DOLPHIN DIGEST 11/7/2024

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តើអ្នកត្រូវការបកប្រែទេ? ចុចលើតំណ "បកប្រែ" នៅផ្នែកខាងលើ។

ትርጉም ይፈልጋሉ? ከላይ ያለውን "መተርጎም" የሚለውን አገናኝ ጠቅ ያድርጉ.

We’re so glad to have you as part of our school community!

This weekly newsletter is developed and sent in partnership between school administration and the PTA. If you have information you'd like shared in the newsletter, please email it to ArletaSchoolPTA@gmail.com. Keep scrolling for the latest.

We acknowledge Portland rests on traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Chinook, Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla and many other Tribes who made their homes along the Columbia River. #HonorNativeLand https://youtu.be/ETOhNzBsiKA

• Nov 1-30: Native American Heritage Month

• Nov 11: No School - Veteran's Day

• Nov 13: Picture Retake Day

• Nov 14: Litter Pick-up 2:30-3pm, meet at picnic tables.

• Nov 14: Neurodivergent Family Gathering, 5:30-7pm

• Nov 15: Due date to submit pre-orders for spirit gear

• Nov 15: Free Food Market 3-5pm (at Kellogg Middle School but open to the community at large, enter through the front door).

• Nov 15: Family Movie Night (Doors open 5:30pm, movie at 6pm in the cafeteria)

• Nov 18: PTA General Meeting 6pm-7pm

• Nov 20: Early Release at 11:50am

• Nov 25 & 26: Parent/Teacher Conferences - sign up here

• Nov 25-29: NO SCHOOL

• Dec 7: Winter Bazaar 11am-2pm

Arleta School Calendar

Updated PPS District Calendars:

English language PPS District Calendar 2024-25

Spanish language PPS District Calendar 2024-25

Vietnamese language PPS District Calendar 2024-25

I’m so grateful for your beautiful children! Today (Nov.6) we had a new 1st grade student join our school (a warm welcome to our newest family!). The way students were at their side offering to show them various locations, be their learning partner and play with them at recess, “I’m really nice, and I will always help you if you get hurt” was heartwarming. A little while before that, 5th graders were rising to the challenge of processing and sharing their feelings after election night during Opening Circle, striving to express how they were feeling authentically but also with awareness and sensitivity to the possibility of classmates with opinions different from their own. I’m so grateful for our staff’s incredible capacity to support, teach and simultaneously extend grace with the many different ways all in our community will experience the days ahead. Everything you can do to keep routines in place for your child and ensure they’re well rested will really help us keep things calm, productive and focused on learning at school. Thank you so much for your support as we move forward through change as a community.

Sincerely,

Lisa

Conference time slots are now available! Go to MyConFerenceTime.com/dolphin to pick your time slot.

Conferences will be held on Monday, November 25 and Tuesday, November 26, between 8:00am and 7:30pm. Conferences will be in person and scheduled for 25 minutes.

When Arleta's community comes through, we really come through! Arleta's Dolphin Drive raised $7,195 to keep our vibrant community vibrant! Thank you to everyone who donated for your generousity and the support and community you provide for our kids!

Have you been wanting Arleta Spirit gear but just keep forgetting to order or don’t want to pay for the shipping? Now is the chance to place a pre-order for Arleta clothing and not pay shipping!! Fill out this google form, with all the details before Friday November 15, 2024 and we will order it for you. Items will be available at the Holiday Bazaar on Dec. 7th. Arrangements can be made if you are unable to attend the bazaar, see form for details. See https://arletaschool.threadless.com/ for options. Not all items available, please see notes on the Google form.

Questions? Please email arletaptafundraiserchair@gmail.com

The Season of Giving is upon us! Once again our Arleta Counselors, SUN Program and PTA Inclusion Committee is teaming up to rally our community to raise funds in support of Arleta families. Gift cards will be purchased to directly support families for holiday meals, gifts or fulfill whatever their needs are. Our fundraising goal is $3,150! That will ensure each family receives $150.

