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“PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE”

223 N. Jackson StreetGlendale, California 91206(818) 241-3111www.gusd.netBOARD OF EDUCATION

Christine WaltersPresidentDr. Armina GharpetianVice PresidentNayiri NahabedianClerkGregory KrikorianMemberJennifer FreemonMemberCO-INTERIM SUPERINTENDENTOF SCHOOLS

Joel Shawn, EdDMarc Winger, EdD

Message from theCo-Interim

Superintendents

As we come to the conclusion of our time together with you, it seems appropri-ate to refl ect and celebrate what has happened over the last six months. This was a new experience for us to work in a large and complex school district with 30 schools, more than 26,000 students, 3000 employees, a general fund budget of over $260,000,000, and a greater than $400,000,000 facilities program.

We facilitated 14 board meetings, 6 principal meetings and more than 20 “Supt Group,” “Team,” and “Cabinet” meetings which included members from the executive team, the extended leadership team, the community, and employee representatives. We interacted with our governance team and many of you over a myriad of issues including:

The student school-year calendars• The adoption of a resolution for April 24, the Armenian Genocide • Commemoration DayA Dual Language Charter school application and appeal• Contracts with our teachers, classifi ed and management that resulted in raises • for our employeesThe District’s Measure S facilities programs• Sagebrush• Participating in a Joint District – City Board/Council Meeting• Working on the implementation of the California State Standards includ-• ing refi ning the school district’s implementation of the mathematics open-source materials and developing a new curriculum adoption process

Dr. Joel Shawn Dr. Marc Winger

Glendale Schools shine at MESA Day

On March 5, 2016, approximately 1,000 students from 10 middle schools and 14 high schools met at Cal State LA for the 2016 MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) Day competition. Among the competitors were 93 students representing the Glendale Unifi ed School District. Forty-six students from Wilson Middle School were joined by 39 students from Roosevelt Middle School and 8 students from Glendale High School along with their teachers, Joan Nam and Paula Jackson from Wilson, Henry Galdamez and Randy Kamiya from Roosevelt, and Zovig Minassian from Glendale High.

The Math competition is sepa-rated into group and individual competitions; 6th, 7th and 12th graders compete in Team Mathquest while grades 8-11 compete in Solo Math taking a simulated PSAT.

There are fi ve Engineering chal-lenges. Middle schools and high schools share EggXpress, Mousetrap Cars, Bridges, and Prosthetic Arm competitions although awards and contest rules are separated by grade level. Middle schools compete in Balsawood Gliders while high school students compete in Rubberband-powered airplanes.

The hiring of a new superintendent, Winfred Roberson, • who we believe is a great fi t for the school districtWASC reviews at Hoover and Glendale High Schools• Gold Ribbon Awards for nearly half of our elemen-• tary schoolsWorking closely with our wonderful PTA and Glendale • Educational Foundation

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We’ve moved!

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The EEELP department offi cehas moved to:

The Board of Education invites you to a reception on

Monday, April 11, 2016to welcome

Mr. Winfred B. Roberson, Jr.Superintendent of Schools

at the Board Room4:30 - 6 p.m.

See attached fl yer for details.

Staff-O-GramGlendale Unified School District | Glendale, California “Preparing our students for their future.”

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Interacting and learning from impor-• tant community and internal groups like the Armenian National Committee, the Crescenta Valley Town Council, and, of course, our own GSMA, CSEA, and GTA.

All of the above-mentioned work was accomplished with our elected offi cials and employees. They make everything happen. The GUSD community is very fortunate to have a Board of Education that is committed to the learning of each and every student and willing to put in long and rigorous hours to ensure that the interests of the citizens are met. The executive and administrative staff of this school district are outstanding and rep-resent the fi nest educational leaders in California.

When we think about the employees of GUSD who serve our students and community, we are frankly blown away. We would like to thank the principals, assistant principals, teacher special-ists, FLAG teachers, English Language Learners teachers, elementary, middle and high school teachers, counselors, custodians, psychologists, nurses, nutri-tion services, ETIS, EEELP staff, PD staff, FASO staff, clerical staff, supervisors, coaches, instructional assistants, noon aides, interpreting staff, school and district level administrators, and every-one that we didn’t mention in this list. And, of course, a very special thanks to Rachel, Marge, and Phyllis in the Superintendent’s offi ce, without whom we would have been lost.

