Dear Egan Families,
Next week, I’ll be out of the office visiting our sister school, Linkou Junior High, in Taiwan. I’m looking forward to spending time in classrooms, seeing what students are working on, and sharing a little about what it’s like to be an Egan Viking. I’ll be traveling with Superintendent Sandra McGonagle, Almond Principal Raquel Matteroli, and two of our Egan teachers, Ms. Chiang and Ms. Becker.
We’re grateful to the Taiwanese Education Department for supporting this partnership and for choosing LASD schools to be part of it. I’m especially looking forward to talking with our hosts about a student exchange in the coming year. I’d love for our students to have the chance to sit in on a class, meet students their own age, and see what a school day in Taiwan is like.
Back at Egan, Wednesday, November 18, is the last day to sign up for Illuminate LASD. If your student has a question they’d like to answer, a problem they want to solve, or something they’ve been working on at home, I hope you’ll encourage them to give it a try. They’ll get to show what they worked on and talk about what they learned along the way. We’ll highlight their work and recognize each Egan participant with a medal.
A few reminders for the holidays:
- Holiday Faire — Students who want to sell their own creations need to turn in both their interest form and application before 8:25 a.m. tomorrow morning.
- AVID Food Drive — Our AVID students are collecting canned goods and dry foods. Students can drop off donations in the front office.
- Family Giving Tree — If your family would like to participate, pick up a wish tag in the office and return the requested gift to the marked box by November 20.
Thank you for helping our students get involved and for supporting our holiday drives.
Warmly,
Lisa Taormina
Principal, Egan Junior High
Be here, Be you, Belong
