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The Voice of the Viking
Ventura Park Elementary
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE UPCOMING DATES
Wednesday,January 13 and Thursday, January 14
Dear Ventura Park Families--
Materials Pickup, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
CDL through March Monday, January 18
At last Thursday's board meeting, the Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday – NO SCHOOL
DDSD School Board made the decision Friday, January 29
to stay in Comprehensive Distance Teacher Work Day – NO SCHOOL
Learning through spring break. This
means we will be in CDL until at least March 29, unless
something drastically changes. This does not necessarily QUICK LINKS
mean we will return in person on March 29. We will
Our school website
continue to monitor the metrics and other county data. As
Ken Richardson stated, there are numerous questions Family Resource Binder
related to this decision. The district will be forming Ready Lunch menus and bus stops
Schools Safe Learners committees to develop plans for
if/when we are able to open for in-person learning. PTO Facebook page
Tech Support Resources
Materials Pick Up Today & Tomorrow!
*WHAT: Grades K-2 chromebook exchange; Grades K-
5 Materials Pick Up LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We want to acknowledge that we gather as a community
*WHEN: Wednesday & Thursday, January 13 & 14, 11:00
on the traditional land of the Clackamas and Cowlitz
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
people past and present, and we honor with gratitude the
*WHERE: Ventura Park Elementary--Park & walk up for land itself and the people who have stewarded it
contactless exchange throughout the generations. As educators, we recognize
the special role that we can serve in ensuring an equitable
This will be a walk-up event. Please come to the main
education for all of our students.
school entrance. Masks and social distancing are
Land Acknowledgement-What & Why?
required. There will be signs directing you to waiting areas
and check-in areas. ALL STUDENTS have materials to
pick up! (The only exception to this is our Life Skills
ATTENDANCE CORNER
students, whose materials will be coordinated separately). There are many unknowns
Students in grades K, 1, 3, 4, and 5 (all except 2nd) will that surround our everyday
have an additional box of Fuel Ed materials. We will have a lives. What we do know is
tote of other materials for every K-5 student that may that attending school still
include activity packets, additional school supplies, and matters, even in an age of
other grade level specific items. Special thanks to our Title online learning. Teachers are
1 & SUN programs and our Community Leadership Team working hard day-in and day-
for assembling these materials! out to provide an engaging
curriculum for students in
PLEASE NOTE: At this time, only students in grades K-2
order to help them make
will be receiving new technology. Parents of students in
progress toward grade level
those grades will receive a separate email regarding this.
standards. If students are not logged in and engaged, then
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday or they are unable to access the wonderful resources our
Thursday! Please call our office with any questions. fabulous teachers are providing. Our goal is to reach over
90% attending; we are currently at 88.36%. Remember,
Holly Schauer, Principal FRIDAYS are SCHOOL DAYS!
PBIS FREE FOOD BOXES FROM THE
During the month of January, the SUNSHINE DIVISION
character trait highlighted school-
wide is Responsibility. For our Spirit
Free food box distribution day in honor
Day, Thursday, January 28 will be of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
SUPERHERO DAY.
More information about PBIS is
available on our website.
To secure a food box please register by
TECHNOLOGY HELP HOURS calling
Mrs. McDade, our technology specialist, is 971.255.0834 or email
currently on assignment as a student teacher lili@sunshinedivision.org
in first grade! However, she will be offering
technology help hours on Mondays, This is on a first come first serve basis
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 4-5 Leave your full name, phone number, and choose one
p.m. on Google Meet (meet.google.com/lookup/mcdade) location for pick up.
We will call you back with confirmation
for any students or families who need help or have
questions about technology. You can also reach her by Pick up at the location you have
phone at (401) 227-7337, but please plan to leave a signed up for:
message and she will call you back. 687 N Thompson St. Portland, OR. 97227 or
221 N.E. 122nd Ave. Portland, OR 97230 (corner of NE 122nd
LIBRARY CHECK-OUT and Glisan)
Our school’s library pick up day When: Monday, January 18th, 2021
is Fridays between 12PM-2PM Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
at the front door of the school. Kaiser Permanente volunteers will bring the food box to your
Book requests must be placed car.
before Friday in order to give
If you have any questions, please call Lili at:
Ms. Aist time to pull the books Desk: 971.255.0834 or email lili@sunshinedivision.org
and check out the books to
students.
IMMUNIZATIONS
Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th There has been no change to the Oregon immunization
grade may each check out 2 law regarding school immunization requirements, or to the
books. Students in 1st and 2nd deadline of exclusion day on February 17. 2021. You may
grade may each check out 1 book. Kindergarten will start have received a letter from the Department of School
checkout in January! Health Services recently informing you of missing
If you have any questions please feel free to email Ms. Aist immunizations. If so, please bring any updated
at hanna_aist@ddsd40.org. immunization information to school ASAP. You may also
mail or fax those records. Please call the school office if
• Library Book Request Form you have any questions.
• Online Library Catalog
• Instructions for how to log into library account and
PTO NEWS
put a book on hold Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 3 at
6:00 p.m. on Zoom.
FREE MEALS INFO
Free school meals for children age 18 and under have
resumed! Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available at
Ventura Park or at selected bus stops from 12-1. Menus
are available on the district website.
DENTAL SCREENINGS/SEALANTS BIRTHDAYS
Multnomah County’s School
January 10-16 Student Birthdays
and Community Oral Health
Program is offering free Student Name Grade Birth Date Teacher
sealants and dental Cayleb 4 January 13 Remler
screenings at a satellite Lila 3 January 15 Jensen
location near you. A dental Daniel 1 January 15 Kelly
screening is a quick look Amari K January 16 Terry
inside your child’s mouth to Darris 5 January 16 Stapleton
check the overall health of
their teeth, and sealants will Staff Birthdays
be placed if needed. This service is available for students
Ms. Barbette Falk January 3
in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.
Questions? Please call us at 503-988-3905. Mrs. Schauer January 3
To use this FREE service please fill out the electronic Mr. Remler January 18
permission slip at this link:
Ms. Tiegs January 19
https://forms.gle/WBUTM9brbacGVAhj6
Ms. Sophie Hilton January 23
Ms. Jodie Dowell January 24
El programa de salud oral escolar y comunitaria del
condado de Multnomah ofrece selladores y exámenes Mr. Kleiner January 29
dentales gratuitos en ubicación cercana a usted. Una
revisión dental es un vistazo rápido dentro de la boca de
su hijo/a para revisar la salud general de los dientes y se
les aplicará los selladores. Este servicio está disponible
para estudiantes de segundo, tercero, cuarto, sexto,
séptimo y octavo grado.
¿Necesitas ayuda? ¿Tiene preguntas? Llámenos al 503-
988-3905
Para usar este servicio gratis, complete este permiso
electrónico:
https://forms.gle/WBUTM9brbacGVAhj6
Бесплатные зубные защитные покрытия и
стоматологический осмотр предлагаются в ближайшем
к вам центре. Стоматологический осмотр — это
быстрый осмотр рта вашего ребенка, чтобы проверить
DID YOU KNOW?
общее состояние зубов, и при необходимости нанести That Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday was
зубные защитные покрытия. Нужна помощь? Есть first celebrated as a national holiday in
вопросы? Позвоните нам по 503-988-3905 1986? Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual
birthday was January 15, but we observe,
Чтобы воспользоваться этой БЕСПЛАТНОЙ услугой,
or celebrate it on the third Monday in
заполните электронный бланк разрешения по этой
January. This year, that will be January 17.
ссылке:
If King were still alive today, he would be
https://forms.gle/WBUTM9brbacGVAhj6 92 years old this year!
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