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Welcome to Duniway Elementary! Please fill out this form if you would like to receive future communication regarding Duniway Elementary, registration, school events, and news. We do not know when online registration and or kindergarten connect will take place so please use the form so we can communicate to you when these dates are known.
NOTE: This site does NOT register your child for school. We do not share your information with anyone. The contact list is for Duniway Elementary only.
We hope you and your family will enjoy this very special site for a reading treat!
This site was created to coincide with the Duniway annual Scholastic Book Fair. This site is to provide a fun and exciting learning experience for our children. The intent is to help our children develop strong communication, language & listening skills, foster creativity, and develop a lifelong joy for reading. We have special guest readers from a lot of your Duniway teachers and staff and from our community!
Username and Password instructions to get into PPS Chomebooks as well as Digital Learning.
Students usernames follow the pattern of first initial, last name, last four digits of their student ID, "@student.pps.net." For example Jay Raddison who's ID number is 123456 would have a username of jraddison3456@student.pps.net. Use your child’s birthdate such as March 8, the password would be 0308.
Should you need help with your students username and password:
Contact your student's teacher and/or school.
Find your student's school contact for usernames support here.
Students who have already reset their password but have forgotten their password, may find the Password Manager helpful.
Message of encouragement:
Meals
https://www.pps.net/Page/15080
** PDX Sliders in Sellwood is giving food to all kids who are free and reduced lunch. Just tell them “school is out” and your meal is free. PDX Sliders, 1605 SE Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR 97202
** Laughing Planet is also providing free kids meal to kids on free and reduced meal plans. Laughing Planet, 4110 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97202 is the closest location
Learning
Another great option if your student likes to dance is to search "Just Dance Kids" on youtube.com and look up some of their favorite songs for them to dance along with. Finally, you can get out and take a walk together, jump rope, ride bikes or scooters (with a helmet!), go for a hike, or create a hopscotch game with sidewalk chalk. - Ms. Austin & Mr. Donahoe
Emailing the teacher is a great idea, but in the long run, the office has to know. Emailing Sarah or Lynn is fine, but there are times we are out of the office and don’t get your message in time. So….
The Duniway Childwatch number is the way to go because it is a message machine, so you can call any time before 9:15 am (the morning of the tardy or absence) at 503-916-3625. Any time a student is in the system as ‘unexcused’, the District auto-dialer will call your home. We need to have a reason for the absence (appointment, illness etc). If you are going on vacation, please be sure to let the office know as well as the classroom teacher.
With that being said:
It is that time of year again when children and adults are ill with signs and symptoms of colds, flu and other infections. This is an excellent time to remember some healthy habits that may help us stay well:
Keep your student home:
We are incredibly fortunate to have Adrienne Mahoney as our Student Health Assistant (SHA). Adrienne works M - F, from 10 AM - 3:00 PM. As we head into fall we are already beginning to see some viruses making their way around Duniway. Please remember that students must be symptom free for 24 hours prior to returning to school. While we recognize this can cause serious challenges with work and schedules, we thank you in advance for your cooperation.
If your child is going to be absent, for any reason, please call our attendance line, 24 hours/day, at 503-916-3625. The messages are checked by 9:30 AM every morning. For information about whether your child should stay home from school please visit the Duniway web-site.
Due to district restrictions, we are no longer
allowed to advertise before and after school classes sponsored by non-PPS,
nongovernmental organizations on our website or school bulletin board.
To see what classes are available, go to: http://sites.google.com/view/enrichmentatduniway/home
To add your class to the website, go to:
https://goo.gl/forms/o6SevAeowKg20Xwx2
Another site to check out is: https://pdxafterschool.com
Fancy Friday did not disappoint! There was plenty of positive and caring energy that made its way through the halls, classrooms, and beyond. Of course, there were also plenty of sparkling dresses, finely pressed suits, creatively constructed tiaras and ties, and of course, many who came dressed in their “ordinary” wear, complete with a smile and a positive attitude. Within all the excitement and fancy flair, we hope our students and staff were left thinking about the importance of staying connected and building community.
Fancy Friday PhotosPlease don’t forget to call the Childwatch number/Attendance Message line (it’s a message machine, so you can call any time before 9:15 am the morning of the tardy or absence or vacation) at 503-916-3625. Any time a student is in the system as ‘unexcused’, the district auto-dialer will call your home. We need to have a reason for the absence (appointment, illness etc). If you are going on vacation, please be sure to let the office know as well as the classroom teacher.
Back to School
Picnic and Duniway 90th Birthday Celebration!
● Where: Duniway Elementary
School (Field & Blacktop)
● When: Monday, August 28th 4pm-6pm
● What: Welcome Picnic and Duniway 90th Birthday
Celebration!
Welcome Picnic
4pm-5pm
▪ Bring your own
picnic dinner
▪ Meet and mingle
with your new classmates
Celebrate
Duniway’s Birthday 5pm-6pm
▪ Celebration,
group photo & birthday cake
RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/QjfPjOohlcnwK0Vm2
(not obligatory but would
be appreciated!)
Last year our 2nd grade team “piloted” a plan where a voluntary donation was requested instead of bringing in school supplies. The response, from families and teachers, was overwhelmingly positive. It was convenient, cost-effective, and provided a more equitable learning environment for all students. As a result, we are going to offer this option school-wide for the 2017-2018 school year. Here are a few more details:
We are asking for a voluntary contribution of $45.00 per student in lieu of shopping for school supplies. Payments can be made to the office (Check payable to Duniway) or through our new on-line payment system called School Pay beginning in August. Money will be used to buy all classroom supplies as well as subscriptions to any magazines or publications that a grade level team decides to purchase.
We believe this choice supports the following values that are important to the Duniway Community.
· Equity: By contributing financial support to the whole class, all students have equal access to the supplies they need for school.
· Environmental Awareness: By ordering supplies in bulk, we save on packaging; and one truck delivers supplies instead of hundreds of cars visiting multiple stores in search of those hard to find items.
· Cost Effectiveness: For every dollar a family spends on school supplies at retail prices, we can get up to three dollars worth of supplies through Portland Public Schools suppliers. In this way, we maximize your contribution for the educational benefit of all students in the class. When priced out at retail prices, most school lists cost families between $60 - $90 per student. We feel $45 is a reasonable amount, providing teachers with enough to purchase what is needed for the year, while saving families time and money.
All of our teachers are excited about this new approach and we hope it makes late August a bit less stressful for families. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office at 503-916-6343.
We hope you have a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing many of you at our Welcome Back to School Picnic and 90th Birthday Party for Duniway School on Monday, August 28th from 4 – 6 PM.
Regards,
The Duniway Staff
All newsletters by date are at this link.
March 20, 2020
Dear Families,
First of all, I hope you all are doing okay - staying healthy, enjoying the recent sunny weather, and trying to stay positive. I have been thinking a lot about our students, our families, and our community. I am going to try and maintain my Friday communication with families during these uncertain and challenging times. I know teachers are doing their best to establish some new routines, staying connected with students and families and offering suggestions on how to stay engaged and active while away from school.
There are many questions regarding what the remainder of this year will look like, and unfortunately, I do not have any new information to report. I do know there are many conversations taking place at the district and state level about what next steps should be taken. Obviously, one of the things that makes planning and problem solving so challenging is the very dynamic nature of this crisis. I would recommend visiting the PPS Coronavirus website on a regular basis and continue to monitor the news for the latest information regarding decisions around schooling. I suspect there will be some additional information coming out from PPS in the next week.
We do know that PPS has set up a Student Portal where you can go and access a wide range of online learning sites and applications. In addition, our school secretary Sarah Erickson is doing her best to post additional links on Duniway’s website. Certainly carving some time out of each day to work on some “academics” is wise, but please consider the “whole” child. An article on Oregonlive from today has some good suggestions around finding a balance and rhythm to all this time at home with your child(ren).
There have been many articles circulating around about how to talk with kids about COVID-19. Here is one article from the NY Times that focuses on the overwhelming sense of disappointment (especially with some many fun things getting cancelled) that children are feeling right now. I am sure you are all getting plenty of parenting practice - I know I am being pushed to the limits by my two teenagers.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me. Although I may not have an answer, I will do my very best to find information for you and to support you and your family during these uncertain times.
Be well,
Matt
Dear PPS Families and Staff,
We want to update you on changes we have made to the Enrollment and Program Balancing proposal for Southeast Portland schools. The initial proposal (see a summary), drafted after months of Southeast Guiding Coalition meetings, was presented to the Board of Education at its January 12 meeting.
Graduation rates for the 2019-2020 academic year were released today with impressive results for Portland Public Schools, whose high school seniors achieved an 83.7% graduation rate, the highest since adopting a four-year cohort model in 2010 and slightly higher than the 2019-20 statewide rate of 82.6%.
Dear PPS Students, Families and Colleagues,
Today we celebrate and honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a hero of mine. As his influence is seen and felt in the ongoing movement for racial justice, I want to share this video created by the Boise-Eliot/Humboldt Elementary School community. They found a creative way to unify their voices to bring us a unique reading of Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech of 1963, originally delivered to a crowd of almost a quarter million people at the March for Jobs and Freedom in Washington D.C. I think you will enjoy this collaboratively produced presentation of Dr. King’s words brought to life by a new generation of change-makers for justice at PPS.
Dear PPS Families,
We are so grateful to our educators and our community who have continued to support our students through these times of transition this year. The presidential election and its fallout, especially the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, have been disturbing and unsettling for all of us, and the feeling of unease continues as next week’s inauguration of Joe Biden nears. We know it can be an especially difficult time for our students and we remain optimistic about the power of democracy and education as they try to make sense of the events and issues.
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Board Policy Committee Meeting
6:00 PM District Board Meeting
8:00 AM Mock Battle OBOB this month
6:00 PM District Board Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Board Intergovernmental Committee Meeting
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Board Policy Committee Meeting
6:00 PM District Board Meeting
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Board Audit Committee Meeting
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM OBOB Mock Battle this month
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM School Improvement Bond Committee Meeting
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Board Policy Committee Meeting
6:00 PM District Board Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Board Intergovernmental Committee Meeting
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