NewsNotes for Thursday, September 1, 2016
Welcome back! If the first few days of school are any indication, then I expect another fantastic year.
In case you
missed my e-mail last week, please be sure to send
your child(ren) with a reusable water bottle to
keep at school.
We have plenty of water stations to fill
them as needed.
In this first News Notes edition, I’d like to remind everyone of a few safety practices. Please be sure to read the information below and help us keep Alameda running smoothly and safely.
Parking Reminder
It is illegal and very unsafe to park or stop in any designated no parking/stopping zone around the school even if it is just for a second to drop off or pick up. I have instructed all staff to not release children to parked cars; the classroom teacher must make eye contact with a designated adult who is not sitting in a car. Also, please be mindful of our neighbors’ driveways and avoid blocking them.
Visitors
Portland School District Policy
requires that all visitors check in at the office
upon entering the building and put on a visitor
badge.
Alameda staff has been instructed to refer
all visitors not wearing a badge to the main
office to check in. Even if you are
just dropping off a lunch in the classroom, paying
for lunch in the cafeteria, picking a student up
early etc., you are required to check in at the
main office.
Pick up/Drop off
For drop off, all parents and
caregivers must either exit the building, or check
in at the office at 8:45AM. If you are
running late and your child will not get to class
by 8:45, you must check him/her in at the
office. For pick up, we cannot have anyone
waiting on the school playground or anywhere in
the building prior to 3:00 PM unless check in
procedures have been followed. Even with
checking in, we can’t have anyone on the
playground prior to 3:00 as Mrs. LeBaron runs PE
classes outside daily.
Morning
Please remember to wait outside for
the 8:35 bell before entering the building unless
it is raining. If it is raining feel free to wait
inside the doors but please do not go down to your
teacher’s classroom until 8:35 unless you
have an appointment with your teacher. Students eating
breakfast may come in and eat and either wait in
the cafeteria or head straight out the front door
if they finish before the bell rings. We also need everyone to leave the
playground area when the 8:45 morning bell rings.
The playground is not open to the public
between 8:45 and 4:00 on school days.
Back-to-School Night
We look forward to seeing everyone at Back-to-School Night on 9/21 for k-2 families and 9/22 for 3-5 for families. There will a short introduction form the PTA and our Foundation in the cafeteria form 6:30-7:00 and then you’ll be in your classrooms from 7:00-8:00.
Tiny jobs, big money!
We want YOU! Scrip raises
thousands of dollars which stay at Alameda and
help support classroom improvements, staff
trainings, and urgent school needs. Last year
scrip raised $5,000 for Alameda, this year
we’re going for $10,000!
Mondays after drop off, 15 min, at Alameda
Help collect, sort, and process orders.
Little siblings welcome!
Tuesdays by noon, 1 hour, from home
Enter scrip orders on master form, email to Scrip Center.
Make bank deposit.
Do it any time from home!
Thursdays by 1pm, 1 hour
Pick up scrip from Scrip Center in Tualatin.
Little siblings welcome!
Thursdays 2pm, 1 hour, at Alameda
Sort scrip into separate orders.
Deliver to classrooms.
Little siblings welcome!
Contact me now. Oh, yeah!
Devani Scheidler
