Upcoming Events
Monday, January 13th, Parent Council Meeting (Zoom Link)
Wednesday, January 15th, 2nd Grade Field Trip to Jordan Schnitzer Museum
Monday, January 20th, No School, Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Thursday, January 23rd, 8th Grade Field Trip to McKenzie River Trust
Thursday, January 23rd, Prospective Parent Meeting 5:30 - 6:30pm
Thursday, January 23rd, Middle School Presentation for 5th grade families and prospective families 6:30 - 7:15pm
Quick Links
In the interest of reducing the sheer length of the Village Voice, we have replaced several repeating items with links to shortcuts:
Village Vine This is the Village School Facebook Community.
Administrator's Message
Greetings Village School Community!
We hope you had a fantastic break! We all had a really nice break, including trips to Portland, birthday celebrations, visits to the coast, and adventures with family. We are feeling well rested and ready to take on the second two-thirds of the school year!
Speaking of birthdays, the Village School has a big one coming up! Our school will be celebrating our 25th year in action this spring! We are planning quite the shindig to commemorate this special milestone. The party is for alumni, parents, and community members (make sure to book a sitter, this is an adult gathering!). We will have Ninkasi brews, snacks, art, and entertainment and it is going to be a GREAT party that you won’t want to miss, so be sure to save the date, May 31st (exact times TBA), to come and celebrate with us!
Hoping your transition back to school has been smooth!
Sincerely,
Roz, Shannon and Andy
Annual Giving Campaign
These are samples of the Artist's, Kari Johnson, work projected onto our Courtyard wall.
Thanks to several recent donors, the annual giving campaign has brought in just over $5,000 towards our goal of $12,000! Our campaign aims to recognize our 25th Anniversary with a new mural to cover the south wall of our courtyard. Our vision/theme for the mural is to capture in a big epic flowing "Diego Rivera" style of the "9 Year Arc" of the Village School experience, spanning kindergarten to 8th grade. The mural will feature rites of passage from each of the grades such as the Rose Ceremony in 1st grade, raising salmon in 4th grade, Greek Games in 5th grade, and Shakespeare in 8th grade,
We envision an in-depth design process with painting to begin in late Spring. The artist, Kari Johnson, has done several impressive and noteworthy murals around town. The artworks shown represent samples of her work projected onto the south wall of the courtyard.
January Birthdays
Prospective Parent & Incoming Middle School Parent Meetings
On Thursday, January 23rd from 5:30 - 6:30pm, we will be holding our prospective parent meeting. From 6:30 - 7:15pm, there will be a middle school presentation for current 5th grade families, as well as prospective middle school families. Please let any families who may be interested in the Village School know. If you are a 5th grade family, make sure to attend the incoming middle school presentation!
Village Kitchen
Happy New Year!
It is lovely to see all the students and staff again and to feed our community after the long break.
Many of our local farmer friends take a few winter months off for some much deserved rest. We certainly miss preparing mostly local produce for our salad bar. This week we are grateful to serve some storage crops from Wintergreen Farm. Carrots, beets, daikon radishes and delicata squash all store well, extending our capacity to serve students and staff the best produce possible!
A couple of our volunteers had to return to a regular work schedule this month so we are looking for replacements. If you are interested in fulfilling your volunteer hours by helping in our beloved school kitchen please e-mail me at: taguilar@eugenevillageschool.org
Toña Aguilar
January Menus
Grandfriends Day
Grandfriends Day is happening this year on Friday, February 21st from 8:30 to 12:30. Please let the Grandfriends (grandparents or nearby grand friends) in your life know that they can RSVP here or on the Village School Website. We look forward to having them join us!
Parent Council
Please join us on Monday, January 13th at 6pm for our next Parent Council Meeting! This will take place on Zoom, so you can join us from the comfort of your home. Here is the Zoom Link. We look forward to seeing you there!
Every Village School parent and guardian is a part of Parent Council - Parent Council Meetings are open to all parents and guardians on the 3rd Monday of each month.
You can also engage with Village School families on the Parent Council Facebook page, The Village Vine!
Heart of the Village
The Heart of the Village Festival and Fundraiser is happening this year on Saturday, February 22nd from 11am - 3pm. This festival is a hands-on showcase of music, arts, crafts, and food from Village School students and the community. There will be games, a bake sale, musical cakes, musical performances, a photo booth, crafts, and a silent auction. It's the biggest parent council fundraiser of the school year!
