Mabel Rush School News

February 21, 2025

Upcoming Events

Spring Break - March 24-28, 2025

Spring Music Performances Dates!

Mabel Rush School Calendar

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Oregon Battle of the Books

Oregon Battle of the Books – Pool Play Begins

This week, 11 teams from grades 3-5 began Pool Play for Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB). Students are competing by answering questions about the selected books.

Thank you to Mrs. Neiss for organizing and administering OBOB, and to our parent and staff volunteers and coaches for their support. Their help ensures a smooth and successful competition.

Check the Lost and Found

Lost & Found Alert!

Is your child missing a jacket, water bottle, or lunchbox? Our Lost & Found is overflowing with coats, hats, and other forgotten treasures!

Stop by and take a look—your missing items might be waiting for you!

4th Grade Picture Book March Madness

March Madness Book Challenge is Back!

Our 4th-grade teachers are gearing up for another exciting March Madness book competition! Students will participate in a tournament-style reading challenge, where books go head-to-head in a bracket-style showdown until we crown a champion book!

If you would like to assist by purchasing a book or two, that would be fantastic! Your support helps provide students with engaging stories to read, discuss, and vote on throughout the competition.

Books need to be ordered by the end of February.

Follow the Amazon Wish List link to contribute!

Thank you for helping make this March Madness unforgettable for our students!

Valentine's Day

The snow days may have delayed our Valentine’s Day celebrations, but they didn’t stop our students from creating some impressive Valentine containers. Their creativity and effort were on full display, with designs ranging from colorful and fun to clever and detailed. A little extra time just made the celebration even better.

Child Find - Supports Children with Potential Delays & Disabilities

Illustrated promotional graphic for Child Find, featuring children engaging in various developmental activities such as playing with blocks, drawing, and exploring objects. A large magnifying glass highlights a child in the center, symbolizing early childhood screening. The image includes the website ‘www.wesd.org/childfind’ and the slogan ‘Supporting Developmental Success.

Did you know about Child Find? This important program identifies and supports children with potential developmental delays or disabilities.

Birth to 5 Years of Age

School districts throughout the United States and Oregon are required to continuously locate, evaluate, and provide services to children who have been determined to have needs in the area of cognitive, motor, social, behavior, speech/language, hearing, and/or vision from birth to 21 years of age. For children birth to five years of age suspected of having needs in one or more of the areas listed above, contact the Child Find Intake Specialist for the Willamette ESD at 503-385-4714.

If you have questions about your child’s development or know someone who might benefit, visit the Child Find webpage for more information and resources: WESD Child Find

Be Present, Be Powerful!

Little Free Library Featured Book

Little Free Library Book of the Week!

Little Free Library Book of the Week: Thunder Rose

This week’s featured book in our Little Free Library is Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen! This inspiring tale follows Rose, a bold and fearless girl born during a thunderstorm who discovers her own incredible strength and determination. With a love for music and a heart full of courage, she takes on the world—lassoing lightning and wrangling challenges with a confident smile.

Stop by the Little Free Library on the southeast side of the building to grab a copy and enjoy this powerful story! If you’ve read Thunder Rose, let us know your favorite part in the comments! 📖⚡

Cover of the book Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by Kadir Nelson. The cover features a young African American girl dressed in cowboy attire, wearing a hat and a plaid shirt with a red bandana. She is confidently holding twisted strands of barbed wire in both hands, showcasing her strength. Behind her, a large cloud-filled sky serves as the backdrop, emphasizing the bold and adventurous spirit of the story.

PIE (Partners in Education) Parent/Family Organization

Photo of the PIE Bulletin Board on display in the main hallway

P.I.E. is the short name for our family/teacher group, Partners in Education. PIE supports our school in many ways, including its annual auction and our Lion Walk jog-a-thon fundraiser. It also helps fund our Resource Room and provides teachers with additional classroom resources.

Our next PIE meeting is set for Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 6:00 pm in the school library. An online option will be available.:

To learn more please visit PIE Facebook Page.

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A close-up of a blue Dash robot with orange and white accents, sitting on a reflective surface. The background is blurred, showing an indoor school setting with students and staff in a spacious hallway or common area. The image is posted by the Mabel Rush Instagram account.

A resent post from our Instagram account. Please be sure to follow us to keep up with school activiteis and events.

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Newsletter Audio Version

Alt text: A smartphone screen displaying the Spotify app open to the Mabel Rush School News podcast episode for January 3, 2025. The episode is titled “Mabel Rush School News - January 3, 2025” and has a duration of 3 minutes and 35 seconds. The screen shows a photo of the Mabel Rush school building under a partly cloudy sky. Below, there are playback controls and an option to open the episode in the Spotify app.

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!

Podcast Episodes: Link to all episodes

How to Read Our Newsletter in Other Languages

We utilize SMORE as our newsletter tool. One nice feature of SMORE is the ability to translate our English newsletter into a wide variety of languages. The video below illustrates how to do so.