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Mabel Rush Elementary School News

January 9, 2020

Mabel Rush ElementarySchool NewsJanuary 9, 2020
For a copy of this newsletter in Spanish please visit the link below:

Para obtener una copia de este boletín en español, visite el siguiente enlace:

https://www.smore.com/c6d24

Principal's Message

Welcome Back

It is great to be back in session and to be able to welcome back our students this week. With winter weather in the forecast, please be sure to check the school closure and snow route information provided below.


Principal Coffee - January 10, 2020

Parents are invited to attend our next Principal Coffee of the school year, Friday, January 10, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., in our school library. Come share a cup of coffee and learn more about Mabel Rush.


Parent Contact Information

We utilize a system called Blackboard to facilitate phone calls, emails, and text messages to our families. It is important that we have your current contact information on file. If you find that your address, phone number, or email have changed, please be sure to contact the school office at 503-544-4450


Attendance Line

When your child is going to be absent please call the school to let us know. You can call our attendance line at 503-554-4496 to leave a message.


Sincerely,

Tim Lauer - lauert@newberg.k12.or.us

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George Fox University Basketball Elementary Night

An Invitation from George Fox University Basketball to Mabel Rush Families...


On January 18th, we are hosting our annual Elementary Night at our home basketball games against conference competitors, Whitman College.


We want to invite all of our local Elementary school staff, students and their families to join us for an evening of fun. The women's game tips off at 4:00pm followed by the men's game at 6:00pm. Complimentary tickets will admit guests into both games.


We have many activities planned for the event:

  • · Sign making station

  • · Coloring station

  • · Spirit station

  • · Autograph sessions with both teams

  • · Photos with our mascot, Pennington the bear


This should be a really fun event for all of our local families and best of all, it's free!

If you plan to attend, please wear your Mabel Rush T-Shirt!

Upcoming Events

January Calendar

10 Parent Coffee with Principal Lauer

16 Parent Group meeting - Library, 6:30 pm

18 George Fox Basketball Elementary Night 4:00 pm

20 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday -– NO SCHOOL

24 Family Fitness Night – Gym – Grades 3-5, 6:15pm

27 or 29 Outdoor School Mandatory Parent Meeting, Library 6:30pm (attendance at only one is required)

30 End of First Semester

31 Prep/Grading Day – NO SCHOOL

Family Fitness Night for Grades 3-5

Mr. Cooke is sponsoring Family Fitness Night for students in grades 3 - 5 on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 6:15 in the gym. Students in grades 3 - 5 are invited, along with their parents.


Another night is being planned for students in grades K - 2 and that event will take place on February 21, 2020.

Hats, Coats, and Gloves Please

With the recent return of colder weather, we want to remind families that students should dress for the daily weather conditions. Students have outside recess every day. Only when the temperatures are extremely cold or when the rain blows sideways do students stay inside.

Winter Weather Notifications and Snow Bus Route Information

As the weather turns colder, it is time to prepare for the possibility of weather-related school closures or delays. We do our best to make sure all students can get to school safely and to protect school teaching time as much as possible. We have to look at a lot of factors: actual and predicted weather, the difference between the hills and Newberg itself, staff being able to safely make it in from out of our area, etc. Sometimes this means a cancellation or a delay even when things in Newberg look fine.


ParentLink Notification:

Newberg Public Schools uses our mass-notification system to send emails, texts, and phone calls to all families. Now is a good time to notify your student’s school office if your phone or email has changed.


We also subscribe to FlashAlert (http://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=115) which notifies television and radio stations of any delay or closure.


Finally, we update our social media pages to notify of delays or closures:




Snow Routes - Buses

Sometimes conditions require bus routes to be modified to snow routes. Buses take shortened routes that avoid areas that are treacherous in slippery weather. This year, two routes have been changed because gravel roads have been paved. This is wonderful in good weather, but actually more difficult in slippery weather. You can see all of the snow routes on our web page: https://www.newberg.k12.or.us/district/snow-routes