The only regret we have is that we were not able to spend more time visiting school-sites, observing our amazing students, and interacting with you at your actual work places. Regardless, we believe that we got an authentic “taste” of who the staff and teachers are, who the communities that make up the GUSD are, who our students are, and what the overall vision and beliefs of the school district are. You all have much to be proud of and clearly much to do to continue to ensure that our students succeed.

Thank you for permitting us this short period of time to collaborate with you, to lead you, and to learn from you. This is an amazing school district, and we will miss you all. It has been an honor to serve and be a small part of the Glendale Unifi ed School District. Our congratulations and continued success as you move forward.

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Galo Lopez from Glendale High School was the GUSD winner for the ACSA Region XV High School Student Oratory Contest. He then went on to the the Regional Contest in Pasadena on March 2. He was a fi nalist at the regional contest, winning a $500 scholarship.

GHS student wins oratory contest

On March 5, a luncheon was held for the California Council for the Social Studies, Southern California Chapter, History Teacher of the Year Awards. Glendale High School teacher Olivia Macaulay won the award which was presented by Michelle Herczog, Ed.D, Coordinator for History-Social Science for Los Angeles County and the President of the National Council for the Social Sciences.

Macaulay named History Teacher of the Year

Left: Olivia Macaulay (left) and Dr. Herczog (right).

The Science research and presentation competitions consist of Model Science and an oral presentation contest, Speak Up for middle schools and Speak Out for high schools.Glendale High did a phenomenal job qualifying 3 students for the fi nals in their fi rst year of competition. They will be competing in the High School Regional Finals at Cal State Long Beach on April 9, 2016. Wilson fi nished with 15 awards and 13 students qualifying for the fi nals.

Roosevelt ended the day with 22 awards and 18 students qualifying for the Middle School Regional Finals at UCLA on April 23, 2016. It should be noted that Glendale schools swept the EggXpress competi-tion taking 1st place in all three divisions, 6th grade, grades 7 & 8, and grades 9-12. Congratulations to all of the competitors and their teachers! Wilson Middle School’s MESA team.

MESA, continued from page 1

In the spirit of fun, team Real Principals of La Crescenta was one of the teams representing Glendale Schools at CV Chamber of Commerce’s annual Smart-a-thon on March 16, 2016.

‘Real principals,’ from left to right: Jaclyn Scott (Mountain Avenue ES), Christin Molano-Walley Fremont ES), Suzanne Risse (Monte Vista ES), Karen Stegman (Dunsmore ES).

Principals’ show of smarts


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Clark Magnet High School’s team was the big winner at the 26th Annual Scholastic Bowl on February 29.

Special thank you to the coaches for their hard work: Susan Newcomer, Clark Magnet High School; Amanda Lyons, Crescenta Valley High School; Kelly Palmer and Sarah Morrison, Glendale High School; and Brian Crosby, Hoover High School.

Scholastic Bowl Scholarships are made possible by gener-ous grants from: Glendale Educational Foundation; Parker Anderson Enrichment; Knapp, Petersen & Clarke; Sylvan Learning Center; Glendale Oakmont League; and Kiwanis Club of Glendale.

The Scholastic Bowl provides GUSD high school students an opportunity to represent their schools and engage in academic competition in the areas of Science, Language Arts, Mathematics, Fine Arts, and Social Science.

Phase one of the competition is an essay contest. Team members are given 60 minutes to write on an assigned prompt. The prompt is based on a controversial issue.

Phase two is a quiz format. During the fi rst part of the quiz section, team members may consult with each other and the team’s response to the question is written on a sheet of paper.

The last phase of the competition is a buzzer round with individual students responding to the questions.

Clark Magnet wins the Scholastic Bowl 2016

Each competing member receives a certifi cate and schol-arship money. The overall winning team and the team that wins the essay contest receive a trophy that remains with the school until the next Scholastic Bowl.

The fi nal scores are:First Place: $500 award: Clark Magnet High School (65 • points)Second Place: $250 award: Glendale High School (63 • points)Third Place: $150 award: Hoover High School (55 points)• Fourth Place: $100 award: Crescenta Valley High School • (38 points)

First-year Toll teacher Danielle Pettiti mod-eled the girth of a baby blue whale by having her entire fourth period class sit in the ‘belly of a whale’ that they created. The replica was made of duct tape and two large plastic sheathes and infl ated with a large indoor fan.

Toll teacher tells a whale of a storyToll’s fi rst annual Career Fair opened students’ eyes to the careers of the future. As their Gold Promotion Project, Isabel Wamsteker and Aidan Gonzalez, 8th grade stu-dents, organized, promoted, and presented Toll’s fi rst annual Career Fair on March 9. Fourteen distinguished professionals, ranging from Animation and Engineering to Photography and Physical Therapy helped students explore future career pathways.

