North Powder School District

Practice for 3rd-5th grade Girls Volleyball will start next Monday, September 9th. Practice will be every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:45-4:30 in the cafeteria. You can join the remind group with the code @3-5vb

Badger Football, September 5, 2024 Game day at Pilot Rock. This game was moved from Friday to Thursday due to lack of officials. Go Badgers!

Reminder that tomorrow September 4th there will be Middle School sports pictures. Volleyball will be at 4:30, Football will be at 5:15. There will be a parent meeting in the Middle School gym at 5:00 for Middle School Volleyball.

We received this nice letter from Jamie, a teacher and Athletic Director in Crane. We donated funds from the pink games to her to help her with her fight. Thank you Badger Nation! We love our community for reasons like this. Dear Powder Valley Staff, Students, and Community, I wish the words "THANK YOU" were enough to express my gratitude for your very generous donation from your Pink Game Benefit. To even think of me in the first place was enough, but to raise that much money for a non-community member is pretty admirable. I've said all along that there's no better place to be from than Eastern Oregon! Please know how much our family appreciates the outpouring from your entire community throughout this journey I'm on. I wish I could personally thank each of you individually, and I will do my best...but please accept this as a genuine appreciation for your kindness. EASTERN OREGON STRONG! Love, Jamie Siegner

Our first day of school is right around the corner and we are starting it off a little bit differently this year. If students want to walk or ride their bikes from the old fire hall, we will have adults along that path. Families - we want you to join in the fun for the first few hours of the day. Classrooms will be open from 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. All students please stop by the respective office to receive a punch card and pay your fees if you haven't already. Elementary families - please feel free to join your child in their classroom for Open House. At 8:30, staff will take students outdoors to the elementary playground. There will be booths around the perimeter of the playground, as well as a few games. At 9:00, middle and high school students will join staff on the football field for more games, while the elementary students and families continue to check out the booths. At 10:00 a.m., students will head into the building to start our school day, and families can head on out knowing your children are in great hands. We look forward to seeing you. Please stop by the photo booth at each building for pictures. We are so excited for our first day of school and look forward to working with you and your student this year!

Picture Day is Thursday, September 5th, 2024 Packets will go home the First Day of School. If you wish to order online, please see the attached flyer.

Breakfast for students is free and served in the cafeteria from 7:30 - 7:55 a.m. Middle and High School students will have the opportunity for second chance breakfast between first and second periods in their school, however this will not start until the 3rd week of school. All students can eat breakfast in the cafeteria until then.

Riki's Room will be open tomorrow from 9 - 3 if your child needs school clothes. If tomorrow does not work, please stop by the school next Wednesday, August 28th after 1:00 p.m. or Thursday between 9 and 3.

Check out the flyer. We hope families can join us on the first day of school from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. More information will be out soon. Mark your calendars!

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Middle School volleyball practice is starting next week. Please check out the flyer on our Social Media pages or website. Go Badgers!

North Powder is currently accepting applications for a head middle school volleyball coach and an assistant middle school volleyball coach. If interested please contact Mr. Dixon or Mrs. Smith for details. Thanks and hope you are having a great summer!!

If you missed signing your athlete up for football camp, please contact Riley Martin at 541.910.1129 or Dan Townsend at 541.377.6620. Here is a link to the information. Football Camp - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GH61HMANzOqBN-9CtR4G14O-EHV1Rn8m/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3ka9kkdV48DEl60wVe9zXmV0LgHkAQabq_obl57nxfSwrk993-gk35l9I_aem_9kyZOB9aaQ_HHm-6QfkLdQ

We apologize for the confusion, but Mrs. McGinn is out of the office until the week of June 24th. She will be in the office from 6:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. the 24th through the 27th. If those times do not work, she can email forms to you. If you are able to come in that week during the specified times, that would be great. She will have packets available for you to register your Pre-K or Kindergarten student. If you left a voicemail for her, she will get back to you the week of the 24th. Thank you.

PRE-K and Kindergarten Registration at NPCS It’s time to register for Pre-K and Kindergarten at North Powder Charter School for the 2024-25 school year! How: Contact NPCS Elementary Office at 541-898-2373 or MS/HS Office at 541-898-2244 to get registered. 2024-25 Start Date: Pre-K’s start date is 2 weeks after the first day of school for K-12th grades (tentatively set for September 17th) Kindergarten start date will be September 3rd, which is the first day of school for K-12 Pre-K Criteria: Open to 4-year-old children who are potty trained and living in the NPCS school district. Out of district children may apply, approval from administration to follow pending policy. Must be 4 years of age prior to September 1st Copy of child’s up-to-date immunization records Copy of child’s birth certificate Proof your child has had a dental screening by a dentist Pay $25.00 student body fee prior to the first day of school Must provide a pre-packaged snack for 24 children once a month (ALL year long) Kindergarten Criteria: Must be 5 years of age prior to September 1st Copy of child’s up-to-date immunization records Copy of child’s birth certificate Proof your child has had a dental screening by a dentist Pay $25.00 student body fee prior to the first day of school Must provide a pre-packaged snack for 24 children once a month (ALL year long) More information will be sent out after the completion of registration and acceptance into NPCS. We look forward to a fun year of learning and growing. If you have questions, please contact the office. Thank you!

SORA is an app that is free that can be downloaded for students to check out books. There is quite a variety of book choices. Once you have the app downloaded, you can choose our school, and sign in using your school email and password.

Please join us on our last day of school, Wednesday, June 5th. The Color Run will start around 10:45 a.m. and then will have a picnic on the elementary playground following the Color Run. If you would like to help with the Color Run, please reach out to Mr. Dunten. Buses will run at 12:00 p.m. and school will be out for the summer!

Tonight the band and choir will have their annual spring concert in the cafeteria. The concert will start at 6:30 p.m. and will be quite a treat, as these students and their instructor have been working hard. We hope you are able to join us.

Save the Date: Aug 23-24 Summer Volleyball Camp coming your way! Packets coming home this week.

Attending school is important.