Mabel Rush School News

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-Thankful Spirit Week - November 18 -22

-Vision Screening - November 18

-Picture Retakes - November 21

-Thanksgiving Break - November 25 - 29

-Dental Sealants - December 2-5

Spring Music Performances

April 3, 2025 - 4/5 Music Performance 6:30 PM

April 24, 2025 - 2/3 Music Performance 6:30 PM

May 8, 2025 - K/1 Music Performance 6:30 PM

Mabel Rush School Calendar

Follow the link above to see our school calendar.

The Newberg Community Collective is coordinating with schools and putting together boxes of non perishable foods for families for winter break. Boxes will be available for pick up the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (December 18-20) before winter break. Be advised that the boxes are heavy. If you do not have a car we will be able to arrange delivery.

If you would like to receive a food box, please let us know by filling out the form linked below. The request deadline is December 6, 2024.

-->Winter Break Food Box Request Form<--

Please reach out to our school counselors if you have any questions.

• Ron Hampton - hamptonr@newberg.k12.or.us
  
• Tina Mayorga - mayorgak@newberg.k12.or.us
  

Picture retakes are set for Thursday, November 21. Order code: EVTKTXCWM

📚 This Week’s Featured Book: "Grandfather's Journey"

This week in our Little Free Library: “Grandfather’s Journey” by Allen Say. Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this story explores themes of family, identity, and the meaning of home.

Find it in the Little Free Library on the southeast side of the building. Take a book or leave a book, and enjoy!

We kindly remind everyone of our school policy regarding cell phones and smartwatches. While we recognize their importance in staying connected, all devices must remain off and stored away during school hours. This ensures a distraction-free learning environment for all students.

If you need to reach your child during the day, please contact the school office, and we’ll relay the message promptly. Thank you for helping us maintain a focused and productive atmosphere at school!

Dear Parent or Guardian,

We are asking for ~15 minutes of your time to complete an online survey that will help us improve your child’s school. We have asked YouthTruth – a nonprofit organization that supports hundreds of schools and districts across the country – to conduct an anonymous survey on our behalf.

Please take the survey before it closes at midnight on November 22

https://ytsurvey.org/newbergfamily24

Please note:

• The survey needs to be completed in one sitting.
• We ask that one member of each household fill out the survey.
• If you have more than one child who attends the same school, you may respond to the survey multiple times - one time per child.
• If you write any comments, please do not include your name or anything else that might identify you. Your responses are anonymous, and they will be combined with the responses of other parents and guardians before being shared back with school and district leadership.

⠀We sincerely thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. Your response is incredibly valuable to us. If you have any questions about the survey, or our plans for how we will use your feedback, please contact Jillian Felizarta felizartaj@newberg.k12.or.us .

Sincerely,

Tim Lauer

Principal

Mabel Rush Elementary School

Get ready for Thankful Spirit Week at our school, happening from Nov 18th to Nov 22nd! Each day brings a fun new theme to show our school spirit and gratitude.

📅 Monday: Lumberjack Day – Wear your favorite flannels!

📅 Tuesday: Foodie Tuesday – Rock a food-themed shirt!

📅 Wednesday: Leftover Loungewear – Embrace the comfy vibes with sweats or pajamas.

📅 Thursday: Thankful for My Teacher – Dress like your favorite teacher!

📅 Friday: Football Friday – Support your team with a jersey or team shirt.

Let’s celebrate together and show our school spirit all week long! 🎉

Newberg School District is pleased to announce that we will once again be collaborating with the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) to provide vision screening to all students in grades K-8. Vision screenings will take place at Mabel Rush on November 18, 2024.

Vision Screening Information

The OLSHF will be using the Spot Vision Screener. It is a handheld, portable device designed to quickly and easily detect vision issues in people from 6 months through adulthood. This technology uses a special camera, so instead of being required to read and recite letters, students look into the device as it takes some pictures. Based on those images, it will notify clinicians if it detects potential vision problems.

The SPOT vision screen is 97% accurate.

