Bulldog Bulletin
Awbrey Park Elementary School Newsletter
School Events & Important Dates
1/9: Awbrey Park PTO Meeting (6:30pm, Room 16)
1/16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
1/18: School Board Meeting (7:00pm via Zoom)
1/19: Awbrey Park School Choice Presentation & Tour (9:00-10:00am - Virtual via Zoom)
1/24: Site Council Meeting (3:15pm, Conference Room)
1/26: Awbrey Park School Choice Presentation & Tour (6:00-7:00pm - Gym)
1/30: Dinner Night Fundraiser - BJ's Restaurant (All Day)
2/3: Grading Day (No School)
2/9: Family Craft Night (6:00-7:30pm)
2/16: Walking Field Trip - Fire Station (2nd Grade)
January Special Edition Newsletter
Dear Awbrey Park Families,
We have a couple new announcements and safety reminders to add to our January newsletter. Please be sure to see the updated information regarding afternoon dismissal procedures, upcoming fundraisers, and school choice presentations in 4J.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Have a great Wednesday!
Sincerely,
Jared Tiecke, Principal
January PTO Meeting
If you missed our PTO meeting on Monday, we invited Sara Justice (4J ELA Teacher on Special Assignment) and Carissa Boyce (Awbrey Park Title 1 Coordinator) to talk about our new English Language Art Curriculum. See the button link below for more information!
If you interested in volunteering and/or helping to organize events at Awbrey Park, consider joining our Parent-Teacher Organization! Our PTO meets on the second Monday of each month from 6:30-7:30pm. Please contact Kellie Rushing karushing22@gmail.com or Katie Schnider katie@ohdeugene.com for more information.
Afternoon Dismissal Safety Reminders!
Spring Creek Drive is currently on the city and county’s radar as it is in need of further safety improvements for students walking and biking to school. While we await these improvements, there is a small, but important step parents/guardians can do to help!
In addition to maintaining safe traveling speeds and watching for people along Spring Creek Drive, we could use your help at afternoon dismissal. We currently open our gates at 2:45pm for parents/guardians to access the back parking lot. We are noticing an increase in vehicles arriving before our back gates open, pause parking on the road and shoulder. To help ensure the safety of people walking, biking, and using mobile devices to and from school, as well as in the community, we ask that parents/guardians avoid arriving early in an effort to help keep our roads safe. We have heard concerns from the county and want to do our best to avoid any safety risks or ticketing from the sheriff’s office. Thanks again for all your help!
It’s School Choice Time in 4J!
In Eugene School District 4J, every school offers an excellent education for our students. Students may enroll in their neighborhood school at any time, or may request to enroll in a different 4J school provided there is space available. School choice requests will be accepted in an order determined by lottery.
To be included in the lottery, 4J residents must apply by January 31 at midnight. Non-district residents must apply between March 1 and 31. All students who want to obtain a transfer must apply, including new incoming siblings and students who have moved out of our school neighborhood or the district and want to remain enrolled next year.
Virtual and in-person school visits are scheduled in the month of January. If you have any friends or family members who are considering school choice, please invite them to learn more about our wonderful school and their school choice options!
School Choice Information Sessions
- Get answers about the school choice process
- Spanish interpretation provided during Spanish presentation
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 6 p.m. – English Session
English Recording
Thursday, Jan. 12, 6 p.m. – Spanish Session
Join Zoom meeting
Virtual School Visits
- Learn about your neighborhood school and more!
- Each school offers live virtual visits or in-person info sessions with an opportunity for questions
- Request interpretation support in advance
School event schedule: https://www.4j.lane.edu/school-visits-2023
Awbrey Park Elementary School Choice Presentations
- Thursday, January 19th: Awbrey Park School Choice Presentation & Tour (9:00-10:00am – Virtual via Zoom - Meeting ID 975 8022 3571, Passcode 081482)
- Thursday, January 26th: Awbrey Park School Choice Presentation & Tour (6:00-7:00pm – In-Person, Gym)
Learn more and apply:
Family Dinner Night!
