2/18 Lions Pride ~ Orgullo de León

Estimadas familias,

Espero que todos estén bien y disfrutando de este agradable clima soleado de principios de primavera. Ciertamente tuvimos un gran final de semana ya que esta tarde disfrutamos de la percusión alegre y optimista del baterista ghanés Alex Addy y su grupo "Waashee-Shee-Jay". Alex y su grupo nos visitaron en honor al Mes de la Historia Afroamericana y dirigieron dos actuaciones de percusión y baile inspiradores para todos nuestros estudiantes y personal. Además, nuestra ex gerente de la escuela SUN (y miembro actual del personal de música de BRAVO) Cinda Jackson, entregó una interpretación conmovedora de "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (El himno nacional negro) antes de cada presentación. Tuvimos la suerte de tener una tarde cálida y soleada y fue genial reunirnos en una asamblea por primera vez en casi dos años. ¡Los estudiantes y el personal participaron bailando al ritmo maravilloso!

La próxima semana esperamos concluir nuestra celebración del Mes de la Historia Negra el jueves 24 de febrero a las 6 p.m. El evento se llevará a cabo virtualmente en Zoom y contará con mensajes de nuestros estudiantes, familias y personal sobre las diferentes formas en que hemos honrado el Mes de la Historia Negra (consulte la información de la reunión en nuestro calendario a continuación). Esperamos que pueda unirse a nosotros.

Finalmente, a medida que nos acercamos al cierre del Mes de la Historia Negra, quiero reiterar que en James John somos una escuela comprometida a ser un espacio seguro para estudiantes y adultos en todos los aspectos (físico, emocional, social) y somos una escuela donde No se aceptan el racismo, la discriminación y todas las formas de odio. La semana pasada, durante una de nuestras clases, dos estudiantes usaron un insulto homofóbico entre ellos cuando estaban en conflicto en un entorno de grupo completo. Estos insultos fueron escuchados por toda la clase, incluidos los miembros adultos del personal. Tomamos estos incidentes con seriedad y abordamos el incidente con los delincuentes, sus familias y sus compañeros de clase. También usamos tales incidentes para informar nuestras lecciones y planes de estudios en curso con respecto a todas las formas de discurso de odio y opresión. Sabemos que tenemos un largo camino por recorrer para crear un mundo libre de discriminación y opresión, pero continuaremos trabajando para hacer de James John un entorno seguro y próspero para todos. Espero que todos disfrutéis de un gran fin de semana.

Atentamente,

John Melvin

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Dear Families,

I hope you all are doing well and enjoying this pleasant early spring sunny weather. We certainly had a great end of our week as this afternoon we enjoyed the upbeat, joyful drumming of Ghanaian Drummer Alex Addy and his group “Waashee-Shee-Jay”. Alex and his group visited us in honor of Black History Month and led two performances of inspirational drumming and dancing to all of our students and staff. Also, our former SUN School Manager (and current member of the BRAVO music staff) Cinda Jackson, delivered a moving rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (The Black National Anthem) before each performance. We were fortunate to have a warm, sunny afternoon and it was great to gather together in an assembly for the first time in almost two years. Students and staff both participated in dancing along to the groovy rhythms!

Next week we are looking forward to concluding our Black History Month celebration on Thursday, February 24 @ 6pm. The event will be held virtually on Zoom and will feature messages from our students, families and staff regarding different ways we have honored Black History Month (please see the meeting info in our calendar below). We hope you will be able to join us.

Finally, as we are nearing the close of Black History Month, I want to reiterate that at James John we are a school committed to being an safe space for students and adults in all aspects (physical, emotional, social) and are a school where racism, discrimination and all forms of hate are not accepted. This past week, during one of our classes, two students used a homophobic slur towards each other when they were a conflict in a whole group setting. These slurs were heard by the whole class including adult staff members. We take such incidents seriously and we addressed the incident with the offenders, their families and their classmates. We also use such incidents to inform our ongoing lessons and curriculum regarding all forms of hate speech and oppression. We know that we have a long way to go in creating a world that is free of discrimination and oppression, but we will continue to work to make James John a safe and thriving environment for all. I hope you all enjoy a great weekend.

