Village Voice - Volume 25, Issue 26
- Chrissy Barry
- 4 hours ago
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Upcoming Events
Friday, March 20th, Lottery
Friday, March 20th, 3rd Grade Field Trip to Portland Japanese Gardens
Friday, March 20th, at Pickup, 8th Grade Bake Sale & Pizza Sale
Monday, March 23rd - Monday, April 6th, Spring Break
Tuesday, April 7th, School Resumes
Monday, April 20th, 6:00pm, Village Community Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 21st, 5:30pm, Board Meeting
Thursday, April 23rd, 4th Grade Field Trip to Cascades Raptor Center
Friday, April 24th, Talent Show
Monday, April 27th, 4th Grade Field Trip to Science Center
Friday, May 1st, May Day Festival
Quick Links
In the interest of reducing the sheer length of the Village Voice, we have replaced several repeating items with links to shortcuts:
Administrator's Message
Greetings Village School Community!
What a glorious last week before Spring Break! The sun is shining, the buds are popping, and the gold green is shimmering in wild waves. As part of our educational mission, we encourage parents to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors with family, especially during Spring break. We in the Southern Willamette Valley are blessed with an abundance of parks, natural areas, trails and gorgeous rivers. Many resources are right here in our community like Mount Pisgah, Alton Baker Park, Delta Ponds, Spencer's Butte and the Ridgeline trails, and so many more within an hour's drive. With a little patience, there's also a lot of wonderful wildlife to be seen. These were taken just last weekend within Eugene city limits.
In celebration of Spring we'd also like to share with you The Year's Awakening, by Thomas Hardy
How do you know that the pilgrim track
Along the belting zodiac
Swept by the sun in his seeming rounds
Is traced by now to the Fishes’ bounds
And into the Ram, when weeks of cloud
Have wrapt the sky in a clammy shroud,
And never as yet a tinct of spring
Has shown in the Earth’s apparelling;
O vespering bird, how do you know,
How do you know?
How do you know, deep underground,
Hid in your bed from sight and sound,
Without a turn in temperature,
With weather life can scarce endure,
That light has won a fraction’s strength,
And day put on some moments’ length,
Whereof in merest rote will come,
Weeks hence, mild airs that do not numb;
O crocus root, how do you know,
How do you know?
Hope you all have a great Spring Break. Remember that classes resume on Tuesday April 7th.
Roz, Shannon and Andy
8th Grade Bake Sale & Pizza Sale Fundraiser
Come support the 8th graders, who are raising funds for their big, end of year trip! They will be at the top of the stairs on 35th Ave at pickup time on Friday, March 20th.
State Testing
Spring brings with it OSAS testing… Parents may submit an opt-out form at any time. Preferably the forms are submitted to Angelique in the Village School Office, on paper or via email (angelique.brennan@eugenevillageschool.org) 30 days prior to the administration of the tests. If you have any questions please send an email to principal@eugenevillgeschool.org.
Here are the opt out forms:
We’re hoping you have some fun plans: travel, rest, play, eat, read, breathe in some fresh air, whatever. I’ll leave you with another poem by a favorite of mine:
OBOB
Congrats to the Cosmic Cats!
On Saturday, March 7 the OBOB team Cosmic Cats, made up of fourth graders Addy Farr, Kalila Hopkins, Lena Sell, and Theia Stacy competed in the Oregon Battle of the Books Regional Tournament. They did extremely well and made it all the way to the final four.
Awesome job Cosmic Cats! The Cosmic Cats advanced to the regional by winning the Village School OBOB battles that took place last month.
Positive Praise for Purple Platypi Pie!
The 6th/7th grade team of Vivian Schatz, Ama Lam, Sagan Rountree, and Serena Madzik represented the Village School at the 6-8 Regional tournament last Saturday at Kelly Middle School. They faced four other local teams and answered many (difficult!) questions correctly, and had a great time. They worked very well as a team and met reading goals. We are positively proud of you Purple Platypi Pie!
Three cheers for all our OBOB participants this year!
