Weekly Parent Update

I hope you had a great week and a restful weekend. It was nice to see the students and get back into a routine. I am so proud of the hard work students are putting in and their growth!

Here is a look at what is happening this week and month! 

​State law addresses the dispensing of any form of medication by school personnel. Medication means any prescription or over-the-counter medication including but not limited to vitamins, food supplements, eye, ear and nose drops, inhalants, medicated ointments or lotions, aspirin, cough drops and antacids. For school personnel to administer any medication, the parent must provide a written request and the student’s physician must give written instructions if prescription (the prescription container on prescribed medication is sufficient). 

 

All medications must be in the original container, with parent’s special instructions and physician’s instructions. All medications must be given to office staff by an adult for safekeeping. It is unlawful for students to transport medications of any kind. This includes medication such as cough drops, eye drops, nasal sprays, etc.

Oregon’s statewide assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics will take place in the spring at Sandy Grade School.

The assessments provide our students in grades 3-5, and their families, one measure of academic achievement and growth. They also help our school and district evaluate our system of teaching and learning.

Oregon permits parents/guardians to annually opt out of statewide summative tests in ELA and/or Math by submitting a form, and they may also request exemptions from other assessments (OSAS Online Science, ELPA Screener, ELPA Summative, ORExt Science Assessment). These forms are available on our website at https://oregontrailschools.com/6840_2

Our office supply of extra clothing has been severely depleted. Please kindly return any clothes that your student might have brought home from the school.

We are currently in need of underwear for both girls and boys and small pants for 5-8 year olds. If you have any gently used underwear and/or pants please bring them by!

Over the next few weeks I will be spoiling our staff with goodies in the staff lounge to let them know how appreciated they are. If you or your child would like to work together to write a note to their teacher/custodians/lunch ladies/Educational Assistants/Secretaries, etc. feel free to drop them off in the office at any time!

Finally, we hope you have a great week and please reach out to us if we can help in any way.

Thank you,

Cassiday Hopkins 

SGS Website: https://sgs.oregontrailschools.com/

SGS Merch Store: https://brewcrewprinting.com/sandy-grade