Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 27th-Sunday, December 1st, Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 4th, Charter Renewal Hearing at 4J Office, 6:00pm.
Tuesday, December 10th, 10:15am & 6pm, 6th Grade Play
Thursday, December 12th, 6:30pm, Winter Concert at Churchill High School
Monday, December 16th, 6pm, Parent Council Meeting (Zoom Link)
Tuesday, December 17th, Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 18th, 10:15am & 7pm, 8th Grade Play
Wednesday, December 18th 8th Grade Holiday Bazaar
Friday, December 20th - Friday, January 3rd, Winter Break
Quick Links
In the interest of reducing the sheer length of the Village Voice, we have replaced several repeating items with links to shortcuts:
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Administrator's Message
Greetings Village School Community!
We’ve entered the luge tube to the new year! We’ve been busy this past week, we had a multi-grade field trip to the Hult Center, kinder and first grade lantern walks, an earthquake drill, a Charter team site visit for admin, and picture retake day. We’re really looking forward to the long weekend. We will leave you with a beautiful poem, one that celebrates the joys of fall. Have a great break!
Fall, Leaves, Fall by Emily Brontë
Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.
Sincerely,
Roz, Shannon, and Andy
Charter Renewal Meeting Weds, Dec 4th, 6:00 pm at 4J Offices: 200 North Monroe
As we move through our 25th year as a school, our charter agreement with the Eugene 4J School District is coming up for renewal. On December 4th, the 4J Board will hold a hearing at 6:00pm to gauge public interest in continuing The Village School's charter. We are asking families and staff members to take part in the meeting if they have the time. Click here to let us know if you are able to attend the meeting or provide written testimony about The Village School.
8th Grade Wreath Pickup and Holiday Gift Bazaar
Hello Village School Families!
Wreaths are here for those who ordered one! We will be set up after school on Tuesday and Friday, 12/3 and 12/6, so plan to stop by and grab yours.
Also 12/3 and 12/6, 8th grade is also proud to host a Holiday Gift Bazaar in conjunction with the wreath pick ups. Please plan to drop by our tables to shop ornaments, journals, coffee mugs, luminaries, and more, all hand-crafted by the 8th graders. All sales go towards the 8th grade trip! See pictures below:
Village Kitchen
On occasion students request that we bring back entrees that we haven't served in a while. At the beginning of the school year, Ila from the 6th grade requested baked potato day be on the menu again. She was happy to enjoy it again. And thanks to the enthusiastic request from many students and staff, we are serving Pad Thai again this week.
Last week, Wylder and Hali'an, from the 4th grade had their first opportunity to help in the kitchen. They did a careful job cutting up apples to cook down into applesauce. Before they returned to their classroom they got to check out the inside of our walk-in cooler which was quite exciting.
A couple of our dedicated, regular volunteers are out for surgery in December. We are in need of help on the following days:
Monday 12/2 lunch service 11:30-1:00
Wednesdays 12/4, 12/11 and 12/18 - lunch prep 8:30-10:30
Wednesday 12/11 - lunch service 11:30-1:00
Please let me know if you are able to step in and help.
Have a lovely Thanksgiving break.
Warmly,
Toña
December Menus
Handwork Happenings
Take a look at some beautiful completed handwork projects!
Winter Concert Volunteering
The Winter Concert will take place on Thursday, December 12th, and we are needing volunteers for chaperoning, ushering, setting up/cleaning up, and transporting instruments. This is the last big event of the year and a great way to work toward meeting your 40 hours! Please sign up for a shift here, or let Chrissy know at chrissy@eugenevillageschool.org if you'd like to get your name down for a volunteering shift. Thank you!
Parent Council
Please join us on Monday, December 16th 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!
Lost & Found
Please take a moment to browse through our very full Lost & Found wardrobe before Winter Break. This is located in the breezeway outside of the office. We will be donating or repurposing any left over items to the Village School lending library at the end of the school day on 12/19. Thank you!
Family Directory
Copies of the Family Directory are available in the office. You are welcome to stop by and pick one up!
Village School Lunch Diaries
Glorious stacked enchiladas with quinoa and kale, pomegranate slaw.
Yummy pad Thai with mountains of garnishes
Clothes Donations
Thank you so much to those who have donated clothes! The office is in need of a few more clothes for our lending library. We are especially low on pants (sweatpants would be ideal!) for Kindergarten through 8th grade students. If you have gently used clothes that your child has outgrown, please consider donating them to the office. Thank you!
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
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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