<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199</id><updated>2012-01-25T16:48:33.422-08:00</updated><category term='Announcement'/><title type='text'>Friends of Glenfeliz Elementary</title><subtitle type='html'>We are the Booster Club of Glenfeliz Blvd Elementary School. We are committed to supporting Glenfeliz Blvd Elementary achieve excellence by providing funds that will grow its academic and arts programs.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>33</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-1201443154768242992</id><published>2009-09-07T22:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-07T22:38:16.546-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Website Renewal</title><content type='html'>Thanks to our web dude, Duy Nguyen, our blog has moved to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.friendsofglenfeliz.org/"&gt;www.friendsofglenfeliz.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please come visit and enjoy our new website!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;K&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-1201443154768242992?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/1201443154768242992/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=1201443154768242992' title='27 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/1201443154768242992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/1201443154768242992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2009/09/we.html' title='Website Renewal'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>27</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-3559411632976444198</id><published>2009-01-26T07:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T07:51:31.384-08:00</updated><title type='text'>SILENT AUCTION - MARCH 7, 2009</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SX3b-8kibSI/AAAAAAAAABY/rY2tbLEX79g/s1600-h/poster_sa2009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SX3b-8kibSI/AAAAAAAAABY/rY2tbLEX79g/s400/poster_sa2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295630611315322146" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Mark Your Calendar for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Friends of Glenfeliz &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:180%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Silent Auction &amp;amp; Student Art Exhibit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Saturday, March 7, 2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;3135 &amp;amp; 3137 Glendale Blvd &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;(Grain &amp;amp; Black Maria Gallery)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Los Angeles, CA 90039&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Admission: $10 (includes food &amp;amp; a beverage)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Join us for a night of fun with great food, drink, music, art, and neighbors!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Proceeds will benefit Glenfeliz Blvd. Elementary School.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Tickets sold at school front desk (3955 Glenfeliz Blvd)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;"&gt;or Contact info@friendsofglenfeliz.org.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-3559411632976444198?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/3559411632976444198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=3559411632976444198' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/3559411632976444198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/3559411632976444198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2009/01/silent-auction-march-7-2009.html' title='SILENT AUCTION - MARCH 7, 2009'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SX3b-8kibSI/AAAAAAAAABY/rY2tbLEX79g/s72-c/poster_sa2009.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-1910108182446468238</id><published>2008-11-12T07:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T08:21:07.670-08:00</updated><title type='text'>THURSDAY, NOV 13 : GENERAL MEETING</title><content type='html'>Please come join us at our General Meeting on&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Thursday, November 13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5:30pm~6:30pm&lt;br /&gt;at Glenfeliz Blvd Elementary School Auditorium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3955 Glenfeliz Blvd.&lt;br /&gt;Los Angeles, CA 90039&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kids Welcome&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Main Topics:&lt;br /&gt;Report- Halloween Bake Sale &amp;amp; Election Day Bake Sale&lt;br /&gt;Update- School Tour Date&lt;br /&gt;Fundraisers- This Year's Goal and Purposes&lt;br /&gt;After School Program Committee&lt;br /&gt;Silent Auction in February or March, 2009&lt;br /&gt;eBay Auction with "Giving Engine"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-1910108182446468238?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/1910108182446468238/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=1910108182446468238' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/1910108182446468238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/1910108182446468238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/11/thursday-nov-13-general-meeting.html' title='THURSDAY, NOV 13 : GENERAL MEETING'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-2308978070411549681</id><published>2008-09-19T22:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T22:19:54.633-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Are you on Face Book??</title><content type='html'>If you have an account with Face Book, please join our FB Group:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=35639714531"&gt;http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=35639714531&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-2308978070411549681?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/2308978070411549681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=2308978070411549681' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/2308978070411549681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/2308978070411549681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/09/are-you-on-face-book.html' title='Are you on Face Book??'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-3993803444440246850</id><published>2008-09-19T22:12:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T22:16:21.762-07:00</updated><title type='text'>General Meeting: October 2, 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;GENERAL MEETING&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Thursday, October 2, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;5:30pm-7:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;At School Gymnasium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Glenfeliz Blvd Elementary School&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;3955 Glenfeliz Blvd&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Los Angeles, CA 90039&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Topics:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;-FOG Mission and Goals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;-Board Member Introduction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;-Fundraising Ideas and Plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-3993803444440246850?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/3993803444440246850/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=3993803444440246850' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/3993803444440246850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/3993803444440246850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/09/general-meeting-october-2-2008.html' title='General Meeting: October 2, 2008'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-9117654502210102612</id><published>2008-09-09T11:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T22:12:07.088-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Announcement'/><title type='text'>Application for 501(c)(3) was Accepted!</title><content type='html'>Great News!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We received a letter from IRS the other day, accepting our application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a milestone for our group, which officially began its mission early this year. The wait period was rather short, thanks to our esteemed Secretary/ Lawyer/ Parent, Gabriela Kornzweig!