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PROVIDENCIA PRESS
JANUARY 2021
Jennifer Culbertson, Principal
Dear Providencia Families,
Happy New Year! During the month of January, Providencia is focusing on the character trait of
acceptance. Acceptance is understanding and celebrating the ways that each person is different and
unique. When we show acceptance, we make others feel valuable and loved- regardless of our
differences.
There are many things in life that we have a choice over. However, people cannot choose the way we
are born. The color of our skin, our gender, the type of family we are born into, and many other
things are out of our control. This is why one of the most important things that we can do is to teach
children acceptance of “different” kinds of people. Rather than a sit-down lesson, this is done through
our own daily actions and interactions. The example we set through our daily behavior is the one our
children will learn most from. The most important message to convey is that people may look
different, but each person has a heart and feelings that matter; everyone deserves to be treated
equally.
Acceptance of others and teaching our children acceptance starts with us because as parents we
are the most influential human beings in our child’s life. Educating children on acceptance of others
and of themselves creates a sense of justice; when you have a sense of justice you create a better
and kinder world. Here are some ways we can teach acceptance to our children every day:
Think before you speak. Is this kind?
Don’t use mean or nasty word to describe a person. Imagine that person is you.
Role model acceptance every day.
Read books that have a variety of different characters and cover different cultures.
Explain that differences may not be physical; differences show up in many ways.
Teach children compassion and empathy.
Teach young children that everyone is unique.
Explain to children that everyone even thinks differently.
Throughout the month of January, our students will be learning about acceptance- what it means,
why it is important, and how to get better at it. Learning happens best when it is done both at school
and at home. Here are some discussion points to help you talk about acceptance with your child:
What do you think acceptance means and why is it important?
Tell me about a student who is different than you. How can your difference be a good thing?
What is one way you can show acceptance at school?
Has anyone ever made you feel accepted? Tell me about it.
What would the world look like if everyone was the same?
If we endow our children with both healthy self-esteem and respect for those who are different, we
help them grow into adults who will celebrate diversity. Thank you for partnering with us.
With gratitude,
Jen Culbertson
A Note from the School Nurse
by Peggy Kurihara RN
The Health Office wishes all our Providencia Families a Happy New Year! We hope that you had
a restful, healthy, and meaningful winter break together with those living in your home.
As we start the new year, it is so important that we observe and practice safe measures as we deal
with the continuing Covid - 19 Pandemic. In addition to physical distancing and wearing a face
mask, hand washing is the one practice that not only helps to decrease the spread of the virus that
causes Covid - 19 but also helps to prevent the spread of the flu virus and other viral, bacterial and
fungal infections. Attached is a video to share with your children. It was taken from the National
Association of School Nurses website.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XZeIyKJXi7txkxvb0yzFFHCWOs3i3t95/view
Here are the steps in the hand washing process:
1. Wet hands using either warm or cold running water.
2. Apply soap to the palm of one hand.
3. Wash hands together apart from the running water. Wash palms together, in between
fingers by interlocking fingers, the backs of the hands, the wrist areas, and under the nails by
rubbing the nails of one hand in the palm of the other hand and vice versa. This process
should take at least 20 seconds or about the length of leisurely singing the A-B-C Song.
4. Rinse both hands under running water.
5. Dry hands using clean paper towel or cloth towel.
6. If in a public restroom, apply the used paper towel to turn off the faucet and on the door
knob to leave the restroom..
Wash your hands before eating or touching your face.
Wash your hands after using the restroom, sneezing or coughing, playing outside, touching your
face or touching your pets.
Please do not hesitate to reach out by email to Izabelle Martinez
(izabellemartinez@burbankusd.org) or me if you have any questions.
Remember, "Healthy Students, with clean hands, Learn Better."
Peggy Kurihara RN, MN
Credentialed School Nurse
Luther Burbank Middle School
Providencia Elementary School
Miss Carly’s Corner
Don’t forget to make sure that your student joins my google classroom! These are grade based google classrooms where I
can share social emotional and PBIS related activities.
Mindful Mondays
We have now started Mindful Mondays! This is a chance for your students to get some more face to face interaction
with me and see other classmates while starting off their Monday mornings on a positive note.
