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12/1: McCornack Family Week at a Glance

Posted Date: 11/21/25 (2:58 PM)

McCornack Family Week at a Glance

December 1-5, 2025

This Week:

 

November 24-25

No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences (sign up with teacher)

Please plan to arrive 10 minutes ahead of time to sign in, review volunteer opportunities, walk down to classrooms, etc. Click HERE to sign up to bring food for the staff

November 26-28

NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

December 1

Countdown to Winter Break begins (link coming soon)

December 1-19

Erin’s Law Lesson taught - parent information here

December 2

3rd Grade Field Trip to the Waste Water Treatment Plant 9-11:15 a.m.

December 2

PTO General Meeting 6:00 p.m. - Childcare Provided

December 3

BSU - 8:00-9:00 a.m. in rm 22

December 4

The Dandelions and Sunflowers Alliance 8:00-8:45 a.m. in rm 22

December 5

LSU - 4th and 5th Graders 8:00-8:45 AM in rm 22

December 5

Jog-a-thon Online Donations Due - Click HERE to donate online


Coming Soon: 

 

December 9

3rd Grade Alton Baker Park Salmon Release Field Trip 10:15 a.m. - noon

December 12

LSU - 2nd and 3rd Graders  (8:00-8:45 AM in rm 22)

December 12

Dental/Vision Screenings

December 15-19

Spirit Week!

December 17

BSU - 8:00-9:00 a.m. in rm 22

December 18

Whole School Field Trip - UO Women’s Basketball Game and College Visit

If you are interested in chaperoning, please complete this form.  All volunteers must be cleared through the 4j volunteer system in order to attend.

December 19

LSU - 4th and 5th Graders (8:00-8:45 AM in rm 22)

December 19

Popcorn Friday! (50 cents per bag; limit 3 per student)

December 22-January 5th

NO SCHOOL 

  • Winter Break, December 22-January 2

  • Staff PD/Planning, January 5


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.

December BREAKFAST Menu - December LUNCH Menu


Local Food Resources and Thanksgiving meals: 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 were due Friday, November 21st! Online donations due December 5th. 

Click HERE to donate online


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!


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 December is Patience:  “I can regulate my emotions”

The Bee Jamboree choices this month will be: Pajama Day VS Extra Recess


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