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South Shores Traffic Plan

Dear Parents,

Please observe the following rules while dropping off or picking up your child at South Shores. When dropping off or picking up your child, please follow the traffic pattern found below.

1. Turn Left (down) on South Moray Avenue.

2. Turn Left on Graysby Avenue.

3. Turn Right on West 35th St. and proceed to South Shores.

4. Please drop-off your child on the right hand side of your car, at the curb.

5. Please leave the passenger drop-off area (Street Parking in front of school)

immediately.

6. If you accompany your child into the school, Do Not use the faculty/staff

parking lot. Street parking is available in the surrounding areas.

7. Do Not drive into any South Shores driveway including the Kindergarten, Playground, Cafeteria and Staff Parking areas.

Tips to Remember:

* Please drive cautiously in school zones. Children can be impulsive and

unpredictable.

* Please turn off all distractions when entering school zones.

* Please respect our Safe School Traffic Plan. Our goal is to protect your

child from harm.

* Do Not leave your car unattended while in passenger drop-off area.

* Do Not make an illegal 3 point turn or U-Turn at school.

* Do Not park in Red Zones

* Do Not park in Cross Walks

These rules exist for the safety of your child and other children at South Shores. Please adhere to these rules so that we can protect the children of South Shores.

Sincerely,

David Kooper

Smoothie Thursdays at South Shores

Come get your smoothies for only $2.00.

Quench your thirst with smoothies provided by:

Smoothies By The Yard

Proceeds go to Upper Grade Production

Afterschool Playground

After School Playground Our after school playground will be open every day from the end of the school day to 5:30 pm. All school and playground personnel go home at 5:30 pm.

LEARN and School Site Council Information

	LEARN (Los Angeles Educational Alliance for Restructuring Now) South Shores is involved in the LEARN education reform plan which calls for change at every level of our school system. LEARN empowers our school into autonomous accountability. With this empowerment, our local school site and our school community can actively participate in innovation, local control, and reform. The LEARN Council makes decisions about some budgets, scheduling, and initiatives to improve student achievement. The LEARN Council meets every third Thursday and welcomes all concerned and interested parents and community members to participate. The LEARN Council is also an advisory group for our School Site Council (SSC).
	School Site Council (SSC) The School Site Council has the responsibility for planning and implementing our categorical programs and their budgets. This includes the School Improvement Program, Bilingual Program, and Title I Program. This council meets at the same time as the LEARN Council.

South Shores Cashless Cafeteria System

Cafeteria Breakfast and lunch are served daily in the South Shores Cafeteria. The South Shores Cafeteria uses a cashless card system for all students purchasing breakfast or lunch. Every student is issued a card. Free lunch recipients are credited for their meals throughout the year once the application has been processed and approved. Reduced and full-pay students MUST deposit money in their card account each year. We will notify your child when he/she has exhausted the funds in his/her account. Meals will not be served to students who do not have enough funds in their accounts this year until a deposit is made. However, students will receive milk and fruit. The school provides a neck strap so students can wear their scan card and hopefully avoid losing the card. Breakfast: Full price $ .60, Reduced price $ free Lunch: Full price $1.00, Reduced price $ .40

State Standards for Education

This link provides you with information from the State of California's Board of Education. This link provides access to state standards for education, curriculum & instruction, testing & accountability, professional development, finance & grants, data & statistics, learning support, and specialized programs.

LAPD Crime Maps

Get crime information from around the city on this website.

Test Results At Your Fingertips

Check out any school in the LAUSD's test scores at http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest.

What is your home school? Find out here.

Find out what school is your child's home school.

2007-2008 LAUSD Student Handbook

Click on the link provided to view the LAUSD Student Handbook.
http://notebook.lausd.net/pls/ptl/ptl_apps.elib_item.show_item?p_item_id=257508

Donations Letter

Dear Parents,

At South Shores Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts, we are very fortunate to have a wealth of resources and dedicated individuals representing our school. We are privileged to be able to offer a wealth of classes and programs that allow students to showcase their collective and individual talents. In order to offer your child every opportunity possible, we are requesting that the parents, administration, teachers, and community come together to contribute the supplies necessary to run such a vibrant school. These supplies will be used in a variety of ways. The supplies we are requesting are as follows:

• Copy Paper
• Pencils
• Art Supplies
• Computers and Supplies
• Ink Cartridges Lexmark T622, HP PSC2355, Lexmark X4270, Lexmark 2390 plus, Epson Stylus C62
• Batteries

Our Tax I.D. number is 95-3775107. Thank you for your continued support this year.

Sincerely,

South Shores Magnet School

South Shores Magnet Fidelity Guidelines

2006-2007

I. Program Overview:

South Shores Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts was founded in 1979-1980. When the school was developed, a partnership was established with California State University, Dominguez Hills and the school name became South Shores/CSUDH Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts. Initially, the Magnet School covered grades 1-6 and resident students comprised the Kindergarten program. Several years ago, sixth graders were transferred to the Middle School and South Shores was established as a K-5 school, again, with the Magnet School population covering Grades 1-5.

II. Educational Philosophy:

South Shores is one of the only full magnet schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District that emphasizes the visual and performing arts. We provide our students with an enriched academic program that is integrated with the visual and performing arts. Time is allocated so all students are exposed to the full spectrum of the arts.

III. Differentiated Objectives of the Program:

Our arts program has become standards based and as one of the Arts Prototype Schools in the district, we are incorporating all the visual and performing arts in all the grade levels. In our third-fifth grades, children participate in two different arts mini-classes during the fall semester. They take one visual arts class and one performing arts class. By the time the student leaves South Shores at the end of the fifth grade, he/she will have taken music, dance, and drama as well as two years of visual arts fundamentals.

