Eagle's Edge
St. Therese Family Newsletter - May 28, 2021
Short and sweet!
I'm so sorry for the delay in the newsletter - it's been a crazy week but the days are just FLYING by! I'll keep this one short and sweet.
It feels like the whole school year flew by...
God bless you all,
Rosemarie El Youssef
Principal, St. Therese School
503-253-9400 ext. 122
MONDAY, MAY 31st NO SCHOOL
FRIDAY, JUNE 11TH 8TH GRADE LAST DAY
FRIDAY, JUNE 18TH LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ALL EAGLES!
8th Grade Graduation
Commissioning mass: Friday, June 11th at 10 a.m.
Graduation Ceremony: Tuesday, June 15th at 6 p.m. in the church
Unfortunately, due to health and safety guidelines it is not open to the entire community. We will be live-streaming so that any family members unable to attend can still watch!
Please send photos of your graduate to elyoussefr@stthereseschool.org and we will put together a slide show of photos celebrating them. Please send a baby photo, as well as photos of your child from kinder-8th grade. If you have photos of other students in the class we would love for you to share them! The slide show will be played at the graduation ceremony.
Summer Athletic Camps at Jesuit
https://www.jesuitportland.org/athletics/athleticcamps
Summer Camps at La Salle
Summer is almost here! Are you looking for a fun summer camp to meet new friends? Do you want to come play with friends for a full or a half day camp? La Salle Prep is offering morning and afternoon youth camps this summer for students entering grades 1-8. Choose a half day option (most camps run 9-noon or 1-4) or stay the entire day – register for your favorite activity and spend the week on La Salle’s 34 acre campus. Check out our Falcon youth camps during the weeks of July 5-9 and July 12-16 and two more athletic camps in August.
La Salle summer camps are organized into three different age groups: Lil' Falcons (grades 1-3), Flyin' Falcons (grades 4-6), and Fightin' Falcons (grades 6-8). Incoming 6th graders may choose whichever camp group they would prefer. Camps include Dance, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, and Art & Design. If students register for both a morning camp and afternoon camp they are welcome to stay on campus for a supervised lunch. Campers must bring their own lunches.
Read about our camps, coaches, and more at Youth Summer Camps. Register online at Register Here.
Go Falcons!
All the best,
Katie Allen
Director of Admissions | 503.353.1413
Check out our virtual Open House at lsprep.org!
Camp Howard - OPEN for Registration
Registration is now open at Camp Howard: www.cyocamphoward.org.
Join us for Overnight and Family Camp at Camp Howard this summer. Make friends, explore the outdoors, enjoy traditional camp activities like archery, arts & crafts, pedal carts, swimming, giant slip-n-slide, and more. Camp Howard is following all local and state health guidance to keep our campers and staff healthy this summer.
OPEN HOUSE DATES: Saturday, May 22nd, 2pm to 5pm & Sunday, June 27th, 2pm to 5pm
Camp Howard is hiring Summer Staff ages 16 years old and up.
Visit: www.cyocamphoward.org/jobs for more information.
Updated Case Rates 5/15/2021
Case rates in Multnomah County fell significantly, and we are at 144/100,000 cases, with test positivity down under 6% at this time. Clackamas County is also falling, back down around 186/100,00 with test positivity under 8% - we need to continue to be vigilant and use all safety precautions so that our trends continue downwards.
If ANYONE in your household has symptoms of COVID-19, you MUST keep all students at home. This limits exposure to the cohort/class at school and without that exposure, we can keep our classrooms in session here on campus.
The impacts of COVID-19 are hitting a little closer to home now, and we just want everyone to be safe. Please support our efforts by reminding your students to wear their masks properly, wash/sanitize hands, and keep a safe distance from their peers. We encourage you all to continue to practice safety when you are out and about with your family and friends.
Thank you for all that you do to help keep our students and families safe!
COVID-19 Vaccinations for ages 12 and up
You can find more information by clicking here.
Travel and Quarantine
We require that anyone who travels outside of Oregon for any reason plan for being away from school for 14 days following their return.
If you or anyone in your household travels, you won't meet our health requirements and will need to learn from home for 14 days following your return. St. Therese staff follows these same safety rules and will likewise quarantine at home following any travel outside of Oregon if they are unvaccinated.
Schools in Multnomah County are advised to consider travel for K-12 sports to be non-essential, regardless of the update from the Oregon Health Authority. This has to do with the case rates tied to sports teams, and the variance of restrictions between states and counties - we can't guarantee that other states will follow the same rules we do in Oregon, and we have a responsibility to keep our community safe.
Please call the office as soon as possible to notify us about any plans for travel that will include your student accessing distance learning for a period of time so that we can inform teachers and make arrangements to get you the necessary learning materials.
We appreciate all that you do to keep our community safe, and our students learning at school with us.
Now enrolling preschool and pre-kindergarten!
If you have any questions, please give us a call! You can find information about tuition for our programs on our website, https://www.stthereseschool.org/little-flower-preschool - we look forward to a full group this fall!
Enrollment Opportunities
We have so much to offer children and their families - please help us get the word out!
St. Vincent de Paul - UPDATES
QUILT RAFFLE. St Therese St Vincent de Paul is raffling a quilt. It is queen size and multi-colored. You can purchase tickets after the weekend masses or call Shasta Hatter at 503-253-7566. The drawing is June 9th. Thank you for your support.
Volunteer opportunity: St Vincent de Paul is in need of delivery drivers. We need substitute drivers for Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Drivers on a rotating basis are needed for Saturday morning. Usual start time is around 9 am and shifts are 1 1//2 to 2 hours. Training provided. Must be able to carry 25 pound boxes up stairs. Please call Shasta Hatter at 503-253-7566 for more information or to volunteer.
If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, please contact Shasta Hatter at the SVdP office 503-253-7566.
Bottle Drop Thursdays - THANK YOU!
We will continue to collect cans and bottles through the summer. If you'd like to help take cans and bottles to the BottleDrop, please call the school or email Rosemarie and we will schedule you.
A special thank you to Sharon Chin (Levi Porter, 1 and Stella Porter, 3) for gathering can and bottle donations from Summer Place Retirement Center for the past two years. We are so grateful for your time!
Join S.A.C. - School Advisory Council
Our new SAC members are:
Jessica Classen (Olivia, 7)
Francis Kham (Teresa, 1)
Bridget Martinez (Daphne, 2)
Khalid Maxie (Braylon, 3 and Aria, Kinder)
Melanie Reyna (Zadi, 4)
Thank you to Mike Larsen for his dedicated service to SAC - his last student, Emma, is graduating this year.
Parents' Club Corner
Please join us for our final Parents' Club Meeting TONIGHT at 6 p.m.
A special thank you to Melanie Reyna and Anne Herold for all of their hard work this year on behalf of our Parents' Club! We will be voting on next year's committee at the meeting tonight so please attend if you can! The Zoom link was sent in an email Tuesday night.
School Office Hours 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
St. Therese Catholic School
Email: elyoussefr@stthereseschool.org
Website: stthereseschool.org
Location: 1260 Northeast 132nd Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: (503) 253-9400
Facebook: Facebook.com/StThereseSchoolPortlandOrFamilyPage
Twitter: @sttherese_pdx