The Lion’s Roar
Linwood Elementary School
11909 SE Linwood Avenue, Milwaukie, OR 97222
Amy Busch, Principal
(503) 353-5460
Important Upcoming Dates
NOVEMBER
Wednesday
11
NO SCHOOL -Veteran’s Day
Thursday
12
BIZTOWN
Friday
13
5th v Staff Basketball
6:00pm @ Aldercreek MS
Friday
20
Classroom Harvest Party
Mon-Wed
23-25
NO SCHOOL
Thurs-Fri
26-27
NO SCHOOL -Thanksgiving
Break
DECEMBER
Thursday
3 SCRIP Order Due
PTA Mtg @6:30pm
End of Trimester
Friday
4 NO SCHOOL - Report Card Prep
Mon-Fri
7-11 Book Fair
Thursday
10 Winter Concert @5:30pm
Saturday
12 Winter Festival
Thursday
17 Box Top Turn In Day
Friday
18 NO SCHOOL - InService Day
Dec 21-Jan 1 NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
Classes resume
Monday, January 4, 2015
JANUARY
2015
Letter from the Principal
Dear Linwood Families and Friends,
During this month of Thanksgiving, I would like to
thank you for your contributions to Linwood. Your
work as part of our PTA, volunteering in the
classroom, chaperoning field trips or family events,
working with your child on homework, reading with
your child and encouraging them to always do
their best makes our community a wonderful
place. Mostly, I thank you for allowing me to be
with your child daily. Linwood students bring joy to
my life each day!
It was great to see many of you at our Parent/
Teacher conferences. Our teachers are always
happy and excited to share with you the amazing
things your children are doing. Please check out our school and district, state
report cards posted on our website under the
“About Us” tab. You may also access these in our
school office. Join us for the 5th grade vs Staff basketball game
6:30 PM Friday, Nov. 13 at Alder Creek Middle
School. The funds raised from this game go
toward BizTown for 4th and 5th grade students.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Monday
4
Classes resume
Wednesdy
6
Vision Screening -K,1,3,5
Thursday
7
PTA mtg @ 6:30pm
Monday
18 NO SCHOOL - MLK Jr Day
Tuesday
19 NO SCHOOL - InService Day
Sincerely,
Amy Busch
Principal, Linwood and
Sojourner Elementary Schools
It's the little blessings that enrich our lives.
NOVEMBER 2015
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Notes from the Music Room
My name is Dave Noyes, I am the music specialist for Linwood Elementary. I am so excited to get to spend another year working
with your amazing students on singing, playing instruments, movement, music literacy, and so much more!
WINTER CONCERT
Linwood Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students will be performing in our annual Winter Concert on Thursday December 10th
in the Linwood Cafeteria. We will have two performances: daytime at 1PM and evening at 5:30PM (doors open at 5PM). Parents
and friends are welcome to attend both performances. Linwood student performances are always free of charge. Look for
more detailed information in your student’s Monday folder.
SPRING PERFORMANCE DATES
All Linwood student performances are held in the Linwood Cafeteria. Please mark your calendars!
K - 5 Family Fun Dance Night: Thursday April 7th 4:30PM - 7:00PM
4th Grade Recorder Karate Concert: Thursday May 19th 5:30PM - 6:30PM
5th Grade Final Concert: Thursday June 9th 5:30PM - 6:30
3RD GRADE RECORDER ORDERS
3rd grade recorder orders were due Friday Nov 6th. If your student does not already own a recorder and they have not ordered
one yet, please get your order in as soon as possible! Recorders cost $6, books (optional) cost $4. If you would like to order both
as a “combo”, the cost is $8 (we get a discount from our vendor). Please turn order forms and money into Ms. McGean or Ms.
DuVal. Additional order forms are available from classroom teachers and from Mr. Noyes. We should receive our recorders in
mid-December and will start working with them in music class in January.
