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December 1, 2023 - Kelly Family Newsletter

Together, we grow and thrive - Вместе мы растём и развиваемся.

Dear Families,

The Book Fair is coming! We will have open hours the week of December 11-15 or you can use this to purchase online. 

• Quarter 1 Report cards will be mailed home by the end of next week.

• The November/December Activity Calendar is available and were sent home today with students. 

• The PPS Report Card has been revised for the 2023-24 school year. You can learn more about this at this website.

• Our Staff rescheduled conference nights for December 11, January 11, January 17 and January 18; 4:30-7:30pm. Teachers will reach out to schedule.

School Climate

At Kelly Elementary, we show C.A.R.E. towards one another and our community. Please ask your child what the acronym stands for and what that means to them. You can also specifically ask them what C.A.R.E. looks like in the cafeteria or during recess.

Community-Minded

Always Safe and Respectful

Responsible

Engaged

Attendance

We are working this year to improve our attendance and tardy rates. It is important that students are here on time and can have a calm start to their instructional day. We’ve also noticed that many of our students arriving late are at Kelly as part of an out-of-district transfer. Please remember that students must meet certain attendance and behavior expectations to remain at Kelly on an out-of-district transfer.

Caring School Community

We use Caring School Community as our Social Emotional Learning curriculum, which “promotes positive behavior through direct teaching of responsibility, empathy, and cooperation, creating settings where students feel heard, known, and cared for. Students become intrinsically motivated to contribute productively to a community they feel invested in, and where they know they matter.” 

Important Dates: 

December 4: Picture Retake or Make Up Day

December 4: 5th Grade Middle School Info Night, 5-6pm

December 11-15: Book Fair

December 11: Conference Night Makeup #1; 4:30-7:30pm

December 14: PTA Movie Night and Book Fair

December 25-January 1: Winter Break

January 11: Conference Night Makeup #2; 4:30-7:30pm

January 17: Conference Night Makeup #3; 4:30-7:30pm

January 18: Conference Night Makeup #4; 4:30-7:30pm

Arrival

Our new arrival procedures are working well and helping to get students to class ready to learn on time! All students enter through our main doors beginning at 8:30am. Students in grades 3-5 should enter through the far left door while students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade should enter through the far right door. They then follow a similar pattern with the cafeteria doors and this helps with the traffic pattern so students can quickly get their breakfast and get seated. 

Families, please say “goodbye” to your child at the front doors! 

NEW!  The first bell will ring at 8:37. If your student arrives after 8:37 and does not want breakfast, they may go directly to class. The late bell rings at 8:45! If your child arrives after 8:45, please walk them into the office to sign in. 

Dismissal

Dismissal is at 3pm. Kindergarten through 2nd grade students are dismissed under the covered area. Third through fifth grade students dismiss out of the parking lot doors. The older students often meet up with families and siblings at a designated location. After 3:07pm, any remaining student is brought to the front of the school outside of the main entrance. The office closes at 3:30pm so all students MUST be picked up no later than 3:30. If you have an emergency and are going to be late, please call our office to notify them.

How to Keep In Touch

• Remind - we use this app to communicate school-wide, classroom and individual messages to families. Please visit this webpage for more information on how to sign up. 

• Kelly Website - please visit our website for up-to-date information about events, announcements and our Friday Family newsletter.

• Follow our school Facebook page as well at

• and

• or username: @kellyschoolgarden

PTA

PTA Meeting 

Thank you to everyone who came to our PTA meeting yesterday! We planned the first movie night scheduled for Thursday, December 14, 5-7pm.  

BottleDrop

Thank you to  everyone who participated in our BottleDrop fundraiser. All cans and bottles returned for Kelly School PTA between November 15th -December 2nd earn an additional 20% back.  We are hoping to raise $1000 this year and will be offering an incentive party to the classroom that returns the most bags during this period (difference in class sizes will be accounted for).  You can continue to collect cans and bottles all year long. You can also stop in the front office for a new bag. Thanks for saving your cans for Kelly!