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With 501(c)(3) application behind us, we can now focus on our mission to support our children, teachers and staff at Glenfeliz Elementary. We are planning our Fall General Meeting in early October to introduce ourselves to the student body and community. During the meeting, we will talk about our upcoming fundraiser events, such as Silent Auction, Winter/Spring Fair, and Banner programs. We'll keep you posted on its date/time/location here on this blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please let us know if you want to be a part of our activities; we could use your support to make our first year a big success.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-9117654502210102612?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/9117654502210102612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=9117654502210102612' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/9117654502210102612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/9117654502210102612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/09/application-for-501c3-was-accepted.html' title='Application for 501(c)(3) was Accepted!'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-5572290868756477578</id><published>2008-04-29T12:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-19T22:21:01.050-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New Park for Atwater Residents!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div  style="text-align: left;font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Legion Lane Nature Park meeting&lt;br /&gt;Sat. 5/3/08 @ 11:00am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join Council President Eric Garcetti and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Saturday, May 3rd - 11am at 3781 Legion Lane (the dead end off of Sunnynook) to discuss a potential park site at this location.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We would love to hear your input and ideas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A brief description of the potential project will be given, with lots of time for Questions and Answers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information, contact CD13 at 323-957-4500.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-5572290868756477578?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/5572290868756477578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=5572290868756477578' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/5572290868756477578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/5572290868756477578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-park-for-atwater-residents.html' title='New Park for Atwater Residents!'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-377141145736875721</id><published>2008-04-27T11:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-27T22:18:55.567-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank You!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Our Rock Painting &amp;amp; Coloring booth at Artwater Festival&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;was a huge success!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;Thank you for those who volunteered to help us, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;thank you for those who donated at the booth. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;Most of all, thank you, kids and parents,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;for filling our booth with a full of laughter and smiles :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;-Kei&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-377141145736875721?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/377141145736875721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=377141145736875721' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/377141145736875721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/377141145736875721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/04/thank-you.html' title='Thank You!'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-2788567666475395656</id><published>2008-04-24T08:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T08:44:01.830-07:00</updated><title type='text'>ArtWater Festival</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBCqd1UEL3I/AAAAAAAAAAM/KXI0tpXvIOQ/s1600-h/banner-cut1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBCqd1UEL3I/AAAAAAAAAAM/KXI0tpXvIOQ/s320/banner-cut1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192837799862349682" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div  style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"&gt;Please come visit our booth at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;"&gt;ARTWATER FESTIVAL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"&gt;April 26, 2pm-10pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;on Glendale Blvd. (b/w Glenhurst and Edenhurst)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will have ROCK PAINTING &amp;amp; COLORING.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;(If you could volunteer at the booth, please email us at info@friendsofglenfeliz.org)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See You There!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-2788567666475395656?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/2788567666475395656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=2788567666475395656' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/2788567666475395656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/2788567666475395656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/04/artwater-festival.html' title='ArtWater Festival'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBCqd1UEL3I/AAAAAAAAAAM/KXI0tpXvIOQ/s72-c/banner-cut1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-8183538506143035144</id><published>2008-04-22T09:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T09:54:40.175-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Renewed Identity and Focus</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBC7DFUEL8I/AAAAAAAAAA4/2bhZAj6V5q0/s1600-h/LOGO-FOG.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBC7DFUEL8I/AAAAAAAAAA4/2bhZAj6V5q0/s400/LOGO-FOG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192856031998521282" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Hi Everyone,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Kudos to everyone for the great achievement made thus far!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;A neighborhood parents group that started out small in 2006 has now become an official non-profit organization (Booster Club) for Glenfeliz Blvd Elementary School. We will soon receive a tax exemption status from IRS!&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our communication line is being developed as we speak. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Our official website is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.friendsofglenfeliz.org/"&gt;www.friendsofglenfeliz.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; and you can reach us via email at info@friendsofglenfeliz.org&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Here are images of our tri-fold brochure that will be distributed at ArtWater Festival on April 26, 2008.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;outside:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBC39lUEL7I/AAAAAAAAAAw/hRmkd8RrigA/s1600-h/brochure-out-bw.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBC39lUEL7I/AAAAAAAAAAw/hRmkd8RrigA/s400/brochure-out-bw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192852638974357426" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;inside:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBC39FUEL6I/AAAAAAAAAAo/3y_4UZVoCyo/s1600-h/brochure-in-rev2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBC39FUEL6I/AAAAAAAAAAo/3y_4UZVoCyo/s400/brochure-in-rev2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192852630384422818" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-8183538506143035144?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/8183538506143035144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=8183538506143035144' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/8183538506143035144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/8183538506143035144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/04/renewed-identity-and-focus.html' title='Renewed Identity and Focus'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ybmOnZLuMM4/SBC7DFUEL8I/AAAAAAAAAA4/2bhZAj6V5q0/s72-c/LOGO-FOG.