NBC's "California Live" featured Laurence's 4th Grade class, who performed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The segment includes interviews with several students.
ABC 7 "Eyewitness News" featured this segment about Laurence's unique Kids' Court mock trial program. Sixth Grade students try famous literary, fairy tale, historical and other figures for crimes, while students in the lower grades serve as jurors.
Fox 11 news coverage of Laurence's STEAM program, which teaches coding, engineering, robotics, design skills, and more to prepare students for future success.
Additional news coverage:
Last Saturday was the second annual Laurence Invitational Math Tournament. One hundred fifteen students - 23 teams - from Laurence and area schools competed. We event had alumni (and former Mathletes) came to help administer the event. A special congratulations to all of our Mathletes who placed in the tournament! Click on "Read More" to learn how our teams did and to see photos.
Black History Month is a wonderful opportunity to honor the past and inspire the future. Throughout our library classes this month we have been focusing our research skill-building - already part of our library curriculum - on inspiring African American individuals who have made, or who are making, a difference in our world. Additionally, our 4th grade class honored Black History Month with an incredible performance at last week's assembly.
We were excited to welcome Dr. Robin Berman back as a Parent Education speaker this week! Click "Read More" for a link on her presentation on the talk. Be sure to save the date for our next, and final talk of the school year on Tuesday, March 24th at 8:00 a.m., with Dr. Michele Borba. Read on for more information.
Super Service Sunday is coming up on March 15th from 9:00-10:30 AM. This day of service will benefit North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry, the Lowman School, Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley, and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Once again, we have set up an Amazon Registry for the hygiene and camp kits we will be assembling. Please click on "Read More" for a link and additional details.
There are some great Party Book events coming up this spring that still have open spots! Click on "Read More" for links to sign up for these and other 2020 Party Book events.
We know that many of you are eagerly awaiting dates for next school year, so you can start your vacation planning. As we set our dates for the next school year, we consult with the many local independent schools, in an effort to match our vacation schedules, when possible. Click on "Read More" for a list of dates that have been calendared for the 2020-2021 school year.
