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Friday, October 30, 2026

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October 12th-16th was National School Lunch Week, an opportunity to recognize the people who work behind the scenes each day to make sure our students have access to healthy, nourishing meals.

In the Scappoose School District, our Nutrition Services staff do so much more than prepare and serve food. They create welcoming cafeteria environments, respond to the needs of our students, and work hard to provide meals that help students stay focused, energized, and ready to learn.

We especially appreciate the work our Nutrition Services team has done to support the continued success of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. Providing free breakfast and lunch to all SSD students has made nutritious meals more accessible to our students and families and has allowed our schools to serve more meals throughout the district.

We are grateful for the care, teamwork, and commitment our Nutrition Services staff bring to their work every day. Their dedication and impact can be seen and felt in our cafeterias, classrooms, and throughout every corner of our schools.

What a week of Homecoming fun! Scappoose spirit was out in full force as students and staff brought this year’s Hunger Games theme to life with incredible energy, creativity, and enthusiasm all week long! From spirited dress-up days and an electric pep rally to a Homecoming Parade filled with community pride, the excitement was contagious! And the weather couldn't have been better, with warm sunshine making for a picture-perfect fall celebration!

The excitement continued with a HUGE win on the football field and a fun-filled Homecoming Dance to wrap up the festivities! From our classrooms to the parade route, the stands, and beyond, it was an awesome display of the school spirit and community pride that make Scappoose such a special place to call home!

Just in time for Halloween, our 5th graders welcomed some special visitors from the Bird Alliance of Oregon! Students learned what makes a bird different from a mammal, explored the similarities and differences between owls and bats, and even got an up-close look at preserved specimens of these fascinating creatures! It was a fun, hands-on learning experience that sparked plenty of curiosity and great conversations!

A big thank-you to the Bird Alliance of Oregon for sharing their knowledge and to SEPO for making this special visit possible!

Our preschool was glowing with fun as families came together for another awesome Light Up with Literacy Night! Black lights, bright colors, and plenty of hands-on fun transformed the evening into a glowing adventure! From neon games and creative building challenges to glowing play-dough and literacy activities, our littlest learners had a blast exploring, creating, and learning alongside their families.

South Columbia Family School K–8 students recently wrapped up a schoolwide electricity unit inspired by The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip. This interdisciplinary unit brought together reading, science, and hands-on learning, giving students across grade levels opportunities to explore how electricity works and how it powers our world.

Some highlights of the unit included:

• Cross-grade reading partnerships: Students partnered with peers from different grade levels to read and explore The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip together.

• Hands-on science experiments: Students conducted classroom experiments to investigate electricity and deepen their understanding of scientific concepts.

• A schoolwide field trip to Bonneville Dam: Students visited the dam to learn about hydropower and see how electricity can be generated using the power of water.

• An OMSI presentation: OMSI visited our school for their Itty Bitty Electrons presentation, giving students another engaging, interactive opportunity to explore electricity.

We loved seeing students across grades K–8 connect their reading and classroom learning to real-world applications. The unit also provided a wonderful opportunity to build connections across grade levels and foster curiosity through shared experiences.

DATE: October 26th

TIME: 6:30pm - 7:30pm

LOCATION: Scappoose High School Library

RSVP: Register via the button below

Safe and Sober BINGO Fundraiser for the Class of 2027

• Date: November 4, 2026

• Time: Doors open at 5:15 pm and BINGO starts at 6:00 pm

• Location: Scappoose High School Cafeteria

• INFO: $20 to play for the evening

Raffle tickets can be purchased at the door or contact Jaime at 503-267-7682

TWO RAFFLES: Raffle Tickets: $20 - Drawing held the night of our BINGO fundraiser. Need not be present to win.

• Beach House Rental raffle (valued at $1800+)

• Raffle Basket (valued at $400)

Stoopid Burger and the Watering Hole will be there if you want to purchase food or beverages.

The Scappoose School District is looking for volunteers in our community who work in exciting and fulfilling high-demand careers for any of the below-listed experiences for our K-12 Learners. In recent years, it has been difficult for students to access meaningful career-related learning opportunities in Scappoose, so we look to you, our broader community, for potential connections.

• Career Spotlight

• Special guests in classes, opportunities in J-term (January) and MJ term (May/June)

• Hosting a Field Trip Experience

• Provide a Job Shadow

Career-Related Learning Experiences are exciting and informative for all age groups and are a requirement for High School Graduation. Scappoose School District seeks to tap into our incredible community to help to engage our students with meaningful real-life opportunities.

Your expertise will help them in their post-secondary planning while providing you with an excellent opportunity to recruit future employees, highlight your profession, and get out of the everyday routine and work with eager students!

Please fill out the Google Form where you will provide the following:

• Basic contact information

• A summary of what you do

• What would you be willing to volunteer for

• What age group would you like to work with

• etc.

