September 2 - No School (Labor Day)

September 3

• First Full-Class, Full-Day for Kindergartners

8:15 AM - Kindergarten Parent/Guardian Orientation and PTA “Boo-Hoo” Breakfast

September 18

5:00-6:00 PM - PTA Picnic (Weather Permitting)

6:00-8:00 PM - Open House, ELD Family Night, and TAG Information Session

September 23 - PTA “No Stuff” Fundraiser Launch

September 25 - Early Release Day (School Ends at 11:50 AM)

2024-2025 PPS Calendar

For families that attended Woodstock last year, you should have received a school supply list for your child’s grade this coming year in the year-end report card envelope. If you did not receive it or need to review it, please see the Woodstock School Supplies List for 2024-2025.

For families that have been a part of our school for the last few years, you may recall that this was an approach we used to help get school supplies to the classroom. For the past two years, we were able to budget for purchasing all school supplies to remove the burden of shopping for school supplies.

Unfortunately, with our recent budget cuts, we are again asking families to help by purchasing school supplies for their children. Last spring when the budget outlook was shared, many families inquired about how/where they can help. By helping by school supplies, this will allow us to focus our resources in other areas to support learning and development.

However, this is not a requirement. If you are unable to purchase supplies for your child, that is ok. If you are experiencing a financial hardship and need assistance, please contact the office, and we can help make sure your child has everything they need for a successful school year.

Also, if your family is in a position to support other students and would like to make a donation, feel free to purchase additional supplies and provide them to your child’s teacher in the fall. If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, please contact Tabitha.

Vehicular traffic

• Suggested vehicular traffic flow is depicted using blue arrows on your map  
• Avoid parking or stopping on the corner of SE 50th Avenue and SE Harold Street as this makes it extremely difficult for school buses to make it to the bus zone
• When dropping-off or picking-up students on SE Reedway Street, avoid stopping in the road or attempting to make U-turns
• If you prefer walking your student to the entrance of the school, we suggest using one of the Park and Walk locations designated on your map with a green circle

Key changes

• SE Harold and SE Ellis Streets should be prioritized for active transportation modes such as walking, biking or rolling  
• A 5-minute driver remain at wheel parking zone has been added to SE Reedway Street between SE 49th and SE 50th Avenues. This space is intended for quick drop-off or pick-up and not to be used as temporary parking

Woodstock School Newsletter Archives for the current school year.

Please visit our Kindergarten Information page to learn more about our school and find information on registering for Kindergarten 2024-2025 and upcoming events.

We are excited to see you!

Welcome to Woodstock Elementary! We are excited to have you in our community and we look forward to creating a positive learning experience for all students at Woodstock.

Creating engaging, affirming, and meaningful learning is a blend of expertise and empathy. Teachers will tap into students' curiosity, integrating activities, visuals, and hands-on learning. With the acknowledgment and understanding of each student’s unique assets and learning styles, teachers will affirm their individual identities and build rapport. As their relationship grows, teachers will solidify student learning through creating meaningful connections with relatable and real-world activities.

We’re excited to partner with your family to create a true learning experience that will help all students thrive.

We are honored for this opportunity to work with your child and your family this year.  As we move forward, our values of Perseverance, Integrity, Curiosity, and Compassion will remain as the guiding light, as well as our foundation.

Thank you for being a part of the Woodstock School Community!

With Woodstock Pride,

Seth Johnson, Principal
Woodstock Elementary

When Beckham Weatherby picks up his tuba, the rest of the world falls away. 

“I don’t get that nervous and I don’t get stage fright at all,” he said. “I guess I got lucky with how my body reacts to performing in front of crowds.”

Which is something the McDaniel High School junior has done quite a bit of lately. Not only is he a member of the prestigious Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP) and the PYP conservatory orchestra, but he recently earned first prize in the tuba solo performance category at the Oregon State Solo Music Championships.

The first things you notice when you walk into Ellie Jensen’s classroom at Boise-Eliot/Humboldt Elementary School are peace and warmth. Then you hear the laughter of children. Then you just might see two posters hanging on the walls that tell you a great deal about the kind of teacher she has been for the past 50 years. The posters simply say, “Leave a little sparkle wherever you go” and “Be a friend.”

Jensen, known as “Miss Ellie” to the hundreds of students she has taught in her half a century as a Portland Public Schools educator, can’t help but light up a room. And she is a friend to all children. 

We dare you to drive by the Mainspring Food Pantry on the corner of 82nd Avenue and Fremont and not do a double take. Or a triple take. 

Students from McDaniel High School’s art-focused Career Technical Education (CTE) class have spent the last four weeks turning the exterior walls of the pantry into one, huge, joyful mural as part of the course’s exploration of climate justice and community engagement.

A little over 30 years ago, a Madison High School student named Joseph Janson had a simple wish. He wanted to go to a dance. But nothing was simple for Joseph, who was born with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy and was confined to a wheelchair. 

He confided his wish to Tony Nitz, who at that time was an educational assistant at Madison (now Leodis V. McDaniel High School). Tony had been working one-on-one with Joseph for months and he immediately went about making the young man’s dream come true.

“The truth is, I would have done anything for Joseph,” Nitz said. “He was a unique person, and we had a very special bond.”