Powell Butte Weekly Update
12/8/2023
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Important Upcoming Dates
December 8th - Kermes Winter Bazaar
December 13th - EKT Parent Cafe
December 14th - Urban Gleaners (Every Thursday)
December 15th - Spirit Day/Assembly
December 16th - January 1st - Winter Break
January 2nd - First Day Back from Winter Break
January 3rd - Site Council/Tier 1 Meeting
January 4th - Urban Gleaners (Every Thursday)
January 11th - Urban Gleaners (Every Thursday)
View the school year calendar (available in multiple languages): District Calendar
In This Issue You Will Find
Recognition/Announcements Section:
Awards Recognition - New
December Fire Dril - New
Great job with our Secure Drill - New
Awesome job 3rd and 4th graders with their Musical - New
PB Counselor's Corner Section:
- Grief Resources - New
Important Info Section:
Reminder - Report Cards were sent home Thursday 12/7 - New
Come join Play & Learn at Powell Butte - New
ParentSquare
Little Eagle Basketball Clinic
Weather Changes
December Lunch Menu
Upcoming Events Section:
- December Spirit Day and Assembly
- PB Site Council/Tier 1 Leadership Team
- December Spirit Day and Assembly
Urban Gleaners - Thursdays 3:30-4:30 PM
Recognitions/Announcements:
Classroom Award Recognition: Awesome job being a caring and cooperative community member!
Congratulations to the following classes for filling up their pom pom jars!
Mrs. Bellm's Class
Mr. Davidson's Class
Keep up the great work COYOTES!
December Fire Drill: Our students and staff participated on Monday afternoon with our December Fire Drill. These monthly fire drills are a chance for us to practice an important routine. Thank you to all the students and staff for showing we are a Caring Community during the fire drill.
Great job with our Secure drill: This morning our students practice a secure drill. We practice our secure drill in case there is a threat in the surrounding community. All the classrooms did a great job during the drill. We appreciate the efforts of all of students and staff in helping us practice these important drills. Thank you for showing we are a caring community.
Awesome job 3rd and 4th graders with their Musical: On Thursday, our 3rd and 4th grade students performed their musical Kid Flix. It was so great to see all perform after working so hard these past couple of months preparing. The songs were fantastic! A big shout out goes out to our amazing music teacher Mr. Cumming for all his effort in preparing and make this performance great!
PB Counselor's Corner
Grief Resources
If your student has experienced the death of an immediate family member there is free help available. The Dougy Center offers free groups to help students understand and process their grief. If you're interested in learning more please reach out to their team at 503.775.5683 or email them at help@dougy.org. If you need assistance in reaching out contact the school counselor who will help you get connected.
Jessie Green Albano
(503)762-3454
Important Information
Reminder - Report Cards were sent home Thursday 12/7: The first trimester report cards were sent home with students on Thursday, December 7th. Please check your child's backpack and let us know if you have any questions.
Come join Play & Learn at Powell Butte: Play & Learn is accepting 10 more students for the Winter Term. Sign up is FREE and open till spots are filled.
Play & Learn is an enrichment class for children (aged 0-5) and caregivers. Kaleidoscope Play & Learn groups are gathering spaces for Family, Friend, and Neighbor caregivers, parent, and young children to meet with others in their community and learn about fostering healthy child development and school readiness. Kaleidoscope Play & Learn is a place where everyone, children and adults, learn through play.
Enrichment class include:
- Sensory Play
- Arts & crafts.
- Circle time
- (singing, dancing & reading).
- Field trips and much more.
The registration form can be found here and can be sent to Sara Orozco Doan at SaraD@irco.org.
ParentSquare: As you may have heard, the Centennial School District has transitioned from using the Remind app to using ParentSquare and the ParentSquare App. This is an important communication tool for school staff to communicate with families. Please make sure to download the ParentSquare App.
For more information about ParentSquare and the ParentSquare app see the links below:
To Download the ParentSquare App use the links below:
- iOS App - Apple Store
- Android App - Google Play Store
Little Eagle Basketball Clinic: All are welcome to sign up for the Little Eagle Basketball Clinic on December 9th. The clinic runs from 12:00pm-3:00pm for elementary age students and 4:00pm-7:00pm for middle school age students. The cost for the camp is $25. If you would like to register please contact Daunte Gouge at daunte_gouge@csd28j.org.
December Lunch Menu:
Upcoming Events
December Spirit Day and Assembly: Our December spirit day and assembly will on Friday, December 15th. The theme for this month as chosen by our student leadership team will be pajama day. Students can wear there cozy pajamas to school to show their school spirit on the last day before winter break.
PB Site Council/Tier 1 Leadership Team: Calling all Powell Butte Elementary Parents and Community Members. We need your voice! We are looking for parents and community members to be part of our PB Site Council/Tier 1 leadership team . We meet every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:30am - 8:30am in the library. If you are interested in being a part of our team please reach out to Mr. Austin or Mrs. Reyes.
Our next Tier 1 meeting is Wednesday, January 3rd from 7:30 - 8:30 am in the library.
Powell Butte Elementary School
Website: https://www.csd28j.org/pb
Location: 3615 Southeast 174th Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503-762-3204