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Virtual Fall Conferences/Conferencias del Otoño Virtuales

Posted on: October 27, 2021

Virtual Fall Conferences

Schedule your appointment

November 10th  from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm

November 12th  from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm

Please call the office at (541)967-4600 or

e-mail karyn.costello@albany.k12.or.us

e-mail jill.bush@albany.k12.or.us

 

Conferencias del Otoño Virtuales

Haga su cita para el

10 de noviembre de 3:30 pm a 7:30 pm

12 de noviembre de 7:30 am a 5:00 pm

Por favor llame a la oficina al (541) 967-4600 o

Envié un correo electrónico a nestor.avilesperez@albany.k12.or.us

 

Periwinkle Fall Spirit Week~October 25th-29th/Semana de espiritu escolar de Periwinkle del otono 25-29 de octubre

Posted on: October 19, 2021

Let’s celebrate fall in a new and fun way for ALL!

Monday, October 25th/octubre 25:  College, University, or Military Appreciation Day, so wear a shirt with your favorite school or military branch!/Dia de colegio, la universidad o apreciación de las fuerzas armadas.  Usa una camisa con tu escuela o rama de las fuerzas armadas favorita.

Tuesday, October 26th/octubre 26:  Tie Dye Tuesday/martes de tie-dye

Wednesday, October 27th/octubre 27:  Periwinkle PRIDE!  Wear your school shirt or the color PURPLE!/ORGULLO de Periwinkle!  Usa tu camisa de de la escuela o el color MORADO!

Thursday, October 28th/octubre 28:  Twin Day or Mismatch Day-Match a friend or wear the craziest outfit you can put together!/DIA DE GEMELOS O DIA DE NO COMBINAR-combina con un amigo o usa tu atuendo más loco que puedas hacer!

Friday, October 29th/octubre 29:  Pajama Day/Book Character Day-Make sure you wear recess appropriate shoes!/DIA de pijamas/Dia de personaje de un libro-Asegurate de usar zapatos apropiados para el recreo!

 

Fit Fun Obstacle Run fundraiser will be October 14th & 15th

Posted on: September 30, 2021

Overview 

Students will be able to participate in our Fit Fun Obstacle Run while connecting with friends and family. They can wear their brightly colored Periwinkle t-shirt, or any bright colored shirt they own to add a little splash of color at the end of the obstacle with their gazillion bubble finish!

Parents

To get your child started on collecting pledges, follow this link to our schools main page; https://app.99pledges.com/fund/periwinkleroadrunners

Scroll down until you see “add participant”, hit the add participant button. Enter your child(ren) first and last name with a parent email. Once you have done this you will get an email with your child’s unique link that you can send to family, friends and businesses to donate. You can also post the school link to social media pages to reach a broader network of individuals to help us achieve our goal! As soon as the link is created you can start fundraising! We will accept pledges until OCTOBER 25TH.

Prizes

*$40.00 or more will receive a color changing water bottle.

*$75.00 or more will receive a periwinkle t-shirt

 *Grand Prize: The TOP earner of each GRADE level will have the chance to have a pizza party with Mrs. Smith

*Additionally, each class will have a popsicle celebration with their teachers and                  classmates after top prize earners  have been announced! All kids will have the opportunity to celebrate a job well done in completing the FIT FUN OBSTACLE RUN!

GAPS Recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month / GAPS reconoce el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana

Posted on: September 15, 2021

Hispanic Heritage Month Poster

To recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month, GAPS Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) department is hosting a series of district-wide programming including three virtual keynote speakers. Latinas/os/x in Albany comprise roughly 13% of the city’s population, and the GAPS school community has over 21% students who identify as Latina/o/x. The demographic in GAPS is greater than what is reflected in our Albany community, and we as a district want to recognize the diversity GAPS represents through educational programming for our schools and community.

We are welcoming Dr. Jesus Jaime-Diaz from the University of Arizona, Gerardo Ochoa from Linfield University, and presenting our own EDI Director, Javier Cervantes to speak on subjects that will build knowledge and understanding of the varying identities and labels ascribed to Latinas/os/x in the United States. 

West Albany and South Albany High Schools will have displays demonstrating Hispanic culture open in the school buildings throughout the month. Many GAPS art classes and libraries will also recognize Hispanic Heritage Month through projects and book displays. 

This month’s programming has been a district-wide effort from many staff members to commemorate the contributions of Latinas/os/x in our community. GAPS wants to thank our community partners, Albany Public Schools Foundation and Central Willamette Credit Union, for funding our keynote speakers.

All presentations will be recorded and available on our website under the EDI webpage.

The Zoom information is the same for all three virtual presentations.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://albany-k12-or-us.zoom.us/j/84249573498?pwd=eVB2cndMOTVCODhXOTA4UWVESFc1QT09

Meeting ID: 842 4957 3498
Passcode: 610742

Dial by your location:
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)


Spanish Translation

Mes nacional de la Herencia Hispana

Para reconocer el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana, el departamento de Equidad, Diversidad e Inclusión (EDI) de GAPS está organizando una serie de presentaciones para todo el distrito que incluye tres oradores principales virtuales. Las latinas / os / x en Albany comprenden aproximadamente el 13% de la población de la ciudad, y la comunidad escolar de GAPS tiene más del 21% de estudiantes que se identifican como latinas / o / x. La demografía en GAPS es mayor de lo que se refleja en nuestra comunidad de Albany, y nosotros, como distrito, queremos reconocer la diversidad que representa GAPS a través de la programación educativa para nuestras escuelas y comunidad.

Damos la bienvenida al Dr. Jesus Jaime-Diaz de la Universidad de Arizona, Gerardo Ochoa de la Universidad de Linfield, y presentamos a nuestro propio Director de EDI, Javier Cervantes para hablar sobre temas que desarrollarán el conocimiento y la comprensión de las distintas identidades y títulos atribuidos a las/os latinas / os / x en los Estados Unidos.

Las escuelas preparatorias de West Albany y South Albany, tendrán exhibiciones que demuestren la cultura hispana abiertas en los edificios escolares durante todo el mes. Muchas clases de arte y bibliotecas de GAPS también reconocerán el Mes de la Herencia Hispana a través de proyectos y exhibiciones de libros.

La programación de este mes ha sido un esfuerzo de todo el distrito por parte de muchos miembros del personal, para conmemorar las contribuciones de Latinas / os / x en nuestra comunidad. GAPS quiere agradecer a nuestros socios comunitarios, la Fundación de Escuelas Públicas de Albany y Central Willamette Credit Union, por financiar a nuestros oradores principales.

Todas las presentaciones se grabarán y estarán disponibles en nuestro sitio web bajo en la  página de EDI.

La información de Zoom es la misma para las tres presentaciones virtuales. 

Unirse a la reunión de Zoom: https://albany-k12-or-us.zoom.us/j/84249573498?pwd=eVB2cndMOTVCODhXOTA4UWVESFc1QT09

ID de la junta: 842 4957 3498
Contraseña: 610742

Marque desde su ubicación:
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)