TODAY – Pie Sale Pick-Up in the cafeteria, 3 - 5pm

TODAY – Orders for signed copies of Breena Bard's graphic novel, Wildfire, are DUE

TOMORROW – Bottle Drop - drop off blue bags outside the main doors between 8:30 - 9:00am

10/27 Friday – Trunk Or Treat! 5 - 7pm on the blacktop. Bring candy to the office! Decorate a car! Or Volunteer!

10/30 Monday – Bring your multi-layer plastic to the main office IN A PLASTIC GARBAG BAG to be recycled by Ridwell.

10/31 Tuesday – Bring your multi-layer plastic to the main office IN A PLASTIC GARBAG BAG to be recycled by Ridwell.

11/3 Friday – Teacher Professional Day, No School

11/6 Monday – PTA meeting, 6pm

11/10 Friday – No School, Veteran's Day Holiday

11/13 Monday – Wreath Sale Forms due

11/14 Tuesday – Walk & Roll to School - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day

11/16 Thursday – Lewis Dines Out at Pastini

11/20 Monday – Parent/Teacher Conferences

11/21 Tuesday – Parent/Teacher Conferences

11/29 Wednesday – Picture Retake Day

12/2 Saturday – Winter Bazaar

12/14 Thursday – Talent Show Auditions

Pie Sale pick up TODAY, 3 - 5pm

Who's ready for some pie??? Pie pick up is TODAY, after school in the cafeteria. Pies arrive frozen, and it is VERY important that you or your designee pick up your pies during this window. Unfortunately, the school does not have the freezer space to store pies that are not picked up. For those of you who ordered pies, thank you for making the Fifth Grade Pie Sale a success! Questions? Please contact Lee Pritchard at lee_pritch@yahoo.com. 

Author and Graphic Novelist Breena Bard Visits Lewis 3rd - 5th Graders!

Be sure to pre-order your signed copy of Breena Bard's graphic novel, Wildfire, for $12.99 by TODAY, using the QR code below. (And stay tuned for info on our December author visit for grades K-2!

Julianna loved her life in rural Oregon. She loved taking care of her farm animals and being part of her local 4H club. But then the unthinkable happened…a wildfire destroyed her family’s home. In the aftermath, her family relocates to Portland, Oregon, where Julianna hopes to put everything behind her, but that becomes near impossible when Carson, an old friend from her hometown who may have had a hand in starting the wildfire, is suddenly back in her life. When two new friends invite her to join their school’s conservation club, she learns that maybe she can turn her anger into something powerful. Emotional and inspiring, Wildfire shows readers that healing from tragedy can take many forms and demonstrates what it means to take action in the face of climate change—and how that action can be different for each of us.

Adopt a Family for Thanksgiving

Dear Lewis Community,

Gather up your family and friends and put together a "Thanksgiving Dinner-To-Go" for a Lewis family. We have several families in our community who would love all the fixings to have a Thanksgiving meal in their own home.

What you need to do: Please email me (dfroehlich@pps.net) and let me know if you are interested. I then can give you an idea of how many people are in the home.

Then purchase the goods from the list below. Put the items in a box or bag and bring it to school on Friday morning, November 17. We will then get it delivered.

Items to include:

Turkey or Ham

foil roasting pan

stuffing --stove top

bag of potatoes

onion

box of butter

couple of cans of green beans or corn

a pie

bag of rolls

Extras:

seasonal paper table cloth

napkins

seasonal plates

family board game

sparkling cider

If you would like to help out, but want to pass on the organizational part, I would be happy to also have gift cards to hand out to families. Gift cards to local grocery stores (Fred Meyer, Winco, Safeway, New Seasons) would be much appreciated.

If you are a family who would like to receive one of these Thanksgiving "dinner kits" please call or email me at dfroehlich@pps.net.

Thanks for supporting our school community!

Deanne Froehlich

Principal

Lewis School

Lewis + Ridwell =    

We hope you are having fun seeing how much Multi-Layer Plastic your household can keep out of the landfill this month! A couple unusual items in this category that we wanted to make sure everyone knows about to collect are pictured below! For full details on this category, see Ridwell’s Multi-Layer Plastic page:

We want to make sure everything collected can be recycled, so please shake out any crumbs and wash anything that is sticky/greasy with soap/water and add to your collection once dry! Remember that you can also help Lewis Elementary fundraise : Sign up for Ridwell between now and 11/17/2023 using http://get.ridwell.com/lewis-elementary and Ridwell will donate $20 to our school! 

Finally, please be sure to bring your collected multi-layer plastic to the school office IN A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG (this will also be recycled) on October 30th - 31st (NEW DATE).

Questions? Contact Lisa Tegethoff ltegethoff@pps.net

Order your Lewis Spirit Wear by 11/9

Here is a link to the Order Form.

Calling all Lewis talent! The Talent Show is coming!! 

Look for a sign-up sheet in early November. Auditions will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 3:00-5:00 pm. Rehearsals will take place from 3:00-5:00 pm on Thursday, January 4th and Thursday, January 11th.  The Talent Show will be performed on the evening of Friday, January 19th. All sessions are mandatory! If you have questions please contact Jennifer Meyer at jmeyer1@pps.net, Sheri Davis sdavis2@pps.net or Cyndi Redmond at credmond@pps.net.  Looking forward to seeing your talent!

Lewis Dines Out at Pastini on 11/16

Wreath Sale

Wreath Sale Form due by 11/13. Bring cash or checks made out to Lewis PTA to the main office. OR, pay via Paypal (@LewisElementaryPTAOR). Be sure to put in the memo what the payment is for.

Winter Bazaar, 12/2

Calling all crafty current and former Lewis students and parents!

The annual Lewis Winter Bazaar will take place on Saturday, December 2 from 10am - 1pm. All procceds from this community event supports the Lewis Elementary PTA and the many school projects and programs it sponsors.

Current and former Lewis students, their parents, and outside vendors will have an opportunity to showcase their creative skills by selling their home-made crafts. Booths are $10 per student, $30 per parent, $35 for a parent/student combo booth, and $40 for outside vendors.

To reserve a booth, please fill out this form.. Completed forms and payment due by November 9.

Send questions to Michelle Loh at LewisHolidayBazaar@gmail.com

Get those creative juices flowing!

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