Mondays 8:15 AM Google Meet nickname: Mindful
This article states “several studies suggest that kids who practice mindfulness tend to develop positive traits such as
increased self-control, better attentiveness in class, and more empathy and respect for others. In addition,
meditation may help children manage challenging conditions such as stress, depression, ADHD and hyperactivity.”
See this link for more information: https://mindworks.org/blog/meditation-for-children/
Mindful Mondays will take place every Monday (unless announced otherwise/ if there is no school) at 8:15 and can
be accessed in google meet using the nickname “Mindful”
Second Step for Parents
Proud Providencia parents and awesome adults, this is for you!
Our social-emotional curriculum Second Step has put together a great series full of quick video tips for parent and adult social-
emotional well-being! Check it out here, and please note that they are continuing to release new videos!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNJiZRTK9Gf_hLx6l10cI_aFvgkm6YEXb&utm_source=Reddit&utm_med
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Winter Well-Being
"A Psychologist's Guide to Winter Well-Being" is a
therapist-led video series from Committee for
Children to support parents' mental health. It's an 8-
week s...
www.youtube.com
Join Miss Carly for Storytime every Friday!
Every Friday at 1:00pm Miss Carly will host a live story time. This story time is often joined by special guest
Marcy the dog, or Second Step puppets.
The link is also available in her google classroom
http://meet.google.com/nxy-qqkf-vtu?authuser=2
MESSAGES FROM OUR
PTA PRESIDENT
Welcome back to school and happy 2021! I hope everyone had a wonderful break.
PTA is very excited to start a new semester, and we have a lot of fun things coming up in the
next couple of months.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our first Family Dine Out Night at Panda
Express last month. We don’t have the final total in yet, but I know I certainly enjoyed a
night off from cooking. We will be planning a few more of these events in the future, so
please be on the lookout. If you have any suggestions for restaurants, please let me know.
We are always looking for new places to try!!
This is an exciting time for PTA! If you've ever wondered what PTA does, or want to find
ways to become more involved in the programs at school, please come check out one of our
meetings. Our next meeting will be on January 19th at 7:00pm via Zoom. In February the
PTA Association will nominate the board for the 2021-2022 school year. Any PTA member
(those who paid their membership) can join the board and help create the future for your
child's school.
Lastly, please don’t forget there are a couple ways you can support PTA without even
trying. 1. Register your Ralphs Rewards card at www.Ralphs.com. Just create an account,
login, and click Community Rewards to search for Providencia and link to your card. PTA
gets a few thousand dollars a year from just a small percentage of families with linked cards.
It really is the easiest way to earn money for our PTA.
2. Link Providencia Elementary to your Amazon Smile account. It’s another way for PTA to
earn money, and who doesn’t love shopping on Amazon shopping!
I’m looking forward to a great rest of the school year!
Becky Mullins
PTA President
