Leopards News

9/3 First Day of School for Grades 2-5

9/3 First Day for 1st Graders, Last Name A-M (No School for N-Z)

9/4 First Day for 1st Graders, Last Name N-Z (No School for A-M)

9/4 No Early Release, Dismiss at 2:20 pm

9/5 First Day together for ALL 1st Graders

9/11 Early Release Begins, Dismiss at 1:20 pm

9/18 Early Release, 1:20 pm

9/25 Early Release, 1:20 pm

Dear JWE Friends and Families,

Welcome to the New School Year!

Welcome back to the start of a new school year! We had a great turnout for open house on Thursday and everyone is looking forward to seeing our students next week! There are just a few reminders we would like to share with you regarding the start of the year and the first week.

7:30 a.m. - Doors Open Daily for Students

8:00 a.m. - School Starts

2:20 p.m. - School Dismissal

Tuesday, September 3rd

We will welcome the following students on Tuesday.

• 1st Graders, Last Names A-M (No School for N-Z)

• All 2nd - 5th Graders Attend

• Parents may walk their students to class beginning at 7:50 a.m. on the first day of school.

Wednesday, September 4th

• 1st Graders, Last Names N-Z (No School for A-M)

• All 2nd - 5th Graders Attend

• No Early Dismissal today (1st Early Release Starts September 11th)

Thursday, September 5th

• All Students Attend

Before School Arrival

Car Line: If using the car line, please enter the driveway slowly. Pull as far forward as possible, while staying in a single file line.

Park and Walk: If parking and walking into the school, please use the designated crosswalks and have your student enter through the front doors only.

Bus Arrivals: If your child rides the bus, please know there will be staff assisting your child in finding their classroom.

After School Departure:

Car Line: If using the car line, please enter the driveway slowly. As you enter the driveway, please be sure and stop to check-in with a staff member who will be posted at the corner. Provide them with your students’ names and grades. We will be using a radio system to ensure they are ready to depart as quickly as possible.

Sincerely,

John McAndrews

Principal

We prefer that students do not bring cell phones, smart watches or other electronic devices to school. However, sometimes these are needed for after school purposes. In this event, all electronic devices should be turned off when entering the building and stored in the student’s backpack during school hours. Students riding the bus can have phones on the bus. Watches may be worn only as a watch but if they are misused they will be asked to be put in the student’s backpack.

• 1st Offense—Request to put electronic device away and a reminder of school policy.

• 2nd Offense—Electronic device will be held in office until the end of the school day.

• 3rd or more Offense—Parent notification and electronic device will be held in the office until guardian picks it up.

Every student has a pre-determined plan for the end of the each day. If you have any change to your child's end of day transportation plan please email us at jwetransportation@gladstone.k12.or.us no later than 12 noon (M, T, Th, F) or 11:00 a.m. (W). We will reply to your message by 2:00 p.m. or 1:00 (W) to confirm receipt of your message. Please include the student's name, teacher and details of the plan.

Please note: We cannot accommodate last minute phone calls to change your child's plan.

The Gladstone School District is now eligible to provide all four of our districts schools with free meals through the State of Oregon's Community Eligibility Provision. This means that all students are able to get one breakfast and one lunch at no charge each day.

No action is required, your student(s) will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to apply.

Mark your calendars now for student picture day on October 18th.

Retake day will be November 21st.

Welcome back JWE Parents and Guardians!!!

We are the PFO (Parent-Faculty Organization)! The PFO helps support the schools community by fundraising and organizing school events. We organize and run events like the dances, movie nights and staff appreciation. We are solely run by parent/guardian volunteers and are continually looking to add more volunteers to our organization and would love to have YOU!!

You can volunteer as little or as much as you’d like. You can even join a specific committee like yearbook, Move-A-Thon, Carnival and etc. If you are interested in becoming a member of the PFO please join the email loop at jwepfo@gmail.com

It’s already time to gear up for the Move-A-Thon on October 4th!! The Move-A-Thon is one of John Wetten’s largest fundraising events with funds being raised for field trips, school dances, spring carnival, school supplies, classroom technology, grade level curriculum and other student centered programs or items requested by the school. The Move-A-Thon fundraising starts September 19th and will run until October 9th. More information to come! Let’s see if we can beat last years record of $42,157!

Thank you,

The John Wetten PFO

Click on the photo below to order your JWE Spirit Wear for this year. Deadline is Sept. 20th.

Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss two to four days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school. To learn more about the benefits of attending school or needing support, visit https://www.gladstone.k12.or.us/page/attendance. We can’t wait to see you!

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• 7:30 a.m. - Building Opens for Breakfast
• 7:50 a.m. - Classrooms Open to Students
• 8:00 a.m. - Learning Begins
• 1:20 p.m. - Early Release (Wednesday's ONLY)
• 2:20 p.m. - Dismissal (M, T, Th, F)