LEWIS ELEMENTARY NEWS

Dear Lewis Community,

As the holiday season gets closer we begin to think about the needs of others in our community. We have many within our own school community that appreciate the support and caring of others during the holiday season. The “Giving Snowman” will appear in the school office, with a variety of options for giving. Please feel free to stop by, pick out a tag, and support someone in need. The Giving Snowman will be up from November 24th-December 15th, with gifts being delivered prior to winter break. This is a wonderful opportunity for your children to be involved in giving to others and recognizing that there are others in our community that are in need of some holiday cheer.

Thanks for your support,

Deanne Froehlich

Principal

EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS. “Did you know?” Like Lewis, attendance across our district is up! Students with 90% or higher attendance improved by 2% across all Portland Public Schools. That means 900 students are getting more opportunities to connect with teachers and friends, to practice essential skills to be successful learners, and to progress toward high school graduation! 🎉

Thursday, November 20 - Bottle Drop! Drop off blue bags outside main doors 7:45-8:15am

Friday, November 21st - Free Popcorn Friday after school on the blacktop

Saturday, November 22th - Garden Party Power Hour 9-10am

Looking forward:

Monday, November 24-Tuesday, November 25th - No School for Conferences

Wednesday, November 26th - Friday, November 28th - No School for Fall Break

Saturday, November 29th - Garden Party Power Hour 9-10am

Saturday, December 6th - Garden Party Power Hour 9-10am

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 11:50am

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.

Fall Schoolwide School Counseling Lessons:

Introduction to the “Zones”, Feelings Identification/Zone & “Self Regulation” (K-5): “Self-regulation” is an important skill that children learn to manage their emotions, behavior, and bodies when they’re faced with tough situations and big feelings. This Fall, Ms. Jessy has been using the “Zones of Regulation” curriculum to teach all Lewis students to first identify what feelings they might be having and then two, identify what “zone” they are in. Students are learning what “self-regulation” means and in future lessons, they will build on their understanding of the “Zones” and learn “tools” to help “self regulate”/or take care of themselves when they are in the blue, yellow or red zones. Students learned that all feelings are “ok” and there is no “good” or “bad” zone. As we build on our learning of the “Zones”, students will learn to use self-regulation tools to take care of themselves and get back to the green zone to do their “job of being a student” and connecting to expected behaviors and classroom learning. Below is the “Zones of Regulation” tool we are learning about and use schoolwide.

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 entered the classroom with a smile on her face, and her warmth was evident in the way she quietly acknowledged peers and teachers. I feel lucky to have known her, even if for a short time.

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

Thank you to all participating families and Otto`s Sausage Kitchen & Meat Market on Woodstock for donating your cans and bottles to Lewis every Thursday.

Since summer, we have collected close to $2000 with our Bottledrop fundraiser - way to go!

Over the next 2 weeks, Bottledrop is matching 20% of all nonprofit collections for their annual holiday promotion.

We are always happy to see all those blue bags piled up by the main entrance, and we will be even more excited if you bring your cans and bottles between now and December 2nd.

If the weekly bag drop-off at school is not convenient for you, you can return your bag on your own schedule at any drop-off location ( Safeway, New Seasons, Fred Meyer, and so on).

As long as you use the provided blue bags and scan the barcode, those funds will go to Lewis Elementary. The blue bags are stored in the Free Little Library right by the office entry.

Once again, thank you for your support!

Questions? Suggestions? bottledrop@lewispta.org

Calling all snacks! Let's keep our teachers and staff fueled during conferences.
Please drop off snacks in the office by Friday, November 21st.
Thank you!

The PTA needs YOUR help! Please take a moment to fill out a brief survey on PTA fundraising. We appreciate your responses and value everyone's thoughts! https://forms.gle/K1inRCzMoBKaPX2j7

Thank you all for coming to the Lewis PTA Caregiver Coffee last Friday! It's always nice to build community over food and drink. Big thank you to Harder Day Coffee on Woodstock for donating the coffee (and our upcoming Caregiver Coffees on February 13th and April 10th).

• 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.

We are in need of all sizes of socks for our school's clothing closet.

Good News: The 15% Off Early Bird Discount has been extended 5 days through November 20th.

If you are new to Cleveland Baseball, here's a brief overview of the different levels for our annual spring season:

• Pre-K & Kindergarden: Tee Ball
• 1st & 2nd Grade: Farm Ball (Coach pitch & kid pitch at end of season)
• 3rd & 4th Grade: Minors (100% kid pitch)
• 5th & 6th Grade: Juniors
• 7th & 8th Grade: Seniors

Don't delay, sign up your child right away and take advantage of the 15% discount.

Click here to register for the upcoming 2026 spring season.

To review general information about our league, checkout our website or FAQ page.

Thanks and Go Warriors!

-Cleveland Youth Baseball & Softball

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