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3/19 LENT K-5 News & Updates ~ Noticias y Información

Leopards Roar ~Rugido del Leopardo3/19 LENT K-5 News & Updates ~ Noticias y Información
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Message to Families / Mensaje a las familias

Estimadas familias de Lent

March has brought about a joyful month of learning and growth. It has been a pleasure to continue to get to know families and students through the various meetings and events. Thank you to the robost team of Parents who come and volunteer at our school each week and to the PTA for putting on family events to support community cross cultural engagement. I enjoyed the Tamale making event, Literacy night and learned new things at the Know your Rights meeting. We have some changes coming up as some have already heard with Maestra Margarita out on a leave current staff member Maestra Chavez-Martinez will take up the teaching of the first grade class. I also want to share that our amazing substitute administrator's time is coming to an end here on Friday. With that said Mr. Weeks has kindly agreed to continue subbing on the days that I will be out for meetings and trainings so this is not a goodbye but a hearty Thank You for all you have done to jump in a serve during the communities time of need. We look forward to the continued partnership and opportunities to catch up as the year progresses.

Construction will continue during spring break, fully closing the auditorium for the remainder of the year. The project is on track at this point in time to be completed prior to the beginning of the 2025 - 2026 school year.

I continue to be impressed with the high quality teaching that is occuring throughout the building. This is evident also in the Winter Academic scores that show students continue to make growth gains across academic areas. Thank you to the fabulous staff who will take a well deserved rest during our upcoming SPRING BREAK next week.

May you also find a moment to take a break and breath in hope while releasing fears. I believe in selfcare and plan to spend time this break doing the things I enjoy most; being with my family, being outdoors near water, and eating delicious food. I hope you too find a moment for yourself and another for your loved ones as you renew your emotional stores launching into spring.

Directora / Principal

Cynthia Kieffer



From the moment I arrived on the Lent campus in early December, I could tell what a special community this is. I felt welcomed by staff, students and parents who were all extremely friendly and accommodating. People went out of their way to ensure that I had what I needed and felt at home.



At this point, I have come to the realization that I will need to free up my schedule in order to address aging parents in another state. For that reason, March 21 will be my last day here. My time here has been very special and I want to thank you all for that.

Jim Weeks

CALENDAR

MAIN OFFICE ~Oficina Central

Phone: (503)916-6322 Email: stomaskin@pps.net & mpelagio@pps.net


School Calendar

March

3/20 PTA meeting at 6PM

3/21st: PTA $1 Popcorn Friday and Trash Clean-up

3/24 - 3/28 - No School for students - Spring Break

(Champions Camp available)


Coming Soon:

APRIL

4/3 - 5:30-7:00pm Math Night Family Event

4/8 -PTA Dine-out at Mezcaluna Mexican Restaurant. Proceeds will go toward the end of year field day!

4/17- PTA Meeting 6pm

4/25 Earth Day with Growing Gardens 3-4pm, Lent Garden

4/30 5pm-6:30pm Dia del Nino Family Event


Kinder Connect - Enrollment Open

Office News/ Noticias de la Oficina

  • April 10th: Class group and individual personality photos. Dorian will photograph each classroom together, and any students who choose to purchase individual photos will be photographed separately. Ordering begins March 20, 2025.

  • May 1st: Kindergarten and Pre-K promotion photos. Each student in these grades will be photographed individually for the complimentary promotion certificates, and parents will have the option to order photos as well. Ordering begins April 10, 2025.

Learning at Lent

1st Grade

Presidents shared at both the k-2 assembly and the 3-5 assembly.

3rd & 5th Grade

In 3rd grade, students have been wrapping up their Benchmark unit on Making Decisions by publishing opinion essays. In math, we began fractions!


5th En 5to grado estamos aprendiendo a multiplicar y dividir con decimales. Recién terminamos con la unidad 5 en español y esta semana empezamos con la unidad 6 en inglés.

ART Class

In art class, students have been finishing up projects for Black History Month, and Women’s History month including a 1st grade collaborative collage inspired by Romare Bearden’s ‘The Block’. 4th grade finished their cardboard mask sculptures after looking at examples of African masks and the paintings of the artist Lois Mailou Jones.

Check out student work on instagram

Lent Library / Media

Ann Hanson


Congratulations to all of the OBOB Lent teams who participated in this year's Lent Oregon Battle of the Books! All eight teams did an amazing job answering the questions related to the 16 OBOB books! The winning team of our school competition was the 5th grade team, Book Buzz! They went on to represent Lent at the Regional OBOB Competition. Congratulations Book Buzz!

Coming up in the month of April, we’re happy to be hosting author/illustrator, Aron Nels Steinke! He will be presenting his new book, Speechless, to 3rd - 5th grade classes on April 17th. To order a signed copy of his book, please see the information on the flyer.

Climate / PBIS

Celebrating Women’s History Month,

Celebrating Women’s History Month, during this month’s school assembly, students will be giving speeches as women in history and their great accomplishments. We will also be spending some time coming together as a community to have some fun, sing some songs, and recognize classrooms for their excellent performance in specials and common areas with the Golden Trophies!


To share a little about why we celebrate with Golden Trophies and Paw Prints, research shows that positive reinforcement systems like these can dramatically affect school environments in a positive way. These systems work by focusing on the positive while subtly teaching and reinforcing school expectations. It is like the old expression, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down!”

