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SCHOOL
PROGRAMS
Garden of Wonders
This "outdoor classroom" serves as part of our
integrated cafeteria/gardening program; the garden
gives students hands-o
n experience through planting, tending and harvesting.
This outdoor experience i
s enhanced by coordinated math science and social
studies classwork. The other half of this integrated
program is of course our Scratch Kitchen recently
featured on NPR. For a link to the NPR webpage
regarding Abernethy's Scratch Kitchen/G
arden of Wonders please click
HERE.
Spanish
The goals
of the Spanish program are to teach children basic
Spanish vocabulary and beginning conversational Spanish
skills, and to familiarize students with Spanish
speaking cultures and encourage interest in other
cultures and peoples. To accomplish these goals,
teachers are expected to maximize children’s
exposure to Spanish by speaking mostly in
Spanish. Learning activities for all levels will
be designed to foster Spanish speaking skills.
This early interaction gives
students a head start toward the study of Spanish. It
also helps students develop a long-term interest and
appreciation of other cultures.Qualified teachers are
hired under contract to the Spanish Program. The
program's teachers have lived and studied in various
parts of the Spanish speaking world. They integrate
their knowledge of different cultures into the language
instruction in order to engage the students and make
learning Spanish
enjoyable.For more information please
click HERE.
Winter Weeks
Winter Weeks is Abernethy's outstanding after school
activity program. Parent volunteers organize various
classes and activities throughout the year
(especially important during those rainy months)
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Winter Week activities have ranged from folk dancing,
ceramics, sports programs, sewing to a variety of other
offerings at no cost to the students.
Contact Person: Lisa
Kane.......Email Lisa
Reading is Fundamental
Reading is Fundamental ("RIF") is a book give-away
program that is held 2-3 times a year. Each child in
the school can select a new book to take home. This
wonderful program promotes reading, literature and the
love of books
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Contact Person: Julie
Yeggy.......Email Julie
New Family Connections (Kindergarten
Outreach)
This Committee works to make sure that our community
knows what a great school we have. In addition to
helping create this website, the Kindergarten and
Community Outreach Committee does outreach to
prospective Kindergarten families and organizes the
annual Kindergarten
Round-Up
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Contact Person: Sarah
Jesudason.......Email
Sarah
Monday Packets
Each Monday, dedicated parents staple together
materials for students to take home to their families.
These materials range from important school
announcements, to flyers from local businesses, to
interesting community events. Abernethy parents quickly
learn that it is important to check backpacks each
Monday for the Monday Packet materials!
The Listserve
The listserve is an internet group of community
members that allows everyone to stay informed about the
happenings of Abernethy. If you are interested in
joining the Listserve, please email Ryan
Spencer........ Email
Ryan
Child Care
Art4Life is very excited about being a part of the
Abernethy community as its before & after school
Arts program. Our focus is on introducing children to
the Arts such as visual art, literature, music, dance,
theatre, film, etc. We also introduce them to our city
and go to the Symphony, ballet, Art mus
eum, parks, theatres, and connect with our community in
giving ways as well.
We hope to visit the assisted living home un Division
monthly.
We also focus on other cultures studying a different
country each month and sampling food from that country
every Friday.
We make time
for outdoor play, snack , homework and reading as
well!
Enrollment/Info
packets are available in the Abernethy school office
for more information please visit our website Art4Life.net or call us
at 971-998-3352.
Seasonal Events
The Abernethy school year can be marked by events,
some of which involve doing good deeds, others which
involve just having fun, all of which benefit our kids
and our school.
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For an overview of some seasonal events run by the
PTA, please click HERE.
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If you are interested in helping out with any of
these projects, see our VOLUNTEER page.
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