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-1216062222607089958</id><published>2008-02-27T11:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-27T13:50:03.704-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"WE TOO HAVE A DREAM" PARENTS CONFERENCE  SAT. APRIL 19, 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;SAVE THE DATE: SAT. APRIL 19, 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kVrFA_m9Jvg/R8W77SLwG7I/AAAAAAAAAAQ/7jmi8Dt3WTc/s400/we2dream.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171746374272687026" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;The Los Angeles Parents Union Presents...  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"WE TOO HAVE A DREAM"  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PARENTS CONFERENCE 2008  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los Angeles Convention Center  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Los Angeles Parents Union Supporter, &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;The Los Angeles Parents Union (LAPU) is pleased to extend an invitation to you for the First Annual "We Too Have A Dream" Parents Conference happening Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  With an estimated 2,500 parents from throughout Los Angeles coming together to discuss ways parents can participate in improving public education, this is sure to be a historic event in Los Angeles. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The "We Too Have a Dream" Parent Conference will expand the Parents Union's successful Parent University program by engaging parents throughout LA in dialogue about the state of public education in Los Angeles, understanding key data about their neighborhood schools, navigating college preparatory curriculum as well as community resources available for families.  LAPU will also host a Parent Union Resource Fair where our community partners can provide information about their respective organizations and meet the conference participants. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will also:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provide parent and community friendly workshops about school performance and graduation/college preparatory indicators &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understanding  Academic Performance Index (API) and Program Improvement (PI) in Los Angeles Schools&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Informing parents about The California State High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) and resources for students&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to access AP, Honors and College and Life Preparatory Curriculum for students&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Provide classes geared toward preparing parents and students for success&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Parents' Rights&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to understand the Education System&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Community Resources for Parents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;2-year and 4-year  College Information&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Parenting Courses&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We look foward to your attendance.  If you are a parents union member the Conference is free!  Please register for the conference at www.parentsunion.org to learn even more about LAPU. If you have any questions, feel free to call 213-621-3052.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We and look forward to your support and participation.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ryan J. Smith&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Executive Director&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-1216062222607089958?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/1216062222607089958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=1216062222607089958' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/1216062222607089958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/1216062222607089958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/02/we-too-have-dream-parents-conference.html' title='&quot;WE TOO HAVE A DREAM&quot; PARENTS CONFERENCE  SAT. APRIL 19, 2008'/><author><name>Jory</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02720247314950624206</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kVrFA_m9Jvg/R8W77SLwG7I/AAAAAAAAAAQ/7jmi8Dt3WTc/s72-c/we2dream.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-8875785937710527900</id><published>2008-02-05T10:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-05T10:10:18.175-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Updates re. neighborhood schools</title><content type='html'>Hello all,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was talking to Jory last night and he suggested I post this info here as it is good news not all of you may be aware of...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, how many of you know that Glenfeliz was awarded the same arts prototype grant Ivanhoe got a few years ago.  The grant pays for professionals from MOCA and LACMA to instruct the teachers on how to incorporate the arts into the curriculum - dance, drama, painting, etc.  So that is great news for all interested parties.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, Glenfeliz has received a distinction for two years in a row for being in the top 15% of state schools that have the greatest AYP.  As opposed to just the API score, the AYP measures the improvement percentage a school makes in the API testing year to year.  So the school is improving at a pretty rapid rate.  I feel more parent involvement will definitely make it comparable to Ivanhoe in a short amount of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally, the Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts is planning on moving to the New Hope Church location (behind Best Buy &amp; Costco).  At this point it is controversial because it is really close to the old Franciscan pottery toxic location.  The school is going through all the proper channels though and getting all the required tests needed to determine if the location is safe for kids.  The school administrators kids go to the school, so they will not go there if there is any question about safety left unanswered.  Jory is familiar with the school and probably can answer questions about the school better than I, but it sounds like it would be an excellent alternative school option for our neighborhood if it is safe.  We will be discussing the school at the next AVNC meeting on Feb 14 (yes unfortunately Valentines Day)at 7pm at the New Hope Church.  I can also send you the draft of the minutes from my committee meeting where we first discussed it if you want.  Email me at twarner@atwatervillage.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-8875785937710527900?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/8875785937710527900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=8875785937710527900' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/8875785937710527900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/8875785937710527900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/02/updates-re-neighborhood-schools.html' title='Updates re. neighborhood schools'/><author><name>ninatim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15403278024845249457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-4325810883065968921</id><published>2008-01-30T22:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-30T23:00:12.741-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LA Parents Union Petition</title><content type='html'>Hello Friends of Glenfeliz parents,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's been a while but I have a project for some people if they want to help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of the graduating 5th graders from Glenfeliz Elementary will be going to Thomas Star King Middle School next year.  And when our kids are old enough that is where they will most likely be going as well.  The problem is King is overcrowded to the point its basically at double occupancy.  