12/8: McCornack Family Week at a Glance

Posted Date: 12/05/25 (03:35 PM)

McCornack Family Week at a Glance

December 8-12, 2025

This Week:

December 1-19	Erin’s Law Lesson taught - parent information here
December 9	3rd Grade Alton Baker Park Salmon Release Field Trip 10:15 a.m. - noon
December 11	The Dandelions and Sunflowers Alliance 8:00-8:45 a.m. in rm 22 *Parents, please make sure your child is on time at 8:00 a.m. (they are working on a project) Have your child bring their permission form if they haven’t already
December 12	LSU - 2nd and 3rd Graders (8:00-8:45 AM in rm 22)
December 12	Dental/Vision Screenings

Coming Soon:

December 15-19	Spirit Week! Monday- Bright Lights (wear your brightest, boldest, most colorful clothes!) Tuesday- Twinning Tuesday (dress the same as a friend or two) Wednesday- Teacher/Student Swap Day (dress up as a teacher for the day) Thursday- School Spirit (McC gear for the field trip) Friday- Sweater Weather (ugly sweater, silly socks, holiday gear)
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 18	The Dandelions and Sunflowers Alliance 8:00-8:45 a.m. in rm 22
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

Unicycle Calendar

Lost and Found: We have an abundance of lost items. They will be on racks outside of the office during school hours. All unclaimed items will be donated during winter break. We’d love for all the lost things to find their homes.

Spirit Week:

Monday- Bright Lights (wear your brightest, boldest, most colorful clothes!)
Tuesday- Twinning Tuesday (dress the same as a friend or two)
Wednesday- Teacher/Student Swap Day (dress up as a teacher for the day)
Thursday- School Spirit (McC gear for the field trip)
Friday- Sweater Weather (ugly sweater, silly socks, holiday gear)

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

Important Notes:

Please remember that no electronic devices are permitted.
Matthew Knight Arena operates cashless, so children should not bring cash.
Send your child with a sack lunch; we’ll also provide sack lunches for any students who need one.

School Choice:

It’s School Choice Time

See what our schools offer!

In Eugene School District 4J, students may request to enroll in any school. School choice requests are accepted in an order determined by lottery.

January is school choice season: Virtual school choice visits and in-person school visits are scheduled in the month of January. 4J residents must submit a request form between January 15 and February 15 to be included in the annual school choice lottery. Non-district residents must submit a request form for an interdistrict transfer between March 1 and March 31 to be included in the lottery.

Who needs to apply: All students who wish to enroll in a new school other than their neighborhood school must submit a school choice request form. This includes:

incoming siblings of current students.
students who have moved out of our school neighborhood or the district and want to remain enrolled next year. Their enrollment is not automatic and not all schools are open to non-district resident transfer requests.
fifth grade students who want to enroll in a non-neighborhood middle school.

Who does not need to apply: If your student is already enrolled in our school and has not moved, you do not need to submit a request form to continue attending our school next year.

See our schools: If you or any of your friends are interested in exploring your school choice options, all 4J schools will hold virtual visits and in-person info sessions with an opportunity to ask questions during the month of January. Additionally, the district is holding school choice information sessions on:

Virtual: Tuesday, January 6, 12 p.m. - in English (Link to Virtual Session)
Virtual: Thursday, January 8, 6 p.m. - in English (Link to Virtual Session)
In-Person: Thursday, January 15, 6 p.m. - in Spanish - 4J Ed Center, 200 N. Monroe (Tower Room)

Visit www.4j.lane.edu/schoolchoice for details.

McCornack Virtual: Tuesday, January 13th, 10 a.m. (Link to Virtual Session)

McCornack In-Person: TBA

More information: www.4j.lane.edu/schoolchoice

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

Library Corner: