Lake Grove Elementary

Welcome to Lake Grove for the 22-23 School year! This is the first of our weekly Friday newsletters. I know they are long and you are busy; yet the Friday Cougar News is a resource intended to have all the information you need in one place. So even if you don't read the whole thing every week, scan the headings so you know you can check here for information and details when you need them. Past editions are linked on our website.

As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns!

Be well,

Principal Jennie Knapp

The universal free meals waiver with USDA expired on June 30, 2022. That means starting this school year LOSD will be serving meals under the free, reduced, and paid categories.

Please be sure to set up your student's meal account or apply for free/reduced meals. Look for Meals under Find it Fast on district and school website homepages for account setup and application information, and more.

We anticipate traffic being congested during arrival and dismissal this year -- especially the first week as we establish the routine. Thank you for being patient and considerate. Safety is our top priority.

Students will wait outside of the building, in designated areas, rain or shine until the first bell at 8:10 when they will be encouraged to walk to class.

Drivers may not enter the parking lot until 2:30 and must continue circling the neighborhood streets if they arrive earlier than that. We cannot block through traffic by stopping on the streets. There will be no parking, except in special circumstances. Email Principal Knapp if you need to request a parking pass.

Parents must remain in their vehicles. Staff will assist your child to load/unload if needed. If needed, please encourage your child’s developing independence with their own seatbelt and carrying their backpack.

Please pull up as far as possible along the route map linked here and have a sign with your students’ first and last name and teacher’s name displayed in your passenger side front window or on the passenger side dash board at dismissal. (We will provide signs during the first week of school or you can make your own.

If you are walking your child to/from school, please plan to say goodbye/meet them on the sidewalk by the red gate between the building and the field. Parents waiting to pick up walkers can wait in the parking spaces behind the silver fencing.

Be sure to communicate your regular go-home plans (and any changes) with your child’s teacher. After school teachers will walk students to the buses, to meet walking parents, or help them into cars for pick up.

We are so excited to have Champions Learning Program joining the Lake Grove family, partnering with us to lead our Before and After School Program. The enrollment, thus far, is more than double what was anticipated, so Champions is still needing to hire SEVERAL more staff members to ensure all enrolled families can be supported.

They have added large Cash Commitment Bonuses for staff hired between now and the start of school. In addition, they will be provided 2 weeks of free tuition to a Champions family, for any referral hired. They even are offering donations to the charity of your choice if you refer someone who is hired on to the Champions Team.

If you, or someone you know, loves connecting with children, this is a great Part Time Job with Full Time Benefits. Think about who you would recommend and trust with your own children…. They might be the perfect person interested in working a few hours a day.

For more details on the above incentives, or to apply or send a referral … please reach out to the Area Manager Stephanie Scanlon. Email: stephanie.scanlon@discoverchampions.com

Lake Oswego Champions Teacher

Lake Oswego Champions Site Director

8/24 - Class lists finalized - look for an email from your new teacher in the afternoon.

8/25 - Smart Start 1:00-3:00pm

8/25 - Supply Drop-off and Meet and Greet 3:00-4:00pm

8/29 - First day of School for 1st - 5th graders

9/1 - First day of School for Kindergarteners

9/7 - Back to School Night 5:30 to 7:00pm

Beginning July 5 and throughout the summer, Lake Grove will be hosting the Champions STEAM Champ Camp from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Kids will team up with friends to solve head-scratching problems and complete spy-worthy quests that stretch their understanding of different people and places. Campers will also practice STEAM skills through hands-on activities, create inspiring art and discover new things about themselves and the world around them. The weekly registration fee is $75 per child. For more information and other summer programming visit the Community School website. You can reach the STEAM camp registration page by clicking here.

The Summer Library Challenge “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” is the Lake Oswego Public Library’s 2022 summer reading, learning and exploration program for ALL ages and abilities. It will take place beginning June 1st and ending August 31st. We are excited to invite you to participate. Sign up online at lopl.org/summer to track your summer reading, complete outdoor challenges and enter your scavenger hunt finds. Babies, kids and teens may visit the children’s library for a FREE book courtesy of the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library and a BOGO coupon for The Booktique. Kids read all summer long and earn raffle tickets for one of 24 end-of-summer prize drawing bags full of prizes from local sponsors. Teens earn raffle tickets for weekly drawings for a Powell’s gift card.

Smart Start is an opportunity specifically for our students with 504s and IEPs, and their parents and guardians, to make introductions and connect with their teachers and to feel prepared and welcomed for the start of school. For the 2022-23 School Year, Smart Start is in person Aug. 25, 2022, from 1-3 p.m.

Teachers will be familiar with your student’s plan and accommodations. To help get to know your students, please complete the attached one-page profile or create one on your own ahead of time, and give it to the teacher at the Smart Start introduction.

Also, to assist in your family’s preparation for the new school year, please click here for a Smart Start checklist for parents and guardians of students with 504s and IEPs.

See you on Aug. 25!

August 8-12: Office closed

August 15-19: office open 9:00-2:00

Normal office hours will resume August 22 (7:30-3:30)

The Lake Grove PTA is hosting informal meet-ups and playtimes as we transition back to school. This is a time for families to reconnect before school is back in session and for kids to play together outdoors with others at their grade level. All meet-ups are hosted by PTA volunteers and will be held at Lake Grove Elementary. As with any school events, masks are encouraged but not required outdoors.

At Lake Grove, we are an inclusive school community fostering social, emotional, and academic growth for all students.

Principal: Jennie Knapp

Website: https://www.losdschools.org/lg
Location: 15777 Boones Ferry Road, Lake Oswego, OR, United States
Phone: 503-534-2357