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In this issue
Upcoming Events
Sunday, October 18-23:
6 Grade at Outdoor School
Monday, October 19 3:30pm
Site Council
Tuesday, October 20 (see attached flyer)
Sarah & KKJ retreat
Wednesday, October 21 10:45am
Late Arrival
WhenWed, October 21, 10:45am – 10:45am
Saturday, October 24
Harvest Faire
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Community Offerings
Young Rembrandts Drawing Classes meet on Fridays in Abby's room.
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Are there any 5th grade boys interested in joining a SES basketball
team this winter? Practices would start in early December with games
taking place on Saturdays beginning in January. To sign up or for
further information please contact Mike Clark (Linus's Dad) at miceklark@hotmail.com
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FAMILY
RECIPES NEEDED
Hello!
For our eighth grade project we have decided to collect yummy (preferably local
and organic) family recipes and combine them into a cookbook that will be made
available to the SES community. The money collected will be put towards
lowering the cost for the eighth grade marine biology trip to the Catalina
islands near the end of the ’09-’10 school year.
Please
include the title, ingredients, method/process, and any family story you’d like
to share related to the recipe. If you have adapted the recipe from an existing
cookbook, please include the original source. If you would like to include a
picture of the completed dish, it would be well appreciated.
The
deadline for sending in your family recipes is September 20, 2009, but the
sooner the better! You can email your recipes to: sesfamilyfood@gmail.com
Thanks!--Emma Childs and Georgia Tucker
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Family Bicycle Transportation Day (sponsored by
Oregon Manifest and Clever Cycles): Sunday, October 25th, 2009. 11 am
to 4 pm at 539 NW 10th Ave.
A product demo from 11-4 and solutions workshop from 4-7. the folks at
Clever Cycles were really interested in having SES folks participate.
Get more information at www.oregonmanifest.com and please rsvp to
rsvp@oregonmanifest.com _________________________________
From Lake McTighe at Metro:
If you have not already done so, we invite you to take the Getting
Around on Foot Survey The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition is currently
gathering input on challenging locations for pedestrians in our
region. This feedback will help us highlight needed pedestrian
improvements in our upcoming Getting Around on Foot report. The report
will be shared widely with state and local decision makers as we
advocate for improved conditions for walking in our region.
Please take 5 minutes right now to tell us about problems for pedestrian in your neighborhood.
The survey can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/GettingAroundOnFoot
Get Student Walking and Biking to School
In
1969, 42 percent of students walked
or biked to school, today less than 16 percent of students between the ages of
5 and 15 walk to school. At Safe Routes to School, we are
working to increase the number of children walking and biking to school. By
improving safety conditions and educating children on bicycle and pedestrian
safety, we can create the best conditions for children to make healthier
decisions.
We are currently looking
for school volunteers to organize walking and biking activities at your school.
Safe Routes provides trainings, incentives and other resources to help you get
students walking and biking to school. We can help you organize a Walking
School Bus, Bike Train, a walk and bike day or start a Stop + Walk program. For
more information, check out our website at www.saferoutesportland.org or
call Carolina
at 503.823.1189.
Whew! What a wonder filled couple of weeks. Chris and Amber
enjoyed participating in the International Walk + Bike last week and
will be excited to join the crew again next month. Chris's walking bus
was full of maraca shaking and joy. We look forward to making this an
even bigger spectacle with your attendance!
Our first inservice of the year was a blast! The theme was
"Treasure Hunt." We explored the Fernwood Elementary building by
creating treasure maps, got out hands gooey with peanut butter
playdough and filled our mental treasure boxes with information as
varied as Mayan hieroglyphics to card tricks.
Also, our clubs are rocking and rolling--quite literally. Chris's
Rhythm and Movement Club went on a field trip to Anansi Beat. Nii
Ardey treated us to wonderful answers to our questions and fabulous
songs. Maia's Hip Hop Club is taking Camp Fire by storm. Monday they
prepared the walls for a mural students will design and paint while Ra
Boogie guest instructed to offer students an energizing breakdancing
lesson. Cailtin and her Stop Motion Club is enjoying the world of
imagination. With their first trial film complete, they are now
creating characters and stories to produce their visions. We still
have space in clubs and plenty more to participate in for any
interested students.
Please contact Amber Peoples at 503-209-6989 or apeoples@portlandcampfire.org to sign up for any clubs or for future inservices, late starts, and breaks.
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Metro
has had to cancel the Salmon Fest this year at Oxbow...but they're
having "salmon homecoming" on October 17th and 18th instead, with
guided walks, etc.
Click here for Salmon Homecoming Info
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