Heart of the Village is only possible because of our parent volunteers. Please take a look at the signup sheet and put your name down for a shift that works for you!
Volunteering
Please reach out to chrissy@eugenevillageschool.org with any questions about volunteering! We ask families to contribute 40 hours of volunteer hours per year, and single parent households to contribute 20 hours. There are a couple of events coming up including the Heart of the Village Festival, as well as classroom and kitchen opportunities that can help to meet these hours.
Toña is in need of a couple of kitchen volunteers. Please email her if interested at taguilar@eugenevillageschool.org
I am looking for a couple of volunteers to help serve morning coffee and tea to Grandfriends for an hour on Friday, 2/21(Grandfriends Day).
Heart of the Village will be held on Saturday, February 22nd. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Parent Council. Please sign up for a volunteering shift here.
Village School Lunch Diaries
What a joy to comeback to our healthy and delicious lunches after the break!
On the first day back, students and staff were welcomed back with spaghetti with marinara sauce.
Yumm Bowls!
Title I Reading/Math Services, 2024-2025
Every fall, winter and spring, our Title staff and classroom teachers administer reading and math assessments to each of our students. If a student in grades 1-5 scores below the 30th percentile, she/he may be recommended by our team to receive instructional interventions in reading and/or math with their progress monitored. At The Village School, all students receive up to 90 minutes of language arts and 60 minutes of math instruction each day. If your child will be receiving additional reading or math instruction, his or her classroom teacher or the Title I coordinator will notify you. Please see the links below for additional information.
English
Spanish
Job Openings at the Village School
(2) Spanish Teaching Positions
Handwork Assistant Position
Community Bulletin Board
Eugene International High School (Eugene IHS) is a choice school for students in grades 9-12 offering a 4-year interdisciplinary humanities curriculum focused on international studies. Students are dual enrolled in both Eugene IHS and their host school.
ANY student can enroll. They must go through the online 4J School Choice Lottery, regardless of attendance area: 4j.lane.edu/schoolchoice. The in-district deadline is January 31, 2025.
IMPORTANT DATES for the 2025-2026 School Year: January 1……Online application period for 4J School Choice Lottery opens for in-district students January 31…..Deadline to submit in-district 4J School Choice Lottery Applications March 1………Online application period for 4J School Choice Lottery opens for out-of-district students March 31……..Deadline to submit out-of-district 4J School Choice Lottery Applications Spanish and French Immersion students from Monroe and Roosevelt will be enrolled in Eugene IHS without the lottery process because they entered immersion through the lottery in elementary or middle school. However, immersion students do need to submit the Eugene IHS Enrollment Form to the Eugene IHS office at South or Sheldon by the January 31st deadline. This form will be included in a special mailing to immersion families. We hope you will consider becoming a part of our Eugene IHS community!
For more information contact one of the Eugene IHS offices below, or visit the Eugene IHS website at ihs.4j.lane.edu
Eugene IHS @ Churchill: 541-790-5225Eugene IHS @ Sheldon: 541-790-6636Eugene IHS @ South Eugene: 541-790-8030
Los límites del distrito 4J
El 31 de Marzo...Fecha límite para aceptar solicitudes para la elección de escuelas para los alumnos que NO residen dentro de los límites del distrito 4J (residentes fuera del distrito)
Los alumnos de espanõl y francés en los programas de inmersión se inscriben en Eugene IHS sin el proceso de la lotería, porque ya se matricularon en el programa de inmersión a través de la lotería en la escuela primaria o la escuela intermedia. Sin embargo, los alumnos de los programas de inmersión necesitan completar el formulario de solicitud de Eugene IHS y enviarlo a la oficina de Eugene IHS en South Eugene o Sheldon antes de la fecha límite (el 31 de enero). Las familias de los alumnos de los programas de inmersión van a recibir el formulario de solicitud por correo postal.
Para los alumnos: si tienen interés en el mundo y desean aprender sobre otros países y culturas, esperamos que consideren convertirse en parte de nuestra familia de Eugene IHS.
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Courtney Dearinger (she/her)
Head Teacher--Eugene International High School
10th grade Literature and the Arts
12th grade IB 20th Century Literature
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