Two sessions will be held: 

Session I: 6:00-6:40p
Session II: 6:45-7:30p

The same information will be covered in each session accommodate families with more than one child attending the school.

Back to School Night is an opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and meet with their teacher.  Teachers will describe their classroom program, homework and discipline policies and any of your concerns regarding your child’s education.  

This is an informational evening for adults only.  Therefore, we request that you leave children at home.  There will be no supervision on the yard.

Come enjoy the wonderfully talented Independent Shakespeare Co. of Los Angeles @IndyShakes as they close out another entertaining and enriching Summer Season!

Performances begin at 7:00pm, Thursday-Sunday thru September 2 at the Old Zoo within Griffith Park.  Click here for directions.

Performances are free, but donations are gratefully accepted and essential to the festival.

Special pre-show events throughout the summer. See their calendar for details.

Free workshops for families! Led by ISC teaching artists, your family will learn about the play, explore Shakespeare's language, take a backstage tour, and try out how it feels on the ISC stage. All students take home materials about the play. Through support by the James Irvine Foundation, workshops and materials are also available in Spanish.

Workshops before A Midsummer Night's Dream: Sun. 8/26
Workshops before The Comedy of Errors: Sun. 8/19; Fri., 8/31

Workshops begin promptly at 5:00

We hope you had a great First Week of School.  Why not reward yourselves while enjoying another lovely Los Angeles Summer Evening and head to LACMA's park, spread out on a blanket, and watch animated films under the stars! Films are free, require no reservations and are screened at the Dorothy Collins Brown Amphitheater.

Come early for a pre-film animation art workshop! 

How to Train Your Dragon
Friday, August 17, 2012 | 8:00pm

Pixar Shorts Collection: Vol. 1 and the best of the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival
Friday, August 24, 2012 | 8:00pm

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Friday, August 31, 2012 | 8:00pm

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Special thanks to our wonderful volunteers who helped make Orientation Day a success! It was great to meet so many new parents and see old friends. 

We hope you and your children had an enjoyable First Day of School and we look forward to what great things we can accomplish this 2012-2013 year!

Welcome Back #EagleRock Elementary Eagles! We hope you enjoyed your summer. Orientations and Cookie Social this Monday, August 13, 2012.

- Kindergarten Orientation (Auditorium): 1:00p
- New Student Orientation (Auditorium): 2:00p
- Magnet Orientation (Auditorium): 3:00p
- PTA Meet & Greet (MPR): 4:00p until 6:00p

Come meet other parents and PTA members while you review your student class lists and enjoy some delicious cookies...compliments of "your" PTA!  Sorry for the mix up but there will not be ice cream this year due to challenges to keep them from melting. :)

Ever wondered what it feels like under a 340 ton boulder? Now you can at the long awaited installation of artist Michael Heizer's "rocking" outdoor sculpture in the park now open at LACMA and accessible anytime, from morning until sunset. 

As a way of saying thanks to all in the communities through which the boulder passed on its journey, LACMA is offering free admission to the rest of their galleries. If your zip code is on this list, simply show proof of residence (a driver’s license will do) at the box office and you’ll be on your way to explore the collection - offer is good through Sunday, July 1.

Remember, admission for NexGen members under 17 accompanied by an adult is free!  What's NexGen? NexGen LACMA is the nation’s only free youth membership program! NexGen offers free general admission to anyone 17 and under as well as one accompanying adult. This includes permanent collection galleries and selected special exhibitions. NexGen applications are available in the Main Office (when school is in session) and you can also visit the LACMA box office or print the enrollment form and mail it in.

Come support our very own Eagle Rock Elementary Performers as they participate in CDI's Event of the Year.  2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the CDI program which currently reaches out to 8 public schools here in Los Angeles serving over 1,400 children.

The End of Year Performance takes place at the Wilshire Ebell Theater on Thursday, June 7 at 7:00p and Friday, June 8 with performances at 4:00p and 7:00p.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from our very own Mr. Franke and will also be available at the door.

The Wilshire Ebell Theater is located at:

4401 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90005

Calling all kid chefs: The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge invites parents of kids ages 8-12 to submit an original recipe for a lunch that is nutritious and delicious. All entrants have the chance to win a trip to Washington D.C. and the opportunity to be invited to attend a Kids’ “State Dinner” at the White House in August, where a selection of the winning healthy recipes will be served. The "State Dinner" will be attended by one child/parent team selected from each of the 50 states, plus D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Territories.
 
Let’s Move! is teaming up with Epicurious, the Department of Education and USDA to find great lunch ideas that are healthy, affordable, and — of course – tasty.

Recipes can be submitted May 21 through June 17.  Visit http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/05/a-state-dinner-just-for-kids/ for more information.

Hello Eagle Rock Families.  Later this afternoon we here in Los Angeles will be treated to an Annular Eclipse of the Sun.  Annular eclipses are different from total eclipses, where no "ring of fire" is visible.
 
A word of caution: Don't look at the sun directly during the eclipse! Experts say it's possible to cause permanent damage to eyesight. Click here to learn how to make a simple pinhole projector to view the eclipse, and NASA also recommends using binoculars to project the eclipse on a white card.  
 
The eclipse should be visible unless fog rolls in early Sunday night.

This will be an historic opportunity to witness one of these celestial spectacles of which Los Angeles will not have another until the year 2071! 

NASA is predicting 85% coverage here in greater Los Angeles!
 
Start of Partial Eclipse: 5:24p
Max Eclipse: 6:38p
End Partial Eclipse: 7:42p

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/ASE2012/ASE2012.html

Take a moment and #ThankATeacher! Parents, encourage your students to write a note to their teachers and deliver it tomorrow, May 8, 2012 (Teacher Appreciation Day). Teacher Appreciation Week continues May 7 through May 11.