Irvington Weekly Newsletter

A HUGE thank you to all of the adults, both staff and parents, who supported yesterday's Black history assembly. What a great way to celebrate Blackness and showcase our students' talents. A special thank you to members of our Families of Students of Color group who spearheaded the event. (Wanna learn more about FOSOC? Come to our next dinner on February 15!)

With care,

Mr. G.

The ReadAThon is happening now! Have you made an online account or got your paper forms filled in? Is your student logging their daily minutes read? We’ve got 102 students registered and 10,692 minutes logged so far! Let's keep up the good work, Irvington Readers!

We’re encouraging ALL students to participate and log their minutes to help meet SCHOOL-WIDE goals and earn SCHOOL-WIDE prizes, whether or not they are participating in the fundraiser part of the ReadAThon! If each student reads 20 minutes per weekday, we’ll make it to the Tier 2 goal!

In case your student is asking – if they make it to Tier 2, they get the Popcorn Party AND Extra Recess! And if they get to Tier 3, they earn those two prizes PLUS the DANCE PARTY!!

Find all the info and reminders of how to register and log your minutes on our website: https://www.irvingtonschool.com/read-a-thon/ Keep up the good work, Eagles!

Girls on the Run is here!!! Spring season registration opens Wednesday February 1st. You can register your 3rd, 4th or 5th grade child here once registration opens. Practices at Irvington will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15-4:45pm, starting March 7th. There are other teams that run out of Irving Park, so make sure and look for the Irvington Elementary location. I expect our 15-person team to fill up quickly! Contact Carolyn Sykes at csykes@pps.net for any questions.

Irvington has a tradition of recognizing Valentine's Day as a way to celebrate friendship, and this year's policy will be the same as last year: Please look out for teachers' messages about classroom celebrations (grade levels will make decisions as a team), and please leave all food/candy at home.

Every year, Portland Public Schools surveys students, staff, and families to learn more about successes and areas of improvement. Please complete this survey (approximately 15 minutes) to share your thoughts!

There are still several openings on the February lunch server sign-ups calendar! Click here to sign up. Never done it before? Become a PPS volunteer here, then sign up once you’re approved.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 Irvington School Auction: Vintage Prom Night on Saturday, March 18th!

Come in your choicest prom outfit from your favorite “vintage” era, and help us raise money for our radical school. Money raised means all kids get free school supplies and field trips, teachers have classroom essentials, we have totally boss art and music enrichment programs, and so much more.

Buy your tickets – and find out how you can help – at www.irvington.schoolauction.net/auction2023.

As you’re combing through books to read for the ReadAThon, set aside ones you’re ready to pass along. A Book Drive is coming to Irvington School the week of February 6th! That week, donate the books you no longer need at home, and students will have the opportunity to bring home new-to-them books the week before Spring Break!

A Clothing Drive benefiting the PPS/PTA Clothing Center, which furnishes age-appropriate clothing to any PPS student in need, is coming! From January 30th - February 3rd, bring gently used, clean clothing for students in sizes 4T through 4X to fit the pre-school child up to the high school student to school to donate. Look for Harvey at pick up or drop off, or bring bagged donations to the big blue bin inside the front door of the school. For more details on what is and is not accepted, check your student’s backpack for a flier, or click here.

The February 6th PTA General Meeting has been canceled. The next meeting will be March 6th.

We will be hosting author/illustrator, Zoey Abbott, for all grades on Monday, February 13! This visit is brought to us in partnership with Green Bean Books. The primary grade visit will focus on her book Pig and Horse and the Something Scary. The upper grade visit will focus on I Do Not Like Yolanda.

Here is a link for book ordering: Visiting Author Zoey Abbott Book Buying Link

If you purchase using this link, you will need to be sure to fill-in your shipping address even though the books are being hand delivered to your school. This step is necessary for the order to process. Please select your school’s name under "Calculate Shipping Cost." This allows us to know what book orders are for your school.

All books ordered through this link will be signed and doodled by Zoey Abbott. If you would like your signed book personalized to a certain name, please write clearly in the comment box to whom they would like the book dedicated. For example, “Please sign this book to Ella”. Please write the child’s teacher in the comment box so that the books can be distributed easily. Deadline for submitting their orders will be Monday, February 6th, 2023. This will allow us enough time to get the books ordered, organized, and signed in time for your school presentation.

Thank you and happy reading! Questions? Email Ms Audel at saudel@pps.net.

Monday, January 30: Clothing drive begins

Thursday, February 2: Green Team meeting, 3:10pm

Friday, Feburary 3: Read-A-Thon fundraiser ends

Monday, February 6: Book drive begins

Tuesday, February 7: Restaurant night at Burgerville, 4-8pm

Wednesday, February 8: Roll/walk to school day

Friday, February 10: Spirit day (hats!)

Sunday, February 12: Family gym night, 3:30-5:30pm