IV. Expectations of Student Performance:

Students are successful at South Shores when they take full advantage of the types of arts programs available to them. For success, we expect our students to perform academically at grade level. We provide a solid foundation and are among the top API performers each year for the Los Angeles Unified School District. To ensure that no child is left behind, we provide for the specific needs of all students.

V. Multicultural Activities/Curriculum:

All classrooms at South Shores are integrated and to the best of our ability conform to the court mandated 60% Minority, 40% Anglo population. As such, students thrive on integration on a daily basis. Special programs developed by our staff such as Cultural Day, provide an insight into the many cultural experiences and backgrounds of our students. Through programs from the Music Center, local community arts organizations provide programs for our students and teachers through the DATE materials incorporate multicultural activities in their classrooms on a regular basis throughout the school year.

VI. Special Curriculum:

Arts instruction is incorporated in all thematic units in the class setting. Through our staff development and special workshops, the arts are an integral part of our instructional program.

VII. Special Enrichment Activities:

During the school year, both our primary and our upper-grade departments plan and implement a theatrical production that involves all students at South Shores. Our primary department (grades 1-2) develops a theme and creates a musical play that presents the theme in dance, song, and drama. With the use of art backdrops, sets, and props, all students are able to participate in this presentation.

The 3^rd students participate in guided learning with an emphasis on the third grade visual arts standards. Each 3^rd grade class participates in a culminating Art Show to showcase their completed work.

Our upper-grades (4-5) participate in this production either on the stage or behind the scenes. Students are responsible for building sets, props, applying make-up, singing, dancing, acting, and theater management.

VIII. Parents and Community Involvement:

The parents and community are actively involved at South Shores. South Shores thrives with an abundance of school volunteers and a very active Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). The PTO contributes significantly to the well being of our learning community and actively participates in School Based Management Committees including our Learn Council and School Site Council. Because of our Magnet status, we are fortunate to have an abundance of community involvement from a plethora of geographic regions.

Magnet School Description

Magnet School Description:

South Shores Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts

South Shores Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is located in the city of San Pedro and draws students from approximately fifty schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. We are at our capacity enrollment of 494 students. South Shores was established as a Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School in 1979 and since that date has had an outstanding program in the arts. At its inception, South Shores was partnered with the California State University, Dominguez Hills.

As a Magnet School, our student population was established by court order and was set at 60% minority and 40% white. We have maintained the court order. When staff vacancies occur, we hire teachers who have a strong background and training in one aspect of the visual and/or performing arts.

Our arts program takes on different dimensions in primary and upper grades. In our primary department, all the arts are taught by the classroom teacher and during a specific time period each spring, teachers organize arts mini-classes for students who will benefit with an in-depth knowledge of one of the various arts disciplines. At the end of the year, our primary department performs at a schoolwide performance, which is theme based. Examples in the past have included: The Environment, Oceans (Sea Life), The Wild West, and The Rainforest.

Our upper grade arts program is centered on arts mini-classes. During the Fall Semester, students select through choice and assignment, two arts classes. One class will be visual and the other a performing art. During their two years in the upper grades they will select two visual and two performing arts classes. Examples of mini-classes offered in the past and this current year include Chorus, Music of the Americas, American Folk Music, Tap Dance, Ballet, Advanced Dance, Creative Drama, Art History, Animation, Basic Design, Greek Dancing, and so on. We offer twenty-four different classes during the Fall Semester.

The Spring Semester is devoted to production and 3^rd Grade Art Show. Since our inception, South Shores has presented a theatrical production at the University Theater at California State University, Dominguez Hills. The production culminates our Music, Dance, Theater, and Visual Arts Program. Each year, the Spring Production is chosen from a wealth of known children’s literature. In the past several years, our students have performed: Charlotte’s Web, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Peter Pan, Adventures of Mr. Toad, and Wind of a Thousand Tales. We invite over 800 students from elementary schools in the district to view our production each year. This production is student centered. From student director, to actor, dancer, singer, stage crew, set designer, house managers, program designers, and set builders, all students are involved in the production.

We fund our arts programs through various funding sources:

A. Magnet School Budget

B. School Improvement Budget

C. Fundraising through our PTO

D. Donations from Corporations and Local Businesses

Web Site and Web Blog

South Shores Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts has a website and a Web Blog. Our website is www.lausd.k12.ca.us/South_Shores_Magnet and our Web Blog is www.southshoresmagnetschool.blogspot.com. Please visit these sites and stay informed on what is happening at our school.

Kindergarten Parking

Kindergarten Parking

In an effort to streamline our pick-up and drop-off procedures for our Kindergarten parents, we are establishing the following procedures. In the morning, the Kindergarten class will be picked up by Ms. Bennett at the West Gate (Closest to Kindergarten Yard). Parents are welcome to wait with their children by the west gate. Please pick-up your child at the west gate at 2:40 p.m. as well. Please DO NOT park by the main entrance. Parking near the main entrance causes a very serious traffic problem.

Thank you in advance for making our school safe.

Albertsons Community Partners Card

Join the Albertsons Community Partners Program and receive your Community Partners Program Card. Once you are signed up, a percentage of your Albertsons purchases will go to South Shores Magnet School. Please find out more about the program today in the main office or call 310-832-6596.

E Scrip

Join the E Scrip program and use your own credit cards to give South Shores credit for your purchases. Once you are signed up a percentage of your future purchases will go to South Shores Magnet School. Please find out more in the main office or visit www.escrip.com.