Are you an avid gardner? A beginner gardner? Do you know how to swing a hammer? Do you like to dig in dirt? Do you have skills that could be used in helping beautify our school garden?
We have a parent that is wanting to start up a school garden group and we need your help. If this is of interest to you please contact Ms. Angie gee_a@4j.lane.edu or call 541-790-5332 and leave a message.
WHO: 3rd, 4th, 5th graders will be performing
WHEN: Thursday, May 11th 6:30-7:00 p.m. (enter through gym doors, open at 6:15)
WHERE: Chávez cafeteria
WHY: Because we love you!
A few reminders:
- Students can dress up or come as they are (please, no high heeled shoes)
- Upon arrival families can find seats, student performers will go to the gym
Thank you,
Molly Nord, Music Teacher
nord_m@4j.lane.edu
We have been working on striking and volleying skills the past few weeks in P.E. classes. We have been striking a variety of objects using paddles, racquets, our hands and feet. We are also tracking our daily P.E. activity and keeping track of that on a Duck Dash activity tracker poster provided to us by the Eugene Marathon staff. They are encouraging all students to be active 10 days in a row so for us it is 10 P.E. days in a row. Each grade level has a Hayward Field poster in the gym where classes put a sticker with their class name. Classes work their way around the Hayward Field track as they complete their 10 days. The next unit/skill we will be working on is ball handling where students learn to bounce, catch, dribble and shoot a ball into a basketball hoop.
Please remind your student to wear appropriate shoes to school, especially since we are finally getting some nicer weather. We prefer closed toe shoes to protect their feet and shoes that stay securely on their feet. If you need assistance with providing shoes for your student, please let the school know.
Terri Kelley - P.E. Teacher
Thank you families who were able to come out an help us by volunteering! We couldn't do it without you!
If you are a family member of a student here and want to volunteer for events please make sure you check https://www.4j.lane.edu/safety/volunteers/ ahead of time.
Monthly PACK Meetings
Meet other parents and help us plan events that support our teachers and Cesar Chavez as a whole!
Help us improve the Cheetah PACK !!
Help us improve the Cheetah PACK reach! Please take a few moments to answer the questions below so we can better serve the parents of Cesar Chavez !! Looking to learn a new task or enhance your skills - read about the PACK positions at: HERE
Take the survey https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/zF6Ir9Zl/i/0
We currently have open positions on the PACK and are looking to fill them for the 2023-2024 coming school year. Even if you are not sure if you can commit to what is listed below, we’d love to hear if you’d like to help in any capacity. Current officers are looking to teach and pass on skills, so this is a great opportunity to learn something new!
Join us - Tuesday, May 9th 5:50 - 6:30- via Zoom meeting click here
PACK = Parents & Advocates for Chávez Kids
Where will curiosity take us? Library Lessons in May will be a time to build upon research skills using our books and 4J databases like Britannica, PebbleGo, and National Geographic. Also students will have a chance to make their own books using Book Creator.
Book checkouts have been high this month, as there has been a lot of excitement around the new books that arrived. The students had a “book tasting” and made lists of books they wanted. Students wrote down several books and will use their skills in finding fiction and nonfiction books to find them. At Chavez, we use the give one and get one method. A student needs to return a book to check one out, so please keep encouraging your students to keep their books in their packs when they are not reading them.
This month, the library will be highlighting Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month with book displays and read alouds.
May is also a time to return books and pay for lost and damaged books, so that we are ready to start fresh in the new school year. As your librarian, I will be emailing and sending home notices of overdue and lost books your student may have. Please send me a note or contact me if you have questions or concerns. dyer_m@4j.lane.edu or (541) 790-5300 ext 5325.
Also, if you have financial hardship and need assistance please call the office at (541) 790-5300.
Greetings, Families!
As we step into May, I wanted to highlight National Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to deepen our understanding of the importance of mental health to our overall wellbeing, continue working to understand the ways in which trauma and other factors can impact our mental health, to reduce stigma for those navigating mental health challenges, and to examine and heighten our efforts toward prevention and responsiveness. I'm linking a resource from Mental Health America on Promoting Children's Mental Health for your consideration. I'm also linking Relief Nursery's excellent Community Resource Guide, which includes both mental health-specific and many other resources, because we know that having our needs met is an important piece of the mental health puzzle. Also here's the district's page with links to mental health resources. If I can be of assistance in helping you or your family navigate any of this, please feel free to reach out to me.
In classroom Sources of Strength lessons, we have been learning about the brain, including how it responds to stressful and joyful experiences; highlighting and developing skills of interoception, and emotion identification; and strategies for regulation including healthy activities, connections with others and nature, and myriad other approaches which we tie into the Sources of Strength Wheel. Not surprisingly, students in the upper grades frequently bring up electronics and sometimes social media when discussing preferred ways to regulate. While I'm sure many of us can relate to the pull, even as adults with more developed brains, the research about the negative effects of social media on teens' mental health is clear and concerning. If you're interested in taking a closer look or maybe considering a reset for your family around media use, Common Sense Media offers some great resources and strategies.
Whether about mental health or or other student and family needs, remember that any and all families are free to reach out to me via email: sell_s@4j.lane.edu or by phone at 541-790-5383 (direct office line).
Wishing you well,
Ms. Shannon