Fun Run June 4

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Our first (but we hope not last) Fun Run School Fundraiser is scheduled for Thursday, June 4th. Organized by Gretchen and Veronica, Level 2 teachers and marathon runners, all Level 1 and 2 students will be walking or running the trail at Lincoln Park. Please be sure students wear comfortable shoes and clothes, bring a water bottle and put on sunscreen before they leave home. The Fun Run is designed to encourage kids to have fun getting active and being healthy while, we hope, raising raise funds to benefit FGCS. Students brought home gold sponsor sheets and information a few weeks ago. Students are NOT required to have sponsors but all sponsorships and donations are greatly appreciated. If you have questions about the Fun Run, please contact Gretchen at g.ziemer@fgcschool.org or Veronica at v.dolby@fgcschool.org.

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Events & Reminders

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UPCOMING EVENTS

*CELEBRATIONS OF LEARNING OPEN HOUSE - Join us 5-6:30 p.m. next Wed.,
June 3 for our final open house of the school year. Beverages will be
served; we invite you to bring a treat or snack to share. Here's
some of what's planned:
-Student work will be on display in classrooms. Come see what our
scholars, stewards and citizens have been doing the past few months;
- Our Green Team will have information about sustainable living,
including how to make a waste-free school lunch, worm composting and a
'passport' to the FG Farmers Market, where you can learn about buying
local food on a budget.
- Roots & Shoots Club members will be on hand to share information
about the work they have done this year to help people, animals and
the environment. Stop by and learn more about how you and your
students can be involved in this international organization of
children and youth committed to improving their world.

*FIELD DAY Tues.,June 9: This all-school event will take place 9
a.m.-1 p.m. at Lincoln Park. Students will eat lunch at the park and
should bring their lunches as usual; we're planning a frozen treat to
celebrate afterwards. If you'd like to volunteer to help out at Field
Day, please give your name and contact information to Vickie Jares at
v.jares@fgcschool.org or 503-359-4600.

*BRIDGING CEREMONY Weds., June 10: We will honor students 'bridging'
to the next level at FGCS or moving on to other schools, and celebrate
our very first high school graduate at this special event. Parents
and family members of bridging students are encouraged to attend. The
ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. at B Street Permaculture Farm, the
place where we spent our first days as a school in September 2007.
PLEASE NOTE: Everyone, including adults, must have a consent form on
file with Pacific University BEFORE June 10 to be present at B Street.
Forms are available in the office and must be returned no later than
June 9. ALSO NOTE: There is no parking available on site at the farm,
but there is a parking area nortwest of the farm across B Street.
Please do not park in the EF Nursery lot.

REMINDERS
*Next Wednesday will also be the final Pizza Day of the school year.
Final orders may be placed on Monday. Many thanks to Tessa Anderson,
Misty Lewis, Theresa Tricarico and Sheila Dale for their work this
year organizing this fun weekly event. Thanks also to the Level 3
students who helped out serving up slices.

*Next week will also be the final meeting days for Roots & Shoots,
both tht Tuesday club at Tom McCall and the Wednesday group here at
FGCS.

*Lost and Found is now kept in the back hallway at school. Please ask
Karen or someone in the office if you need to look for a missing item.
Please check or encourage your student to check before the end of the
school year. After that time, any unclaimed items will be donated to a
charitable organization.

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Important News & Events

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PTO MEETING 7-8 P.M. WEDS., 5/20: The FGCS Parent-Teacher Organization will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the high school building. This is a chance from the usual third Thursday monthly meetin. The PTO is actively seeking parents and others to get involved in supporting our students and teachers, including people willing to serve as officers. Please join us! NO SCHOOL MONDAY, MAY 25 - MEMORIAL DAY or FRI., JUNE 5 - GRADING DAY SUMMER CLASSES AT FGCS: We're pleased to announce that FGCS will offer a variety of summer classes during the month of July. The offerings include Outdoor Adventures, Wilderness Skills, Origami, Tennis, Fashions and Fibers, Outdoor Math & Science, Designing Windmills (science & engineering), Cut-Paper Art and Ukrainian Egg decorating. For details and registration forms, check in the school office or visit the web site at www.fgcschool.org. CELEBRATION OF LEARNING OPEN HOUSE: Join us for our year-end open house 5-6:30 p.m. Weds., June 3rd. In addition to displays of student work, our Green Team and Roots & Shoots Club will have information about eating fresh, local food on a budget, worm composting and preparing waste-free lunches when your students come back to school in the fall. Beverages will be provided - please bring a treat or snack to share and join the festivities! LEVEL 2 SCIENCE FAIR - This student-initiated event will be held 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tues., June 2 in the high school building. Family members of Level 2 students are invited to view the results of students' scientific inquiries. For more information, contact your child's Level 2 classroom teacher. BRIDGING CEREMONY - A ceremony honoring our very first FGCS graduate and all students bridging to the next level at our school will be held on Weds., June 10 at B Street Farm. Details will be sent home soon to parents of bridging students. Everyone attending (adults and minors) must have a current consent form on file at Pacific University. Please contact the school office for forms.

