Selma Summer News & Events

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IMPORTANT DATES

• August 19, Wednesday - First Day of the 2020-21 School Year

• August 19: Virtual Family Breakfast. More details to come!

• August 26: Virtual Coffee with the Principals at 10am

• September 2: First LOOP (Larchmont Organization of Parents) meeting at 10am

• September 7: No School - Labor Day

• September 9: Virtual Back to School Night at 5:30pm

You can also subscribe to iCal HERE and have dates imported to your iCal.  ALL DATES are available on LARCHMONT SCHOOL ONLINE CALENDAR

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FROM YOUR SCHOOL LEADER

Dear LCS Selma Parents, Welcome to Larchmont Charter School at Selma! We hope you are having an amazing, albeit unusual, summer. We have been diligently working to prepare for the upcoming school year and are excited to serve you and your student. We hope this message will provide you with relevant updates and helpful reminders.

Faculty and Staff Stay tuned for a list of all of Selma’s updated faculty and staff list in the next mailer.  Meanwhile, meet some of the new faces here: Meet our new faculty.

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A Virtual Q&A and Tour for new families will be held on July 23 from 10am-11am via Zoom. If you would like to join, please use these credentials:

https://zoom.us/j/94094855689?pwd=OVJLSzFvWWp6eEtjNWZXa0RSRVpCZz09

Meeting ID: 940 9485 5689

Password: 2QDxKL

MDTP Assessment August 14 from 12:30pm-2:30pm is the last opportunity for the MDTP assessment for New to LCS students. It provides valuable data for our teachers and helps us to place students into appropriate math classes. This will be given virtually. 

• Please email Heather Rios, our math coach, to register for the test or if you have any questions: heather.rios@larchmontcharter.org

Virtual Hangout

We will be hosting a Virtual Hangout this summer on August 15 via Zoom. We will play a few getting to know you games!

• 11:00-11:45 for 5th grade families

• 12:00-12:45 for 6th grade families

• 1:00-1:45 for 7th grade families

If you would like to join, please use these credentials:

https://zoom.us/j/92381616824?pwd=ZlE3bVFLQi9NQTYwaTV5N1o3Zndwdz09 Meeting ID: 923 8161 6824 Password: 3nVHCN

Orientation Learn everything you need to know about the upcoming school year on August 17. Our orientation will be virtual this year through Zoom. 

• 9am-11am for New to LCS Selma. This includes any family that is new to Larchmont or new to the Selma campus.

• 1pm-2pm for Returning families.

Please use these credentials to join:

https://zoom.us/j/98609341391?pwd=ZEU2RWo4RXIxSG41UkFMVnlMM3FNUT09

Meeting ID: 986 0934 1391

Password: 3n2Pv0

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The first day of school is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2020. We plan on beginning our school year on August 19th virtually. LCS is following guidance from county and state officials. During orientation, we will explain all of the important information regarding distance learning to parents.

• August 19: Virtual Family Breakfast. More details to come!

• August 26: Virtual Coffee with the Principals at 10am

• September 2: First LOOP (Larchmont Organization of Parents) meeting at 10am

• September 7: No School - Labor Day

• September 9: Virtual Back to School Night at 5:30pm

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Summer Homework Information Each summer, we assign math and reading homework for students to stay fresh in their learning. The homework is due the first day of school (August 19). Please click the links to learn more about Reading and Math Summer Homework.

• Math

• Reading

Homeroom (Pack) Placements

Teachers and staff carefully craft homeroom placements each year. We will notify parents of placements via email in August. 

Follow us at @LARCHMONTSCHOOL!

Want to learn more about what we’ve been up to and what’s coming up? Follow us on social media! You can find us on:

         Facebook - Larchmont School         Instagram - @LarchmontSchool         Twitter  - @LarchmontSchool

We do a lot of messaging through these media platforms--often breaking news lands here first!

Please contact us with questions you might have. We look forward to seeing you all soon and to a wonderful school year ahead.

Warmly,

Sarah Perkins, Principal sarah.perkins@larchmontcharter.org

Mini Tharakkal, Assistant Principal mini.tharakkal@larchmontcharter.org

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2020-21 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH APPLICATION 

We are getting ready for the 2020-21 school year and are asking everyone to PLEASE complete the new 2020-21 Lunch Application and email a SIGNED COPY back to student@larchmontcharter.org or you can mail it to:

Larchmont Charter School 2020-21 Lunch Application

444 N Larchmont Blvd Ste 207

Los Angeles, CA 90004.

REMEMBER, you need to complete a new lunch application every year. Even if you feel that you may not qualify, you never know! The full price of each meal is $5.10. BUT if you qualify, you could pay $0.40 a meal for reduced price or FREE. Completing and qualifying for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program can also help with after school care pricing, and with fee waivers for college applications and for SAT and AP exams. If you have any questions, please let us know.

2020-21 Lunch Application