ON A ROLL ATTENDANCE Mrs. Bartok: Luciana Arce, Hailey Castillo, Nicholas Castillo, Lucas De La Torre, Ariana Diaz, Aiden Hovsepian, Alden Lee, Mabel Miller, Dalyah Missouri, Tristan Panek, Ava Pratt, Amreena Singh, Philip Thong, Gavin Kaimana Velasco, James Watson Mrs. Walker: Isaac Amaya, Itzel Angel, Colton Brooks, Ava Cleary, Ethan Garzon, Alexander Gura, Alyssa King, Aiden Landa, Aaron Lira, Bronson Mitchell, Mackenzie Mullins, Olivia Perez, Enna Sebastian, Riya Singh, Mylan Sweeney, Mia Vidmar Mrs. Wollerton: Mikaiel Acosta, Elias Asturias, Charles Bronson, Lily Channell, Maximiliano Ecobar, Kimberly Lake, Delilah Lopez, Emma Luz Garcia, James Orozco, Evan Salmeron, Greyson Venemann, Ryan Vidana, Rolaren Vieira, Will Wiebler, Nathaniel Zacariaz Mrs. Ditty: Lily Bendebel, Nathan Cromwell, Vivian Dreyer, Juliet Duenas, Elijah Guerrero, Allen Joseph Macadaan, Kaede McCormick, Jayden Niblett, Kaleo Queiroz, Catalina Rodriguez, Ida Rokke, Olivia Smith, Declan Whitfield Mr. Rivera: Andrew Araujo, Annika Crawford, Gavin De Leon, Jaylene Jimenez, Lily Karell, Vaughn Khorozyan, Maya Sahakians,, Ayden Sanchez, Hazel Smith, Levon Stenberg, Vincent Villatoro Miss Coyne: Juliet Abramian, Aaron Alquitela, Shiloh Benz, Gabriella Carboni, Dexter Ryan Gaviola, Kennedy Klocki, Summer Lauoletolo, Oliva Linda, Lucas Muraro, Logan Neria, Sinosh Raje, Xavia Van Dorn, Abraham Villaneda, Carter Wardzinski, Robert Watson, Aaron Weber, Sabrena Wilmot Mrs. Goleman: Damian Cortez-Limon, Sophia Davis, Evelyn DeCamp, Nicholas Ferguson, Sofia Goldstein-Vegara, Brian Gutierrez-Moreno, Wiley Henry, Mason Lira, Isabella Lopez, Alyssa Magana, Emerson McEwen, Andrew Perez, Dominic Romero, David Torres, Joseph Torres, Carter Vanegas Mr. Earwood: Stella Blodgett, Cameron Branch, Benjamin Copeland, Penelope Lopez, Michael Nersisyan, Skylar Solis, Siona Stenberg, Tanner Tennyson, Cambria Wheeler Mrs. Armes: Danielle Ferguson, Derek Haghverdi, Aliana Hernandez, Mary Lou Jenkins, Gavin Ling, Sarah Markosian, Ethan Moore, Hailey Mullins, Nia Ryce, Miheli Siriwardana, Andres Villalta Mrs. Ohrt: Ethan Blake, Juliana Demeter, Mymnee McCullough, Owen Newacheck, Rasmus Rokke, Cameron Sarabia, Scarlett Stamp Mrs. Lorenz: Diego Arca, Gillian Bedford, Broxton Bitler, Iris Braun, Annalisa Carboni, Raiden Drake Gaviola, Jayden Hylton, Laylah Missouri, Amelia Sebastian, Ezralyn Villalobos, Jacqueline Wilkins Mrs. Eldridge: Sophia Asturias, Liana Bayramyan, James Busfield, Leonardo Calero, Vivien Copeland, Emmet Coughlan, Lino Herrera-Delfin, Amari Hill, Zachary Johnson, Oksana Koshkina- Ralph, Matthew Lax, Shaiel Marquez, Elijah Moon, Matthew Moreno Ms. King: Louise Bush, Aden Fernandez Zavala, Jovani Francois, Mia Jimenez, Felicity Lawrence, Kaylee Mason, Nathan Mendoza, Sergio Meza, Makayla Mullins, Angel Nguyen, Gavin Pratt, Chetan Singh, Ella Stamp Mrs. Bailey: Jacob Beltran, Carly Chavez, Caroline Del Rio, Joseph Demeter, Sophia Gomez, Dayana Herrera, Diego Kilzi, Felix Perez, Brandon Perez-Serrano, Manuel Puente, Anabelle Quinonez Solis, Renata Raya Barreto, Anthony Sanchez, Sophia Valdez, Ethan Ventura Mrs. Coyne: James Abordo, Nathan Alzaga, Arpine Amiryan, Alexa Avila, Helen Brutyan, Mikel Castillo, Cindy Ha, Elisha Hill, Johann Lee Mosley, Zoe Ling, Michael Midaa, Ayah Missouri, Teresa Solano, West Talvitie Mrs. Colvin Marvin: Mason Blodgett, Felix Cox, Bentley De Obaldia, Brielle Dunn, Finnie Grimley, Daniel Haghverdi, Ajay Hughes, Nathan Linda, Brooke Mason, Isabella Meneses, J.D. Meneses, Michelle Meza, Emilia Patterson, Logan Smith, Mia Wiles
Enrollment for the 2021-2022 School Year begins January 25, 2021
Returning Students DO NOT need to re-enroll.