Counselor Corner

LeAnne Forsberg - lforsberg@pps.net & Claudia Brown - cbrown20@pps.net

As part of our K-5 anti-discrimination curriculum across PPS, counselors are teaching classroom lessons on gender and pronouns this month. These lessons, in accordance with state and district policy, are provided to all students.


Lent gender diversity club is expanding to younger grades. Students who identify as non-binary, trans or other diverse expressions of gender as well as allies are welcome to attend club with the counselor during their lunch time once a week.


PPS affirms that “all students need a safe and supportive school environment to progress academically and developmentally. Learning about gender and the gender spectrum is an important part of creating and sustaining this environment for all students.”


Our district and the Oregon Department of Education has strong inclusive policies around LGBTQIA+ students. Refer to this link to access parent guidance toolkits and district policy:

LGBTQ supports


In April, counselors will be engaging with students around conflict-resolution, bullying prevention and diversity.

Social Worker

Hello families!

If you are struggling financially, please let me know. We often have resources that can help.


Stressed about tax season? MFS CASH Oregon provides free tax help in English and Spanish. Visit cashoregon.org for more information.


Are you looking for mental health services or support for you or your child? Let me know- I am always glad to help!


Take care of yourselves,

Elizabeth Sommo

School Social Worker

916-474-9738

esommo@pps.net

Community News

Community Partners

SUN Program -

Hello Lent families! We are at the end of the winter SUN term! SUN registration forms have gone home, so please keep an eye out for those. A couple reminders about SUN:

  • Filling out a form does not guarantee enrollment.

  • If your student is enrolled for a class they did not sign up for, it is because their first choice was full.

  • Students are not guaranteed all 4 days of the week in SUN. If your student was enrolled all 4 days last term, it is likely they will have less days this term.

  • If your student was consistently picked up early or absent from SUN, other students will get priority.

Please make sure to turn in SUN forms by April 3rd.


Danette Pelayo

Lent SUN Site Manager

dpelayo@pps.net / 971-380-8820


IRCO -


  • Las clases de inglés en Lent son cada lunes de 1pm - 2:30pm en el salón 120. Son gratis para todos y todos los niveles de inglés son bienvenidos. Habla con Danette si tiene alguna pregunta.

  • The food pantry is open every Monday from 3:15pm - 4:45pm in the portables on the north side of the school (by the fields). It is open to the community.


CHAMPIONS

We have space available in our before and afterschool care program. Reach out to learn more about spring break care and summer programing.

Ms. Whitney Ch001816@discoverchampions.com

Programa para Niñas - Girls on the run

Program for Girls - Girls on the run

CHAMPIONS before and After School Care

Join the FUN

LENT Parent Teacher Association PTA
Join this team of influencers in making things happen.

únete con este equipo de los quienes influencian a hacer que las cosas sucedan.

The next PTA Meeting will take place on Thursday March 20th at 6pm.

We will be sharing information about the PPS budget shortfall and the upcoming bond that will be voted on in May. Eddie Wang, chair of the PPS School Board and the person assigned to District 7, which includes Lent, will be at the meeting to share information and answer questions. Principal Kieffer will also share how the budget shortfall will affect Lent directly. Pizza provided! Please bring a snack or side to share if you wish. Formal childcare is not provided. If you need to bring your children, please bring them something quiet to work on as we will likely have them with us in the cafeteria. Hope to see you there! English to Spanish translation will be available at this meeting. If you cannot make it in person we also stream live via Zoom. Please visit this link to join the meeting: https://seiu49-org.zoom.us/j/84973235717


Upcoming events:


Friday March 21st - Popcorn Friday and Trash Pickup

We will be selling popcorn for $1 in front of the school at 2:30pm and picking up trash around the front of the school. Help us keep our school grounds clean and buy a bag of popcorn for after!


The next Bike Bus will be on March 21st! New Route!

Friday March 21st is our next bike bus. We have changed the route, so be sure to check the map to

find a stop to join us & arrive at the stop 5-8 minutes earlier than the time listed on the flyer. (See attached flyer for map).

Be sure to bring bike lights and bright yellow traffic vests and/or wear bright clothes if possible.

Please review our Important Rules with Students BEFORE The Ride:

  • Stay behind the adult lead at all times

  • Stay to the right of the adult lead at all times

Fundraisers:


Mezcaluna Dine Out on April 8th - Dine at Mezcaluna Restaurant (located at Clackamas Town Center - 12000 SE 82nd Ave) on Tuesday April 8th and a portion of sales will 100% of funds raised will go toward the end of the year all-school field day celebration. We hope to rent a bounce house and snow-cone machine!


-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


Spanish Immersion School

Lent Elementary School

Mission Statement


To achieve our vision of excellence and joy, Lent focuses on four initiatives including an Instructional Leadership Team that focuses on grade-level standards-aligned instruction; a climate team that focuses on establishing, communicating, and positively reinforcing behavior expectations that lead to academic success; a social committee that works to build staff, student, and parent community at Lent; a social and emotional learning team that focuses on teaching social skills to support the wellness of the Lent community.

Email: stomaskin@pps.net
Website: https://www.pps.net/lent
Location: 5105 SE 97th•Portland, OR 97266
Phone: 503) 916-6322
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/lentpta/

PPS Approved Flyers and Announcements

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