The Cheetah Coalition #8

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All schools are required to instruct and drill students on emergency procedures so that the students can respond to an emergency without confusion or panic. In the coming weeks, we will be conducting the following drills at Atkinson:

• Team Response Drill on Tuesday, October 22
• Lockdown Drill on Wednesday, October 30
• Secure the Perimeter Drill on Tuesday, November 12

Read more about these drills on the PPS website HERE.

Parents and caregivers, please do not walk your student to their classroom when dropping off late or picking up early unless other arrangements have been made in advance. If your child would like to be accompanied to class, come to the office and a staff member will be happy to take them. It is a safety issue for us to have parents in hallways and classrooms without them first getting a Visitor/Volunteer badge from the office. Thank you!

We are a fragrance-free organization and students should not be bringing fragrances into the school. Some of the ingredients common in fragrances have been shown to cause early puberty. Here's a link to more info.

Give to Atkinson PTA! Because you don't want to have to find space for MORE stuff, but you DO want to support your teachers and students! The Atkinson PTA will spend over $40,000 this year to support our school. Much of these fundraising dollars happen in small events and experiences but we need your help to build our budget. To meet our goal, we're hoping for a donation of $30 per Atkinson student. Together, we can make sure students have enrichments, teachers have the supplies they need and feel appreciated, and our neighbors have their basic needs met. And remember, your donation is 100% tax deductible and will enter you in a drawing for some great giveaways! DONATE HERE

See the latest PTA newsletter HERE.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Planning for our annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar and event has started and we need volunteers to make this a success! If you are available to volunteer with the altar setup and/or the event, please sign-up here. The altar will be set up the week of October 21 and the event will take place outside on the upper playground on Friday, October 25, 2:30–3:30 p.m. Atkinson staff and students are invited to celebrate with us with hot chocolate and pan de muerto.

WHAT IS DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS?

Día de los Muertos is a vibrant celebration that honors deceased loved ones. Families create altars, or ofrendas, and adorn them with photos, food, and favorite items of the departed to invite their spirits back for a day. This colorful event emphasizes remembrance, joy, and the cycle of life and death.

If you have questions, please contact Erin Lopez at air_in23@hotmail.com or 503-388-1777.

• Tuesday, October 15 — School Picture Retake Day
  
• Thursday, October 17 — Amigos Meeting, 6:30 p.m. (Virtual - LINK HERE, Meeting ID: 952 7829 6228, Passcode: 490697)

• Friday, October 18 — PTA Fall Harvest Festival, 2:30–4 p.m.

• Monday, October 21 — Vision and Hearing Screenings for K, 1st, and 3rd graders

• Wednesday, October 23 — Early Release at 11:50 a.m.

• Friday, October 25 — Día de los Muertos Celebration, 2:30–3:30 p.m.

• October 28–31 — Spirit Week
• Thursday, October 31 — End of First Quarter
• Friday, November 1 — NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

• Sunday, November 3 — Daylight Saving Time ends, clocks fall back an hour
• Monday, November 4 — NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS, Teacher Professional Development