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HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE

Atkinson families, if you are in need of assistance this holiday season, please see this

Holiday Assistance 2024 document for resources. There are services from Thanksgiving meal boxes, Christmas trees, gifts, and more. Please note that these services fill up quickly.

POST-ELECTION SUPPORT

Please see the below flyer which provides post-election support for families. It provides ideas as to how you can support your child, and ways to engage in communication with your child.

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 Tuesday, December 3

Read more about these drills on the PPS website HERE.

Our lost and found is overflowing! Please come claim your student's items by Tuesday, November 26. After that, we will donate everything to the PPS Clothing Closet and start over!

On October 21, students in kindergarten and first grade were screened for hearing. On November 18, an audiologist will return to Atkinson to administer follow-up hearing evaluations for students who were either absent or did not pass the first hearing screening. Additional students can be screened at that time with parent permission. Please contact Katie in the office (kcarriker@pps.net) to obtain a permission slip if you would like your child screened on November 18.

The Successful Schools 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 this link: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/fall24family. 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.

Some of our budding artists worked with local artist Anne Storrs of The Art Garage to create nature-inspired notecards to raise money for the outdoor learning garden. Sets of notecards are now available for pre-sale AT THIS LINK.

Cards must be picked up in person at The Art Garage Holiday Sale or delivered by one of our student artists.

Atkinson’s Basketball Program is back! Registration is now open for all players, including K-2 students for the open gyms and grade 3-5 players for team play. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION and CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

• 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.

• Monday–Tuesday, November 25–26 —Parent Teacher Conferences
• Wednesday–Friday, November 27–29 —Thanksgiving Break, NO SCHOOL