Las Flores News

Las Flores Leopards were finally able to venture into the garden that they are been longing for all summer long. The project was propsed last year, and finally came into fruition this fall. One  November 8th students had their very first classes. They were so exceoted and look forward to a fun year of urban farming!

 

WOW! The Lunch with a Loved One Event was a HUGE success!!! Thank you to all that attended. It was so amazing to see so many families and friends eating and playing with the students. The Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Community is AMAZING! We are also happy to report that the Caramel Apple "Sundae" bar was a HUT! Thank you to Ms. Yvette, Ms. Sandra, Ms. Shauna, and Ms. Stacey who cut ALLLL those apples! :-)

 

Check out the latest on the EnrichLA garden progress. They have transformed our side yard into an "urban farm." We cannot wait for the classes to start!!

 

We are SOOOOO excited!! The NEW garden is on its way! We are looking forward to learning from the EnrichLA program. You can check out all that they have to offer here!

 

Las Flores Leopards celebrated the anticipated ST Math launch day in style! Students dressed in black, white, and orange in honor of Jiji the Penguin and competed in classroom Jiji Math Challenges for prizes. 

 

Our first school Spirit Day of the month was a huge success! Students in grades TK-12 came to school ready to show their Leopard PRIDE.

We are PROUD to annouce that Mrs's Lor's 3-5 CLASSIC class has swept the first October Spirit Day competition with 92% of the class dressing in school colors!

School Spirit competitions are a month long event. The class with the highest average of participation over the course of the month wins the HONOR of housing the golden leopard and will receive a celebration treat.

Nice work Leopards!

 

 

Congratulations to the Las Flores SEPTEMBER Students of the Month:

Hailey Franklin

Jonathan Sarwat

Kinsely Healy

Damian Marquez

Iker Benavides

Michael Roman

Lucca Ahn

Caiden Brant

Angelina Sanchez

Xitlaly Martinez

Remi Santos

Keith Guitron

Kole Guitron

Tori Sanchez

Your dedication and committment to your education and giving your best even when things are challenging is commendable!

Further KUDOS to ALL the winners of the Student Learner Outcome (SLO) drawing! Enjoy those In & Out Burgers!!! You have earned it! We are very proud of you all!!

#leapingintolearning

#leopardpride

 

 

We have exciting news! Thanks to our Equity Multiplier Funding we are elated to announce that we officially have a math intervention teacher at Las Flores. Whoohoo! Below, you will find Mrs. Kiyomi Kwak's professional bio. Take a look, and when you see her around, please be so kind as to extend her a hearty, LEOPARD welcome!

With 17 years of experience in the Bellflower Unified School District, Kiyomi Kwak has recently transitioned to her role as the Math Intervention Teacher at Las Flores. Her career is distinguished by a deep commitment to enhancing math education across various grade levels.

Before joining Las Flores, Mrs. Kwak served as a Teacher on Special Assignment for Math for two years, where she played a pivotal role in supporting and developing fellow math educators. Her collaborative work with Mrs. Sanzaro and her involvement with students from TK through 12th grade were key highlights of this period.

Mrs. Kwak's teaching journey began with 14 years of dedicated service at Mayfair, where she taught math at both the high school and middle school levels. Her academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Business from CSU Fullerton, a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Math from CSULB, and a Master’s in Education, Teaching, and Learning from Brandman University.

Outside the classroom, Mrs. Kwak values quality time with her family and enjoys watching her three children engage in their various activities. Her passion for teaching and unwavering dedication to student success continue to drive her impact in education

The dedicated staff of Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy returned to work early on August 7th to learn about vocabulary instruction. Part of the day also focused on the comprehension strategy of Monitoring and Clarifying. Leopards "young and old" will be learning how to pay close attention to their understanding and to use strategies to help when they are "clunking." Be on the lookout for a "Fix-Up Strategy" Chart coming soon! Looking forward to a year of empowering our Leopards to take ownership of their learning!