McCornack Family Week at a Glance

November 17-21, 2025

This Week:

Coming Soon: 

McCornack Parent/Family Handbook:  We strongly recommend families review and reference this handbook (Spanish) which is full of important information about McCornack.  Please click on this link once you have read/reviewed the Handbook.

Planned Absences of 3 or more days:  Submit pre-arranged absence form to McCornack’s office at least 2 days prior to the absence.

Breakfast/Lunch Menus: Click HERE to access the school breakfast/lunch menus.  Breakfast and lunch are provided at no charge to McCornack students.

November BREAKFAST Menu - November LUNCH Menu

Local Food Resources: CLICK HERE to view the list of local resources

McCornack’s Free Little Pantry: McCornack has a free little food pantry donation program, sponsored by Valley Covenant Church. The pantry is open Monday through Friday from 3:15 p.m to 6:15 p.m. and is located near the front office at McCornack.  Please take what you need :-)  

*We are always looking for non-perishable items to keep our pantry stocked.  You can drop off donations at the front office. 

Jog-a-thon!:  This year’s McCornack Jog-a-thon was Thursday, November 13! Our goal is to raise $10,000!  Please reach out to relatives, friends, customers, bosses, anyone who loves our kids!

Pledge envelopes are due Friday, November 21st!

UO Women’s Basketball Game:  We have the opportunity to take our entire school to the University of Oregon on December 18th for an 11 a.m. basketball game.  As an extra special bonus, our Unicycle Team will be the halftime entertainment!  If you are interested in chaperoning, please complete this form.  All volunteers must be cleared through the 4j volunteer system in order to attend.  We recommend you apply to be a volunteer before 11/21 for this trip.

The itinerary is below:  

10:15 a.m.    Load busses at McCornack
10:30 a.m.    Depart for Matthew Knight Arena
11:00 a.m.    Game - University of Oregon vs. Portland
1:00 p.m.    Load busses at Matthew Knight Arena
1:15 p.m.    Depart for McCornack
1:35 p.m.    Arrive at McCornack

Parent/Guardian-Teacher Conferences: Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for Monday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 25. Sign-ups will be managed through ParentSquare, and teachers will share specific scheduling information soon. Some teachers may also offer evening conference times during the week prior. Please keep an eye out for communication from your child’s teacher with further details.

Conference Meals for Staff: Meals are being provided for the McCornack Staff both Monday and Tuesday during conferences on November 24th and 25th. We are asking for donations to help make this successful! If you are able, please sign up to bring food and/or paper goods to contribute. Items need to be dropped off the morning of the 24th. We are hoping to have enough soup and salad to feed our staff on both Monday and Tuesday. Thank you SO MUCH!  

Click HERE to sign up to bring food for the staff!

The Dandelions and Sunflowers Alliance: The Dandelions and Sunflowers Alliance is a group for neurodivergent and disabled kids, and welcomes genuine allies who are committed to inclusion and belonging for all children with disabilities and/or neurodivergent minds. Permission forms were sent home on Friday, November 21st.

PTO Corner: 

Meetings:  Our next PTO meeting will be Tuesday, December 2nd and we'd love to see you there.   To make it easier for everyone to attend, FREE dinner and childcare will be provided. 

Volunteers: We're also looking for volunteers to help bring our upcoming projects and events to life.  Whether it’s lending a hand at meetings, supporting fundraisers, popping popcorn, or helping in classrooms, every bit makes a difference.  Find more information, please review this flyer and visit our PTO page. Sign up for volunteer information here: McCornack Volunteer Information.

School Pictures: To order school pictures, please visit Jostens at JOSTENSPIX.COM/SHOP

Event Code: FE157725

Please call McCornack’s front office for student ID numbers - 541-790-5800

Our Character focus for the month of November is Gratitude/Generosity:  I Give to others and appreciate what others give to me.

The Bee Jamboree choices this month will be: Board Game Party vs. STEM Time

Library Corner: 

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