Kraxberger News

November 2012

“No School” Days

November 12th (Monday) Veteran’s Day

November 19 & 20 (Mon. & Tues.) Furlough Days

November 21- 22 (Wed. - Thurs.) Thanksgiving Holiday

November 23 (Friday)

Non-contract Day

HOLIDAY LUNCHEON

Thursday, November 15th Come one, come all!! Join your student for the Thanksgiving Holiday Lunch. Enjoy turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, dressing, green beans, roll, pumpkin pie and super salad bar. Adult lunch is $3.60.

Remember

Sunday, Nov. 4- 2:00 a.m. Daylight Savings Time Ends!

Set clocks back 1 hour!!

Intramural Boys Basketball

Boys intramural basketball begins November 26th. No experience is necessary! All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys welcome!

The season will be six weeks long with games or practices generally four afternoons a week. There are no intramural activities on Wednesdays. Practic-es run from 3:15 to 4:30 and games may be either 3:30 to 4:15 or 4:15 to 5:00. Students are responsi-ble for their own transportation home.

All players must have a physical on file which will be good for two years from the time the physical was performed. There is a district sports physical form which must be filled out and returned to the main office. Also, a registration form and a $50.00 fee must be turned in to the office. Both forms are lo-cated at the office. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. McDonnell at 503-655-3636.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT LAST DAY FOR LATE WORK!!

First trimester Academic Support 11/7: Math/Science/All 6th Grade 11/14: All Subjects, All Grades Tuesday, November 27th is DEADLINE FOR INCOMPLETE/IMPROVED WORK to be turned in.

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Kraxberger Clothes Closet!

The Kraxberger Clothes Closet is almost full thanks to all of the generous dona-tions we have received!

There are some items that we could use a few more of: gloves, boys and girls shoes in sizes 3 and 4, boys belts in all sizes and boys jeans size 8-10. We could also use donations of NEW boys and girls underwear. Thank you!

If your child is need of clothing or supplies please con-tact Counselor Kim Nomensen at 503-655-3636.

BACKPACK BUDDY PROGRAM

The Backpack Buddy Program provides children from John Wetten and Kraxberger schools with weekend meals during the school year. Local businesses, civic groups, churches and individu-als help collect kid-friendly non-perishable food. The children receive a bag of food to help support the ma-kings of a meal for the family for a weekend.

If you would like to donate food, NOVEMBER item is: Canned Fruit

Drop off locations are in the front offices at John Wet-ten and Kraxberger . If you have questions about the program, please call Jennifer Merry, Backpack Buddy Program coordinator at 503.496.3964.

Gladstone School Bazaar Saturday, November 3rd John Wetten Elementary

9:00 am to 4:00 pm Mark your calendar! The gym/cafeteria at JWE will be buzzing with excitement. The gym is handicap accessible and it’s easy to peruse the tables (gym entrance is on Chicago Ave). The Boy Scouts will be serving beverages, lunch and treats.

Both new and returning vendors will provide a large variety of items at reasonable prices. Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas, gift, food, personal and home décor items abound. Popular sale items include hand painted ornaments, painted wood decorations, floral and the ever-present snowmen! Jump start your holiday shopping and support local crafters!

For more information, call Tenna Reed at 503-997-7068. .

Canned Food Drive Week of November 5-9

Kraxberger has a tradition of helping others in our community. One annual project is to collect canned food to assist families in need during the holiday sea-son.

The winner of the class competition will be deter-mined by the number of items collected by each Pow-er Time class. The winning classroom will receive a pizza party.

Please send your canned food during the week of November 5-9.

Box Tops For Education

It’s time to start “clipping, saving, and turning in” Box Tops For Education! Look for the coupons on spe-cially marked boxes. Students will turn the coupons into their Power Time class. Visit btfe.com for a complete list of participating products. Thank you for helping us raise money for our school!

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WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS!

A BIG SHOUT OUT to our PARENT VOLUNTEERS!!

Thanks to all of you for the many hours spent during fall registration, the first day of school, pic-ture day, the magazine sale, our field trips and attendance calling. Your tireless efforts are much appreciated!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY The Attendance Office is still in need of some parent volunteers to assist with the daily attend-ance calls in the morning from 9:15 to 10:00. If interested, please contact Mrs. Southmayd at 503.650.2572.

Fall Choir Concert Thursday, November 1st

7:00 pm

The Kraxberger Choir and the Gladstone High School Chorale and Jazz Choirs are looking forward to performing for family,

friends and community members during their fall concert.

The concert will be held on Thursday, No-vember 3rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Gladstone High School Auditorium. Admission is free!

IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR PARENTS

When possible 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 lunch-es after the start of school. Thank you!

YEARBOOK ORDERS DUE The deadline for ordering a yearbook is November 9th. Cost is $20. Please make checks payable to WLK!

