Welcome Families of incoming Abernethy Kindergarten students! 

 If you have not registered your child who is eligible to attend Kindergarten this fall, please do so today. Our office is open from 8-4 through the end of the week. Please feel free to call our office team at 503-916-6190 for any needs. We are happy to help with enrollment and excited to welcome you into our school family. Please be advised that it is incredibly helpful for us to have all potential incoming students registered by Friday, 8/23/19.

Parents who have students enrolled, please understand that we are holding off on sending out class placement letters until Monday, August 26, 2019. You will also have an opportunity to learn your student’s class placement at the Popsicle Social on Monday, 8/26/19 at 6:30pm, located at Abernethy's Playground. 

Abernethy Office 

Dear Parents and Guardians,

June was a treat getting to meet many of the Abernethy families out on the playground and watch our kiddos having a blast making Kona Ice Snow Cones. Thank you to everyone who has welcomed me so warmly this past week into the Abernethy Family. It truly is a gift to me and my family to have been selected as your principal and I look forward to continuing to get to know all of the families. It is very obvious this is an exceptional community of parents, students, teachers, staff, and others invested in our students. 

The teachers, staff, and I all have a desire to serve our community well by providing the best lessons daily to help your child grow academically, socially, and emotionally. My heart is to spend many years leading this excellent team of extremely dedicated veteran educators as they lead your students to the best learning experiences possible. We all are fortunate to partner together to make sure all our students are soaring as 1st grade readers who in turn become excellent 4th grade readers, writers, mathematicians, and critical thinkers.  This learning trajectory ensures each of our Eagles will graduate high school with every opportunity available as they embark down their chosen career path or onto college studies. 

Communication with our families is very important to us. Every Monday an electronic newsletter called the Monday Mailer will be sent out. In the Monday Mailer you will find important information about school events and happenings. We may also send out periodic emails reminding people of upcoming deadlines and important notifications. Please make sure you have updated email information on your registration form as the office will pull the email list from our student information system.

School starts at 8:40am, with the tardy bell ringing at 8:45am. There is no supervision on the playground before school. Please ensure there is supervision for your child until they are able to go to the classroom at 8:40am. If your child arrives after the tardy bell rings at 8:45 they need to sign in at the office before going to class.  The front door will be the only entry to the building after the tardy bell rings at 8:45am for anyone not requiring ADA accessibility. The school day ends at 3:00pm. There is no supervision on the playground after school. Students not with an adult are asked to go directly home.

We love to have you visit and volunteer in the school. If you are interested in volunteering, please make sure you have a current volunteer background check on file. The process is online and information was sent home in the opening day packet. Background checks are good for three years. If you have any questions feel free to ask our office staff. As always, when visiting or volunteering, please make sure you sign in at the office and get your sticker. Thank you for all your support.

Partnering in preparing every student for their next learning experience,

Dr. Christie M. Petersen

Principal/ La Directora

Dear Abernethy Community,

I am pleased to announce that Christie Petersen will become the new principal at Abernethy Elementary School. Christie is a veteran educator who will bring what she calls her “servant’s heart” and instructional leadership to Abernethy.

The Portland Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to extend PPS Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero's current contract by another two years during its Tuesday, June 25 meeting. Since he will be entering the third year of his original contract, the Board has committed to a total of five years through June 2022 with Guerrero at the helm. The approval came after board members offered a comprehensively positive review of his performance.

A public hearing will be held by the Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission on the budget approved by the Budget Committee for Portland Public School District 1J, Multnomah County, Oregon for the fiscal year July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The hearing will be held in the Board Auditorium at the Blanchard Education Service Center (BESC), 501 North Dixon Street, Portland, Oregon, on the 25th day of June at 3 p.m.

Dear Colleagues,