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Hello Abernethy!
At Thursday’s Community meeting, the PTA elected Morgan Wren Long to a two-year Secretary term on the Abernethy PTA. Morgan has previously served as the Communications Chair. Thank you, Morgan! Morgan joins Rose Caudillo and Paul Coleman, Presidents, and Paul Horsell, Treasurer, on the Executive Committee. Ericka Morgan has served as Secretary for the last two years. Thank you, Ericka, for your service.
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A huge thank you to the 2020-2021 PTA Board. Your support, energy, talent and commitment help make Abernethy a very special place!
Paul Coleman, Paul Horsell, Jen Wallace, Jen Burkart, Emily Moore, Christine Olsen, Jeremy Norton, Doug Lee, Carolyn Goncoe, Lindsey Bertz, Bill Morgan, Rolf Moan, Steph Englesman, Jami Haaning, Mark Lawson, Becca Spain, Heather Morrow-Almeida, Sabrina Hill, Betsy Platt, Finley Acosta-Rubio, Jessica Quarles, Alex Foster, Jay Austin, Allie Quady, Dave Shanley, Sarah Warren, Melissa Masini, Stacy Berg, Travis Young, Corinna Horsell, Doug Lee, Betsy Platt, Nikki Rudiger, Robin Bruns Worona, Rosalie Pursifull and special guest Susan Beal.
And, to our board members who will graduate from Abernethy this spring, we are deeply grateful for your service over many years! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Murielle Adair, Kim Bedwell, Abby Bush, Emily Chenoweth, Lisa Delaney, and Christina Murff.
- Rose Caudillo and Hanna Nesper Newell, co-PTA Presidents
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Connect to Kindergarten - May 19
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Have an incoming Kinder for 2021-2022? Have a neighbor with one?
Please come to.. Connect to Kindergarten - I'm an Abernethy Kindergartner for 2021-2022, what's next?
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When
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Wed May 19, 2021 6:30pm – 7:30pm Pacific Time
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Joining info
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Join with Google Meet
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meet.google.com/phe-rdqk-kif
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Join by phone
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(US) +1 929-251-5977 (PIN: 529333014)
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Hello 5th Grade Families,
First we would like to say how thankful we are to work with your students and families and how proud we are of all that they have accomplished despite the challenges of the past year. Your students are resilient, hard workers, caring, and have engaged well each day in Comprehensive Distance Learning to Limited In Person Instruction and now in a Hybrid model. Even though we are unable to celebrate their achievements in our favored traditional ways, we still want to make their transition to middle school meaningful and special in the best way possible.
We would like to invite you to a 5th grade Promotion Ceremony to celebrate your students completion of the 5th grade at Abernethy and to recognize this important milestone as each student completes their elementary experience.
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Information about the Class Cohort Ceremonies
Ceremonies will be hosted in class cohorts and will be roughly 25 minutes long. Class cohorts allow for students who are currently both in person learning and online learning to participate in a single event as a small class cohort and to avoid hosting online ceremonies. We value the importance of their class communities and a chance to honor each student in person. We are not able to mix grade levels or cohorts of students in the hallways at the time of planning which is why we are unable to have our traditional “Clap Out” unfortunately.
Dates and times for your student’s class cohort are listed below. We will hold the ceremonies outside under the covered area. Students will be seated in chairs with their classroom teacher hosting the time of recognition / celebration as planned by the 5th grade team. There will be limited seating for adults who need it around the perimeter of the covered area so please plan to stand which will help with taking photos as well.
Safety Guidelines for Event
We are asking that only immediate family members attend the ceremony. Thank you for wearing face masks as they are required and continuing to practice social distancing. All those in attendance will need to sign in and out of the event. At the time of planning, we have to keep each gathering to less than 100 per event. We will have an office table set up under the gazebo for the sign in/out and to provide masks and sanitizer as required by ODE protocols and the Governor's Ready School, Safe Learners Guidelines. Our school events are being monitored by the PPS Health and Safety Team following the School Event Safety Plan application process.
