From the Abernethy Office

I hope you all were able to enjoy your weekend!

Happy Mother's Day to all you mom's!

As you can see from our list below, we are all excited for all the field trips and we are all getting super excited for the Abernethy Carnival on Friday! As you can imagine, that is a lot of excitement in the building!

May 16th - Bielman Field Trip - Historic Buildings of Portland

May 17th - Gerlach and Springgate Field trip - Historic Buildings of Portland

May 17th - 5th Grade Fly Up to Hosford Middle School! 9:00am

May 17th - 5th Grade Showcase - 5:30pm

May 18th - 3rd Grade Field Trip - Audubon Society

May 19th - Kindergarten Field Trip

May 19th - Abernethy Carnival

May 23rd - Springgate - Bridges of Portland

May 23rd - 1st Grade Audubon Field Trip

May 23rd - Hartmann Field Trip - Newmark Theater

May 24th - Gerlach and Bielman Field Trip - Bridges of Portland

May 25th - General PTA meeting - 6:30pm in the Abernethy Auditorium

May 31st - Abernethy Equity Committee Community Potluck - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

May - 29th - No School - Memorial Day

June 2nd - 4th Grade Philip Foster Farm Field Trip

We are hoping that everyone will join us in a community potluck!

We are hoping that this event will bring the Abernethy community together to share a meal, good conversations, laughs and the community of Abernethy spirit! There is no feeling of pressure, just some enjoyable time we all can have together.

If you would like to join us, please RSVP on this signup so that we can plan accordingly.

The teachers and I would like to send a huge THANK YOU to all the families and students who showered the teachers and I with appreciation! The flowers, cards and very generous and thoughtful gifts made us all feel so loved and appreciated!

If you liked your students school picture this year, then you are going to love their class picture as well! All classes took class photo's this year and now you can order them if you would like. Simply click on the link below and use the following password!

Password: Abclass23

We are still collecting your clean trash!

The 4th and 5th Grade Environmental Club is a newly formed club that meets during lunch and recess on Tuesdays in the counseling office. We need your help with a project! We are collecting clean trash items to make into art. Single use plastics are great (but please donate them clean without food debris on them). Some examples of good items to donate:

• Bottle tops

• Clamshell containers

• Plastic bottles

• Plastic utensils

• Cardboard

• Metal cans

• To go coffee lids

There will be a box in the main hall by the office where you can leave your donations. Thank you!

Reading Results is hiring tutors for next year! They have openings for community members to work as part-time, paid tutors next year. Reading Results is looking for tutors who are: driven to support student success, critical thinkers and ready/willing to learn (coachable), racially, ethnically and/or culturally reflective of your students. Here is the LINK for more information and an application – apply ASAP for priority consideration!

Who are we looking for?

• Directly support students in your school community by helping them build their reading skills and succeed in school!
• Work during the school day – 3 days/week for 2.5 hours

Tutors who are:

• Candidates who are driven to support student success
• Critical thinkers who are ready and willing to learn (you are coachable)
• Community members who racially, ethnically and/or culturally reflect our students
• A range of experience – we hire people with no experience to people who have taught elementary school for years.

All training and materials provided – no experience necessary – everyone is invited to apply!

Positions begin at: $18.50/hour

To apply:

• Read the full job description here: READING RESULTS TUTOR JOB DESCRIPTION
• Complete our ONLINE APPLICATION HERE -or- you may contact us to request an alternate way to apply.
• Apply ASAP for priority consideration

Saturday June 3rd at 9 am the grounds committee is hosting a work party to spruce up the grounds before summer break. If the weather works out we will be sanding and painting the fence along with mulching the garden, weeding, etc. If it rains we might move the date, so we will keep everyone posted. We will provide more specifics on the tools and materials we will need as we get closer.

Cheers!
The Grounds Committee

Join us in the Auditorium from 6:30-8:00pm (or listen in on Zoom) to VOTE on the 2023/24 Final Budget, Standing Rules, and the PTA Executive Board.

We hope Fifth grade parents will attend too, because the Secretary from the Hosford Middle School PTSA will be joining us to answer all your questions about all things Hosford.

If you are at pick up or drop off on Tuesday's or Thursday's we could use your help! We have students who would love to set up the GAGA Ball court, but could use some extra strength!

We are looking for some set up help on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and afternoons.

If you are able to help, please email Ms. Morgan at jmorgan@pps.net

Families can enjoy carnival games and prizes, inflatable obstacle courses, musical cakes, face-painting, balloon animals and a photo booth. You won’t want to miss it!

Here are a few important details:

• Purchase Wristbands Here! In addition to unlimited games and activities, admission wristbands allow each child one cotton candy, one popcorn and one donut. Wristbands are for kids only and DO NOT cover food purchased from third-party vendors, such as pizza or shaved ice. Wristbands also do not cover Fairy Sparkle hair services. Please contact counselor Jenny Morgan (jmorgan1@pps.net) if you or someone you know is in need of financial assistance.

• Parents! We need your help to make this event happen! Volunteer Here! Please consider volunteering for a short shift. There are a variety of times and activities to choose from.

• Cakes! If you aren’t able to volunteer, consider dropping off a store-bought cake or baked goods for the very popular musical cake-a-palooza. RSVP with the Cake Boss: cake@supportabernethy.org

General questions: please contact carnival co-chairs (Jessica Mackie, Doug Lee & Cynthia Campos) at: carnival@supportabernethy.org.

You can find full information here.

"The PTA Afterschool Program Committee seeks your input regarding afterschool programming AND before and after school childcare availability. Please take this very brief and anonymous survey to help inform future offerings! "

https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6WIAayyvvvrhYDs

Tamara & Becca