Prepare your taste buds and grab your map. 🗺️National School Lunch Week is here! Join us on an adventure where the treasure is a healthy school lunch. 🍽️
Prepara tus gustos y toma tu mapa. 🗺️ ¡La Semana Nacional del Almuerzo Escolar ya está aquí! Acompáñanos en una aventura donde el tesoro es un almuerzo escolar saludable. 🍽️ #SchoolLunchPirates #NSLW24
This is a reminder that Wednesday is our Early Release. School is out at 3:08 for elementary and 3:10 for middle and high school students. We use this time for professional development and do this the third Wednesday of most months.
Picture Re-take day will be on Oct 16th. If your child is getting re-takes, please bring their original pictures back on this day.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Learn what you can do at https://www.pacer.org/bullying/
Octubre es el Mes Nacional de Prevención del Bullying. Aprende cómo ayudar en https://www.pacer.org/bullying/
Skate night for families of Powder Valley will be this Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Please come with your child and sign the liability form. We will have the cafeteria for younger skaters, and the MPR for more advanced skaters. We have skates of all sizes, and it will cost $1 per person. We hope you can join in on the fun! Skate night will occur the first Thursday of each month.
School is back in session! Please drive carefully in school zones, watch for students walking or biking to school, and be mindful of bus stops. Let's keep our community safe!
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. Join us as we commemorate this vibrant heritage! Learn more and find activity resources at: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
Every Day Matters! Students with regular school attendance are more likely to succeed in school and beyond. Coming to school regularly also helps students connect with their peers and teachers. If you or a child you know needs help getting to school, talk to your school administration.
Please remember that we have a North Powder app. This is a great way to stay up to date on information. If the app stops giving the information you need, please update your app, or sometimes it needs to be uninstalled and reinstalled. If the issue continues, please reach out to Mrs. Smith. Go Badgers!
Here is a link to free mental health resources for anyone in your family.
https://parentguidance.org/
Fall sports photos are out, except for high school football. Here are the links to the photos. You can purchase the downloads and have them printed at any retailer like Walmart, Copy, Ship and Mail, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, etc. Please reach out to Mr. Dunten if you have any questions. brad.dunten@npowdersd.org
High School volleyball - https://laceymartin.smugmug.com/2024-Fall-Sports/n-gNQnPK/2024-High-School-Volleyball
Middle School volleyball - https://laceymartin.smugmug.com/2024-Fall-Sports/n-gNQnPK/2024-MS-Volleyball
Middle School football - https://laceymartin.smugmug.com/2024-Fall-Sports/n-gNQnPK/2024-MS-Football
Middle and high school families of athletes - we will have a parent/guardian meeting on Tuesday, September 10th at 4:30 p.m. in Mrs. Dixon's math room. We will go over school policies and procedures and answer any questions you may have. Here is a zoom link if you are not able to make it in person. Go Badgers! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86802357506
In the morning if you are dropping off your child in the elementary, please drop them off on "G" Street. The end door will be open for students to enter. If you are taking your child to the middle/high school building, you may drive around through campus and drop them off at the front door of that school. For pick-up after school, please park in a single file row on "G" Street in the same area. Staff will bring students out and make eye contact with you before sending students. If you are walking with your child, you may wait on the sidewalk on "G" Street as well. If families are riding bikes, etc., we ask that families walk the bikes until off of campus. We are trying to make our campus as safe as possible. Please avoid making U-turns on campus. If you drive on campus, please drive the full loop. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Practice for 3rd-5th grade Girls Volleyball will start next Monday, September 9th. Practice will be every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:45-4:30 in the cafeteria. You can join the remind group with the code @3-5vb
Badger Football,
September 5, 2024 Game day at Pilot Rock. This game was moved from Friday to Thursday due to lack of officials. Go Badgers!
Reminder that tomorrow September 4th there will be Middle School sports pictures. Volleyball will be at 4:30, Football will be at 5:15. There will be a parent meeting in the Middle School gym at 5:00 for Middle School Volleyball.
We received this nice letter from Jamie, a teacher and Athletic Director in Crane. We donated funds from the pink games to her to help her with her fight. Thank you Badger Nation! We love our community for reasons like this.
Dear Powder Valley Staff, Students, and Community,
I wish the words "THANK YOU" were enough to express my gratitude for your very generous donation from your Pink Game Benefit. To even think of me in the first place was enough, but to raise that much money for a non-community member is pretty admirable. I've said all along that there's no better place to be from than Eastern Oregon! Please know how much our family appreciates the outpouring from your entire community throughout this journey I'm on. I wish I could personally thank each of you individually, and I will do my best...but please accept this as a genuine appreciation for your kindness.
EASTERN OREGON STRONG!
Love,
Jamie Siegner
Picture Day is Thursday, September 5th, 2024
Packets will go home the First Day of School. If you wish to order online, please see the attached flyer.
Our first day of school is right around the corner and we are starting it off a little bit differently this year. If students want to walk or ride their bikes from the old fire hall, we will have adults along that path. Families - we want you to join in the fun for the first few hours of the day. Classrooms will be open from 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. All students please stop by the respective office to receive a punch card and pay your fees if you haven't already.
Elementary families - please feel free to join your child in their classroom for Open House. At 8:30, staff will take students outdoors to the elementary playground. There will be booths around the perimeter of the playground, as well as a few games. At 9:00, middle and high school students will join staff on the football field for more games, while the elementary students and families continue to check out the booths. At 10:00 a.m., students will head into the building to start our school day, and families can head on out knowing your children are in great hands. We look forward to seeing you. Please stop by the photo booth at each building for pictures. We are so excited for our first day of school and look forward to working with you and your student this year!
Breakfast for students is free and served in the cafeteria from 7:30 - 7:55 a.m. Middle and High School students will have the opportunity for second chance breakfast between first and second periods in their school, however this will not start until the 3rd week of school. All students can eat breakfast in the cafeteria until then.