LEWIS ELEMENTARY NEWS

It's been a great start! Thank you for getting your students to school on time!

Thursday. September 11th - Back to School Night 5:30-6:30pm outside social following with Principal Froehlich

Wednesday, September 17th - Early Release Day - Pick up your students at 11:50am

Friday, September 19th - Free Popcorn Friday 2:30pm

Looking Forward:

Friday, October 3rd - Picture Day

Friday, October 10th - No School, Statewide inservice day

Each year parents and/or guardians are asked to review and update the information on file for their students before school starts. ParentVUE is a secure website and mobile app which offers parents/guardians real-time access to school messages, school calendar, attendance, grades, course history, name pronunciations and much more.

Verify Online

Benefits of verifying online via ParentVUE:

• Complete yearly verification of your student's information
• Update your communication and language preferences
• Ensure your school has the most up-to-date information
• Save paper and time

How to Activate ParentVUE

Portland Public Schools is transitioning from the Remind platform to ParentSquare to allow for easier, more efficient communication between the district, our schools, our teachers, and our students. Everyone should have been sent an activation link from PPS.

Here is a guide on how to get started with ParentSquare.
Here are some tips for using ParentSquare.
Here is a training video you can watch for more information.

Volunteering

The books and I have missed your students, and the library is excited to welcome kids back for the 25'-26' school year! Once again, I am asking for some volunteers to help get the books back on the shelves and circulating to as many students as possible. If you have any interest in spending some quiet time re-shelving, dusting, shelf-reading, or stamping books, please indicate that interest in this linked form.

Some reminders as students begin to check out and take books home:

1. Please help your student find a place to keep their library books at home while not in use. A table-top surface is much better than a book shelf since our library books tend to like to hide among your personal books.
2. Please help your student keep their books separate from water bottles in their backpacks. The number one cause of damage to our library books is a water bottle leak in a backpack.
3. Books have a check out period of 2 weeks but can usually be renewed or turned in early. When a student has reached their maximum checkout, they will not be able to check out more books until the others are returned.
4. Please DO NOT mend books at home. Accidents happen and pages get torn. I have special glue and tape specifically for library needs. Please don't tape ripped pages at home.
5. Kindergartners will check out books for classroom use to start, then may begin to take them home after conferences in November.

Library Catalog

Curious about the books available in the Lewis Library? Browse our catalog here: https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/53482

And as always, feel free to send any questions you have my way. I'll do my best to return your email during my work week (Monday - Thursday). Email: ltegethoff@pps.net

The PTA is excited to welcome everyone back to school! Want to sign up to be a room parent and/or looking for ways to volunteer with the PTA? Please fill out this brief survey: PTA Volunteer Request Survey.

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