Order of Ceremonies
Arrival of students
Welcome Counselor/ Principal/ 5th Grade Teacher
Recognition of Students- Teacher shares a few words about each student as they come up to get their certificate
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Mr. Hartmann’s class cohort ceremony
8:30-9:00 am for 17 students who attend during the first morning session
11:00 - 11:30 am for 12 students who attend during the second morning session
No concerns about whole school arrival or dismissal
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Cohort A - Teachers to provide a student list
8:30-9:00 am Mrs. Arthurs Cohort A students
9:20-9:50 am Mr. Scholten's Cohort A students
School dismisses at 10:15 am
12:30-1:00 Arthurs Online Cohort
Friday, June 11, 2021
Cohort B- Teachers to provide a student list
8:30-9:00 am Mrs. Arthurs Cohort B students
9:20-9:50 am Mr. Scholten's Cohort B students
School dismisses at 10:15 am
12:30-1:00 Scholten Online Cohort
Please see our 5th Grade Promotion class cohort ceremonies Safety Plan approved by our district Health and Safety Team.
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Abernethy Library's End Of Year Calendar
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Abernethy PTA is Recruiting!
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Want to get more involved with the PTA but worried about the time commitment? Then the Membership Coordinator position may be perfect for you!
The biggest time commitment is leading the membership drive, which occurs at the beginning of the school year. Plus, we have budget set aside for a few membership mixers that could be fun to plan to get our community up-to-speed on current and future PTA initiatives. This position just takes a few hours a month and can be done remotely.
For more details, please reach out to Kim Bedwell, 2020-21 membership coordinator, at PTAMembership@supportabernethy.org.
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Currently we are seeking the following positions:
• Membership
• Basketball Administrator
• Tour de Ladd Co-Chair
• Finance Team Deposits
• Fundraising Chairs
• New Family Connections
• Talon Editor
• Talon Graphic Designer
For more information on these positions visit: supportabernethy.org/pages/pta-board-openings. Most of these positions can be managed remotely.
If interested, please contact PTARecruitment@supportabernethy.org. Questions about being a part of the PTA, please email PTApresident@supportabernethy.org.
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Principal's Presentation at PTA Community Meeting
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Click image above to see Dr. Petersen's presentation to the
PTA Community Meeting on May 13, 2021
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Middle School Redesign Focus Group
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Do you want to have an impact on the middle school redesign process?
Join the Middle School Redesign Focus Group!
Portland Public Schools is redesigning the middle grades experience for our students. We don’t know what the redesign will look like because we haven’t heard from our students or caretakers on their hopes, dreams, and needs for middle school. It is important that we hear and learn from as many people as possible to help inform the redesign process.
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5th-8th grade Student Focus Group
If your 5th-grade student wants to participate in a focus group, please click on the link found below. The student focus groups will take place next week on Wednesday, May 19th.
If your student isn’t comfortable attending a focus group, a survey will be shared within the coming week.
Click HERE for Student Focus Group Interest Form
5th-8th grade Caretaker Focus Group
There will be two opportunities for caretakers to provide feedback on PPS’s middle school redesign. May 25th from 6:30-7:30 pm and May 26th at @10:00 am. Participating in this focus group will be an excellent opportunity to rethink our middle grades experience for your students.
We deeply value your feedback and look forward to learning from your experience.
Click HERE for Caregiver Focus Group Interest Form
I look forward to partnering with you.
Meisha Plotzke, Director of Middle School Innovation & Redesign
mplotzke@pps.net
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CDC's New Guidance Will Not Impact Schools this School Year
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Today the CDC released new guidance related to fully vaccinated individuals and the use of face coverings and physical distancing.
This afternoon Governor Brown issued a video statement on how this new guidance will be implemented in Oregon. In her statement she shared, "Nothing is changing for schools this school year, and I expect education staff and students to continue to wear masks and physically distance, as outlined in our Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance." This also applies to all other individuals on school campus, including but not limited to: family members, volunteers, visitors, SROs, and other partners.
ODE is currently working with OHA on guidance for next school year. We will begin to share a discussion draft including key changes for your input the week of May 24th. We will also notify you of any updates to RSSL guidance for summer school in the coming weeks.
Oregon's Graduation Ceremony Guidance aligns to the OHA's guidance for indoor and outdoor entertainment establishments. Please refer to that guidance and other guidance from OHA for any changes in the coming days that may reflect the Governor's announcement today.
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K-5 Unit 5 Growth and Development/Violence Prevention
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Between May 17th through June 4th, K-5 educators will be teaching Health Unit 5 on Growth and Development and Violence Prevention (GD/VP). These lessons are critical for ensuring the health and well-being of all PPS students.
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Saturday Academy Summer Camps & Classes (grades 2-12)
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Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace
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OSU Precollege Programs Summer Reading Skills Programs
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PSU Portland Summer Percussion Academy (ages 12-18)
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