The Llewellyn Friday Flyer

It has been another exciting week at Llewellyn! While 5th grade visited Oaks Bottom and are voraciously writing their famous 5th Grade Play, and Kindergarten went on their first Field Trip to The Triskelee Farm, 3rd grade prepared for their incredible Music concert. However, the highlight of the week was PJ/Stuffy Game Day! Students had a blast playing everything from board games to class kickball games outside. Some grade levels organized a variety of activities students could do and allowed their students to go between classrooms to enjoy more than one activity. I want to thank our teachers for their creativity (and patience) and the PTA for this wonderful day as well as the snacks and treats they provided as a special bonus! What a way to send students off to Spring Break with wonderful memories!

On a less exciting note, I want to bring your attention to an important matter: Drop Off and Pick Up and the safety issues on 14th Avenue. A short time ago I met with members of PBOT, Safe Routes to School, SMILE, and concerned parents to discuss the heavy and sometimes unsafe traffic in the area in front of the school building. With a priority of keeping everyone safe, the team analyzed current practices and came up with some possible solutions to improve safety and help the flow of traffic. Please read the attached documents. A map is included to help illustrate the new routes suggested.

By AVOIDING the RED ZONE, we can all be safer!

I hope you all have an enjoyable and safe Spring Break! I look forward to seeing everyone and hearing about all the great adventures when we return! Don't forget! Friday, April 5th there will be NO SCHOOL. Teachers will be preparing Q-3 Report Cards and planning for the last quarter. Report Cards will be sent home on Friday, April 12th!

Thank you, ☀️Sunshine Committee for the amazing picnic lunch! Our hearts and tummies are full! ❤️

Warmly,

Principal Pam

Monday 4/1: Chicken Fingers

Tuesday 4/2: Mozzarella Bread Sticks

Wednesday, 4/3. Orange Chicken

Thursday, 4/4: Pizza

Friday, 4/5 NO SCHOOL

"Congratulations to Lucie Mahony in Mr. Crouser's class!!! She is the winner of the first ever Llewellyn Readers' Choice Award Design Contest. Her design will be printed onto book award labels and added to the covers of this year's Llewellyn Readers' Choice Award books. Congratulations Lucie!!!"

Kindergarten enrollment is happening for next school year! Tell your friends, neighbors and other community members with young children ready to start kindergarten in the fall to come to our Connect to Kindergarten event on Thursday, April 11th at 6:00pm. Look here for more information and to enroll online.

We are working on the school yearbook and would love to include highlights from some of our favorite moments of the school year. We are in need of school candid pictures from some of our annual community events! If you have candid pictures from Run Llewellyn, Small Tall Ball, Llewellyn Reads, Monster March, after school classes, field trips, classroom parties or just candid photos of our Llewellyn Stars please send them to Ms. Kellie at kgrunde@pps.net or upload them into this Google folder. Please reach out with any questions!

We are currently in an urgent need of larger gender fluid pants to fill our extra clothing lockers. Sizes preferred are size 10, 12, 14, 16 or even men's small to medium in bottoms. As you are doing any spring cleaning please keep this in mind! You can bring them to the office anytime. Thank you!

Registration for Spring Session of Llewellyn's Afterschool Program is open and there are still spots left in several classes! We welcome two brand new classes as well this session - Magic the Gathering, and Acting for the Camera.

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

Yoga, Ukelele and Reign Basketball have their own registration sites:

• Yoga with Yoga Playgrounds https://www.yogaplaygrounds.com/school_classes/llewelyn-elementary/
• Ukulele Class: https://www.theukuleleproject.com/after-school/llewellyn
• Reign Basketball https://www.pdxreignbasketball.com/event-details/llewellyn-spring-24-hoops

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!

Hi! My name is Debbie Conrad. I am an environmental educator here in Portland and I

manage the Mason Bee Program at Llewellyn. Now that spring nesting season is in full

swing, I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you more about this science

program.

The Mason Bee Program is fully funded by the Llewellyn PTA and provides hands-on

science lessons to every student at the school. Students learn the importance of plants,

pollinators, and our interconnection to the natural world. Starting from kindergarten all

the way to 5th grade, every student receives enriching science lessons throughout their

time at Llewellyn.

During the first year of the program, all students explore mason bee habitat, life cycle,

and our interdependence with bees. From there, lessons build upon concepts students

have learned from the previous years. Another key aspect of the Mason Bee Program is

that, every spring, the entire school raises mason bees in the Llewellyn Garden.

Through this activity, students learn about life cycles, interconnection, and community.

Science topics by grade level:

● K - 5th grades: Life cycle of a mason bee and their connection to the seasons.

● 1st - 5th grades: Investigating mason bee nests they raised last spring.

● 1st grade: How humans mimic mason bees to help us live our lives.

● 2nd grade: Pollination and seed dispersal.

● 3rd grade: Solitary versus colony bees.

● 4th grade: Flower structure and how flowers are designed to attract pollinators.

● 5th grade: How to create a healthy habitat for mason bees.

The mason bee nesting season is from March through June. Next time you are at

Llewellyn, be sure to check out the nesting boxes in the garden!

Thank you to the Llewellyn PTA, teachers, and staff for their continued support of this

science program!

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 4/26 it will be Rainbow Day!

Show your school spirit and wear rainbow clothing or clothes with rainbow colors!

PTA Happenings

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 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!

The lost and found rack and baskets have been cleaned out! We have done our best to go through the entire lost and found and allow our community to look through all of the lost items to claim them. We held out things with names and took the rest to be cleaned before we will officially donate them to the PPS Clothing Closet and our school’s clothing closet for clothing emergencies. Thank you to our treasurer, Lindsay Lopez, for taking on the cleaning of all these garments and thank you to everyone who helped to organize the racks and help some of the things find their owners. As a reminder, please try to put your students’ names in their belongings. We were able to return so many items to lockers and parents because of this.

Upcoming Events/Fundraisers

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

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

You have one more chance to join us at The Record Pub for COMMUNITY TRIVIA NIGHTS! Next Wednesday, March 27, at 7 pm is our last night so if you're in town for spring break please join us and have fun! 25% of bar sales benefit the Llewellyn Foundation.

Upcoming DINE OUTS:

Wednesday, April 17, Gino's

Tuesday, April 30, Nectar

Wednesday, May 8, The Portland Bottle Shop

Next meeting: Wednesday, April 3, Maeve, 7 pm

E-mail: thellewellynfoundation@gmail.com

Website: www.llewellynfoundation.com

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.

Check out the information in this flyer https://www.metroartsinc.org/kids-camp

*scholarships available

3/23-3/30 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break

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