The Cheetah Coalition #11

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Friday is a grading day for teachers and Monday is a planning day. Have a great long weekend and we'll see you on Tuesday!

Greetings, Atkinson families,

Tomorrow Portland Public Schools begins the annual Successful Schools Survey. The Survey is an opportunity for families to provide important feedback on their school environments, learning experiences, and sense of well-being and safety at school. Students in grades 4 & 5 will take a version at school. Staff also take the survey.

We value your input and opinions and commit to reviewing the data with our Instructional Leadership Team and School Site Council, but in order to do this, we need a high response rate.

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

Thanks so much!

Debbie Armendariz

Principal

Atkinson Elementary School

darmenda@pps.net

School Main Number: (503) 916-6333

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:

• Evacuation Drill on Wednesday, November 6
• Secure the Perimeter Drill on Tuesday, November 12

Read more about these drills on the PPS website HERE.

The office has put together an AMAZON WISH LIST! It's mostly favorite student snacks, but we also included some items for the staff workroom/lounge. If you're able to help out, we appreciate it so much!

In an effort to align with the district’s Climate Justice policy, PPS is encouraging families to view report cards online and phasing out printing and mailing. For this first term, we will be printing a single copy to go home on Friday, November 8th. On that day parents will be able to view report cards online via Parent VUE. Here are the instructions for viewing report cards on Parent VUE. PPS will no longer mail report cards.

Families can find all of the support and guidance (including report card translations in languages other than Spanish) they need related to report cards on our K–5 Report Card Family Guide website. You are also invited to ask any questions you have about report cards during Parent/Teacher Conferences.

BIg Library Read

Join the Global Big Library Read event from November 7–21! Dive into Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key, by Tracy Occomy Crowder. Access free copies of the eBook and digital audiobook through Sora—no waitlists or holds. Be part of this worldwide reading adventure and share your thoughts using #biglibraryread. Don’t miss out on this exciting book club experience!

Big Library Read Website

OBOB News

OBOB registration is open for teams. Each member of the team will need to fill out a registration form. The team will also need an adult who will be the coach. They will need to fill out the volunteer form and go through the district volunteer process. Registration is open through Thanksgiving but don’t wait too long to do it.

Atkinson Library Website OBOB Page

Author Visit: November 22

I am very excited to tell you that we will be having Peter Vanderwall visit Atkinson on Friday, November 22. He is the author of Mac’s Big Wish. Here is a link to his website for more information: Peter Vanderwall. If you would like to order a signed copy, here is the link for that: Order Mac's Big Wish. We will also have some copies available on the day of his visit.

We're in the final week of Atkinson PTA's annual fundraiser. Your donation helps provide materials and supplies for the classrooms, PE and Art equipment, and culturally enriching activities like Dia de Los Muertos, Dia del Niño, and Lunar New Year. Also, if a family attending Atkinson needs some assistance, the Family Resiliency Fund is available to provide small grants to help make rent, keep the utilities on, or just help with some groceries.

And remember, your donation is 100% tax deductible and will enter you in a drawing for some great giveaways like a week at Baxter Sports Camp, or one of many gift cards to local businesses.

Visit http://app.givebacks.com/givetoatkinson to donate to help keep the school going at the level our students and teachers need.

Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home tests. Order yours here: https://www.covidtests.gov/.

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

• Monday, November 11 — Veterans Day, NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
• Thursday, November 14 — Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
• Thursday, November 14 — PTA Meeting in the Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.

• Monday, November 18 — Hearing Re-Screening
• Wednesday, November 20 — Early Release at 11:50 a.m.
• Thursday, November 21 — Online with the Principal, 7–7:30 p.m.
• Friday, November 22 — Principal's Coffee in the Cafeteria, 8:10 a.m.