The Tuesday Notice

This Week

Tues, May 27: 8th Grade parent meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Thurs, May 29: 4th Grade to Kerbyville Museum, during school hours

Thurs, May 29: Forest Class moment with Faculty, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Thurs, May 29: 3rd Grade Play - Child of the Nile, performance for our community, 6:30 p.m

Fri, May 30: 3rd Grade Play - Child of the Nile, performance for our school, 8:45 a.m.

Fri, May 30: 7th Grade departs for camping trip from Clay Street Park, 9:30 a.m.

Fri, May 30: Kindergarten Fly Away Ceremony in Clay Street Park, 11:30 a.m.

Fri, May 30: 4th Grade sleepover, 6:30 p.m., parent arrival at 7:00 a.m. Saturday

Next Week

Thurs, June 5: HALF-DAY - Early dismissal for Graduation (KG & 1st - 12:20 dismissal, 2nd through 4th - 12:30, 5th through 8th - 12:45)

Thurs, June 5: Forest Class Graduation! 4:00 p.m., details below

Fri, June 6: Field day! Lots of outdoor fun!

Fri, June 6: Moving day! Help us move into the next classroom! 12:30 p.m.

And Beyond!

Fri, Aug 22: Family work party, help us spruce up the campus for the start of the school year!

Tues, Sept 2: First day of the 2025-26 School Year!

We're excited to celebrate the graduation of the Forest Class as we see them off to their next adventure!

Please note, Classes 5-8 are REQUIRED to be at graduation, as those classes participate in the ceremony.

Graduation Details:

• ARRIVAL is at 3:45 on our campus to ensure we begin promptly at 4:00.
• Kindergarten & Classes 1, 2 & 4 are invited to attend and stay with their parents.

• Class 3: Students are welcomed and encouraged to attend the graduation of their buddy class! Students will sit with their parents.

• Classes 5-7: Students are required to attend. Students will be part of the end of the ceremony. Students will sit with their teachers. We very much hope that at least one parent per student will attend the event.

Graduation Dress Code: Children should dress in “Sunday best”! Please note, that the weather promises to be sunny and warm. Plan to bring hats, sunscreen, and perhaps a water bottle.

Attendance at 8th Grade Reception: The graduation ceremony itself is expected to end around 5:30 p.m. Light refreshments will follow for 8th grade families and guests only.

Parking: Parking will be on Clay Street and in the Takelma neighborhood, not around Glendale. Please be mindful of the neighbors' driveways and park respectfully. Also, take care when parking to park fully within the median, not in the road.

If you have any questions at all, please call the office. Thank you!

Please help us make the Forest Class graduation special. Sign up to help with the link below.

As the year draws to a close, MOVING DAY is upon us! This is the time just after school (12:30) on Friday, June 6th, when we gather as a community to help clean out the classrooms and move our students into their new space for next year! It takes MANY hands, but can be a satisfying way to close out the year. Please join us! Pizza will be provided for all helpers!

Thanks to Ms. Glatte and her hours of organization and work, we will be hosting all the children for a late morning of games and outdoor fun at Clay Street Park on Friday, June 6, during school hours.

We do need your help! If you would like to help out with this special day please click the link below and sign up for a spot. It’s outdoors (bring hats and sunscreen) and wet (clothes that work for water) and an amazing amount of fun.

Please note, Kindergarten will not participate in the whole school event, but will have their own outdoor fun.

The Yes We Can program takes recyclables and turns them into materials for our school.

To date we have raised over $700!

• Total program-to-date - $721.16
  
• Total raised during 20% match period - $125.28

From these funds we've purchased:

• 20+ books for 2nd and 3rd grade
  
• Karate/self defense classes for 8th grade
  
• New projector for school

Your participation in this program helps in so many ways! Thank you! Find out how to help with the program and what is redeemable and what's not, click on the one-sheet.

This past Friday the second grade took an afternoon trip to my property and garden. We celebrated our near-completion of the school year with nibbles from the garden, plenty of trees to climb, fuzzy animals, and a gloriously sunny day! The class also heard their class name for the first time, a secret I have held dear since part-way through their first grade year.

