For the remainder of the school year, we will be in and out of the office through Wednesday, June 24th. Please call us at 503-768-3127 if you plan to stop by, so that we can ensure that someone is available to assist you. The Middle School Office will offcially open for the 2009-10 school year starting Monday, Aug 10th from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Have a safe and wonderful summer!
For your convenience, we are including the 2009-10 supply lists for 6th, 7th and 8th grades with this Messenger. Please see links below. Although the lists are mostly complete, please be aware that some items may get added when classes resume in the fall. Also look for an email in early August with more information on Textbook orders for next year.
6th grade supply list
7th grade supply list
8th grade supply list
We are excited to introduce required summer reading this year. Faculty will sponsor a book that sixth, seventh and eighth graders have the option to choose. Some of these are books that the faculty is passionate about sponsoring, and some of these are books that were recommended by Paula. Each cross grade “book group” (we expect about 20) will meet in the early weeks at the beginning of school to discuss and explore the book they read.
Middle School Library needs to have the Summer Reading forms turned in by tomorrow, June 5th. You may email them to
in the library. They will be required to have a parent signature for book approval since there are a variety of themes and topics. Please access the Summer Reading Program List here.
If you have a child who loves to read AND who has a strong desire to compete, we have a “new-to-us” opportunity. Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a competition that takes place each year in March and the OES Middle School hopes to sponsor a team next year. More information will be available in September, but If you think that your child might be interested and you want to help them get a head start on the reading, go to this link for a reading list for the 09-10 Battle.
 Charlie made it…and so can OES!
 Thanks to your generosity we’ve met the challenge of our anonymous grandparent donor by reaching 80% parent participation. We are striving to surpass our fundraising goal of $725,000. The annual appeal ends June 30, so there’s still time for you to give OES a boost to soar over the bar.
Get a jump on reading for next year’s book discussions! Whether you are traveling near or far, spending time in the outdoors or just enjoying some leisure time at home, the summer months may offer parents a perfect opportunity to enjoy reading a few good books. Education experts strongly agree on the benefits for children of all ages from observing their parents reading for pleasure. For your consideration, the OES Community Diversity Link suggests four engrossing and easy-to-read paperbacks to be featured in next year’s Books and Beverages programs in which interested parents gather monthly to discuss a featured book related to diversity.
STUBBORN TWIG by Lauren Kessler:
Life for the Yasui family in Oregon is painfully disrupted at the start of World War II when anti-Japanese sentiments lead to imprisonment, internment and displacement. Selected by the Oregon Library Association for the “Oregon Reads 2009” community reading program celebrating our state’s sesquicentennial, Stubborn Twig tells the true story of how racism affects the emotions and choices of family members over three generations.
COUNTING COUP by Larry Colton:
Portland author Larry Colton traveled to the Crow Indian reservation on the banks of the Little Big Horn River in Montana and chronicled a suspenseful, pressure-packed girls’ basketball season through the eyes of gifted athlete Sharon LaForge and her teammates who face the challenges of fierce competition while dealing with alcoholism, broken families and racial conflict.
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER: A STORY OF RACE AND INHERITANCE by Barack Obama:
In this highly-praised memoir written before his political ascendance, Barack Obama shares his emotional journey to understand his own family heritage and racial identity as the son of an absent Black African father and a white American mother. Obama is candid about racism and poverty and the story resonates with universal themes of love, obligation and loss while offering insights into the unusual life and unique multicultural background of our current American president.
 SOLOIST: A LOST DREAM, AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP, AND THE REDEMPTIVE POWER OF MUSIC
by Steve Lopez:
New York Times Columnist Steve Lopez befriends Nathaniel Ayres, a onetime musical prodigy studying at Juilliard who now struggles with homelessness and mental illness. Lopez offers honest reflections and fast-paced stories of his creative attempts to help Nathaniel get off of Skid Row and recover his musical potential. The newly released movie offers parents another good way to experience this moving and provocative story.
CONTACTS: Please contact 2009-10 CDL Co-Chairs
,503 292-6609, and
,
503 297-3593, with your questions, suggestions and interests regarding book discussions or other diversity programs.
Sign-ups for the OES Basketball Camp are filling up quickly. Join Dennis Black and Lauran Pratt for a fun week of basketball. The camp is for both boys and girls ages 5 – 15. The camp will take place the week of July 6-10 and will run from 9-3:30 everyday. Please register online at www.oes.edu/summer.
Girls’ Lacrosse for 4th-8th Grades
Lead by Tucker Pierson, OES Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach
August 10-14, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Register online at oes.edu or contact the Summer Programs office at; 503.768.3145 or 503.416.9244)
Did you…..
Drive For Service Learning?
Chaperone a Dance?
Sew Costumes for a Play?
Keep Score for A Team?
Help In A Classroom?
Help with Discovery Day?
Did you know if you were a host for an exchange student all of the hours of the visit are reported?
Please remember to log your volunteer hours. The username is "oesparent" and the password is "0809". The database will be cleared at the end of June to get ready for 2009 – 2010.
Thanks for all you do!
Volunteer opportunities for the 2009 – 2010 school year can be seen on the OES web site. A link to the on line sign up will be sent to you via email in Mid July. If you have any questions before that, please contact the volunteer coordinator in your division.
Cindy Plummer – Upper School / All School
Kim Jensen – Middle School
Michele Ackerman – Lower School
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