It has also been on the state fail test for ten years now when it comes to testing and is  getting worse rather  than improving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About a year ago some parents in Silver Lake and Los Feliz got together and started a grass roots campaign to lobby the LAUSD to instigate a pretty dramatic overhaul of the school.  I believe the plan is based on the "Green Dot" approach.  Green Dot is a non-profit that has helped reorganize schools in Boston and other parts of LA and has been pretty successful in getting schools to improve pretty quickly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, their model calls for the school to be reorganized into four separate "schools" for the different grades.  Think of it as a university campus model with different "schools".  Each school would have at max 500 kids and have its own principal to make it easier to keep and maintain control.  They also are calling for 90% of the funds allocated to the school by LAUSD to be spent in the classroom and not the current 60% that is spent now (40% goes to "administrative costs").&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, the LA Parents Union is now to the point that they have teachers and parents on board and the LAUSD has signaled that they would be willing to talk with the group about the changes if they can get 5,000 signatures on a petition by May 30.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I went to a meeting last night and found out the goal for getting signatures in our area is about 300.  I have emailed Principal Rosenblum about getting permission to have someone stand out in front of the school to get signatures and am waiting to hear back.  But the school PTA could get involved and send a newsletter out to parents.  We can also go to the farmers market and other locations and get people to sign there.  The priority is  to get parents of 5th graders to sign, then parents with kids in school, and then all local stakeholders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Working full time I cannot do all this myself so I wanted to see if any of you would be willing to help.  Obviously if all of us sign the petition that is a good head start.  Please let me know if  you can/want to offer up some time, as it could benefit all of our kids in the long run.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if you want more info:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.parentsunion.org/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's another idea I had.  I don't know how many of you watch Noggin with your kids but they have been playing a PSA lately a lot for a trike-a-thon fundraiser for St. Judes which is a hospital for kids with cancer.  Once again I'm waiting to hear back from Principal Rosenblum to see if she's in to the idea but if she is would anyone like to help spearhead it.  I talked to the St. Judes people on the phone and it sound relatively easy.  They send the school DVDs and coloring books about trike and bike safety.  The preschool teachers take some time out of their days for four days in a row to watch the DVDs and talk about riding safety.  All during that week the parents of the kids are encouraged to donate and get others to donate to St. Jude's.  The fifth day is the trike-a-thon where the kids get to demonstrate what they learned.  Let me know if you are interested.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tim&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-4325810883065968921?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/4325810883065968921/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=4325810883065968921' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/4325810883065968921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/4325810883065968921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/01/la-parents-union-petition.html' title='LA Parents Union Petition'/><author><name>ninatim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15403278024845249457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-2196327993824715150</id><published>2008-01-30T13:12:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-30T13:27:11.577-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear Friends! LONG TIME NO SEE...!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;Now, let's see...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;It's been almost a year since I last posted a memo here.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;Time goes by, and our kids are growing FAST! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;Our daughter will be starting her Kindergarten this fall, and I was wondering how you're all doing with the parental awe of choosing "the perfect school" for your child?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;Our first choice remains Glenfeliz, our local favorite! But, I'm sure we're all on the same boat, asking ourselves series of questions, like "Will the school be accommodating to our child's needs?" and "How about after school programs???"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;I was wondering if you guys want to get together sometime in February for an easy pot luck or pizza night? If weekend days work, perhaps we'll get together at Shane's Inspiration Playground (in Griffith Park) for a small picnic?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;If you guys are still reading this blog, please respond by placing your comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;Hope to hear from you all...!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" &gt;-Kei&lt;br /&gt;(I no longer have "keimn06" email account)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-2196327993824715150?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/2196327993824715150/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=2196327993824715150' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/2196327993824715150'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/2196327993824715150'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2008/01/dear-friends-long-time-no-see.html' title='Dear Friends! LONG TIME NO SEE...!'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-4194484062289036073</id><published>2007-03-12T23:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-12T23:29:08.062-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9VO3_bjugSM/RfZErQGFSxI/AAAAAAAAAAk/4mPXv1dVPz8/s1600-h/URGENT+MARCH+14+MEETING.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9VO3_bjugSM/RfZErQGFSxI/AAAAAAAAAAk/4mPXv1dVPz8/s320/URGENT+MARCH+14+MEETING.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041292342733392658" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-4194484062289036073?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/4194484062289036073/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=4194484062289036073' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/4194484062289036073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/4194484062289036073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>ninatim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15403278024845249457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9VO3_bjugSM/RfZErQGFSxI/AAAAAAAAAAk/4mPXv1dVPz8/s72-c/URGENT+MARCH+14+MEETING.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-6330674740858098925</id><published>2007-02-16T10:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-16T10:10:39.970-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Atwater Village Newbie Blogsite</title><content type='html'>We have a new friend, "Atwater Village Newbie" blogsite.&lt;br /&gt;They have posted a link to our blogsite, and vice versa.&lt;br /&gt;Their site is full of interesting journals about our neighborhood.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-6330674740858098925?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/6330674740858098925/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=6330674740858098925' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/6330674740858098925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/6330674740858098925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/02/atwater-village-newbie-blogsite.html' title='Atwater Village Newbie Blogsite'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-6817077066962930278</id><published>2007-02-15T07:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-15T07:25:35.927-08:00</updated><title type='text'>SAVE THE DATE - 10am FEB 24 MEET &amp; GREET WITH LAUSD CANDIDATES</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9VO3_bjugSM/RdR7ab7NewI/AAAAAAAAAAU/9smu6buFYJQ/s1600-h/LAPU+f2-24+spanish.