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Foxes Celebrate

Easter is a spring holiday celebrated by many people around the world. It often includes fun traditions like decorating eggs, going on egg hunts, and spending time with family. For many, Easter is also a special time to celebrate hope, new beginnings, and the season of spring. Whether it’s through crafts, stories, or sweet treats, Easter is a joyful time to share with others!

Easter symbolizes the renewal of life! Wishing you and your family renewal of love, life, and happiness!

Foxes, enjoy the community EGG HUNTS! 🎉

Cultural Heritage Month Celebrations

Celebrating monthly heritage themes is a powerful way for families to share their personal stories, customs, and experiences while learning about others in our community. This April, we honor Arab American Heritage Month, a time to recognize the rich history, culture, and contributions of Arab Americans.Here is a link to learn more about the current Arab American Heritage Month.

By exploring diverse perspectives, we build empathy and understanding among students. When representation is lacking, it can lead to prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion—which impact both mental health and a sense of belonging.

Reference: Heritage Months for April, May, & June

Many upper elementary students may already be aware of current events involving hate crimes, including those targeting Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Jewish communities. Talking about different cultures and traditions can help prevent bias before it takes root, and guide children in becoming allies.

Here are a few guiding questions for families:

- How can I make the world a better place?

- How am I the same as other people? How am I different?

- How can I learn about others in a respectful, kind, and curious way?

At Farragut, we love celebrating the diversity of our Fox community through storytelling, book readings, and recognizing heritage months and cultural celebrations. 

Want to share your traditions?

Send us a photo or short video with a sentence or two about how your family celebrates a cultural or religious holiday—we’d love to feature it! Send your highlights to Hala Mohammad at farragutptacommunications@gmail.com.

Our New Farragut Logo!

Thank you all for your votes in determining our new school logo. Please see our winner below, a collaborative design created by our 24-25 Fan Club Board. We are grateful to all the parents who contributed their wonderful creative designs for voting!

CCEF’s Summer Camp Crew is LIVE!

Now through April 25, give $150 or more to CCEF's Annual Campaign and unlock exclusive discounts from a treasure chest of amazing local summer camps!  

Participating camps include Crew Leader Prime Time Sports Camp as well as Alonzo Martial Arts - Anti-Bullying Camp, Be Kind Be You Girls Empowerment Camp, Bricks 4 Kidz Summer Camp West LA, Code Rev Summer Tech Camp, The Culinary Dude Cooking Camp, Fitness By the Sea Summer Camp, The Hero Workshop, Sandy Days Summer Camp, Temple Akiba Day Camp, and Westdale Culver City Soccer Camp.

1. Give $150+ to CCEF

2.  Unlock special offers from these camps

3.  Support CCUSD students AND save on summer fun

It’s a win-win for your family and our schools! www.ccef4schools.org/donate

Please note: your contribution is tax deductible only to the extent that it exceeds the fair market value of the benefits received.

Sun, 4/20: TK- 4th Grade: Yearbook Sale Ends TOMORROW!

Tomorrow, Sunday, April 20th, is the LAST DAY to order a yearbook for your student! No orders will be accepted past April 20th, so order yours NOW for $30. 

Order here: https://plicbooks.com/go/BR35X3 Questions? myfarragutyearbook@gmail.com

Mon, 4/21: DEI Zoom Meeting, 7pm

Come join us for the last hurrah of the year as we discuss all things DEI and ways to create community and belonging for all our families. We’re looking for more community members and chair(s) for next year. 

Please email FarragutPTApresident@gmail.com if you’re interested in joining our community outreach efforts! 

Topic: DEI Meeting

Time: Apr 21, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85947164811?pwd=TObkOaCggOgOAVfRP6S4usK8G2oCHb.1

Meeting ID: 859 4716 4811

Passcode: 685484

Tue, 4/22: Walk N Roller Earth Day Celebrations

Culver City Walk 'n Rollers are excited to host the first ever Elenda Open Street event!

On April 22, from 7 to 9 a.m., Elenda Street will be closed to cars for a car-free school commute in celebration of Earth Day.

This two-hour, open streets event will allow for kids to have one day with a car free route to school along CCUSD’s busiest school commute corridor. The event will also broaden conversations on safety, transportation and environmental issues. Parents are encouraged to park and walk with their students three blocks from their campus, or drop their students along Huron, Coombs, the parking lot at Culver/Elenda or at the pedestrian bridge, North of Ballona Creek.

The street will be closed to car traffic starting at 6 a.m. and reopened at 9:30 a.m. Parents are encouraged to use side streets as alternatives that day (see map), drop your kids off a few blocks for the school or use transit and avoid driving in this area altogether. For parents who drive to school that day, you are asked to please use alternative drop areas for your students.

For more information and updates, please visit: https://www.ccwalkandroll.com/event/elenda/

Fri, 5/2: BINGO NIGHT IS COMING NEXT FRIDAY!  

Bring the family and join us for a fun game night! 

We are requesting gently used books to give away as prizes. If you have any books you'd like to donate, please drop it in the collection bin outside the office before May 2nd. Please just make sure they are in pretty good shape. 

• Bingo cards will be sold at the door for $1 each or 12/$10.

• Dinner and drinks are also being sold courtesy of the 5th Grade Committee.  

• Doors open at 5:45

FINALLY, WE NEED VOLUNTEERS

If you are interested in helping, please sign up here to volunteer.

Contact Annie Hwang at alee811@gmail.com with any questions.

Fri, 5/16: English TEAcher Party!

What a wonderful school year we have had! Thank you to everyone who participated in their class breakfasts and other special teacher parties. The teachers and staff were overwhelmed with your generosity.