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News & Reminders

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News and reminders for the week of May 10: -PIZZA ORDERS NOW DUE MONDAY: To accommodate our pizza volunteer's schedule, please turn in Pizza Wednesday orders with payment by the end of the day Monday. Orders placed in the box on Tuesday cannot be included in Wednesday's order. Forms are available at school or on the Documents page of the website at http://www.fgcschool.org/. Please Note: Weds., June 3rd will be our last Pizza Day for the school year. Thanks to all the volunteers who have helped this year counting money, placing order and serving pizza along with their Level 3 student helpers. -SEEKING SUSTAINABLE GARDENS: In collaboration with the Self Directed Learning class led by Robin Lindsley and Steve O'Day, Level 4 biology teacher Rochell Auran would like to take her students on a tour of sustainable gardens in Forest Grove. She is looking for gardens that have chickens, bees, a victory garden, a butterfly garden, native plants, fruit trees or anything else that the residents have done to make their city lots more sustainable. If you have a sustainable garden (in progress is fine) that you would like to share and it is within walking distance of FGCS, please contact Rochelle at r.auran@fgcschool.org or leave a phone message for her at 503-359-4600. You do not need to be home at the time of our visit, but students and teachers would welcome talking to the gardeners if they are available. The tour is planned for 10:30 a.m.-noon Weds., June 3rd. -BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Please help us make the spring book fair a big success - contact Misty Lewis at semile@verizon.net to volunteer for a shift the week of May 18. Volunteers are needed: Mon., 5/18: 2:30 - 4:15 pm Tues., 5/19: 8:15 - 9:15 am, 2:30 - 4:00 pm Weds., 5/20: 8:15 - 9:15 am, 2:30 - 4:15 pm Thurs., 5/21: 8:15 - 9:15 am, 2:30 - 4:15 pm Fri., 5/22: 8:15 - 9:15 am, 12:30 - 2:00 pm -SPRING WEATHER IS HERE: The one thing certain about spring in Oregon is that the weather is unpredictable. Please help your children be prepared for unexpected changes by making sure they come to school every day with a waterproof jacket, school-appropriate footwear (the kind that withstands puddles and mud) and layers to stay warm. -CHARTER SCHOOL SURVEYS DUE 5/15: Please take a few minutes to fill out the state's survey of parents with children in public charter schools. This survey is different from the one we asked you to complete earlier in the year as part of our strategic planning process. The state survey can be found at http://www.ode.state.or.us/surveys/template.aspx?sid=315 . All public charter schools are required to make this survey available to parents. -CALENDAR NOTES There is no school Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day) or Friday, June 5 (grading day). The last day of school is Thursday, June 11 - all students will dismiss at 1:05 p.m. Watch for information coming home soon about our end-of-the-year Bridging Ceremony and Field Day. click here

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Book Fair Volunteers

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The Scholastics Book Fair is coming again soon to FGCS. The annual Buy One Get One event will take place May 18-22. The FGCS Parent-Teacher Organization, which is sponsoring the event, needs volunteers to staff the fair and help take everything down on the final day. Please contact Misty Lewis at semile@verizon.net to sign up. Volunteers are needed: Mon., 5/18: 2:30 - 4:15 pm Tues., 5/19: 8:15 - 9:15 am, 2:30 - 4:00 pm Weds., 5/20: 8:15 - 9:15 am, 2:30 - 4:15 pm Thurs., 5/21: 8:15 - 9:15 am, 2:30 - 4:15 pm Fri., 5/22: 8:15 - 9:15 am, 12:30 - 2:00 pm Thanks for your help in making the book fair possible.

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Pizza Weds. Reminder

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A reminder that tomorrow is Pizza Wednesday at FGCS. Our devoted
volunters will be in to collect orders at 9:30 a.m., so be sure to
turn in your orders and payment (cash or check) by that time to get
pizza for lunch tomorrow.

Remember that you can order your pizza weeks at a time using the order
forms available in the main hallway at school or on the Documents page
of the website at www.fgcschool.org.

