Panther Periodical

March 22, 2024

Important Dates

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March

25-29 Spring Break

April

1-5 - Assistant Principal Appreciation Week

4 - School Librarian Day (Mrs. Fiskum and Mrs. Peterson)

8 - School Board Meeting 7pm

12 - Roland Smith Author Visit

15-10 Volunteer Appreciation Week

1 - Principal Appreciation Day

May

3 - Kinder Registration

3 - No Students - Professional Development/Conferences

3 - School Lunch Hero Day

4 - Santiam Kinder Fest 10-2

6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week

8 - School Nurse Appreciation Day

Volunteer Backgrounds needing renewal?

Background checks for Volunteers are good for 2 years. The system is supposed to send you an email when it is time to renew. However, if you are not sure if your background check is current you can contact Nicky Lee; nlee@casade.k12.or.us or Jill Johnson; jjohnson@cascade.k12.or.us

Courtyard Transformation!

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We are so excited to invite you to join us as we roll up our sleeves and transform the 3-5 Courtyard. Let's work together, with Thomas Parsons Construction, to clean it up, and create an outdoor learning space for students. Thomas Parsons Construction has drawn up the plan, completed some prep, and will provide pizza and water on the work day.

Bring what you can:

Gloves
Shovel
Rake
Wheelbarrow

We'd love your help! Sign up here!

Parent Teacher Club (PTC)

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If you are interested in becoming a part of our school’s PTC, or even just being a contact person to help with school events we would love to hear from you! AumsvillePTC@gmail.com or reach out to us on Facebook Messenger.

Contact PTC via email AumsvillePTC@gmail.com, the Aumsville Parent Teacher Club Facebook Page or email Heidi Lung directly at Heidi_lung@hotmail.com

Aumsville Elementary PTC Meetings

Where: PTC Room outside of 3-5 Building
Dates:
April 5th at 2:30-3:30
Thursday May 2nd at 2:30-3:30
June 7 at 2:30-3:30

Letter from your School Counselors

AES Parents,

In 2015, the Oregon legislature passed SB 856, also known as Erin’s Law. Erin’s Law requires the development and adoption of child sexual abuse prevention programs for K-12 students in all Oregon public schools. The curriculum used at Aumsville Elementary to meet SB 856 requirements is called “Safer, Smarter Kids”. This developmentally-appropriate abuse prevention curriculum will arm your child with the necessary skills to help avoid sexual abuse and access help if they are ever victimized.

These lessons will be taught by Mrs. Delamarter for students in grades K-2 and Mr.Nelson for students in grades 3-5. The first lesson will be taught the week of 04/08/24 with lessons concluding after 4-6 consecutive weeks. (# of lessons varies by grade level)

If you would like to opt your student out of these lessons for any reason, please notify their classroom teacher prior to 04/05/24.

Respectfully,

Andrew Nelson, School Counselor

Cindy Delamarter, Child Development Specialist

Resources:

Senate Bill 856, Sex Abuse Prevention Instruction https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/healthsafety/Pages/SB-856,-Sex-Abuse-Prevention-Instruction.aspx

https://safersmarterfamilies.org/

https://laurenskids.org

Read Every Day April Challenge “Leer Todos los Días” el desafío de abril

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In April, grade alike classes will be competing to see who can read the most. The rules will remain the same for Read Every Day. You must read at least 15 minutes on 5 different days to count towards the goal. The class from each grade level who has the most students turn in a Read Every Day Reading Log, with at least 15 minutes of reading, on 5 different days will be selected to have a chip party. To increase the likelihood of winning, read every day, for 5 days in a row, for at least 15 minutes, and immediately turn in your reading log after finishing. Get a new log and new books and start the process

again for the whole month.

Good Luck to everyone and may the most dedicated readers win!

En abril, las clases de los mismos grados competirán para ver quién puede leer más. Las reglas seguirán siendo las mismas de “Leer Todos los Días”. Debes leer al menos 15 minutos en 5 días diferentes para llegar a la meta. La clase de cada grado que tenga la mayor cantidad de estudiantes y que entreguen el Registro de Lectura “Leer Todos los Días”, con al menos 15 minutos de lectura, en 5 días diferentes, será seleccionada para tener una fiesta de variedad de papitas. Para aumentar la probabilidad de ganar, lee todos los días, durante 5 días seguidos, durante al menos 15 minutos y entrega inmediatamente tu registro de lectura después de haber terminado. Obtén un nuevo registro, libros nuevos y comienza el proceso

nuevamente durante todo el mes.

¡Buena suerte a todos y que ganen los lectores más dedicados!

Letter From your School Nurses

Letter from the School Nurses Parents and Guardians of Cascade Students, It is unfortunately lice season. We are seeing an uptick in these little pests and we need your help! Per CDC and ODE regulations we can not notify families of where the lice is being seen so we would like to encourage all parents to check their students' heads regularly. If there are nits apparent and stuck to the shaft of your student’s hair we ask that you treat your student and remove EVERY nit. If you do not, you most likely will not resolve the problem, EVEN when you treat the students head with whatever product you are using, you still should remove the nits. It is evident that lice has become resistant to many of the lice products sold on the store shelves. There are other ways to get rid of the lice with natural remedies. If you’d like more information regarding this you may reach out to the nurses. You need to bag all stuffed animals, vacuum and empty the bag/container, remove bedding and wash in hot water. Going to friend’s houses or staying the night at their homes where lice is present may place your student at risk to bring home the lice. Lice do not jump from head to head but pass from sharing items such as clothing, combs or bedding. It can pass from direct head to head contact as well. White nits are present after the egg has hatched. A nit that has not hatched is sometimes brown in color and can be very difficult to see. Check your student’s head in the sunlight! This is the best way to do so and check near the scalp. If there is debri in their hair that doesn’t look right and is attached tightly to the hair shaft then you may want to check further to the surrounding hair follicles. Again, even if 1-2 nits are present and you think you have treated your child's head fully, you still can have an outbreak in a few days. The fact is that lice is a pain. It may not be a safety issue but it can be a financial issue for families and a very big stressor to most families! Our hands are tied on what we can do at the schools-per ODE’s regulations. We are doing our very best to stop the spread of this!

Thank you for your help with this, Your Cascade School District Nursing Team cascadeschoolnurse@cascade.k12.or.us