2/19: President's Day (Make-up School Day!)
2/21: School Board Meeting (7:00pm via Zoom)
2/22: Conscious Discipline Parent Series: Session 4 (5:45pm, Gym)
2/26-3/8: ELPA Testing
3/4: Awbrey Park PTO Meeting (6:30pm, Room 16)
3/6: School Board Meeting (7:00pm via Zoom)
3/7: AVID Spotlight Event (10:00am, District Office)
3/11: Kindergarten Orientation Event (5:30pm, Room 16)
3/25-3/29: Spring Break! (No School)
4/1: Staff Professional Development Day (No School)
Dear Awbrey Park Families,
First and foremost, I want to thank all the students and families that joined us for our PTO Family Craft Night last week. We had a great turn out and I want to extend a special thank you to all the volunteers to helped organize the event. Be sure to mark your calendars for our PTO BINGO Night on Thursday, April 11th!
We have a full newsletter this month with information on our Red Robin PTO family dinner night TONIGHT, Immunization Exclusion Day, and a Safe Routes to Schools survey specific to Awbrey Park. Also, be sure to check your child's Monday Mailer for their semester one report card.
Due to the school closures in January, our school board has decided to add Monday, February 19th (President’s Day) and Friday, June 14th as hazardous weather make-up days.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Have a great Thursday!
Sincerely,
Jared Tiecke, Principal
Our next PTO Family Dinner Night is TONIGHT, Thursday, February 15th from 11:00am-10:00pm at Red Robin.
You can support our PTO fundraiser with dine-in or take out orders. Just bring the Red Robin flyer with you when you order or start your order at order.redrobin.com and select the 1221 Executive Parkway Red Robin restaurant, then select the Fundraisers (To-Go Only) drop down menu. Awbrey Park PTO will receive 20% of the value of your food purchase! Share this flyer to raise even more funds.
All students should have received a Red Robin flyer in Monday Mail this week. See the flyer below for more information!
Immunization Exclusion Day is Wednesday, February 21, 2024. If your child is not up-to-date on the required vaccinations for the State of Oregon or does not have a valid exemption on file, they will be unable to attend school (per Senate Bill 895). Notifications have been mailed to parents of students missing immunizations. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Chrissis at 541-790-4050 or chrissis_j@4j.lane.edu.
The Awbrey Park Health Room is one of the places students go when they occasionally get wet, muddy, or need a change of clothes. As such, we could use some of the following clothing items for all students:
- Underwear (Sizes: Small & Medium)
- Pants, Sweatpants & Leggings (Sizes: Small & Medium)
- Socks (Small sizes preferred)
If you have any questions, please contact the office at 541-790-4050. Thank you!
Are you interested in volunteering and/or helping to organize events at Awbrey Park? If so, consider joining the Awbrey Park Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)! Our PTO meets on the first Monday of each month from 6:30-7:30pm.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 4th at 6:30pm in Room 16. Parents/Guardians are welcome to enter through the purple hallway doors.
See our February Awbrey Park PTO Minutes below for all the latest news and updates!
For more information, please contact our PTO Co-Presidents, Caitlin Alcorn and Brian Richardson at awbreypto@gmail.com.
As part of the 4J Safe Routes to School program, we asking that parent/guardians fill out a survey for Awbrey Park Elementary School. This will help inform our efforts to support students use of active transportation for their school commute. The link below is specific to Awbrey Park. If you have more than one student at the school, please fill out one survey for the older student only. Thank you!
Lane Arts Council teaching artist, Patricia Montoya Donohue, will bring her Exploring Basketry residency to our fourth-grade students at Awbrey Park Elementary School! This year, our fourth-grade classrooms were awarded an Eugene Educational Foundation (EEF) grant for this artist in residence experience.
During this residency, students will deepen their understanding of basketry by learning weaving techniques, as well as the history and culture of basketry. Students will make cordage out of leaves and weave a sample using a variety of reeds, as well as complete their own basket. Be sure to ask your student to share about their experience!
This spring Awbrey Park will be hosting a Girls on the Run program after school! The program is designed for 3rd – 5th grade students and is scheduled from March 18th – May 27th (10 weeks). Participant registration begins on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 and scholarship opportunities are available.
Practices are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 - 4:15pm at Awbrey Park Elementary School. See the flyer below for additional details.
For questions regarding the Girls on the Run program, please contact our coach Auriana Koutnik (akoutnik@gmail.com) for more information.
Each spring our 3rd-5th grade students participate in state assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science (the Science assessment is given to 5th grade students only). These tests occur during the regular school day and students are encouraged to take their time to do their best to demonstrate what they have learned in the past year.
Under Oregon law, a parent or student age 18+ may opt out of Oregon’s annual statewide math and language arts assessments by filling out an annual opt-out form provided by the Oregon Department of Education. Exemptions from the English language proficiency or science tests may also be requested based on a student’s disability or religious beliefs. Opt-out/exemption requests are only valid for the school year in which they are completed.
Please click on the following link to learn more about each test and the opt-out/exemption process. Families wishing to opt-out of statewide testing must complete the required form/exemption process in the link above and turn it into the school office prior to Friday, April 19th.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school office for more information.
Are you interested in substituting as an Educational Assistant at Awbrey Park? If so, apply today through the 4J Educational Assistant Substitute Pool!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Awbrey Park Principal, Jared Tiecke at 541-790-4050 or at tiecke_j@4j.lane.edu.
We are excited to welcome volunteers back into our schools! If you are interested in volunteering at Awbrey Park Elementary School, please contact your child’s teacher for upcoming opportunities.
Volunteers will need to complete a volunteer application on the district website and be approved prior to volunteering. Please contact Jade Chrissis in the school office at 541-790-4050 for more information.
School Make-Up Dates Announced
Due to school closures caused by the ice storm in January, the school board has approved adding two designated hazardous weather make-up days to the school calendar. While calendar adjustments are challenging regardless of their time, the board decided to add the following days:
- Monday, February 19, Presidents’ Day
- Friday, June 14
For more calendar information, please visit: 4j.lane.edu/calendars.
Proposed 4J District Calendar for Next Two School Years (REPEAT)
Eugene School District 4J has developed a proposed calendar for the next two school years: 2024–25 and 2025–26. Traditionally, the school board has approved a one-year calendar in the spring for the following school year. However, our district believes moving to a two-year calendar, with earlier notice of no-school days, will provide greater stability for families and staff.
The proposed two-year district calendar is similar to this year's calendar. Students in kindergarten and grades six and nine (transition grades) will start school a day earlier than others to explore their new building. There will be no school Thanksgiving week for parent-teacher conferences and the traditional holiday break.
Kindergarten Smart Start, a program to support students and families to help ensure a smooth transition to kindergarten, will return next fall. Under the program, the first two weeks of the school year are adjusted to support a different schedule for our students entering kindergarten; we will have additional details to share later this spring.
About Us
Email: tiecke_j@4j.lane.edu
Website: https://awbreypark.4j.lane.edu/
Location: 158 Spring Creek Drive, Eugene, OR 97404, USA
Phone: (541) 790-4050
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AwbreyPark