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Greetings, Wright Families!

I want to start with sharing a huge THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to our food drive! This was our first big event since I have been the principal at Wright, and it was amazing for me to see the way the community came together to support one another. I also want to celebrate the amazing participation we had in our Read-a-Thon! Altogether, our students read a total of 1,062 hours and raised $10,293.80 for our PTC! Our students demonstrated such incredible determination and commitment to this fundraiser, all while enjoying some wonderful books.

It’s hard to believe we will be welcoming in the new year in just a few short weeks. With 2022 on the horizon, we can look forward to wrapping up the month of December with opportunities to celebrate student growth with progress reports and a fun spirit week right before we head out to winter break. Our weather this year has been such a treat with many sunny, yet crisp, days! As we move into more winter months, it comes with the possibility of school delays or closures. Please visit our district website and check to see the latest weather updates (Emergency Closures and Delays - HERE). As a reminder, our district also distributes a district-wide phone dialer system that will assist in notifying parents/guardians of a delay or closure. Please be safe during this winter season!

Go, Falcons!

• Every Wednesday is a one hour late start. Student school hours are 8:50am until 2:20pm every Wednesday.
• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday student school hours are 7:50am until 2:20pm.
• If your student is sick, please keep them home and communicate their symptoms as soon as possible to our office staff. Please review the DO NOT SEND AN ILL STUDENT TO SCHOOL section above.
• 2pm is the cutoff time for early pick-up before the 2:20pm dismissal. Please make arrangements accordingly.
• If you have not signed up for ParentSquare, please do so as soon as possible by clicking this link: ParentSquare. All school and district communication will take place through ParentSquare.
• If your student forgets their facemask, we will provide them one at the school.
• Please encourage your student to bring a water bottle to school every day!

Students Leaving Early: If you need to pick up your student from school early please call the office at (503) 399-3198 prior to the pick up time so that we can have your student ready to go. 2pm is the cutoff time for early release due to end of the day dismissal at 2:20pm, so please make arrangements accordingly. You will need to come to the front entrance and ring the buzzer to the left to sign your student out. Please bring your ID with you as well.

• There is no adult supervision on our campus until 7:35a on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and 8:35a on Wednesdays. If you need to drop your student off earlier than that, please be advised that there is no supervision.
• When dropping your student off by car, please pull forward completely before allowing your students to exit the vehicle. We have staff members outside to assist, so please feel free to stay in your vehicle and we will help as needed. This will help the long line of vehicles trying to drop off their student move much quicker.
• REMINDER - Please do not drop students off in the bus lane in front of the school by the road. This is a safety precaution and will be strictly enforced.
• Doors open in the morning at 7:40a (8:40a on Wednesdays) for students to pick up breakfast from the cafeteria or go straight to class.
• Now that our arrival procedures have been showing consistency, we will be starting to be more diligent about marking students as tardy. Students who are not in their classroom by the time the 7:50a/8:50a bell rings will be marked as an Unexcused Tardy.
• We begin dismissing students promptly at 2:20p each day. Traffic tends to back up when cars arrive too early, so we ask that you plan to pick up by car no earlier than 2:20p.
• If you are planning to walk and pick up your student, please check in with our staff at the north end of the building on the grassy hill.
• If you want your student to walk home with a sibling, friend, or unaccompanied, let us know and we will dismiss them through the cafeteria.