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9VO3_bjugSM/RdR7ab7NewI/AAAAAAAAAAU/9smu6buFYJQ/s320/LAPU+f2-24+spanish.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031782377782606594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9VO3_bjugSM/RdR7VL7NevI/AAAAAAAAAAM/H_PeTRBwE5M/s1600-h/LAPU+2-24+meet.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9VO3_bjugSM/RdR7VL7NevI/AAAAAAAAAAM/H_PeTRBwE5M/s320/LAPU+2-24+meet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031782287588293362" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-6817077066962930278?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/6817077066962930278/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=6817077066962930278' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/6817077066962930278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/6817077066962930278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/02/save-date-10am-feb-24-meet-greet-with.html' title='SAVE THE DATE - 10am FEB 24 MEET &amp; GREET WITH LAUSD CANDIDATES'/><author><name>ninatim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15403278024845249457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9VO3_bjugSM/RdR7ab7NewI/AAAAAAAAAAU/9smu6buFYJQ/s72-c/LAPU+f2-24+spanish.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-117148372523627124</id><published>2007-02-14T12:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-14T12:22:08.855-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Google Calendar</title><content type='html'>I added "Google Calendar" button on the right column.&lt;br /&gt;You simply click on the button, and you will be guided to our calendar items.&lt;br /&gt;The only issue is that, if you don't have a Google Account, you will have to create one and that's extra 5 minutes of your time... Once you have your Google Account, come back to our blogsite, click on the Google Calendar button, and Voila!!! a small pop up window will ask if you'd like to "add" a calendar "FOG". Press Yes, and you will have our calendar items on your Calendar.&lt;br /&gt;It's a free service and a good tool for us to keep tracks of upcoming events.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, let me know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-K&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-117148372523627124?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/117148372523627124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=117148372523627124' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/117148372523627124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/117148372523627124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/02/google-calendar.html' title='Google Calendar'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-117125822311578204</id><published>2007-02-11T21:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-11T21:34:04.993-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LA Parents Union Meeting (flyer)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3657/174/1600/770439/LAPU_Meeting.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3657/174/400/374572/LAPU_Meeting.png" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3657/174/1600/492147/LAPU_Meeting_SP.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3657/174/400/844104/LAPU_Meeting_SP.png" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:300;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3657/174/1600/11039/LAPU_Meeting.gif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-117125822311578204?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/117125822311578204/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=117125822311578204' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/117125822311578204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/117125822311578204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/02/la-parents-union-meeting-flyer.html' title='LA Parents Union Meeting (flyer)'/><author><name>Jory</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02720247314950624206</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-117109040657524266</id><published>2007-02-09T22:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-09T22:53:26.586-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LA Parents Union Meeting 7PM Feb. 13</title><content type='html'>There will be an LA Parents Union meeting on:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday, Feb. 13&lt;br /&gt;7pm&lt;br /&gt;Silver Lake Community Church&lt;br /&gt;2930 Hyperion Ave.&lt;br /&gt;LA, CA 90027 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LA Parents Union is tied into the Green Dot magnet schools program, so if anyone can attend it could and should be informative for our group.  I posted a link a month or so ago to a Los Feliz Ledger article about Green Dot and the LA Parents Union, so refer back to that for more info.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their flyer talks about focusing on smaller classes, finding a better use of school facilities, holding high expectations for all students, controlling budgets at a local level, and encouraging parent participation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The email contact for more info is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;chind@laparentsunion.org&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-117109040657524266?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/117109040657524266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=117109040657524266' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/117109040657524266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/117109040657524266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/02/la-parents-union-meeting-7pm-feb-13.html' title='LA Parents Union Meeting 7PM Feb. 13'/><author><name>ninatim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15403278024845249457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-117039062415296734</id><published>2007-02-01T20:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-01T20:30:24.160-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Glenfeliz PTA Founder's Day Luncheon, Feb. 15</title><content type='html'>Glenfeliz Blvd. Elementary School PTA&lt;br /&gt;invites you to our annual&lt;br /&gt;association meeting* and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Founder's Day Luncheon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thursday, February 15, 2007&lt;br /&gt;11 am - 1:30 pm&lt;br /&gt;Parent Resource Room&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Celebrating Founder's Day 2007 - PTA's 110th Year!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Catered by Pat &amp; Oscar's Restaurant&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Caesar  or Greek Salad&lt;br /&gt;Lemon or BBQ Chicken&lt;br /&gt;Spaghetti with Marinara or Meat Sauce&lt;br /&gt;Famous Pat &amp; Oscar's Breadsticks&lt;br /&gt;Beverage and Dessert&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;RESERVATIONS REQUIRED&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$12.50 per person (non-refundable)&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;please make checks payable to Glenfeliz PTA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;*Feb. 15 meeting agenda will include information about the March 8 association meeting and election of the 2007-08 Board.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-117039062415296734?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/117039062415296734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=117039062415296734' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/117039062415296734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/117039062415296734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/02/glenfeliz-pta-founders-day-luncheon.html' title='Glenfeliz PTA Founder&apos;s Day Luncheon, Feb. 15'/><author><name>michele</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00573818143302352930</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116966236739406141</id><published>2007-01-24T09:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-24T10:12:47.403-08:00</updated><title type='text'>OUR NEXT MEETING: JAN 31, 6:30PM</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;OUR NEXT MEETING&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;JANUARY 31, 2007&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;6:30 Pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;@ NEW HOPE CHAPEL (Behind BEST BUY)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;For more information, contact Kei at&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;keimn06@sbcglobal.