower.  Tell friends, neighbors, and family to save and help us earn.  Profits will help to buy ink for all the computers on campus and possibly a laptop to sync our 40 iPods that we have.  Students and teachers want to put some great apps to use.  The future looks good as we think of all the possibilities of mobile devices for learning.

We still have some of our new cool, black, zip-up “hoodies” for students with Lightening, the Leopard, on the back. Sweatshirts can be purchased in the office for $13.00 while supplies last.  Our kids love the new style!  They are selling fast, but we still have youth sizes:  Small - X-Large.

Congratulations to the following Students of the Month for November:

Way to Go Leopards!

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Please help your child arrive to school safely and on time.  Please remember the following:

7:58 a.m. First Bell rings indicating students are to line up at their designated spot, meet their teacher, and walk to class.

8:00 a.m. Second Bell is when school officially begins.  If your child arrives after this bell, he/she will be sent to the office for a tardy slip. 

Thank you in advance for being on time and making it a priority with your student.  It makes a great start for the day!