Congratulations Cooper!
Our Band Director, Cooper Ottum, was recognized as the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Early Career Music Educator Award, given by the Oregon Music Education Association. Cooper’s exemplary work with the students and community helped to earn him this honor. Cooper stands out as one of the more committed educators I’ve had the pleasure of working with and is truly deserving of this honor.
Green Team Gets Some Green
This week, the PCMS Green Team, led by the one-and-only Sarah Durfee, was awarded a $600 grant from a local non-profit organization, Earth Win. The grant will cover the costs of trees that the Green Team intends to plant on PCMS campus to offset carbon emissions of students commuting to school. Green Team is also running a month-long competition between Advisories to inspire students to reduce emissions by finding greener ways to commute to school.
Just another example of our students connecting their learning to the community!
Val-O-Gram Fundraiser for Sparrow, Mariah
Here is a great opportunity to support Sparrow Mariah. Beginning Monday, 2/7 through Friday, 2/11 our WEB Leaders will be selling a limited number of Val-O-Grams for $2.00 each which includes a bag of heart candy for the recipient and a personalized message from the sender. Remaining anonymous is an option as well! Parents are welcome purchase Val-O-Grams at the main office next week from 9:30 – 4:00. Val-O-Grams will be delivered to students and staff on Monday, February 14. Click here for all the details. Don’t miss out, buy early!
Community Service Sparrow Voucher
Speaking of Sparrow Mariah, we want to remind all students who have and continue to provide support to others through service to log your hours via this Google Doc. Your service hours ultimately equate to dollars to support Mariah. So if you have raked leaves, walked dogs, shoveled snow, service meals at shelter, picked up trash, etc….this is the time to log your time.
Action: PCMS Staff Emergency Contacts
We received only 16 responses to this request. Please take two minutes to complete this Google form, but before you do, have the make, model, color and license plate number of the primary vehicle you drive to work. Please know that our admin team does not share this info beyond admin support team and is purely used in emergency situations. We will re-share this form with staff at the end and beginning of each school year so that staff can update information if needed. Thanks for taking the time to help us out!
Expectations Slides
Big thanks to Mandy and all the student talent for putting these slides together that will help provide consistent experiences for our students around behavior. Please use these slides in your classroom as a way to reinforce expectations and start a conversation with students about why we have these expectations for them.
Oregon Saving Growth Plan (OSGP)
Learn more by attending OSGP Workshop on February 16th, 4:30pm – 6:00pm. During this introduction workshop you will examine:
- Is your pension going to be enough?
- How the State of Oregon’s deferred compensation plan can help increase your retirement income.
- Examine the time value of money, investment options and making your investment choices.
- Roth vs. pre-tax comparison and what option works for you.
To register, click the link found in the OSGP Workshop flyer and follow the prompts. The day of the workshop, you will receive an email with the link to the virtual zoom workshop. For more information, contact Monica Ropp at (541) 355-1119.
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