Leopard News
Dear Families,
As administrators of Lent Elementary, we want to share how wonderful it has been to work in this community. Please know that we are grateful and honored to be serving all our students here at Lent. Our students are curious, thoughtful, friendly and eager to learn.
It has been an enormous year filled with so many feelings and emotions. We want to put our heavy hearts out to our students who have worked very hard this school year. As we are coming to our last weeks of school, we are planning on having a Noche Latina, Talent Show, Poet Showcase, Field Day, Talent Show, and promotions. We hope to see many of you in attendance. We hope that you enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenating weekend.
Sincerely,
Dr. Amor and Mr. Interian
CHANGES TO SOME OUR EVENTS
We wanted to make sure that we communicate with everyone the changes to some our events. We are very pleased to have fun and joyful events as we culminate the end of the school year.
*New date for Noche Latina! Noche Latina will be June 4th from 5:30pm-7:00pm. As all classrooms are now dual immersion at Lent, this year’s format will include presentations from a selection of classrooms to perform for you as well as food, activities, and fun!
*New Date for School Talent Show! As we had a conflict with members of our Safety Patrol attending a field trip, we were in need to adjust the Talent Show date. We look forward to our students acts!
*New Date for 5th Grade Promotion! We will change the date due to some families who have students promoting at multiple schools.
CALENDAR
May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May: National Mental Health Awareness Month
May 6-31 PPS Successful Schools Survey
6/1 First Day of LGBTQ+ Pride Month
6/1 First Day of Jewish American Heritage Month
6/3-6/7 Poet Showcase
6/4 Noche Latina
6/7 School Talent Show
6/7 Pre-K Promotion
6/10 Kinder Promotion
6/11 5th Grade Promotion
6/12 Field Day
6/14 Last Day of School
SCHOOL NEWS
EKT
La registración para la Transición Temprana de Kinder (EKT) ya está abierta. Este programa es una excelente manera para que los niños de kinder que ingresan conozcan a algunos de los miembros de su comunidad de Lent y se acostumbren al día escolar antes de que comiencen las clases en otoño. El EKT de Lent estará en Arleta este verano y se llevará a cabo del 15 de julio al 1 de agosto (lunes a viernes). Para participar en EKT, su estudiante debe estar registrado para asistir al Kinder en el otoño de 2024.
**EKT necesita que al menos 10 estudiantes se inscriban para que el programa continúe. ¡Tenemos 3 estudiantes registrados!
PPS SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS SURVEY
This past week, information regarding the upcoming PPS Successful Schools Survey (English) went home in students’ Wednesday folders. The survey is conducted once every school year in an effort to hear from our community about your school. The feedback allows us to make informed decisions about school climate and culture. The survey window is open May 6-31. Please take a moment to read the information and participate in the survey.
Family Survey
Topics include: School Fit, Barriers to Engagement, School Safety, School Climate, Family-School Communication
On Wednesday, May 1st, an informational flier and letter with links to the family survey went home in students’ Wednesday folder.
How will families take the survey?
Families will select Lent from the drop-down list at the following URL:
https://surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/familyspring24/surveys
Families with more than one student can respond for their eldest student or take the survey more than once.
They need to hit the blue “Submit” button to enter their survey. If they don't, their responses will not be saved.
Posters with links to the family survey are posted on Lent’s external doors around the building.
CONNECT TO KINDER
- Si su hijo/a tiene 5 años el 1 de septiembre de 2024 o antes, ¡ya es la hora de la INSCRIPCIÓN PARA KINDER! La inscripción se abrio el 1 de marzo.
Todos los estudiantes de kinder deben estar matriculados en la escuela de su vecindario, incluso si ha ingresado a la lotería para un programa de enfoque de PPS. Aplicar a la lotería NO inscribe a su hijo en la escuela de su vecindario. Si ingresan por sorteo a un programa de enfoque que no se encuentra en la escuela de su vecindario, el registro de su estudiante se transferirá a la escuela de enfoque; no tendrá que matricular una segunda vez.
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If your child is 5 on or before September 1, 2024, it's time to ENROLL IN KINDERGARTEN! Kindergarten enrollment opened March 1.
All Kindergarten students should be enrolled at their neighborhood school, even if you have applied to the lottery for a PPS focus program. Applying to the lottery does NOT enroll your child at their neighborhood school. If they lottery into a focus program that is not housed at their neighborhood school, your student's record will be transferred to the focus school; you will not have to enroll them a second time.
PTA CORNER
Upcoming Events at a Glance:
June 3: Bike Bus 7:45am
June 12: Field Day (PTA is providing a bounce house for this event!)
