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**Important District Phone Numbers ** Medford School District: (541) 842-3636 Lone Pine Elementary: (541) 842-3820 []

This Week at a Glance

This week was a very busy one! We have been focusing on the life cycle of caterpillars in preparation for our outing to the park next week, where we will be collecting caterpillars for our classroom. The students have also been hard at work learning how to do double digit addition and subtraction. I have been so impressed with how quickly they are catching on! Please make sure your child returns their "Friday" folder no later than Wednesday. "Homework" folders need to be returned by Thursday with the completed assignment inside.

If your child has not turned their Field Trip Permission Slip in yet, you can print another one off here.

How to Start Each School Day Right Getting your child ready for school each day can be quite challenging. Here are some ideas to help start each day right.

1. Have your children help you lay out the next day’s clothes and prepare lunches the night before. Make sure to check the weather report to avoid a last minute rush for a coat or sweatshirt.

2. Wake children early enough to ensure they have plenty of time to eat breakfast and freshen up. Giving a child a set bedtime will ensure they get enough sleep. Don't forget to set the alarm!

3. Prepare a health and nutritious breakfast. Children are less irritable and much more alert when they eat a well-balanced meal.

4. Engage your child in conversation before they walk out the door or while taking them to school. Kids are often anxious over tests, friendships, or bullying. This gives parents a chance to communicate with their children about what is happening in their lives. [] 

10 Questions to Ask your Child About Their Day at School  When you ask your child about their day, are your questions usually met with one word answers? Here are ten open ended questions that will help start a conversation with your child.  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">[]
 * 1) Tell me about the best part of your day.
 * 2) What was the hardest thing you had to do today?
 * 3) Did any of your classmates do anything funny?
 * 4) Tell me about what you read in class.
 * 5) Who did you play with today? What did you play?
 * 6) Do you think math [or any subject] is too easy or too hard?
 * 7) What's the biggest difference between this year and last year?
 * 8) What rules are different at school than our rules at home? Do you think they're fair?
 * 9) Who did you sit with at lunch?
 * 10) Can you show me something you learned (or did) today?

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px;">Suggested Reading for the Week <span style="display: block; font-family: 'georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">About Insects: A Guide for Children~ Cathryn Sill <span style="display: block; font-family: 'georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Bookstore Burglar ~ Barbara Maitland



<span style="display: block; font-family: 'georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">The Case of the Baffled Bear ~ Cynthia Rylant <span style="display: block; font-family: 'georgia','serif'; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> Gus and Grandpa Go Fishing ~ Claudia Mills <span style="display: block; font-family: 'georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">

__<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Local Organizations __ <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> [|Maslow Project] : <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Maslow Project is a goal-oriented resource center serving homeless and at-risk for homeless youth, school-aged through 21. We are located at 209 W. Main Street in Medford, Oregon. We provide basic needs, as well as on-site access to a variety of services from community partners. Maslow Project helps youth establish educational, employment, and personal development goals while providing wrap-around case-management services to assist youth in attaining those goals.

<span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">[|Medford Schools Foundation][|:] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">The Medford Schools Foundation is an independent community organization mobilizing resources to promote a sound educational foundation for all students of Medford 549C schools.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> [|Open Books Project] : <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Information = smart decisions. Most Oregonians don't know how public school dollars are spent, how their local school district fared on the latest assessment test, or how many kids are graduating from high school. That's why Chalkboard Project created Open Books. It's an easy-to-use tool that provides all kinds of information about Oregon's K-12 public school districts. You can view information on your local school district, compare districts, or see statewide averages.

<span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">[|Oregon Healthy Kids:] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Oregon Healthy Kids believes that every kid in Oregon should be a healthy kid and their goal is to make sure they have health coverage. Depending on family income, children may be eligible for free or low-cost health coverage for doctor visits, dental care, vision, medicines and more through the Healthy Kids program. The site has information about Healthy Kids, including eligibility, services covered, and how to apply. There's also a place to find out how to help them spread the word and/or to partner with them to help families apply.

<span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">[|Rogue Valley Family YMCA:] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">The YMCA offers an afterschool program on-site at Abraham Lincoln, Griffin Creek, Hoover, Jacksonville, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lone Pine and Wilson elementary schools. Hours are from dismissal until 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday on school days. Programs are also available on non-school days. Many scholarships are available to help with the fee through the YMCA. Contact the YMCA at 541-772-6295 or www.rvymca.org for more information.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> [|SMART Program] : SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) is a book and reading program that brings together thousands of Oregonians to help kindergarten through third grade children read and succeed. SMART's vision is simple yet profound - to transform our children's future through reading. Through caring relationships with adult volunteers, SMART instills self-confidence and a lifelong love of books and learning in children who need extra help. Because we know this unique one-on-one relationship has such power to help children realize their potential, SMART's mission - the way we accomplish our vision - is to link children and books through volunteers.

<span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">[|Sparrow Club:] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Sparrow Clubs USA is a national non-profit organization of school-based clubs that assist children in medical crisis. Through community service and fundraising projects, Sparrow Clubs support children who have either life threatening illnesses or chronic disabilities and whose families face financial hardship because of it.

<span style="color: blue; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">[|The Job Council Child Care Resource Network:] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Child Care Resource Network offers services to Southern Oregon's Jackson and Josephine counties and is part of a nationwide child care resource and referral network.

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<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;">Important School Links <span style="display: block; font-family: 'georgia','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">[|Lunch Menu] [|Parent Handbook] [|School Supplies] [|School Schedule]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Helpful External Websites <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">[] [|Printable Pages and Worksheets] <span style="display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">[|Getting Connected By Grade]