The Panther Press

Liz Garcia - Admin Assistant | Chelsea Lopez - Family Liaison

Email: nichole_watson@parkrose.k12.or.us
Website: www.prescottelementary.com

Location: 10410 Northeast Prescott Street

Facebook: www.facbook.com/PrescottPanthers

Twitter: @Prescott_School

On Monday, April 8th, our spring programming began! SEI/SUN and ENCORE will be hosted

from 2:30pm to 4:30pm; Monday through Thursday.

At this time registration is currently is still open.

Please reach out to Ms. Lashandra if you would like to enroll/register your student(s) in SUN School.

If you have any questions about enrollment or programming,
please reach out to our SUN Site Manager, Ms. Lashandra Williams

Last month, Prescott celebrated Pi Day with our annual Pi Day Contest! Students were challenged to recite as many digits of Pi as they could. I am excited to share the results of our contest!

And I am IMPRESSED beyond words at how many digits some of our youngest Panthers can recite!

Students mentioned below received their very own personal pie from Shari's - San Rafael location.

Kindergarten:

• Myla | 9 Digits of Pi (Brown)
• Liam | 21 Digits of Pi (McElhaney)

1st Grade:

• Alexavier | 10 Digits of Pi (Tucker)
• Michael | 19 Digits of Pi (Halaka)

2nd Grade:

• Maddie | 33 Digits of Pi (Gibson)
• Umar | 41 Digits of Pi (Jones)

3rd Grade:

• Hikma | 38 Digits of Pi (Fields)
• Muse | 38 Digits of Pi (Leury)

4th Grade:

• Emilie | 42 Digits of Pi (Mowe)
  
• Nasiha | 77 Digits of Pi (Marsh)

5th Grade:

• Saddie | 36 Digits of Pi (Holden)
  
• Mahir | 82 Digits of Pi (Ugarte)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

I am excited to share that we had several Panthers worthy of an honorable mention!

• KJ | 4th Grade | 22 Digits of Pi (Marsh)
• Kammie | 5th Grade | 26 Digits of Pi (Holden)
• Carter | 4th Grade | 33 Digits of Pi (Marsh)
• Marcos | 4th Grade | 37 Digits of Pi (Mowe)
  
• Salim | 2nd Grade | 39 Digits of Pi (Jones)
• Mr. Eric Marsh | 4th Grade | 42 Digits of Pi

Thank you to all of our families for making this year's contest one for the record books!

Don't forget that we have one more non-school day coming up in April!

April Non-School Days:

Friday, April 19th

Friday, April 19th is a Grading Day for teachers to work on progress reports

You can access our school calendars via our district website.

Our incredible parent group, PFCA, is hosting their monthly meeting TONIGHT

Tuesday, April 9th at 6:00pm!

This meeting is open to all families who are interested in hearing more about how to support

Prescott Elementary! We need your help; and this is the best place to tap into

fundraising, volunteerism and incredible projects with us!

Note: This month, we are excited to welcome our Superintendent, Michael Lopes to our April PFCA Meeting! Superintendent Lopes will talk about our upcoming budget and share information about school calendars and much more. Please join us!!

If you have questions, please contact the PFCA Chair, Alicia Sadler!

And visit our website for more updates throughout the school year.

This month we'll be showing the movie Super Mario Bros on Friday, April 12th!

Prescott Movie Nights are a staple in our community! This is a time for us to gather as a school family and enjoy each other's company. Our movie nights are FREE for all Prescott students and families. We encourage you to bring your sleeping bags, blankets and other comfy supports as we transform the gym into a movie theatre.

We'll provide the dinner, you bring the audience! We can't wait to watch Wonka with you!

Our Preschool and Kinder Teams are beginning to prepare for our annual Early Learning Welcome (previously called Connect to Kinder) on Thursday, April 18th at 6:00pm!

This is a great time incoming families to learn about our awesome Prescott community! We will provide information to incoming families about our summer programming (Early Kinder Transition - EKT) and how to prepare your little one for the upcoming school year.

We also extend an invitation to our community partners to join us for this event.

• SEI will be onsite to talk about afterschool programming and our EKT offerings in the August.
• PFCA will be onsite to welcome incoming families to our parent group.
• Discover Champions will be onsite to share information about their care services.

We hope you will join us for our Early Learning Welcome!

DINNER AND REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED!

Prescott is thrilled to announce the return of our Academic and Multicultural Nights- now combined into one big event titled, “Learning Around the World”! This community event will be on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 5:00-7:30 PM and we are looking forward to seeing you there!

We would love our families to participate in at least one of the following ways in order to make this event truly about our community coming together to create something special. Also, it is a way to show what is special about your family culture.

If you would like to participate, please consider the following:

• Bring a dish from your culture to share. This could be a dessert, appetizer, or special dish your family enjoys! (Please split it into two serving dishes for two different meal times)

• Perform a song, dance, or read a book (we need bilingual readers)!

• Volunteer to help either before, during or after the event with various tasks such as set up, serving, or clean-up.

We have created the following form. Please return to your child's teacher and we'll reach out for more information.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email Molly Ennis at ennismol@parkrose.k12.or.us or Kim Radocy at radockim@parkrose.k12.or.us

Before heading into Spring Break, we hope you'll join us for our April Assembly!

If you have a student performing, your classroom teacher will send home notification. Please join us to celebrate your performer! And if you just want to see all the "March Madness" going on at Prescott, this is the assembly for you!

Friday, April 26th | 1:00pm | Gym

Please reach out to your classroom teacher to confirm if your student is performing.

