You can now find the classroom supplies & wish lists on our Back to School Page. If you order through Amazon, make sure to use the smile.amazon.com link. Friends of CDA receives a small donation for all purchases made through smile.amazon.com (click here for more information on Amazon Smile and for step-by-step instructions on [...]
The 2019/20 CDA Community Fund Online Donation Form is now LIVE. Make one lump sum donation or donate monthly. Donate Now
Is your child entering 5th Grade this summer? Our 4th Grade teachers Ms. Gonzalez, Ms. Tepas, Ms. Neri Muñoz and Ms. Payne have created a summer practice menu for students entering 5th Grade this summer. You can access the worksheet by clicking here. Have a great summer!
Are you ready for something a little different this year? Friends Of CDA excitedly present The 2019 Spring Block Party, coming to you from Garfield Avenue on Saturday April 27th. We are sealing off an entire street block next to the school and throwing a massive celebration of the school for the whole community to enjoy. [...]
Eating great pizza AND helping out CDA? Another all day restaurant fundraiser is happening Tuesday, December 11th at the California Pizza Kitchen in the Marina. Just present your server the flyer (Available here: CPK Restaurant Fundraiser Flyer 181211) and CPK will donate 20% to CDA! This includes dine-in, takeout, catering and ALL beverages! California Pizza [...]
Let's Lunch is TOMORROW (Saturday, September 29) from 1pm through 4pm! Don't miss it! If you still need tickets or need more information, head over to https://cdavenice.org/news-events/events/180929-lets-lunch-2018/
Thanks again to the Abbot Kinney Festival for their grant award of $2000, which will go toward helping our fifth-graders attend Outdoor Education at the Pali Institute.
On opening day, Superintendent Beutner visited our school to highlight the success of schools in LAUSD. Two of our classrooms were featured in a video that was produced for LAUSD staff to welcome them to the new school year. We are so proud that our work continues to receive the recognition it deserves. https://lausd.wistia.com/medias/2l08yw0xth?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640
As part of his tour of schools on the first day of school, Superintendent Beutner visits CDA to highlight how the innovative, research-based instruction has helped grow our enrollment by 20% over 8 years. The LA Times highlighted our achievements in their article covering his visits. View Article on LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-first-day-beutner-20180814-story.html
Campus Clean-Up / Beautification Day is Saturday, August 10 (= tomorrow). Please come by and help even if it is just for an hour between 9:00am and 3:00pm. Please RSVP to Maria Svendblad ([email protected]).
