The Woodstock Weekly

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The last week of April is already here? Time is flying and the end of the school year will be here before we know it.

Thank you to everyone who came out to pre-order year books and eat some popcorn last week. If you missed it, there's a link below to order your year book today!

There is no school this Friday, but if you are looking for something fun to do, join the Walk & Roll Committee for a fun Scavenger Hunt bike ride starting in the Woodstock Park Playground at 1 pm.

End the weekend with our Chalk the Walk event on Sunday. It's our way of greeting staff with well wishes and art work to kick Teacher and Staff Appreciation week off!

If you are looking for other ways to help our Woodstock staff feel appreciated next week, check out the details below. 🦁💛

—Your friendly Woodstock PTA

• 📌 Wednesday, April 29, Tea with Principal E
• 📌 Friday, May 1, No School
• 📌 Friday, May 1, 1 pm, Scavenger Hunt Bike Ride
• 📌 Sunday, May 3, 2-4 pm, Chalk the Walk
• 📌 May 4-8, Staff Appreciation Week
• 📌 Tuesday, May 5, 6 pm, Connect to Kindergarten Event
• 📌 Friday, May 8, 2-5:30 pm, Spring Plant Sale Pickup in the school cafeteria
• 📌 Friday, May 8, 6 pm, Family Magic Show
• 📌 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

Prepare to be amazed! Join us on Friday, May 8 at 6 pm for an interactive magic show performance by Jeff Evans. Bring the whole family for an evening of amazing magic, audience interaction, and clean comedy that kids, teens, and adults can all enjoy together. Admission is free, and this event is made possible by Woodstock PTA funding.

🕠 Doors open at 5:30 pm

🍿Arrive early to get seats and buy concessions

🪄Show begins promptly at 6 pm

Please review our Code of Conduct for PTA sponsored events.

Grow Portland is a garden education program that provides hands-on environmental science learning to every student at Woodstock Elementary. With grant funding coming to an end this year, we are seeking your help to sustain this valuable partnership for next year’s students with the goal of raising $5,000. Without this partnership, Woodstock teachers and volunteers would face a big challenge trying to sustain a garden program alone.

Grow Portland serves all K-5 classrooms, inclusive of special education, at least one 45-minute monthly lesson during the school day. Watch this adorable video of a sample kindergarten lesson and learn more on Grow Portland’s website. Their unique curriculum includes standards-aligned, age-appropriate application of classroom learning objectives aligned to monthly themes below:

• September- Welcome to the Garden!

• October- Signs of Fall & Garden Stewardship

• November- Soil: The Health and Science Beneath Our Feet

• December- Water: The Key to Life

• January- Local Birds: Adaptations & Garden Ecosystems

• February- Food Systems

• March- Plant Parts & Functions

• April- Insects & Pollination

• May/June- Garden Celebrations and Summer Planting!

Please consider making a donation today. A gift of any size will make a difference, and every contribution will directly support our students’ learning experience in the garden. Thank you for considering!

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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

Woodstock Elementary has such amazing teachers and staff! Sign up to bring something to show them how much we appreciate them. If you would like to contribute money instead, all collected money will purchase supplies for the teachers and staff on behalf of all the families at Woodstock Elementary.

We are looking for donations (drinks and baked goods) and volunteers to help set up, pop popcorn, sell drinks/snacks, and help clean up after the Magic Show on Friday, May 8. We won't sell concessions during the show, so volunteers can watch the show with their families/students. Thanks for helping! We couldn't do this without you!

Help us put on this year's Spring Festival on Friday, 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 Annual Used Book Sale will be Monday, June 1, 2:30 - 4 pm!

A few important details:

• Accepting donations from now through the end of May. (Please see the list below!)
• There will be a table set up at the spring festival for book donations. Books can also be dropped off at the office or library.
• All students who return their books by June 1st will get a coupon for a free book!
• We will accept cash, coin and electronic payment with a $5 minimum.

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