Mabel Rush School News

January 21, 2021

For a copy of this newsletter in Spanish please see below.

Para obtener una copia de este boletín en español, consulte a continuación.

https://www.smore.com/7y3q9

Student Recognition

One constant of this distance learning experience that we hear over and over from our teachers is how proud they are of their students for their hard work and perseverance. We wanted to create a way to acknowledge the work of our students and provide them with a token of our appreciation for their efforts.

Recently we have begun to ask classroom teachers to nominate a student from their classroom to be acknowledged. Part of this acknowledgement includes receiving a book, a card, and letter from the principal. We are now into our second week of this program and will continue to recognize our students throughout the year.

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Music News from Mrs. McKennon

This Friday Ukulele Club begins. It’s a free activity to do in our online music program Quaver. You can practice your Ukulele skills by learning and playing chords and melodies at home as slow or fast as you wish. You can earn Ukulele Karate Belts. Also, there will be a Google Meet opportunity Fridays at 2:30 where we can play ukulele together. It will be a fun way for me to see and work with you.

If you would like to sign up, please email Mrs. McKennon mckennona@newberg.k12.or.us or send her a message via CLEVER. You can join any time between now and the end of the year.

If you don’t have access to a ukulele at home right now, please send word of that and we will be able to help make that happen.

Be watching very soon for the start of Guitar Club, Recorder Club and possibly more.

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PE News from Mr. Cooke

Dear Families,

I hope you are doing well! I am writing to check in with families regarding participation in online PE.

In order to provide feedback to students and families I am relying on students submitting examples of their work in response to my lessons.

If your child has turned in little to no work, I will have no basis to report a grade and will need to note on their report card that there is little or no evidence of the PE skills being demonstrated.

There is still time to work on these lessons before grades come out. The lessons are all still available to your student and they require just a little work to complete.

Our focus has been on activities and games to keep your child active and to support healthy development and exercise. Many families report that the activities are fun and enjoyable. I encourage you to have your child take part and look forward to engaging with them in online PE.

If you have any questions please contact me by email at cookes@newberg.k12.or.us or through your child’s Seesaw, or Google Classroom account.

Shawn Cooke

McKinney Vento Education Act Information

The McKinney-Vento Act is a federal law that provides educational rights and protections for children who are residing in temporary housing. McKinney-Vento Program resources are available to qualifying families to support the academic

success of their students.

Resources may include:

School supplies
Student clothing/hygiene supplies
Access to Title IA and other academic programs
Free meals at school (breakfast & lunch)
Social services

Forms are available online and in the school office.

McKinney-Vento Self Referral Form (462 KB)

McKinney-Vento Self Referral Form en Español (379 KB)

The next Parent Group (PIE) meeting is scheduled for January 21st at 6:30pm. PIE has been having monthly Zoom meetings. These meetings are open to all Mabel Rush parents. If you are interested in participating, please email PIE Secretary, Sarah Darby at :
secretary.mabelrushparentgroup@gmail.com
and she can send you a meeting link to join.

Nathan Reed, PIE President, mabelrushparentgroup@gmail.com
Jamie Sprague, PIE Treasurer, treasurer.mabelrushparentgroup@gmail.com
Sarah Darby, PIE Secretary, secretary.mabelrushparentgroup@gmail.com

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Inclement Weather Information from Newberg School District

We want you to know what to expect if we experience snow while students are in Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL). Since we are already offering our learning experiences online, we will not be calling for any delayed start days this year. Those are primarily to make sure transportation is safe, and aren’t needed for CDL

If we do have a significant snow event, we may need to call a day off from CDL. This may seem strange—however, some staff teach from our buildings, while others have job responsibilities that can only take place on site. We do not want to put staff in danger if weather conditions are severe.

When we call a snow day, we email, text, and call the phone numbers for all parents and staff. (This is a good opportunity to call your school office and update your contact information if anything has changed.) We also post on our website, social media, and with Flashalert (which distributes the information to radio and tv stations). Or you can call our School Closure Information line at (503) 554-5001 to hear the status of our schools in English or Spanish. We make the decision by 5:30 am each morning.

If we return to Limited in Person Learning, or hybrid learning, we may need to call for a late start if the conditions warrant.

Office Hours and Connecting with your Child’s Teacher

All of our instructional staff have established office hours to meet with parents and also to connect with students and their families. Below you will find a link to how you can sign up for a meeting with your child’s teacher.

Office Hours Page

Internet Hot Spots

If you have one of our district Internet Hot Spots and are finding that you no longer need it, please contact the school office about arranging to return it. 503-554-4450

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School Offices Open by Appointment Only

With the recently announced revised COVID guidelines our school office is closed for walk up service. You can call ahead and make an appointment if you need to visit the school. Please contact Monica Skaggs at 503-554-4450 to make an appointment. You can also reach her via email at skaggsm@newberg.k12.or.us

Wednesday Pick Ups - New Procedures Please Stay in Your Car, Items will be brought out…

Please note that our Wednesday Supply Pick Up opportunities will continue, but we ask that families stay in their cars and call the number below when they drive up. Please state your child’s name and grade and we will bring the items out to you.

Number to call when you drive up 971-220-5670

Wednesday Library Pick-up Continues - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

With the revised COVID procedures, we will still be able to offer library book check out and pick up each Wednesday. We will be moving to a total curbside pick up process where we ask families to call as they arrive and staff will bring your books out to your car. The library pick up number is 971-220-5670. Once you arrive at the school please call the number and your books will be brought out.

Information on how to check out books via our library catalog system can be found at the link below. Library book check out procedure