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2/4: McCornack Family Week at a Glance

Posted Date: 1/31/25 (8:17 PM)

McCornack Family Week at a Glance

February 4-7, 2025


This Week:

 

January 28-Febrary 14

Guest Administrator, Mike Riplinger, at McCornack to support our building during Dana Brummett’s absence

February 2

Unicycle Performance at the Men’s U of O Basketball Game at 3 p.m. Click HERE for more information

February 3

NO SCHOOL - Transition Day

February 4 

PTO Meeting (FREE dinner at McCornack @ 6 p.m. - Meeting from 6:30-7:30 p.m.)  **Enter near the Family Resource Center located just off of the front playground 

February 5

Family Connections Workshop - Positive School Talk; Building Confidence, Growth Mindset and Resilience in Kids.  8:30-9:30 a.m. @ McCornack - See Below For More Info

February 5

National World Read Aloud Day

February 5

Unicycle Performance at the Unified Basketball Game at 7 p.m. @ Churchill High School. Click HERE for more information

February 7

Report Cards Go Home With Students

February 8

Community Service Saturday 9:00-11:00 a.m. - Sign up HERE


Coming Soon:                  

 

February 9

B.L.A.Q Youth Presents Soulful Stories. 2:00-4:00 p.m. @ Tsunami Books. Click HERE for more information

February 17

NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day

February 25

PTO Board Meeting - 6:30 p.m. at McCornack

February 28

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

March 1

Community Service Saturday 9:00-11:00 a.m. - Sign up HERE

March 3-7

Classified Appreciation Week

March 3

Title 1 Family Day - Kinder and 1st Grade, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

March 4

Title 1 Family Day - 2nd and 3rd Grade, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

March 4

PTO Board Meeting - 6:30 p.m. at McCornack -Carnival Planning Meeting

March 6

Title 1 Family Day - 4th and 5th Grade, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

March 6-7

Flouride and Dental Sealants

March 15

Elementary OBOB Regionals at ATA Middle School. Click HERE for more information


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.


Family Resources:

Click HERE to view resources in ENGLISH

Click HERE to view resources in SPANISH


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

February 4-7: BREAKFAST Menu - LUNCH Menu


A Note From Principal Dana Brummett: Dear McCornack Families,

I wanted to share that I will be out on medical leave beginning January 28, with a tentative return date of March 12. During my absence, I have every confidence in our incredibly skilled McCornack staff to continue providing the highest level of care and commitment to our students, families, and one another. To ensure seamless support for our school community, guest administrators Mike Riplinger (1/28-2/14) and Denisa Talyor (2/17-3/11), both retired after long and dedicated careers in 4J, will be on-site to assist staff, students, and families as needed. Thank you for your understanding and support during this time, and I look forward to returning soon.

Warm regards,

Dana =)


School Nurse Corner: At McCornack Elementary, we are committed to maintaining a healthy and safe environment for all students and staff. To help prevent the spread of communicable diseases, we follow the Communicable Disease Guidelines developed by the Oregon Health Authority. 

  • Students must be fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication before returning to school. 

  • If a student experiences vomiting or diarrhea, they are required to stay home until 24 hours have passed since the last episode. 

These precautions are in place to minimize illness and ensure that our school community stays as healthy as possible. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping everyone safe!


Family Connection Workshops: How you can get involved in our school community and support your student(s)! Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at McCornack in room 3 & 4.

Childcare, coffee and baked goods provided!! Click HERE to view the flyer


Workshop dates:

February 5 - Positive school talk; Building confidence, growth mindset and resilience in kids

February 12 - TBD based on feedback

February 19 - TBD based on feedback

February 26 - TBD based on feedback


Empty Cereal Boxes Needed: McCornack is looking for empty cereal boxes for a project for our upcoming Family Joy event.  Please drop any and all cereal boxes off in the front office 🙂


McCornack Student Expectations: At the beginning of the year and after each break from school, as a community, we review our expectations for students. Please see the matrix below so that you know what is expected at McCornack. Each week we will highlight a different area of the school. Please take a moment and check in with your student to see if they know the 3 big expectations and how they apply to the specific areas. If you have any questions, please check in with Mrs. Kuhl or anyone on the Climate and Culture team.


This week our highlighted area is the cafeteria: Our basic three school expectations apply outside as well as in the building. See the matrix for specifics about being physically and emotionally safe in the cafeteria as well as being responsible and a caretaker. It's incredibly helpful to go over these with your child at home so that they know that you are aware of McCornack expectations. Please check in with Mrs. Kuhl or anyone on the Climate and Culture team if you have questions regarding any of our school expectations!:



AVID: What is WICOR???

AVID’s proven learning support structure, known as WICOR , incorporates teaching/learning methodologies in the critical areas of Writing to Learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading to Learn. WICOR provides a learning model that educators can use to guide students in comprehending concepts and articulating ideas at increasingly complex levels.

WICOR is part of the foundation of an effective and rigorous classroom experience. Connecting WICOR to lessons provides students with the opportunity to contextualize their experience in lessons within the broader aims and goals of AVID’s WICOR instructional strategies. We will break this down over the next five weeks and give you examples of how your child might experience learning differently here at McCornack.

McCornack Library's Book Buzz: This coming Wednesday, Feb. 5th is the annual World Read Aloud Day! Join millions of other readers, writers, and listeners as we celebrate the joy of reading aloud. Find out more at litworld.org/worldreadaloudday


Our Character Focus for the month of February is CITIZENSHIP: "Do your share to make your home, school, and community a better place."


