Torrance Elementary 2018-2019 School Year

Directory

“The Greatest Little School in the West”

Torrance Elementary PTA

Founded 1920

Torrance Elementary School 2125 Lincoln Ave.

Torrance, CA 90501 (310) 533-4500

http://torranceel.tusd.org

TORRANCE ELEMENTARY PTA

Grace Campbell, President 2125 Lincoln Ave

Torrance, CA 90501 (424) 237-4234

ptatorranceelem@gmail.com https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/2018-2019-torrance-el-pta

TORRANCE COUNCIL OF PTAs

Nanette Nolan, President 2335 Plaza Del Amo Torrance, CA 90501

(310) 561-0745 torranceptas@gmail.com

www.torrancecouncilofptas.org

THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT PTA Martha Deutsch, President

5629 Pearce Avenue Lakewood, CA 90714

(562) 804-4519, Fax: (562) 804-5460 33rdptapresident@gmail.com www.33rdpta.org

CALIFORNIA STATE PTA Dianna MacDonald, President

2327 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816

(916) 440-1985, Fax: (916) 440-1986 info@capta.org www.capta.org

NATIONAL PTA

Jim Accomando, President 1250 N. Pitt Street

Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 307-4PTA, Fax: (703) 836-0942

info@pta.org www.pta.org

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CALIFORNIA STATE PTA PURPOSE

• To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, places of worship, and throughout the community;

• To raise the standards of home life; • To advocate for laws that further the education, physical and

mental health, welfare, and safety of children and youth; • To promote the collaboration and engagement of families and

educators in the education of children and youth; • To engage the public in united efforts to secure the physical,

mental, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being of all children and youth; and

• To advocate for fiscal responsibility regarding public tax dollars in public education funding.

CALIFORNIA STATE PTA MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of California State PTA is to positively impact the lives of all children and families.

DISCLAIMER

This program/directory has been completed for the sole use and convenience of the Torrance Elementary parents and staff. All names and phone numbers are for PTA use only. PLEASE GUARD CAREFULLY

AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED USE BY OTHERS.

Teacher and Administrator List Kindergarten Ms. Bateman Room 6 x3706 Ms. Brown Room 17 x3717 Ms. Evans Room 11 x3711 Ms. Schrieber Room 18 x3718 1st Grade Ms. Fruth Room 8 x3708 Ms. Jones Room 10 x3710 Ms. McGrath Room 16 x3716 2nd Grade Ms. Flores Room 13 x3713 Ms. Gomez Room 15 x3715 Ms. Lesh Room 14 x3714 2/3rd Grade Ms. Kanehl Room 5 x3705 3rd Grade Ms. Callen Room 7 x3707 Ms. Lopez Room 9 x3709 4th Grade Ms. Bloom Room 22 x3722 Ms. Frank Room 28 x3728 Ms. Sonandres Room 19 x3719 5th Grade Ms. Harper Room 23 x3723 Ms. Maeda Room 24 x3724 Ms. Simonowski Room 19 x3719 Main Office 310-533-4500 Principal - Dr. Joseph Office Secretary – Ms. Harman Office Assistant – Ms. Martinez

TORRANCE ELEMENTARY PTA MEETINGS

6:30pm Call to Order **Meetings are held on Campus

September 13th, 2018 - Room #37 October 11th, 2018 - Room #37 November 8th, 2018 - Room #37 December 13h, 2018 - Holiday Meeting TBD January 10th, 2019- Room #37 February 14th, 2019 - Room #37 March 14th, 2019 - Room #37 April 18th, 2019 - Room #37 May 9th, 2019 - Room #37 June 13th, 2019 - End of Year Meeting TBD

ASSOCIATION MEETINGS -Cafeteria

September – Back to School Night December – Winter Program February – Honorary Service/Reflections Awards Night June – Honor Roll Assembly

