24-25 School Year Starts 8/27!
Hello Whitman Families!
Hello Families!
Can you believe that the first day of school is only 3 weeks away?! We are looking forward to seeing you and your children on Tuesday, August 27. (Please see below for some other important beginning of year dates!)
We have several new staff members this coming year, including a new music teacher! We will be introducing them all in upcoming newsletters, but for now I hope everyone will give a warm Whitman welcome to our new and returning office team! Reggie Nock is now our Admin Assistant I ("Principal's Secretary"), and Joanna Goebel is joining our team as our Admin Assistant II and will be taking the lead on attendance and enrollment. Our office is open 8:00 - 3:00 daily so please don't hesitate to call or email with anything we can help you with!
Reggie: rnock@pps.net
Joanna jgoebel@pps.net
Office phone number: (503) 916-6370
See you all soon!
Heather Thompson
Principal
Important Dates for 24-25
Saturday, August 17, 10:00 - 12:00: Community Care Day! We'd love to get as many volunteers as possible to help us pull weeds, prune shrubs, pick up litter and generally get our playground into tip-top shape for the first day of school! Please bring your own tools if you have them!
Friday, August 23, 2:30 - 3:30: Welcome back Ice Cream Social! Come have ice cream, say hello to friends, pick up some new school supplies (free!), and meet your teacher for the coming year!
Tuesday, August 27: First day of school for grades 1-5
Wednesday, September 11, 5:30 - 7:00: Back to School Night
Kindergarten only
Tuesday/Wednesday August 27-28: Individual classroom visits for Kindergarten students--your child's teacher will contact you to set up a time.
Thursday/Friday August 29-30: Half of the class will attend each day. Your child's teacher will reach out to you to let you know which day your child will attend!
Tuesday, September 3: Regular full-day schedule begins for all Kindergarten students!
New School Hours! 8:00- 2:30
Supervision will be available in front of the school at 7:45, and doors open for students to enter the building at 7:53.
More details about new breakfast procedures will be coming next week!