Mountain Views News          Saturday, January 3, 2015

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EDUCATION & YOUTH

Mountain View News Saturday, January 3, 2014

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

CHILD SAFETY INTERNET AWARENESS

Editor’s Note: With many of our children receiving smartphones, tablets and computers over the holidays, we thought it would be a help to 
parents to hear from law enforcement regarding keeping your child safe from internet predators and inappropriate materials.

S. Henderson, Mountain Views News

From The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department:

The Internet has opened up a world of information for anyone with a computer and a connection. Your children will learn about computers. 
As a parent, it is your responsibility to make sure your child stays safe online. Too many dangers from pedophiles to con artists can reach 
children (and adults) through the Internet.

GETTING STARTED

Explain that although a person may be alone in a room using the computer, once logged on to the Internet, he or she is no longer alone. 
People using the Internet can find out who you are and where you are. They can even tap into information in your computer. Set aside time 
to explore the Internet together.

CONTROLLING ACCESS

The best tool a child has for screening material found on the Internet is his or her brain. Teach children about exploitation, pornography, 
hate literature, excessive violence, and other issues that concern you, so they know how to respond when they see this material. Choose 
and download a commercial online service that offers parental control features on all your devices. These features can block contact 
that is not clearly marked as appropriate for children; chat rooms, bulletin boards, news groups, and discussion groups; or access to the 
Internet entirely. Purchase blocking software and design your own safety system. Different packages can block sites by name, search for 
unacceptable words and block sites containing those words, block entire categories of material, and prevent children from giving out 
personal information. Monitor your children when they're online and monitor the time they spend online.

TELL YOUR CHILDREN

· To always let you know immediately if they find something scary or threatening on the Internet.

· Never to give out their name, address, telephone number, password, school name, parents' name, or any other personal information.

· Never to agree to meet face to face with someone they’ve met online.

· Never respond to messages that have bad words or seem scary or just weird.

· Never to enter an area that charges for services without asking you first.

· Never to send a picture of themselves to anyone without your permission.

· Once a picture, a message, a post is sent, it cannot be retrieved and will remain on the internet virtually forever.

· It’s okay to say no and to never let anyone pressure them into doing something they feel uncomfortable doing.

· That everything they read or see on the internet may not be true and that people online may not be who they seem.

WHAT YOU CAN DO IN THE COMMUNITY

Make sure that adults monitor access to the Internet at your children's school. Know your children's friends and their parents. Set reasonable 
rules for computer use and discuss them with your children. Investigations have shown that children will likely have a social media page 
whether you approve or not, so it is imperative that you teach them internet safety. If your child's friend has Internet access at home, talk 
to the parents about the rules they have established. Find out if the children are monitored while they are online. If your child receives 
threatening e-mails or pornographic material, save the offensive material and contact that user's Internet service provider and your local 
law enforcement agency. If you come across sites that are inappropriate for children when you are surfing the Net or become aware of the 
transmission, use, or viewing of child pornography while online, report it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 

For further information contact:

Sergeant Marvin Jaramilla Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department- Special Victims Bureau

11515 South Colima Road Whittier, Ca 90604 (562)946-8531 mtjarami@lasd,org

Alverno High School

200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Ann M. Gillick 

E-mail address: agillick@alverno-hs.org

Arcadia High School

180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007

Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: Brent Forsee

bforsee@ausd.net

Arroyo Pacific Academy

41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca, 

(626) 294-0661 Principal: Phil Clarke

E-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org

Barnhart School

240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626) 446-5588 Head of School: Ethan Williamson

Kindergarten - 8th grade

website: www.barnhartschool.org

Bethany Christian School

93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-3527 Principal: James Lugenbuehl

