This school year, the La Grande School District will to continue to provide Grab N Go meals at Island City Elementary and Central Elementary from 12:00-12:30 each school day. There will be both breakfast and lunch provided in each bag. Meals are free for children 0-18 years of age. Also, all students attending school this year will receive both breakfast and lunch free of charge. They will need to enter their ID Number just as they have in the past, but the meal is free.
This fall, LGSD students will attend school full-time, five days per week. The Oregon Department of Education is now revising guidance to support K-12 schools in safely delivering in-person instruction. That guidance, Ready Schools, Safe Learners, is expected on or before July 24th. LGSD will work with a committee of parents, community members, and staff to update our safety plans and those will be released in early August.
Governor Brown has signed an order, lifting all remaining COVID-19 restrictions. This allows the La Grande School District to no longer require masks during our indoor and outdoor summer programs. The Oregon Health Authority recommends unvaccinated individuals and other vulnerable persons continue to wear masks and practice other health and safety measure to stay safe from COVID-19.
The first day of school for Grades K-7 & Grade 9 is August 30th. The first day for Grades 8, 10, 11 & 12 is August 31st. See you this fall!
The La Grande School District Student Services Department has a lot of helpful information on their webpage at https://www.lagrandesd.org/page/contacts.
Learn about who to contact and click on "Parent Resources" to find out about services, legislation, policies, student rights, and more.
LGSD Summer Camp News!
1) Required permission forms for LGSD summer camps. Be certain to provide yours to the LGSD staff member greeting you on the first day of camp. Form: https://5il.co/tb97 and 2) Wait lists for summer camps. An update is provided here: https://5il.co/tb98
"Kindergarten is such an essential point in a child's social, emotional, and cognitive development. Certainly, our teachers focus on exposing students to foundational literacy and numeracy skills, but above all else we want students to feel excited about learning, to interact with other children, and to understand how to participate as a part of a school community." - Ryan Westenskow, Principal, Greenwood Elementary
See what positions are available at https://www.lagrandesd.org/page/employment-opportunities. Cook, custodian, paraeducator and more . . .
Below is the link to the livestream of our basketball games against Baker this week. Home spectators only at each game.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC406yAK1yndTPuMbgWwak2g
7th and 8th grade basketball as well as wrestling pictures will be on May 24th at 2pm here at the middle school. Please be sure your student brings their uniform with them.
If you decide the COVID-19 vaccination is right for you or your student, CHD is adding new COVID-19 vaccines clinics every week. Appointments are available and CHD is now offering appointments for children 12 years of age and older. For more information or to schedule a vaccine, visit www.chdinc.org/gv or call 541-962-8800.
Below is the link to view the live stream of our basketball games against Baker City.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC406yAK1yndTPuMbgWwak2g
The CDC's new guidance will not impact schools this school year. All individuals on our schools campuses must mask and physically distance.
Yesterday, Governor Brown addressed how the new guidance will be implemented in Oregon and stated, "Nothing is changing for schools this school year, and I expect education staff and students to continue to wear masks and physically distance, as outlined in our Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance."
Thank you for your cooperation.
6th grade basketball will run May 10th - May 28th every Monday through Thursday from 6-7pm. Please register your 6th grader at https://or-lagrande.intouchreceipting.com/signin if they are interested in playing. There is no fee this year
Picture retake day for LMS will be May 7th. Packets will be available in the office.
May 4th is National Teacher Appreciation Day! Be sure to thank your teachers for all of their hard work, especially this year! Thank you teachers for all of your dedication to our student's education and well being.
Basketball for our 7th and 8th grade boys and girls starts May 3rd as well as wrestling which is available for grades 6-8. Please register your student at https://or-lagrande.intouchreceipting.com/signin if they are interested.
8th Graders interested in joining the LHS Boys Soccer Team next year, Coach Rangel will host a virtual zoom meeting on 5/13/2021 at 6pm to talk about the upcoming summer sessions and fall season. Use this link to join: https://imesdmeet.zoom.us/j/98885391511?pwd=ZWlkZ200YzVsSENGSnpPeVJ1OEZtUT09
LMS would like to send a big shout out thank you to our local McDonald's for their generous donation to our school!
Please see the link below to visit the La Grande School District Band Website for helpful information including supplies students will need for band next year.
http://band.lagrandesd.org/supplies-needed