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"&gt;Major topics will be covered, so please attend!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116966236739406141?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116966236739406141/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116966236739406141' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116966236739406141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116966236739406141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/01/our-next-meeting-jan-31-630pm.html' title='OUR NEXT MEETING: JAN 31, 6:30PM'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116780617854325903</id><published>2007-01-02T22:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-02T22:38:39.413-08:00</updated><title type='text'>GREEN DOT CHARTER PROGRAM AND LA PARENTS UNION</title><content type='html'>A recent article in the Los Feliz Ledger shed light on Green Dot and the LA Parents Union, two organizations started by Steve Barr, a Silver Lake resident and State Board of Education appointee to the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools.  Green Dot appears to be focused on middle and high schools, but the LA Parents Union appears to have a broader focus that includes elementary schools.  The article is online at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.losfelizledger.com/DeodarStory.htm#ShuttleBusesREST&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For anyone interested they are having a meeting this Saturday (Jan. 7) from 1-4pm to let people know what they are about.  I am going to try and make it.  Here is the info:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Citywide Chapters of the Los Angeles Parents Union Host…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knowing Your Power:&lt;br /&gt;Parent Training on the Politics of Education &amp; What Parents Can Do About It&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday &lt;br /&gt;January 6, 2007&lt;br /&gt;1:00 pm -4:00 pm &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;350 South Figueroa Street, Suite 213&lt;br /&gt;Los Angeles, CA 90072&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Free of Charge &lt;br /&gt;Childcare and Refreshments Provided&lt;br /&gt;If driving, please enter off of Figueroa&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To RSVP contact Ryan Smith:&lt;br /&gt;(213) 621-0276 ext 255&lt;br /&gt;Or email rsmith@greendot.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition, the Silver Lake Chapter will apparently be meeting Jan. 13 to discuss&lt;br /&gt;under-enrollment at neighborhood elementary schools among other things.  You can email the following address from the article for info. about that:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mchind@earthlink.net&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tim&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116780617854325903?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116780617854325903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116780617854325903' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116780617854325903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116780617854325903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/01/green-dot-charter-program-and-la.html' title='GREEN DOT CHARTER PROGRAM AND LA PARENTS UNION'/><author><name>ninatim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15403278024845249457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116776991257450174</id><published>2007-01-02T12:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-02T12:31:52.583-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2006 API scores</title><content type='html'>Hi everyone-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a recent post to the friends of atwater village blog by David Tokofsky, our LAUSD district rep, about how the API scores of atwater's two elementary schools, Glenfeliz and Atwater Village, have steadily and greatly improved over the last 7 years.  It's attached to his entry of December 1, 2006 below.  http://friendsofatwatervillage.org/blog/art_education/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Glenfeliz started out in 1999 with an API score of 591.  It has since climbed 197 points to a 2006 score of 788!  Atwater Elementary has made an even greater leap:  it started out with a lowly 497 back in 1999, and has since brought its scores up 241 points to a 2006 score of 738.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116776991257450174?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116776991257450174/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116776991257450174' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116776991257450174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116776991257450174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2007/01/2006-api-scores.html' title='2006 API scores'/><author><name>Gabriela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01764488884693899618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116590029967790609</id><published>2006-12-11T21:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-11T21:11:39.686-08:00</updated><title type='text'>OUR NEXT MEETING</title><content type='html'>RE: MEETINGS/COMMUNICATION&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's a lot of activity on the horizon with more and more people joining the PTA, touring the school, and getting involved... so, it is critical that we MEET in the 3rd or 4th week of January to discuss logistics, communication, and where we go from here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prior to the meeting...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. If you haven't already done it, PLEASE drop by the school any week day by 3pm or so and JOIN THE PTA (only $6 per membership).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Call Asst. Principal Abby Cabrera or Principal Rosenblum and arrange a tour of the school. They're happy to assist after Jan. 1. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Spread the word. Each time I'm outside I am seeing yet more and more strollers being pushed by people I've yet to meet. If you know someone who might be interested, please get their info for Kaye so she can put them on the blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to offer your house as a place for the next meeting, let me know. Otherwise we can see if either the school or Atwater library can accomodate us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take care,&lt;br /&gt;Jordan&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116590029967790609?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116590029967790609/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116590029967790609' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116590029967790609'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116590029967790609'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2006/12/our-next-meeting.html' title='OUR NEXT MEETING'/><author><name>Jordan K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04206271435103392598</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116490943752995215</id><published>2006-11-30T09:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-30T09:57:17.543-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Atwater Village Neighborhood Watch Meeting</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;Mark Your Calendar!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Atwater Village Neighborhood Watch Meeting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;December 13, 7:00pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;at the New Hope Chapel (behind Best Buy)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;PLEASE ATTEND! &lt;/div&gt;If we want to improve our local public schools, we must also look at their surrounding environment. All residents in Atwater should be involved in eliminating gang violence and creating safer neighborhood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following is an email from Barry:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Dear neighbors--&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;A bunch of you have written with your concern about the frequency of the police helicopters of late. It seems like a nightly occurrence. They are not being proactive. The police are responding in the best way they are able to the current rise in gang violence in our community. There has been a definite increase in graffiti, gunfire and robberies. I appreciate your emails and phone calls. And I pass the information on to Gina Chovan, our SLO. And, in some cases, to Kabira and the staff at CD13.  