Family School Newsletter

• October 8th- PPC meeting 5:30 PM-Library & Google Meets
  
• October 10th-Picture Day
  
• October 11th- No School
  
• October 18th-Vision and dental screening
• October 24th-K-3 Field Trip
  
• November 8th- No School-Mid-term grading day
• November 11th- No School- Veterans Day
• November 12th-PPC Meeting-5:30PM Library & Google Meets
• November 20th- Picture Retake Day
• November 25th-29-No School (Parent Teacher Conferences Monday and Tuesday) ( Wed- Fri. Thanksgiving Break)

Family School's YEARLY DENTAL AND VISION SCREENING: Friday, October 18, 2024

All students will receive an oral/dental screening from Lane County Dental Prevention Program and a vision SPOT check from the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation. If you have a student that wears glasses or contacts, please have them bring to school and wear during the screening. In the week or two following the screening, a sheet of paper will come home in theFriday folder indicating the results of the screening.

If your student has regular dental and/or vision check-ups and you would like to opt out of the dental, vision, or both screenings, please notify your district nurse, Krystle Rodriguez, RN Via this google form. Please complete a response for each of your students separately. Opt-Out Fillable form link

*Opt-Out responses must be received by Friday, October 11, 2024.

Krystle Rodriguez, RN (she, her, hers)

Registered Nurse

Eugene School District 4j

rodriguez_kr@4j.lane.edu

Lending closet

Lending closet donations are welcome of new or gently used clothing in sizes small to large. Items of most need are bottoms/pants with elastic or adjustable waistbands. Thank you!

Facial Tissue (Kleenex)

The office is asking for donations of one (1) tissue box per family. This will help our Health Room and classrooms through the Fall and Winter months ahead. Thank you!

Last Call-Annual permissions

Thank you for all the annual permission forms turned into teachers and the office! If you need to turn in an annual permission form please do so this ASAP (Original deadline was 9/29)!

A *draft* of the 2024-25 Directory contact pages is ready for review by families! Please open the attached file to double-check your child's entry. If you have any changes to your information (or if you would like to be added and didn’t have a chance to submit the survey!), email Ashley Potter, ashley.stripling@gmail.com, no later than Wednesday, October 9th. A 2024-25 Directory will be made available to all families once finalized!

The BottleDrop fundraiser is back! We've heard lots of you have been saving your recyclables since spring. (WOW - thank you!) It's finally time to round those up for donation! Please return your recyclables in blue bags on Drop Day: Friday, October 18th! Blue bags are available in the front office for new families or families ready for a next round of recycling! See flyer for more info.

Learn to Ride a Bike - A Free, All Ages, Drop-In Event For Not-Yet-Riders! (flyer linked here)

Monday, October 7, 4:30-6:30 pm, 4J Education Center, 200 North Monroe St, Eugene

Do you or your child want to learn how to ride a bike? Join 4J, Bethel, and Springfield Safe Routes to School programs, the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield, and Shift Community Cycles for this fun event with bike checks, free helmets and information about bike share.

We’ll start with balancing and gliding without pedals or training wheels. Some will learn to pedal in one session, while others may need more practice to reach that final goal. You don’t need your own bike to participate, but please bring a helmet and bike if you have one. Contact Safe Routes to School at mazze_s@4j.lane.edu or albee_b@4j.lane.edu with questions or to volunteer.