UPCOMING DATES

Date	Event	Time
12/7	Tender Loving Empire – Store Partner	Ends Today December 7! All locations and online
12/7	Popcorn Sales	After School
12/12	PTA Meeting	6:30 PM Library
12/14	Scrip Sales	Before & After School
12/14	Spirit Day : Pajama Day
12/17-1/1/2019	WINTER BREAK

LETTER FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Dear Glencoe Families,

Last night was the Open House for families and community members who wanted to revisit the murals before our walls get a fresh coat of paint. We had approximately 13 alumni (or parents of the alumni), a few current families and some staff who joined us last night. Some took pictures and looked through their grade school class pictures. If you were unable to attend and would like to view the murals you will be able to download pictures from our Website in the new year. A photographer from the PPS Communication Department is photographing each mural and the photos will be uploaded onto Glencoe’s website at some point in January. Having them on our website will allow alumni to view their mural, download and print pictures if they like for years to come.

Believe it or not, we have one week left until a two week winter break. We have a few things happening this coming week of which I’d like to make you aware. Wednesday, December 12th at 6:30 is our PTA meeting in the library. Mrs. Jeppesen and Ms. Schiada will be talking about the visual models teachers use with students (K-5) to help them understand their grade level concepts. If you have ever been confused by the models kids are using to show their math knowledge please join us.

Friday, December 14th is our last day before winter break. It is “Pajama Day” so all students and staff are invited to wear their pajamas to school. In addition, our students have reached the next benchmark in our Gull Gallery, earning a school-wide treat for Friday. All students are invited to have Hot Chocolate (gluten, sugar and lactose free) or hot cider at some point during their day. We are taking into consideration students’ allergies (that have been reported to us) so all should be able to participate. If you believe this may cause a dietary issue for your child, please let your child’s teacher know so we can plan accordingly.

Warm Regards,

Lori Clark

Glencoe Principal

KINDERGARTEN CARE BAGS

Please consider helping out the kindergarteners. They are collecting items before winter break to help the homeless Kindergarten Care Bags

HEALTH NEWS

It’s cough and cold season. Please remember to complete a medication form and bring original packaging of cough drops to the office for dispensing to children. Cough drops cannot be in backpacks or pockets, they must be kept in the office health room.

PTA NEWS

Tender Loving Empire ends today, Friday, December 7^th! 20% to Glencoe and 20% off for using the code GLENCOE20.  Good for all locations and on the website.

Please join us for our next PTA meeting, December 12^th at 6:30PM in the Library. We will have a discussion about Glencoe’s Math Curriculum with Mrs. Jeppesen and Ms. Schiada. All are welcome, hope to see you there.

GROW GLENCOE AUCTION/FOUNDATION

Our kids need your help! The Foundation raises critical funds to augment staffing at Glencoe, especially around literacy. 

Donations are due January 25^th -  

·        Getaways – Typically our biggest money maker is overnight experiences. Contact Susie Hoar shoar@comcast.net or 503-869-6404

·        Sponsorship – Sponsoring the auction is an excellent opportunity for area businesses to get their name out to the Glencoe Community. Contact Munir Henry munirahenry@gmail.com or 503-807-1239

Volunteer help with procurement, night of, or learn the ropes for next year (new co-chair for 2020 needed)!

·        Meeting – Our next meeting is January 8, 2019 at 7 PM at Katie Shrall’s house – 6373 SE Yamhill St.

·        Call – Call Susie Hoar at 503-869-6404 if you’re interested in helping in any way

 

Please consider making a sustainable monthly contribution (100% tax deductible) to the Foundation at All Hands Raised.

KITCHEN NEWS

Starting the week of January 14, 2019, the Nutrition Services department will be utilizing School Messenger to notify families by phone and email about student meal account balances.  Kitchen staff will continue to provide personal phone call reminders and/or paper letters home.  If you have questions about student meal accounts or other information, please visit our webpage www.pps.net/nutrition or call our department 503-916-3399.

DONATIONS

Glencoe is in need of two refrigerators, the health room and the staff lounge. If you are remodeling or have an extra you don’t use anymore, please consider donating it to Glencoe.

