
The Llewellyn Friday Flyer
March 15, 2024
Dear Families,
It has been another great week at Llewellyn! Sellwood staff came to visit our 5th graders sharing forecasting procedures and elective opportunities; Mason Bee studies continue; Student artwork from Llewellyn is on display at the PPS headquarters; and we will end the week with Sports Day and visiting author Michelle Sumovich! You can still purchase her book by contacting Librarian, Treasa Street! Phew!
There is still time to share your input around the adoption of a SEL curriculum! Please check out the email linked below to view videos, sample lesson plans, and brochures that shared information about the two curriculums being considered for next year. There is also a survey that you can complete sharing your thoughts about each of the curriculum choices. Our decision needs to be made by March 22nd. You can find the message and all info HERE: SEL Curriculum Input Information.
On Tuesday, March 19th, our staff and students will be participating in our 2nd required lockdown drill. Our first drill was in September. As shared previously, this drill is one of several required drills planned for this school year, including monthly fire drills, two earthquake drills, one team response drill, one secure-the-perimeter drill. A lockdown drill is practiced in the case of immediate danger inside the school. If you live close to Llewellyn, you may have heard the drill message of “Locks, lights out, out of sight.” During this drill, classroom doors are closed and locked (we have new locks on all doors that allow us to lock them from inside), lights are turned off, blinds drawn, and students gather in a space that prevents them from being easily seen. Students and staff know not to open the door for anyone or any reason. Only emergency response personnel or Llewellyn staff (such as the principal) will open the door, when it is safe to do so or when the drill is over.)
Even though students have experienced a Lock Down Drill before and many of the other safety drills, we know it can be stressful for students, but we want to make sure that our students know what to do and that we have a plan. According to Clinical Expert, Jamie Howard, PhD of www.childmind.org (a site our counselor uses frequently) practicing lockdown drills is about “coping ahead, being prepared…When you're dealing with something potentially frightening, if you can get ahead of the anxiety, then kids feel more in control. They feel a sense of competence. They know that the teachers have a plan, and the whole thing can make them feel quite safe.”
Our staff are experienced in practicing these drills and are trained every year of their employment in how to respond. Our staff has experience in speaking to students about each kind of drill in an age appropriate way and will help them to feel as comfortable as possible while sharing the importance of practicing for different emergency situations. I share this information with you so that if your child wishes to speak to you about it, you will know which drill they are talking about and be able to respond to their questions. Please let me know if you have any further questions as well!
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Are you looking for something fun to do on a Wednesday Night? Make sure to check out the Trivia Nights at the Record Pub. You will have a great time and support our Foundation fundraising efforts to provide additional staff for next school year.
Have a fabulous weekend!
Warmly,
Principal Pam
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Lost & Found
The Lost & Found is OVERFLOWING!!! Please take a moment to come into the school and take a look. We will be doing a purge (and donation to the PPS Clothes Closet) at Spring Break. Thank you for your help in getting items back where they belong!
Lunch Menu for March 18- March 22
Important Events
PJ & Stuffy Game Day- Friday, March 22nd
In recognition of the amazing number of reading minutes students completed during the Readathon, students will enjoy wearing their PJs and bringing a stuffy to school on Friday, March 22nd. Students will also participate in Game Time as a reward for filling our Star Box with star cards! So Fun!
From the Llewellyn Library
Today we were fortunate to have our guest author visit Llewellyn! There is still time to purchase her book! Get your autograph copy now at One More Jar Of Jam by Michelle Sumovich! See Teacher/Librarian Treasa Street for more information.
Library Events Happening NOW!
LLEWELLYN READERS CHOICE AWARDS (use this link to print/view)
Each grade is selecting their favorite book of the year
Students are getting their LRC design Entry Forms this week
ALL entries due by 3/15 (next Friday)
Please put any entries given to you in my mailbox
LLEWELLYN STAFF WILL CHOOSE THE WINNER!!!
There will be a binder in the staff lounge next week with voting instructions. Please take a couple minutes to peruse and vote for as many entries as you want.
Winner to be announced Friday, March 23rd
And, most importantly, THANK YOU ALL for how supportive you are every day!
Treasa Street
Teacher-Librarian
From the Music Room
Grade 3 Music Performance- Thursday, March 21st
The 3rd grade music program is this coming Thursday, March 21st at 6:30pm. Students should arrive at 6:10 and meet Ms ZWB in the music room while families have a seat in the cafetorium. The program will be around 30- 40 minutes. Hope to see you there!
Ms. ZWB is looking to recycle Jenga blocks to create a music game for our music room. Does anyone have any old Jenga games or even partial games with pieces missing they would like to pass on and donate to the music department? We will take as much as we can get.
Thank you!
