Village Voice - Volume 24, Issue 23

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 20th, 1st Grade Field Trip to the Library
Friday, February 21st, Grandfriends Day
Saturday, February 22nd, Heart of the Village Festival
Friday, February 28th, Middle School Dance

2024 - 2025 Calendar is available here!

Quick Links

In the interest of reducing the sheer length of the Village Voice, we have replaced several repeating items with links to shortcuts:

February Menus: Breakfast and Lunch
Health Reminders
Attendance Reminders
Traffic Safety
Shop & Raise Funds for Village School
Donation Support for the Village Kitchen
Village Vine This is the Village School Facebook Community.

Administrator's Message

Greeting Village School Community!

We’ve made it to the glorious Grand Hearts week! That’s Grandfriends and Heart of the Village, in case you didn’t figure it out. This is the week we get to show off our art, hear stories, sing songs, play music, eat brownies, buy treasures, play games, and most importantly–connect with community members. We heard from the parent council that we’re at about 80% capacity for volunteers, let us know if you’re available for a shift. We’re very excited to see you here celebrating!

Thank you for being an integral thread in the fabric of our community,

Sincerely,

Roz, Shannon, and Andy

Commemorative Tiles for Our Courtyard Mural!

To raise funds for our courtyard mural project, we are offering commemorative tiles. The tiles offer a great opportunity to share a legacy with our school. The tiles come in two sizes and businesses can upload their logos. They will be situated under the roof by the entrance to the Commons, right next to the location of the mural.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Click Here to learn more about how to support the tile Fundraiser.

Grandfriends Day

Grandfriends Day is happening this Friday, February 21st from 8:30 to 12:30.

Heart of the Village

Heart of the Village is just 3 days away! (2/22) It is the biggest fundraiser for Parent Council of the year, a gift to our community and kids, and is only made possible with your help!

Heart of the Village Pre-Sales

Get your Heart of the Village tickets here in advance to skip the line! Once you purchase your tickets, we will get them ready for you to pick up in the office.

This is what we need in order to make this festival a success:

Please sign up to bring something to either/ both the Bake Sale and Musical Cakes. You can put your name down on the sign up sheets outside your classrooms or on the

Digital sign up

There are still many volunteer shifts that need to be filled. Please take a look at the Volunteer sign up sheet and sign up for a shift that works for you! Heart of the Village is one of the last major events of the school year, and a great way to work towards your 20/40 hours of volunteer time. If there are no shifts left in your grade, you are welcome and encouraged to sign up for a shift in any of the grades that have openings.

Here is the performance schedule:

11:15 - 11:25 - Marimba- 6th Grade

11:30 - 11:40 - Marimba - 8th Grade

11:45 - 12:00 - Uncle John’s Band

12:10 - 12:25 - 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Choir Performances

12:30 - 7th Grade Marimba

12:45 -1:30 - Magic Show (with Richard Kennedy)

1:45 - 2:45 - Ruzha Rukuru Marimba (Village School Alumni)

If you have any questions, please reach out to your class coordinators, our PC head

Cory Byers - cory.byers@eugenevillageschool.org

or Chrissy - chrissy@eugenevillageschool.org

4th Grade Play

Here are scenes from the 4th Grade fabulous Play, "Iduna and the Golden Apples".

Art Class Happenings

5th Grade Heart Collages and 6th Grade Embroidered Art with Ms. Frederique!

Volunteering Needs

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 still in need of a couple of kitchen volunteers. Please email her if interested at taguilar@eugenevillageschool.org
Our Handwork teachers are looking for some parent volunteers to read stories to the kids while they sew and knit their creations. Please email Chrissy at chrissy@eugenevillageschool.org if interested.
Ms Frédérique is looking for one or two volunteers to help hem a set of small tablecloths for the art room. Please, emailfrederique@eugenevillageschool.orgif interested.
- The art room is also looking for a kitchen blender to make handmade paper. Please, contact Ms Frédérique if you wish to donate a used blender in working condition.
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.

State Testing

Under Oregon law, a parent or student age 18+ may opt out of Oregon’s annual statewide math and language arts assessments by filling out an annual opt-out form, which starting this year can be submitted online. Exemptions from the English language proficiency (for students whose primary language is not English) or science tests may also be requested based on a student’s disability or religious beliefs.