December 2015 - Gladstone Schools

December 2015
Kraxberger Winter
Band Concert
Thursday, December 10th
7:00 pm in KMS Gym2
The Bulldog bands are looking forward to
performing for family, friends and community
members at their winter concert, which will be
held on Thursday, December 10th, 7pm in
KMS Gym2. Admission is free! The concert will
feature the 6th grade beginning band, 7th grade
intermediate band, and 8th grade
advanced band. We hope to see you there!
DATES TO REMEMBER
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Dec 3: 8th Grade Grad Party—Parent
Planning Mtg, 6:30 @KMS Library
Dec 4: NO SCHOOL: Report Cards
Dec 8: Deadline for 6th grade cookie
dough orders due to Advisory teachers
Dec 9: Report Cards mailed
Dec 9: School Brd Mtg 6:30pm @DO
Dec 10: Winter Band Concert
7:00 @KMS Gym 2
Dec 17: 6th grade cookie dough order
pick-up, 2:50PM in 6th grade pod
Dec 19-Jan 3: NO SCHOOL:
WINTER BREAK
Jan 4: School Resumes
Jan 7: 8th Grade Grad Party—Parent
Planning Mtg, 6:30 @KMS Library
NEED TO CONTACT A TEACHER?
Teacher e‐mail addresses are on the WLK website:
h p://gladstone.k12.or.us/middle/ Click on “Contact
Us” and you will see a link to the list of all staff mem‐
bers and their email addresses.
Magazine Sale Fundraiser
A great big THANK YOU! to Kraxberger
students, families, neighbors, and all of the
volunteers that supported this year’s magazine
fundraiser.
Our top sellers in each grade level were:
6th—Jada Larrison $366
7th—Lexy delos Reyes $571
8th—Audrey Rogers $398
The total amount collected was $12,816. Kraxberger
will keep approximately 45% of that amount to help
pay for field trips, assemblies, playground equipment,
intramural sports, student recognition, classroom
technology, and other activities that support
students.
Thank you everyone for participating in our
annual school fundraiser! We couldn’t have
done it without you!
Let it Snow!
Kraxberger News
8th GRADE PARENTS
Planning has begun on the 8th Grade Grad Party. ALL
8th grade parents are invited to participate in the
planning of this fun event. The next meeting is
Thursday, December 3rd, 6:30pm at the KMS library.
The next meeting after that will be Thursday, January
7th, 6:30pm at the KMS library.
Ways to Find Out if it's a Snow Day
Winter weather can be unpredictable, so we want to make
you aware of the many ways you can get information in the
event we announce a late-start or school closure due to extreme weather.
1) Radio & TV: Any last minute changes in the school schedule will be announced on most Portland area news media.
2) The District Facebook page: “Like” us at
https://www.facebook.com/GladstoneSchoolDistrict
3) Gladstone Schools websites: Check the Gladstone
Schools website at http://gladstone.k12.or.us/, or visit your
school website.
4) Sign up for Flash Alerts: Receive an email and/or text as
soon as the Superintendent posts a change in the school
schedule. Visit http://gladstone.k12.or.us/calendars/schoolclosures/ and follow the directions to sign up.
5) Receive an email from Gladstone Schools: Our School
Connects rapid response information system will send you an
email when we announce a school closure or delay. To update your email address, please call the school office, 503655-3636.
Bundle up and stay safe!
Gladstone School Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 9th, 6:30PM
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the
Gladstone School District Board of Directors is on Wednesday evening, December
10th at the District Office Board Room.
December 2015
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ATTENDANCE REPORTING &
HOMEWORK REQUESTS
WHEN YOUR STUDENT IS ILL or
OUT of TOWN
It is the parent/guardian(s) responsibility to
notify the school office of a student’s absence due to illness, appointment, or trip
out of town. If you would like to request
homework, please email or call your student’s teachers. Homework can be picked
up in the school office.
Teachers would like 24-hour advance notice,
but can usually accommodate your request if
made by 9:00am the day of the absence.
Teacher email addresses & phone extensions
are available on the Kraxberger Web Page at
http://gladstone.k12.or.us/middle/. Go to
Contact Us & click on the link for the Staff
Roster.
8th GRADE PARENTS!
It’s time to look through your
8th GRADER'S BABY PICTURES and choose a favorite
for the Kraxberger yearbook!