Ms. ZWB (as well as George and Harmony)
Spring After School Classes Registration Open!
Registration for Spring Session of Llewellyn's Afterschool Program opened TODAY, Friday March 15th at 10am. Spring Session which will run from April 1st through June 7th. You can register for all classes via 6crickets except for those with a different link below (Ukelele, Basketball and Yoga).
Check the schedule and class descriptions on 6crickets via this link: https://www.6crickets.com/?open_signup=&user_source=user&user_source_details=adrianne.schaefer%40gmail.com&utm_medium=copylink&utm_source=6cricketsuser
Spring classes will include:
Chess Wizards
Acting for the Camera
Yoga with Yoga Playgrounds https://www.yogaplaygrounds.com/school_classes/llewelyn-elementary/
Broadway Bound: Musical Theatre Workshop
Acting Adventures: Fun with Theatre
Little Coders: Intro to Robotics
Robotics: Intro to Coding
LEGO Club
Comic and Cartoon Art Club
Garden Club
Circus Cascadia
Ukulele Class: https://www.theukuleleproject.com/after-school/llewellyn
Reign Basketball https://www.pdxreignbasketball.com/event-details/llewellyn-spring-24-hoops
Art of Science
Futsal
Capoeira (Tentative - check next week on 6crickets for details, class will likely be Tuesdays)
We are still recruiting instructors and especially looking for parents in our community who may be interested in helping host free or low-cost classes and clubs (Pokemon, crafting, LEGO, photography are just some ideas). Please email parent volunteer Adrianne Schaefer-Borrego at adrianne.schaefer@gmail.com with interest or questions!
Girls on the Run is back at Llewellyn! (Mondays & Wednesdays at 3:30pm)
Girls on the Run participant registration is now open! Girls on the Run focuses on empowering youth through research-based lessons that support social-emotional skill building and incorporate physical activity. A nonprofit after-school program, they provide safe, empowering spaces for girls and nonbinary youth of all abilities in grades 3rd-5th or 6th-8th. Register today for 10 weeks of fun, friendship and movement! The season starts March 18th and ends June 1st with a 5K celebration. Financial aid is available for all families who need it via a sliding scale in the registration. Follow this link to learn more: https://www.gotroregon.org/programs.
Marin Munos (she/her)
Engagement Manager
Girls on the Run Greater Oregon
2337 NW York St., Suite 202e, Portland, OR 97210
(M) 503-318-5212
Congratulations to our MUSE Band Students of the Month!
Cick here to learn more about Jack, Maggie, Irene and Jacob!
School Spirit Days
Every Friday will be a School Spirit Day. Students and staff are encouraged to wear their Llewellyn gear new or old. One Friday per month will be a fun theme. On 3/22 it will be PJ/Stuffy Day!
PJ /Stuffy Day- Friday, March 22nd
Wear your favorite pjs and bring your favorite stuffed animal to show your school spirit!
News from the PTA
Welcome back everyone!
PTA Happenings
Our next PTA meeting is coming up on March 19 @ 7 p.m in the Llewellyn Library. Our speaker will be a former Llewellyn parent, Erik Keyser, who is part of the Cleveland Modernization Committee. He will be discussing their proposal to the school board and giving us some information around the planning process. A survey was recently sent out to the PPS community with specs for either a “completely redesigned new building or an extensively renovated and significantly rebuilt while keeping the original 1929 structure.” Please join us for this presentation and a Q & A to follow to better understand the advantages and trade-offs for both building plans and how they will affect your future high schooler’s possible learning environment.
There are still plenty of volunteer opportunities to spruce our school garden! There are several ways to help. There are several super critical construction projects like replacing the shed roof so there is no leaking inside and so that our Mason bee houses are protected from the rain, installing the picket fence, and removing the old bed frames. We also need some classroom garden liaisons to connect with teachers to use the garden in classroom projects and general garden upkeep.
Our Earth Day event will be on April 20 and we need volunteers to be leads for the garden work party and Earth day themed crafts, games, and activities. Please check Konstella for the sign up to give our garden some spring love and help with this fun event!
We will also be bringing out the Lost and Found to the playground as the weather provides so you can better get a look at what might be something you thought was gone forever! Look for the racks in the coming week, especially before spring break. We will try our best to look for names inside and get those to lockers or teachers before we donate them to our clothing closet. Please feel free to also come in before or after school to peruse the racks and baskets for your students’ lost items.
Upcoming Events/Fundraisers
3/15 School Spirit Day: Sports Day
3/19 PTA meeting @ Llewellyn Library 7pm
3/22 PJ and Stuffy Day (Our reward for surpassing our whole school reading goal during Readathon!!!)
3/25-3/29 Spring Break!!!
