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Abernethy Elementary School
The little school
under the elms.

2421 SE Orange•Portland, OR 97214•Ph (503) 916-6190•Fx (503) 916-2600

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Abernethy News

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  • Volunteer Celebration

    4/19/2018
    What a GREAT group of Volunteers we have at Abernethy.  We so appreciate each of you and the support and help you give to our school each day.

  • Text YES to 68453

    11/17/2017
    Reminder, to receive text messages from the school you need to text "Yes" to 68453. By doing this you will receive all of the text messages we send out – usually concerning late busses.

Principal's Message

  • Dear Families,

    What a wonderful first week of school for our older kids. We are thrilled to be welcoming our kindergarteners today.  It is a pleasure to see all of the kids so excited to have a great school year.   As we get moving into the school year I wanted to highlight a calendar change.  We try so hard to stick to the calendar that was set, but in this case, we need to move the date of Curriculum Night.  Curriculum Night has been moved to Thursday, September 14th from 6:00 to 7:30.   We apologize for the inconvenience of this change, but the original date fell on Rosh Hashanah.  This event is only for adults.  There will be two sessions for each classroom (6:00-6:25 and 6:30-6:55).  Teachers will be presenting information about the curriculum, expectation, and routines.  We ask that you do your best to be present for the beginning of the presentation to minimize disruptions for the group.  At 7:00 pm there will be a short presentation to share information about Talented and Gifted (TAG) identification and testing. 

    The Auction date was inadvertently left off of the calendar. It is scheduled for 5:30 pm on Saturday, February 10th.  Mark the date so you don’t miss the fun.  

    Since we have another grade level starting in the building this week I thought it would be good to repeat the information shared last week about our morning routine:

    In order to maintain peaceful, safe hallways in the morning, students and their families are expected to be in the cafeteria, on the playground, or in the main hallway before 8:40. In the morning, teacher plan time allows them to create meaningful, engaging activities for students. Please allow teachers uninterrupted plan time before 8:40.  As in the past, there is no supervision in any area except the cafeteria for breakfast.  Here are the following changes:

    • Only the front door will be open for family business in the office, Art 4 Life, Spanish or by appointment with staff.
    • 8:25 the cafeteria will open for students purchasing breakfast
    • 8:35 the primary kids will have access to their lockers
    • 8:40 the second floor will be open for all kids to go to lockers and class.
    • Please plan your morning accordingly.
    • Older students that arrive early for school will be asked to remain outside

    We are all excited to have a truly amazing school year. I look forward to all the learning and growth that is in store for all of us. 

    Take care,

    Heather

District News

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  • Message on April 20 student walkouts

    4/20/2018
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    Dear PPS Community,

    Please know that in collaboration with school administrators, district leadership actively monitored the hundreds of mostly middle and high school students who walked out of our schools today as part of a national demonstration against violence in schools. I am pleased to say that, by all reports, this was a peaceful and respectful event with no serious incidents. While these actions were not district-sponsored activity, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all who helped keep students safe, starting with the students themselves who remained organized, calm and intentional throughout. Others who helped include Portland police, PPS security, and other PPS staff. Thank you all.

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  • A message from Deputy Superintendent Dr. Yvonne Curtis on 2018-19 staffing levels

    4/17/2018
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    Portland Public Schools is in the process of allocating teaching staff at schools throughout the district. As has been true for many years, we are working within a budget that has been chronically underfunded by the state, and we are doing our utmost to make the most of the resources we have. Understandably, parents, students and PPS staff want to know what will happen at their specific schools. While precise allocations won’t be known until enrollment figures become clear in the fall, we can share what we know at this point, and answer many of the questions we have heard to date.

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  • PPS Pulse, April 17, 2018

    4/17/2018
    In this week's PPS Pulse: Benson’s Curtis Wilson is state HS Principal of the Year; Martin Luther King Jr. School celebrates 50th anniversary of name change

  • Martin Luther King Jr. School celebrates 50th anniversary of name change

    4/16/2018
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    It’s been 50 years since some impassioned students led the movement to rename their school after Martin Luther King, Jr. Last Friday, the community turned out in force to show appreciation, and to honor Dr. King with a huge celebration at the school.

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