On Monday, we will be welcoming your child(ren) and
family to another wonderful school year at Sabin! Our teachers, custodial,
maintenance, and administrative staff have been working tirelessly to prepare
our school. This has involved preparing classrooms, shampooing carpets,
cleaning walls, moving furniture, registering new students, and hiring new
staff.
This
letter is an update to the July letter that went home. In that letter, I shared
that we are welcoming a
K-2
Social Emotional Skills (SES) Classroom and a 3-5 SES Classroom as well as a
Multnomah County Pre-School Program. The pre-school program is open to the
general public for children ages 3-5! Fees are on a sliding scale basis but
there are no income restrictions. Attached, you will find a link to additional
information and application.
MECP
Peer Preschool Application Form and Information
Start
and End Times. All Sabin students will start at 8:45 a.m.
and will end at 3 p.m. Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria beginning at
8:20 a.m. At dismissal, teachers will walk students out to meet their families
and will notify you of the location. If your child’s teacher, has a different
process for dismissal, they will communicate that with you.
First
Day of School.
On the first day of school (August 27th for grades 1-5 and August 30th
for Kindergarten), students should go directly to their assigned classrooms. If
your child has not received a classroom assignment, please go to the main
office.
Weekly
Words of Wisdom.
On the first school day of each week at 8:40 a.m., we will meet under the
covered area (18th street basketball court) for our weekly morning message. The
building will be open near the cafeteria (adjacent to the basketball courts) at
8:20 a.m. Students will be supervised by staff in the cafeteria beginning at
8:20 a.m. The main entrance of Sabin will open at 8:30 a.m. As staff and teachers
are preparing for their arrival, we kindly ask that before school, students
enter the building near the cafeteria. This ensures that there are adult staff
members available to supervise them before school.
New
Staff.
Below is an updated list of staff we are welcoming to our Sabin family:
Chanell
Hopson, 2nd Grade Teacher
William
Chou, 2nd Grade Job Share Teacher (with Ms. McKinney)
Dan Wilson, K-2 Social Emotional Skills
Teacher
Johnice
Masker, Para-Educator, K Social Emotional Skills Classroom
Michael
Updike, Para-Educator, K-2 Social Emotional Skills classroom
Sara
Derrickson, School Psychologist
Theresa
Demma, 3-5 Social Emotional Skills Teacher
TBA,
Para-Educator, 3-5 Social Emotional Skills Classroom
Michelle
Brazile, Para-Educator, 3-5 Social Emotional Skills Classroom
Amy
Mooney, QMHP (Qualified Mental Health Professional)
Dawn
Ray, ESL/ELL Teacher
Cam
Lam-Huckaba, School Nurse
Tony
Ramirez, School Health Assistant
Karen
Wutzke, Half-time Media Specialist
Jay Ready, Full-Time School Secretary
Classroom Assignments.
This year, we will have three classroom teachers at each grade level. Teachers collaborate
weekly in professional learning communities to plan units of study, share
ideas, and develop strategies for meeting student needs. I have confidence in the
capacity of Sabin teachers to achieve our vision: “We are an inclusive
community who, with love and respect, empower compassionate lifelong learners.”
Calendar.
We will maintain an online calendar this school year which you will be able to
find on the Sabin webpage. See the link; 2018-19 PPS Calendar.
Technology Update.
We received the wonderful news that we received a grant from the Irvington
Community Association in the amount of $12,500 which will allow us to purchase
two chromebook carts. We will work to secure these new chromebook carts. With
this addition, we will have 2 iPad carts and 5 chromebook carts in addition to
the classroom allocation of 4-5 chromebook carts or 3 iPads.
Specials.
This year, Sabin students will receive Music, PE, Library and Dance. We will
share dance teachers with four other PPS schools. 3rd through 5th
grade students will receive Spanish instruction once weekly.
Restorative Justice.
Thanks to a generous contribution from our Sabin families, we will continue our
restorative justice work with support from Amber Boydston, our RJ coach!
Peninsula Before and After Care.
Peninsula offers on-site before and after-care to Sabin students from kindergarten
through 5th grade. Attached is a link to the application form.
Peninsula
Before and After School Care
SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods).
SUN is an after-school program for Sabin students. Please make a note of the
scheduled SUN dates for this fall. Be sure to pick up an application in the
office.
§ Fall
SUN: October 1st - December 6th
§ Winter
SUN: January 7th-March 7th
§ Spring
SUN: April 1st - May 23rd
SUN (Schools Uniting Neighborhoods)
Office Hours.
Our front-office staff are here to help with any of your questions, Monday
through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
I wanted to leave you with some important and
exciting updates for the 2018-19 school year:
Aug. 27th First
Day of School
Aug. 30th Official
First Day of Kindergarten
Sept. 3rd Labor Day (NO SCHOOL)
Sept.
26th The
Back to School Bash initially scheduled for September 19th has been
rescheduled for Tuesday, September 26th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. We want
to honor our families who are recognizing Yom Kippur on the 19th.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.
See
you very soon!
Principal Williams
