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Portland, OR 97223
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Lower School Home
&Wednesday Express

Summer Edition
(You may download a printable PDF here)

Have a wonderful summer!

Lower School Faculty and Staff 2008-2009

Lower School Office Summer Hours

9:00-4:00pm, closed for lunch from 12:00-1:00pm

The office will be closed July 1-August 9th.

We will return Monday, August 10th.

Important Summer Contacts

Summer Programs

Joan Lowe - 503.768.3145

Marcy Morris - 503.416.9244

Extended Care

Jennifer Lavender - 503.416.9249

Common Hall - 503.768.3148

LS Office (closed July 1-Aug 9)

Jenny Strode - 503.768.3143

Lyn Zenisek & Jen Bash - 503.768.3178

New 2009 Summer Resource Website

Special Offers from Uniform Vendors

Dennis Uniform - Click here for free shipping and 10% off

Lands' End - Invitation to uniform try-on event at Washington Square Sears

From PAL - Teacher and Staff Appreciation Day

As the school year ends, LS PAL wanted to reflect on the tremendous dedication and enthusiasm our lower school teachers, staff and administrative team have given to our children! To that end, we wanted you to see—firsthand--the power point presentation from Teacher and Staff Appreciation day. All the children in lower school were asked to give a word or phrase that described not only their individual teachers but the specialists and staff as well. The bigger the font, the more times the word was used. The children's responses were truly wonderful and reflect the love they have for our LS team of teachers and staff. We hope you enjoy seeing the teachers and staff through your children’s eyes! The last slide contains the words the parents used to describe the teachers and staff as a whole.

-Lower School PAL Team

Due to the size of the documents, we unfortunately had to delete the pictures.

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Day

Extended Care Staff Appreciation Day

Summer Registration for New Camps

Hoop Camp

Skills & Thrills Lacrosse Camp

Girls’ Lacrosse Camp (4th-8th Grade)

To register for any of these camps, go to our Summer Programs webpage and click on Check Out the Catalog. Registration is online. If you need assistance, contact Marcy in the Summer Programs office at 503.416.9244.

Next Year's PreK & Kindergarten Students...

Wednesday Summer Playdates!

Come and meet your new friends for the next school year. We will meet on Wednesday afternoons for some playtime. It is a great way to help our kids get to know each other before school starts.

Bring your snacks/dinner, blankets and park toys. Siblings are welcome to join in the fun. An OES parent will be there to greet returning and new families.

Click here for more information.

Charlie made it…and so can OES! new

Thanks to your generosity we’ve met the challenge of our anonymous grandparent donor by reaching 80% parent participation. We are striving to surpass our fundraising goal of $725,000.

Charlie Palmer ‘09

The annual appeal ends June 30, so there’s still time to give OES a boost to soar over the bar.

Community Diversity Link Summer Reading Suggestions

Get a jump on reading for next year’s book discussions! Whether you are traveling near or far, spending time in the outdoors or just enjoying some leisure time at home, the summer months may offer parents a perfect opportunity to enjoy reading a few good books. Education experts strongly agree on the benefits for children of all ages from observing their parents reading for pleasure. For your consideration, the OES Community Diversity Link suggests four engrossing and easy-to-read paperbacks to be featured in next year’s Books and Beverages programs in which interested parents gather monthly to discuss a featured book related to diversity.

Click here for the list of books.

Please contact 2009-10 CDL Co-Chairs , 503 292-6609, and 503 297-3593 with your questions, suggestions and interests regarding book discussions or other diversity programs.

Save the Date!

Lower School Back to School Picnic

Friday September 11th, 2009

5:00 – 7:30pm

Sending Medicine to School

Oregon State law requires written parental permission in order for a student to receive medication within the school setting. This information is needed for both prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Over-the-counter medications

All students at OES have a parent-signed form on file that specifies which OTC medications may be given for mild conditions such as headaches, pain from minor injury or illness, or minor allergic symptoms. No further permission is required in these cases.

Prescription medications

All prescription medications must have an additional form filled out before the school can administer the medication.

LS Permission to Administer Medication

Prescription medications and this form should be dropped off directly to the teacher or the LS office. Please do not send these to school with students.

Thank you.

Also Good to Know...

School Closure Info

Occasionally, weather conditions necessitate closure or delayed opening of school. School closure may take one of three forms:

No School: News media will be notified by 6:00am. School will resume the following day, unless announced otherwise the next morning.

Delayed Start: If it appears that conditions will ease, school will convene two hours late. The media will broadcast this plan. Please continue to monitor reports, as unanticipated worsening of conditions may necessitate closure.

Early Closure: Should safety-threatening conditions develop during the day, students will be sent home early and media will be notified. Parents of Lower and Middle School students will be notified by telephone, and students will be supervised at school until they are picked up. Please be sure that the school offices have all of your correct contact numbers so you can be easily contacted in these situations. Upper School students will be responsible for making their own arrangements, but may stay at school until they can be picked up.

Closure Announcements: OES is a member of a school closure network that automatically contacts radio and television stations once our information is posted. Please monitor one of the major local stations or check FlashNews. The television stations' web sites all provide links to school closure announcements. In addition, closure messages are left on OES' telephone system-call 503.246.7771.

To submit information for the Wednesday Express, please email in the Lower School office by 3:00 p.m. Monday.

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