School News Blast
Gladstone District • Growing Great People • 4.15.21
Watch Gladstone choirs perform!
Choirs from Kraxberger Middle School and Gladstone High School performed their Nearly Spring Concert which premiered on YouTube April 14. The performance can be viewed at https://youtu.be/6HxCFq31uYo
The performance includes a Turkish folk song, an African welcoming song, and Amazing Grace.
Register free for online event to help Gladstone kids!
To give Gladstone students more opportunities for classroom learning, athletics, and activities as schools reopen this fall, the Gladstone Education Foundation [GEF] plans an online fundraiser May 9 to 16. Register now for this fun event at https://gladstone2021.ggo.bid/
There will be an online auction from May 9 to 16, with opportunities to bid on travel packages, gift baskets, landscaping, and more. A raffle will provide the winner a week at their choice of 3 travel destinations. And a live event on Facebook Live [also open to non-Facebook users] will highlight our students, with a chance to bid on live auction items and other ways to support our students.
Since 2020, the GEF has provided more than $1 million in support to Gladstone youth programs, supporting music and visual arts, career-technical courses, field trips, literacy programs, after school clubs, and athletic equipment needs. The volunteer-run non-profit plays a vital role in giving Gladstone kids a wide range of opportunities and experiences.
Register now for this fun event at https://gladstone2021.ggo.bid/
Public access to school grounds adjusted as students return
As students return to classroom learning and athletic programs, some hours for public access to school grounds have changed due to COVID-19 precautions.
Outdoor school facilities are open at all sites all day on weekends and also at the times listed below. Masks are required on school property. No events by non-district groups/teams are allowed.
• GCCF front playground: Open before noon and after 3 p.m. weekdays
• Baker Stadium track & GHS fields: Open before noon and after 6 p.m. weekdays [except during track meets]
• Kraxberger fields and playground: Open before 11:30 a.m. and after 6 p.m. weekdays
• John Wetten playgrounds: Open before 11:30 a.m. weekdays [all]
3 to 8 p.m. weekdays [red & blue playground only]
New hours for free food distribution
Starting April 19, two local free food programs will adjust their distribution hours. This is due to the launch of in-person learning at Kraxberger Middle School.
Beginning Monday, free meal pickup at Kraxberger will move to 10 to 11:30 a.m. The 4 to 6 p.m. pickup time will remain the same. During these same hours, families are also invited to pick up a free food bag at the Gladstone Food Pantry. Their new location is behind Hillside Fellowship at 6460 Glen Echo.
Register now for fall Kindergarten
If your child will turn 5 on or before September 1, it’s time to register for kindergarten. Gladstone’s kindergarten classes are located at the Gladstone Center for Children & Families [GCCF]. This state-of-the-art facility was specially designed for our youngest learners, providing an array of learning, playgrounds, and family services on site.
Our classrooms are spacious, calm, and joyful with an incredible staff that builds upon the strengths and abilities of each child.
Please complete online registration: (http://gladstone.k12.or.us/enrollment-for-new-families-admitted-interdistrict-transfers/) Then join us for an incredible Kindergarten year starting in the Fall of 2021! If you have any questions please contact Heidi Smith at 503-496-3939.
Important Dates
April 19: Hybrid learning begins, grades 6-12 [Cohort A]
EVERY SATURDAY: Kids Clothes Closet open off Nelson Lane @ GHS, 10 a.m. to noon
EVERY MONDAY: Free Meals for kids @ Kraxberger, 10 to 11:30 a.m.& 4-6 p.m.
EVERY MONDAY: Free Food Boxes at Gladstone Food Pantry. NEW LOCATION: 6460 Glen Echo Ave. behind Hillside Fellowship Church — 10 to 11:30 a.m. & 4-6 p.m.
Sign up for April 26 Key Club blood drive
The Gladstone High School Key Club plans a blood drive on April 26, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, 8331 Cason Road in Gladstone.
Blood donors are asked to sign up in advance: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=GladHS#.YGZD4KLcZ0E.gmail