By filling out this form, you are not committing to anything. You are simply putting your “name in the hat” and putting yourself forward for our teachers and courses to contact you if they are looking for willing volunteers in your specified type of student experience.

If you have any questions, please contact Aarin Pinsktaff at apinkstaff@scappoose.k12.or.us

Keeping our students healthy is a top priority, and we need your help! Please keep your student home if they are experiencing a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or any symptoms of contagious illness. Staying home when sick helps prevent the spread of illness.

Click the links below for some important guidelines about recommendations on when to keep students with symptoms out of school.

At Scappoose School District, we believe families play an important role in supporting students as they develop the knowledge, skills, and healthy habits they need to thrive. As part of this commitment, our district uses an adopted K–6 Health curriculum designed to provide students with age-appropriate learning experiences that support their physical, social-emotional, and overall well-being.

We know that families may have questions about what students are learning in health class and how these topics are addressed at different grade levels. We want you to have access to the same resources our teachers use so you can better understand the curriculum, preview learning materials, and engage in conversations with your student at home.

Below, you will find resources related to our adopted K–6 Health curriculum, including information about the curriculum, grade-level learning, and materials students may encounter throughout the school year. We encourage you to explore these resources and use them as a starting point for conversations with your child.

Health education is most meaningful when schools and families work together. If you have questions about the curriculum or would like additional information about what your student will be learning, please reach out to your child’s teacher or school administrator. We appreciate your partnership in helping our students develop the knowledge, skills, confidence, and healthy habits they need to be successful.

Scappoose Elementary Health Parent-Guardian Notification Letter

Additional Resources:

• Fall Conferences Health Parent Presentation with all K-6 teachers
• Spanish Link to the same presentation
• SSD Comprehensive Health Education K-6 Scope and Sequence
• Oregon K-12 Health Standards Adopted 10/19/23

As we begin the school year, we would like you to be aware of how Scappoose School District communicates. We strive to develop and deliver clear, timely, and accurate information about the district and all that is happening in and around our schools. We seek to provide resources and materials to ensure families, students, staff, partners, and community members are informed about our key priorities, community events, our successes, and obstacles.

We look forward to communicating with you and your family!

Information is conveyed primarily via:

SSD Mass Messaging: Directly from the District or Individual Schools via a variety of mediums; email, text message, app notification, automated phone calls.

• The SSD App: To get the App, simply go to the App Store on your device and search for “Scappoose School District.” From there, you can choose which schools you want to get new/alerts from.

Scappoose School District Website:

• www.scappoosek12.org

• School-specific websites: (These can be navigated to from the SSD main webpage)

School Newsletters:

• These will be sent out every Friday to your email inbox

District social media sites: Please follow us!

• Facebook: Scappoose School District

• Instagram: @Scappoose_Schools

FlashAlert notifications:

• Scappoose Flash Alert Page This is mostly for inclement weather

Letters/emails to parents/guardians

Come out and Watch Scappoose School's Student Athletes Play!

For more information, you can find Scappoose Middle School and High School sports schedules on the schools’ web pages under “Athletics.”

See the links below for more information.

If you’re 60 or older, this is your all-access pass for FREE entry to every Scappoose School District athletic event, all year long.*

Clip your ticket, grab a seat, and get ready to cheer on our athletes all season. Let’s pack the stands and show what Scappoose pride is all about.

(*Excludes OSAA playoff events)

A quick reminder: We start off assuming that ALL students will be riding the bus unless families tell us otherwise. So, please take a moment to log in to ParentVUE and update your information, including whether your student will be using our bus services.

We know that pick-up and drop-off times are important and our transportation partner, First Student, does its best to create route timetables that correlate with parent/guardian information in ParentVUE.

PLEASE NOTE: Timetables are subject to change slightly as we move forward through the first few weeks of school as additional students are added or removed as bus riders. We will communicate those changes as we receive the updates.

Wednesday/early release routes: for PM times on Wednesdays, you can subtract one hour from the PM schedule.

FirstView 1.0 Bus Tracking: If you are interested in the FirstView 1.0 Bus Tracking App, please navigate to our district webpage HERE for more information.

If you have questions about pick-up or drop-off locations, please contact First Student at 971-290-4020.

• Visit our First Student Bus Services page HERE, for the latest bus routes, schedules, and updates.

OEA Choice Trust (OEA CHOICE WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN) supports the well-being of Oregon’s public education employees. Scappoose School District has received a grant to support our employee’s well-being. OEA Choice Trust files an annual report with the Employee Benefits Security Administration, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). You can visit the OEA Choice Trust website to see how to request and receive copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof.

Website: https://www.scappoosek12.org
Location: 33589 SE High School Way Scappoose, OR 97056
Phone: 971-200-8000