Dear Families,

On March 10, we celebrated 100 days of school by enjoying a parade by our K/1 students. This year's celebration really tugged at my heart as I watched our K/1 students proudly march down the hallways making a lot of noise! Our hallways were also lined with the older students and many of our families cheering them on. We love a fun tradition and this one didn't disappoint!

During this spring, many of our classrooms will also be traveling to visit nearby places to further their studies of Native Americans, wildflowers, and animals in our area. Our students will be traveling to Eagle Fern Park, the Oregon Zoo, Rowena to view wildflowers, and a few more places in our area. Field trips are a wonderful way of seeing nature first hand and we are lucky to live in such a bountiful place.

Our grade school students have also been collecting coins for families affected by the war in Ukraine. We will continue to collect money until April 15. Mr. McDermott has family in Poland that has been able to let him know where money is needed most. His family has provided a couple of groups that will benefit for our school communities generosity. Thanks to Mr. McDermott and Mrs. Young for organizing this service project.

Please join me for coffee and donuts on Tuesday, April 5, at 8am for our first in-person Principal Chat of the 2021-22 school year! I look forward to seeing many of you and discussing how we can continue to make Corbett Grade School an inclusive place for children to learn and grow.

Cheers,

Michelle Dawkins

Corbett Grade School Principal

The PTA is having its first Scholastic Book Fair in two years! Please join us on April 25 until April 28. The book fair raises money to supply books to the classrooms for both the teachers and students to use and enjoy.

Also, Staff Appreciation will be during the week of May 2-5, and we are looking for ideas, volunteers, and basket makers!

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The next PTA meeting will be Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 6:30pm .

The main topics we will discuss will be the book fair and staff appreciation week.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email corbettcardinalspta@gmail.com.

Corbett Grade School Playground Update Committee:

• We are looking into grants and other sources of funding
• If you have knowledge about writing grants, please contact mdawkins@corbett.k12.or.us
• Still waiting for Wildwood Playground's proposal that will include phases and costs
• Once the proposal is ready, we will share the design and cost with our school community

Corbett Grade School will be offering Summer Enrichment during the weeks of June 13-16 and June 20-23. Each day we will have classes available beginning at 9am until 3pm. Transportation will be available and there will be no cost to our families. We are working more or the details but plan to offer academics, athletics, and lots of fun during these two weeks.