Sincerely,

John Melvin

Updated School Website

Please visit our website: https://www.pps.net/jamesjohn for current information.

MAIN OFFICE ~Oficina Central

Office Hours: - Monday - Friday 7:30 - 3:30

Phone: (503) 916-6266 Email adiazde@pps.net & nnarescarrillo@pps.net

Horas de Oficina: lunes a viernes 7:30 - 3:30

Teléfono:(503) 916-6266 Email:adiazde@pps.net o nnarescarrillo@pps.net

School Calendar

Theme of the Month - Patience/ Tema del Mes - Paciencia

Monday, Feb 21 - Presidents' Day - No School

Lunes, 21 Febrero - Dia de Presidentes - No Hay Escuela

Thursday, Feb 24 - Black History Month Celebration - virtual - 6pm

Jueves, 24 Febrero - Celebración del Mes de la Historia Negra - virtual - 6pm

Zoom info: https://pps-net.zoom.us/j/83819748575?pwd=ekRhamJKZjNkeXdxdituR2Vsd0pXdz09

Meeting ID: 838 1974 8575 / Passcode: 952807

Phone: +1669-900- 9128

Friday, February 25 / Viernes, 25 de Febrero

School Spirit Day- Twin Day / Dia de Espiritu Escolar - Dia des Gemelos

Dear Families,

Our district values your feedback! We are currently surveying all James John families in order to gain insight into your perception of our school and district effectiveness. To ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback. We want to know what you think.

To administer these surveys, we have partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our 2022 Family Survey. Panorama safeguards your privacy, keeping your responses confidential. The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete, and will be a valuable source of information for us as we work to make our schools and district as good as they can be.

You may complete the survey online between 2/14/2022 and 3/04/2022 using a

computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the website

surveys.panoramaed.com

FAMILY SURVEY LINK ENGLISH

We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact us at James John main office or visit PPS successful survey site

Thank you,

Sra. C. Kieffer

• Estimadas familias,

• ¡Nuestro distrito valora sus comentarios! Actualmente estamos encuestando a las familias de James John para conocer su percepción acerca de la eficacia de su escuela y su distrito escolar. Para asegurarnos de continuar brindando experiencias de aprendizaje rigurosas y de alta calidad que satisfagan las necesidades de nuestros estudiantes y para garantizar que les preparemos para la universidad y la carrera profesional, necesitamos saber lo que nuestras familias piensan.

• Nuestro distrito escolar se ha asociado con Panorama Education para llevar a cabo nuestra Encuesta Familiar de 2021. Panorama es la entidad encargada de crear estas encuestas y de proteger la privacidad de sus respuestas. Por favor recuerde que sus respuestas son confidenciales. Esta encuesta no deberá tardar más de unos pocos minutos en completarse, y será una valiosa fuente de información para nosotros mientras trabajamos para que nuestras escuelas y nuestro distrito sean los mejores posibles.

• Esta encuesta puede completarse en línea entre 2/14/2022 and 3/04/2022 desde cualquier computadora, tableta o teléfono inteligente con acceso a internet y visitando el sitio web surveys.panoramaed.com

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• ENLACE DEL ENCUESTA SPANISH
  

• Le agradecemos de antemano por su participación y sus respuestas. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre la administración de la encuesta, no dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros vía la oficina de James John o PPS successful survey site

• Gracias,

• Sra. C. Kieffer

PPS WEBSITE

Kinder 2022-2023 DLI Application

Late entry 1st - 5th contact Angela D in our main office

We will be honoring Black History this month at James John. We have been meeting together as parents and school staff to plan lessons, events and celebrations and we will share more information about this as the month progresses. The national Black History Month theme this year is "Black Health and Wellness" https://asalh.org/ and we will be integrating this into our lessons. If you identify as Black or African-American, we would like to hear your voice and have your input into our activities, so please reach out to your child's teachers or to our school office if you would like to be involved. Mark your calendars for our school wide celebration on Thursday, February 24.

