Leopard News

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. (5th grade graduation will be on 6/11 at 5:30pm-7:00pm in the Rose Garden.)

• May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

• May: National Mental Health Awareness Month

• 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

We wanted to send a reminder about entering the school premise. At Lent, Volunteers/Visitors coming to our building should be going to the main door, pressing the call button, and awaiting a directive from office staff. Please do not enter the building through any other doors and please do not enter without first speaking to the office, via the call button. Please remember, even with an approved volunteer application, on-campus meetings need to be pre-arranged with classrooms, Office Staff, or Admin.

We have been asked about volunteer opportunities.We would like to communicate that there is a process that we are in need to follow. The first step is to fill an application, use this link for more information: https://www.pps.net/Page/143. After you get cleared, the next step is to contact your child's teacher and inquire about volunteering opportunities. Please know that if classroom teachers are not in need of volunteers, they are in their contract right. However, we may need you in other areas, so please feel free to contact the office for us to plan accordingly. Thank you for your understanding.

Next school year, school will open at 7:50am. Students will have the option of going to the cafeteria for breakfast. The first bell will ring at 7:55am and students will be able to walk directly to class. The instructional day will begin promptly at 8:00am and will end at 2:30pm. Attendance matters! Please be sure your child arrives at school on time and is at school every day unless they are sick.

Evacuate

Move students and staff from one location to another. For fire evacuations, the general rule is to move 50 feet away from the building in 60 seconds.

Students:

Leave stuff behind. Form a single line. Move quickly and safely to the directed location.

NOTES:

It is important to have identified evacuation assembly locations and having a method in place for accounting for all students. Typically teachers will use red or green cards to signal that green (all accounted for) or red (there are missing students and I require assistance).

It is equally important for students and staff to practice using alternate means of evacuation. In an actual emergency, it is possible that your primary evacuation route may be blocked. It is necessary to consider alternate routes of egress to allow for the safe evacuation of everyone out of the building.

• 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 6 estudiantes registrados!

• 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.

• 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.

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:

Our last Lent Bike Bus of the 23-24 school year will be this coming Monday June 3rd!

Please try to arrive at the stop 5-8 minutes earlier than the time listed on the flyer. We're starting off at 7:45am at Bridger!

• Please bring bright yellow traffic vests and/or wear bright clothes if possible.
• We hope all adults can help be traffic assistants at the intersections as needed to help students cross the street safely.
• Please review our Important Rules with Students BEFORE The Ride:

1. Stay behind the adult lead at all times
2. Stay to the right of the adult lead at all times

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

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 .