Cultural Travel Week Sweden! Jan 27-31
We are looking for Swedish artifacts! Do you or any of your friends of Swedish descent have artifacts or interesting material from Sweden to loan us for Culture Travel Week? We are happy to coordinate pick up & all items will be well taken care of and just for visual display. This is a great event where students will explore the culture and natural beauty of Sweden through food, traditional clothing, handicrafts, informational videos, music and more.
Forest Hills families may be interested in gearing up for CTW by checking out the Nordic Northwest’s 36th Annual ScanFair Market, a Nordic craft fair extravaganza, Dec 7 & 8: https://www.nordicnorthwest.org/scanfair
Kiwi Berries are Here!
Kiwi Berries are Here!
Straight from Morning Shade Farm out of Canby Oregon.
About the size of a grape, kiwi berries are a smaller and sweeter variety of kiwi fruit that have a smooth and edible skin. No need to peel! These will be featured on our salad bars beginning in the middle of next week (as they ripen). Yum!
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Gifted and Dyslexic?
Some kids with learning and attention issues have exceptional skills in certain academic areas. These kids are often called “twice-exceptional” learners. (You may sometimes see this abbreviated as “2E.”)
Some organizations estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of twice-exceptional learners in U.S. schools. But there are no hard numbers because so many of these students are never formally identified as being gifted, having a disability, or both. Your child may experience dyslexia and be talented and gifted (TAG).
In LOSD, both Student Services and TAG Services are responsible for meeting the needs of twice-exceptional students and should work in cooperation. The student’s abilities will determine appropriate instruction.
If you have questions or concerns regarding our child’s learning, please call the school principal, TAG coordinator, and/or literacy specialist. You can also contact your school’s representatives for TAG-AC (TAG Advisory Committee) or SSPAC (Student Services Parent Advisory Committee).
To read about twice exceptional students, visit UNDERSTOOD.ORG:
Gifted Children’s Challenges with Learning and Attention Issues:
LOSD 2E information: https://www.losdschools.org/Page/2761
Each week this month, we featured a message about dyslexia in this newsletter. If you have questions or concerns regarding your child’s learning, please contact the school principal and/or literacy specialist. Another great parent resource would be to contact your school’s Student Services Parent Advisory Committee (SSPAC) representative.
We are here to help you and your child succeed. #UBELONGLOSD
Executive Function Event
Are you a parent, teacher or caregiver of a student who struggles with Executive Function Skills?
Join us for a night of exploring tools & ideas to help your student succeed.
Guest speaker is LOSD parent and expert in the field of executive function.
Jessica C. Klein, MS-CCC SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Thursday, November 7th 6:30pm-8pm
Lakeridge Middle School Cafeteria
Difficulty with executive function is common in kids who learn and think differently.
All kids with ADHD have difficulty with executive function.
Many children with learning disabilities struggle with executive function.
What are Executive Function Skills?
The three main areas of executive function are:
Working memory
Cognitive flexibility/flexible thinking
Inhibitory control/self-control
Executive function is responsible for a number of skills, including:
Paying attention
Organizing, planning, and prioritizing
Starting tasks and staying focused on them to completion
Understanding different points of view
Regulating emotions
Self-monitoring and keeping track of what you’re doing
About Us
Email: patrick.shuckerow@loswego.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.losdschools.org/fh
Location: 1133 Andrews Rd, Lake Oswego, OR, USA
Phone: 503-534-2350