Owl Post
October 14, 2024
Hello Vernon Families and Friends,
Portland Public Schools is in the process of our annual Successful Schools Survey. The Successful Schools Survey is an opportunity for students, staff, and families to provide important feedback on their school environments, learning experiences, and sense of well-being and safety at school.
The survey is conducted once every school year to provide timely information to schools, district leadership, and the community, allowing us to make informed decisions about school climate and culture. This year, the survey window closes on December 6.
Portland Public Schools highly values the input and opinions of its families, and we welcome all PPS parents and guardians to complete this year’s survey. We use the data to help improve our schools, providing targeted feedback and training on how to create healthy school environments that are welcoming for all.
You can complete the Successful Schools Survey online using the link provided below. Please complete one survey per household. If you have more than one student at PPS, we ask that you complete the survey considering the experiences of your eldest child.
The survey will take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete and is available in English, Spanish, Russian, Somali, Vietnamese and Chinese.
https://surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/fall24family
For more information about the Successful Schools Survey, please go to pps.net/sss2024.
FUN, REWARDING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking parents/caregivers of Vernon students at all grade levels to volunteer to work with our kindergarten and first grade students in literacy.
No experience or expertise is needed.
Volunteers will work one-on-one with kindergarteners for brief 10-15 minute sessions on skills like matching letters and sounds and forming letters correctly in writing.
A volunteer training session will be provided.
If you would like to volunteer, please complete this brief online form: https://forms.gle/4AwKqeUwrbTXp3Dc9
If you have questions, please contact Dot McElhone (mcelhone@me.com).
Thank you for supporting our kindergarten and first grade owls!
Vernon’s E-Bike Lending Library
The Vernon Bike Bus has been given an Aventon Abound cargo e-bike for our community to share. Glady's Bikes on Alberta generously built it for free. People in the Vernon community are invited to borrow the bike for up to one month, and then pass it along to the next interested person.
Please make sure you have a place to secure the bike and store it out of the elements.
Complete this form if you are interested in borrowing the bike, and share it with anyone else who may want to give it a try.
SUN School Programming Update
SUN School Fall term dates are going to be October 7th-December 5th.Class registration information will go out in the Owl Post the week of 9/23. My cell phone is (360)670-2326 and email shaniar@selfenhancement.org for any questions or further information a family might need :)
