Corbett Grade School

Dear Families,

We are excited to begin 2023 at Corbett Grade School. Our Corbett PTA had a successful Book Fair in December, despite our crazy weather. Many thanks to the families who purchased books to help out our classroom libraries.

There are lots of exciting things in the next month or two. Students will be learning about the Ice Age and our fourth and fifth grade students will be participating in STARBASE PDX Stem program.

In addition, I am planning a Corbett Grade Principal Chat and would love some input on the best days and times to hold our chat. Here is a link to fill out the survey: GS Principal Chat Survey. Please complete the survey before January 9, 2023.

In this newsletter:

• STARBASE PDX
• Inclement Weather
• GS/CAPS Strings Program
• Community Giving
• Student Illness Procedure
• January Snack/Lunch Calendar

Happy New Year!

Michelle Dawkins

Corbett Grade School Principal

Corbett Grade School fourth and fifth grade students will be attending STARBASE PDX once they return from the winter break. They will be traveling once a week for five hours each day for five weeks to receive 25 hours of STEM instruction. The goal in this program is to increase interest in science, technology, and mathematics for young students. This experience will allow our students some incredible hands-on educational experiences. The wonderful news is that there is no charge for this program!

When we experience inclement weather in Corbett, it can often make getting to school safely a challenge. During this time, we may have a school closure or a two-hour delayed start. You will be notified by email and a text message. Announcements of closures or delays can also be found on our district website and local news media. In addition, you can subscribe to FlashAlert for additional communication about emergency messages and important weather closure information in our area.

Please join us on Monday, January 9, at 6:30pm in the MPB for the rescheduled strings program. The 4/5 Grade School and CAPS students will be performing that evening.

During the month of December, Corbett Grade School supported a local nonprofit called The Boxes of Love Project. This organization was founded by one of our Corbett school parents! The mission of Boxes of Love is to provide babies, children and teens entering foster care with a large bin full of brand new clothing, shoes, pajamas, toiletries and other comfort items to call their own. Most children enter the foster care system with nothing other than the clothes that they are wearing, and it is the mission of The Boxes of Love Project to change this for children in our area. Founder, Lyndsee Wunn was amazed by the amount of donations that were collected. This project was so successful that we plan to have another drive during the month of February. Thank you to Desiree Chiu, her students, and Tanya Hayden for organizing this event at the grade school.

You can read more about Boxes of Love here http://www.boxesofloveproject.org/donate. "

During our annual Canned Food Drive, we were able to support over eight local families with the donations received. In addition, four families received support from our school staff and community through our Project Giving Tree. In addition to this support, Corbett Fire Department and Helping Hands of the Columbia Gorge each sponsored two additional families and ensured that all had a bright holiday with plenty of gifts and food. Our students and staff always look forward to opportunities to give back to our community.

Students should remain at home when they have:

• Fever (100.4 or higher) or chills
• May return after 24 hours fever free without the use of medication
• Cough
• May return if the cough is improving
• Vomiting or diarrhea
• May return after 48 hours
• New rash or sores
• Red eyes with drainage
• Anyone who has symptoms of illness OR tests positive for COVID-19 should:
• Stay home and notify their child's teacher and the grade school office.
• cevans@corbett.k12.or.us
• 503-261-4236
• Wear a well-fitting, multi-layered mask around other people.
• If symptoms last longer than 24 hours, consider testing for COVID-19 or visit a healthcare provider.
• Our grade school has free COVID-19 home tests available, contact the office for more information.

If symptoms of illness appear while at school, students will wait in a space away from healthy students until they are picked up by a parent/guardian. Make sure the school has correct phone numbers so that someone can be reached in case your student needs to be picked up.

If you have health questions, call your school nurse or your healthcare provider.

• Monday, January 9 at 5pm Corbett School District Site Council Meeting in the GS Longhouse

• Monday, January 9 at 6:30pm GS/CAPS Strings Program

• Monday, January 16 MLK Day NO SCHOOL

• Friday, January 20 Friday School

• Wednesday, January 18 at 7pm - CSD Monthly Board Meeting

• Monday, February 20 President’s Day NO SCHOOL

• Friday, February 24 Friday School

• Thursday, March 2 - End of the second trimester

• Friday, March 3 - Trimester 2 Assessment Day

• March 27-30 - SPRING BREAK