4J Virtual Screening: LIKE
Our 4J Equity Department is offering a virtual screen of LIKE for students and families from February 6th – February 13th.
A description of the film is below and the trailer can be viewed here: https://www.impactful.co/like
For questions, contact the 4J Equity Department at 541-790-7576 or email equity@4j.lane.edu.
Arrival & Departure Procedures (REPEAT)
All students will enter the building through the front exterior gates and will be greeted by staff to help guide them to their classroom. For students who are interested in breakfast, cafeteria doors will open at 8:05am and classroom doors will open at 8:20am. If your child is not eating a school breakfast, please wait until 8:15am to drop your student off at school.
Students arriving before the classroom doors open should wait in line outside their assigned entry locations. See the list (and map) below for your assigned grade level entrance:
- Kindergarten: Side Gym Door (Awbrey Park Staff will greet your child as you arrive, check them in & walk your student to the gym)
- 1st Grade: Outside of Red Hallway (Near North Exterior Gate)
- 2nd Grade: North Exterior Gate
- 3rd Grade: South Exterior Gate
- 4th Grade: South Exterior Gate
- 5th Grade: South Exterior Gate
To help with the flow of traffic, we ask that parents/guardians dropping off their student enter and exit through the east parking lot entrance (green arrows) and proceed to the back of the building. Please avoid using the west parking lot (staff lot) or front parking lot (bus zone) to drop off your child. Students may be dropped off along the curb/pick-up/drop-off zone in the back parking lot.
Dismissal Procedures:
At the end of the school day, students will exit the building with their classroom teacher, using their designated entry/exit locations. Bus riders will be escorted by staff to their bus. Students biking or walking will exit with their teacher. Students waiting to be picked up will wait with their teacher in the designated waiting areas near the back parking lot.
Parents/guardians may “pause park” along the curb to pick up their student(s) at dismissal (back parking lot).
Please note the following rules for “pause parking”:
- Drivers must remain in their vehicles at all times.
- Drivers should pull forward as space becomes available.
- When getting in or out of the vehicle, students must use the door closest to the sidewalk. Student should not exit the vehicle on the driver’s side for both safety and traffic flow reasons.
Drivers should follow the one-way direction traffic flow indicated in the map below. K-2 drivers should display their student name plates in vehicle windows at pick up.
If you are walking with your child before or after school, please meet your student in the front of the school and use the designated cross walk areas. Thank you!
What Are Your Childcare Needs? (REPEAT)
The Early Learning Division is asking for feedback on your family’s experience searching for and using child care. Take the survey and help make a difference! Your input will help the state understand family needs and increase support for child care providers. Parents and caregivers who complete the survey will receive a $20 Amazon gift card!
Visit https://redcap.link/ChildcareSurvey2022-B to complete the 15-minute survey.
Survey closes January 31, 2023.
Questions? Contact Denise Ford with ODI at (916) 205-6851.
Volunteering at Awbrey Park! (REPEAT)
We are excited to welcome volunteers back into our schools! If you are interested in volunteering at Awbrey Park Elementary School, please contact your child’s teacher for upcoming opportunities.
Volunteers will need to complete a volunteer application on the district website and be approved prior to volunteering. Please contact Kristie Long or Jade Chrissis in the school office at 541-790-4050 for more information.
Inclement Weather (REPEAT)
With the possibility of inclement weather quickly approaching, this would be great time to double check that your contact information is updated in the event of a school closure or delay. Information will be communicated through our regular notification system (via text, voicemail and email) from the district office. You can subscribe to our flash alert notification system by visiting the Eugene School District website or by logging into ParentVue and updating your contact information.
About Us
Email: tiecke_j@4j.lane.edu
Website: https://awbreypark.4j.lane.edu/
Location: 158 Spring Creek Drive, Eugene, OR 97404, USA
Phone: (541) 790-4050
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AwbreyPark