North Powder School District

We will host our first family skate party this Thursday form 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the elementary. Skates will be provided on a first come first serve basis. We are charging $1 per person and a release will need to be signed upon arrival by the parent/guardian. All are welcome. Check out the flyer on our school website or social media pages. We will have skate parties the first Thursday of each month.

Thank you to our School Board! January is School Board Recognition Month. We appreciate the time and dedication our board members provide to our school district. ​

Attendance matters.

We are hosting a Family Literacy Night on Thursday, January 18th for Pre-K through 5th grade families. Dinner will be served in the cafeteria from 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Join us for a night of fun and a lot of freebies. Please check out the flyer on our school website, social media pages, or on your email.

"If it's green, they are under 18". We have students who are starting to referee at our athletic events. If they have a green whistle, they are 18 or under. We are really proud of them for stepping up and learning the trade of refereeing. Please be respectful to our referees, and thank them for helping out.

#benchbadbehavior NFHS is hosting a movement to bench bad behavior at athletic events. Athletics is the only place where people yell negatively at adults in front of students. This year we will have high school students officiating at our events. We definitely are not going to allow people to yell at our officials. If we don't allow adults to come into our classrooms and yell, why would we allow it at athletic events? Please help us in this movement. https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qNr1/officially-human-recital

The Winter Concert is Wednesday, December 13 at 6:30 this year. We are celebrating a Country Christmas. We're having a Hardy Har Hee Haw Hoedown! Students can wear anything country style (hats are possibly not going to work). We want to see handkerchiefs and belt buckles and throw in some muck boots and plaid jackets. Kindly leave the pistols and spurs at home. The School Dinner begins at 4:30 and ends at 6:00. The gym will open around 6:00 and students should basically be in the old gym by 6:15. The concert will last about one hour and be a ton of fun. See ya'll thar! Mr. Carlsen *** If your child is sick the day of the concert, please do not bring them to the event.

Picture retake day is scheduled for November 29th. If you want your child to take retakes please be sure to bring their original pictures back with them on retake day.

Attendance matters.

Please check out the flyer. This is for first through fourth grade students.

We would like to invite all Veteran's in for lunch next Wednesday, November 15th. We apologize for the late notice, but would like people to RSVP by tomorrow. Please call the school or email minnie.shoemaker@npowdersd.org. Thank you!

Did you know building literacy skills in Spanish helps build a foundation for literacy in English? Reading with your child in their native language is a tremendous benefit to your child. We have many books available in Spanish in our school library. Please see Mrs. Leonnig or Mrs. Scott if you'd like your child to bring home books in Spanish. ¿Sabías que desarrollar habilidades de alfabetización en español ayuda a sentar las bases para la alfabetización en inglés? Leer con su hijo en su idioma nativo es un gran beneficio para su hijo. Tenemos muchos libros disponibles en español en la biblioteca de nuestra escuela. Por favor consulte con la Sra. Leonnig o la Sra. Scott si desea que su hijo traiga libros a casa en español.

Save the date: the annual halibut feed fundraiser will occur this year on Saturday, March 16th. Tickets will go on sale in January. Mark your calendars for this great event.

We are so excited for this weekend's Trunk or Treat. Thanks to everyone who signed up to bring a Trunk and thank you to all who donated candy and supplies. If you are signed up for a Trunk, you can arrive any time between 2-4 to set up. We will have all the vehicles back in along the sidewalk in front of the old high school. Games will be on the grass, food served next to the gym doors and the fire pit near the basketball court. Larger vehicles can pull along the gravel in front of the Ag building. Let's have our Trunks ready by 4pm as that is when all the ghosts and ghouls will begin haunting. We will close promptly at 6pm to allow families to tear down and clean up. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 spookiest trunks. Thank you Trunkers ! If you're a Treater, the festivities will run from 4-6. Wear your Halloween costumes and come have some fun ! See you Saturday ! North Powder PTCO

We have Open House this Thursday, October 26 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Please check out the flyer for more information.

This is a reminder that tomorrow from 3-5pm in the multipurpose room, there will be a flu clinic. From 3:00 - 3:45, please check in at the elementary office for a guest pass. The health department will be offering the flu and Covid vaccines for those who wish to receive them. This is open to the public. If you have had letters sent home stating that your child needs vaccines, please make sure to send the paperwork with them tomorrow, so they may receive the needed vaccines. Thank you.

Open House is this Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please save the date. More information will be out soon.

Badger community, fans, parents, and athletes. Attached you will see the 2023-24 middle school basketball schedule. This has changed to where our boys and girls will be traveling together. The boys have had the same schedule the past three years as the schedule being shared. The first practice day will be 11/6 which is 2 weeks later than usual. The girls are aligned with this as well. There will not be any practices during Thanksgiving break or Christmas break, as well as no games during this time period. In the past, our B & C girls’ teams have ended in the middle of February. This year they will be ending 1-2 weeks earlier. The practices are similar to the past with middle school boys and girls having 42 practices and 15 contests. This aligns with middle school boy's football, girl's basketball, and track from past seasons. We are trying something new this year for a variety of reasons, and one of the most important ones is to align our boy’s and girl’s teams for school spirit, as well as saving on travel expenses. Our goal is to give our athletes a better overall experience. We know with any change, there are kinks, obstacles, positives, and negatives. We will continue to evaluate as we go through this transition. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Dunten. Go Badgers! Powder Valley Middle School 2023 Boy & Girls Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Place Time Bus Leave Thursday 11/15 Imbler Imbler 4:30 3:00 Friday 11/17 Echo PV 10:00 Friday 12/1 Joseph Joseph 10:00 7:30 Wednesday 12/6 Cove PV 4:00 Friday 12/8 Cove Tournament Cove TBD Saturday 12/9 Cove Tournament Cove TBD Tuesday 12/12 Pine Eagle Pine Eagle 4:00 2:45 Friday 12/15 Imbler PV 4:30 Thursday 1/11 Prairie City Prairie City 5:00 2:45 Saturday 1/13 Adrian Tournament Adrian TBD Thursday 1/25 Four Rivers Ontario 4:30 2:45 Friday 2/2 Powder Tournament PV Thursday 2/8 Four Rivers PV 4:30 Friday 2/23 Huntington Tournament Saturday 2/24 Huntington Tournament *Schedules are subject to change

WANTED: Head Middle School Girls Basketball Coach North Powder School District is accepting applications for the current school year for the above positions. The positions are open until filled. Please submit an application to the address below. Successful candidates will be contacted for interviews. Thee position are open until filled. Compensation for all positions based on experience and placement on the salary schedule. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Dixon at the number below. If interested please submit a letter of interest, three references and an application to: Lance L Dixon or Molly Smith at PO Box 10 North Powder, OR 97867541-898-2244 (Ext: 8822)

The North Powder PTCO is hosting a Trunk or Treat event. Please check out the flyers for more information. This looks like a fun time!