Author: Jessica Begum

New and Returning 2020-2021 Parents!  Please fill out the questionnaire below so you can stay connected through parent newsletters and announcements. Emerson Community Charter Parent Communications Form

IMPORTANT PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE 6th graders! LAUSD requires your child’s health records are up to date. Please send in a copy of a valid TdaP record. Usually, it is as simple as calling your child’s doctor’s office for the record. TdaP vaccinations are good for 10 years. If your child needs a new vaccination, please make […]

PACE is run by a handful of dedicated volunteers, but one of those volunteers moved and next year two others are leaving. We really need parent help or we can’t continue providing all that we do. PACE doesn’t just raise money, we organize some of the great community-building events that you enjoy every year like […]

Donate to PACE to help support the great programs at Emerson!The PACE Fund  2021 – 2022 Each year, Emerson’s parent organization partners with school staff to provide experiences, critical equipment and materials to enable many vital programs not funded by LAUSD. We ask that every family donate $750 per child to support our school. We […]

If you plan to volunteer on campus for any reason, you must be cleared of Tuberculosis. Please fill out the volunteer form  online and submit your valid TB clearance certificate to Ms. Bell in the office. TB tests are good for 4 years, but the volunteer application must be done every year. TB tests can […]

Have you made your annual PACE Donation? Now is great time to donate to our general fund! Donate between now and March 7, 2019 and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a 2 night stay at the Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage!    How do you get a raffle ticket? Anyone who […]

If you want to get more involved in decision-making at Emerson, think about joining the Board of Emerson PACE (Partnership in Academics and Community for Emerson) next school year. While PACE always needs volunteers and welcomes all parents and caregivers at  its meetings (usually the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the […]

UPDATE 2/18/2019: After the great success of his own Donor’s Choose project, Emerson English teacher Mr. Gravning is helping one of our 8th grade students start another great project to benefit Emerson: funding a college and career resource center, where Emerson students can start getting information about SATs and ACTs, college choices and carrer options. […]

Have you signed up to receive our important weekly Pace Newsletter, but not finding it in your inbox? It could just be in another tab or in your spam folder.  Gmail for example, will deliver your newsletter to your “promotions” tab instead of your “primary tab” by default. Here is directions on how to change […]

EXPLORE EXCITING UCLA EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR YOUNG LEARNERS UCLA offers many programs — some free of charge — including math, history, the UCLA planetarium (bet you didn’t know UCLA had its own planetarium!) and the Hammer and Fowler museums — for K-12 students. Visit http://www.ucla.edu/ucla-in-the-community/k-12-education-programs-and-resources to explore these great resources.

We can’t teach an empty seat! Student attendance is the top priority in Los Angeles Unified School District and in our school. If students are not in school, they cannot learn. Academic success begins with sending your child to school every day. Our goal is for all students to have excellent attendance. Excellent attendance means […]

There is an addition to the school policy on uniforms this year. Students may now wear white, blue, black or grey Emerson or Academy t-shirts as part of their school uniform Monday through Friday. T-shirts, polos and sweatshirts will be available for purchase at the student store before school, during nutrition, during lunch and on Back-to-School […]

Seventh Graders Luna, Nicole, Amy, Irene and Martin will be running the LA Marathon on Sunday as part of the Students Run LA program (eighth grade captain Millen, will be in DC, but trained with the team). They’ll be joined by Ms. Nakada, Mr. Tarula and Mr. Gantt. From Ms. Nakada: “Signs and cheers along the course for […]

This Wednesday, March 14, all Emerson math students will be learning about the mathematical sequence Pi. To complement that lesson, PACE will be distributing a slice of Pie to all students at nutrition! Parents who are able to contribute a pie, of any variety, are encouraged to send a pie with their student to the […]

This Thursday, March 15th is Spring Conference Night from 6 pm to 8 p.. Come out and talk to teachers and find out what your student is working on at school. Friday, March 16th is a minimum Day. School will be dismissed at 12:35 pm.

Attention 6th Grade Parents! Please plan on attending the monthly PACE Meeting at 6:30 PM on March 12th in the Library.  We’ll be discussing the upcoming 7th grade school year, lead by Mr. Watson. Come learn about Emerson’s 7th grade Academic pathways and the elective choices planned for next year.

Dine at California Pizza Kitchen at Westfield Century City Mall between 11 AM and 10 PM on Tuesday, February 27th and Emerson will receive 20 percent of proceeds! Join Emerson families for a great meal and help raise money for amazing school programs.

Emerson is Hosting Speech and Debate Tournament 3 for the Southern California Junior Forensic League on Friday, February 23rd! More than 20 schools and 200 competitors will descend upon Emerson on Friday afternoon. Food trucks will be parked in front of the school Friday evening if families would like to come out, grab dinner and […]