3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH RECORDER INFO
Please remind your student that their recorder should be kept in their backpack. Students will need to practice recorder at home
for 5 minutes every day - any quiet location in your home should work. Students will also need to bring their recorders with them
to music class starting in November for 4th and 5th grade students.
CONCERT AND EVENT PARKING: Parking at Linwood is very limited. Additional parking will be available at the Ukrainian Church
(west of Linwood, behind our lot and field). Please consider carpooling. DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS AND PARK IN LEGAL SPACES
ONLY.
Thanks for supporting music education at Linwood!
Musically,
Dave Noyes ext. 32720 noyesd@nclack.k12.or.us
Snow Routes/School Closures
Are Schools Open? Here is how to find out.
The North Clackamas School District
has several methods for families or
staff members to find out if schools
are going to be open on a given day.
If schools are closed or delayed, information will be provided
in the following locations. (If schools are open as scheduled,
these locations will not be updated.)
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Call the School Closure Hotline: 503-353-6020. This
is available in English, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
This will be updated by 6:30 a.m. if there is a school
closure or delay. If there is no reason to update the hotline,
callers are provided with the days off for the current
month.
Go to the headline section on the school district web page
www.nclack.k12.or.us. This will be updated if there is a
closure or delay.
Become a Facebook friend of North Clackamas Schools
and check Facebook in the early morning hours.
Sign up to receive an email. Go to
http://
schoolnewsblast.nclack.k12.or.us/
register.asp
Go to http://www.flashalert.net/ to
sign up to receive a text message.
the news from TV Channels 2, 6, 8
and 12, and 21 radio stations.
NOVEMBER 2015
Notes from the Nurse
What should I do to protect myself from the flu
this season?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age
and older as the first and most important step in protecting
against this serious disease. People should begin getting
vaccinated soon after flu vaccine becomes available, if possible by
October, to ensure that as many people as possible are protected
before flu season begins. However, as long as flu viruses are
circulating in the community, it’s not too late to get vaccinated.
In addition to getting a seasonal flu vaccine, or if you have not
already been vaccinated, you can take everyday preventive
actions like staying away from people who are ill and washing your
hands to reduce the spread of germs. If you are sick with flu, stay
home from work or school to prevent spreading flu to others.
Family Shelters
With the sudden drop in temperature, there is a concern for a lot of
families and individuals that are homeless - on the streets, in their
cars, camping, or in other unsheltered situations. Page 3 of 6
Counselors
Here are some things I remember from 2nd grade, in no particular
order:
-Mrs. DeClair, my teacher, seemed really old. She also told us stories
about when she was a little girl in Holland, and we sang songs from
her homeland.
-I had cold lunch every day EXCEPT Fridays because that was Cheese
Yum-Yum day and there wasn’t a kid alive who could say no to
Cheese Yum-Yums. (By the way, Cheese Yum-Yums were grilled
cheese sandwiches. They were amazing, and I’m not really sure why
and I don’t care. I would eat 20 today if I had the chance!).
-We didn’t sit in rows like all the other classes, we sat in community
groups of four desks. (more on that later). Mrs. DeClair was ahead of
her time.
-I had a green comb with the words touchdown on it and I combed
my amazing bowl cut hair as often as I could. -At recess I played football every day for the whole year.
Family Winter Shelter - open 7pm-7am every night. No intake
required, just show up (suggested families arrive at 6:30). Families
only! 16141 E Burnside, Portland. Max Yellow Line and Trimet #20.
-This was the first year I realized I was overweight and the first year I
ever felt bullied.
Emergency Warming Centers - open when temperatures drop
below freezing and/or near freezing. With all the positive memories I shared, that last one is the one that
affected me the most. Remember our community groups. There
was one girl in my group who let me know every day that I was fat,
ugly, stupid or just a loser. The two other community members
backed her up because they were all friends. It was miserable for me
for a part of the year, and I didn’t tell anybody. I felt totally alone and
was embarrassed to get help.
