The Llewellyn Friday Flyer

There is never a dull moment at Llewellyn! This week I had the opportunity to be a Guest Teacher in our Kindergarten and CB 3-5 classroom. I am always excited when I have the opportunity to be with our students for a full day. I was so impressed by their progress and how helpful students were to me and to each other.

The 5th grade spent the night at Camp Collins. They had the opportunity to participate in some adventurous learning activities: hiking; testing their problem solving skills on the climbing wall and a low ropes course. At night they participated in skits and a campfire. What a great way to build community in a new environment and spend quality time together! I can't wait to hear some of their stories!

Thursday night we had a great turnout for Kindergarten Craft Night. Students and parents made new connections and friends while creating a collective art project. Building Community is the name of the game! Thank you to Erin Hughes for volunteering to lead the event each year and to Kellie for all your help communicating and preparing materials for the event.

Thank you Lindsay for spearheading the Walk and Roll Day on Wednesday. So fun to earn some cool swag while exercising and helping the environment!

On behalf of the entire Llewellyn Staff, I want to thank you for the generous out pouring of love and support we felt this week during Staff Appreciation Week. The incredibly thoughtful door decorations, scrumptious treats, fantastic lunches, flowers cards, and school supplies made each day so special. We are truly fortunate to work in this AMAZING community.

Happy Mother's Day to all who provide love, care, and nurturing of our fantastic students. I hope you are able to relax and enjoy the fantastic weather with friends and family!

Have a great weekend!

Principal Pam

2023-24 Llewellyn Yearbooks: Many of you have been asking about yearbooks this year. I am happy to share that this year every student will receive this year's yearbook (put together by our own incredible Kellie) for free! This is my way of saying thank you to all our amazing students and families who have made my time at Llewellyn special. They will be arriving soon. We will hold them until the last week of school. Teachers will decide when to distribute them in the last days of school. I can't wait for you to see them! Thank you to all who sent in photos!

We would like to offer you the opportunity to share some information about your child and the type of learning environment which works best for them. If you wish to complete THIS FORM, please return it to the school office by Friday, May 10, 2024. Copies of this form are available outside the office.

At Llewellyn, we work hard to balance our classes in terms of learning ability and behavior characteristics. Your input will help us! Thanks for taking the time to fill out this form.

Parents, if you know your student(s) will not be returning to Llewellyn next year, please let the Office know as soon as possible. This helps with planning our class lists for next year (starting soon), as well as making it possible for your new school to register your student(s) for next year. You can email Mark (mrobb@pps.net) or Kellie (kgrunde@pps.net).

The Successful School Survey is our annual district-wide school climate and feedback survey. This is the only time the district hears from students, staff and families system-wide. Gathering this data will help us understand experiences at our schools. School climate is a key component influencing outcomes for students. Your feedback helps the district gather data to make informed decisions about school climate and culture.

The survey will take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete and is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Somali, Vietnamese, and Chinese.

https://surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/familyspring24/surveys

Llewellyn is striving for 100% participation this year! An email was sent from the district with more information. Any questions please reach out to Ms. Kellie (kgrunde@pps.net).

We are closing in on the end of the year and that means it is almost time for your student(s) to turn in their Chromebook! Students will be turning them in sometime on June 10th – 12th (your teacher will have the day and time), with the 13th available for last-minute, individual returns. Students are expected to return their Chromebook, Power Cord, and Case. Starting this year, lost Cords and Chromebooks will be charged to the student.

If you would like your student(s) to have their Chromebook available to them for the summer, please print, fill out, and sign (both parent AND student) THIS FORM and have your student return it to school, instead of their Chromebook, on their class’ appointed day and time. Copies of the form are also available outside the office for pick-up.

Any student who does not return either the summer form, or their Chromebook, will be considered to have lost their device. Lost devices are immediately deactivated remotely and will not be able to be used.

If you have any questions, please contact Mark in the office.

If you would like to late-order a class photo from Dorian, you can now call Dorian’s customer service line at 1-800-826-3535 and ask for your student’s access key. You will need this information before you order on their website: https://www.dorianstudio.com/

LLEWELLYN SPRING BOOK FAIR!!!

Our Spring Book Fair is from May 20th - May 24th! Get ready to stock up for summer reading and support your school library program. We NEED volunteers to make this fair rock! Sign up on the Signup Genius today!

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. Look here for more information and to enroll online. Next chance to connect is on May 9th at 6:00 for Kindergarten Connect Art Night.

Good afternoon. My name is Sam Glasgow, I am the head boys basketball coach at Cleveland High School.

This summer we are once again hosting our Summer Youth Camp at Cleveland. This is a time where young players are able to practice skills, get to know other future Warriors, and have fun learning from high school coaches and staff at CHS! Registration closes June 17.

Details:

Current 3rd-5th Grade Boys

June 17-20

12:30-2:30 pm

Hello Llewellyn families,

There is an upcoming summer art camp for LGBTQ+ youth and allies who are ages 9-13. In partnership with PPS, scholarships are available for qualifying applicants. Please see the attached flyer for more information, and let me know if you have any questions at ccapone@pps.net

Warmly,

Cassie

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

*scholarships available

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 5/31 it will be Super Hero Day!

PTA Happenings

In last Tuesday's meeting, the PPS school board voted to overhaul local school foundations like Llewellyn's starting in July. There will be more information available in the coming weeks about the transition but it is important to note that funds raised through June 30 will still benefit Llewellyn in the 24-25 school year. Thank you to everyone who has contributed this year - through April 2024, we have raised over $49,000 (66%) towards our goal of $75,000. You can still donate HERE through June.

Still need to pick up your sign and magnet? Email below to arrange pick up.

DINE OUTS

Thank you all for coming out to the Portland Bottle Shop.

E-mail: thellewellynfoundation@gmail.com

Website: www.llewellynfoundation.com

Order Next Year’s School Supplies Now!

The Schoolhouse Supplies Online ordering is live! Parents can now order school supplies through August 1st. If you order before June 18th, you will receive a $5 discount. Schoolhouse Supplies will deliver your student’s kit to the school in the fall before the first day of school.

Proceeds support the Tools for Schools program and the Free Store for Teachers, which deliver school supplies to under-resourced schools throughout the Portland area.