Please consider making a donation via venmo to @Audrienne-Manansala (school counselor), or bring cash, check or unused gift cards to the office for Ms. Aud by Friday, December 13th at 3pm. Please give generously!

Additionally, the Lane Food Pantry and the Francis Center are providing Thanksgiving Holiday food boxes to the families working directly with our counselors.

Each year, intrepid Arleta readers devour books and compete to answer questions about them with other teams around the city and region! It's an exciting way to explore books and get better at close reading!

Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is open to grades 3-5 and kids will join teams of 2-5 players. Click here to see this year's booklist! Click here to go to Arleta's OBOB page. And click here to see the booklist on Multnomah County Library's site (both audiobooks and physical copies availabe)!

For more information or to join a team, email arletaobob@gmail.com.

Did your kid have a grouchy day? Was there an unfortunate booger? Do they have a better haircut right now?

Picture Retake Day happens to all of us, sometimes. Never fear. We've got you covered!

If you missed picture day entirely: Orders may be placed online by searching by clicking here and selecting the green Order button next to your school retake day event. Online orders are available up to 4 days after retake day. If you already ordered and want a new picture taken please be sure to return your original picture packet to the photographer on retake day.

If you have pictures from picture day, but want a re-do: Let your child know to retake their photos and send them to school on the 13th with the original packet of photos. Volunteers will enter each classroom in turn and ask who is getting their pictures retaken. Your child should just go with them, turn in the packet of original photos to the photographer and then retake their picture.

And on that note, if you can volunteer to help escort students from the classroom to the get their pictures taken and back again, please email Rene Viloria in the office, at rviloria@pps.net. We'll need help from 8:30 to approximately 10:45! We need just two or three volunteers.

Our Neurodivergent Family Gatherings welcome students, parents, and guardians in a safe space to talk, connect, and play. Join the next gathering on Thursday, November 14th from 5:30-7pm in the Arleta cafeteria. Please email ArletaSchoolPTA@gmail.com if you would like a translator.

Translated flyers here.

Our first Family Movie Night of the year is coming up on Friday, November 15th, featuring Willy Wonka!

• Doors to the cafeteria will open at 5:30 and the movie will start at 6pm (run time 1h 40min).
• Bring camp chairs or blankets for seating.
• Concessions will be available for purchase, supporting future movie nights.
• Students must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
• School rules apply, such as no wondering the halls, no student cell phone use, etc.

Come meet other Arleta community members as we go over PTA updates on November 18, from 6-7pm, in the Arleta Library. Topics will include fundraising updates, PTA projects in the works, and a review of the PTA budget & standing rules.

We will have light snacks and sparkling water. Hope to see you there!

The PTA provides food for the teachers to help fuel the Parent/Teacher conferences. The main protein and dishes will be from Pepino's but we need parents' help filling out the meal. Click the button to sign up to bring something tasty for our Arleta teachers' super long days! Let's thank them for Thanksgiving week!

Cho giáo viên ăn

Đăng ký để đóng góp cho sự lan rộng của quán bar taco/sa mạc trong những ngày hội nghị dài của họ!

Alimentar a los profesores!

¡Regístrese para contribuir a la barra de tacos/desierto durante sus largos días de conferencia!

Each week the Dolphin Digest highlights different topics of interest and provide different resources for you to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Last week's newsletter gave some basic resources. This week, let's explore some stories.

Stories on Video (YouTube Links To Watch With Your Kiddos)

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest, retold by Gerald McDermott

The Turtle Story, an account of Earthquakes from the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe told by Jacque Tahuka-Nunez

Killer Whale Eyes, read by the author, Sondra Segundo (Haida)

When We Were Alone, A Cree story, by David A Robertson and Julie Flett

Why the Leaves Change Color: A Traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Story (Podcast)

Books To Borrow or Purchase (Links to Multnomah County Library and bookstores)

Paddle to the Sea by Holling Clancy Holling

A large collection of Ojibwe Children's Stories

Life in an Anishinabe Camp by Niki Walker

Old Meshikee and the Little Crabs: an Ojibwe Story by Michael Spooner and Lolita Taylor

A large collection of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) books for children (This site also features collections for other tribes, and the tribal affiliations of the authors are noted in each entry).

Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard

My Heart Fills With Happiness (Ni Sâkaskineh Mîyawâten Niteh Ohcih) by Monique Gray Smith

A Day with Yayah by Nicola Campbell

Wild Berries by Julie Flett

Shin-chi's Canoe by Nicola Campbell

Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School defeated the Army by Art Coulson

Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story by Stephen D. Nelson.

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene and Ciara Sana

Click here and here for more lists of books by Native Authors! You can also check out Portland Association of Teacher's resources for Native American Heritage Month or this curriculum from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde on Creation Myths.

The Successful Schools Survey is an opportunity for students, staff, and families to provide important feedback on their school environments, learning experiences, and sense of well-being and safety at school.

The survey is conducted once every school year to provide timely information to schools, district leadership, and the community, allowing us to make informed decisions about school climate and culture. This year, the survey window is open November 1 to December 6.

You can complete the Successful Schools Survey online using the link provided below. Please complete one survey per household. If you have more than one student at PPS, we ask that you complete the survey considering the experiences of your eldest child. 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/fall24family

For more information about the Successful Schools Survey, please go to pps.net/sss2024."

Click here for translated flyers.

Volunteering to help monitor lunch and recess is a great way to get to know and develop relationships with the awesome kids (and staff) at Arleta! Shifts last from 10:45am to 12:30pm.

Volunteers need to have passed a PPS background check. Visit the PPS website to start your application and screening process. (Once approved, your application is good for three years).

Sign up by clicking the button below!

Arleta has a small food pantry, clothes closet, and a variety of toiletries available for the use of any Arleta family. To set up an appointment to use the pantry or the closet, please email our SUN School Coordinator, Raina Bilbrew at rbilbrew@pps.net or raina.bilbrew@portlandoregon.gov or call or text her at 971-803-8986.

Konstella is the website and app that the PTA is using for events, family communication and volunteer opportunities.

We encourage all Arleta parents and caregivers to download the Konstella app today using invitation code FH3W5B, then tap Join in the email you get. OR, sign up on Konstella.

If you have any troubles or questions, feel free to reach out to our school’s Konstella Admin and parent, Lisa Hugelier, lisa.hugelier@gmail.com

We'd love to invite everyone in the Arleta community to become a PTA member for free! Joining the PTA is a great way to connect with others, support projects and programs that support our students, and amplifies your voice in issues that impact our school.

Signing up only takes a couple minutes - https://arletapta.memberhub.com/store (one free membership per household, additional memberships are $10)

Help turn your BottleDrop dollars into Arleta School PTA grant dollars, staff appreciation, free school events, affinity club support, and so much more. There are two ways to participate (both of which are completely FREE to you!): you can pick up a PTA blue bag from the main office or school events or donate funds from your individual BottleDrop account.

Get your Arleta spirit wear! Shop online 24/7 and have your items shipped to your home anytime! There are t-shirts, hoodies, tanks, mugs, and more. Check out the online store here: https://arletaschool.threadless.com/

Show your LOVE for Arleta and purchase your We ♥ Arleta yard sign now! Order yours today to show off your school spirit and support the Green Team!

https://arletapta.memberhub.com/store/items/625149

Arleta PTA participates in the Fred Meyer Community Rewards

By linking your Fred Meyer Rewards card to the Arleta PTA and scanning your rewards card when you shop, a percentage of your purchase goes to the PTA. Sign up here. (And you'll still get your cash back rewards!)

Email: ArletaSchoolPTA@gmail.com
Website: arletapta.org
Location: 5109 SE 66th Avenue
Phone: 503-916-6330
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArletaElementaryK5

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arletaelementaryK5/

PPS District policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. BP 1.801.020. Not all outside groups comply with the District’s non-discrimination policy. Families are strongly encouraged to review all materials closely.