Good evening, families. It appears that the gorge snow has arrived in November this year. Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 30, we will be adding 1 hour to our 1 hour late start for a 2 hour total late start to the school day. School will start at 10:00 AM. As you know, we serve a wide range of elevations and climates, so we will be watching all our communities' weather and should we need to close to ensure the safety of all our students and staff, we will let you know as soon as possible. We hope you have a safe evening.

MUGS Giving Tree is back to help families in our community. If your family is in need of assistance, please reach out. You can download, print, or, pick up a form in the office.

For assistance, please call the office at 509-365-2211 or email megan.winn@lyleschools.org

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The High School Boys and Girls basketball teams will be on a two-week rotation for early/late practices.

For the weeks of 11/14/2022 - 11/18/2022 and 11/21/2022 - 11/25/2022 the practice schedule is as follows:

HS Girls will practice from 4:30-6:00 PM

HS Boys will practice from 6:00-8:00 PM

Dear Families, 

Your student will soon begin their sexual health unit in health class. We will be teaching the FLASH curriculum. FLASH is a medically accurate, age-appropriate comprehensive sexual health education curriculum. The goals of the curriculum are to prevent teen pregnancy, STDs and sexual violence, and to increase family communication about sexual health related topics such as dating, sex and abstinence. 

FLASH builds skills to support young people in remaining abstinent, as well as teaching about other methods of disease and pregnancy prevention. It promotes respectful communication, and builds skills for healthy relationships 

 FLASH provides a protocol for teachers when answering student questions about values that includes referring student back to families to learn their specific values. As a result, students may come home with questions about the values and expectations you have for them regarding these topics. We hope this will provide a meaningful opportunity for you to talk about these important topics together. 

 A list of the FLASH lessons that will be taught is provided below. If you have any questions or would like to preview a lesson, please come to our parent night on October 26th from 6-7 pm. Classes will be held starting Tuesday, Nov 1st.  

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Lesson 1: Introduction 

Lesson 2: Reproductive System 

Lesson 3: Pregnancy 

Lesson 4: Birth Control Methods 

Lesson 5: Condoms 

Lesson 6: STIs 

Lesson 7: Communication and Decision Making 

Lesson 8: Consent 

Lesson 9: School Heath Improvement 

If you would not like your student to opt your student opt your student out of some, or all of the classes please fill out and return the bottom portion of this paper. 

Thank you, 

Megan Winn and Tim Foley 

Dear Parent or Guardian, 

 We are pleased to announce that Dallesport Elementary REACH (Relationships, Enrichment, Academics, Community, and Homework) program will begin on October 17th, 2022. The Dallesport Elementary Program has made some changes and will now serve elementary students in 2^nd through 5^th grade. The program typically runs four days per week before school and two hours after school and aligns with the district calendar. Transportation home and a nutritious snack will be provided. This program is free to you and is funded through a grant. The REACH program will connect with students and their families, help students REACH success, and will collaborate with the community for support and services.

REACH combines the support and resources of two rural school districts (Lyle and Wishram), along with our partners, which include Career Connect. Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission (CRITCF), Columbia River Swish Basketball, 4-H of Klickitat County, Gorge Ecology Outdoors, Arts in Education of the Gorge, Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Riverview Community Bank, Klickitat County Health Department, Klickitat County Sherriff’s Department, Howards Haven Animal Sanctuary, Trout Unlimited and YES Youth Employment Services, Skyline Hospital, and ESD (Educational Service Districts) 112 to create two community learning centers housed at Dallesport Elementary and Wishram School. By promoting and strengthening partnerships between schools, community programs, and families, REACH will help improve academic achievement in math and reading through activities and methods that have been proven to work. The program activities will be linked to classroom curriculum and individual student needs, and will include academic support in math and reading, homework help, high-interest small group activities, projects, and special family events.

While ESD 112 will conduct program coordination and evaluation, local district staff will provide instructional support. Enrollment forms are available in the office. Please return completed forms to the office attention Kenji Stasiewicz. We look forward to working with you and your child.

Sincerely, Kenji Stasiewicz- Dallesport Elementary REACH Site Coordinator; (2nd-5th Grades) Dallesport Elementary

  Estimado padre o tutor, 

 Nos complace anunciar que el programa Reach (Relaciones, Enriquecimiento, Académicos, Comunidad y Tarea) de Dallesport Elementary comenzará el 17 de octubre de 2022. El Programa de Primaria Dallesport ha hecho algunos cambios y ahora servirá a los estudiantes de primaria en^2º a^5º grado. El programa generalmente funciona cuatro días a la semana antes de la escuela y dos horas después de la escuela y se alinea con el calendario del distrito. Se proporcionará transporte a casa y un refrigerio nutritivo. Este programa es gratuito para usted y se financia a través de una subvención. El programa REACH se conectará con los estudiantes y sus familias, ayudará a los estudiantes a alcanzar el éxito y colaborará con la comunidad para obtener apoyo y servicios.