Please have your child deliver
the picture to the Kraxberger office no
later than Friday, December 18th, or
email a digital copy of the photo to
chamberl@gladstone.k12.or.us. The
picture should be labeled on the back
with the child's first and last name, &
their Advisory teacher's name. The
picture should be no larger than 4x6
inches.
All pictures will be
returned to the students.
Kraxberger News
PARENTS PLEASE LIMIT
YOUR STUDENT MESSAGES
Please limit the number of messages sent to
your student during the school day. Each
message requires the office to interrupt
classes when they are in session. This
includes delivering lunches after the
start of school. Thank you!
IMMUNIZATION RATE IS HIGH IN
GLADSTONE SCHOOLS
In accordance with state law SB895, we want to inform you
about immunization rates for kindergarten and 7th grade in
Gladstone schools. This data is for the 2014-15 school
year.
GCCF/Kindergarten:
Polio
MMR 1
Measles 2
Hep B
Varicella
Hep A
All vaccines complete
non-medical exemptions 6%
96%
97%
97%
95%
96%
93%
91%
Kraxberger/Grade 7: non-medical exemptions 3%
Tdap
98%
Polio
99%
Varicella
99%
MMR 1
99%
Measles 2
98%
Hep B
99%
Complete for all
98%
6th GRADE COOKIE DOUGH
FUNDRAISER
Tuesday, December 8th:
Deadline for all orders to be turned in to
Advisory teachers. Check should be
made payable to KMS or Kraxberger
Thursday, December 17th:
Cookie dough orders to be picked up at
2:50PM in the WLK 6th grade pod. Please
arrange to have orders picked up. We do
not have the facilities to store your frozen
cookie dough orders .
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TAG—TALENTED AND GIFTED
The TAG program recognizes, identifies, and
serves the unique needs of talented and gifted
(TAG) students who are either academically or
intellectually gifted. Teachers work with TAG students in their regular classes to provide more challenging course work or opportunities for enrichment beyond the regular course work when
possible.
Does this sound like something from which your
child could benefit?
If you would like your child to be considered for
the TAG program, please contact Jill Cone, the
Kraxberger TAG coordinator, with your request at
conej@gladstone.k12.or.us, or 503-655-3636 ext
516, by Friday, December 18, 2015.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST with SANTA
(8th Grade Grad Party fundraiser)
 Saturday, December 12th
 8:00 to 10:00 AM
 Applebee’s Restaurant
15640 SE Happy Valley Town Center Dr
Happy Valley, OR
 Tickets: $10 each (limited quantity)
Tickets must be purchased prior to the event.
The 8th grade parents will be helping serve a pancake breakfast with eggs, sausage, and your choice
of coffee, juice, or milk are included!
“SANTA” will be there!! Bring your camera & snap
away with no charge!! You can’t beat that!! No mall
lines or waiting hours with whiny kids to see Santa.
Tickets may be purchased in the Kraxberger office.
They will also be sold on Sat., Dec. 5th, at the wrestling tournament at GHS. You can also contact anyone from the 8th grade party committee listed:
Mindy Christopher
(503) 933-5915
Kim Hintz
(503) 952-6165
Amber Richter
(503) 380-3022
Kelly Doolittle
(503) 806-3589
Tracy Lindt
(503) 680-8482
Corie Gregg
(503) 919-1953
All money raised will go to the 8th Grade Graduation Party Fund!!! THANK YOU!!!
Kraxberger News
School begins at 8:40AM!!
PLEASE BE ON TIME!!
End-of-Trimester Celebration
The End-of-Trimester Celebration
is Friday, December 18th, from
2:10 to 3:10 PM. Several activities
will be available to the students:
Dance, open gym, library, games,
Wii rock band, etc.
TEEN GAME NIGHT
December 2015
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Box Tops For
Education!
Holiday cooking time is always the best
time to start “clipping, saving, and turning
in” Box Tops For Education! Look for
the coupons on specially marked packages. Students will turn the coupons into
their Advisory Class. For a complete
list of participating products, please visit
http://www.boxtops4education.comdefault.aspx.
To gain extra points, you may also register
Kraxberger and if you “shop marketplace”, Kraxberger will receive a percentage of that as well. Thank you for helping
us raise money for our school!
!! YEARBOOK ORDERS!!
1st Thursday of Every Month
6:00PM
Teens in the 6th-12th grades can meet new
people, and play video & board games!