COMMUNITY NEWS

You are hereby cordially invited to attend the 
Girl Scout Troop 40837 Costume Charity Ball! 

Richmond Elementary School Cafeteria
Saturday, December 8
3-5pm

Featuring the premier showing of our Gray Wolf Public Service Announcement! 

There is no cost to attend, but there will be lots of opportunities to support the Troop’s service project and Gray Wolves! We will have simple free snacks, fancy snacks for sale, magnets and hot cocoa cones for sale, a photo booth, wolf books for sale, and possibly a rummage sale! 

Families are welcome! Friends are welcome!
Costumes are encouraged (particularly unicorn costumes) but not required.

This event is underwritten in significant part by GS Service Unit 14, in support of our Troop’s lofty goals! 

 

UPCOMING DATES

Date	Event	Time
11/30	Scrip & Popcorn Sales	Before & After School
12/3 – 12/7	Tender Loving Empire – Store Partner	December 3 – December 7 All locations and online
12/6	Chez Machin – Restaurant Partner	11AM – 8PM 3553 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
12/6	Open House for Murals	6:00-7:00PM
12/12	PTA Meeting	6:30 PM Library
12/14	Scrip/Popcorn Sales	Before & After school
12/14	Spirit Day : Pajama Day
12/17-1/1/2019	WINTER BREAK

LETTER FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Dear Glencoe Families,

I hope your break was everything you needed it to be. I am so thankful for our fabulous staff who dedicated countless hours preparing and then facilitating Parent/Teacher Conferences and our wonderful volunteers who worked the Craft Fair and Scholastic Book Fair.

We are now in our second quarter of the school year and things are moving along smoothly. Third grade is wrapping up their first Art Residency, with Nicole McCall. Nicole has been leading students through dance and movement activities to gain a better understanding of arrays (a visual model for multiplication). This quarter many grade levels are starting non-fiction units in their reading and writing workshops. It has been wonderful observing and talking with students about the information they are gathering, and using to write summaries, expert topics and “How To” papers. I look forward to seeing their finished products.

On Wednesday, December 12th we have an evening PTA meeting. I have invited two teachers, Mrs. Jeppesen and Ms. Schiada, to speak a little about the visual models students are using in our Bridges Math program. After hearing from parents at one of my Principal Coffees, we decided that this would be helpful to parents. If you are curious, feel free to join us. I look forward to seeing you there.

Best,

Lori Clark

Glencoe Principal 

KINDERGARTEN CARE BAGS

Please consider helping out the kindergarteners. They are collecting items before winter break to help the homeless Kindergarten Care Bags

NEWS FROM MS. LILE

In the month of November, our 4th and 5th graders had some special guest coaches from the Cleveland/Franklin varsity Lacrosse team.  It was great fun to practice new skills for many of us.  We learned how to scoop, cradle, shoot, and pass using lacrosse sticks. Other PE activities have included bowling, volleying and striking balloons using hands, noodles and paddles, and parachute.  Check out pictures on my website: https://mslilepe.weebly.com/glencoe.html

PTA NEWS

Upcoming Restaurant Partners Chez Machin on Thursday, December 6^th. 15% to Glencoe all day 11 am-8 pm.

Tender Loving Empire all week:  Monday, December 3^rd - Friday, December 7^th.  20% to Glencoe and 20% off for using the code GLENCOE20.  Good for all locations and on the website.

Have dinner or lunch at Chez Machin and then get some of your holiday shopping early by going down the street to Tender Loving Empire!

Please join us for our next PTA meeting, December 12^th at 6:30PM in the Library. We will have a discussion about Glencoe’s Math Curriculum with Mrs. Jeppesen and Ms. Schiada. All are welcome, hope to see you there.

THANK YOU to all the volunteers that helped us run a successful book fair!  If you placed an online order, look for those to come home with your child. 

DONATE

Glencoe is in need of a refrigerator for staff in the upstairs lounge. If you are remodeling or have an extra you don’t use anymore, please consider donating it to Glencoe.

