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Greetings Poynter Families!

This week, I want to highlight our 8th grade language arts classes. During a unit on mythology and folklore, students were given the opportunity to retell a story by creating a puppet show. Students were given time to write scripts, create backdrops, and practice. They then presented their puppet show to their peers. The engagement was very high and the presentations were entertaining.

Go Patriots!

Jeremy Corwin
Principal

• 2/11 - Vaccine Clinic at Century High School
• 2/13 - Poynter Latino PAC meeting
• 2/17 - No School (Presidents' Day)
• 2/19 - Immunization Exclusion Day
• 2/27 - Liberty College and Career Pathways Fair (In PE Classes)
• 3/3 & 3/4 - Falcon Fly Up (8th graders visit liberty)
• 3/6 - Liberty Academic Planning Night

Liberty High School is hosting an academic planning night on March 6 from 6:00-8:00 pm. The purpose of this evening is to showcase their outstanding academic programs and to prepare families for forecasting. This event is for this year's 8th graders.

This week, we will have our monthly fire drill. These drills help ensure the safety of our students in the event of an actual emergency.

Last week we recognized students who found success during 2nd quarter. There was an awards assembly where each team met to celebrate. Below are the pictures of those recognized.

Can you believe we are already talking about the end of the year? We are working to create special memories for our outgoing 8th graders. One of the events we hold is a raffle at our celebration at Hare Field. We would love your help in acquiring prizes for our students. Here is a letter explaining what we are looking for:

• English
• Spanish

I wanted to let you know that there will be traffic cones in front of our driveway. Please do not park there as it causes a safety risk for our students crossing the street. Thank you for helping to keep everyone safe.

Students attending public schools in Oregon must have all required vaccinations or a medical or nonmedical exemption to remain enrolled after February 19, 2025. Our school-based health center (SBHC) at Century High School is holding a series of vaccine events in January and February to ensure students have the vaccines they need in advance of this date. If this applies to your student, our health room assistant or nurse have already reached out to you.

We have been notified of a 3 day closure of both lanes of NE Sunrise Ln between 15th Ave and 17th Ave February 12,13,14. If your students walk in this area, please make sure they are aware. Road workers will help them around obstacles.

Poynter has Homework Club! Homework Club is a dedicated after-school program designed to support students who need a quiet place to complete missing assignments or who need additional academic help. Homework Club meets every Wednesday after school from 3:30-4:30pm in Room 16. Students can sign up with Ms. Adams in Room 27 if they will be walking home or picked up. If students will need to ride the activity, they can sign-up in the front office with Mrs. Varona. Please note, processing for the activity bus takes approximately a week, so students can join the week after they sign up for the bus. Spanish-language support is also available for Spanish-speaking students. If you have any questions or would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Adams (adamsj@hsd.k12.or.us) or Mr. Astudillo (astudice@hsd.k12.or.us).

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