GLADSTONE
PUBLIC
LIBRARY
135 E Dartmouth St
(503) 656-2411
gladstonepubliclibrary.org
The deadline for ordering a yearbook is March 31, 2016! The dost
is $20, cash or checks only. Checks
should be made payable to KMS or
Kraxberger. You have a few more
months, so this is just a little reminder to mark your calendars. If
you’re not sure if you’ve purchased
a yearbook, please contact Shaun
Southmayd in the Kraxberger
office at (503)655-3636 or email at
southmas@gladstone.k12.or.us.
December 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Early Dismissal
2:10pm
November 15
S M T W T F S
Friday
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Saturday
5
NO SCHOOL
Report Cards
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Report Cards
Mailed
KMS Winter
Band Concert
7pm @KMS
Gym2
Scho ol Boar d
Mtg 6:30pm
@DO Br d Rm
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Early Dismissal
2:10pm
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Early Dismissal
2:10pm
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NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
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January 16
S M T W T F S
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NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
December 2015 Menu Walter L. Kraxberger Middle School Monday Tuesday 1 Gladstone Style Enchilada with Spanish Rice 7 Hearty Chicken Noodle soup with a WG dinner roll 8 Fajita Chicken with Cilantro Lime Rice Wednesday 2 3 Bean Chili with Corn bread muffin 9 WG Pancake, sausage, patty with Hash browns 15 Beef Nacho with 16 Sweet and sour Chicken, WG chips, refried Fried rice and beans egg roll Thursday 3 Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza made on a WG crust and Cookie 10 Meaty Spaghetti 11 Turkey Corndog with WG crust Bake with garlic with Seasoned bread stick fries 21 Start of winter 22 break, See you January 4th, 2016 23 17 Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza made on a WG crust with Gingerbread cupcake 24 28 30 31 14 Homemade Potato Chowder with Pulled Pork on a bun 29 Friday 4 No School 18 Cheese burger with Tasty Tater tots 25 WG=Whole Grain Must choose 3 or more of the 5 components: Grain, Meat/Meat Alterative, Fruit, Vegetable and Milk Everyday offerings: Fresh vegetables and fruit salad bar (minimum serving ½ cup of fruit or vegetable or combination of) 1% milk or Fat Free milk Sandwiches: Peanut Butter and Jelly or Ham and Cheese or Tuna or Cheese or Turkey and Cheese or Egg salad or Bagel/cream cheese with cheese stick (at least 2 choices of above sandwiches available each day) Menu is subject to change USDA and Gladstone School District are equal opportunity providers and employers. Gladstone Food Pantry
Holiday Schedule
To give our shoppers & volunteers family time over the
holidays, Food Pantry days will change the weeks of
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.
The Food Pantry will be open TUESDAYS from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
• November 24
• December 22
• December 29
The Food Pantry will be CLOSED:
• November 26 & 28
• December 24 & 26
• December 31 & January 2
Regular hours resume Thursday, January 7. Apologies for any
inconvenience.
Community Clothes Closet
Gladstone Food Pantry
Families are invited to choose:
• outfits
• jacket
• shoes
• new socks & underwear
Families are invited to choose nutritious foods
to meet their family’s needs and preferences.
Please bring reusable bags to carry your food.
free used clothing for youths from birth to 21
Emergency need? Donations? Volunteers?
Call Coordinator LaRae Applebee
503-758-4411
The Clothes Closet is run by the Gladstone
Ministerial Association in partnership with the
Gladstone School District.
• Free food selection
• Patrons may visit once a week
Questions? Donations? Volunteers?
Call Leslie Robinette
971.246.0302
The Food Pantry is run by local volunteers in
partnership with the Gladstone School District.
It operates as a School-Based Food Pantry
under the Oregon Food Bank.
We can help!
Two volunteer-run services are available to
help Gladstone area families facing hard
times: the Gladstone Community Clothes
Closet, and the Gladstone Food Pantry.
Nelson Lane (park here)
Fire Lane
Technology
& Fine Arts
Wing
Food Pantry is open:
• Thursdays from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
• Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon
• Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m.
• Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon
Clothes Closet is open:
They are co-located for your convenience:
Gladstone High: 18800 Portland Ave.
in portable classrooms off Nelson Lane.
Portland Avenue
Parking
Lot
4
Clothes
Closet/
Food Pantry
t
Gladstone
High School
18800 Portland Ave.
Armario de Ropa de la Comunidad
Ropa usada gratis para jóvenes desde nacimiento a 21 años.
