Do you find yourself missing the bustle and news of assemblies? Never fear: our amazing school leaders have been holding virtual assemblies all year. You can view them all on Vice Principal Katherine Hu’s YouTube channel. Watch them with your kids, and let us know what you’re hoping to see in future assemblies! << Watch Virtual Assemblies Here >>
The Woodlawn community is lucky to have a fish tank enthusiast, Tim Rys (Rys rhymes with fish) among us. Tim, whose son Charlie is in 4th grade, keeps lots of beautiful fish at home, and is now volunteering his time and expertise to bring some of that fishy magic to school. Tim is working with Ms. Audel, who requested help with the tanks; PTA funds were used to purchase new fish, and Tim donated some of the equipment. So where can you find our local fish? There are 3 tanks at the school. The first is in the front office, and houses two Comet goldfish named Dame and CJ (can you tell them apart?). This tank recently became home to […]
On Wednesday, December 15th and Thursday, December 16th, the Woodlawn School community showed our love for Woodlawn School staff by bringing 29 different types of homemade cookies, including vegan and gluten-free options! Thank you to the PTA Staff Resilience Room Chair, Bettina Hammersly-Rhys for coordinating this awesome event. Here is a photo of just a few of the cookies…
Thank you to all our families and community members who supported the 3rd Annual Willamette Valley Pie Company pie sale fundraiser! We sold 307 pies and raised $1,100 for the PTA General Fund, which supports the PTA Staff Fund, the Staff Resilience Room, and PTA events (such as Movie Nights, First Friday Morning Coffee Cart, Celebrate Woodlawn, 5th Grade Promotion, just to name a few)! In the past, in addition to offering pies, Willamette Valley Pie Company has also…
Did you know that one of our own teachers has been at Woodlawn since he was a toddler? Mr. Clegg first attended Woodlawn School as a preschool student and has been part of the school community ever since.
Mr. Clegg was born in Arkansas, the youngest of 5 children. His family moved to Northeast Portland’s Woodlawn neighborhood shortly after he was born. In fact, his parents…
Nationwide, many educators purchase items out of pocket. One of Woodlawn PTA’s budget goals each year is to provide $100 in discretionary funds to each Woodlawn Elementary staff member to use for items that directly support their classroom or Woodlawn students. In the past, staff have used these funds to subsidize field trip costs, purchase tee shirts for their class, purchase classroom books and other materials, and purchase items to enhance teaching remotely during the pandemic, to name just a few. This year, Ms. Audel has used her funds to revamp the fish tanks in the library, another teacher has used her funds to purchase seating for her classroom, and the kindergarten team has used their funds to purchase educational […]
Thank you so much to all our Woodlawn community members who showed their school spirit and staff support by providing such yummy food to the Woodlawn Elementary school staff on Friday, November 5th! Staff were so grateful to have such delicious lunch options and really felt the love from the school community. Over 30 families brought soup (7 different kinds, including vegan and gluten free options!), various types of bread, salads, beverages, and desserts! Thank you to the PTA Staff Resilience Room Chair, Bettina Hammersly-Rhys for coordinating this awesome event. We are Wildcat strong!
You all bought a lot of pie last year to show support for Woodlawn families and teachers impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, thank you! This year the PTA will use proceeds from the pie sale for staff appreciation, support for families and classrooms, and school events.
Woodlawn families are gearing up and getting online during PPS’ “soft start” to the school year. It’s a confusing time for everyone and getting the right information at the right time can be difficult.
KGW8 Reporter Cristin Severance and photojournalist Gene Cotton spent the 2019-20 school year in our halls, classrooms and homes uncovering the stories of the students, staff and families that make up the Woodlawn community.