Clackamas Service Center - 8800 SE 80th Ave, Portland
- open to anyone
Father's Heart - 603 12th St, Oregon City
- adults only
**Families/Individuals can also call 211 for additional emergency
shelter resources.
Holiday Assistance
In these difficult economic times, we know that many
families could use some support over the holidays.
Our counselors and school office are attempting to
connect families with resources and donors.
Holiday Assistance forms can be found in the main
office and need to be returned by December 6,
2015.
Families must be home to accept the holiday boxes
on December 19th from 8am- 12pm.
If you have any questions, please contact our school
counselors at (503)353-5460 x35464.
When you get the chance talk to your kids about what bullying looks
like. Remember the definition of bullying is REPEATED intimidation
that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Talk to your kids
about what to do if they see bullying happening around them. (they
can befriend the victim, confront the bully or tell an adult they know
and trust). Make sure they know that bystanders, kids who are
witnessing the bullying, have the most power to help the victim and
stop the bullying. We strive to make Linwood Elementary a safe, fun
and successful learning environment for your kids. We take bullying
very seriously and we want our kids to do the same. For all the
information on bullying that I couldn’t fit into my limited newsletter
space, take a look at Stopbullying.gov. Great informational site.
By the way, want to know my favorite of all time 2nd grade memory? It was when my bully told her friends she was moving away. That was
like getting free Cheese Yum-Yums for life!!! :)
-Mr. W
Thank you! Thank You!
Vision Screening
January 6, 2016
Grades K, 1, 3, & 5
Special thanks to all of our volunteers for
making Picture Day and Hearing Screening run
smoothly and to our wonderful district nurses.
We could not have done it without you!
NOVEMBER 2015
Next
PTA meeting will be held
Thursday, December 3,
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PTA NEWS
2015 @6:30pm.
2015-2016 PTA
email: Linwoodelementary
PTA@gmail.com
Tim and Jessica Rinner
Co-Presidents
Ane Roth
Lindsay Geske
Jennifer Swatrz
Vice President
Nicole Perry
Secretary
CLASSROOM
Please join us at Aldercreek Middle School THIS
Friday, November 13, 2015 @ 6:00pm for our annual
Staff vs 5th Graders Basketball game. All proceeds go
towards Biztown.
November 20, 2015
Bobbie Reed
Treasurer
Please LIKE our FACEBOOK
Page: “Linwood PTA”
GIFT CARDS are perfect stocking stuffers!
Orders due Dec 3rd
A selection of SCRIP is available for purchase
at any time in the office.
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On Saturday,
December 12TH
from 11am to 3pm, the PTA will
host a Winter Festival
and Family Resource Fair.
Please join us for
food, raffles, carnival games, free
face painting, crafts, photo booth, and
other local family resources.
NOVEMBER 2015
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We!Need$Your$Input! !
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students$coming$to$school$and$returning$home$is$our$priority.$We$will$have$open$
meetings$to$discuss$the$process$and$criteria$used$to$evaluate$the$safety$in$the$
walk$zones.$$Parents$and$other$concerned$citizens$will$be$able$to$share$their$input$
on$potentially$unsafe$conditions.$$An$Advisory$Committee$will$work$with$the$Transportation$Department$to$review$and$update$the$
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process$selected.$$Our$hope$is$that$the$analysis$will$be$completed$in$2016M2017$and$any$changes$would$be$implemented$in$the$2017M
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Cold Weather
We are well into the cold weather
months. Please send your child to school
with weather appropriate attire.
To keep Lost and Found to a minimum, please write your child’s
name on their coats, sweatshirts, jackets, hats and mittens.
Let’s keep them warm and healthy.
Mark your
calendars!
December 7 - 11,
2015
You can now follow us on
Facebook and Twitter
at ‘Linwood Elementary School’
NOVEMBER 2015
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