Lisa Leatham, Principal
Fern Ridge Districtwide Talent Show
Friday, April 7th at 6:30
Student and staff acts from all schools, including Veneta. Fundraiser for Mid Lane Cares.
Raffle Ticket Sales Will End Soon! Help us make this year’s Auction and Raffle the most successful one yet!!!
What: Sell Raffle Tickets for our 14th Annual Auction Raffle. The grant prize for the raffle is a 50 inch TV. We also have other great prizes like a FitBit
Who: Everyone! Encourage your child to sell raffle ticket to family, friends, and neighbors. Parents can sell raffle tickets to their coworkers. With our great grand prizes, the tickets almost sell themselves.
Why: To raise money for our school! Funds raised help to pay for field trips, outdoor school, assemblies, special events, music, field day, and much more! Continue reading
Welcome to Veneta Elementary School!!!!!
Registration for 2017-2018 Kindergarten at Veneta Elementary School is now open. Families can register their incoming kinderga
rten student online or in person at the school. Click on the link below for a step by step directions on how to register online or in person or click on Kindergarten Registration on the right side of this web page.
Families that register online, still need to complete the process in person by bringing a copy of their birth certificate, proof of residency, and updated immunization information to the school.
All families with incoming kindergarten should plan on also coming to our Kindergarten Registration on August 16th from 7 AM to 7 PM. At that time you will fill out a transportation request, change any information, update immunization information, and sign up for a kindergarten orientation day the first week of school.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to call us at 541-935-8225. Register online or in person any time between now and June.
Click here for step by step directions on how to register for kindergarten.
We are starting to collect donations from our VES families for our grade level theme baskets for this year’s auction, which will be April 8th. Each grade level has a “theme” that families can focus on for their donation:
Kindergarten: Summertime Fun ( Sunscreen, beach balls, beach toys, lounge chairs, pool toys, beach towels, and other items)
First Grade: Family Game Night (Board games, puzzles, jump ropes, chalk, cards, travel games, etc.)
Second Grade: Art and Music Appreciation (CD’s, Paper, Art Supplies, Earphones, gift cards, coloring books, art books)
Third Grade: Camping and Outdoor Fun (Cooler, Roasting Sticks, Chairs, Lanterns, Sleeping Bags, Camping Snacks, etc)
Fourth Grade: Beavers! Anything Oregon State.
Fifth Grade: Ducks! Anything University of Oregon.
We really rely on and appreciate the donations to the classroom baskets. Items donated are packaged together and then put for bid at the auction. Every item donated helps to contribute to the success of our school auction. The more items that are donated, the more successful our auction will be. We rely on the funds raised from the auction to pay for field trips, outdoor school, playground equipment, assemblies, art or music instruction, and much more. Items will be accepted through March 31st. Thank you for your support of our school!
Thank you to all of our wonderful classified staff members- from instructional assistants to custodians to secretaries to lunch helpers, each of you is truly amazing. You are the reason that our school rocks! Thank you so much for the hundreds of things you do that go above and beyond for our students and our school. We appreciate you so much!!! Happy Classified Appreciation Week!!
Parents of students who will be entering kindergarten in Sep
tember are invited to Veneta Elementary School’s Kindergarten Information Night on Tuesday, March 21st. There will be a presentation and Q/A session, Kindergarten Exploration time, and even a chance to tour Veneta Elementary School. The schedule for the night is listed below:
6:30 to 7:15 PM What to Expect and How to Prepare for Kindergarten Presentation and Q/A- Session One in Room 1 Continue reading
Raffle Ticket Sales Have Started! Help us make this year’s Auction and Raffle the most successful one yet!!!
What: Sell Raffle Tickets for our 14th Annual Auction Raffle. The grant prize for the raffle is a 50 inch TV. We also have other great prizes like a FitBit
Who: Everyone! Encourage your child to sell raffle ticket to family, friends, and neighbors. Parents can sell raffle tickets to their coworkers. With our great grand prizes, the tickets almost sell themselves.
Why: To raise money for our school! Funds raised help to pay for field trips, outdoor school, assemblies, special events, music, field day, and much more!
Whether your child sells $10 worth of raffle tickets or $200 worth of raffle tickets, some great prizes await them:
Sell $10.00 Ice Cream party
Sell $20.00 Ice Cream at the park
Sell $50.00 50 Kudos for a special Kudos Store
Sell $100.00 Drive In movie
Sell $200.00 Limo ride & Lunch
The 15th Annual Veneta Elementary School Auction will be Saturday, April 8th. Doors open at 5:00. Please save the date and plan on joining us!
The Fern Ridge School District Family Resource Center has a new coordinator- Deborah Sumner. Deborah comes to us with an extensive background in working with families and lots of great ideas. Since being hired mid-February, Deborah has been embraced her new position with lots of enthusiasm and is planning several events at both Veneta and Elmira Elementary.
Deborah Sumner, Fern Ridge Family Resource Coordinator 541-935-8225 ext. 418
Starting March 8th on Wednesdays, Deborah will provide “Homework Help” to students from 12:45 to 2:00 PM in Room 21. Parents must sign their child up in advance by RSVPing at 541-935-8225 ext. 418. Parents must pick up- there is no transportation provided.
Beginning March 13th, on Tuesdays, Deborah will host a Coffee Chat/Playgroup for parents and their birth to school age children from 8:30 to 10 AM. There will be coffee and conversation for the grown-ups and fun activities for the kids. Continue reading
Our an
nual reading celebration and reading contest begins Monday, March 6th with a kick-off assembly at 1:45 featuring an appearance from Sluggo from the Eugene Emeralds. Students are challenged to read each night from March 6th through March 15th. Each grade level has a set goal or number of minutes students must read. Every student who meets their goal will get tickets to a Eugene Emeralds’ baseball game. The student in each classroom who reads the most minutes will also get a gift certificate to our Spring Buy One Get One Free Book Fair. The student who reads the most minutes in the entire school will get a special prize that will include lunch at a local restaurant with the principal. Reading Celebration Tally Sheets will go home on Monday so students can track the number of minutes they read during the contest. Forms are due back on March 16th.
Students are encouraged to read by themselves or read to others or have others read to them. In addition to the schoolwide reading contest, there will be other events during school to celebrate our love of reading.
As many of you may know, Mona Roderick, who was our “lunch lady” here at Veneta Elementary, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Her family and friends are raising funds to grant Mona’s last wish- to take her grandchildren on a trip to Seattle. They will be holding a spaghetti feed and silent auction on Saturday, March 4th. The spaghetti will be $5 a plate and $15 for a family of four including spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread. The Spaghetti Feed will be from 4 pm to 6:00 PM. In addition there will be a silent auction with a wide range of items up for bid. Bidding for the silent auction starts at 4 PM and ends at 5:45 PM.
Mona loved her time at Veneta Elementary and getting to know our students and staff. We loved her eternal cheerfulness and optimism. She made every student feel welcomed as they went through the lunch or breakfast line. Hearing of her diagnosis was a sad day for everyone here at Veneta Elementary School. We are happy to support her family in making this last wish come true.