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, Portland, OR, USA
Facebook: www.facbook.com/PrescottPanthers
Twitter: @Prescott_School

Don't forget that we have FOUR non-school days coming up in February!

Monday, February 5th is Grading Day for teachers to work on report cards

Tuesday, February 6th is a non-contract day for all staff

Monday, February 19th is a National Holiday (President's Day)

And Tuesday, February 20th is a Districtwide PD for all Parkrose staff

You can access our school calendars via our district website.

National School Counseling Week is a time to celebrate the tremendous impact of our School Counselor, Ms. Davis! Every year we look forward to showing our counselor just how much she means to us! If you see Ms. Davis during arrival or dismissal (or interact with her throughout the month), please shout her out and let her know how much she means to us!!

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

Tuesday, February 13th at 6pm!

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!

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

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

I am so excited to share that our beloved Prescott Family Movie nights are back! This February, we'll host our first movie night in our gymnasium.

Our incredible Prescott Family & Community Association, in partnership with Elevate Oregon will be showing Black Panther starring the late Chadwick Boseman on Friday, February 23rd at 6:00pm.

Entry into the movie is FREE for all Prescott students and families!

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Chair of our PFCA, Alicia Sadler or Michelle Braxton.

On Thursday, February 29th we will host our February School-wide Assembly. If you have a student performing, your classroom teacher will send home notification. Please join us to celebrate your performer!

Thursday, February 29th | 1:00pm | Gym

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

Waitlist Opening – Home Forward is opening the waitlist for 1-3 bedroom apartments at New Columbia from Wednesday, January 24th – Wednesday, January 31st. Find more here and apply starting tomorrow at 10am online or in person at 4605 N Trenton St.

Reach – Check out current vacancies and apply here

SNAP Food Replacement – If you lost food bought with SNAP during a power outage or other disaster you can report the food loss within 10 days to have it replaced. Call (800) 699-9075, visit your ODHS office, email Oregon.benefits@odhsoha.oregon.gov – Find the forms in multiple languages here and learn more about the process here

Food Box Pickup – Choose items and pre-order your FREE food box for pickup on Tuesdays and Thursdays here

Milk Crate Kitchen – Request a FREE fully prepared family meal for 4 for delivery. Sign up online or register for updates on the next food delivery here

Every Kid Sports – Spring sports scholarship applications open at 10am today! For kids age 4-18 who need help paying for sports fees. Find more and apply here

Portland Parks Preschool – Programs for children ages 3-5. Apply by February 21st for the 2024-25 school year and apply for an Access Pass to get up to a 90% discount! Find more here and check out the attached flyer.

Portland Youth Builders – For youth ages 17-24 interested in construction! New cohorts starting this Spring! Bridge to Construction on March 12th and May 21st and YouthBuild on February 19th. To learn more call (503) 286-9350 or email apply@pybpdx.org or find more here

1-1 Employment Support – Need help finding a job or moving forward in your career? Get help with resumes, cover letters, job applications, access to training programs, and more! Contact Josh Schneider at (971) 427-4893 or josh@rosewoodinitiative.org Check out the program flyers attached!

Free Tax Prep – Get your taxes done for free in person or virtually through Cash Oregon! Sign up for an appointment here

Virtual Tax Class – Join Save First Financial on Monday, January 29th from 5:30-7pm on Zoom to learn about taxes, resources, and the Earned Income Tax Credit! See the attached flyer.

Tax Help – Use this great resource list from Multnomah County library to find help with tax prep, ways to file free online, tax forms, business tax help, and more!

Refugee & Immigrant Resource Fair – Saturday, January 27th from 12-4pm at 2219 SE 68th Ave, Portland. Resources, cultural snacks, cultural performances, kids activities, raffles, and free household items! See the attached flyer!

Winter Resource Fair – Sunday, January 28th from 2:30-6:30pm at 3025 SE 73rd Ave, Portland. Resources, raffles, free food and drinks, tax prep info, and more! Registration is required. Check out the flyer and sign up here

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