First career fair held at Toll

The Glendale Police Department were “a big hit“ with Toll Students.

Career Fair organizers Isabel Wamsteker and Aidan Gonzalez.

The Verdugo Fire Academy shared actual equiptmentto make their career of choice come to life.


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Wilson students doing their presenta-tion to some students from their feeder elementary schools.

The ABC(D)s of tobacco use prevention

Right photo, from left to right: Austin White, Kira Valera, and Lernik Khechadorian.

Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport held the 9th annual Tower Banner Student Art contest for students of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena School Districts. This year’s theme was “History of Aviation.”

The winners from Glendale Unifi ed are: CV High School senior Austin White, 1st place; CV High School junior Kira Valera, 2nd place; and Clark Magnet senior Lernik Khechadorian, 3rd place.

First, second and third place winners are selected from each school district.

The artwork of the fi rst place winners are enlarged to 16 x 26-feet and will take turns being displayed at Burbank Bob Hope Airport’s terminal tower.

All of the fi rst, second, and third place winning artwork will be displayed at the airport’s Terminal B.

Students interested in participating in future contests should contact the art faculty or art department of their respective high schools. The contest is open to students in grades 9 - 12 cur-rently enrolled in Burbank, Glendale, or Pasadena Unifi ed School District.

Airport Authority announces tower banner contest winners

Montrose Library Supervisor Tiffany Barrios commissioned the talents at Daily High School to paint a mural for the library. There is a retaining wall of a drainage ditch visible from one of the library’s windows. The view was an eyesore so Ms. Barrios recruited Daily’s muralists to improve the view outside of that window.

Daily High Design Teacher Emily Goff said the mural was fi rst painted on synthetic fabric and then installed on the wall.

Goff said her students are working on another mural for Fremont Elementary School.

Montrose Library unveils Daily High’s latest mural

Project ABCD (Analyze, Beware, Create and Disseminate) is an anti-tobacco program where students learn about the harmful effects of tobacco and then share these information with others by developing PowerPoint presentations and Public Service Announcements (PSA) in short animated clips. It is part of the Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Program in the District and is being funded by a grant from the California Department of Education.

This program is being utilized in all GUSD middle schools. At the beginning of each schoolyear, each middle school TUPE site coordinator, with the help of other select teachers within the school, recruit students to be members of Project ABCD team. Selected students attend three workshops during the schoolyear, which include two animation workshops and one marketing work-shop. Armed with these skills, the team presents their videos and PowerPoint presentations abouth the dangers of tobacco use to invited classes from the feeder elementary schools. Their visitors also receive souvenirs that includes anti-tobacco brochures, buttons and keychains with anti-tobacco messages made by the Project ABCD students during their marketing workshop.

Wilson celebrated Pi Day on March 14 by holding its annual Pi Recitation contest. This year, 7th grader Marko Ratkovic set a new school record by reciting 1,000 digits of pi in just 5 minutes 46 seconds! (Previous school record was set last year by Dhruv Singh who had recited 576 digits of pi.). Marko Ratkovic also rep-resented Wilson at the Regional Scripps Spelling Bee on March 13 and tied for 9th place out of 100 students.

Pi contest contestants, from left to right: Hayk Gargaloyan, Jacob Butac, Isabella Quinn-Rodriguez, Marko Ratkovic, and Ani Karapetyan.

Wilson holds pi contest


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Cops for Kids visit Cerritos Elmentary SchoolOn March 15, Cerritos students had a wonder-ful visit from the Glendale Police D e p a r t m e n t ! Every classroom had visitors from GPD. Students learned about safety and inter-acted with our

Right photo: Offi cer Joe Allen talk to students.

Dunsmore Elementary students, parents and staff partici-pated in the Pennies for Patients program from February 9 to 29. Pennies for Patients is a program where 28,000 schools across the United States participate annually col-lecting change for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) for children.

Dunsmore Student Council representatives were in charge of organizing and distributing the materials, collecting the change, and fi nalizing the totals for each classroom during the three-week period. Dunsmore’s school goal was to raise $700. However, they surpassed their goal and raised $1,187.

By participating, not only did the students learn about making an impact, but also about leadership, teamwork, philanthropy and what “doing good” for others can mean. Dunsmore Hilltoppers are proud to say that they stepped up to save the lives of children living with Leukemia and Lymphoma. They truly are Heroes!

