Brockett Bulletin

Thank you to all the people in the community who banded together this week to help make our schools safe to reopen after the ice storm.

Lone Fir Landscaping, Sweep-Rite, Cascadia Landscaping, Garvin Auto Spa and Oregon Pride Nursery, as well as families from Wascher and Memorial (and likely many more unsung heroes), pitched in to help our maintenance and custodial crews shovel walkways and plow parking lots so our students and staff could safely return to school.

We appreciate your cooperation and support for our school community!

Did you get phone calls and texts this week about school closures? If you did not, please contact your child’s school to update your emergency contact information.

It’s never too early to start thinking about the future. Today, Buel students came to school dressed up as what they would like to be when they grow up.

Plans included cowgirls, doctors, chefs, soccer players, construction workers, scientists, princesses and more. Check out a short reel on the MSD Instagram feed!

Do you know of a school staff member (not a teacher) who is exemplary? Someone who works in the kitchen, the office, helps in the classroom, is part of the custodial team, etc? Nominations are now open for Oregon’s Education Support Professional of the Year. Winner receives $5,000!

Find out more and nominate here.

The McMinnville Education Foundation, which funds enrichment programs for the district like Artist-in-Residence, Science Experiences and Battle of the Books, is hosting a fundraiser wine pairing dinner and auction for Saturday, Feb. 10. Make a date here!

Today is the last day to register for 7th/8th grade girls basketball. Registration for intramural basketball (for 6th graders only) begins Feb. 5. Find out more and register for Duniway or Patton.

The Willamette Education Service District is offering three upcoming QPR+ trainings for youth (12 and older) and their families to complete together. Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is a skills training featuring a simplistic framework, detailed discussion of warning signs, and pragmatic “scripts.”

Training dates are February 5, May 18 and May 22.

The Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge is now accepting requests for free seeds to grow in your family’s home garden. Seeds include vegetables that are easily grown in Oregon and flower pollinators.

Participating families can also receive monthly growing tips, in addition to advice and assistance from master gardeners and the Food Hero team. Details here.

Need something for your kids to do on some upcoming no-school days? Linfield is offering one-day basketball camps for boys and girls in grades 2 - 8 from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The first camp is Monday, Jan. 29.

Find dates and registration info here and under the blue Peachjar button on your school website.

Would your student like to learn how to write in cursive? McMinnville Library is hosting an hour-long class on handwriting technique in honor of National Handwriting Day. For ages 8 and up.

Find out more.