
Leopards News
September 2022

September 2023
Dates to Remember
9/1 NO SCHOOL - Non Contract Day
9/4 NO SCHOOL - Holiday
9/5 School Resumes for ALL Students
9/6 Early Release Begins, 1:20 pm
9/13 Early Release, 1:20 pm
9/13 GSD Board Meeting, DO Boardroom, 6:30 pm
9/20 Early Release, 1:20 pm
9/27 Early Release, 1:20 pm
Notes from the Principal
Dear JWE Friends and Families,
Welcome to the start of the new school year! It was a pleasure meeting so many of you at Open House last Thursday. We had a terrific turnout and it was fun to see you all enjoying time together as a school community. The first week was filled with excitement as the students began classes. They were busy learning new routines and getting to know their classmates. It is a big adjustment starting back to school full-time and the kids have done a fantastic job with the change.
Each month you can expect a monthly newsletter to be sent out the last school day of the month. It will include important updates, future dates, and highlight some of the great things happening in our school. In between newsletters, you will occasionally receive our school Newsblasts, which are shorter communications in the form of a text and or email.
Please know our school considers the education of your child a partnership with parents. If there is ever anything I can do to help support your student, don’t hesitate to reach out. Once again, thank you for a great start and I look forward to the year ahead.
Sincerely,
John McAndrews
Principal
Important News
First Day of School 23-24
Welcome Back
End of Day Transportation Changes - Walker, Pick-Up or Bus Rider
Is your child scheduled to be be a Walker, Pick-Up or Bus Rider? Here's the difference:
Walker - required to leave campus without adult supervision.
Pick-Up - required to stay on campus to be picked up by an authorized adult
-- Car Pick Up is when someone will be driving through the turn around
-- Walk Up is when someone parks and walks up to the school
Bus Rider - required to ride the bus home or to designated location
Every student has a pre-determined plan for the end of the each day. If you have any change to your child's end of day transportation plan please email us at jwetransportation@gladstone.k12.or.us no later than 12 noon (M, T, Th, F) or 11:00 a.m. (W). We will reply to your message by 2:00 p.m. or 1:00 (W) to confirm receipt of your message. Please include the student's name, teacher and details of the plan.
Please note: We cannot accommodate last minute phone calls to change your child's plan.
New Meal Payment App!
Gladstone School District is no longer using MealTime for managing your student's meal account. We are now using LINQ Connect for this purpose. If you plan to deposit money to your student's meal account, please download this app. All account balances that were in MealTime as of 6/30/2023 have been transferred to the student's LINQ account. Amounts paid for students in MealTime will be transferred over as well and parents should no longer make payments for student meals using MealTime. Please note there is a small transaction fee applied to online payments. To avoid the processing fee, you can deposit cash or checks (Payable to Gladstone School District) at the school office.
Picture Day is Coming
Mark your calendars now for student picture day on October 12th. Retake day will be November 16th.
Parent Faculty Organization (PFO) News
Welcome back JWE Parents and Guardians!!!
We are the PFO (Parent-Faculty Organization)! The PFO helps support the schools community by fundraising and organizing school events. We organize and run events like the dances, movie nights and staff appreciation. We are solely run by parent/guardian volunteers and are continually looking to add more volunteers to our organization and would love to have YOU!!
You can volunteer as little or as much as you’d like. You can even join a specific committee like yearbook, Move-A-Thon, Carnival and etc. If you are interested in becoming a member of the PFO please join the email loop at jwepfo@gmail.com
The PFO is looking forward to another fun and event-filled year with you all!!
Thank you,
The John Wetten PFO
Order your JWE Spirit Wear NOW!
Click on the photo below to order your JWE Spirit Wear for this year. Deadline is Sept. 17th.
Gladstone Shows Up
Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss two to four days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school. That’s why the Gladstone School District is launching its first-ever attendance campaign, “Gladstone Shows Up!” Let’s do what Gladstone does best- taking pride in our community and showing up! To learn more about the benefits of attending school or needing support, visit https://www.gladstone.k12.or.us/page/attendance. We can’t wait to see you!
Updated Exclusion Chart
Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Education have updated the Symptom-Based Exclusion Chart. Please take a look so you know when to keep your student home and when they can return to school. If you have questions please contact our school nurse at utterbacke@gladstone.k12.or.us.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Platinum Level Sponsors ($500+)
Gold Level Sponsors ($250 - $499)
Silver Level Sponsors ($150 - $249)
Bronze Level Sponsors ($75 - $149)
Bell Schedule
- 7:30 a.m. - Building Opens for Breakfast
- 7:50 a.m. - Classrooms Open to Students
- 8:00 a.m. - Learning Begins
- 1:20 p.m. - Early Release (Wednesday's ONLY)
- 2:20 p.m. - Dismissal (M, T, Th, F)
Gladstone, OR 97027