4/11 Connect to Kindergarten @ 6pm
4/16 PTA Meeting Social Hour Location TBD
4/20 Earth Day Celebration @ Llewellyn School Garden
4/26 School Spirit Day: Rainbow Day
5/6-5/10 Teacher Appreciation Week
5/21 PTA Meeting Time and Location TBD
5/31 School Spirit Day: Superhero Day
6/7 Llewellyn Carnival
From The Foundation
Principal Pam's message was clear, PPS budget cuts will impact Llewellyn next year. Three classes will be impacted with larger class sizes.
The purpose of the Llewellyn Foundation is to raise funds throughout the year to provide additional staff positions to the school. Principal Pam has outlined her plan for additional support that will go to the whole school:
1. Looking for 2 part time EAs
2. Fund part time counselor for students
In order to make this happen, we need support from parents to fund these additional positions. We are calling on you to donate now. You can do so in the following ways:
1. One-time or recurring donation directly to the Foundation. Any donation helps.
2. Get involved - join the Foundation today to help fund raise.
3. Participate - go to dine outs and upcoming events.
You can DONATE HERE. Funds raised through June will go towards hiring a half-time counselor and 1-2 educational assistants in the 24-25 school year. Thank you to all those who have been able to contribute so far.
FOUNDATION EVENTS
Our second trivia night was even bigger than our first with a lot of friendly faces! Don't forget - EVERY WEDNESDAY IN MARCH, our friends at The Record Pub are hosting COMMUNITY TRIVIA NIGHTS at 7 pm with 25% of bar sales benefiting the Llewellyn Foundation. Please join us and have fun!
Upcoming DINE OUTS:
Wednesday, April 17, Gino's
Tuesday, April 30, Nectar
Wednesday, May 8, The Portland Bottle Shop
E-mail: thellewellynfoundation@gmail.com
Website: www.llewellynfoundation.com
From the Llewellyn Cafeteria
From the District
Indian Education March Talking Circle
The PPS Indian Education Program is sharing our March Talking Circle newsletter which has info about upcoming program events as well as local Native events in the community.
Healthy Choices Bulletin for 3/24
The Healthy Choices Bulletin is a monthly summary of substance use prevention resources for students and families.
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Dear Llewellyn School community, ,
PPS is working to make our buildings more climate friendly by lowering emissions and increasing health and comfort. To figure out how to prioritize this work, we need your help!
We're asking families, students, and teachers to join us for public listening/input sessions on the district's decarbonization planning. We want to find out what and how we should prioritize this work to help give students and teachers the best possible experience they can have each day in PPS schools. Everyone from the community is invited to join for these 60 minute meetings.
March 18, 5:30-6:30 PM -- Franklin High School, Room M-223, for all schools in the Franklin and Cleveland clusters (all are welcome)
You can also attend the Lincoln High School meeting on March 19, 5:30-6:30 PM @ Lincoln HS if that date works better for you.
Please RSVP here.
If you have any questions, please email decarbonization@pps.net. If you cannot attend in person, you can also submit feedback through this online form.
At PPS, 90% of our greenhouse gas emissions come from our buildings! This is an amazing opportunity for the district to be part of a green future and to make our buildings more sustainable and comfortable for our community.
We appreciate you participating.
Thanks so much,
The PPS decarb team
CognizArt Camps this Summer! Ages 6 1/2-12 years old
Check out the information in this flyer https://www.metroartsinc.org/kids-camp
*scholarships available
Important Dates Calendar
3/19 PTA Meeting 7:00-8:00PM
3/21 3rd Grade Music Concert 6:30PM
3/22 PJ, Stuffy, & Game Day
3/23-30 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
4/1 Hearing Screening Follow-up (K-1) 8:00AM-2:00PM
4/3 Foundation Meeting 7:00PM
4/4 End of Third Quarter
4/5 NO SCHOOL – Teacher Planning Day
4/11 Connect to Kindergarten 6:00PM
4/12 Teachers Send Home Quarter 3 Report Cards
4/16 PTA Meeting 7:00-8:00PM
4/17 Class Photo Day
4/20 Earth Day
4/25 2nd Grade Music Concert 6:30PM
4/26 Spirit Day – Rainbow Day
4/30 Foundation Dine-Out @ Nectar
5/1 Foundation Meeting 7:00PM
5/8 Foundation Dine Out @ The Portland Bottle Shop
5/9 Kindergarten Craft Night - Time TBD
5/16 1st Grade Music Concert 6:30PM
5/21 PTA Meeting Time and Location TBD
5/27 NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
5/30 Kindergarten Music Concert 6:30PM
5/31 Spirit Day – Superhero Day
6/7 Llewellyn Carnival
6/12 Field Day
6/14 Spirit Day – Vacation Day
Last Day of School