YG Family Newsletter-October 14th, 2021

Calendar Change: No-School Day October 18

All 4J schools will have a non-student day on Monday, October 18. This will be a staff work day and students will not attend school. The school board approved the calendar change in their meeting last night. For more information, see the 4J webpage: Calendar Change: No-School Day October 18.

A Message From Our School Counselor:

All emotions are normal, though not all reactions to emotions are acceptable. The Zones of Regulation curriculum aims to help children become more independent in the process of regulating their emotions, and consequently better equipped to stay focused in the classroom, on the field, or in your home.

Our classrooms at Yujin Gakuen help our students manage their own emotions, and tune in to others’ emotions by teaching, and reviewing the Zones of Regulation. This system of identifying emotions, and then choosing a corresponding strategy to stay focused is an important life skill across many settings.

Below are a few of the posters that teachers have in the classrooms to promote emotional literacy, and we encourage you to post these in your home to offer a consistent tool at school and at home.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at,  klein_s@4j.lane.edu, or 541-790-4623.

BEGINNING STRINGS for Students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade – Registration starts Oct 18th!

String Academy is a fun and exciting opportunity for your child to learn to play the violin, viola, cello or bass! The Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestras (ESYO) is once again offering this wonderful program online. Teachers are experienced professionals with a passion for bringing the joy of music to young students. Our online program includes fun and educational activities to keep children engaged and learning! And we provide the instruments!

Watch this fun String Academy Video of our teachers playing songs and introducing instruments! http://safesha.re/tringcademyeaser

• Online classes meet twice a week over Zoom starting November 1st either M/W or TuTh.
• Times available: 7:25-8:10 am or afternoons 3:45-4:30 pm or 4:30-5:15 pm.
• Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Income-based scholarships available!

♫ DEADLINE TO REGISTER: OCT. 29th ♫

Find out more and sign up here: https://esyorchestras.org/programs/string-academy-i/

String Academy opens the door to the joy of making music, with benefits that can last a lifetime!

Dress for the Weather

Mornings are getting chilly and now with a little drizzle, so please help your child dress for the weather when they wait lined up outside in the morning and for when they go out to recess. This will help to ward off colds and illness.

Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Breakfast and lunch menus are available on the 4J Menu Website. Make sure you filter to Kelly/YG.

REMINDER: Nut Free Home Lunches & Snacks

Home lunches or snacks need to be “Nut Free,” meaning to peanut or tree nut products, such as

• Peanuts, walnuts, almonds, pecans, hazelnuts, cashews, pistachios, Brazil nuts, pine nuts, macadamia nuts, etc.
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches
• Granola Bars with nuts
• Cookies with nuts
• Trail Mix with nuts
• Cereal with nuts
• Or any products that contain nuts

In normal times we can have nut free tables at lunch for students with allergies, but that is not possible this year.

Eugene 4J is recruiting Educational Assistant to support students and schools!

Eugene School District 4J is actively recruiting for educational assistants to support many of our schools and programs.

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? 

• At 4J we consider all employees to be educators. Educational Assistants are a key part of student academic success as well as a support for the operational needs of schools.  Educational Assistants are actively engaged with students and staff and make positive impact every day.

In addition to a positive work environment, benefit eligible position start at just 4 hours per day and provide time off when students are home during winter, spring, and summer breaks!

District benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Health and Dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• PERS, and district retirement benefits
• 4J Wellness Clinic available at no cost to benefitted staff and their families
• Employee Assistance Program
• Classified Staff 403b matching funds program

Educational Assistants work under the direction of licensed staff to provide instructional support and supervision to students. Minimum qualifications include:

• Have a high school diploma or the equivalent;
• Be at least 18 years of age.
• After hire educational assistants may be required to pass a basic skills test within the first seven months of employment.

Join 4J in supporting our students’ academic excellence and school experience. Click here to see all positions and to apply!

Keep Schools Safe, Stay Home When Sick

Check for wellness each day before coming to school

To help everyone at school stay healthy, students and staff need to be healthy when they come to school. If your student is feeling unwell, or if they or anyone in their home has symptoms of COVID-19 or other communicable diseases, they need to stay at home.

Symptoms that should keep a student home include:

• Fever of 100.4º or higher
• Chills
• Cough
• Headache
• Shortness of breath
• Difficulty breathing
• New loss of taste or smell
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting

If your student has any of these symptoms, please keep them at home and call your school’s attendance line.

If your student has been diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19, or is waiting for test results to check on COVID symptoms, please keep them home and notify our office.

If your student has a chronic health condition that could look like COVID symptoms—including conditions that cause a cough or shortness of breath, such as asthma or allergies—please talk to our nurse and document it in their health history, or they may be sent home from school if they are showing these symptoms.

Thank you for helping students and staff stay healthy in our school buildings. More Information: Health & Safety Protocols

See Flyer Below for information on 4J’s Black Student Parent Night: