Dear Charlemagne Families,

School is but a week and a bit away! I am so looking forward to seeing all of you soon. Please join me in welcoming our New Staff this year.

Bienvenue to our 24-25 New Staff!

Temp. 3rd Grade Teacher (Jessica Abbe) - Jessica joins us from the Springfield School District. Jessica speaks French and is also a parent of two of our students!

0.5 SPED Teacher (Lillian Groff) - Lillian joins us from Family School and we are excited that she will be with us M-F this year, supporting our SPED students on a daily basis!

6.5-hour Bilingual EA (Martha Schuetz) - Martha is a long standing Eugene community member that has been guest teaching in the Bethel and 4J school districts. Additionally, she is trilingual: Spanish, French, English!

0.4 Librarian (Adam Shepard) - We are excited to begin our Librarian journey with Adam, who is joining us from Edgewood Elementary. Adam not only will be leading our library program but speaks French as well!

Please read last week's post

Last week's newsletter contained a lot of important information. Please refer to it as much as needed.

First Days of School--Please note the start of school days below

KINDERGARTEN: First day of school is Wednesday, September 4th, 8:30-1:45.

GRADES 1 – 5: First day of school is Thursday, September 5th, 8:30- 3:00. 

Kindergarten Smart Start

Kindergarten students do not start with an assigned classroom and class lists are built as we learn more about our kiddos. 4J is changing which days kinders come based on your last name:

• Last name A–L: Attend Sept. 4 (W), 5 (Th), 9 (M), 10, (T), 11 (W)

• Last name M–Z: Attend Sept. 4 (W), 6 (F), 9 (M), 10, (T), 11 (W)

No Kindergarten Sept. 12 & 13 (parent/teacher conversations)
Regular school schedule begins on Monday, Sept. 16

• Kindergarten families should visit the  4J Kindergarten Smart Start Website  for details.

• Additional info can be found on the  4J Kindergarten Enrollment Webpage.

If you know anyone with new or kindergarten-age students who have not yet registered, please have them contact Charlemagne office staff by phone at (541) 790-7080 or email Eliza Drummond at  drummond_el@4j.lane.edu

The office will be open daily 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00, August 19 to 23 and from 8:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00, August 26 to 30 .

Dates to Remember

More dates on the  Charlemagne website …

• 8/24 & 25 - 4J Project Hope, Free Clothes, Shoes, & Supplies (N. Eugene HS)

• 8/26 to 8/30 - Office Open 8:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00

• 8/29 - Thursday--Kindergarten Curriculum Night 6 p.m.

• 9/3, 3:00-3:30 - Tuesday--Meet Your Teacher (Charlemagne Classrooms)

• 9/3, 3:30-4:00 - Tuesday--Watermelon Social (Playground)

• 9/4, 8:30-1:45pm - Wednesday--Classes Begin: Kindergarteners Only

• 9/5, 8:30-3pm - Thursday--Classes Begin: Grades 1-5

• 9/26 - Thursday--Curriculum Night (6-7pm)

• 10/4 - Vision Screening

• 10/5 - EEF 5K and other activities

Kindergarten Curriculum Night, Thursday, Aug 29, 6 p.m.

Meet Your Teacher, Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, 3-3:30!

Charlemagne will host a Meet Your Teacher event on Tuesday, September 3rd from 3-3:30pm.

This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to view their new classroom and introduce themselves to their new teacher and classmates. Please plan on attending! 

Watermelon Social after you “Meet Your Teacher” @ 3:30!

Get some tasty watermelon after you Meet Your Teacher provided by Charlemagne PTO. Watermelon will be on the playground beginning at 3pm.

As you gear up for the school year, it’s time to think about how your child(ren) will get to school. September weather and the start of the school year are a great time to set new goals for the family. Making small changes to your daily routine can lead to a surprising number of benefits for your family and community! We encourage students to walk, bike, skate, scoot, bus or carpool to school for their health and readiness to learn, the safety and congestion in our parking lot, and the environment. If you have to drive, but still want the health and academic benefits for your child and want to avoid the challenge of the parking lot, try parking a few minutes from school and walking the rest of the way. It’s a great time to connect with your child and could become a favorite part of your day!

If you have concerns about your route or would like help planning a walking/biking route or starting a biking or walking group, contact 4J’s Safe Routes to School Coordinator at  mazze_s@4j.lane.edu  or 541-790-7539. You can find tip sheets on walking and biking and more on the  Safe Routes to School regional website .

Volunteers at Charlemagne 

We love our volunteers at Charlemagne and we couldn’t do this work without you! This year, we will be offering Volunteer Orientation meetings to folks who would like to volunteer in our classrooms or on field trips. These orientations will be offered the first two weeks of September. Dates and times TBDD.