The Spot Vision Screener can detect the following conditions accurately:

• Myopia (nearsightedness)
  
• Hyperopia (farsightedness)
  
• Astigmatism (blurred vision)
  
• Anisometropía (unequal refractive power)
  
• Strabismus (eye misalignment)
  
• Anisocoria (unequal pupil size)
  

The total screen takes approximately 5 seconds per student. You will receive the results of the screening in 2-3 weeks following the screening. The school district will document the vision finding and notify the parent of the result.

For questions: Please Call Annie Berger, RN Newberg School District Nurse 503-554-5363

If you do not want your student to participate, please sign and return the form linked below TO THE OFFICE no later than 11/15/2024. Forms are also available in the school office.

Dental professionals from Capital Dental will visit Mabel Rush Elementary School during the week of December 2-5, 2024, to perform free dental checkups and treatments. The checkups will include teeth examinations for cavities and other oral health issues. In addition, they will be offering safe and temporary cavity prevention methods such as fluoride coatings and dental sealants. These sealants protect the back teeth where cavities commonly form and are effective, but may need to be replaced over time.

For early tooth decay, Silver Fluoride treatments will be available. These treatments are known to stop or heal decay. Protective restorations, a painless and temporary filling, will also be provided to protect teeth until permanent solutions can be applied.

If you would like your child to receive these services, parents or guardians need to sign the permission form that was recently sent home with students. A copy of the permission form, along with more specific, information, can also be found at the link below:

Capital Dental Information Packet and Permission Form

We encourage all of our families to consider having their children take part in these beneficial dental health services offered by Capital Dental. Permission forms should be returned to the school office.

P.I.E. is the short name for our family/teacher group "Partners in Education". PIE supports our school in many ways, including with their annual auction and with our Lion Walk jog-a-Thon fundraiser. They help fund our Resource Room and provide teachers with additional classroom resources.

Our next PIE meeting is set for Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 6:00 pm in the school library. An online option is also available to get the Zoom meeting link information is listed below:

🏬 Fred Meyer Rewards

Link your Fred Meyer Rewards card to P.I.E. to help our school earn funds every time you shop! Sign up here.

To learn more please visit PIE Facebook Page.

🎧 Exciting News! Our Mabel Rush Newsletter is now available as a podcast! Catch up on all the latest updates, events, and highlights on the go. Listen anytime, anywhere – perfect for busy families!

Please note that this audio version is produced by Google Notebook LM Artificial Intelligence.

Latest Episode: November 17, 2024 Mabel Rush School Newsletter

Past Episodes: Link to past episodes

Instagram: https://instagram.com/MabelRushES
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MabelRushES/

School Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:

• Doors Open: 7:30 am
  
• School Starts: 7:40 am
  
• Dismissal: 2:10 pm
  

Late Opening Wednesdays:

• Doors Open: 8:30 am
  
• School Starts: 8:40 am
  
• Dismissal: 2:10 pm

☎️ School Phone:

Main Office: 503-554-4450

Attendance Line: 503-554-4496

📱⌚Cellphone and Smartwatch Policy

👨‍👨‍👧 Early Childhood Child Find -

Willamette ESD 503-385-4714

🚍 Bus/Transportation:

First Student 503-863-2633

School District Transportation Department 503-554-5027.

🍽️ 🥣 Mabel Rush Meals Menu

https://tinyurl.com/Mabel-menu

📆 School Calendar:

Mabel Rush School Calendar

Newberg School District Calendar 2024-2025

📰 Mabel Rush Newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/mr-newsletters

🎧 Podcast Version of our Newsletter: Please note that this audio version is produced by Google Notebook LM Artificial Intelligence.

Past Episodes: Link to past episodes

📨 Contact Mabel Rush via Email: Jennifer Sciolino-Moore - sciolinomoorej@newberg.k12.or.us

Instagram: https://instagram.com/MabelRushES
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MabelRushES/

Parent Directory

Mabel Rush Family Directory

Student Handbook

Title IX Coordinator - Jillian Felizarta

felizartaj@newberg.k12.or.us

Phone: 503-554-5000