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A Message from Our Principal
The fall seems to be rushing by! We are in November next week, wow!
Conferences are just around the corner. Last week Ms. Berg shared some questions you can ask your teacher during your time with him/her, here they are again:
- What can you tell me about my child’s rate and level of learning?
- How does my child demonstrate learning expectations?
- Do you use pre/post assessments?
- What opportunities will my child be given to learn with other students who have similar rates and levels of learning?
- How will you communicate the strategies used to address my child’s rate and level of learning?
Parent Night for Families of our Students of Color:
Please join a new parent group for a gathering on Monday, November 14th, from 6:30 to 8:00 in the Alameda Library. This is a time to discuss your family's experience at Alameda and help teachers and administrators better understand how to improve our school community in regards to race and equity. This is specifically for families of our students of color. Childcare will be provided in Room 115.
Fifth Grade Parents:
If you have not already, you will soon be getting the information below from your classroom teacher. I want to reiterate how important this is so I’m including it in my News Notes this week.
One of our major goals in the fifth grade is to help foster and create independent students who can advocate for themselves in order to become better learners. To help us do this successfully this is how you can support your child:
If your child has a question about classwork or grades please have your child either send their teacher an email or talk to the teacher directly, so they learn to address their concerns independently. Please understand that in order to have your child eventually become an independent self-managing student in the future, we need to foster these self-advocacy skills now in fifth grade.
If you want to help your child, please look at your child’s planners or your classroom calendar to see what is coming up for your child. Reading the emails from your teacher will also help you understand what is going on in our classroom and what our expectations of students are.
Raddy Lurie, Principal
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Security & Emergency Management at Alameda
Wednesday, November 2 | 7-8 p.m.
Next week's general assembly PTA meeting will be a town hall type forum with a panel that will include representatives from our school, the District and Portland Police. The focus of this meeting will be Security & Emergency Management at Alameda and how we can best prepare for a crisis situation to ensure that staff, students, faculty, parents, and community representatives understand roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
Please bring your questions and join us from 7-8 p.m. in the school library.
All Alameda families are encouraged to attend.
PTA membership is not a requirement for attendance.
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Deck your halls and support the Alameda Discovery Garden!
by Tracy Muilenburg
It may still be pumpkin season, but it's time to start planning ahead for the holidays. Our annual Poinsettia Sale to support the Alameda Discovery Garden is now underway! Deck your halls with beautiful Poinsettias!
Order forms will come home in your child's backpack or are available for download on our Poinsettia Sale page. The order deadline is Friday November 4th, and the Poinsettias will be delivered directly from the nursery on Thursday, December 1st.
If you have any questions please email garden@alamedaschool.org
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Picture Retakes are Wednesday, Nov 2
Not happy with your child’s school picture? No worries, send your entire photo package back to school next Wednesday, November 2nd, with a note outlining what you didn’t like and a new photo will be taken.
Absent on picture day? Not a problem, just send your original school picture form (still available outside the office) to school with your child on Wednesday.
Please remember to let your child’s teacher know that you want retakes done. On November 2, volunteers will be going from classroom to classroom to escort students to the cafeteria to have their photo taken. If your child's teacher is unaware of your desire for a retake your child may miss out and this is the last chance to have portraits taken at school.
Any questions, please contact Sarah at pictureday@alamedaschool.org
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Did you know great chefs are skilled chemists?
 Save the date for our Fall Family Science Night and join the SCIENCE TEAM for some food chemistry fun in the ALAMEDA TEST KITCHEN!
Tues. Nov 15th or Wed. Nov. 16th
6:30-8 p.m. in the school Cafetorium
Pre-Registration is required and will open next week.
Look for details next week in NewsNotes and on the Alameda website.
Contact the Science Team with any questions at: alamedascience@alamedaschool.org
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Volunteer for Alameda
One of Alameda’s strengths is the rich culture of volunteerism at our school. Whether it is helping out in your child’s classroom or helping with a PTA activity from home, there is an opportunity for everyone to get involved.
Current and immediate needs for help include:
- Culinary Professionals to help with Family Science Night
- Poinsettia Sale Helpers
- Book Fair Helpers
Can you help? For more details on these opportunities and more please visit our volunteer page.
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Buy a Chinook Book or App from the PTA and start saving on your holiday shopping!
 There are only a few weeks left to purchase your Chinook Book or App from the Alameda Green Team. If you get your app now you can start taking advantage of the special “Holiday Gift Guide” starting November 1st. It will have around 40 special two-month offers. This is the first dedicated holiday gift guide on the app — lots of great gifting deals! Order forms are available in the lobby. Order deadline is November 18.
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There are only a few days left to be entered in the PTA Membership raffle!
By Wendy Chou and Erich Stiefvater
We encourage all Alameda families and faculty members to support our school by joining the PTA and if you do so before the end of November not only will you be supporting all the great programs and activities the PTA offers our children, and gaining access to the new online directory, but you'll also be automatically entered in a raffle for a gift valued at $50.
Your tax-deductible $25 membership helps sustain PTA programs at Alameda and supports child-first lobbying efforts in Oregon and Washington, DC. Sign up today!
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REMINDER: Fall House Parties are Tomorrow!
By Kristin Cowan
Stop by an Alameda Foundation House Party tomorrow night from 8-10 p.m., meet your fellow parents, enjoy drinks and snacks, and share your support for our school and our kids.
K-2nd Grade, Hosted by Kerry and Brooks Gilley
2840 NE Edgehill Place
3rd-5th Grade, Hosted By Staci Eskesen and David Hotchkin
Co-Hosts: Marla and Jesse Kropf
3289 NE Alameda Street
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3rd, 4th and 5th graders are you ready for Oregon Battle of the Books?
By Becky Kaske-Johnson and Carrie Wheadon
Tomorrow is the last call for Battle of the Books preorders!
If you who wish to have their OBOB books delivered to the book fair, you must return your order form and a check to the OBOB box outside the library. Forms due TOMORROW!
And don't forget to mark your calendar for our mandatory kick off meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17th from 3:15pm-4:00pm in the Gym.
Have a question about BOB? Please visit our web page or contact Becky Kaske-Johnson at bob@alamedaschool.org
Need assistance ordering books? Contact Carrie Wheadon at carrierobinw@gmail.com
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