Calendar Reminders

Tuesday, October 27, 2020
  • Limited in person schedules start. Your student's schedule was emailed to you. Limited in person classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week. Please contact Mary Mollway if you have questions.

Friday, October 30, 2020
  • Zoom Halloween Party from 3pm -4pm. All grades welcome! See below for more information and watch your email for costume information from Mr. Lowery.
A MESSAGE FROM MR. LOWERY

Since Halloween occurs on a Saturday this year, and many of our kids will have fewer opportunities to celebrate and show off their costumes, we will be allowing students to celebrate with the staff on Friday, October 30th. That day students do have permission to wear costumes to their regularly scheduled classes and are invited to a Zoom-based celebration from 3 to 4 pm (see info above). We will still have regular learning that day so aspects of costumes that interfere with class participation or are disruptive may need to be put away for portions of the class. In order to make sure this is a safe and fun experience please use the following guidelines for school-appropriate costumes.

  • Costumes may not be demeaning to any ethnic group, race, religion, nationality, disabilities, gender (boys as girls and vice versa), or individual (staff or student) at the school.
  • Costumes may not cause a disruption or distraction to the school program, i.e. no revealing costumes (French maids, nightwear, bathing suits, etc.).
  • No weapons, toy weapons, or props replicating weapons.
  • Avoid costumes that would completely hide the identity of the student or interfere with learning, i.e. Hazmat suit, gorilla suit, "Scream" character. Appropriate masks and similar costumes may be allowed for a portion of the class but staff may request that masks or distracting elements be removed. 
  • Costumes may not show obscene materials or prohibited substances.

If you have any questions about these guidelines or the celebration please contact me by email.

Happy Halloween!
Craig Lowery
Head of School
Our counselor, Linda West, often has great information about college and post high school programs to share with our students. You can find the latest and greatest here, in the Counselor Corner. Ms. West can be reached via her email.
Check out the Oregon Goes to College website for a wide range of post-high school planning information!

There are a number of informative virtual events available on a variety of topics. Please note that some sessions are live at a specific time and date, while others are recorded and therefore available at your convenience.

College
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) sponsors a series of college fairs annually. Click here to watch a short video and learn how to find schools you are interested in. Northwest Colleges are also featured at this site and live sessions are available at multiple times this fall. Please contact Linda West if you have more questions about how to make the most of this site.

The Pacific Northwest chapter also has a fair, focusing on northwest and a smaller selection of school nationally. This fair is usually held at the Oregon Convention Center in the fall and at University of Portland in the spring. 
  • For information on recorded topics and Oregon schools, click here and look for the search button associated with topics of interest to you. Here is one example:
  • Oregon Community Colleges and the Oregon Promise: schools and how to pay for them! Learn more about Portland Community College and Cascades Community College, in Bend and the one community college that has dorms! Click here to learn more about these programs.
For additional information click on the Oregon Promise, to learn about tuition assistance for students attending an Oregon community college. 

Career
The Portland Workforce Alliance sponsors the NW Youth Career Fair we have attended the last few years. You may recall that last spring's fair was cancelled due to Covid but a rich variety of virtual career talks continue to be available this fall!
  • Did you know that October is the National Awareness month for Dyslexia and Construction Careers month? Learn more about the many careers in construction and Oregon Builds here.
  • Are you interested in learning more about careers with the Portland Trailblazers, in manufacturing, at Kaiser Permanente (medical services and medical technology), Mahlum Architecture and/or the Oregon Humane Society? Learn more and complete a quick registration to watch a recorded session here.
  • For upcoming, live career talks, learn more and register here. Mark your calendar if your interests include:
  • Swan Island Trade Center, a variety of careers in a high demand field, Friday, Oct. 30, 1:00-1:45pm

Keep checking the Note from Parker for more Career Talks this fall! Coming up: education, nursing, firefighting and more! 

Please contact Linda West for more information.
Everybody loves a little competition! The current grade standings are:

First Place: 6th Grade

Second Place: 8th Grade

Third Place: 4th Grade

You have until Monday to help sell tickets! We have currently sold 595 and can sell up to 1,000! Click the link below to buy yours and be sure to share on social media.
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