Veneta Elementary School

We are weeks away from our 12th annual auction and we need your help. Our auction is Saturday, April 26th and the theme is Candy Land. It is our main fundraiser for the school year and helps to make it possible for our students to go on field trips, enjoy assemblies, get new playground equipment, and more. There are many, many ways that parents and family members can help this year’s auction be our most successful one yet. Continue reading →

Voters will get the opportunity to approve a bond measure for the Fern Ridge School District in the May 20th primary election. Measure 20-220 is not expected to increase the school bond tax rate as it just extends the current tax rate and replaces an expiring bond. FRSD will use the funds from the bond to make long range facility improvements throughout the school district as well as increase student safety and upgrade technology. There will be a bond oversight committee composed of district staff, parents, and community members to ensure that the funds are spent in line with the long range facility plan and district goals.

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Veneta Elementary’s Annual Talent Show is this Friday at 12:30 in our gym. Student performers will entertain with singing, magic, jokes, and other amazing acts. All of the students involved have been practicing hard. It takes a lot of courage to perform in front of the entire school and we are so proud of each and every one of them. We know that we will have an amazing display of shining stars on Friday.

We also want to thank the teachers who have worked hard to make the Talent Show happen and to provide this opportunity for our students- Ms. Beller, Mrs. Pebworth, and Mrs. McGuire.

In preparation for this year’s auction on Saturday, April 26th, classrooms have started gathering items for their class theme baskets. All items donated will be included in our auction. Items collected in the theme baskets are critical to the school having a successful auction. The more items that are donated, the more items we have to auction off and the more successful our auction will be. Continue reading →

Veneta Elementary has started a subscription system which will email you every time the  school website is updated.  We will use the email address you provided during registration.  If you are getting these updates and you would like to unsubscribe, please use the link on the right hand side of our webpage under “subscribe.” You can also use that link to sign up to receive our email notifications as well.

We update our website frequently with important information about our school. Our goal with the website and with these email notifications is to increase communication between school and home so that parents and family members can stay informed. Thank you for your support.

This week we are starting our annual raffle for this year’s auction. We have lots of fabulous prizes that people who buy tickets can win. The grand prize is a Kindle Fire HD. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5, 13 for $10, and 30 for $20. Students can sell tickets to family and friends but we ask that they do not go door to door. Parents can help their children sell raffle tickets by selling to coworkers and friends as well. Continue reading →

Our 12th Annual Veneta Elementary School Auction is less than two months away. This year’s theme is Candy Land and we need your help.  We are accepting donations of all kinds and all sizes, big or small, service or gift certificate or merchandise. Continue reading →

Our annual reading celebration and contest has started. Reading tracking sheets went home on Friday. Every student who reads enough minutes at home to meet their goal will receive two free tickets to a Eugene Emerald’s baseball game. Continue reading →

This week (March 3rd through March 7th) is Classified Employee Week. It’s our chance to thank all of the classified staff that help make our school a great place to learn. From educational assistants who help in the classroom and on the playground to kitchen staff who serve our students lunch and breakfast daily to the custodians who keep our school clean to the secretaries who keep us organized, Veneta Elementary appreciates our classified employees and the hard work they put in to helping our students succeed. They are a vital member of our school community and we could not do what we do without them.

SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) is an important program here at Veneta that promotes early childhood literacy. Our SMART volunteers share their love of books with primary students. By listening to them read and reading to them, they help struggling readers gain important reading skills and build self-confidence. Continue reading →