Las familias están invitados a escoger:
• Trajes
• Chaquetas
• Zapatos
• Calcetines y Ropa
Interior nuevos
¿Necesidad de Emergencia? ¿Voluntarios?
Llame a la coordinadora LaRae Applebee
503-758-4411
El Armario de Ropa está dirigido por Gladstone
Ministerial Association en colaboración con el
Distrito Escolar de Gladstone.
Despensa de Comida de Gladstone
• Selecciónes de comida gratis
• Los clientes pueden visitar una vez a la
semana
Las familias están invitadas a escoger alimentos nutritivos para satisfacer las necesidades y preferencias
de su familia. Favor de traer bolsas reutilizables para
llevar su comida, si es posible.
¿Preguntas? ¿ Donaciones? ¿Voluntarios?
Llame a la coordinadora Leslie Robinette
971.246.0302
La Despensa de Comida está dirigido por voluntarios
en colaboración con el Distrito Escolar Gladstone.
Funciona como una Despensa de Comida basada en la
Escuela bajo el Banco de Comida de Oregon.
¡Podemos ayudarle!
Dos servicios de voluntarios están disponibles para ayudar a las familias de Gladstone enfrentando tiempos difíciles:
El Armario de Ropa de Gladstone
y La Despensa de Comida de Gladstone.
Nelson Lane (park here)
Fire Lane
Technology
& Fine Arts
Wing
La Despensa de Comida está abierta:
El Armario de Ropa está abierto:
Los Jueves de las 3:00 a las 5:00 de la tarde
Los Sábados de las 10:00 a las 12:00 de la mañana
Se encuentran para su conveniencia:
Gladstone High School: 18800 Portland Avenue
En las salas de clases portables. Se entra por Nelson Lane,
al norte del campus.
[updated 10/15]
Portland Avenue
Los Jueves de las 3:00 a las 5:30 de la tarde
Los Sábados de las 10 a las 12:00 de la mañana
Parking
Lot
4
Clothes
Closet/
Food Pantry
t
Gladstone
High School
18800 Portland Ave.
What:
When:
Where:
Cost:
Time:
Dinner Auction Fundraiser
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
Clackamas County Fair Grounds
$40 per person ($320 for a table of 8)
Silent Auction starts at 5:30 P.M.
Dinner served at 7:30 P.M.
Live Auction begins at 8:30
BEACH ATTIRE IS RECOMMENDED,
BUT NOT REQUIRED
~ ~ ~SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY~ ~ ~
DONATIONS AND DINNER RESERVATION
NOW BEING ACCEPTED
To make a donation please contact:
Tammy Tracy at 503.650-2577 or
tracyt@gladstone.k12.or.us
Dinner Auction Fundraiser
Saturday, February 20, 2016 ~ Clackamas County Fair Grounds
(Silent Auction begins at 5:30 P.M. ~ Dinner served at 7:30 ~ Live Auction begins at 8:30)
Admission to dinner is by reservation only. Cost is $40 per person. Please complete this form and mail your
check (payable to the Gladstone Education Foundation) or your credit card information prior to Jan 31, 2016.
You can also pay with a credit card over the phone (503-650-2577).
Name________________________________ Address__________________________________________
City________________________ State_______ Zip________ Email ______________________________
Daytime phone____________________________ Evening phone_________________________________
____I will be unable to attend but wish to make a donation of $_______or item_______________________
____Enclosed is my check in the amount of $________for_______tickets
____I would like to reserve an entire table (8 places) for $320.
____Bill my credit card in the amount of $_______ for _______ tickets
Card # ___________________________________ expiration date __________ ________ _________
Month
Year
2 digit code
Please list the name of each person whose payment is enclosed (including your own).
Name____________________________ Phone________________Email__________________________
Name____________________________ Phone________________Email__________________________
Name____________________________ Phone________________Email__________________________
Name____________________________ Phone________________Email__________________________
Name____________________________ Phone________________Email__________________________
Name____________________________ Phone________________Email__________________________
Name____________________________ Phone________________Email__________________________
Name____________________________ Phone________________Email__________________________
Please indicate if anyone in your party is a vegetarian or has any food allergies:______________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Return completed form with payment to:
Gladstone Education Foundation
Att: Tammy Tracy
17789 Webster Rd.
Gladstone, OR 97027.
OR
Phone in your reservation with a credit card at 503-650-2577.