Leopard News

December 4th, 2024

Greetings Families:

As we return from Autumn Break, we wish each of you had moments of joy, quality time with loved ones, delicious food, restful days, and the opportunity to reflect on all that you are grateful for.

We are honored to have our students, staff and community members return to school! We are grateful to all our staff for what they do on a daily basis. Our hearts and soul are with them, and we will forever acknowledge what they do for our kids!

Please know that we have been delighted to see our staff and students back in our classrooms learning and having fun!

Sincerely,

Dr. Amor and Mr. Interian

CALENDAR

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

SCHOOL NEWS

LINDA LETRA/SUN WINTER CRAFT NIGHT

Favor de venir este jueves 05 de diciembre para la Feria de Libros de Linda Letra de 3 pm a 7 pm y la Noche de Artesanía de SUN. Linda Letra ofrece libros en español y bilingües de una diversidad de perspectivas raciales y culturales ¡un regalo perfecto para lectores jóvenes!

Please join us this Thursday, 12/05 for the Linda Letra Book Fair from 3 pm - 7 pm, and the SUN Winter Craft night. Linda Letra offers Spanish and bilingual books from a diversity of racial and cultural perspectives - a great holiday gift for your little readers!

EARLY RELEASE DAYS

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: 12/18, 2/26, 3/19, 4/23, 5/21. Please refer to our website link: "Early Release Days."

SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS SURVEY

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.

SOCIAL WORKER CORNER

Hello Lent families-

Remember that if you are struggling to make ends meet, I have some limited resources to help Lent families. Please contact me!

Also if you are interested in volunteering, contact me!

Thanks and take care,

Elizabeth Sommo

Social Worker

esommo@pps.net

503-916-6322

PTA CORNER

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#/

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

SUN CORNER

The Winter Craft Night will be held this Thursday, December 5th 5-6:30pm. Please join us for tamales, crafting, and a Spanish book fair!

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.

La Noche de Artesanía de Invierno será este jueves 5 de diciembre de 5-6:30pm. ¡Únase a nosotros para comer tamales, artesanías y una feria del libro de espanol!

Si necesita apoyo en esta temporada navideña, comuníquese con nuestra navegadora de recursos familiares, Johana Nava (971-419-9740 / johanam@irco.org) y ella puede ayudarles a conectarse con los recursos de nuestra comunidad.

Danette Pelayo

SUN Site Manager

971-380-8820 / dpelayo@pps.net

IRCO CORNER
The Lent Food Pantry is open to all on Mondays 3:15pm-4:45pm in the portables in the north side of the school.

Lent PreK-5

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 .