Dunsmore Elementary heroes master the act of giving

Fremont Elementary had a fabulous visit from famous authors and illustrators cour-tesy of the Assistance League of Glendale. The students heard inspirational sto-ries from Tao Nye, Mary Ann Fraser, Joe Cepeda, and Laurisa

AL of Glendale brings authors and illustrators to Fremont School

White Reyes and they were all amazing. The Assistance League also donated $1,500.00 towards books for the Fremont library. The staff, students, and parents all felt very lucky to have this wonderful presentation.

Mark Keppel celebrated its 6th Annual Keppel Art Day on March 9. This year, 51 parents volunteered to give presentations to students on topics such as animation, special effects, Flamenco dance, and theatre. The arts celebration culminates with a performance by the Hoover Jazz Band under the direction of Marty Rhees.

Keppel celebrates 6th Annual Art Day

From left: author Mary Ann Fraser, Fremont library assistant (sub) Maria Bonino-Britsch, illustrator Joe Cepeda, Fremont Principal Christin Molano, author Laurisa White Reyes, and illustrator and author Tao Nyeu.

Joe Cepeda demonstrating his process.

offi cers asking questions and sharing safety practices they see and do every day. The Cops for Kids program also provided each student with a treat bag!

R.D. White Elementary had their fi rst PTA-sponsored Jog-a-thon on March 8. The students had a great time run-ning and raising money for a good cause. “What a fun day!” said Principal Dr. Narek Kassabian.

R.D. White kids thrilled with first jog-a-thon

Ms. Melkoian and Ms. Mirzayan run with their class.

Ms. Svab’s kindergarten class.


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Thanks to MACK (Mountain Avenue Committed to Kids) and PTA funding, Mountain Avenue students have LEGO kits to emphasize the school wide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art Design and Math) initiative. Here are 4th grade students Kaitlyn Pak (left) and Aakif Omar (right) with their fi rst machine.

Engineering and science is job #1 for Mountain Avenue

Sixth grade stu-dents Lauren Curtis (left) and Seon Jae Yoon (right) repre-sented Mountain Avenue Elementary at the Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair. Their entry, Electric Juice, was exhib-ited on March 19 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

Monte Vista students hold up their March cards - students who ‘march’ to school get their cards marked daily. Monte Vista students are being encouraged to skip, hop, walk or march to school each day to alle-viate traffi c, increase exercise and generate community pride!

March madness at Monte Vista

On March 3, John Muir Elementary hosted Pajama Rama. Students and their fam-ilies came to school dressed in pajamas and listened to special guests read their favorite stories. Students also enjoyed some cookies and milk. Every student took home a book to add to their home library. Books were provided by Kiwanis Club, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) Grant.

Clockwise, from top: Adams Square Library’s Librarian Hala S h o n o u d a ; police offi ce by day, Superman by reading time, Offi cer Joe Allen from the Glendale Police D e p a r t m e n t ; Student Services Director Dr. Scott Anderle; and a sea of milk and cookies.

John Muir hosts another successful Pajama Rama

Verdugo Woodlands held its annual Survivor Challenge on March 6. Survivor Challenge is a Woodlanders are Volunteers for Education (WAVE) Foundation event that raises funds to cover salary positions at the school. This year they raised funds to cover 2016 - 2017 extra-hours for the librarian and computer lab assistants, additional funding for the intervention teachers, and Care Counselor position for the students.

All students received Survivor Challenge t-shirts and team-colored bandannas from WAVE. Students and staff completed an obstacle course created by the parents. At the end of the course, all students had their victory photo taken at the end of the course.

First grade challengers from Mrs. Severe’s class.

Top earners received additional prizes. Classes with 100 percent participation received an addi-tional 10 minutes of recess and the top earning class with 100 percent participation will receive a visit from an Olympic athlete. Over $30,000 was raised overall.

Survival challengers raise funds for school


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PTA Founders Day at Schools

Valley View families attended Founder’s Day Celebration for some good old fashioned family fun on February 26 in the auditorium. The PTA honored Valley View’s many awesome volunteers while parents and children enjoyed a fabulous chips and salsa bar and music by legendary singing group, The Alley Cats - America’s pre-mier doo-wop group. Principal Dr. Brook Reynolds was given the Golden Oak Award for his dedication in making Valley View an excellent place to have fun and to learn.