I am very proud of the hard work all our OBOB participants did this year. They read several new books, learned sportsmanship skills, and had fun with friends.
Congratulations to all who participated!
3rd grade:
Phoenix Friedman
Joshua Madzik
Peregrine Bellona
Nolan Brown
Phoenix Braun
Juliette Garrido-Dobra
Jane Mills
Xochitl Huerta
Layla Hough
Stella Victorine
Neytiri Leyva
4th grade:
Kalila Hopkins
Addie Farr
Lena Sell
Theia Stacy
5th grade:
Anya Sage-Lauck
6th grade:
Vivian Schatz
7th grade:
Ama Lam
Sagan Rountree
Serena Madzik
Three cheers for the volunteer coaches and teacher support!
Thank you to Loa Farr, Shannon Sell, Jon Bellona, Britta Hough, and Sarah Dobra who volunteered their time coaching OBOB teams this year. This couldn't have happened without you! Also, a huge thank you to Ms. Emily for promoting OBOB in third grade and supporting the coaches!
If you are interested, you can check out next year's OBOB book lists here!
Book Exchange
Thank you to all who donated books and time to the Book Exchange! And thank you to our amazing Maestra Sarah for creating and organizing this fantastic event! We gave over 600 books away to happy students.
Author's Night
Author's Night is always the sweetest event, and this year was no exception. Thank you to our wonderful Title Staff for putting this together, and to our Main Lesson teachers for welcoming families into your classrooms for a night of story sharing!
2nd Grade Play
The 2nd grade put on a rousing rendition of two plays: Monkey Queen and Mother Mouse, both of which highlight the virtues and values of selfless leaders.
Traffic Safety at Drop Off and Pickup
Please review the drop off and pick up policy below and be mindful of children crossing the street on 35th avenue. There have been reports of close calls at both pick up and drop off. Thank you!
8th Grade Field Trip
8th graders have been on a field trip roll! They went to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Annual Giving Campaign - Merry-Go-Round
We have brought in $6,000 towards our $10,000 goal for a new merry-go-round, so we are gaining momentum to reaching our goal! We hope you will join us in our efforts to install new playground equipment at The Village School. You can support the campaign if you go to Annualgiving.us or follow the QR code below:
Village Kitchen News
It warms our hearts to have volunteers like 5th Grade Mom, Lori Katz. Here she is helping us prepare peppers for our salad bar.
Village School Wellness Policy
During the fall of 2025 a committee of staff and administration completed a triennial assessment of our school's wellness policy. The assessment work was completed by an ad hoc committee consisting of all administrators, including our Child Nutrition Manager, office staff, wellness coordinator, three teachers and a school parent. Invitations for involvement were shared at the September 2025 Village School Community Council meeting and in the September 2, 2025 school newsletter. The committee met three times over the course of a month to review the school wellness policy, complete the triennial assessment and update the policy. They presented their findings at the all staff meeting on October 2, 2025 for additional feedback. The triennial assessment and updated policy were presented at the November 18 2025 Village School Board Meeting for review. The board unanimously approved the updates.
Here are links to our old policy, our triennial assessment document and our updated policy.
The Wellness Policy committee meets once per school year. Compliance is monitored by the Village School Administration.
Handwork Happenings
Gorgeous Handwork creations by Makana and Naomi!
Village School Lunch Diaries
Classroom Cleaning
The third grade class has been keeping their classroom sparkling clean! Check out their amazing teamwork!
Sewing Enrichment Field Trip
Maestra Sarah's sewing enrichment class got to take a field trip to the Quilt Creative to pick out fabric! Thank you so much to the Quilt Creative for offering a discount to Maestra Sarah's sewing class. If you are a sewing enthusiast, make sure to check them out!
LTD Passes
Health Reminders
Community Bulletin Board
If you are looking for ways to support families at risk and in fear due to the increasing presence of ICE in our community, please consider donating to Escudo Latino. They are working long hours and playing an important role in supporting those who need it most right now. Thank you!
Summer Camps
Summer camp with our very own Ms. Blaise!
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