Thank you to all staff at AC Houghton Elementary School. We want to send our wishes for a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week!
MCSD has the best teachers!
AC Houghton Elementary School parents, this is a reminder that Friday, April 30th is STEAM Fun Friday. School hours for STEAM Fun Friday will be 8:15 to 1:00. Thank you!
Happy Administrative Assistant Day! Our office staff are amazing!
Kindergarten Roundup is coming! MCSD will be hosting pre-registration and meet and greet sessions at all three kindergarten sites May 3rd-6th.
Please visit your community's elementary website for details!
We are hiring! Please visit our website for a complete job listing and application links! https://www.morrow.k12.or.us/page/employment
Music Teacher - Windy River Elementary
K-12 Grade Music/Band Teacher - Heppner Schools
Innovative STEM Lab Teacher - Morrow County School District
Life Skills Special Education Teacher - Morrow County School District
1st Grade Teacher - Sam Boardman Elementary School
2nd Grade Teacher - Sam Boardman Elementary School
Computer Technology Teacher - Irrigon Jr/Sr High School
ELD Teacher - Irrigon Jr/Sr High School
JH Language Arts Teacher - Irrigon Jr/Sr High School
Substitutes
Effective 3/19/21 MCSD will no longer be doing meal delivery. Children that are doing online learning are still able to pick up meals at each school building each school day from 8 am to 12 pm.
Seniors – attached is the link for the Carl Troedson Scholarship. This scholarship is available only to Morrow County graduates, and numerous awards are made. Every senior should apply!
*The deadline is April 1. Here’s the application - https://www.csascholars.org/troedson/
OABE is pleased to partner with MCSD to inform Spanish speaking families about these parent meeting opportunities. We believe these opportunities will add value to our Spanish speaking parent groups by providing additional support to their needs. As well as building collective efficacy amongst the group.
The next scheduled parent meeting will be on February 26th from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Professor Martin Davila. He is originally from Zacatecas Mexico and he is here as an exchange teacher. Currently he is working as a 4th grade DLI teacher in Canby Oregon.
The theme will be, “Padres Activos en la Educación de sus hijos" Parents Actively Involved in their Children 's Education.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact:
Vicky Aguilar at vicky@oabe.org
Antonio Ramos, antonio@oabe.org
David Jaimes, Dje291980@gmail.com
Araceli Farias, farias@gresham.k12.or.us
Join Zoom Meeting
https://bit.ly/cafecitofamiliaOABE
Want to recognize an amazing staff member at your school? Nominate them for a 2021 Crystal Apple Award at: https://forms.imesd.k12.or.us/crystal_apple_nomination_form. Nomination Deadline is April 2, 2021. Those eligible to win a Crystal Apple are principals, assistant principals, teachers, paraeducators, office staff, maintenance staff and other district staff. Anyone can nominate.
For more information, visit the Crystal Apple page on the IMESD website at: https://www.imesd.k12.or.us/page/crystal-apple-awards
Tomorrow morning it’s predicted to be 23 degrees at 8:00am. Please dress your children in their warmest coats, gloves and hats as this cold weather moves into the area. If you need help getting warm jackets, hats or gloves, please call AC Houghton Elementary School (541)922-3321 and we will get you in touch with our CARE Coordinator Rubi Cisneros. Thank you and stay warm!
Family Voice Listening Sessions
The Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub will be offering a series of Family Voice Listening Sessions.
Why: Parents, we need your voice to be heard. Please join us and tell us everything we don't know about your communities including what is going well and what supports are needed.
Who: Families with children ages 0-8 in Morrow, Umatilla and Union counties When: 6-7pm on the third Tuesday of every even month:
October 20 • December 15 • February 16 • April 20
To Participate:
Contact:
Join us via Zoom: https://imesdmeet.zoom.us/j/97580992321
A door prize will be raffled off at each meeting so make sure to join!
For more information, contact
Hannah Williams, Parent Engagement Coordinator hannah.williams@imesd.k12.or.us
Good morning AC Houghton Elementary families. The boiler won’t start at school this morning so we will have space heaters in each classroom. It will be cooler in the building so please remember your jacket. Thank you
Mid Columbia Busing is hiring!
This is a critical need in our county to support getting as many students as possible to school.
https://5il.co/p8my
Thank you to all our counseling support and the wonderful work they do each day with our students!
Attention AC Houghton Elementary Families, a message was just sent with the wrong picture day information.
Picture Day will be on January 25th for AC Houghton students. Students who attend onsite will have pictures taken during their school day. Online students can come to AC Houghton at 1:30pm to have their pictures taken.
To order anytime before January 25th go to mylifetouch.com and enter our Picture Day ID: EVTPD4WTW
Picture packet order forms have also been sent home with students.
Picture Day will be on January 25th for AC Houghton students. Students who attend onsite will have pictures taken during their school day. Online students can come to AC Houghton at 1:30pm to have their pictures taken. Enhanced cleaning, social distancing and individual classroom time slots will keep this event in compliance with our current safety protocols.
To order anytime before January 25th go to mylifetouch.com and enter our Picture Day ID: EVTPD4WTW
Picture packet order forms have also been sent home with students.
Thank you to our school board for their dedication and support of our schools!
Morrow County School Board will hold a work session Monday, January 11th, 7:00pm via Zoom. The purpose of the work session is evaluation of the superintendent and review of the governor's most recent COVID-19 update.
If you are interested in attending please contact Cheryl Costello for the Zoom link and passcode at cheryl.costello@morrow.k12.or.us