The Owl Post
September 8, 2023
Hello Vernon Families and Friends,
School is back in full swing. We were excited to welcome all of our Owls to the 23-24 school year this week, including our new indergarteners. We have construction still happening on the roof at Vernon. Our contractors will be working to get the final portions of the project completed over the next month.
School attendance is very important. Some important facts to know about attendance:
Students who miss 10% of the school year (or 17 days throughout the year) are considered chronically absent
This number includes excused AND unexcused absences
Missing 10% or more of the school year can make it harder to learn to read
Attendance in school is essential to making great academic gains
Last year, 33% of students were chronically absent. We are working to decrease that number this year and in the years to come by providing outreach, school wide attendance awareness, and resources to students and families.
If you have any questions about your child's attendance or if you need resources for your family to help support school attendance, don't hesitate to call the main office for our School Counselor. If you are going to be missing school you can also send an email to our new attendance email. (vernonattendance@pps.net).
Thanks in advance for helping make sure each and every students is at school as much as possible.
Vernon Proud!
Ben Keefer
Principal
School Office Hours
7:30am – 4:30pm – School Office Hours
NEW! Attendance email
Upcoming Events
Back to School Night
PYP (K-5) sessions as follows:
6:00-6:25 session 1
6:30-6:55 session 2
7:00-7:30 Q&A, conference sign ups, time to check in with other staff
MYP (6-8) sessions as follows:
6:00-6:10 - Per 1
6:15-6:25 - Per 2
6:30-6:40 - Per 3
6:45-6:55 - Per 4
7:00-7:10 - Per 6
7:15-7:25 - Per 7
This period schedule rotation is 10 minutes per session and 5 minutes passing in between sessions- during specials periods families have a choice between what specials teachers to visit.
Wednesday, Sep 13, 2023, 06:00 PM
Vernon K-8 School, Northeast Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR, USA
Wizard of Oz Application to Participate in High School Play!
McDaniel High School Theatre is producing The Wizard of Oz this fall & would like to invite our McDaniel elementary & middle school students to participate!
Application to participate:
English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Info about the show & rehearsals:
English
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QyKj7lICZeYfLIBzw9OkUOtzPv0cj7GW/view?usp=sharing
Spanish
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eDvSmeSXmajkejvzfoUN1J5gKpoIaLbM/view?usp=drive_link
Vietnamese
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E_dF2mmG1j6ssr_7xbD5Dw6V16rLE5rW/view?usp=drive_link
Please contact Dr. Zena with questions: zena@pps.net
Looking for Volunteers
Resources for Families
Bell Schedule for 2022-2023
8:38am – MYP (6th-8th) First Bell
8:45am – MYP (6th-8th) Classes Begins
8:53am – PYP (K-5th) First Bell
9:00am – PYP (K-5th) Classes Begins
*Breakfast is available for all Vernon students in the cafe from 8:25-8:55am.
3:15pm – PYP & MYP (K-8th) Dismissal