FOOD DRIVE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES

The barrel is out in the main hallway for you to drop off your donations. We are particularly looking for canned vegetables, soups, Stove Top dressing, cranberry sauce, pancake mix, syrup, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, canned fruits, jello, cake mixes, frosting, olives, spaghetti sauce and pasta.

 

Be sure to check out Ms. Lile's website for photos of our students at PE!

UPCOMING DATES

Date	Event	Time
11/19	Parent/Teacher Conferences	8 AM-7 PM
11/19	Scholastic Book Fair Online Scholastic Book Fair	8 AM-6 PM
11/19	Glencoe Craft Fair	9 AM-5 PM
11/20	Parent/Teacher Conferences	8 AM-7 PM
11/20	Scholastic Book Fair Online Scholastic Book Fair	8 AM-2 PM
11/21-11/23	Happy Thanksgiving!	NO SCHOOL
11/30	Scrip & Popcorn Sales	Before & After School

LETTER FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Dear Glencoe Families,

As you know, this coming week is Parent/Teacher Conferences. Teachers have been preparing for their conversations with you about your child’s strengths and progress while at school. These appointments are short and teachers have a lot to share. Often times a teacher has conferences scheduled back-to-back. Please make sure you are on time and you have questions prepared ahead of time so your most pressing issues can get addressed within the conference. I hope you have a chance to visit our Annual Craft Fair and Scholastic Book Sale in the cafeteria before or after your conference. The funds earned go to the PTA who provides materials and resources for teachers and their classrooms each year.

As Thanksgiving nears we often hear the question, “What are you thankful (or grateful) for?” I was doing some reading about gratitude and came across an article by Oren Sofer, a teacher who uses mindful practices in his classroom.   According to Oren, “The emotion and practice of gratitude often reveals the treasure of an all too often forgotten word: enough. Gratitude practice runs counter to our culture of consumption, competition and achievement. It also runs counter to the negativity bias that is so pervasive in our minds—always noticing what’s wrong, what’s missing.” Practicing gratitude can be a challenge at times. I want to invite you to find those things in your life for which you are genuinely grateful. While we enjoy this coming week with our family and friends, let’s try to notice the many things that bring us joy, the noticings that are spontaneous and heartfelt.

As I left the house today, with a cup of coffee, book and pillow in hand I was grateful for my job. It’s not often that one gets to end their work day “flopping and reading” with a group of wonderful children; or spend time around caring adults who devote time and energy to support a thriving school community by hosting Book Fairs and Craft sales;

For this, I am grateful!

Warm Regards,

Lori Clark

Glencoe Principal 

RUN FOR THE ARTS UPDATE

Great job GLENCOE! We raised $34,000 in our fall Run for the Arts. Nye Rogers and Max Gallagher lead the pack with the most laps run, at 22 laps! Way to go!

PTA NEWS

Scholastic Book Fair will be set up during conferences November 19^th 8-6pm and 20^th 8-2pm. If you cannot make the book fair, there is an Online Scholastic Book Fair through the 24^th of November.

There are still open slots for you to volunteer, find open shifts on Konstella.

Thanks to all those that went to South Park Seafood, we raised $1,165.00.

**Lost and found items will be out for you to find your items at Parent/Teacher Conferences, after Tuesday 11/20 any remaining items will be donated to the Portland Clothing Center.

SCRIP

Get your holiday scrip needs covered!  Scrip is a great holiday gift for teachers, we have many $10 and $25 options to choose from including Starbucks, Powells, Burgerville, Pizzacato and more. Washman is also available again and they give 26% to the school. We have a new scrip order form with more choices than before. We are accepting special orders until end of day Monday, November 26th. Please contact Shanon Schlegel 503-957-3852 or shanon.schlegel@gmail.com if you have any questions or have an order to place. 

FOOD DRIVE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES

The barrel is out in the main hallway for you to drop off your donations. We are particularly looking for canned vegetables, soups, Stove Top dressing, cranberry sauce, pancake mix, syrup, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, canned fruits, jello, cake mixes, frosting, olives, spaghetti sauce and pasta.

Miss Emma

 

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