2026-2027

At the Scappoose Board of Education monthly meeting on Monday 9/14, the board made a motion to open up out of district transfers. It was recommended by our Superintendent to cap the transfers at 10 student spots at Warren. So - we are still accepting out of district transfers, and late registrations, for Kindergarten students who live in the Scappoose School District boundaries. Call and reach out to our Warren office secretary, Erin Bird, to ensure registration documentation is submitted and complete.

📸 November 4th - Picture Day 📸

Saturday, October 24th - Harvest Festival @ Otto Petersen Gym from 4-7

Friday, October 30th - No School - Grading Day

Monday, November 9th - No School - in person conferences - please see your teacher newsletter

Tuesday, November 10th - No school - fall conferences

Wednesday, November 11th - No School - Veteran's Day, Federal Holiday

November 23-27 - Fall Break - NO SCHOOL that whole week

Fall conferences with families and teachers are on Monday, November 9th & Tuesday, November 10th. We then have Veteran's Day on the 11th, which is a non-school day. So there will be three days that week that students are not in school at Warren Elementary.

Monday, November 9th will be in person conferences. Please read and refer to your individual classroom teachers' newsletter - in the next week or so - to learn how to sign-up for a conference. If you have questions, you can always call the Warren office at 971-200-8001. Thank-you!

Don't forget Early Release Wednesdays dismissal @ 2pm!

Breakfast is served at 8:10am every day.

🎉 Here are some important things we are learning in Kindergarten next week:

1. Identify and produce the sounds of letters /D/ /K/ /Sh/ / Ch/

2. With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

3. Counting words within sentences.

4. How to read my yellow heart words - click here to see a copy of the Kinder heart words!

5. In Science, we are exploring animals and migration patterns. Why do some animals move from place to place? Talk with your child about birds flying south, bears hibernating, etc.

6. We are learning how to show respect around the school and in our classrooms.

With Gratitude,
Principal Megan Shea

🔢Counting Collections-

Students love to count little objects like small erasers, scrabble tiles, fuzzy pom-poms, etc.! Put the items in a little bag and practice one to one correspondence (touching each object with the correct numeral said out loud) and explore math number sense at home. Can you sort and count the objects by 2s? 3s? 5s??!! We'll be practicing this in our classrooms very soon!

🏠Responsibility Chart-

Build the Habit of Good Attendance Early ~ Help your child succeed early in school!

Regular and on-time attendance is important to your child’s success at

school, starting in pre-K and kindergarten. Research strongly supports the

connection between your child's sense of belonging, academic

achievement and attendance.

• Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school and

themselves.

• Students need time to build relationships with their teachers and fellow

students.

• Missing 10%, or about two days each month over the course of a school

year, can make it harder to learn to read.

• Students can still fall behind if they miss just one or two days every few

weeks.

• Students develop the habits of good attendance and punctuality for high

school and beyond.

HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED IN SCHOOL Build the Habit of Good Attendance and Punctuality

Being on time is an important skill to have in life. Our doors close at 8:25, if you come after that, you must sign in at the office and your student is considered tardy.

Warren School Hours

DID YOU KNOW?

Regular and on-time attendance is important to your child’s success in school, starting in pre-K and kindergarten. Research strongly supports the connection between your child's sense of belonging, academic achievement and attendance.

• Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school and themselves.

• Students need time to build relationships with their teachers and fellow students.

• Missing 10%, or about two days each month over the course of a school year, can make it harder to learn to read.

• Students develop the habits of good attendance and punctuality for high school and beyond.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

In elementary school, parents/guardians are key players in reinforcing habits of good attendance and punctuality.

• Set a regular bedtime and morning routine.

• Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before school.

• Develop contingency plans for getting to school if something comes up. Call on a family member, neighbor or another parent.

• Schedule medical appointments and extended trips when school isn't in session.

• If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to their teacher, counselor or principal about how to make them feel more comfortable and excited about learning.

• If your child must stay home due to illness, ask the teacher for ideas and resources for continued learning at home.

1) Working on keeping a steady beat.
2) Singing new songs like: The Welcome to Music song, The Good Behavior Pledge and Way Up High in the Apple Tree.

3) Playing some new instruments like the rhythm sticks and shaker eggs.

4) Playing music games like Bee Bee Bumble Bee

Here's what the things mentioned above help your student with:

1) Brain growth- Music is the only activity humans do that activates all areas of the brain at one time. And every time your student learns a new song, new areas of their brain light up that have never been lit up before. That's cool!

2) Cooperation: When we sing songs and move together, we are all doing it at the same time creating a sense of unity between us.

3) Coordination: When students sing and keep a beat with a rhythm instrument at the same time, they are learning to coordinate multiple areas of their body and teaching them to work together.

4) Taking Turns: When we play music games, students are learning all of the above, plus they are also learning to take turns and that it's okay if their friend gets a turn and they do not that class.

📅Kindergarten concert date: June 9 at 6:30 📅

Harvest Festival

Saturday, October 24th

4-7pm at OPE Gym

**FREE**

Sign Up To Volunteer

We are so excited for our annual FREE fall community event that is open to all! We look forward to seeing our Warren, Grant Watts, and Otto Petersen students. Families are encouraged to join us in costume and enjoy a wide variety of carnival type experiences. From spider toss, to ghost dart board, to candy bar hop - it is sure to be a great time!

New this year, we will be joined by Scappoose Rural Fire Department and Scappoose Police Department, who will have a few vehicles out front for a Trunk or Treat!

Volunteers Needed! We can only make this event happen with the help of our amazing volunteers who run the games and activities; It takes nearly 100 throughout the evening! Times are spaced out so that you are able to run a game and enjoy the event with your family. This is also a great opportunity for middle school students, high school students, grandparents, extended family, and community members! Please Sign Up here and pass it on!

Halloween Candy: We're collecting candy donations to help support the event. Donations can be dropped off at any of the schools.

Winter Wreath Sale

Wreaths, garland, and centerpieces from Sherwood Farms are now for sale. A portion of proceeds go to SEPO and into classrooms. Orders are due by Wednesday November 4th.

Please either order online here or hand in your order form to the office at your school.

Orders will be available for pick up in early December, or for a $5 donation we offer delivery within the Scappoose and Warren area.

SEPO is offering logo t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, hoodies, and crewnecks as a way to show your school pride! Apparel is currently available for Grant Watts and Otto Petersen. We are hoping to get Warren apparel available soon - so stay tuned!

Order online here. If you have any questions, please contact us at seposcappoose@gmail.com. Apparel will be sent home approximately 3 weeks from the order date. If you do not want your order to come home with your child, please email us to make other arrangements for delivery.