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School Reopens Wednesday

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Forest Grove Community School, along with all District schools, will reopen tomorrow (Weds., May 6). The decision to reopen schools was made by District Superintendent Jack Musser after consultation with county health officials. The following announcement was posted on the District website: "All schools in the Forest School School District, including Cornelius Elementary School, will reopen Wednesday. Buses will run on normal schedules. The schools have been closed Monday and Tuesday because of concern over the H1N1 (swine flu) virus. However, U.S. health officials announced today that the virus has proven milder than expected, and they no longer recommend that schools close because of swine flu. "We are very pleased and excited that our students are going to be back in school tomorrow," said Superintendent Jack Musser. "We firmly believe that, based on new information from the Centers For Disease Control and Washington County Health Department, it's safe to reopen tomorrow." FGCS encourages all families to continue following guidelines recommended by the health department to prevent the spread of H1N1 and other illnesses: --Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. --Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective. --Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way. --Try to avoid close contact with sick people. --If you are sick, stay home for seven days after your symptoms begin or until you have been symptom-free for 24 hours, whichever is longer. This is to keep from infecting others and spreading the virus further. Flu symptoms include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, and possibly nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Health Resources --The Forest Grove School-Based Health Center is open 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays. The center is located near Forest Grove High School and may be accessed by any student in the Forest Grove School District. Drop-ins are welcome but appointments encouraged by calling 503-359-4057. -State of Oregon Flu Hotline: 1-800-978-3040 -Washington County Bilingual Flu Hotline: 503-846-2999 -Facts about H1N1 are available from the Centers for Disease Control at www.cdc.gov/swineflu or from the Oregon Department of Human Services at http://www.flu.oregon.gov/

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State Charter School Survey

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Dear FGCS Parents: The Oregon Department of Education is conducting a survey of charter school parents, students and staff. This survey is required by the ODE's charter school grant with the U.S. Department of Education. The link to the online parent survey is available on the home page of our web site at www.fgcschool.org. You may also go directly to the English version of the parent survey at http://www.ode.state.or.us/surveys/template.aspx?sid=315 or the Spanish version at http://www.ode.state.or.us/surveys/template.aspx?sid=316. Students will have the opportunity to complete the survey in our computer lab at school. If you questions, please contact Karen Torry at k.torry@fgcschool.org or 503-359-4600.

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Thank You, Volunteers!

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Our heartfelt thanks goes out to the 54 students, family members, teachers, staff and community volunteers who participated in our Take Care of Oregon Days event at FGCS on Saturday. Special thanks to: -Laura Harley, our Americorps member, who coordinated the event through SOLV; -Donna Van Dyke, our school secretary and Gardener-in-Chief, who directed the weeding, planting and mulching; -Teresa Perrin, art teacher, who organized the paint crew; -Dean Jares, our custodian/handyman, who hauled in all the plants; -Preston Alexander, our landlord, who donated two beautiful Pacific dogwood trees. -Steve O'Day, who oversaw a bamboo-fence-building brigade. Thanks to your efforts, we have a beautiful new garden with trees, ferns, strawberries and native plants near the main entrance, our classrooms are cleaner, the downstairs hallway has a new coat of bright yellow paint and much more. It was wonderful to see people of all ages working together - at times in the pouring rain! - to make a positive difference in our community. click here

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SCHOOL CLOSED Mon./Tues.

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Forest Grove Community School, along with all District public schools,
will be closed Mon., May 4 and Tues., May 5. This closure was
recommended by the Washington County Department of Health and Human
Services because of concerns about the spread of H1N1 virus, also
known as swine flu. The District, in conjunction with county health
officials, will decide on Tuesday whether schools may re-open on
Wednesday.

The following information has been provided by the Forest Grove School
District:

"One probable case of H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) has been reported at
Cornelius Elementary School, and health officials said there are other
suspected cases at other schools in the district. Cornelius Elementary
School will remain closed all week, May 4-8.

District administration, in conjunction with county health officials,
will decide Tuesday whether other schools in the district will be able
to reopen Wednesday. All sports, clubs and other school activities at
all schools are cancelled for Monday and Tuesday. Students are asked
not to congregate in other settings or at any of the school
playgrounds on those days. By closing for two days, the district and
health officials will be able to better determine whether the virus
has spread and whether it's necessary to close schools longer, said
Superintendent Jack Musser."

Please be aware that FGCS is required to follow District direction
regarding this closure in order to comply with state laws related to
student health and safety. Please check the FGCS web site at
www.fgcschool.org or the District web site at www.fgsd.k12.or.us for
updates.

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