Sept 5 Back to School Teacher Luncheon

6 First Day of School

10 Membership Drive begins

13 PTA Board Meeting

20 Back to School Night, PTA Assn Mtg K-5th Minimum Day (out @ 2:12)

21 Recycle Drive

24 Jog A Thon Information delivered

Oct 3 Chuck E Cheese

8 & 9 Student Free Day

11 PTA Board Meeting

12 Movie Night

24 Red Ribbon Week

26 Jog A Thon

31 Halloween Parade

Nov

8 PTA Board Meeting

12 Veteran’s Day – No School

tbd Picture Retakes

14 Chipotle/Yogrtland

20 End of Trimester

22-23 Thanksgiving – No School

28 Awards Assembly

Dec 3-7 Book Fair

3-7 Parent Conferences

13 PTA Board Meeting / Holiday Party

tbd Parent Teacher Conferences

tbd K-5th Minimum Day (out @ 2:12 p.m.)

20 Winter Program/PTA Association Meeting

21-1/6 Winter Break – No School

Jan 7 Winter Break ends - Return to school

10 PTA Board Meeting

21 Martin Luther King Day – No school

Feb tbd Progress Reports

11 Lincoln’s Birthday – No School

18 President’s Holiday – No School

21 Talent Show, Honorary Service Night, PTA Assn Mtg

26-3/9 Dr Suess Read A Thon)

Mar 1 End of Trimester

2 Dr. Seuss Day

6 Awards Assembly

8 PTA Board Meeting

13-15 Parent/Teacher Conferences

13-15 K-5th Minimum Day (out @ 2:12 p.m.)

19 Spring Festival

tbd Spring Pictures

tbd Science Fair

tbd Bike Rodeo

Apr tbd District Science Fair

tbd 5th Grade Family Life Movie

5 Science Assembly

6-14 Spring Break – No School

tbd District Bike Rodeo

18 PTA Board Meeting

22-26 Earth Week

tbd STAR Testing Begins

26 Extreme Sports Student Assembly

May STAR Testing con’t.

6-10 Staff/Teacher Appreciation Week

9 PTA Board Meeting

tbd Blue Ribbon Week

tbd STAR testing ends

20-24 Bookfair

27 Memorial Day – No School

Jun 13 PTA Board Meeting/Installation Dinner

19 Awards Assembly

20 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony

GENERAL SCHOOL RULES

• Students must not be on the school grounds before 8:25 a.m. unless they are attending an organized activity.

• Students must leave the school grounds at dismissal time unless they are attending an organized activity.

• Students may not go into the office during class time and recess without a pass or teacher permission unless an emergency condition exists.

• At NO time during school hours may students leave the school grounds without clearance from the office and a note from a parent/guardian.

• Students may go home for lunch ONLY if a request has been made by a parent/guardian, the student has been checked out through the office and signed out by a parent/guardian or an adult designated on the green Emergency Card.

• No bicycles, skates, skateboards or roller blades should be at Wood School unless there is a special designated activity day (safety equipment required).

• Students must not walk through the faculty parking lot. • Before school, during recesses and lunch time, students must be on the playground, not in

the corridors, nor in the restrooms, except for their necessary use. • Inappropriate behavior in the restrooms will not be tolerated. • Students must walk quietly in the corridors. They must walk on the blacktop unless they

are involved in an organized activity. • When the FREEZE BELL rings, students must stop whatever they are doing, stand

silently and wait for the whistle, then walk to their class line. • Chewing gum and sunflower seeds are not allowed at school. • When eating, students must be on the lunch benches, outside or in the Cafeteria, or at

designated areas. This applies to recess and lunch time. • Students must not bring personal play items to use on the playground, unless he/she has

received permission from the classroom teacher or principal for a special occasion. • Students must be respectful of themselves and to others. • Violations of school or playground rules will result in detention.

