• November: Native American Heritage Month

• 11/19 Picture Re-Takes

• 11/20 Early Release

• 11/21 PTA Meeting 6pm

• 11/21 Last Day of fall SUN

• 11/25-11/26 No School: Student Conferences

• 11/25-11/29 No School:Autumn Break

• 12/5 SUN Family Winter Craft/Book Fair

• 12/6 PTA Trash Pick Up 3pm

• 12/12 Mid Term Progress Reports

• 12/18 Early Release

• 12/19 PTA Meeting 6pm

• 12/23-1/3 No School: Winter Break

Families please know that this year our teacher will be engaging in 8 Wednesday's Early Release for professional development. We wanted to provide you with the dates and the dismissal time. We will be releasing our students at 11:50am on Early Release Days. Here are the dates: 11/20, 12/18, 2/26, 3/19, 4/23, 5/21. Please refer to our website link: "Early Release Days."

Please know that the week of November 25th, we have student conferences, and that our staff are looking forward to meeting with you all. As a reminder, please know that due to student conferences and fall break, there is no school for students that week.

Title I schools receive additional funds from the federal government to support student needs. The amount of support is based on the number of students qualifying for federal meal benefits.

One part of our school’s parent and family engagement policy is the School-Parent Compact. This Compact is developed jointly with students, staff members, and parents/guardians. It identifies ways all can share the responsibility for supporting our students' learning. Your child received this form in their Wednesday folder. Please review and sign the form and send it back with your child’s teacher. If you have any questions or comments please share those with your child’s teacher. Thank you.

Portland Public Schools has begun the annual Successful Schools Survey. 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.

Portland Public Schools highly values the input and opinions of its families, and we welcome all PPS parents and guardians to complete this year’s survey. We use the data to help improve our schools, providing targeted feedback and training on how to create healthy school environments that are welcoming for all.

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 https://www.pps.net/sss2024.

Our wreath fundraiser is now LIVE! Orders must be placed by Monday 11/25. $25 each. Orders will be ready for pickup during the first week of December. Please visit this link to order your fresh holiday wreath and support the Lent PTA! https://lentpta.weebly.com/wreath-fundraiser--recaudacioacuten-de-fondos-de-corona.html#/

Our next meeting--THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21st FROM 6-7:30PM: PTA meeting at the school. Come hang out with us and talk about the ways that we as parents can support our school! There will be Spanish language translation at this meeting. Pizza provided. Bring a side or snack to share if you wish. We have 2 parents who have volunteered to oversee the children during the meeting if you would like to bring your kids with you. Please bring them something to work on (book, game, etc). See you there! If you can't join us in person we have a virtual option via Zoom here: https://seiu49-org.zoom.us/j/84973235717 (https://seiu49-org.zoom.us/j/84973235717)

ONGOING FUNDRAISERS:

-(NOVEMBER 15TH-DECEMBER 2ND WE GET AN EXTRA 20% CREDIT AS PART OF THE "BOTTLEDROP GIVE" PROMOTION) 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:

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

MURAL UPDATE: IT IS FINISHED! Hopefully you were able to check out the mural at back to school night on Thursday. If you are interested in seeing an in-depth summary and photos, please visit this link. Thank you to the Regional Arts & Culture Council for making this dream a reality!

EVENTS:

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19TH: Bike Bus! We are trying out a new route to school! Please see the attached flyer for a map and more info.

Hello Lent families! I can’t believe it is the last week of Fall SUN already! I hope your students enjoyed their time this term in their enrichment classes. Although SUN won’t be in session until January, I am still available via email or phone if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to working with your students again after winter break!

A reminder that there is no SUN on Wednesday, November 20th due to early release.

The Winter Craft Night will be held on Thursday, December 5th. More information to come soon.

If you are in need of support this holiday season, please reach out to our Family Resource Navigator, Johana Nava (971-419-9740 / johanam@irco.org ) and she can help connect you to resources in our community.

Danette Pelayo

SUN Site Manager

danettep@irco.org / dpelayo@pps.net

971-380-8820 (call/text)

IRCO CORNER
The Lent Food Pantry will remain open next week (Monday, November 25th) with normal hours (3:15-4:45pm). All are welcome.

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 .