YG Family Newsletter – November 10th, 2021

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/teacher conferences have begun. Many of you have already had your conference, but several are happening today.

Welcome New Staff

Please welcome Mike Zimmerman. He is the new campus monitor who supervises in the hallways before and after school. Mike is serving both schools so he is a staff member at YG and Kelly MS. Mike started last Wednesday, and many of our students have already had the opportunity to talk with him. Mike is a former marine and also studied Japanese in college. He is a great addition to the YG and Kelly staff.

Dave Alderson was recently hired as our new day (and head) custodian. We are very fortunate to have Dave here in the building. He has a lot of prior experience as a school custodian. He has been doing an amazing job of keeping up with all the demands of the job. He shared recently that he is impressed with how well-mannered and respectful our students are. It was a pleasant surprise and not what he was expecting.

Facilities Updates: Cherry Trees

We had cherry trees delivered and planted today. See photos below.

Six trees were planted, each about 6-8 feet in height. The are Kwanzan flowering cherry trees (pink) and the others are the Mount Fuji flowering cherry. See photos below to see what they might look like when they mature.

Portable Building for Kelly MS:

The second portable building was delivered and placed on site. They will be ready for use in December and provide two additional classrooms. See photos below.

Site Council Meeting – November 18, 2021

3:15-4:00 pm, Zoom link to be shared next Tuesday

Agenda
Stakeholders Reports

• Admin
• Teachers
• Classified
• Families

Old Business:

• Review role of site council By Laws
  • Outline work plan
• Review Decision Making Grid

• Outline a work plan for the year (continued from last meeting)

New Business: Share 4J’s plan to support student learning

More information about the site council can be found on the YG website: https://yg.4j.lane.edu/site-council/

PTO Meeting – November 18, 2021

6:30-7:30 – Zoom link to be shared next Tuesday

Pasta Drive Through Kelly Middle School

Katie Herzberg-Hachimoto, a current parent of a YG student and a teacher at Kelly Middle School is hosting a pasta drive to support the Eugene Mission. Please encourage your students to bring pasta and/or sauce to place in the food drive bin that is outside of the main office.

The pasta drive will go through Monday, November 15th.

Picture Retake Day

Lifetouch will be coming back to the building for our picture retake day. Our retake day is Friday, November 19th.

If your student was absent on picture day or would like to retake their photo, November 19th will be their opportunity!

If you would like to order photos that your student previously took, you can go to: mylifetouch.com

And use this access code: EVT49V2VB

Yujin Gakuen Directory

A Message from Nurse Robin Sensei:

Health Screening- December 10th, 2021

Our vision screening this year will be Friday, December 10th during the school day for grades K-3. This vision screening will be done by a “Spot Test” with the Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation volunteers and does NOT take the place of a thorough eye examination by an eye health specialist, as serious or eye health problems can be missed.  If the results of the vision screening indicate your student needs a thorough eye exam, you will be notified of results after we receive them, generally 2-4 weeks after the screening date. The volunteers are required to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Our dental screening this year also will be Friday, December 10th during the school day, for grades K-5. This is an oral health screening, a quick look, and DOES NOT take the place of a complete examination by a dentist. Serious oral health problems may be missed in a brief visual screening. The screening is performed by the Community Health Centers of Lane County, Dental Prevention.  Additionally, if an authorization for Dental Hygiene Services was returned, the Dental Prevention Program may offer a fluoride varnish treatment during the screening. There is a possibility that dental insurance would be billed, as mentioned on their consent form.

Tutoring for BIPOC Students

The NAACP is hosting free tutoring sessions for our BIPOC students through the Science Factory. If you are interested in having your student attend, check out the flyer above.

Black Student Parent Night

Choose Your Learning Location

There are three learning pathways available to 4J students this school year:

• Attending their regular school in-person full-time
• 4J K–5 Connect for synchronous online learning for elementary students
• Eugene Online Academy for all grades

Families may request to change between these programs at the change of term.

For elementary students, January 10th is the deadline to submit change requests for Semester 2, which begins January 31st.

If you want to change your student’s learning pathway for the second term of the school year, please complete and submit your request form by the deadline for their grade level. Submit a separate form for each student.

ONLY complete the form if you want to make a change. If you want to continue with your student’s current enrollment, you do not need to respond.