June 14: Last Day of School
June 15-17: Oxbow Campout (Thanks to those who registered! We are full up at this time. Those who registered will receive an email with more information.)
Events:
Summer playground playdates for Lent Elementary families! Our PTA will be hosting playground playdates every Wednesday in August (7, 14, 21) before the start of the school year from 6-8pm at Lents Park. Please put these dates in your calendars! They are a great way to meet other families at the school.
Asks:
Please check the lost and found before the end of the school year as all clothing will be donated if not claimed! There are tons of coats! Noche Latina (a school event happening on Tuesday June 4th) will be a great time to come take a look. Thanks!
Mural: Exciting news! We were awarded a RACC grant for $4000 and also raised $2100 through our Memenamin's dine-out! Thanks to those who came to the dine-out! Are you interested in volunteering with the mural project? Then, fill out this form to let us know! We'll keep you updated on project needs and dates in late summer.
Fundraisers:
-BottleDrop fundraiser! Want to help out our school by collecting cans? Please email us at lentpta@gmail.com so we can get you a bag.
-Fred Meyer Rewards: Support the PTA when you shop! Link your Fred Meyer Rewards card to “Lent K-8 PTA”.
Contact/Follow us for more information:
Email: lentpta@gmail.com
Instagram: @lentpta
Facebook: Lent K-5 PTA
Website: lentpta.weebly.com
Please visit our website to:
-Become a member
-View the PTA/School calendar
LIBRARY CORNER
Library Books are due June 3rd!
Can’t find your book?
Have you …
Looked under the bed? Under your car seat? In the refrigerator?
Asked family members, best friend, dog...?
Checked your bookshelf, coffee table, desk, bedside table?
Looked in the lost-and-found — at school, aftercare, your favorite restaurant...?
(Tip: Library books should have a sticker on the spine and a “Lent School Library” barcode on the front cover.)
SOCIAL WORKER CORNER
Hola familias!
Ongoing family events:
Mondays: English classes 3:30-5:00
Wednesdays: Zumba 3:30-4:30
Thursdays: Parent Support Group 9-9:30am
Next week! Thursday 5/23 3:30-4:30 Lent Garden: Garden together as a family! Kids are welcome and snacks will be provided!
If you need help finding summer activities for your kids, come in and meet with me!
Take care,
Elizabeth Sommo
School Social Worker
Hablo EspañolSUN CORNER
Hello Lent families!
A couple of reminders for this week:
Last day of SUN School will be May 23rd
OMSI Science Fair: May 23rd (5:30-8pm)
Girls on the Run 5K: June 1st
Last day of ESL Parent Classes will be June 3rd
Noche Latina: June 4th
Last day of Zumba will be June 5th - No zumba May 29th
SUN OMSI Science Fair:
OMSI will be coming to Lent on May 23rd from 5:30pm-8pm! Please join us for pizza and fun! This event is open to all.
¡OMSI vendrá a Lent el 23 de mayo de 5:30pm-8pm! ¡Únase a nosotros para comer pizza y divertirse! Todos son invitados.
IRCO
Food pantry support
The food pantry is in need of volunteers! We are in need of someone who can support us on a regular basis, from approximately 12:45-5pm on Mondays. This can be each week, twice a month, or even once a month. You could also do half a shift (12:45-3pm or 2:45-5pm) if that works with your schedule. **summer hours will be earlier in the day
If Mondays don’t work for you, but you would like to support, there are other food pantries during the week who could use your help!
Paid positions are available for those who are able to support at more than one food pantry on a regular basis.
Please contact Danette Pelayo (danettep@irco.org / 971-380-8820) for more information
Apoyo a la despensa de comida
La despensa de comida necesita voluntarios! Necesitamos a alguien que pueda apoyarnos regularmente, aproximadamente de 12:45 - 5pm los lunes. Esto puede ser cada semana, dos veces al mes o incluso una vez al mes. También puede hacer medio turno (de 12:45pm-3pm o de 2:45pm-5pm) si eso funciona con su horario. El horario de verano será más temprano en el día.
Si los lunes no funcionan para usted, pero le gustaría apoyar, hay otras despensas de comida durante la semana a las que necesitan su ayuda!
Los puestos remunerados están disponibles para aquellos que pueden apoyar en más de una despensa de alimentos de forma regular.
Por favor comuníquese con Danette Pelayo (danettep@irco.org / 971-380-8820) para más información.
Lent PreK-5
Families, please know that you can find our community newsletter by visiting our website.
Website: https://www.pps.net/lent
Location: 5105 SE 97th Ave, Portland, OR 97266, USA
Phone: (503) 916-6322
*Non-Emergency Number: 503-823-3333.
**Parents are able to update attendance themselves rather than calling the office. Here's the link for ParentVue .