From the Abernethy Office

It is only Tuesday, yet I feel like the week is flying by already! You will see in this newsletter that we have so many exciting things happening around Abernethy as well as a lot coming up. Many of our fun events are our class field trips! Please, please and please, check to make sure that you have your background check done prior to joining your students class on the morning of their field trip. Background checks are good for 3 years from when you first fill it out, Sometimes we forget when we fill them out and then show up for a field trip and are told that you can not join. Having to say that to a family or a student breaks our hearts! I am encouraging all teachers to bring their chaperone lists to the office to be checked prior to the field trip as well. We want you all to be able to join on such amazing adventures with your student and make lots of memories!

Please join us for our 2024 Abernethy Open House this Thursday!

Do you have neighbors who want to see what Abernethy is all about? Do you have preschool age children in your neighborhood? Do you have family members who want to come and see what is happening in Abernethy? Well, this Open House is perfect for them as well as for you!

This is a community event that is 100% student led and student focused! Our Abernethy students will lead you around the school on a scavenger hunt of all the amazing things that we are doing in all grades K-5!

You will have an opportunity to walk around and check your current classroom as well as new classrooms, and even old ones. You can see friends that you have not seen in a while, remember that we are coming out of Winter when everyone tends to not leave their house. You can check in with past teachers and introduce yourself to future ones.

This is a great event that you will not want to miss. You do not need to show up right at 5:30pm either! It is a come as you can and leave as you can, just as long as it is before 7:30pm. I need the teachers to go home and get their beauty sleep to ensure that they come back Friday morning!

The staff and I are looking forward to seeing all that can come!

More than 20 parents and students joined the Garden & Grounds work party this Sunday, in honor of the Abernethy Garden and Earth Day! They cleaned up the garden, weeded, planted 30+ plants and generally spruced it up! A team of students planted a Red Dragon Weeping Japanese Maple, which will grow to 10’ tall in about 15 years. Please check it out, and look out for future work party opportunities.

Contact grounds@supportabernethy.org with questions or ideas!

A team of 10 also cleaned out one of the courtyards for access for 4th & 5th graders during recess. Thank you to Cressa, Bryce, John, Amber and Allison for bringing the kids and cleaning out the courtyards and picnic tables for the 4th and 5th graders.

• Join us at the hottest ticket in town! Get your tickets to the Live Auction and Party here. Top auction items include a Manzanita vacation home, a mountain getaway, super fun student experiences, food and lifestyle gift cards to local spots such as Orange Theory, Jacqueline, Stoller Winery and Great Wolf Lodge.

• Check out the Silent Auction when it goes live on 4/26...stay tuned for more information.

• Volunteer to help make this amazing night come to life. Sign up on Konstella.

The week of May 6th through the 10th is our Teacher Appreciation week! Please look for upcoming information as to how we all can show up and show our amazing teachers how much we appreciate them!

As of this Monday, April 22 (Earth Day) we’ve kicked off an every day bike bus pilot for the last 8 weeks of school. We’re running the normal routes on both the Lincoln-Harrison Greenway and Clinton Greenway.

More details here: [konstella link]

Send photos and video to lizmdome@gmail.com and make sure to tag @abernethybikebus on Instagram.

Build your own snack necklace bar sponsored by the 4th grade!

Showtime is 6:15pm in the Abernethy Auditorium

All are welcome!

BYODinner (no alcohol please)

Doors open at 6pm

🍿 Free popcorn from the PTA’s Popcorn Machine! 🍿

• April 23rd - OMSI visit with Kinder in Room 2 - 8:00am - 11:30am
• April 25th - Open House - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
• April 26 - Knowledgeable and Thinker Assembly
• May 2nd - 1st Grade and Anderson's Class Field Trip - 10:45am - 1:30pm
• May 2nd - 3rd Grade Field Trip to OCT - 10:45am - 1:30 pm
• May 2nd - Connect to Kindergarten 5:30pm - 7:00pm
• May 3rd - 4th Grade Music Field Trip - 9:30am - 12:15pm
• May 6th - 10th - Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 6th - 31st - Successful School Survey Window
• May 7th - 2nd Grade Field Trip - OCT 11:00 - 2:00
• May 7th - Hutch Field Trip - 9:00am - 1:00
• May 8th - 5th Grade Fly up to Hosford - 9:30am - 11:00am
• May 14th - Shah Field Trip - 9:00am - 1:00pm
• May 15th - Hosford Family Night - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
• May 16th - PTA Meeting - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
• May 17th - 3rd Grade Field Trip - 9:00am - 2:00pm
• May 17th - Abernethy Carnival
• May 21st - Staff Meeting
• May 24th - Springgate Field Trip - 9:00am - 2:00pm
• May 27th - No School - Memorial Day
• May 31st - Bielman Field Trip - 9:00am - 2:00pm
• May 31st - PTA Dance Party - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
• June 5th and 6th - Wonka evening show!
• June 6th - 4th Grade Field trip - 9:00am - 1:30pm
• June 7th - Reflective and Risk-Taker Assembly
• June 11th - Kinder Field Trip - 9:00am - 2:30pm
• June 11th - 1st Grade Field Trip - 10:00am - 1:30pm
• June 12th - Field Day
• June 13th - 5th Grade Promotion
• June 14th - Last Day Of School

Thank you to everyone who has donated small prizes for the pocket person! Keep those gently used, never used, party favors coming! The Carnival Committee members will be picking up your donated plastic trinkets every Friday.

So far, we have received 150 pieces of donated tiny gifts that the pocket person can stuff in their apron on carnival day!! If you’re available to volunteer for carnival, take a look at the available shifts here:

Want to help advocate for better school funding for our students? Sign up for a postcard packet below.

WE: provide blank postcards, sample messages, addresses, and postcard stamps (optional/while supplies last).

YOU: write your own constituent feedback to our Oregon legislators and drop the postcards in the mail at your convenience.

You do NOT need to be an active PTA member to participate. All Abernethy families are welcome.

https://forms.gle/Rm9K7P3bmsPr9Kjr8

Thank you!

Abernethy PTA Advocacy Committee

Thank you to all volunteers, families, adults and children who read, learn and work at our school! The response and sales were outstanding with a total of $11,212 in sales. Our school received $5,498.86 in Scholastic Dollars to be spent with the Scholastic company. Some of the Scholastic Dollars were used to purchase books from the fair for our library and books selected by teachers for their classroom. We are looking into purchasing additional headphones for student use in the library as well as other supplies and books for our school with Scholastic Dollars. I hope everyone is enjoying the books they received from this event!