Mark your calendars! We're dining out at Chipotle (Cascade Station) from 5:00pm to 9:00pm on Tuesday, April 30th! We're hoping all of our Prescott families will join us in raising money for our spring activities!

Tuesday, April 30th | 5:00pm - 9:00pm

9687 NE Cascades Parkway | PDX

25% of all proceeds are donated to Prescott Elementary!

We're continuing our test preparation at Prescott!

While we recognize this time of the school year can be wrought with anxiety as students prepare for state testing, we hope families will partner with us.

Testing taking is a traditional party of our lives. Developing great test-taking strategies will be a useful skill. As we continue to prepare our campus, here is an article from Child Mind Institute about standardized testing and test preparation.

If you wish to opt-out of standardized testing, please visit our district website.

We are excited that our 4th grade Panthers will be participating in an outdoor and overnight experience this school year!

On Thursday, May 2nd and Friday, May 3rd our 4th graders are invited to spend two days at Marmot Cabins in Sandy, Oregon. This incredible experience is brought to us by our dear friends and partners, ELSO, Inc., and Portland Audubon.

Fourth grade families are encouraged to join us on Thursday, April 20th at 6:00pm for an informational session about the exciting experience our 4th graders are about to behold.

Dinner will be provided. More information to come.

Please reach out to your 4th grade teacher if you have any questions!

Sex Education at Prescott!

During the spring semester students at Prescott Elementary School receive Sexuality Education as it is mandated by the State of Oregon. Our School Counselor, Ms. Davis, works closely with classroom teachers to ensure all students are supported throughout every discussion and subject.

Our goal is to educate students about topics such as hygiene, safe/unsafe touch, families and anatomy (to name a few). Students will receive information in a safe and inclusive environment that recognizes all family structures, genders, identities, cultures and orientations.

Please checkout the Sexuality Education Lesson Sequence for a better understanding of the age-appropriate topics your students will be learning about.

• 3Rs - Advocates for Youth
• Amaze.org

If you have any questions about Sexuality Education, please reach out to your classroom teacher or our School Counselor, Ms. Davis.

Check out the Sexuality Education Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) below.

• Prescott Test Preparation Begins - April 8
• SEI/SUN/ENCORE Begins - April 8
• PFCA Family Meeting - April 9
• Eid al Fitr - April 10
• Prescott Movie Night - April 12
• Early Learning Welcome - April 18
• Teacher Work Day (No School) - April 19
• Earth Day (Beautification) - April 22
• Prescott's Parkrose School Board Presentation - April 22
• SBAC Testing Begins - April 22
• Administrative Professionals Day (Secretary's Day) - April 24
• Learning Around the World (Multicultural/Academic Night) - April 24
• April Assembly - April 26
• Prescott x Chipotle Fundraiser - April 30

Please visit our prescottelementary.com website for additional dates to remember!

Portland Housing Center – Attend an open house session on Zoom the first Wednesday of every month from 6-7pm to learn about resources available through PHC to help you work toward purchasing a home! Sign up for March 6th here

Oregon Promise – State grant to help cover tuition costs at any Oregon community college for recent high school graduates and GED test graduates. Students must apply during their senior year or immediately after GED test completion. Students graduating between March 1st – June 30th 2024 can apply now! See details here

NAYA College Night – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-6pm at NAYA college and career center. Get help with homework, college and job applications, FAFSA filing, scholarship essays, resumes, and more! Drop ins are welcome! Find more here

PCC Scholarships – Attend virtual scholarship workshops and help sessions in April and May! Find out more and see what scholarships are available for students attending or planning to attend PCC here

Preschool for All – Free preschool for 3 and 4 year olds in Multnomah County! Apply online here or contact Kimlien de Leon at (503) 369-8324 or kimliend@irco.org for help.

Trauma Informed Parenting Series – 5-week class Monday evenings starting April 1st from 6-7:30pm. Registration is required and you can sign up here

Career Connections Job Fair – Thursday, April 18th from 11am-3pm at the Crowne Plaza Portland Hotel. Meet with many hiring employers! Register here

Mac’s List Jobs – Now hiring for many positions in Portland in all fields! See all the jobs and apply here

City of Portland Internships – Internship programs for Attorneys, Environmental Services, Water Bureau, Police Bureau, and Parks & Rec plus work-study programs for education, recreation and IT! Find out more here

Summer Internships – Paid and unpaid internship opportunities in fields like Business, Law, STEM, Film, Fire Fighter, Media, Healthcare, and more! Check them all out for application info here

IRCO Business Navigation Project – A free resource for local small business owners! One-on-one support, initial business assessment, referrals, and more! Book an intake appointment here

Small Business Classes – Access classes and events to help start or grow your business! Check out the full schedule here

Dress for Success Resources Fair – Saturday, April 6th by appointment only. For women and gender expansive folks ages 16+. Receive 3 pieces of clothing, personal care items, journals, accessories, on-site career coaches, on-site yoga classes, resources and more! Sign up here

Emergency Preparedness Workshop – FREE 3-part series to help you and your family stay safe during weather emergencies or other situations. Prizes will be given to families who attend all 3 sessions. First date is Tuesday, April 9th from 6-7:30pm at NAYA family center. Find out more here

Disability Employment Resource Fair – April 11th from 11am-3pm at the DPI Group – 4950 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Portland. Find details here

Dress for Success Resource Fair – Saturday, April 6th at Dress for Success Oregon. Personal care items, accessories, career coaching, plus door prizes! By appointment only – sign up here and see the attached flyer.

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