Elementary Early Release will occur weekly beginning next year

Calendar

Some changes for the 2016-17 school year have just been approved.  We will be moving to weekly early release.  This is to align with the secondary schools and save instructional time while providing our teachers with weekly opportunities to meet in Professional Learning Communities.

  • Beginning next year, early release for elementary students will occur each Thursday at 2:45 p.m. (No change to early release for junior high and high school students.)

  • High School early dismissal day (PSATs/inservice) changed from 10/12/16 to 10/19/16

  • 10/21/16 and 3/24/17 will be early dismissal half-days for elementary instead of no school days

  • Daycare will once again be onsite.  No busing to Uplands Elementary necessary given the later time frame.

Beginning Strings

cello

Orientation meetings will be held for parents and next year’s 4th  and 5th grade students who wish to participate in the string program for the 2016-2017 school  year. This meeting is for beginning string students only, not for those who are continuing on to orchestra.

Parents and students should try to attend one of the following fun and informative meetings to learn about the beginning strings program and the enrollment process.  We offer an evening meeting in May and a morning meeting in June to choose from.  There will also be an evening meeting in September for late comers, but we encourage you to attend in May or June.


Wednesday, May 11, 7:00-7:45 pm
When:

OR

Friday, June 3, 8:00-8:45 am

(Late Comers: Tuesday, September 6th, 7:00-7:45 PM)

 

Where:

Uplands Library

2055 Wembley Park Rd.

 

AGENDA:  

  • Introduction and philosophy
  • Demonstration of the Instruments: violin, viola, cello, bass
  • Opportunity for students to try each instrument
  • How to acquire an instrument of the right size
  • Answers to your questions

 

CLASS:  

  • Classes meet at the Uplands building before school
  • Classes meet 4 days each week (5 days in the beginning)
  • Students may ride buses or parents may drop them off
  • Students are bused directly to each elementary school after class

 

If you cannot attend a meeting, you can still join.  You will find answers to your questions and a link to enrollment on the district web page at: http://www.edline.net/pages/Lake_Oswego_School_District/Academics___Programs/strings

(Enrollment will open in May.  Please wait for the enrollment link until then. )  For any further questions you can contact Kristy Hewitt, the district music coordinator, at hewittk@loswego.k12.or.us.  We look forward to having your child as a member of the Lake Oswego Beginning Strings Program.