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Gladstone School Board

Meeting Wednesday, November 14

6:30 p.m. GHS Demonstration Room

REMINDER! Students may enter the building at 7:45 a.m. to go to the cafeteria or work with a teacher!

ATTENTION PARENTS!

Please refer to our school website at www.gladstone.k12.or.us/WLK to sign up for email alerts reporting important information.

AND… Don’t forget to call our school office before 9:00 a.m., 503.655.3636 any day your child will be absent or

Kraxberger Middle School Student of the Month

Throughout the year, teachers will be selecting a Student of the Month to recognize positive be-haviors that demonstrate safe, respectful and responsible contributions to our school community. These students will receive a certificate, be recognized at a special pizza party, and student names will appear in the monthly newsletter.

The following students were selected Students of the Month for the month of:

October Harmony Ames-Imel Tori Durling Andrew Rash Noah Zollin

Kailynn Anderson Matthew Fergus Kaylee Rogers

Baylee Ausmus Devin Hall Logan Saltares

Autumn Beale Emily Hodge Miranda Seghers

Brandon Buchanan Emily Hunt Jillian Sharp

Grace Campbell Moses Ivanov Zorina Sirosh

Elissa Carbajal Ryan Kent Jadon Smith

Grace Chappell Yalin Li Lanie Sticka

Cassady Coyle Nancy Linares-Valdez (2) Angeles Valenzuela Cervantes

Cathy Duriling Hunter Phung Graham Vaughn

Kraxberger Middle School November 2012

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Produce of

the Month: Pears

1 Breakfast

Bagel/cream cheese

Lunch Homemade Mac

and Cheese Pizza

2 Breakfast

Waffle/sausage Lunch

Popcorn Chicken with mashed potatoes and country gravy Hot dog

5 Breakfast

Fruit Muffin Lunch

Homemade Bean Soup

Turkey and cheese sandwich Burrito

6 Breakfast

Scrambled eggs/toast

Lunch Bean and Cheese

Burrito

Chicken Nuggets

7 Breakfast

French toast/ turkey sausage

Lunch BBQ Turkey Sandwich with green beans Hamburger or cheeseburger

8 Breakfast

Biscuit/sausage gravy

Lunch Sloppy Joes with Roasted Squash

Pizza

9 Breakfast

Cinnamon Roll Lunch

French Bread Pizza

Hot dog

12

Veterans Day

13 Breakfast Breakfast

Burrito Lunch

Chicken Quesadilla on a

WW tortilla with Black Beans

Chicken Nuggets

14 Breakfast

Pizza Bagel Lunch

BBQ Chicken Roasted Potatoes WW Roll Hamburger or cheeseburger

15 Breakfast

Bagel/cream cheese

Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, dressing, pumpkin dessert Pizza

16 Breakfast

Waffle with Turkey

sausage Lunch

Breakfast 4 lunch Pancake Sausage Hot dog

19 NO SCHOOL

20 NO SCHOOL

21 NO SCHOOL

22 Happy

Thanksgiving

23 NO SCHOOL

26 Breakfast

Pancake with Turkey sausage

Lunch Carrot Lentil Brown rice casserole Burrito

27 Breakfast Breakfast sandwich

Lunch Chicken Nacho

with Black beans Chicken Nuggets

28 Breakfast

Fruit Muffin

Lunch Beef stroganoff

Hamburger or cheeseburger

29 Breakfast

Waffle/Turkey sausage Lunch

Chicken Nuggets with Tater Tots

Pizza

30 Breakfast

Biscuit & sausage sandwich

Lunch Tomato Soup Toasted Cheese sandwich Hot dog

Menu is subject to change

Gladstone School District is an equal opportunity provider.

Everyday offering: Lunch Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Turkey Ham/cheese or Turkey/cheese or Tuna or Egg salad sandwich Chicken Sandwich Pre made Chef Salad 1% or Fat Free White Milk Fresh Salad Bar

Everyday offering: Breakfast Yogurt Cereal Oatmeal Bagel/cream cheese Fresh fruit or Can fruit 1% or Fat Free white milk

Pear Fritters Pear fritters are SOOO good with ham! Really with any light colored meat where a little sweetness is a good thing. This would be good with sausages in the morning, as well! Mmmmmm . . ."

• READY IN30 mins

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pear - peeled, cored and diced

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1 egg

3 tablespoons milk

oil for deep frying

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté the pears until caramelized; set aside to cool.

2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and pepper; form a well in the center. In a small, separate bowl beat the egg with the milk and pour into the dry ingredients; mix well.

3. Gently fold pears into the batter. 4. Heat deep fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Drop batter by rounded spoonfuls into hot

oil, and fry until golden brown. Drain briefly on paper towels. Serve hot.