TK Students must turn 5 years old between September 2, 2021 and December 2, 2021.
Kindergarten Students must turn 5 years old on or before September 1, 2021.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, school offices are closed to visitors. All new student enrollments are being
handled virtually by email.
New student enrollment is completed online at the following website https://burbankusd.asp.aeries.net/AIR/.
Please complete the online application, save it as a PDF. Please print and sign the last page of the
document. The following items need to be submitted along with the online application.
• Proof of birthdate: Original State birth certificate
• Proof of residence in Burbank: A CURRENT Utility bill (Burbank Water & Power or Southern
California Gas). If the utilities are under someone other than a parent/guardian name, a signed letter
stating that you and your student reside at the address, a utility bill with that person’s name and
service address, and their picture ID need to be provided. We will also need a document in the
parent’s name and the same address. This document can include a payroll check, welfare check or
statement, bank statement, credit card bill, car registration, insurance statement or cell phone bill.
• ID: Parent/guardian’s Driver’s License or other form of picture ID.
• Immunization record: Please visit https://www.shotsforschool.org/ for more information regarding
specific immunization requirements.
Once you have gathered all the documents above, please email all the required documents to
elizabethking@burbankusd.org. PDFs are preferred but photos are acceptable as well. Your child is not
officially enrolled until you have finalized your registration by sending in these documents for verification and
have received confirmation that enrollment is complete.
Si usted necesita asistencia en español, por favor envíe un correo electrónico a patriciareinoso@burbankusd.org.
Please email either Elizabeth or Patti if you have any questions regarding enrollment. You can also call the
office at 818-729-3100 between 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Please note: Per Board Policy 5116.1, your child may be placed at another Burbank school due to class size and
space availability. If your student is “capped” out of their home school, you are then placed on a waiting list for your
home school in the order of your enrollment date. You will be notified of your student’s placement through phone call
and/or email. The placement school will complete the enrollment process so there is a minimum amount of disruption
to you and your child. We do everything we can to avoid moving students, but there are times it is necessary due to
space limitations.
District Informational Meeting for incoming TK, ETK, and Kindergarten Students
Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 9:00 - 10:00 AM and 1:00 - 2:00 PM via zoom (same information presented
in both meetings). See district website for additional information.PROVIDENCIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Parent CALENDAR - JANUARY 2021
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
1
NO SCHOOL
Winter Recess
4 5 6 7 8
SCHOOL RESUMES 9:00
Coffee with Culbertson 9:00
8:00-10:00 Virtual ELAC Meeting
Office Open
3:00
1:00-3:00
Student Council
Office Open
11 12 13 14 15
3:15
1:15
SSC Meeting #5
Fire Drill
18 19 20 21 22
NO SCHOOL 8:45-10:00 8:15
AST Attendance Meetings Live Spirit Assembly
MARTIN LUTHER KING 4:00
BIRTHDAY 7:00-8:00 Coffee with Culbertson Theme:Celebrate
PTA Meeting #5 Uniqueness
25 26 27 28 29
1:00-3:00 8:30-9:00
SST Meetings Virtual Student Recognition
CeremonyPROVIDENCIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Parent CALENDAR - JANUARY 2021
LUNES MARTES MIERCOLES JUEVES VIERNES
1
NO HAY CLASES
Vacaciones de Invierno
4 5 6 7 8
PRIMER DIA DE CLASES 9:00
DESPUES DE Café con Culbertson 9:00
VACACIONES Reunión Virtual de ELAC
8:00-10:00
3:00
Oficina abierta
Consejo Estudiantίl
1:00-3:00
Oficina abierta
11 12 13 14 15
1:15
3:15
Simulacro de Incendio
Reunión de SSC #5
18 19 20 21 22
NO HAY CLASES 8:45-10:00 8:15
Reuniones de Asistencia Asamblea de Espίritu
CUMPLEAŇOS DE MARTIN AST 4:00 Escolar
LUTHER KING Café con Culbertson
7:00-8:00 Tema: Celebrando nuestra
Reunión de PTA #5 singularidad
25 26 27 28 29
1:00-3:00 8:30-9:00
Reunión de SST Ceremonia Virtual de
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