10/21 Thursday - BottleDrop, 8:30-9:00am drop off at the entrance near the office
10/22 Friday - PTA Pie Sale orders due
10/23 Saturday - PTA Garden Work Party 10:00-12:00 Lewis Garden
10/30 Saturday - PTA Garden Committee Meeting 11:00-12:00 Lewis Garden
11/1 Monday - PTA Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion JEDI Meeting via Zoom
11/3 Wednesday - Lewis Dines Out at Reverend’s BBQ
11/3 Wednesday - PTA Wreath/Swag Centerpiece Sale Begins
11/4 Thursday - PTA Silver Graphics Order Forms Distributed
11/8 Monday - Pie Pick Up
Dear Lewis Community,
It is hard to believe we are at the end of October already. Even in this unprecedented school year, the days are certainly flying by. Happy Fall!
Yesterday, all of our Third, Fourth and Fifth grade students received their own chromebooks. Unfortunately, the travel cases are on backorder, but will hopefully arrive soon. Several teachers would like for students to keep the chromebooks at school, so you will hear directly from the teachers as to whether the chromebooks will remain at school or travel back and forth. Hopefully once the travel cases arrive, we can have children practice bringing them back and forth to school and home more often.
The holiday of Halloween is right around the corner. This year, we will not be doing any classroom parties or costumes. I recognize that last year we did let students wear costumes, but we were virtual. Due to the many Covid restrictions in place, classrooms will not be having "parties", yet many are doing fall arts and crafts throughout the week. If this is a holiday you celebrate, enjoy October 31st.
As we enter the month of November, you will be hearing from teachers to sign up for virtual conferences on November 22nd and 23rd. We will also have November 11th off for Veteran's Day. November will certainly fly by quickly too!
The OHSU/OHA Covid test kits will be coming out in the next few weeks. Seems to be a slower process than everyone thought. We are still waiting to receive some of the materials so we can send them home to you. More information to come soon. Sorry for the delay, but this one is certainly out of our hands.
Enjoy the fall colors and change in seasons!
Thanks!
Deanne
Deanne Froehlich
Principal
Lewis School
dfroehlich@pps.net
TALENTED AND GIFTED
Testing for last year’s nominations has been rolling out and we hope to have notices for families as soon as all tests have been reviewed.
ALL 2nd and 3rd graders will take the NNAT 3 assessment this year to screen for intellectual ability. The testing window has been extended beyond October but we hope to have this completed before conferences.
If you are interested in nominating your student for TAG in Reading, Math, or Intellectual ability, please reach out to your child’s teacher to discuss. Online nomination forms for this year will be due on or before December 3rd and can be found on the Lewis website.
For more information on TAG at PPS schools, please view our information presentation linked HERE.
For the Lewis TAG Building Plan, please visit https://www.pps.net/domain/1418 and view the TAG Virtual Bulletin Board.
If you have further questions, please contact Lisa Tegethoff: ltegethoff@pps.net or visit www.pps.net/tag. You may also join me for drop-in office hours to ask any questions you may have on October 21st from 6:00 - 6:30 PM.
Meeting links:
To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/dgc-xqfj-myg
Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 605-937-6097 and enter this PIN: 118 230 947#
To view more phone numbers, click this link: https://tel.meet/dgc-xqfj-myg?hs=5
-Ms. Lisa
Desserts, Gifts, Décor and More!
Get your locally handmade holiday pies and cobblers from the PTA! Place your order by end of the day on Friday, October 22nd and you can pick up your orders on November 8th. Please fill out the order via this google form and submit payment via PayPal for your order total. If PayPal is not an option, a check or cash can be brought to the office clearly marked for the pie sale. Need to order or pay in person? Look for the PTA tables at drop off and pick up this week. See the attached Pie Sale Flyer for more information on the pies.
A favorite Lewis fundraiser returns this year just in time for the holidays! Your kids have amazing artwork that you will be able to turn into keepsakes—stay tuned for the Silver Graphics Catalogs on 11/4. You can check out some of the items that Silver Graphics offers in the windows to the left of the 2nd/3rd grade entrance.
The popular holiday wreath sale also returns this November! You’ll be able to purchase evergreen wreaths, swags and centerpieces through the PTA. Look for the flyer and order form on 11/3. Pick up on 12/4.
You can make your holiday shopping go even further by linking your accounts to Lewis PTA. Shopping at Fred Meyer or on Amazon Smile sends donations directly to the PTA at no extra cost for you! Click here to link your Freddy’s rewards. Click here to link to Amazon Smile.
Saturday: Garden Work Party
Please join us This Saturday, Oct. 23 from 10 am - 12 pm to help continue to overhaul and beautify our Lewis gardens! We meet rain or shine and we’ll have hot beverages to help keep you warm! We will be meeting by the entrance on SE Evergreen (near SE 44th) where the school sign and flagpole are located. Bring your town tools or we have some to share and don’t forget to wear your mask.
Back Garden
Butterfly Garden
Rain Garden
For Spanish:
Cleveland Student Health Center - Spanish Flier
Resources from our Social Worker, Alexis Scher
Download for a list of Student and Family Resources
