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6300 SW Nicol Road
Portland, OR 97223
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The Back-to-School Picnic is the first Friday, September 5th.
Remember to wear class colors to school and the picnic!
PreK - Red
K - Purple
Pri - Yellow
1st - Green
2nd - Blue
3rd - Orange
4th - White
5th - Black
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“Who’s Who? What’s What? And How do I Fit In?” Come to our first PAL meeting, Friday, September 19, 8-9:30 a.m. in the Common Hall. We’re featuring Matthew Hanly, head of school; Anne Marie Fitzgerald, head of Lower School; Jane Fisher Graybeal, chair of the OES Volunteer’s Common Link; Kristin Kaden Dreyer, LS PAL chair and others on the PAL leadership team. We’re talking about all kinds of things that involve YOU and your children! And we’ll be handing out a survey to find out what topics you want to see covered in future PAL meetings. Don’t miss it!
“It's Not Just Child’s Play.” On Friday, October 31, 8-9:30 a.m. we’ll hear from Dr. Steffen Saifer, the Director of the Child and Family Program at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory in Portland. He’ll be explaining what recent research and theory say about play and development.
Yes! Our PAL meetings have moved to Friday mornings. We hope that if you are a working parent, you can free a Friday morning periodically to attend one of our meetings. Additionally, we will host a couple of evening meetings to accommodate other family schedules.
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All families will receive a registration form today in your Wednesday envelope for after school classes. This form includes all classes with starting dates of September 19 through December and ending by the end of January. In January you will receive the Winter/Spring schedule of classes. You need one form per child and can print off additional forms here. To see the full class descriptions click here. Additional forms are also available outside every division office. If you have questions, please call Joan Lowe 503.768.3145.
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First Committee Meeting: September 24, 8:00-9:30am, Drinkward Center Conference Room
First Books & Breakfast Discussion: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, October 3, 8:00-9:30am, OES Dining Hall
New Name and First Committee Meeting: The collaborative, action-oriented diversity committee on campus (previously known as the Parent Diversity Committee) has the same worthy goals and new name, Community Diversity Link. All of the CDL’s activities will be open to any interested parents, administrators, faculty/staff members and US students. There are many project ideas in the works so please bring your perspectives and energy to our first meeting of the year on September 24, 8:00 to 9:30am in the Drinkward Center Conference Room.
First Books and Breakfast Discussion: Our book discussion series begins this year with THE NAMESAKE by Jhumpa Lahiri. This Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s beautifully written story chronicles the Ganguli family’s struggles to become Americans while maintaining ties with their homeland in Calcutta. Lahiri brilliantly illuminates the immigrant experience including the conflicts and generational differences inherent in honoring traditions in a new world. As an alternative or complement to reading the book, parents should consider watching the movie, which is artfully produced and runs true to the novel. Please join us on October 3, 8:00-9:30am, in the OES Dining Hall! It is not necessary to have read the book in order to be part of our discussion.
Future Books and Breakfast Discussion Meeting Titles:
November 13: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee
December 12: THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moises Kaufman
February 6: THE LAST CHINESE CHEF by Nicole Mones
March 6: THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards
Contact Us: Please contact
(503-643-3760 or y.lynne at comcast.net) or
(503 292-6609 or susan at phillipsrumker.com ) with your questions, suggestions and interests.
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Friday, September 19 at the OES Turf Field
All OES families invited!
OES vs. Catlin Gabel
Girls Varsity Soccer 4:15pm
Boys Varsity Soccer 6:15pm
Girls Volleyball- Jr. Varsity 5:00pm and Varsity 6:15pm
Join us for the Aardvark Hat Parade, Information Fair, the Aardvark Community Park Dedication and a free barbeque!
Please click here for your printable food coupon.
We hope to see you there!
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Welcome back to an exciting year ahead in music at OES! See the Music Notes page for information on private lessons, ensembles, and instrument rentals.
An Evening with the Violoncello
Come and hear the rich and sonorous voice of the cello! You will learn about its first Italian makers, its journey from the early Baroque (with its gut strings and light, pointy bow) to the modern cello of today’s symphony orchestra. You will see and hear examples of both instruments, as well as the viola da gamba, a much older instrument used in the Renaissance era, which is a “cousin” of the cello.
The cello is a wonderful instrument to play! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet the violoncello family!
Please join us for this fun cello informational!
Presented by: Joanna Blendulf, OES Cello Instructor
When: Wednesday, September 10, 7:00pm
Where: The OES Chapel
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The Leong Tennis Academy is providing monthly family tennis time for OES tennis families. All skill levels are welcome and the Leong’s will be running tennis drills and games on all 3 courts at SPARC. You will need to sign up prior to these dates through
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Please mark your calendars for the following dates:
October 19th
November 23rd
December 7th
The time for each of these dates is from 11:00-12:30.
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An informational meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 PM in the Lower School Common Area for parents and their boy who is interested in joining the OES Cub Scout Pack. Our regularly scheduled Pack Meeting will follow at 7:00 PM and ends at 8:00 PM. Stay and see what OES Cub Scouting is all about.
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| To submit information for the Wednesday Express, please email
in the Lower School office by 3:00pm Monday. |
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