The Woodstock Weekly

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The Woodstock Community really shone bright this past week! ✨

Thank you for coming out for the Pastini Dine Out and choosing to make your food dollars count towards our students! 🍝

We loved to see the smiles and enthusiasm at Pokemon Bingo night! Thanks for coming out to catch 'em all! We can't wait to have more Bingo nights next year.

The Earth Day Celebration and School Clean Up event put on by the Garden Committee, Hands on Greater Portland/United Way, and GROW Portland was full of new friends, enthusiastic kids, and lots of good will! Mulch was shoveled and spread, weeds were pulled from the garden beds and all around the campus, seeds were planted, and more! 💚🌎🌱

Please see below for a special thank you and photos from the event! 💛🦁

—Your friendly Woodstock PTA

• 📌 Wednesday, April 22, NO Early Release
• 📌 Wednesday, April 22, Earth Day Walk & Roll
• 📌 Friday, April 24, 2:45 pm, Popcorn Friday and Yearbook Sales!
• 📌 Wednesday, April 29, Tea with Principal E
• 📌 Friday, May 1, No School
• 📌 Friday, May 1, 1 pm, Scavenger Hunt Bike Ride
• 📌 Tuesday, May 5, 6 pm, Connect to Kindergarten Event
• 📌 Monday, May 11, 7 pm, PTA General Meeting
• 📌 Wednesday May 13, Dine Out at Dick's Primal Burger
• 📌 Friday, May 15, 3-5 pm, Spring Festival
  
• 📌 Monday, May 25, Memorial Day, No School
• 📌 Thursday, May 28, Art & Music Showcase

We're having a Popcorn Friday this week. Let the kids linger on the playground a little longer and pass the time pre-ordering yearbooks.

Many thanks to the Woodstock School PTA, Hands on Greater Portland/United Way, GROW Portland, and to all of the many volunteers, including many families who showed up for the Woodstock School Earth Day Celebration. It was a HUGE success! Not only did we beautify our school garden and school grounds, but also had a lot of fun in the process! In addition to all of the tasks to be completed, there were many kids activities such as face painting, garden pot / garden rock decorating, a seed give-away, and a worm bin to explore.

Celebrate Earth Day by Walking and Rolling to School on Wednesday, April 22nd! Did you know that walking and rolling to school is not only good for your physical and mental health, but helps keep the Earth healthy by reducing carbon released into the air? We can all do our part to protect the Earth by making changes in how we get around. Choose to walk or roll for Earth Day! Both Bike Buses will roll for Earth Day and you are invited!

Featuring the book Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day by Shaunna and John Stith. This true story of the first Earth Day - told through the eyes of a fictional child - will inspire readers of all ages to stand up for their planet. The Black Beach StoryWalk will be on display near the north playground basketball courts until May 5th. Thank you to the Woodstock PTA for funding the StoryWalks and to Mrs. Lingo for your support.

There's no school on Friday, May 1, so we are having a kid-friendly bike ride around the neighborhood to look for fun and unique things! Meet at Woodstock Park at 1 pm and we will ride around the neighborhood with some fun and tasty surprises along the way.

Questions? Email walkandroll@woodstockpta.org

Help us put on this year's Spring Festival on Saturday, May 15 from 3 - 5 pm! We need volunteers to help with day of activities including set up, monitoring the dunk tank and bounce house, and more! Can't help at the event? Consider donating an item for the bake sales, a park of bubbly water, or lend us a cooler!

Join the Woodstock PTA for our annual Spring Festival on Friday, May 15 from 3 - 5 pm! We will have exciting demonstrations, activities, snacks for sale, and more! We hope you can join us to celebrate spring with friends and fun.

The PPS school Board has upcoming listening sessions to allow the community to express their vision for the upcoming school consolidations. Let your voice be heard at one of the upcoming dates.

The 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade is celebrating our 20th year. It's going to be a full weekend of events featuring interactive activities with the Funtastic Carnival happening for three days, Festival food cart fun, a farmer’s market, and a classic car show plus, of course, the Parade on Saturday, April 25.

The 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade is organized by the 82 Roses Community Enrichment Coalition and sponsored by local businesses and civic organizations whose goal is to intentionally builds spirit and public involvement in support of the community around 82nd Avenue. Join friends and neighbors on 82nd Avenue - thank you!

Full list of SPONSORS heret one of the upcoming dates.

Join PBOT on Saturday, May 9th for a fun, family-friendly bike ride exploring neighborhood greenways connecting two Southeast libraries in celebration of May's PBOT/MCL Bike to Books program! The ride starts at Woodstock Library and ends at Sellwood Library. After the ride, stay at Sellwood Library's Community Room to complete your Bike to Books design sheet for a chance to see your art on a real street bike lane! This is a moderate-pace (8-10 mph), no drop ride, and will be approximately 4 miles. Bike to Books Family Ride is free and open to everyone. Provided by Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). No registration required.

Metro wants to hear from you about the future you want to see! Take the Future 50 survey now through May 15 to share your ideas for the future of the region. Take the Survey