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February 2, 2024 - Kelly Family Newsletter

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

Dear Families,

February 21 is the state-wide exclusion day for immunizations. On February 7th, the Multnomah County Health Department (MCHD) will mail a notification letter to all students who are due to receive one or more required vaccinations or who do not have a record of immunization. Students who do not have all their school-required vaccines or a qualifying exemption by Exclusion Day will not be allowed to attend school until their immunizations are up-to-date. 

What to do if you get a letter

1. Call your school if you have already provided your child’s immunization record to the school and verify whether the school has a copy on file. 

2. If your student needs updated vaccinations, get your child immunized right away. You can schedule an appointment with your child’s regular health care provider, or with:

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     One of the MCHD . Benson High School students can call the Benson Wellness Center (OHSU). 

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     The at 619 NW 6th Avenue, Room 150, 国产真实迷奸, OR. This Clinic occurs every Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 4pm, and Friday 10am - 5pm. Call 503-988-4724 for an appointment.

3. Bring to your child’s appointment the Certificate of Immunization Status Form that was included with the letter you received from MCHD. This Form will let the provider know what vaccinations your student still needs. If you misplace the CIS Form you received in the mail, you can request another copy from your child’s school).

4. Once your student has received their required vaccines, sign the completed immunization form and turn it in to your child’s school.

Important Information:

• We would like to offer affinity groups for families. Affinity groups are organized based on how a person identifies. Some ideas for affinity groups for our families could be a Slavic Family Affinity Group, Black Family Affinity Group, Latino Family Affinity Group, Asian Family Affinity Group, Pacific Islander Family Affinity Group, and LGBTQ+ Family Affinity Group. If you are interested in organizing and facilitating an affinity group for our families, please reach out to Ms. Fish, sfish@pps.net

• The Principal’s Coffee is this Monday, February 5 at 9am. Join Ms. Fish and Ms. Kidd for some breakfast goodies, coffee and connection!

• The January/February Activity Calendar is available and was home with students this week.

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.” We will start buddy classes after the New Year.

Important Dates: 

February 5: Rescheduled Principal’s Coffee, 9am

February 6: 4th Grade Field Trip

February 9: Lunar New Year

February 14: Valentine’s Day

February 14: Lottery Opens for In-国产真实迷奸 Applicants - Apply to Our Russian Immersion program

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! 

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

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• or username: @kellyschoolgarden

PTA 

PTA Meeting 

Rescheduled due to the snowstorm - date to be determined. 

BottleDrop

Thank you to everyone who participated in our BottleDrop Holiday Give fundraiser! We raised $780 during this match period.  These funds will be used for our End of the Year Picnic. Congratulations to Kindergarten and 3rd grade for collecting the most blue bags. They’ve earned a popcorn party that will happen after the New Year.

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:

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:

Family Affinity Groups

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.

Latino Network

SUN Afterschool Program

SUN will be extended due to the snow storm and conference nights. The last day of Winter SUN is March 15. Please reach out to Cristina, cristina@latnet.org or (503)780-9813 if you have any questions.

Play and Learn Groups:

Winter Play and Learn groups will start again on January 23rd. 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.