The Luck of Lincoln: The Lincoln PTA celebrated “We are Lucky to Have You” at Founders Day on March 17. The PTA Board rec-o g n i z e d s e v e r a l L i n c o l n

Keppel’s Founders Day was held on March 11 at Brandview. It was themed “The Keppels,” just like the Academy Awards. Attendees arrived to a red carpet and a photographer. About a dozen teach-ers, parents and com-munity members were honored. The event was organized by PTA presi-dent Lerna Amiriyans.

Glendale High School’s PTSA Foundation handed out three awards namely:

PTSA Honorary Awards to Glendale HS teachers Grace • Sheldon-Williams and Christopher Funaro, and GHS parent Lala Gevorkian.Continuing Service Awards to GHS parents Rose • Zandueta, Karen Spencer and Jennifer PalaciosVery Special Personal Award to GHS Clerk Anjel Besha.•

Rhonda Colgan surrounded by parents, students, and teachers.

employees for their service during this St. Patrick’s Day event: Noon Aide Alma Pereira, Noon Aide Debbie Nelson, Health Clerk Rhonda Colgan, and Teacher Wendy Maynard. The evening was topped-off with a presentation showing the 90 years of Lincoln Elementary’s history.

‘The Trinity’ administrators, from left: Hoover Associate Principal Hagop Eulmessekian, Toll Principal Dr. Thomas Crowther, Keppel Principal Kristine Siegal, Keppel Asst. Principal Kelly Worley, and Hoover Principal Dr. Jennifer Earl.

The Alley Cats perform-ing as families danced the night away.

Schools remember Dr. Seuss with Read Across America

Columbus invited guest readers who visited classrooms and read their favorite books to the class. They also had Pajama Day/Read-to-Your-Buddy Day where all the upper grades paired with the lower grades and read to them on the the fi eld.

Keppel principal Kristine Siegal and assistant principal Kelly Worley celebrated Read Across America Day by going class to class reading Dr. Seuss books.

Marshall celebrated Read Across America on March 4. Guest read-ers from the community shared their love of reading with students and all students took the Reader’s Oath in a schoolwide assembly. Principal Carla Walker dressed as Cat in the Hat for the festivities. Pictured above are guest readers, from left, EEELP Asst. Director Rebeca Witt, R.D. White Teacher Lynde Robertson, Marshall Principal Carla Walker, Teacher Specialist Deborah Albin and Glendale Police Offi cers Rebecca Jackson and Selene Corrales.

Schools across Glendale Unifi ed remembered the late Dr. Seuss on his birthday as they celebrated Read Across America Day. There were pancake dinners, book fairs, pajama parties, guest readers, costume parties, door decorating contests, and many more, all to commemorate Dr. Seuss.

The Valley View Educational Foundation and the PTA held its annual Reading Night and Pancake Dinner in celebration of Read Across America. Jammies and blankets were welcomed in the auditorium as fami-lies enjoyed a delicious pancake dinner, the book fair and the PTA’s reading night. Students were treated to stories read by the principal, teachers and parents. Families were invited to shop for their favorite books at Mrs. Nelson’s Book Fair to support Valley View’s PTA.


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April5 Board of Education Meeting

(Re-Organization & Masonic Awards), Admin. Bldg. Board Room, 5 p.m.

6 Adelante Latinos Ceremony, Glendale HS, 6 p.m.

7 Crescenta Valley High School Open House, 5:30 p.m.

7 Daily High School Open House, 5:30 p.m.

7 Franklin Elementary School Open House, 6 p.m.

7 Glendale High School Open House, 6 p.m.

9 SELPA 9th Annual Parent Educator Conference, La Canada High School, 8 a.m.

9 Middle School Honor Band & Orchestra Concert, Glendale HS, 7 p.m.

19 Board of Education Meeting, Admin. Bldg. Board Room, 6 p.m.

20 Cloud Pre-School Open House, 9 a.m.20 Armenian Genocide Commemoration,

Glendale High School, 7 p.m.21 College View Open House, 6 p.m.21 Toll Middle School Open House, 6:30

p.m.27 Cloud Pre-School SPED Open House,

6:30 p.m.28 Dunsmore Elementary School Open

House, 6 p.m.28 Roosevelt Middle School Open House,

6 p.m.28 Jefferson Elementary School Open

House, 6:30 p.m.

May3 Board of Education Meeting, Admin.

