New Website and Blog!

Sunshine School and Sprout have a new website! Check it out at http://sunshineschoolpdx.com/.

On our new site you can view the upcoming calendar of events, check out what's happening in Lunch Lady Land, learn more about our staff, look at pictures, and stay tuned to all the news coming from Sunshine School and Sprout. We've also added a new blog to the site http://sunshineschoolpdx.com/blog/ - visit this page to subscribe to the blog for updates right in your email! We will no longer be posting to the old blogspot page so be sure to subscribe to the new one to stay connected! Monthly newsletters will be included in your statement emails each month going forward.

March 2014 Menu

March 2014 Menu

School Closure 2-10-2014

Due to the continuing winter weather conditions, Sunshine School and Sprout will be closed on Monday, February 10th. We apologize for the continuing inconvenience, but for safety, it is our policy to follow Portland Public School District's closure decisions in cases of inclement weather. We will plan to resume school on Tuesday, February 11th unless PPS announces otherwise.

School Closure 2-7-2014

Due to winter weather conditions, Sunshine School and Sprout will be closed on Friday, February 7th in accordance with Portland Public School District's decision to close school. We will plan to re-open on Monday morning as scheduled.

Have a safe weekend, and stay warm! 

Early Closure 2-6-2014

Portland Public School District has called for an early release today due to a winter storm warning. Sunshine School's policy is to follow Portland Public School District's decisions in the case of inclement weather. As a result, Sunshine School is closing today at 1:00 pm to ensure that all staff and students arrive home safely. There will be no afternoon Sprout today.

If your child is currently at Sunshine School, please come pick up your child as soon as possible. Currently, parents are being individually contacted by phone regarding the early release. 

If you do not arrive by 1:00 pm, we will of course keep your child warm, safe, and well attended. However, we are closing at 1:00, so please pick up your child as promptly as possible so that our staff can get home safely before weather conditions worsen.

We apologize for this inconvenience, but we believe that it is the decision that is safest for staff and students and that most directly follows our school policies in these situations. 

For tomorrow, please keep an eye on Portland Public School District's decision regarding inclement weather and school closure. If Portland Public Schools are closed, Sunshine School will be closed. If Portland Public Schools call for a two hour delay, Sunshine School will open at 9:00 am. 

February 2014 Menu

February 2014 Menu

February Newsletter

Family Movie Night

Friday, February 28, 6:30 – 8:30

We will be watching Spirit: Stalliion of the Cimarron (rated G) on the big screens in the church sanctuary. Students are encouraged to come in their PJ’s and bring a blanket and pillow to cozy up and watch the movie. Feel free to invite your friends, and we will provide cookies!

See you at the movies!

February in Sprout

Portland Public Schools will be closed on Monday, February 17 for President’s Day and will have a late opening morning on Wednesday, February 19. Please let us know by Monday, February 10^th if we can expect your student to attend during either of these!

Upcoming Events:

• Pink Day on Thursday, Feb. 6 

• Police Officer visits Preschool on Thursday, Feb. 6 

• Firefighters visit Preschool on Wednesday, Feb. 12 

• Valentine’s Fun Day in Preschool on Friday, Feb. 14 

• Teddy Bear Picnic on Wednesday, Feb. 19: bring your teddy bear or favorite stuffed animal friend! 

• Brown Day on Friday, Feb. 21
  
  
• Family Movie Night on Friday, Feb. 28 at 6:30 pm

Connect to Kindergarten

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Lunch lady update

Hello there families,

Well, it's been quite a year! And frankly, my dear, I'm glad it's over.

Between traveling home for thanksgiving and getting sick for what seems like the whole month of December, I'd like to extend my apologizes for keeping you mildly out of the loop in lunch lady land.

As I head into the new year I'm trying to figure out how to best continue serving up delicious and fun meals for the kids while also keeping you in the know. And as some of you already know, I found the answer...

Facebook!

This way you can stay informed as we go as I post almost each day what goes on here and it keeps me from hiding in my room at the end of each month trying to crank out a blog that I'm not even certain how many people read.

So, that said, just click here and once you're there click like to get the updates sent straight to your Facebook feed.

This will also catch you up November and December!

I'm sure I'll be blogging again when I can, until then... See ya facebook! (And don't worry, you can still view it even if you don't have facebook... it is a public page, while respecting the privacy of the kids and families!)

Lunch lady out,

jj