Resources on the Web and in the Community

Health and Safety

• Car Line Policy and Procedure

General Safety

• FamilyWatchDog

Food and Nutrition

• Healthy lunch ideas from MedicineNet.com
• About.com: Nutrition - school lunches
• TLC: A Discovery Company - Cooking - school lunches
• Culinary Expert gives tips on packing healthy lunch: republicanherald.com
• Cooking with My Kid.com
• http://weelicious.com
• http://www.laptoplunches.com/
• Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
• Application for Free/Reduced Lunch in English and Spanish
• What makes a good snack? Includes recipes
• More suggestions for healthy foods
• kidshealth.org Healthy Eating Tips

H1N1

• Get your child immunized at school - paperwork due by Wednesday, October 28!!
• H1N1 Update October 15, 2009
• H1N1 Update October 8, 2009
• PTA letter September 17, 2009
• CDC Guidance (information to help decrease spread of the flu)
• Flu.gov School Toolkit (communication tools for schools)
• Joint Letter of the ODE and ODHS
• Press Release from the federal DHS, HHS and ODE

Immunizations

• Protecting Grace

General Health

• Molluscum Contagiosum
• American Dog Tick - Important Information
• Hand washing
• Kids and Medication: Ask the Right Questions
• Real Fitness Oregon
• When should my child stay home?
• How heavy is too heavy?

Charter Schools and Education

• Department of Education Report on math skills required by college and university professors
• Relationship between arts education and high graduation rate
• Monthly news and resource highlights from USCharterSchools.org
• Lost Opportunity: A 50-State Report on the Opportunity to Learn in America
• No Child Left Behind - Adequate Yearly Progress 2008-2009
  • Press release
• OAKS Test Results for Reading, Writing, Math and Science 2008-9
  • Press release
• State of Oregon - laws, regulations and FAQ's regarding charter schools
• Open Books Project (Oregon school spending)
• Stand for Children
• Northwest Center for Educational Options (NWCEO)
• Charter Schools Resource Update
• Sustainability in the Curriculum (Clackamas Review)
• Male teachers a vanishing breed in public schools (Phoenix Arizona News)
• Oregon misses cut for "growth model" program (Oregonian)
• Arizona schools responding to push for Chinese
• Teacher Magazine
• TeacherVision - Great site for lesson plans and other teaching resources

Child Development and Parenting

• Get Those Kids Organized
• Childhood Trauma
  • Explanation of Developmental Trauma Disorder
  • Dr. Bruce Perry's "Keep the Cool in School".
  • More Dr. Perry articles about neurological development and the effect early childhood trauma has on it.
• How Do Families Matter? Understanding How Families Strengthen Their Children’s Educational Achievement Please note: this is a 10 MB pdf file.
• Kempe Center for Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Love and Logic
• Science Daily article on early social skills training
• Born to Buy
• Batteries NOT Included: "I Can't" vs. "He Won't"
• Merry-go-round life isn't so merry for kids (USA Today)
• Decoding My Space
• Family Safe Media
• Unity - poem by Ray A. Lingenfelter
• So Turn Off the TV
• Getting Ready for Kindergarten
• Some Sports Parents Are 'Out of Bounds' (HealthDay News)
• Teens rely on TV, games for sleep
• For Parents of Boys

Community Links

• Portland Kidzlist
• Paperback Swap
• North Clackamas School District
• North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce

Learning Tools

Math and Science

• Tutorial and examples of concepts
• All Math
• Mathematics WWW Virtual Library
• Third International Mathmatics & Science Study (TIMSS)
• Robot Calculator (choose easy level)
• Save the Math Apples (choose easy level)
• Flashcards, games, homework help
• Math Magician
• NASA site for Science, engineering and aerospace projects
• Astronomy - Chandra Telescope
• Earthquakes
• NASA Image of the Day Gallery
• Learn to be Healthy

Reading/Writing

• Accelerated Reader - available quizzes and tests
• Merriam Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
• Reading A-Z

History/Art

• U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
• 100 Milestone Documents of American History
• Smithsonian Education
• Today in History
• The National Gallery of Art
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Miscellaneous

• World Lecture Hall - University of Texas
• Educator's Reference Desk