Cal Young Week At a Glance: December 16th - 20th

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Week At A Glance

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December 16, 2024

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Cougar Holiday Cheer Drive

We've extended the Cougar Holiday Cheer Drive donation deadline to Monday!

Cal Young is collecting donations of gift cards to provide assistance to CYMS families who could benefit from a little help this season. We welcome any and all gift cards that could brighten the holidays for our students.

Gift cards can be turned in to Ms. Alexis at the front office.

Thank you for helping make the season bright for all Cal Young Cougars. If you would like a receipt for your tax-deductible donation, please email Alexis at krivchuk_a@4j.lane.edu or include a note with your donation.

Can't make it to the store or in to Cal Young to bring a gift card but would like to contribute? Donate via SchoolPay. *All Holiday Cheer Drive donations go toward gift cards specifically to grocery stores.

Winter Spirit Week

To help staff and students alike make it to Winter Break with a little bit of extra joy, Cal Young will be doing a Winter Spirit Week this coming week.

Theme Days

Make It Through Monday (PJ Day)
Top It Off Tuesday (Winter Headwear)
Wear Your Best Wednesday (Dress up with the glitz and glam)
Through the Snow Thursday (White & Blue)
Full-On Ugly Sweater Friday

Image of tug-of-war silhouette on top of an open book in front of an outline of the shape of Oregon on a green background.

O.B.O.B. Volunteers Needed

The Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries in conjunction with a Library Services and Technology Act grant. Students in 3rd-12th grade, regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints.

OBOB’s mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students.

Link to page: https://www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org/

Thank you for considering volunteering for OBOB. As the new Library Specialist I looking forward to making new connects with our Cal Young community.

If you have questions my email address is: hopkins_j@4j.lane.edu

3 volunteers 1- co-coordinator

This position would help coordinate our lunch and FLEX study sessions, materials, and help with planning activities. Help with coordinating, moderating mock and game battles, prep for the games. Possibly, other misc fun things that may come up. It's super fun and the students will appreciate your help.

What it would look like: Tracking teams, helping me come up with fun activities to promote knowledge of the books, creating the bracket play schedule, semi finals and finals, totaling points. Help with creation of a t-shirt for our winning team. This position will work closely with me in running the program, if you are not familiar with OBOB it's ok.

Commitment is: January - February

Stack of books with "Battle of The Books" in the middle

Dates and times:

January 2025

9th FLEX (Thursday) 9:30-10:30
16th Lunches - (Thursday) Games Rules and Expectations 11:45-1:30
23rd FLEX (Thursday) Mock games 9:30-10:30
30th FLEX (Thursday) Mock games 9:30-10:30

February 2025

6th lunches (Thursday)11:45-1:30
13th FLEX (Thursday) Assembly schedule and games rules expectations 9:30-10:30
20th Thursday Assembly Day “Battles are today” 8:15- 2:30

1 prep, supervision

Help with set up for activities/and or games. Supervision of students during activities, help coach students during our meeting times. (mostly asking study questions, or working on Title/author memorization.

(same dates and times as above)

1 questions, help with games

Help in writing practice questions. What this would look like is someone who maybe familiar with OBOB. Questions are In Which Book and content. These questions will help our students prepare for our up coming battles. This could be done from home, or during out meeting times.

(same dates and times as above)

AVID Holiday Donation Drive

Have any books you don’t need, Canned food you won't eat, old toys you don't use? Then donate them to the Avid Holiday Donation drive!

This is a donation drive for all the families Lane County in need of things for the holiday season. Students take your donations to their advisory teacher during advisory. The class that donates the most food, books, toys and games will get a sweet surprise. Make sure that the things you donate are in good condition. New or used items. The event will last from Monday 12/9 to Friday 12/20.

Have a happy holiday season and remember to help those in need.

Locker overflowing with supplies and garbage

Locker Clean out

Friday, students will visit their lockers and conduct a locker clean out. This is in an effort to reduce food left in lockers over Winter Break so we can return to clean school. This helps us to eliminate funky smells and unwanted visits from pests and critters.

Students are also encouraged to take home any clothing or other items that may have stacked up in their lockers over the previous weeks.

Lost & Found

Please encourage your student to check the lost and found this week. It is once again looking rather full. Items remaining after school is out on Friday will be donated to The Assistance League of Eugene's thrift shop,

From The District

District Wide Messages

Eugene International High School

Eugene International High School (Eugene IHS) is a choice school for students in grades 9-12 offering a 4-year interdisciplinary humanities curriculum focused on international studies. Students are dual enrolled in both Eugene IHS and their host school.

ANY student can enroll. They must go through the online 4J School Choice Lottery, regardless of attendance area: 4j.lane.edu/schoolchoice. The in-district deadline is January 31, 2025.

IMPORTANT DATES for the 2025-2026 School Year:

January 1……Online application period for 4J School Choice Lottery opens for in-district students

January 31…..Deadline to submit in-district 4J School Choice Lottery Applications

March 1………Online application period for 4J School Choice Lottery opens for out-of-district students

March 31……..Deadline to submit out-of-district 4J School Choice Lottery Applications

Spanish and French Immersion students from Monroe and Roosevelt will be enrolled in Eugene IHS without the lottery process because they entered immersion through the lottery in elementary or middle school. However, immersion students do need to submit the Eugene IHS Enrollment Form to the Eugene IHS office at South or Sheldon by the January 31st deadline. This form will be included in a special mailing to immersion families.

We hope you will consider becoming a part of our Eugene IHS community!

For more information contact one of the Eugene IHS offices below, or visit the Eugene IHS website at ihs.4j.lane.edu

Eugene IHS @ Churchill: 541-790-5225

Eugene IHS @ Sheldon: 541-790-6636

Eugene IHS @ South Eugene: 541-790-8030

Eugene IHS Flier

Winter Driving

Stay Safe on the Roads! Click here for essential winter driving tips to keep our students protected this season!

¡Manténgase seguro en las carreteras! Haga clic aquí para obtener consejos esenciales de conducción en invierno para mantener a nuestros estudiantes protegidos esta temporada!

School Schedule

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

9:00 am thru 3:40 pm

Wednesday, Early Release

9:00 am thru 2:35 am

**Students are able to access the school building and cafeteria beginning at 8:30 am

Office Hours

School Days

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

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If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Main Office: (541) 790-6400
Attendance Line: (541) 790-6454
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