Letter From Our Principal

Upcoming Events: April

04/04 PTA Mtg. 6PM

04/06 Science Fair 5:30PM

04/14 Popcorn Friday + Scrip Sales

4/18 Site Council 2:40PM

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Issue 08

April 7th,

2017

Web site: www.glencoe.pps.k12.or.us Principal ’ s e-mail: lclark@pps.net

Dear Glencoe Families,

The week before Spring Break, Glencoe received

some good news. We will be one of the next ten

schools in the district to adopt the new K-5 lan-

guage arts curriculum. As part of this cohort we

will be receiving on-going professional develop-

ment, appropriate assessment materials and new

curriculum to effectively implement a reading

and writing workshop in each classroom. In ad-

dition, we will have the minimum of a half-time

instructional coach on site (provided by the dis-

trict) to work closely with us as we strengthen our

instructional practices and effectively utilize the

curriculum. I am excited for this opportunity; all

of which will benefit our students as they learn

and grow as readers and writers.

As you know, today is now an instructional day

for students, rather than a teacher planning day, to

help recuperate some of our lost instructional

minutes from January. With the loss of this teach-

er planning day comes an agreement between

PPS and PAT, the teacher’s union, to eliminate

completed report cards for students this 3rd quar-

ter. The only exceptions to this is if a student’s

academic and/or behavioral achievement has

“significantly declined” from his/her 2nd quarter

marks or in the case of high schools, are at risk of

failing. Our students with IEPs will continue to

receive a progress report from the SPED service

provider (Mr. Tibbetts, Mrs. Orchard, Mrs.

Schneider Barnes or Mr. Lahart). This was unset-

tling for many of our teachers as they feel strong-

ly about communicating with families about stu-

dent progress. Please let me know if you have

further questions about this district agreement.

Before break I sent an email explaining how re-

ductions to our state and district budgets will im-

pact Glencoe. We did not receive any additional

FTE, as I had hoped. So, our reduction of -3.4

FTE (full time equivalent staff) stands and re-

quires changes to our current staffing structure.

Our staffing allocation will allow us to simply

meet what PPS has described as minimum core

requirements next year for a K-5 school with less

than 700 students. In order to develop an effective

program for next year I worked from the following

principles:

Students remain at the center of the decisions

Importance of low class size

Effective delivery of core content in the class-

room is crucial

Preservation of classroom teachers to effec-

tively deliver the core content

Supports for our struggling students

Maximize instruction and exposure to the arts

(plus, what arts can be delivered/supported

through current resources/partnerships?)

Maximize full time positions for consistency

of adult supports and programming

Based on these principles and minimum core re-

quirements, here is what you can expect at Glen-

coe:

18 classrooms: three sections at each grade K-

3, two 4th grade classes, one 4th/5th blended

class and three 5th grade classes.

Class sizes will be close or slightly above 30

students in most grades

Half-time PE (remains the same)

Full time music (eliminating half time art pro-

gram & moving a current classroom teacher to

full time music)

Half-time library (staffed by a Teaching Li-

brarian and eliminating a library assistant)

Full time counselor (no more guidance classes

as currently designed) and

1 principal (no assistant principal)

This is a challenging situation and it pains me to

say that many people on staff are effected in vary-

ing ways. These reductions and program designs

impact a number of our staff who will be assigned

5/19 Variety Show 6-8PM

4/21 Spirit Day: Sports Teams

4/26 Third Grade Play 6:30PM

4/28 Run For The Arts

Popcorn Friday + Scrip Sales

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Glencoe News and Opportunities:

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Party and Poker!

There are two adult auction buy in par-

ties this month that still have a few

spots open:

*Karaoke Party

Saturday April 22nd from 8-11:30pm

at Gem Studio

Cost is $20.00 per person

*Poker Tourney

Saturday April 29th at 7pm at Realty

Trust, 60th/Hawthorne

Cost is $40.00 per person

If you are interested in either one, go

to glencoeauction.org to register.

Safe Routes To School:

Walk Audits with Oregon Walks & SRTS

Need an opportunity to provide feedback? You got it! Attend a

walk audit at select schools to discuss barriers & routes close to

school - don't forget your walking shoes and all your great ide-

as. Expect walk and discussion to last about one hour.

Walk Audits made possible by PPS, Oregon Walks, and Metro.

Franklin Cluster Walk Audits (That’s Glencoe’s cluster)

Lane Middle School, TBD in April!

Woodmere Elementary, TBD in April!