The Bee Jamboree choices for December will be: Watch a Movie vs. Extra Recess


People who are Good Citizens:

  • Have respect for others' and their property

  • They know their rights and respect others' rights

  • Have compassion and empathy for others

  • Actively work to make their communities better

  • Know current issues and events

  • Take responsibility for their own actions

BottleDrop Fundraiser: Have cans and bottles laying around? We have a solution! McCornack’s PTO has an ongoing BottleDrop Fundraiser! BottleDrop bags are available in our front office for you to pick up!  You can either drop your filled bag(s) off at McCornack or take your filled bag(s) directly to the Oregon BottleDrop Re


Sluggo’s Home Run Reading Challenge: Your student has been challenged by Sluggo and the Eugene Emeralds to take part in Flat Sluggo’s Home Run Reading Program. This program is where reading = Emeralds tickets! Your student has been given a reading goal by their teacher. They also received a special Reading Program bookmark. It is up to your student to track their reading progress on the back of the bookmark. Once your student has completed the challenge make sure they turn in their completed bookmark to their teacher. Students who complete their bookmark will receive TWO (2) free ticket vouchers good for an early season Emeralds game. Bookmarks are due BY MARCH 21st. The ticket vouchers, and instructions on how to redeem those, will be sent home with your student in April.


If you have questions regarding your student’s reading goal, please reach out to their teacher. For

general questions, please contact Nina-Grace Montes with the Emeralds at

ninagrace@emeraldsbaseball.com.

With your support and motivation, your student can hit a home run in reading today!


University of Oregon Education Appreciation: Education Appreciation Days here with the Ducks to let you know discounted tickets are still available for our Men’s and Women’s Basketball games:

Men’s Basketball

Saturday, March 1st vs USC at 1:00 PM

 

Women’s Basketball

Sunday, February 9th vs UCLA at 1:00 PM

 

Teachers, Faculty, Staff, Students, and Families are all welcome to access these discounted tickets through the link below:

 

https://fevo-enterprise.com/group/DucksEDUDay24


KIDSPORTS After School Movement & Play Class: – 1st-8th Grade - Sensory Friendly

Info Online Here

Class for kids in 1st-8th Grade.

KIDSPORTS Fieldhouse (2054 Amazon Parkway, Eugene, OR)

Registration fee is $110 for 8 sessions.
– Wednesdays & Fridays , 3:45pm-4:45pm
-Feb 5, Feb 7, Feb 12, Feb 14, Feb 19, Feb 21, Feb 26, Feb 28

We have a new start date of Feb 5th for our new Sensory Friendly - Afterschool Movement and Play Class, so there is time to still get registered. Come check out this new afterschool class for kids 1st-8th grade.


This is a Afterschool Movement and Play Class that is designed for the school aged child 1st- 8th grades who want the opportunity to play and move their bodies in different fun ways. This is class is designed for kids who may not be interested or ready other programs/classes due to their different needs. Class will include opportunities to challenge themselves physically by exploring different games and activities(including but not limited to): Obstacle course, Gaga ball, Pickleball, Dodgeball, Angleball, Golf, Soccer, Basketball…and much more. Class will also include opportunities for practicing prosocial skills that include things like working with others, leadership skills, supporting others, and how to tactfully navigate “winning and losing”. Activities and environments can and will be modified for needs of those in each class.

Class will be offered in a sensory friendly environment that includes: Lower lighting, low-calming music; Autism friendly staff, safe space with a variety of equipment, textures and activities


Churchill HS Winter Little Lancer Cheer Clinic: 

When: February 19th-21st, 4:15-6:15 in the Churchill High School cafeteria

Performance: Feb 21st, 8:00 p.m. at halftime of the Boys Basketball Game!

View the FLYER for more information and to register for the clinic


Kidsports Spring Soccer League Season: Registration Deadline for Kinder thru 8th grade: Wednesday, Feb. 19th.

NEW: This is an earlier deadline than in the past, please register soon.

It is important to register by the deadline to guarantee your child a spot on a team.

NEW: Participants who register AFTER the league registration deadline will be added to the program WAITLIST. Waitlist registration is NOT a guarantee of placement, however Kidsports will attempt to place as many participants from the waitlist as possible for the purpose of filling open roster positions on league teams. Waitlisted participants who are eventually placed onto a team roster will be subject to a $10 late fee in addition to the standard league registration fee.

- Spring Soccer Info & Registration Online Here


Monetary Donations to McCornack: Families and community members are welcome to make a donation to McCornack’s school fund. These funds will be used to provide supplies, special programming, events, and experiences for our students. We thank you for your continued support of McCornack Elementary. Click HERE to donate.

Donations are tax deductable: 93-6000566


Pre-arranged absences of three or more days: The pre-arranged absence form for School District 4J is used to request an excused absence for a planned event, such as a family trip. The form is required for absences of three or more days, and must be completed and submitted in advance:

  • When to complete: At least one week before the absence

  • Where to get the form: Click HERE


Who to get approval from: The principal and the student's teachers. 
The form does not apply to emergencies, sickness, or authorized religious holidays. Absences due to illness that last more than five days require a doctor's note. Permission to be absent does not guarantee that the absence will be excused. Vacations are typically not considered excused absences