LEWIS ELEMENTARY NEWS

The “Giving Snowman” tags are in the school office, with a variety of options for giving. Please stop by, pick out a tag, and support someone in need. The Giving Snowman will be up until December 15th, with gifts being delivered prior to winter break.

EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS. “Did you know?” December is the month with the lowest attendance for the past 3 years at Lewis. There are only 14½ school days in December — help us avoid the “December Dip” by getting your child to school all 14 days so they can take part in essential learning, connect with friends, and join community celebrations during this busy and festive month.

Thursday, December 4 - Bottle Drop! Drop off blue bags outside main doors 7:45-8:15

Saturday, December 6th - Lewis Winter Bazaar & Wreath Sale Pick-up 10-1pm in the cafeteria

Monday, December 8th - Last day for the Successful Schools Survery (See below for link)

Monday, December 8th - Friday, December 12th - Spirit Week (See below for details)

Wednesday, December 10th - Early release - Student pick up is at 11:50am

Friday, December 12th - 4th grade field trip

Looking forward:

Saturday, December 13th - Garden Party Power Hour 9-10am

Monday, December 15th - 3rd/4th grade field trip / Lewis Dine out Pizza Roma 11am-10pm

Friday, December 19 - Free Popcorn Friday after school on the blacktop

We would love your feedback about school climate and culture, please take the Successful Schools Survey. The results help us understand the needs of our community. We use the data to provide targeted feedback and training to leaders and staff on how to create healthy school environments that are welcoming for all.

Birdie’s Place, a memorial playground project honoring a child’s legacy of joy and play. If you’re passionate about making a difference and bringing Birdie’s Place to life, we’d love to have you on our team! To learn more, please email us at birdiesplacefundraising@gmail.com and please follow us on Facebook and Instagram

Todays memory:

• Birdie always loved to be monkeying around and doing fun things

  - Noe B 5th grade

Birdie's Place

"A hummingbird is sacred in many cultures, always symbolizing good luck, joy, and beauty."

TAG Update

As we prepare for Conferences this month, questions you might ask your student’s teacher include:

What rate and level is my student at?

How are you meeting the needs of my student?

TAG services are provided by the classroom teacher in the form of instructional strategies curated by the teacher to meet your students needs. The first step in understanding what is happening in your student’s classroom is to check in with the teacher.

Portland Public Schools follows the guidance of the Oregon Department of Education and state law and administrative directive regarding. Oregon Department of Education TAG

Interested in becoming an advocate for PPS TAG Students, join the PPS Talented and Gifted Advisory Council (TAGAC). You can find more information about TAGAC on the PPS TAG Website

• Viewing Report Cards

  At the beginning of this academic year, the district set all parents/guardians to paperless report cards. We sent home all students with paper report cards this quarter but going forward we are going to go by parent/guardian preference. You will find instructions for how to view your student's report cards moving forward HERE.

  If you would like to get a paper report card after this quarter, the same instructions have directions on how to NOT be paperless.

If you are interested in volunteering in the school, help chaperone a field trip visit or school event please make sure to submit your background check: https://www.pps.net/volunteer