President Grace Campbell (310) 948-0993 tomandgracecampbell@gmail.com 1st VP, Programs Debbie Tosolini (310) 561-9662 info4kaleena@yahoo.com 2nd VP, Ways and Means Yvette Blanco (310) 408-4759 Yvetteblanco1@yahoo.com 3rd VP, Membership Melissa Borda (310) 781-0163 melissa.p.borda@gmail.com Recording Secretary Cristel Castaneda (424) 358-8335 cristel121976@gmail.com Treasurer Jennifer Ruste (310) 918-6298 jennruste@yahoo.com Auditor Debbie Tosolini (310) 561-9662 info4kaleena@yahoo.com

Historian Elizabeth Sanchez (310) 621-5779 Lisasan8711@gmail.com Parliamentarian Melissa Martinez (310) 871-1937 Martinez.melissa@tusd.org Advisor Dr. Kelly Joseph (310) 533-4500 Joseph.kelly@tusd.org Teacher Representative Terry Bateman (310) 533-4500 bateman.theresa@tusd.org

1st Vice President, Programs – Debbie Tosolini Adventures in Art -1 Debbie Tosolini Adventures in Art Supply Chair - Crystal Normoyle Blue Ribbon Week – Debbie Tosolini Red Ribbon Week – Debbie Tosolini Library – Yvette Blanco Reflections – Debbie Tosolini Honorary Service – Terry Bateman Talent Show – OPEN Dance – OPEN 5th Grade Programs/Events – Grace Campbell 2nd Vice President, Ways and Means – Yvette Blanco Jog-a-Thon – Yvette Blanco Book Fair – Yvette Blanco Spirit Wear – Melissa Borda Spirit Sticks – Melissa Borda Box Tops – Hollie Kidner 3rd Vice President, Membership – Melissa Borda Newsletter/Website- Grace Campbell Emergency Prep – Melissa Borda Emergency Prep Asst – Sharon Hons Scholarship – Terry Bateman Bike Rodeo – OPEN Outreach Hospitality/Teacher Appreciation – Maggie Morales Dads on Campus – OPEN Community Liasion – Debbie Tosolini

Superintendent Dr. Mannon 2335 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance, CA 90501 310-972-6500 TUSD BOARD Martha Deutsch 310-720-3893 deutsch.martha@tusd.org Don Lee 310-297-2050x202 lee.don@tusd.org Terry Ragins 310-323-6259 ragins.terry@tusd.org Mark Steffen 310-618-9885 steffen.mark@tusd.org Michael Wermers 310-791-5200 wermers.michael@tusd.org Torrance City Council Members George K. Chen 310-618-2801 gchen@torranceca.gov Tim Goodrich 310-618-2801 tgoodrick@torranceca.gov Mike Griffiths 310-781-7667 mgriffiths@torranceca.gov Milton S. Herring, I 310-618-2801 mherring@torranceca.gov Aurelio Mattucci 310-618-2801 amattucci@torranceca.gov Geoff Rizzo 310-618-2801 grizzo@torranceca.gov US Senators Dianne Feinstein 202-224-3841 @SenFeinstein Kamala Harris 202-224-3553 @SenKamalaHarris US Representative Maxine Waters 202-225-2201 @RepMaxineWaters

Around Torrance Katy Geissert Library 3301 Torrance Blvd. 310-618-5959 El Retiro Library 126 Vista Del Parque 310-375-0922 Henderson Library 4805 Emerald St. 310-371-2075 North Torrance Library 3604 Artesia Blvd. 310-323-7200 Southeast Library 23115 Arlington Ave 310-530-5044 Walteria Library 3815 242nd St 310-375-8418 Southern California Edison Emergency 800-611-1911 SoCal Gas Emergency Number 800-427-2200 Water, Trash and Recycling 855-354-5623 Torrance Parks and Recreation 310-681-2930

3301 Torrance Blvd, Torrance CA

Lomita Parks and Recreation 310-326-0140 24428 Eshelman St, Lomita CA

Torrance Police Department 310-328-3456 Torrance Fire Department 310-791-7042

Poison Control 800-876-7466 Animal Control 310-523-9566

Graffiti Removal Hotline 310-781-7149 Vector Control 310-915-7370

Child Abuse Hotline 800-540-4000 Suicide Prevention Hotline 800-273-8255

Little Company of Mary Hospital 310-540-7676 Torrance Memorial Hospital 310-325-9110

Emergency Radio 1620 AM EMERGENCY 911