Olivia Johnson
Families are invited to join us for our annual Holiday Luncheon on Friday, December 18th. Click below for the lunch schedule, menu, and costs.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all there.
At Veneta Elementary School the holiday season is a time of sharing and caring as we work to support two very important causes in our community- the Kiwanis Canned Food Drive and the S.A.N.T.A. Project
Veneta Elementary students will be participating in the annual Kiwanis Canned Food Drive. Students can bring in canned food and nonperishable food items from now through December 16th. The food will be distributed to local families in need. The class that brings in the most food by weight will win a prize. Over the last five years, in order to continue the spirit of giving classes have donated their prize to local charities like Greenhill Humane Society and Mid-Lane Cares. Continue reading
Exciting News!!!! On Monday, November 23rd and Tuesday November 24th they will be installing our long awaited new glass main doors. This means during parent conferences we will not be able to use the main entrance to the school. Parents coming for their parent conference or to visit the book fair will have to use the old entrance on those two days. If you need to stop by the office, you can enter the office through the staff room just like we did in September. Thanks for your cooperation.
Two fifth grade girls at Elmira Elementary School, Kelly Torres – a cancer survivor and Nancy Coffman, started a “Kindness Counts Campaign”. Their goal is to raise funds to purchase new toys to bless the children at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital for Christmas.
Please join Kelly and Nancy in their Kindness Counts Campaign.
There are two ways to help:
First: Bring your family, friends, or neighbors to dine at Ixtapa or take food-to-go on Thursday, November 19th. Just bring the flyer and Ixtapa will donate 30% of the value of the food you purchase.
Ixtapa Fundraiser Flyer
Second: You can dine or purchase food-to-go at Papa’s Pizza Parlor on West 11th in Eugene on Monday, November 23rd and Papa’s Pizza will donate 50% of the value of the food you purchase.
Flyer for Papa’s Pizza Parlor on November 19th
Upcoming events at VES
Tuesday, November 17th
Awards Assemblies and Cougar Recess (Note Change of Date)
Awards: 12:20 K-2 1:00 3rd-5th
Cougar Recess 1:40 to 2:10
Wednesday, November 18th
Early Dismissal 12:45
Thursday, November 19th
Book Fair Open 7:30 to 8:00
Picture Retakes In the Gym 10:00 to Noon
As you know, schools have long had safety protocols in place to help students and staff members respond to natural emergencies like fires or earthquakes. This year the Fern Ridge School District has adopted a new safety protocol to help students and staff at each school be prepared to respond in case of a man made threat. In August, staff members were trained in a program called ALICE which is designed to help schools, colleges, and other institutions respond in the event of a man made threat.
ALICE (the acronym stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate) has been adopted across Lane County and even throughout the nation as a system for training teachers and students. It has the support of law enforcement including the Lane County Sheriff. ALICE training focuses on helping individuals plan in advance what they can do to stay safe. Alice isn’t a prescribed set of instructions but teaches the individual to assess the situation and make the best choice- whether that choice is to evacuate or barricade. Continue reading
Our School Book Fair is coming in just a few weeks. Our School Book Fair is a great opportunity to purchase books for your family or as gifts. In addition to books for all ages, there will also be novelty and gift items available. The Book Fair will be open from 7:30 to 8:00 on November 19th, from 7:30 to 8:00 and 9:00 to 5:00 on November 20th during the Holiday Bazaar, from 9:00 to 4:00 on November 21st during the Holiday Bazaar, from 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM on Monday, November 23rd during parent conferences, and from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM on Tuesday, November 24th during parent conferences. Our School Book Fair is also a great fundraiser for our school. 40% of what we sell comes back to the school. So if you spend $40 at the book fair. $16 comes back to the school. We accept credit cards and checks at the Book Fair. You can also purchase books online at our Virtual Book Fair: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/venetaelementaryschool
If you are interested in helping out with the Book Fair please contact the school office.
As a special treat, click here for a coloring page featuring Scholastic’s fall book fair theme- monsters! Coloring Page
Here are the first pictures of the inside of our new cafeteria under construction. You can already tell its going to be beautiful with lots of natural light. We are already planning a special event in January to celebrate our new cafeteria and new classrooms. Thank you again for your support of our school.
The Fern Ridge School District is seeking people who enjoy helping children learn and would like to become a part of our Educational Assistant Substitute pool. Educational Assistants work under the direction of administrators and licensed teachers. The wage for a Substitute Educational Assistant is $12.00/Hour. Educational Assistants need to be Highly Qualified (see below). If you are interested and would like more information please contact Debbie Moore at the Fern Ridge Schools District Administration Office, 88834 Territorial Rd, Elmira or via phone at 541-935-2253 ext. 1203.
Highly Qualified = 1) Have an Associate’s Degree or higher, 2) Have completed 72 quarter hours (48 semester hours) of coursework at an institution of higher education, or 3) Passed the District’s paraprofessional assessment demonstrating knowledge of, and the ability to assist in, reading, writing, an mathematics. Assistance to pass the paraprofessional assessment is available. To take the paraprofessional assessment, please contact dmoore@fernridge.k12.or.us.
On Tuesday, November 3rd we will be conducting vision and dental screenings of all students. The vision screenings will be conducted by the Lions Club with the help of parent volunteers. The dental screenings will be conducted by staff from the dental program offered through Lane County Community Health Centers. In addition to the screening, we will also be doing the dental sealants for those students whose parents returned the signed permission slips. Both the vision and the dental screening are noninvasive and take just a few minutes. Parents will be notified if there are any concerns noted.
Our vision, dental, and hearing screenings are part of our effort to have safe and healthy students who are ready to learn. However, we want to remind parents that a vision screening or a dental screening does not and should not replace regular exams. Parents can opt out of the screening with a written note to the office.
Thank you to our local Lions Club for their help and assistance.