PTA important dates:

11/15-12/2: Bottle Drop Fundraiser

Be sure to follow us on and for our latest info.
Contact us at clintonkellypta@gmail.com

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers must sign up with Raptor, so if you haven’t please do so with this link: /volunteer

You will need to do this to chaperone for field trips or any volunteering in the school.  It may take a few weeks to get approved so it is a good idea to start the process ASAP.  Once approved, your background check will stay active for 3 years.

We are looking for volunteers in the following areas:

Book Fair

Chaperoning field trips

In the classroom

Lunch/Recess helpers

Library

PTA events like popcorn sales and movie night!

Sun school

Please email KellyElementaryVolunteers@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Growing Gardens

NEW!!  Here is what Growing Gardens has been up to at Kelly this week:

This week, Ms. Cat did another cafeteria tasting! She had an apple cranberry sauce for students to try. The sauce had cranberries, which are high in antioxidants, and apples, which can support brain health and help with digestion.

If you would like to try the apple cranberry sauce at home, here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

12 ounces fresh cranberries picked over

2 cup tart apples peeled and diced

1/2 cup water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a medium saucepan, bring water, sugar, cinnamon, and

salt. to boil. Stir occasionally to dissolve the sugar.

2. Stir in cranberries and apples. Simmer until slightly thickened

and the berries begin to pop, about 10 minutes. Remove

from heat and cool to room temperature or chill.

3. Serve as is or blend if you want a smoother sauce.

Latino Network

EKT Reunion

Were you a part of EKT at Kelly this summer? Join us for our annual EKT reunion! We will provide food and good conversation! See you there!

When: Thursday December 7, 5 - 6:30pm

Where: Kelly Elementary

Contact Cassandra 503-269-1524 or Cristina 503-780-9813 to RSVP

SUN Afterschool Program

Help us welcome Tammy Warber as our new SUN Extended Day Coordinator.  She has been a SUN  Extended Day Instructor for the past year and has worked with K-3rd graders and has taught art, yoga, math, game, and started our Kelly Care Team.  She is a parent at our school and also the PTA president.  WELCOME TAMMY!!!

SUN Lego Robotics

Kelly Cougar Bots is going to the Lego Robotics Tournament this Saturday. December 2nd.  Even though the schools were closed during the PPS strike, our Cougar Bots met four days a week at Mt Scott Community Center and continued to work on their robots and missions.  We wish them good luck and hope they will have fun.

Winter SUN session: January 8th - March 1st.  Application info will go home soon.

Kelly Winter SUN Support

Kelly SUN  Winter Support google form is closed.  If you need assistance email Cristina at cristina@latnet.org, Tammy at tammy@latnet.org or call (503)780-9813

Play and Learn Groups:

Play and Learn Groups are starting again with Ms. Cassandra. These are for families with children ages 0-5 years old. These groups will meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00a.m. at the Kelly Head Start building located on SE Rural Street.

Family Resources:

If you need help with utilities, rent or other things, please contact Ms. Cristina: cristina@latnet.org or (503)780-9813  

Food Pantry 

Our food pantry is open on Wednesdays, 12-1:30pm. Please do not line up until 12pm. 

If you need assistance with food follow the link  or call 211.

Champions Before and After School Care

Champions before- and after-school programs offer learning activities, homework help, healthy snacks, and a whole lot of fun – all within the safety and convenience of your child’s school. We’ve been meeting the needs of busy families by providing a fun and safe space where children can foster their love of learning and develop the skills necessary to succeed in school and life since the 1990’s.

Champions starts as early as 6:30am and runs as late as 6pm. We offer flexible scheduling and foster the love of learning by creating engaging experiences for children to unlock their own potential. Plus, we can direct you to subsidy programs in the area that will cover most, if not all, of your tuition. Curious about Champions? You can visit discoverchampions.com to learn more or even sign up to attend a “try it out” day free of charge. Reach out to your Kelly Elementary Champions site director, Sarah, at (503) 705-9654.