Noticias de Palisades
November 4 2022
Dates To Remember
- Friday November 11th Veterans Day- No School
- Friday November 18th NO Middle School Math
- Friday November 18 Lockdown Drill
- November 21st-25th Thanksgiving Break- No School
- Wednesday December 7th Picture Retake Day
- December 19th-30th Winter Break-No School
PLEASE READ FOR NOVEMBER 18TH
Dear Parents/Guardians:
We will be conducting a Lockdown Drill on November 18, 2022. State law requires we conduct 2 Lockdown drills each year. Our goal in planning for this important safety drill is to minimize the disruption to classroom learning and avoid creating undue concern, while simultaneously providing practice for staff, students, visitors, and volunteers. In the event of an emergency the safety of our students, staff, and visitors is our most important priority.
A Lockdown is initiated when there is a threat inside the building. A lockdown secures students, staff, and volunteers within classrooms while leaving entrances open for emergency personnel and law enforcement to clear the building.
We will be conducting this drill with the assistance of the LOPD, who have become invaluable partners with the school district in all of our emergency training. Afterwards we will spend time assessing how well we executed procedures and where we can improve our practices. If you are interested in learning more about our lockdown procedures, visit the Safety and Security department page located the LOSD https://www.losdschools.org/domain/1748
In addition to the Lockdown Drill, our third, fourth and fifth graders will be practicing a Reunification Drill. This drill would be used in the case of an emergency where the building was no longer safe to occupy (e.g. earthquake/fire). In this drill district buses are dispatched to the school and students are loaded on the buses and, in this case, taken to Rolling Hills Church where they will be ushered into the sanctuary where they will wait with their teachers. Parents will be notified via the district’s emergency notification system using contact information in our student database system (Synergy - ParentVUE). Once notified parents make their way to Rolling Hills Church where they will fill out a pick-up card and reunited with their student. We expect parents to receive this message at approximately 12:30 pm for this drill.
What parents of third, fourth and fifth graders need to do:
Verify your contact information is correct in ParentVUE.
Update your child’s emergency contacts adding people who might pick them up in this type of situation.
Be on alert on the day of the drill and go to Rolling Hills Church to pick up your child when notified.
If you are unable to pick up at this earlier time, please arrange for one of your emergency contacts to pick up your child.
Notify Leticia Padilla via email if you do not want your child to participate in the Reunification Drill: padillal@loswego.k12.o.us
The safety of our children is our most important priority and we care deeply that each child feels safe at school.
Have a wonderful day,
Rolling Hills Church - 3550 SW Borland Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062
The church is located 3.5 miles from Palisades World Language School, off Borland Road.
WHO WAS? HISTORY BEE FOR GRADES 3-5.
Students in grades 3-5 have the opportunity to participate in The Who Was? History Bee. Reading and participating in the Bee is a fun way to learn and test knowledge about history. The Bee will start with a classroom competition the week of November 28. The winners will then move on to a school competitors-only bee the week of December 12, and the finalist from the school will write an essay the week of March 20 to compete in the Western Regionals. The winning regional champion will win some terrific prizes including scholarship money and books for their school library. Check out (whowashistorybee.com) for study information.
1.Classroom Bee Week of 11/28
2. School Bee Week of 12/12 (10 students from graders 3-5)
3. Finalist - 1-1 Week of 3/20
SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING AND VOCABULARY BEE
The 4th and 5th graders will have an opportunity to participate in the Scripps National Spelling and Vocabulary Bee. Classroom competitions will be the week of January 3. The top scorers from each class will move onto the final competitors-only bee the week of February 6. Since Scripps study lists are not to be published on the web, students will be sent links for spelling and vocabulary study sheets from their classroom teacher.
1. Classroom Bee Week of 1/3/23
2. School Bee Week of 2/6/23 (10 students from grades 3-5.)
3. Regional Bee for Finalist: 3/2023
Nurse Notes
WHEN TO KEEP YOUR STUDENT HOME FROM SCHOOL
Please follow this link to see when and for how long to keep your student home due to various symptoms.
Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation will soon be conducting their annual vision screening of K,1,3,and 5th grades. Click for more information.
On the day of your school's vision screening, please consider donating any old glasses you have to the Lions Club. Click for more information.
Is your child up to date? Check here and be sure to update school records before you leave for Winter Break.
CONTACT YOUR DISTRICT NURSEThanksgiving Baskets
for our families who might benefit from them! Please reach out to our school counselor, Wendy Olsen at: wolsen@loswego.k12.or.us to let if know if you are interested in picking up a basket.
All inquiries must be in by November 10th.
Baskets include:
- A gift card intended for meat purchase at for Safeway or Albertsons
- 2 cans of green beans
- 2 cans of corn
- Fresh potatoes
- A gravy mix
- 1 box of stuffing
- 1 can of cranberry sauce
- 1 pie
Pick-up Information:
- Saturday November 19th, 11:00am-2:00pm
- Sunday November 20th, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Training Notice
Parents/guardians of LOSD students are invited to participate in the QPR training led by our School Counselor Marcy Watts and School Social Worker Kristen Guelsdorf, both certified QPR trainers.
Spots in the session are limited. Reserve your spot by completing and submitting this form. A confirmation with more details including location will be sent by Thursday, Nov. 10. This training session is for adults only and for the parents/guardians of students enrolled in our district. In the form please let us know if you need accommodations to participate. Refreshments will be served.
Do you have any empty bottles and cans? Please come donate them at the ILLO Clothing Closet’s Refundable Bottle and Can Drive!
We will be collecting cans Saturday, November 5th from 10 am to 2 pm at Lake Oswego High School.
We’re also open to volunteers! Come volunteer and get community service hours!
We hope to see you there!
LMS SPANISH IMMERSION CAPSTONE “PURA VIDA” FESTIVAL - Thursday 12/8 4pm
Rican “street festival” on Thursday December 8 at 4pm. Snacks, games and special activities for young ones will be available including door prizes. T-shirts will be available for pre-purchase before November 16 (this is a fundraiser for needs-based scholarships and all donations are welcome). Tickets can be purchased at the door, or you can pre-purchase and register to the attend the event here or look out for a backpack flyer with details coming soon.
Also, would your business sponsor this event? Could you donate a vacation home or special event to the silent auction? If you would like to help, please contact Sarah Howell at c503.784.1041 or s.howellcommunications@gmail.com . Thanks for supporting our Spanish Immersion students in their global journey!
Picture Day Retake
Did you miss picture day or want to retake your picture?
Is December 7th and order information on mydorian.com by searching for your school. A student wishing to have their picture retaken should bring their original package back to school and return it to the photographer on retake picture day.
Digital downloads are delivered based on how you ordered.
If you ordered an image download online, you will receive an email with access to your image once it is ready. If you ordered with an envelope, you will receive your download instructions when packages are distributed at the school.
Need More Assistance?
Contact our Customer Advocate Team by visiting mydorian.com, searching for *|ACCOUNT|*, and clicking on the yellow Help button associated with your picture day.