Glencoe’s Chess Club

The Glencoe Chess Club had six players

(Sean Dauch, Charlie Droege, Eliyo Ely,

Hank Gullung, William Jordan, Andrew

Metz) compete in the 50th Anniversary

Chess for Success State tournament. Dur-

ing the Friday team competition, Glencoe

took home the 2nd place trophy by win-

ning 4 out of 5 team matches. On Satur-

day, all 6 members were back for individ-

ual competition where Andrew won 4

straight matches before losing in the final

round and tying for 2nd place. Congratu-

lations to the entire team on a very suc-

cessful season.

Robotics Championship

At March 19th’s robotic pets competi-

tion, Glencoe's club were the overall

champions, with their team scoring the

most points per participant!

State Testing:

In the next few weeks, 4th and 5th grade

students will begin participating in the

Oregon Statewide Assessments

(Smarter Balanced) and 3rd graders

will begin testing in May. All grade

levels will be taking the ELA (English

Language Assessment) and Math tests.

The 5th graders will also be taking the

OAKS Science Test. Classroom teach-

ers will let families know what days

their class will be testing. You can

help your child be the most prepared

by promoting a good night’s sleep,

making sure they eat a healthy break-

fast, and staying positive and encour-

aging them to give their best effort. If

you have any questions about the test-

ing, you can ask your child’s class-

room teacher or call or e-mail me at

sgardner@pps.net.

Box Tops For Education!

Keep bringing in Box Tops! Ask your

friends and neighbors to save them for

you too! Every penny counts! Thanks!

Don't let them sit around too

long -- they have expiration

dates.

Restaurant Partners:

We made $223.20 from our Dick's Kitch-

en fundraiser in March! Pizzicato on Di-

vision - Tuesday, April 18 ALL DAY

Hot Lips Pizza on Hawthorne - Tuesday,

May 16 Pastini on Division - Two days!

Monday, June 5 AND Tuesday, June 6

Safe Routes To School

School Travel Survey Results are In

Twice a year, Safe Routes to School surveys parents about

their student's travel behaviors. We post yearly reports to

our website and the Fall 2016

data is ready to showcase! See

how students are getting to

school and how trends have

changed over the years. Link up

to this year's travel survey results

here.

Congratulations Jon L., Frankie S. and

Sean D.

Safety Patrol Picnic!

Save the Date - All current fourth and

fifth grade safety patrollers will be go-

ing to Oaks Park on Thursday May 18.

We will be looking for parent chaper-

ones, so mark it on your calendar and

be sure to have your background

checks!

Permission

slips will go

home end of

April.

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Nuts & Bolts:

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Glencoe Recycles!

The Glencoe Recycling Station is

now located outside of the library.

Please bring your aluminum can pull

-tabs, empty ink cartridges, batteries,

and unwearable tennis shoes.

For more detail about recycling pro-

jects at Glencoe:

http://www.pps.net/Page/5842

A Word From Your Teacher-Librarian, Mrs. EFB -

Oregon Battle Of the Books - Congratulations to the Junior

Authors: Frankie Silverstein, Ruby Jane Rippetoe, Jodie

Coughlin, and Caroline Bederka. The Junior Authors took 1st

Place at our Glencoe Library OBOB then went on to compete

at our Glencoe hosted Region 4NW competition on Saturday,

March 18th. Out of 61 teams, The Jr. Authors battled to 2nd

place and are 1 of 3 teams who will represent our region at

the OBOB State Competition on April 8, 2017!

Congratulations also to The Reading Rascals: Sean Dauch,

Sofia Gonzalez, Luci Kennedy-Wong, Zack Michaels, and

Finn Halligan who placed 2nd in our Glencoe Library

OBOB. This is the 2nd year The Reading Rascals have

placed in Glencoe OBOB's top 2!

All of our Glencoe Library teams rock! Each team has read

a combined 16 books, expanded their repertoire of genres and

authors, engaged in deep conversations about literature, and

made new and lasting friendships!

This year, for the first time, Glencoe ES hosted the Region

4NW Oregon Battle of the Books, the largest battle in the

state of Oregon. There were 61 teams and approximately 275

players along with 70 coaches. There was an estimated 950-

1,000 in attendance. Special thanks to the Glencoe parents

and staff, who along with 128 volunteers made this event pos-

sible.

The mission of the Oregon Battle Of the Books is to en-

courage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden

Ready, Set…Run For The Arts!!

Run for the Arts 2017 is officially under-

way! This is a great opportunity for kids

and parents to raise money and directly

contribute to the budget deficit our school

is facing. Let's exceed the 38K that was

raised last year! Sponsor sheets were hand-

ed out on Wednesday, April 5th and stu-

dents have almost 3 weeks to collect spon-

sors before the run on April 28th. Please

turn in sponsor sheets to your teachers no

later than April 25th (no money yet). Don't

forget to select a t-shirt size and sign the

sponsor sheet.

