School News & Announcements
February Events 2012
- February 1---Irvington Preservation Committee 4-5:30 PM Room 108A
- Family Gym Night, 6-8 PM
- February 2---Grading Period Ends
- February 3---Teacher Planning Day-No School for Students
- February 6---PTA Meeting, 6:30PM in Library
- February 7---Auction Meeting, 7-8:30 PM in Library
- February 8---Family Gym Night
- February 9---Kindergarten Round Up 7-8:30 PM
- February 1---6th-8th Grade Honor Roll Breakfast 7:30 AM
- February 13---Site Council 4-6PM
- February 15---Late Opening School begins at 10:35 AM
- Family Gym Night 6-8 PM
February 16th in the Gym- Kindergarten- 3 grade @ 1:00pm and 4-8 grade 1:45
A Message from the Principal
Principal’s Thoughts
As
we begin our third quarter of school, I am mindful
of how fast the school year is going. It is nice to visit classrooms
and see students so engaged in learning. It is also nice to see parent
and community volunteers working alongside our teachers as partners.
When report cards come home, take some time to talk with your child
about their strengths and goals for the next quarter. Irvington is a
school that focuses on the whole child and school is buzzing with
activities. This month, K- 5 students began an 8-week
music instruction course under the direction of Chris Gabriel, music
instructor. Students are learning to play the ukulele. 3rd, 4th and
5th graders will also be learning African Dance from Habiba Addo,
artist in residence.As a culminating project for 6th -8th grade Technology elective, students will be performing next Thursday, Feb. 16th, at the Black Heritage Celebration. The two assemblies will be from 1:00-1:30 for Kindergarten through 3rd grade, and from 1:45-2:45 for 4th grade through 8th grade.
Our Kindergarten Round-up was held on Thursday Feb. 9th. Incoming kindergarten and new Alameda families had an opportunity to learn about kindergarten readiness and how to register for kindergarten at Irvington. I am encouraging prospective neighborhood families to register early for kindergarten. Early registration helps determine staffing for kindergarten and balance classroom sizes. If you know of neighborhood families who will have kindergartners next year, please encourage them to register early. Our goal this year is to have as many students as possible registered by June 1st.
School Lottery
It's lottery season again. There are a few changes in the PPS transfer policy this year. Below is some information to help families in the transfer process.
- There are 13 elementary and K-8 schools closed to lottery transfers due to limited space. The complete list of closed schools, and steps to take to petition for a school with no space can be found at http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/enrollment-transfer/Schools_Closed_Transfers_1213.pdf
- There are no regular transfer slots at Cleveland, Franklin, Grant, Lincoln, and Wilson High Schools, because these schools already have enrollment higher than 1350 students.
- The School Board recently approved boundary changes that affect Alameda, Irvington, Sabin, Beaumont and Rigler schools. The address look-up for 2012-13 is now available to help families identify whether their school has changed: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/enrollment-transfer/6478.htm