There have been reports of shootings, streets being blocked off and traffic being interrupted because of gang violence. There was even an instance where a concerned resident saw someone throwing a large bottle (or bottles) off the Hyperion Bridge, onto the freeway. I don’t think he hit anyone— we would have heard about it. But the resident had the where-with-all to take a picture of the suspect, which I sent along to Gina. Most of you have cell phones. If you have the camera feature and you see something, shoot it. It will help!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;There are things you can do to minimize your risk. They seem obvious, but sometimes we get lazy or falsely complacent. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;• Keep your porch light on at night&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;• Lock all your doors and windows at night and when you are not home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;• If you see anything—or anyone—unusual or suspicious, call it in— 1-877-ASK-LAPD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;• If it is an emergency, call 911&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The most important thing is that we all have a safe and happy holiday season. This is an especially challenging time. Keep your eyes open and your head up. Being aware is probably the best defense. Also, please... your neighbors may not have email— they may not be on the list. Let them know what is going on. Exchange phone numbers. Watch out for one another. That is what being neighborly is all about. I may sound overly concerned, but it is because I am!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Finally, for now, our last neighborhood watch meeting for 2006 will be Wednesday, December 13th. I’m giving you all advance word. Please mark your calendars and try to attend. You may have missed some of the meetings in the past, but this one is an important one. We will share information and learn what is going on. We will also take a few minutes to honor who I am referring to the Atwater Village Neighborhood Watch “Person of the Year.” Curious as to who it is? Join us and find out!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;I will send out a flyer in a week or so. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Thanks!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116490943752995215?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116490943752995215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116490943752995215' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116490943752995215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116490943752995215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2006/11/atwater-village-neighborhood-watch.html' title='Atwater Village Neighborhood Watch Meeting'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116490831072028448</id><published>2006-11-30T09:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-30T09:38:30.733-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Atwater Griffith Park Chamber of Commerce’s 13th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;Mark Your Calendar!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Atwater Griffith Park Chamber of Commerce’s &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;13th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, December 7th, @ 6:30pm&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Wells Fargo Bank Parking Lot (3250 Glendale Blvd)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;This family event will have:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;Children's choirs from our local schools&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;"Voice of Christmas” choral singers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;Little dancers from the Caballero Dance Academy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;A Toy Drive for the LAPD &lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;(donate a new unwrapped toy that doesn't require batteries to participate)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;AND...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;SANTA CLAUSE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116490831072028448?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116490831072028448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116490831072028448' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116490831072028448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116490831072028448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2006/11/atwater-griffith-park-chamber-of.html' title='Atwater Griffith Park Chamber of Commerce’s 13th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116391617603489108</id><published>2006-11-18T21:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-18T22:02:56.043-08:00</updated><title type='text'>pedophile</title><content type='html'>This last week, Tim Warner and I were trying to figure out what if anything can be done about the fact that a registered child sex offender lives a stone's throw from the school, on Glenfeliz.  If you aren't aware of this, go to meganslaw.org and search the sex offender registry by entering your address.  You'll see a map of our neighborhood, and there's a big red star right accross the street from the school.  Click on the star and you'll see his photo.  His name is Steven Short, and he lives at 3944 Glenfeliz. The site doesn't say exactly what he was convicted of or when, other than it was a "lewed and lascivious act" involving a minor, which if you look up inthe Cal penal code, is a felony punishible by jail time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We were thinking that maybe under Prop. 83 (Jessica's Law) which was signed into law a couple weeks ago, he could be forced to move.  Under the new law, convicted child molesters are prohibited from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park.  Unfortunately, our local LAPD division thought it very unlikely that this could affect someone who was legally living somewhere before the law was passed.  An investigator I spoke with at the DA's office didn't know one way or the other, but I have to say it seems unlikely.  I don't know much about constitutional law, but I do recall that an ex poste facto law is not highly regarded in the courts.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, if anyone out there has some info on this situation to share, it would be much appreciated.  On the bright side, the receptionist at Glenfeliz Elementary lives a couple doors down from him (she has a great commute to work!), and she said that EVERYONE at the school is aware of him and they know what he looks like.  She said he's lived there for years and keeps to himself, although she didn't know him personally.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gabriela&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116391617603489108?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116391617603489108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116391617603489108' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116391617603489108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116391617603489108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2006/11/pedophile.html' title='pedophile'/><author><name>Gabriela</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01764488884693899618</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116349084901122826</id><published>2006-11-13T23:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-14T00:33:40.126-08:00</updated><title type='text'>GLEN FELIZ WEBSITE(S) - PTA (&amp; SCHOOL?)</title><content type='html'>I am creating this post so we have a place to discuss the progress of creating a website for the PTA (and one for the school).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, if people have ideas and/or suggestions on what the website(s) should include, maybe this would be a good place to get them heard first.  