There are two exciting changes this year:

1) This year, we are encouraging all stu-

dents to have at least 13 sponsors. Having

13 sponsors or at least $20 in pledges quali-

fies each student for a t-shirt. This will re-

place the lap/sponsor calculations on the

front of your form.

2) There is a new online donation option

reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, to pro-

mote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learn-

ing and teamwork among students.

Mission Accomplished! Mrs. EFB (aka, Elaine Ferrell-Burns)

Reading

Rascals:

Zack M. Sofia G. Luci K-W. Sean D. and Finn H.

Junior

Authors:

Caroline B.

Ruby R-C.

Frankie S. and Jodie C.

for Run for the Arts runforthearts.ya-

or.org You can register your child for an

online fundraising page. Once your runner

has a fundraising page, you can share

your personal link with family and friends

as an easy way to collect donations.

RFA Important Dates:

Tuesday 4/25 Sponsor sheets due

back to your teacher (no money)

Friday 4/28 Run Day (students will

get their sponsor sheets back)

Wednesday 5/10 Money and sponsor

sheets turned in to your teacher.

Any questions contact:

Gretchen Lutes glutes@gmail.com

Hannah Kramer kramerfour@gmail.com

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Nuts & Bolts:

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The Equity Committee invites you

and your family to our LGBTQ

Night.

Tuesday, May 2nd.

Doors/Food 5:30pm

Event 6-8pm

*The event is presented at a 3rd grade

and above level. Childcare will be pro-

vided in the play court for any and all

children that need it. There will be an

educational conversation and activity

around the topic of LGBTQ and inclu-

sion for the children in the play court.

* Dinner will be provided. Please bring

plates and silverware for your family. If

you are unable, we will have disposable

ones available.

The Science Fair Was A Huge Success!

Want More Chess?

Catlin Gabel Spring Chess Festival

Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 8:15am -

6:30pm

Location: Catlin Gabel School

Category: OCSF State Qualifier

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

This OSCF State Qualifier is conveniently

located in the Catlin Gabel School, Exit 69

of Highway 26.

Registration 8:15 - 9:00am

Start Time: 9:15 ~6:30 pm

Announcements: 9:00 am

COST:

$15.00 per player through Friday, April 7th

(Early-bird)

$20.00 per player through Friday, April

14th (Regular)

$25.00 per player (Onsite)

Variety Show:

Like to sing? Dance? Are you a comic?

A magician or juggler?

Show your special talents at the annual

Glencoe Variety Show! Registration

forms on the cafeteria door and in the

office.

4/13 2:30-5 Auditions

4/14 2:30-5 Auditions

5/9 2:30-5 Rehearsal

5/10 2:30-5 Rehearsal

5/16 2:30-5 Dress Rehearsal

5/19 6-8PM Performance

Lost & Found:

There are over a hundred different items in the lost and

found, many items since December! Now is your LAST

CHANCE to collect items before they are donated to the PTA

Clothing Closet .

to other schools within our district. Ms. Claudia Ramos-Tetz

(our assistant principal), Ms. O’Leary (our .5 guidance coun-

selor), Mrs. Grossman (our .5 music teacher), Mrs. Brown

(our .5 art teacher), Ms. Diane Newton-Prior (our full-time

Library assistant) will all be unassigned from Glencoe. Mrs.

EFB will be unassigned half-time from Glencoe, leaving our

library open half of the week. Mrs. Davidson, a current 3rd

grade teacher (& former music teacher) will be assuming the

full-time music position. Within the next few weeks you can

expect to see additional communications about program de-

signs and teaching assignments for next year.

Many of you at the informational staffing meeting for par-

ents and this month’s PTA meeting asked what parents could

do to advocate for adequate funding and FTE for Glencoe.

The district is holding budget listening sessions starting next

week and they want to hear from parents across the district.

I believe you can sign-up to speak at the sessions. Feel free

to attend one of the upcoming Board listening sessions:

April 11 – 6 p.m., Madison High School, 2735 NE 82nd

Ave., Portland, OR 97220.

April 24 – 5 p.m., Blanchard Education Service Center,

501 N. Dixon St., Portland, OR 97227

May 9 – 5 p.m., Blanchard Education Service Center

In regards to advocating for the larger picture of educational

funding, please connect with one of our PTA board members

who can provide you with contacts at the state/legislative

levels.

Warm Regards,

Lori Clark

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