E-mail address: jml@bcslions.org

website: www. bcslions.org

Clairbourn School

8400 Huntington Drive

San Gabriel, CA 91775

Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172

FAX: 626-286-1528

E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.org

Foothill Oaks Academy

822 Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010

(626) 301-9809 

Co-Principals Nancy Lopez and Diane Kieffaber

info@foothilloaksacademy.org 

preschool@foothilloaksacademy.org

Frostig School

971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107

(626) 791-1255

Head of School: Chris Schnieders, PhD

Email: Jackykn@frostig.org

The Gooden School

192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-2410 Head of School: Patty Patano

website: www.goodenschool.org

High Point Academy

1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road Pasadena, Ca. 91107 

Headmaster John Higgins 626-798-8989

website: www.highpointacademy.org

LaSalle High School

3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626) 351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.org

Principal Bro. Christopher Brady, FSC

Monrovia High School

325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016 

(626) 471-2800 Principal Darvin Jackson

Email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us

Odyssey Charter School

725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001

(626) 229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neill

website: www.odysseycharterschool.org

Pasadena High School

2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626) 798-8901 Principal: Gilbert Barraza

website: www.pasadenahigh.org

St. Rita Catholic School

322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

Principal Joan Harabedian (626) 355-9028 

website: www.st-rita.org

Sierra Madre Elementary School

141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-1428 Principal: Esther Salinas

E-mail address: salinas.esther@pusd.us

Sierra Madre Middle School 

160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 836-2947 Principal: Garrett Newsom

E-mail address: newsom.garrett@pusd.us

Walden School

74 S San Gabriel Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166 

www.waldenschool.net

Weizmann Day School

1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626) 797-0204

Lisa Feldman: Head of School

Wilson Middle School

300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626) 449-7390 Principal: Ruth Esseln

E-mail address: resseln@pusd.us

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91109

(626) 795-6981 Website: www.pusd@pusd.us

ARCADIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

234 Campus Dr., Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626) 821-8300 Website: www.ausd.net

MONROVIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

325 E. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, Ca. 91016

(626) 471-2000 Website: www.monroviaschools.net

DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

1620 Huntington Dr., Duarte, Ca. 91010

(626)599-5000 Website: www.duarte.k12.ca.us

WHAT EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT CHANGES IN THE 
CLASSROOM

(StatePoint) If you have school- age children, you likely have heard about the new Common Core State Standards. Already adopted by 
forty-three states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Common Core 
focuses on developing the critical-thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills students will need to be successful in college and the 
workforce. What does this mean for your children and their education?

With these new standards in place, parents may need to offer their students extra support. How can you help your young scholars be 
better prepared to meet the new challenges of the classroom?

English Language Arts

Vocabulary development is a major component of the new standards for English Language Arts. Encourage your children to build their 
vocabulary organically by supplementing their required reading with a wide range of elected choices, such as classical myths, historical 
documents and seminal literature. If you don’t already frequent the library, consider making that part of your family’s routine.

Analysis and comprehension of reading 
is also important. So consider reading 
the same articles as your children and 
discussing what you both learned. 

Mathematics

Supplement classroom learning with free 
online resources. For example, Casio 
Education offers in-depth information 
about standardized tests, including sample 
questions from various state exams. They 
also offer webinars and reference guides 
to help both students and teachers make 
better use of technology in math class, 
including topical calculator instruction. 
Free education resources and information 
can be found at www.CasioEducation.
com.

Math is all around us -- from sports 
statistics to creating a family budget to 
investing for college. Parents can leverage 
real-life events and circumstances to 
both illustrate the importance of math 
comprehension, as well as help students 
further understand the Common Core 
curriculum.

“Mathematics education is most 
meaningful when it promotes abstract 
and quantitative reasoning skills and 
appeals to innate human curiosity,” says 
Yuji Sasajima, vice president of Casio’s 
education division. “We’ve developed 
programs and technologies that allow 
teachers and students to take on the 
Common Core curriculum from multiple 
fronts.”

Students will need to adjust the way they 
learn to keep up with changes in the 
classroom. By learning more about the 
Common Core standards, parents can 
help ease the transition.


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