This can be a sounding board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  October -  I spoke with the woman who created and maintains Ivanhoe's websites, and made a list which I typed up into an informal proposal which I gave to Roxanne, the president of the PTA after the Oct. PTA board meeting.  At that time she told me the PTA has been planning to do a website but hasn't had the time or resources.  In that proposal I mentioned there would be costs to maintain the domain, so that will not be a surprise to the PTA board.  We should have more specific numbers when we bring it up at the PTA association meeting though.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sidenote - for various reasons it makes sense to have two websites - an official school site and a PTA site.  Also, a calendar is essential, and a database of parents emails would help in sending out announcements.  Once again, the PTA has already started creating a database but apparently has not really utilized it yet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to see my notes from my Ivanhoe talk or the proposal I typed up please email me at thewarroom@mac.com and I will get them to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.  Nov. 2 - Kei  registered the domain "friendsofglenfeliz.com".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3  Nov. 11 - Promila Singh graciously offered to do a PTA website, and I forwarded her all my notes so she can make a more informed decision about whether or not she will have the time to spare.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4.  Nov. 13 - Currently  I am still waiting to hear back from Roxanne about a couple separate issues, so I figured I'd wait until the next PTA association meeting (Dec. 14) to discuss the website more.  There is a board meeting Dec. 7 but that is not the right forum for new proposals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tim&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116349084901122826?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116349084901122826/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116349084901122826' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116349084901122826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116349084901122826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2006/11/glen-feliz-websites-pta-school.html' title='GLEN FELIZ WEBSITE(S) - PTA (&amp; SCHOOL?)'/><author><name>ninatim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15403278024845249457</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116345600172030614</id><published>2006-11-13T14:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-13T14:13:21.726-08:00</updated><title type='text'>TITLE 1 COUNCIL</title><content type='html'>IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gabriela K. gave us a report on today's meeting (THE TITLE 1 COUNCIL) :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi everyone-&lt;br /&gt;Two parent and community based councils were formed at today's parent meeting: the Title 1 council and the English language learners council.  There was a good turnout of parents (about 20) and the meeting was attended by the principal Carole Rosenblum and assistant principal Abby Cabrera (both of whom I finally got to meet for the first time- very, very nice folks), and led by two LAUSD reps.  I couldn't get there before 9:15, and missed the Title 1 council election (but I am on the English learners council, just for the heck of it). Stephanie Martinez from our group was there and she's the new Title 1 Council president! Woohoo!&lt;br /&gt;The Title 1 and English Learners Councils are advisory and they report to the School Site Council, which is the decision making body for how Title 1 money and money allocated for English Learners is spent.  It is made up of 5 parents/community members and 5 school staff members. The Site Council also determines the goals and priorities of the school as a whole, and what to do to acheive them.  They are the Grand Poobahs!  Elections to the council were held last month, and today officers were elected.  &lt;br /&gt;Once the PTA can get a website together, we should post a calendar, and folks can attend any of the meetings to get a sense of what's going on.  And maybe next year, we can show up at the Site Council elections and represent.&lt;br /&gt;Since there is a website designer in our neighborhood - Promila Singh - and she's offered to help get it off the ground, maybe the next step is contacting the PTA and finding out if there's money in its budget to support it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FYI, the magnet program meeting to be held today at 2:45 is not about bringing a program to Glen Feliz, unfortunately.  The meeting will provide parents with information on how to navigate the application process to get their kid enrolled in a magnet program for middle school (apparently Thomas Starr Middle School has a magnet progam).Gabriela&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116345600172030614?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116345600172030614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116345600172030614' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116345600172030614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116345600172030614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2006/11/title-1-council.html' title='TITLE 1 COUNCIL'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116270168993650831</id><published>2006-11-04T20:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-04T20:41:29.936-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Upcoming PTA Board &amp; Association Meetings</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Glenfeliz Elementary PTA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Association Meeting:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;December 14 (Thu.) @ 3:00pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Board Meeting:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;December 7 (Thu.) @ 3:00pm &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116270168993650831?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116270168993650831/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116270168993650831' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116270168993650831'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116270168993650831'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2006/11/upcoming-pta-board-association.html' title='Upcoming PTA Board &amp; Association Meetings'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37134199.post-116270146145066462</id><published>2006-11-04T20:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-04T20:37:53.200-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"Magnet School" Meeting on 11/13/2006</title><content type='html'>Please mark your calendar!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 13, 2006 (Monday)&lt;br /&gt;After School&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"A MAGNET SCHOOL MEETING"&lt;br /&gt;With LAUSD Reps.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116270146145066462?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116270146145066462/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116270146145066462' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116270146145066462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116270146145066462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2006/11/magnet-school-meeting-on-11132006.html' title='&quot;Magnet School&quot; 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Please feel free to add comments.&lt;br /&gt;This site is intended for team-blogging to enable our members to create their own posts. If you'd like to become a team member, please let me know; I will verify who you are and, upon approval, I will send you an invitation to become a team member.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37134199-116266129722868350?l=friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/feeds/116266129722868350/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=37134199&amp;postID=116266129722868350' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116266129722868350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/37134199/posts/default/116266129722868350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://friendsofglenfeliz.blogspot.com/2006/11/hello.html' title='Hello!'/><author><name>K.Nguyen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10407900958095670547</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