On Friday May 16 at 11am we will shower our teachers with a Traditional English Tea Party! Of course this will have an American twist, but we do our best. Homemade, store bought, or if you're over it, Venmo and we will handle the details (@SarahGoldman23).

Sign up here. 

Please review the available slots and click on the button to sign up. With your help we have brightened the days of our fabulous teachers and staff, so from the bottom of our hearts, thank you! 

Sun, April 27: Backpack for Kids 

Garden Tea Fundraiser, 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Join us for a GARDEN TEA to raise funds for the Culver City Backpacks for Kids Program and to support CCUSD Students!

Get ready for a Garden Tea with the Culver City community in support of Backpacks for Kids in the beautiful courtyard of the Wende Museum! Mingle and enjoy a selection of teas and lemonade along with a variety of tea sandwiches, pastries and cookies. Purchase raffle tickets to win prizes.

Tickets are $30 per person

https://cc-backpacks-tea-treats-togetherness.cheddarup.com

Visit https://www.ccbackpacksforkids.com for more information about the Backpacks for Kids Program.

Fan Club Wants You! Chairs & Co-President Needed

Fan Club wants YOU! We need more dedicated volunteers to have the impact we wish to see at our school.

Fan Club Wants You! Chairs & Co-President Needed

Fan Club wants YOU! We need more dedicated volunteers to have the impact we wish to see at our school.

Our annual Farragut Auction is coming up and we need an organized superstar chair (or co-chairs)! You'll get the support of our highly collaborative Fan Club board along the way. Be a part of a fun, dedicated volunteer community and raise some serious $$$ for Farragut!

Other Open Positions:

- Fan Club Co-President, starting 2025-26 school year

- Spiritwear Chair for 2025-26 school year

- UX Webmaster

- Community Arts Day Chair

Fan Club Open Positions & Role Descriptions are listed here.

Interested? Have questions? Please reach out to Fan Club's Co-Presidents, Sara and Annika: farragutfanclubpresident@gmail.com

Sun, 5/4: A Taste of Culver City – A Delicious Way to Support Your Student!

Tickets are ON SALE NOW for Culver City Education Foundation’s A Taste of Culver City, hosted by Amazon MGM Studios on Sunday, May 4th! This culinary fundraising event showcases some of Culver City’s best restaurants, plus student performances, entertainment, and more - all to directly support arts & STEM programs that benefit your student and every CCUSD student.

Tickets will sell out—get yours today! www.ccef4schools.org/taste

Want to get involved in this year's event? Email us at events@ccef4schools.org for more information on volunteering, sponsorship, and donating to the online auction.

Do you have a cool or interesting career? Can you make your career SOUND cool or interesting?  Call for Career Day Presenters!

This year we will be holding Career Day at Farragut on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025. If you are interested in sharing about your career with our students please complete this form. Please keep in mind 1) We may not be able to accommodate all those who are interested, 2) If you're chosen, we will do our best to pair you with your child/children's classes, however this may not be possible so please only sign up if you're willing to present to any classes! 

If you have any questions please reach out to Sophie Dougadir, school counselor. (sophiadougadir@ccusd.org). 

Sunday April 13/Monday April 14th, marks Baisakhi, one of the most significant and widely observed annual celebrations for Sikh Fox Families.

Baisakhi, also known as Vaisakhi, has long been celebrated as a harvest festival across South Asia and especially in the Punjab region of India, where it is also observed by Jain & Hindu communities. Vaisakhi marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh. Whilst it is culturally significant as a festival of harvest, in many parts of India, Vaisakhi is also the date for the Indian Solar New Year.

Wishing all foxes celebrating the Baisakhi Festival joy, abundance, and prosperity of the new season into the new year!

Farragut welcomes & loves celebrating our diverse communities to elevate equity in multitude of ways. One way to make parents and students’ sense of belonging is by highlighting the heritage months, and/or cultural & communal celebrations.

Reference: Heritage Months for April, May, & June: 

Families are welcome to explore books to learn more about our foxes’ upcoming celebrations.

Here is a link to upcoming Family Celebrations & some books to read!

We love to see our Foxes celebrating/observing these holidays and enjoy learning about our Fox Community’s personal connection to different holidays! Share a picture or video with a sentence or two about your cultural/religious celebrations and send them to Hala Mohammad at farragutptacommunications@gmail.com. 

FOXES Celebrate

Lunar New Year Dragons Parade & Black History Month Assembly!

We also had parents highlighting & celebrating by taking part in Lunar New Year Celebrations.

Thank you to dragon designer/creator Irene Yu, event organizer Connie Wong, the many volunteers who made quick work of assembling, organizing, and disassembling the dragons for the parade, and all the elementary schools 5th grade classes who helped to decorate the scales in the Farragut parade!

Help us Stock the Lounge... 

We Are So Proud!

We met Souharda at our Kinder Welcome Event in the Fall. He’s one our incoming Farragut Foxes and was telling us how excited he is to come to his new school! He told us he was going home to paint a rainbow and promised he would return the following morning with a painting to brighten up our PTA table. He is a Fox of his word and returned the next day...painting in hand.  

Foxes Celebrate: Happy Holidays 

Feliz Nochebuena, Merry Christmas , Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa to all the families celebrating in multitudes of ways during the winter holidays. And Happy New Year!

We love celebrating and showcasing our Foxes’ Family Diversity, please continue to share your special occasions with us!

If you would like to share pictures or videos of your family celebrating cultural or religious holidays, please email them to Hala Mohammad at farragutptacommunications@gmail.com

Families are welcome to explore books to learn more about what and why our foxes celebrate.
Here is a link to upcoming Family Celebrations & some more books to read along!

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