REACH combina el apoyo y los recursos de dos distritos escolares rurales (Lyle y Wishram), junto con nuestros socios, que incluyen Career Connect. Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission (CRITCF), Columbia River Swish Basketball, 4-H of Klickitat County, Gorge Ecology Outdoors, Arts in Education of the Gorge, Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Riverview Community Bank, Klickitat County Health Department, Klickitat County Sherriff's Department, Howards Haven Animal Sanctuary, Trout Unlimited and YES Youth Employment Services, Skyline Hospital y ESD (Educational Service Districts) 112 para crear dos centros de aprendizaje comunitario ubicados en  Dallesport Elementary y Wishram School. Al promover y fortalecer las asociaciones entre las escuelas, los programas comunitarios y las familias, REACH ayudará a mejorar el rendimiento académico en matemáticas y lectura a través de actividades y métodos que han demostrado funcionar. Las actividades del programa estarán vinculadas al currículo del aula y las necesidades individuales de los estudiantes, e incluirán apoyo académico en matemáticas y lectura, ayuda con la tarea, actividades de grupos pequeños de alto interés, proyectos y eventos familiares especiales.

Mientras que la EDS 112 llevará a cabo la coordinación y evaluación del programa, el personal del distrito local proporcionará apoyo educativo. Los formularios de inscripción están disponibles en la oficina. Por favor, devuelva los formularios completados a la atención de la oficina Kenji Stasiewicz. Esperamos trabajar con usted y su hijo.

Sinceramente, Kenji Stasiewicz- Coordinador del sitio REACH de Dallesport Elementary; (2º-5º Grados) Primaria Dallesport

Dear Cougar Families,

School Picture Day is this Thursday, October 13th.

Please Note - Due to our size and location, we no longer get a makeup day, so it's especially important for each student to be picture ready this Thursday.

Parents - You can order photos online at www.lifetouch.com. You'll be asked to enter the Picture Day ID, which is EVTKJRBK7. Packets were also sent home with students last week.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday!

Estimadas familias cougar,

El Día de la Fotografía Escolar es este jueves 13 de octubre.

Tenga en cuenta que debido a nuestro tamaño y ubicación, ya no tenemos un día de maquillaje, por lo que es especialmente importante que cada estudiante esté listo para la foto este jueves. Padres - Puede pedir fotos en línea en www.lifetouch.com. Se te pedirá que introduzcas el ID del Día de la Imagen, que es EVTKJRBK7. Los paquetes también fueron enviados a casa con los estudiantes la semana pasada.

¡Esperamos ver a todos el jueves!

Dear Cougar Families,

To accommodate Fall Conferences, students will be released at noon on Wednesday 10/5, Thursday 10/6, and Friday 10/7. All meals will be served and buses will arrive home three hours earlier than usual. Wednesday will be late start AND early release. If you haven't received a conference day/time for your student, please reach out to the office.

Have a great week!

September 29, 2022

PARENTS AND GUARDIANS:

Due to a driver shortage tomorrow, September 30, 2022, the Giraffe (Appleton) bus will arrive home approximately 1 hour to 1.5 hours later than normal. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you would like to pick up your child, please remember to come to the upper parking lot by the main office.

Thank you,

Lori Smith, Principal

There will be a parent/community "Curriculum Review Night" held in the school library on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:00 PM. This will be to review a high school social studies textbook. PTO will have a meeting immediately following.

Welcome Back to School!

Dear Lyle Families,

Welcome to the 2022-23 School Year! I hope you enjoyed a summer vacation filled with fun and exciting memories with your loved ones. I am so excited to be starting my fifth year as Principal and to continue to work with the amazing students, families, and community members of the Lyle School District. I am deeply committed to continue to make a positive difference in the lives of your child(ren) and cannot wait for the year to get started and have our halls filled with the laughter, the smiles and the hustle and bustle of our incredible students as they begin a new school year.

All signs point to another incredible and productive school year. All teachers and support staff have spent hours preparing materials, creating student-centered classrooms, and reviewing data.

The rooms look amazing and are ready for a new school year. Office managers and office staff have registered new students, put together information packets to be sent home with all students, and organized new materials. The custodial and maintenance staff have worked diligently throughout the summer to clean and ready the school. Kitchen staff have worked on preparing menus and getting ready for the new school year. We are so excited to welcome back our former students and meet our new students. The staff at Lyle are very excited to continue our work of building strong relationships with our families and working together to provide opportunities for growth and achievement for all students. The possibilities are endless if we work together.

Working with families and students is one of my top priorities. I welcome the opportunity to work with you to overcome any challenges your student may face. Should you ever need to meet with me, please call the main office and we will set it up as fast as we can.  I am looking forward to our collaboration in providing a safe and nurturing environment as well as a challenging and diverse curriculum. If you would like to contact me, my email address is lori.smith@lyleschools.org You can also reach me by phone at Lyle Community Schools, (509) 365-2211.

Remember, school starts tomorrow, Wednesday, August 24^th. Buses will be running on the late start schedule that happens every Wednesday. School starts at 9:00 AM on Wednesdays. Bus route schedules will be posted soon. Watch the school website for more information.

This is going to be an AMAZING year!

Sincerely,

Lori Smith, Principal