Since day one this group has been notable for the joy and enthusiasm with which they approach the day. Full of heart, they often seem a group twice their size, and the room is always full of ready helpers. They are driven, hard workers, with a powerful one-voice and incredible amounts of joy, light, and strength. Because of their warmth and power they are the Sunrise Class! I am so grateful for having had the privilege of guiding their journey through second grade, and I am so immensely proud of all they have accomplished this year! Blessings on our school!

Ms. Aguilar

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Happy Tuesday everyone. This Friday (May 30th) we will wrap up our final session of Chess Club for the year. The focus for a majority of the students this third session has been the Annual Siskiyou School Chess Tournament. Each week, in addition to the regular puzzles and end game scenario practice, the children play one or two tournament games. In a regular tournament, a participant usually plays about five or six games, with a win counting as 1 point and a draw 1/2; most points wins. Or, they have a chance to play every other player one time (we didn't have enough time for this).

Sometimes (and this is the case here), there is unequal number of games played by each student. This was mostly due to the fact that we don't use chess clocks and some students rush through their games, while others play very languidly and leisurely. I had originally planned to cap the number of games so everyone would have the exact same amount. Though as we went on, I didn't want so many sitting idly and waiting all class for others to finish (and not just playing the same players over and over).

In lieu of a rating system, which none of these students have, which would 'weigh' and give a value to each win based on opponent strength, we will be using the Points Per Game or Percentage Score. This is the total points divided by number of games played (Ex. Player A has 5 points in 7 games - .714 PPG, versus Player B having 6 points in 9 games - .667 PPG. Player A ranks higher). I'm explaining all of this in case your child comes home with some confusion about the final results, as it is different than the total points version we have used in the past.

Kudos to all of the students ahead of time. They have all played their best games of the year these last few weeks. They have gotten to play students who they don't usually pair up with; some of them at a much higher skill level than they are. They have really grown in their abilities. And they have all displayed really great attitudes and sportsmanship, even when the games don't go their way. I think that is really one of the most important aspects of having these tournaments, and one of the pieces I most want to see.

More on the final results next week. Thank you, Mr. Monda.

Dear Friends and Community,

Ohana Family Resources has been offered a very generous matching fund community grant if we can generate support to meet it.

The grant needs to see crowdfunding support from people who know and trust the work we are doing with children in our community.

If we can raise the money to match the grant, the funds will support children and families in the following way for the upcoming 2025/2026 school year:

*All parent education support talks will be offered free of charge.

*No child/family will be turned away due to lack of finances.

*We will be able to offer in-service trainings to teachers in our community for no cost (the local schools have lost funding for teacher support)

*We can fund our Lunch Bunch Program (mentors meeting with teens at lunch who need support on a weekly basis for teens who are chosing sobriety)

*Our collaboration with a care farm in Talent to offer outdoor farming/meaningful projects/mentoring programs to children can begin.

This is such an exciting opportunity to grow healthy support for children in our community.

Thank you for offering any amount. Even $1 counts you in as acknowleging that Ohana Family Resources is a support to the community. The grant donor would like to see broad base support, so your lighting a candle makes a difference!

With deepest gratitude for being the change we wish to see,

Nina

Nina Gallwey
Ohana Family Resources
295 E Main St. #8
Ashland, Oregon
ohanafamilyresources@gmail.com

ohanafamilyresources.com

Kiva Dilansa (Siskiyou School Dolphin Class of 2022) has qualified for Rowing Nationals again this year! Help her get to the competition with the Go Fund Me here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/vqkqk-help-rogue-rowing-juniors-reach-nationals

Thank you!

Join author Zebith Thalden as she discusses her book, The Insect Artist: How to Observe, Draw, and Paint Butterflies, Bees, and More

Monday June 9th, 7pm at Bloomsbury Books

A local Ukrainian family is need of a washer and dryer, clothing storage, and book shelves for kids. If you are upgrading or have a spare sitting around, please reach out to Tobias' (1st) dad JP @ 971-269-7646.

Email: office@siskiyouschool.org
Website: www.siskiyouschool.org
Location: 631 Clay Street, Ashland, OR, USA
Phone: 541-482-8223