THE LION’S ROAR LINWOOD ELEMENTARY 11909 SE LINWOOD AVENUE, MILWAUKIE, OR 97222 November 2016 IMPORTANT DATES Dear Linwood Families and Friends, During this month of Thanksgiving, I would like to thank NOVEMBER you for your contributions to Linwood. Your work as part of our PTA, volunteering in the classroom, 15 Picture retakes chaperoning field trips or family events, working with 18 Harvest Parties (Gr K,1,4,5) your child on homework, reading with your child and 5th grade v Staff Basketball encouraging them to always do their best, makes our @6:30pm - Aldercreek MS community a wonderful place. Mostly, I thank you for 22 Harvest Parties (Gr 2&3) Biztown (Gr 4/5) allowing me to be with your child daily. Linwood students bring joy to my life each day! 23 SNS - Grade Report Prep 24-25 SNS - Thanksgiving It was great to see many of you at our Parent/Teacher 28 Vision Screening conferences. Our teachers are always happy and excited to share with you the amazing things your children are doing. DECEMBER 01 PTA Meeting @6:30pm Please check out our school and district, state report cards posted on our website under the “About Us” tab. 03 Winter Festival @11:00am You may also access these in our school office. While you 02-09 Book Fair are on our school website, please take the survey to tell 08 Winter Concert (K-2) @5:30pm us about your experiences at Linwood. December 19-January 02 - Winter Break Join us for the 5th grade vs Staff basketball game at 6:30 pm, Friday, November 18 at Alder Creek Middle School. The funds raised from this game go toward BizTown for JANUARY 4th and 5th grade students. There will be a raffle for a 03 Classes resume signed Trailblazer basketball and a pair of tickets to a Portland Trailblazer game. These are separate prizes. 05 PTA Meeting @6:30pm Raffle tickets are $5 and available in the office before the 16 SNS - MLK Jr Day game and at the game. 17 SNS - Inservice Day Happy Thanksgiving! Amy Busch *SNS = SCHOOL NOT IN SESSION* Principal, Linwood and Sojourner Schools 5th Grade Students Vs Staff PICTURE RETAKE Basketball game NOVEMBER 15, 2016 Friday at 6:30pm at Aldercreek! November 2016 Page 2 of 6 Notes from the Music Room My name is Dave Noyes, I am the music specialist for Linwood Elementary. I am so excited to get to spend another year working with your amazing students on singing, playing instruments, movement, music literacy, and so much more! Instrument Fund: We are working on building a set of Orff instruments (xylophones, metallophones, and glockenspiels) that are used in every grade; primary students learn basic beat skills and mallet technique, while intermediate students will use these instruments to play melody lines as well as accompaniments to songs. Through a combination of grant writing, fundraising, and Linwood PTA support, we have acquired almost 30 instruments in the last four years. We still have a few more instruments to purchase before we meet the requirements for a standard music classroom (about $2,000 worth needed). If you would like to donate directly to our instrument fund, Laura Gumbert our student funds secretary can accept your donations in the Linwood office. Student Performances: Every Linwood student will have the opportunity to perform at least one time during this school year. Here is what we have planned. K-2 Winter Concert: Students in Estes, Carrera, Shanks, Nelson, Slyter, and McGraw’s classes. Thursday Dec. 8th – 1PM and 5:30PM (we perform twice) During our daytime performance, all students will sit with their classes. During our evening concert, KG students will sit with their parents after they get off stage. 1st and 2nd grade students will sit on the floor with their classes. Audience Behavior: As a courtesy to all, we would like to remind the audience to please stay seated during the concert and stay out of the performance area. Cell phones should be silenced. Crying babies should be taken to the hallway. Please do not talk during the performance. Thank you in advance for making our concert enjoyable to all! Concert and Event Parking: Parking at Linwood is very limited. Additional parking will be available at the Ukrainian Church (west of Linwood, behind our lot and field). Please consider carpooling. DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS AND PARK IN LEGAL SPACES ONLY. 5th Grade Mid-Year Concert: Thursday January 26th - 6:00PM 3rd Grade Musical Cooperation Concert: Friday March 6th – 8AM (during all-school assembly) Family Fun Dance Night: all Linwood students - Thursday April 9th – 4:30 (food), 5:30 (dance) 4th Grade Recorder Karate Concert: Thursday May 16th - 6:00PM 5th Grade Concert: Thursday June 8th – 6:00PM Recorders: Students in the following classes will be working with recorders this year: DuVal, McGean, Hosman, Senger, Eguren, Miller, and Paschall. Every student in these classes needs to have their own recorder so they can rehearse at home. I am asking for five minutes of practice per day. Recorders are available through Linwood for $5. If your family cannot afford a recorder, please contact me so I can provide one for your student. Your family could also choose to purchase a recorder through a musical instrument store. Please do not purchase instruments from Dollar Tree, Fred Meyer, or similar retailers – these are toys, which are difficult to play well and tend to break easily. Counselors Corner with Mr. W The leaves are turning, the weather is getting cold and wet, my Miami Dolphins are already out of the playoff hunt….it must be fall. Welcome back to school everybody, (I did not have an article in the first newsletter so I’ll welcome you back now). This is the time of the year when I am working with all of our Kindy, 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders on solving problems. We are learning a program called Kelso Choices, which teaches our kids the difference between BIG problems that you need an adult to solve and small problems that we can solve on our own. Our kids learn about solutions to small problems, with the goal being that they can start to solve problems on their own, without tattling or arguing with others. Take some time and ask your kiddos about what we are doing and hopefully they can teach you some Kelso solutions! I’m so looking forward to another great year with all of your amazing kids! November 2016 Page 3 of 6 PTA NEWS email: Linwoodelementary Next [email protected] PTA meeting GIFT CARDS December 1, 2016 now available!! @6:30pm. If you have any Jessica Rinner questions, Tim Rinner please contact Co-Presidents the office at (503) 353-5460. Ane Roth Lindsay Geske Jennifer Swartz Vice Presidents Amanda Stokeld Secretary On Saturday, Bobbie Reed December 3rd Treasurer CLASSROOM from 11am to 3pm, the PTA will host a Winter Festival Please LIKE our and Family Resource Fair. FACEBOOK Page: Please join us for “Linwood PTA” food, raffles, carnival games, crafts, and other November 18 or 22 local family resources. TAG - Talented and Gifted Linwood/Sojourner Book Fair The North Clackamah School District is dedicated to helping all students learn at the rate and level at which they are capable. Each classroom teacher regularly assess student academic performance and adapts instruction and content to meet the needs of the student. The NCSD identifies and provides appropriate instructional services for students identified as academically talented in mathematics or Dec 2 - 9 reading, or for students identified as intellectually gifted. Online Fair will run November 11-December 2. A student is defined as academically talented or intellectually gifted if he or she Shipping is free to the school. Any purchases online is able to score at or above the 97th should be here prior to the holiday break. percentile (higher that 97% of the test Visit www.scholastic.com/fair, population) on a standardized norm- locate state/City ‘Oregon/Milwaukie’ referenced test. Additional evidence is locate name of school Linwood/Sojourner Schools also required to show exemplary and begin shopping. performance that will support a student’s achievement on a standardized Book Fair in the Media Center will begin Friday assessment. December 2-Friday December 9, 2016. For further information, contact your We are open before and after school. student’s classroom teacher and/or Students will prepare a WISH LIST with their principal. classroom during the course of the week. November 2016 Page 4 of 6 Snow Routes/School Closures Are Schools Open? Here is how to find out 2016-2017 School Closure Information and Snow Routes Are Schools Open? Website www.nclack.k12.or.us and click on Family Shelters ‘Are Schools Open?’ With the sudden drop in temperature, there is a Sign up for email alerts (and other news): concern for a lot of families and individuals that are www.nclack.k12.or.us/schoolnewsblast homeless - on the streets, in their cars, camping, or in Comcast Channel 28 other unsheltered situations. Twitter: @nc12schools Oregonian School Closure Website: Family Winter Shelter - open 7pm-7am every night. www.oregonlive.com/closures No intake required, just show up (suggested families Call the School Closure Hotline: 503-353-6020 arrive at 6:30). Families only! 16141 E Burnside, Portland. Max Yellow Line and Trimet #20. Holiday Assistance Emergency Warming Centers - open when temperatures drop below freezing and/or near Many families could use some support over freezing. the holidays and our counselors and school office are attempting to connect families with Clackamas Service Center - 8800 SE 80th Ave, resources and donors.