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March 8, 2024 - Kelly Family Newsletter

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

 

Dear Families,

Happy International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month!

Please join us for the March Principal’s Coffee on Monday, March 11 at 9am in the cafeteria. This is a time to connect with school administration and other families.

Ramadan starts on Sunday. If your student fasts during Ramadan and would like to spend the lunch period outside of the cafeteria away from food, please let their teacher and the office staff know. Also, let the teacher and office staff know if your student will need a prayer space during the day. 

FINAL WEEK: Dual Language Immersion Lottery Window opened February 15 and closes March 15. Please visit the enrollment and transfer website to apply to our Russian Immersion program for the 2024-25 school year!

NEW Our students enjoyed the cultural assembly on Wednesday! The performance featured Russian and Kazakhstan song and dance. The performers spoke to the audience in both Russian and English and taught our English Scholars a few Russian words and phrases!

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

• these are going home with students along with the PTA newsletter.

Affinity Groups

The Kelly Elementary Neurodiverse (KEN) will be having its next meeting in the library on March 22 from 3:10-4:10. We are hoping to share resources and make friends. All are welcome!

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: 

March 11: Principal’s Coffee, 9am

March 13: Site Council, 3:30pm

March 14: Last Day of Winter SUN

March 15: PTA Popcorn Fundraiser, $1, 3pm

March 15: Last Day to Apply for the Russian Immersion Program

March 19: Spring Picture Day

March 20: Lockdown Drill, 10:35am

March 22: Kelly Elementary Neurodivergent Affinity Group, 3:10-4:10 pm

March 25-29: Spring Break

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 3:07 pm, 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 Popcorn Fundraiser 

Our next popcorn Friday is March 15. Popcorn is $1 per bag. Bus riders are able to purchase prior to boarding the bus. If you can volunteer, please email clintonkellypta@gmail.com

BottleDrop

We will participate in the Earth Day Give fundraiser with Bottle Drop. These funds will be used for our End of the Year Picnic. 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

The last day of Winter SUN is March 15. Please contact Cristina, cristina@latnet.org or (503)780-9813 if you have any questions.

Play and Learn Groups:

Please reach out to Cassandra Avalos for more information about the Play and Learn groups. Her email is cassandra@latnet.org 

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 6:30 am and runs as late as 6 pm. 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. Contact your Kelly Elementary Champions site director, Sarah, at (503) 705-9654.