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Estaremos honrando la historia negra este mes en James John. Nos hemos estado reuniendo como padres y personal escolar para planificar lecciones, eventos y celebraciones y compartiremos más información sobre esto a medida que avance el mes. El tema nacional del Mes de la Historia Negra este año es "Salud y Bienestar" https://asalh.org/ y lo integraremos en nuestras lecciones. Si se identifica como negro o afroamericano, nos gustaría escuchar su voz y tener su opinión sobre nuestras actividades, así que comuníquese con los maestros de su hijo o con la oficina de nuestra escuela si desea participar. Marque sus calendarios para nuestra celebración en toda la escuela el jueves 24 de febrero.

Dear PPS Families,

As the COVID-19 pandemic moves into its next phase, we are preparing to make changes to our safety protocols in response to declining cases.

With case numbers that had peaked in Multnomah County because of the Omicron variant now projected to decline even further in the coming weeks and months, and with the high percentage of vaccinated individuals in Multnomah County, we expect shifts in guidance from public health experts.

Because of that, we are planning to make the following changes starting on March 1:

• Outdoor masking on campuses will become optional.
• School dances and other in-person school events may resume.
• Civic Use of Building permits – which allow for use of school buildings by community groups and individuals during non-school hours -- may be approved for indoor use (the CUB office will begin accepting permits for review on February 15).
• Overnight field trips may resume.

All changes are in alignment with the statewide Ready School Safe Learners guidelines for the 2021-22 school year (updated February 9). Our full slate of Standard Operating Procedures is collected on the 2021-22 COVID-19 Safety and Protocols webpage.

Thank you for everything you are doing to keep our students and community safe.

Portland Public Schools recognizes the diversity and worth of all individuals and groups and their roles in society. It is the policy of the Portland Public Schools Board of Education that there will be no discrimination or harassment of individuals or groups on the grounds of age, color, creed, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation in any educational programs, activities or employment.

Dear Families –

Our Kids Heart Challenge Road Trip has officially kicked off! Don’t wait to get started! Click Here for your Virtual Envelope to meet the KHC Explorers, to meet heart survivor Finn and to see what cool thank you gifts you can earn! Our goal is to have 100% of our students register online and take the FREE Challenge to Be Active or Be Kind. Don’t wait, get started today! Thank you for supporting our school and the American Heart Association!

1. Join Our Team at http://www2.heart.org/goto/JamesJohn or download the FREE Kids Heart Challenge App for Apple or Android
2. Take the Challenge to Be Active or Be Kind and you’ll earn a FREE Road Warrior Wristband
3. Follow FINN’S MISSION in your HQ to learn Hands Only CPR, how to spot a stroke F.A.S.T., and how to help spread awareness by connecting to social media. Complete Finn’s Missions and you’ll earn Finn’s Lifesaver Award!

Special School Incentives:

SLIME CHALLENGE: Any student that raises $150 will get to SLIME Coach C & Coach K!!

The class with the most participation will earn a Free Choice PE!!

Students who completes Finn’s Mission will get a special Finn key Chain and a certificate on the wall!!

Many families have requested to no longer recieve the communications regarding a lack of transportation as their student is not a rider. If you no longer wish to recieve communication regarding transportation please follow steps below created by our PTA.

1. Go to https://go.schoolmessenger.com/ and click “Sign Up” in the top right corner.

2. Sign up using the email address that PPS has on file for you, choose a password, confirm via your email, then log in.

3. Click the 3 line menu in the top LEFT corner and select “Preferences."

4. Look for “Transportation” and click on that box -- uncheck each of the green checks next to your phone #s and email address and then click the "SAVE" button on the bottom right.

5. Dance a jig that you'll never receive another "bus can't make it" text or email!

And while you're in there, you can update other communication preferences (attendances, etc.).

• OSU Summer Reading Program

• Multnomah Early Childhood Program: (English) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)

• Portland Parks & Recreation Preschool 2022-2023 Registration

• OSU STEM Academy AWSEM Club (includes Spanish flyer)

Mission Statement

James John Elementary School is committed to fostering positive, dynamic partnerships among students, families, staff, and community. Our mission is to guide students to become lifelong learners with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will prepare them to contribute to and benefit from an ever-changing society.

Email: nnarescarrillo@pps.net
Website: https://www.pps.net/jamesjohn
Location: 7439 North Charleston Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503) 916-6266
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesJohnSchoolPTA/