Cougar Chronicle
Kelly Creek Elementary School
HOME OF THE COUGARS!
Email: maranto2@gresham.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.gresham.k12.or.us/kces
Location: 2400 Southeast Baker Way, Gresham, OR, USA
Phone: 503.663.7483
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KellyCreekElementarySchool
Twitter: @KCES_Cougars
Principal's Message - February 2022
Well, I can hardly believe that it is already February! We have certainly come a long way from the beginning of the school year. Students have grown tremendously and have built back their stamina during the school day. I am looking forward to what the last half of the school year will bring us!
Typically, during the month of February students start to get anxious from a long winter and rainy season. All of us look forward to drier and warmer weather and children are no exception. Historically, we tend to see an uptick in student behavior during the month of February, and we would love for you to reinforce expectations around positive behavior at school. The home and school connections are extremely valuable for a child's success and we appreciate all that you do to support Kelly Creek Elementary School.
If you ever have any questions or concerns, I can be reached via email at maranto2@gresham.k12.or.us or via phone at 503.663.7483.
Best wishes,
Sam Maranto
Principal
Important Dates - February 2022
- 02/01 - First Day of Black History Month
- 02/02 - Groundhog's Day
- 02/02 - Late Start Day
- 02/07 - School Counselor's Week Begins
- 02/08 - PTC Meeting @ 6:30
- 02/09 - Late Start Day
- 02/14 - Valentine's Day
- 02/16 - Late Start Day
- 02/21 - President's Day, No School
- 02/23 - Late Start Day
Black History Month
Your child will be participating in activities throughout the month teaching students about Black History. The diversity of the Kelly Creek community needs to be recognized as one of our greatest assets!
Still I Rise by: Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own backyard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
PTC News
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SHIRT ORDER FORMS!
We will have KCES Cougars sweatshirts and t-shirts available to order 2/14 - 2/28.
SAVE THE DATE - Kelly Creek Elementary School Jog-A-Thon is set for April 15, 2022!
Smile.amazon.com will allow you to link to 'Kelly Creek PTC' which Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase amount to the Kelly Creek PTC without any additional cost to you.
Don't forget to follow Kelly Creek PTC on Facebook!
If you have any questions about volunteer opportunities or ideas to add to school spirit, please reach out to kces.ptc@gmail.com We'd love to connect with you!
PTC Meeting
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 743 9682 0678
Passcode: QvP4Xp
Tuesday, Feb 8, 2022, 06:30 PM
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Share your ideas about the future of the West Gresham Building!
The Gresham-Barlow School District needs your input on the future uses of the vacant West Gresham Elementary School Building. The District is considering re-purposing the building to house multiple District and community services. To gather feedback, the school district is using a tool called ThoughtExchange so as many people as possible can participate by sharing their thoughts online. We want to know: What are your thoughts about how we could best use this building and what services might best go in this structure?
Participating takes only a couple of minutes!
COVID-19 Health and Safety Resources
Please view the updated information regarding Isolation/Quarantine Guidance, and Contact Tracing/Testing Programs on this page of the GBSD website.
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ (ages 5-11)
Schools are documenting COVID-19 vaccine information. If your child has received the COVID-19 Vaccine, please notify the School Office @ 503.663.7483.
School Attendance Matters
It is crucial that students attend school as much as possible so they are present for relevant instruction and learning.
If your family needs additional support with attendance please be sure to contact the front office at 503-663-7483 or our School Counselor Mrs. Reed.
Breakfast and Lunch Menu
Please click here to view the breakfast and lunch menu for February.
Breakfasts and Lunches are free for all students for the 2021-22 school year. We still encourage all of our families to submit the online application for free and reduced lunch.
Please follow this link to submit your online application: https://www.ode.state.or.us/apps/frlapp
Inclement Weather School Closures
We will be using the Remind App to notify parents of an emergency school closure or late start due to inclement weather conditions.
Additionally, the Gresham-Barlow School District will use Auto-Dialer calls, the Flash Alert Emergency Notification System, and whenever possible, the District website to communicate school closures.
Please listen to your local radio and TV stations as area media outlets will receive information and updates from the school district regarding emergency closures.
There will be NO CHANGE to Kelly Creek bus routes if the District announces that school buses are on "Snow Routes". All Kelly Creek buses will run normal routes.
Connect with Principal Maranto
Email: maranto2@gresham.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.gresham.k12.or.us/kces
Location: 2400 Southeast Baker Way, Gresham, OR, USA
Phone: 503.663.7483
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KellyCreekElementarySchool
Twitter: @KCES_Cougars