Windy River Elementary School

Kindergarten Roundup is coming! MCSD will be hosting pre-registration and meet and greet sessions at all three kindergarten sites May 3rd-6th. Please visit your community's elementary website for details!

We are hiring! Please visit our website for a complete job listing and application links! https://www.morrow.k12.or.us/page/employment Music Teacher - Windy River Elementary K-12 Grade Music/Band Teacher - Heppner Schools Innovative STEM Lab Teacher - Morrow County School District Life Skills Special Education Teacher - Morrow County School District 1st Grade Teacher - Sam Boardman Elementary School 2nd Grade Teacher - Sam Boardman Elementary School Computer Technology Teacher - Irrigon Jr/Sr High School ELD Teacher - Irrigon Jr/Sr High School JH Language Arts Teacher - Irrigon Jr/Sr High School Substitutes

Effective 3/19/21 MCSD will no longer be doing meal delivery. Children that are doing online learning are still able to pick up meals at each school building each school day from 8 am to 12 pm.

Expanded school day schedule starting after Spring Break https://5il.co/qewz

Picture retakes and vision screenings Picture Retake Day is this Wednesday, March 10th from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. If your student did not have their picture taken on Picture Day or needs to have their picture redone, please have students go to the library during those times. Please bring the first packet of pictures to turn in if they are having retakes done. Online students needing pictures taken, please come to the school’s front doors and ring the bell. Students will be escorted to the library by staff. Picture packet forms will be available in the office for those who need them. Vision Screening Day is this Wednesday, March 10th. All students will be vision screened. Online students, please come to the school between 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. to be screened. Online students, please enter the building from the gym door along the side of the building from the front doors. There will be signs and white lines on the sidewalk to guide you to the correct door.

March School Connections newsletter https://5il.co/q9hw https://5il.co/q9hx

Parenting education opportunities https://5il.co/q9ht

There is NO SCHOOL in the Morrow County School District for SPRING BREAK from March 22-26. Have a safe and wonderful break! School resumes on Monday, March 29th.

Seniors – attached is the link for the Carl Troedson Scholarship. This scholarship is available only to Morrow County graduates, and numerous awards are made. Every senior should apply! *The deadline is April 1. Here’s the application - https://www.csascholars.org/troedson/

OABE is pleased to partner with MCSD to inform Spanish speaking families about these parent meeting opportunities. We believe these opportunities will add value to our Spanish speaking parent groups by providing additional support to their needs. As well as building collective efficacy amongst the group. The next scheduled parent meeting will be on February 26th from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Professor Martin Davila. He is originally from Zacatecas Mexico and he is here as an exchange teacher. Currently he is working as a 4th grade DLI teacher in Canby Oregon. The theme will be, “Padres Activos en la Educación de sus hijos" Parents Actively Involved in their Children 's Education. If you have any questions please feel free to contact: Vicky Aguilar at vicky@oabe.org Antonio Ramos, antonio@oabe.org David Jaimes, Dje291980@gmail.com Araceli Farias, farias@gresham.k12.or.us Join Zoom Meeting ⁨https://bit.ly/cafecitofamiliaOABE⁩

Want to recognize an amazing staff member at your school? Nominate them for a 2021 Crystal Apple Award at: https://forms.imesd.k12.or.us/crystal_apple_nomination_form. Nomination Deadline is April 2, 2021. Those eligible to win a Crystal Apple are principals, assistant principals, teachers, paraeducators, office staff, maintenance staff and other district staff. Anyone can nominate. For more information, visit the Crystal Apple page on the IMESD website at: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/page/crystal-apple-awards

February newsletter from the principal https://5il.co/pkb0

February 2021 Home and School Connection from Windy River https://5il.co/pijt https://5il.co/piju

Mid Columbia Busing is hiring! This is a critical need in our county to support getting as many students as possible to school. https://5il.co/p8my

Mid Columbia Bus is hiring bus drivers! This is a critical need for our district!

Thank you to all our counseling support and the wonderful work they do each day with our students!

Morrow County School District celebrates our school counselors during National School Counseling Week, February 1 -5, which highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have to help students achieve school success. Thank you!

Morrow County School District will be closed on Monday, February 15th, in observance of Presidents’ Day.

MCSD is hiring Title 1 teachers for the 2021-22 school year! https://5il.co/p2cs

Windy River Elementary School will have picture day tomorrow. All students have already received a picture packet. If your student is not attending in-person, then he or she may come from 12:15-2:15 to get their picture taken. La Escuela Primaria Windy River tendrá un día de fotos mañana. Todos los estudiantes ya han recibido un paquete de fotografías. Si su estudiante no asiste en persona, entonces él o ella pueden venir de 12: 15-2: 15 para tomarse una foto.