Bldg. Board Room, 6 p.m.4 Marshall Elementary School Open

House, 6:30 p.m.5 Columbus Elementary School Open

House, 6 p.m.5 Glenoaks Elementary School Open

House, 6 p.m.5 Valley View Elementary School Open

House, 7 p.m.11 Keppel Elementary School Open

House, 6:30 p.m.12 Character & Ethics Awards Ceremony,

Board Room, 5:30 p.m.12 Balboa Elementary School Open

House, 6 p.m.12 La Crescenta Elementary School Open

House, 6 p.m.12 Muir Elementary School Open House,

6 p.m.12 Lincoln Elementary School Open

House, 6 p.m.12 Monte Vista Elementary School Open

House, 6:30 p.m.12 Fremont Elementary School Open

House, 7 p.m.17 Board of Education Meeting

(Recognitions Only), Admin. Bldg. Board Room, 6 p.m.

19 Mountain Avenue Elementary School Open House, 6 p.m.

19 Mann Elementary School Open House, 6:30 p.m.

19 Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School Open House, 6:30 p.m.

21 Rosemont Bowl24 Board of Education Meeting, Admin.

Bldg. Board Room, 6 p.m.

Congratulations to the Health Fair prize winners! The Health Fair was a huge success, thanks to all who participated. Thank you also to two of our elemen-tary students, Mackenzie and Annika, for pulling the winning tickets.

Odet Abramyan, Cigna Gift Basket• Jamie Alarcon, Dignity Health Bowl• Valentina Apelian, Non-Stick • CookwareKarine Arutyunyan, Gift Basket – • SchoolsFirst Federal Credit UnionRobert Aslanian, Weight Watchers Gift • BasketAnahid Avanessian, Total Body Toning• Justine Baldwin, • $25 Master CardKarin Bashian, Television Set• Sabrina Beltran, Grill Griddle• Alvard Bouniatian, Good for You • CookbookRosalinda Gallegos, Calvin Klein • SunglassesJennifer Garrubba, Evergreen • Wellness ConsultationMargarita Gasparyan, Black Briefcase• Maria Gharibian, Men’s Bike• Janice Goulmassian, Magic Bullet®• Arline Hakopian, Farmers Coffee• Luis Hernandez, Women’s Bike• Norma Hidalgo, Tumblers•

Nancy Jacobson, Grill Griddle• Guadalupe Jones, Igloo, Blue• Laurie Jones, Wild Orange Gift Bag• Heather Lapacka, HCP Rolling Bag• Laurie McFarlane, Gray Nine West • PurseYolanda Maciel, Grill Griddle• Linda Martin, $25 Master Card• Maria Mendez, Gift Basket – • SchoolsFirst Federal Credit UnionKatherine Mickelson, Massage Envy, • 1-Hour FacialRaymond Mikaily, $25 Master Card• Tamara Panosyan, Toaster Oven• John Pehar, Toaster Oven• Michele Rusenko, Magic Bullet®• Hrachik Sardarbegian, Headphones • from Huntington HospitalFrank Schlueter, Blue Shield Mat• Melissa Soto, Non-Stick Cookware• Kelly Stubbs, Walking Weights• Jacqueline Tabor, Walking Weights• Michelle Van, Black Briefcase• Maro Vardanyan, Healthwise • Chiropractic BagMagy Waked, Nine West Sunglasses• Jennifer Widman, Calvin Klein • SunglassesAngela Yi, Igloo, Red• Lianna Zakarian, Fitbit®•

Health Fair Winners

The shifts that have come with the new California State Standards for Mathematics have left many GUSD staff and parents with questions about how to help kids. Public access to the GUSD website includes helpful links and tips for parents. Links can be found in the Common Core tab > Mathematics K-12 found at www.GUSD.net. The direct link is http://www.gusd.net/CCSSMath.

Many tips for parents are found in both the “Message from the President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)” and “Advice for Parents from Professor Jo Boaler”. Jo Boaler, points out that in the UK the subject of math is called “maths,” a plural noun. She says, “Mathematics was chosen to be plural to refl ect all the many parts of mathematics - draw-ing, modeling, asking questions, com-municating, etc. Math sounds more singular and narrow (Do the math, usually means do a calculation!).” She suggests encouraging kids’ thinking, sharing of ideas, and number sense.

Also included on this page are the Parent Letters for the K-6

Resource for Helping All Students with MathMath Units including translations in Armenian, Korean, and Spanish.

Walkadoo starts on April 1, 2016. Watch for emails from GUSD Wellness for sign up information.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn $75 in Visa gift cards!

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Vienna Panossian, from Ms. Aiken’s 5th grade class, explaining her math thinking to her class-mates at Fremont Elementary School.

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