After School

Chaperones needed for middle school dance

January 11, 2020

Our next middle school dance is coming up on Friday, January 17 from 6:30-8:30 pm. For the dance to happen, we will need chaperones! Sign up here to chaperone or bring snacks. Chaperones should register in the new Volunteer & Visitor sign-in system (Raptor) and complete a background screen (state issued photo ID required) in the SES office if you have not already done so.

Sign up here to chaperone or bring snacks.

The dance starts promptly at 6:30 and ends at 8:30—please make sure students have plans to arrive and leave at these precise times. Permission slips will come home a few days before the event.

We request a $5 donation to cover the cost of the dance, but no child will be turned away for lack of funds.

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Community

SES tree recycling is back! January 4-5

November 20, 2019

Recycle your holiday tree and help Sunnyside!

Saturday, Jan. 4 and Sunday, Jan. 5 from 10:00am to 4:00pm

Here’s a winning combination — support our neighborhood school and recycle your Christmas (holiday) tree in a responsible way. 

Sunnyside Environmental School (SES) is proud to lead this annual event, supporting our  mission to build tomorrow’s community of environmentally active citizens.  

All donations support the school’s Go FUND, which ensures that all students, regardless of financial resources, are able to fully participate in our curriculum-based overnight field trips.

How to participate?  We make it easy!  

  • Drop your tree at the school and enjoy a free coffee or hot cocoa
  • Or, complete the form below, and our volunteer drivers will collect trees right from at your house or apartment building.

All trees get mulched into chips for the school gardens and also donated to local farms and PDX community gardens!

To drop off your tree, bring it to Sunnyside Environmental School at 3421 SE Salmon St, Portland (enter the playground on 34th and Taylor) on January 4th or 5th between 10a and 4pm. Minimum donation is $5 and our middle school students will unload the cargo for you.

To schedule a tree pickup, register with the form below by 1/2/20.  Requested donation is $10, payable via Paypal or credit card.  Place your tree at the nearest curb or on the front porch on the morning of Jan 4th. If your apt/condo has a designated area, please follow instructions from your building manager. Please note: our pickup area runs from NE/SE 20th to NE/SE 60th Aves; and from NE Glisan south to SE Powell Blvd.

NOTE: We will complete all scheduled pickups between 10am on Sat, Jan 4th and 3pm on Sun, Jan 5th. While we are not able to guarantee a specific day or time window, please reach out via email at sunnysidetreerecycling@gmail.com with any questions.  

Thank you for your support!

Click here to print a flyer and click here for a Facebook event to share.

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Community

Save the Date for Harvest Faire (and sign up to volunteer)

September 30, 2019
Harvest Festival is on Saturday, October 26 from 4 – 7 pm.
 
It’s not too early to sign up for a volunteer spot at the Harvest Festival! Check out the volunteer opportunities and sign up at:
https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/2970993/true#/invitation
 
It includes opportunities on the day of, but also plenty of jobs to be done in the week leading up to the event.
 
You can also drop off small toys for prizes in the office until the 25th, and bake some goodies for the Baked Goodies Boogie and the Magical Cookie Palace and drop off on Friday or by 3 pm on Saturday.
 
Take a look and figure out the best way to contribute!
 
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Community

Garden Day is Sunday October 6

September 30, 2019
Sunday October 6: Garden Day

For a few hours each Fall and Spring, Sunnyside families come together to take care of the school grounds on what we call “GARDEN DAY.” The productivity we can accomplish during this short amount of time is incredible if people show up! Drop by and work for however long you can between 9:00am-1:00pm. Projects that require adult-sized bodies, brains, and tools will be the priority. This is a family event- please do not drop off your student, there will not be supervision. Each group of up to 5 middle school students should have an adult chaperone. There will be small tools and smaller jobs for young people. We’ll use SES garden tools, but if you have your own gloves, shovel, or wheelbarrow close by, that would come in handy.

Activities include: improving garden beds, making new beds, spreading compost, improving trails, planting, chicken coop care, weeding, and more! 

Volunteer roles we need: procurer of snacks, bringer of coffee, head of irrigation pick-up, getting more people to join us, just being here and digging it! and we could make great use of a tool box with drill, driver and saw.

 ** If you’d like to contribute supplies, we need: shade-loving native plants, potting soil, planting compost, bone meal, seeds of all sorts, new kid gloves, and a (mini) green house!

The school building will be closed during Garden Day. For more information, contact SES Garden Coordinator, Steph at sunnysidesustainability@gmail.com

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After School

Chaperones needed for middle school dance

September 21, 2019

Friday, September 27: Chaperones needed for middle school dance

Our first middle school dance is coming up on Friday, September 27 from 6:30-8:30 pm. For the dance to happen, we will need chaperones!

Sign up here to chaperone or bring snacks.

The dance starts promptly at 6:30 and ends at 8:30—please make sure students have plans to arrive and leave at these precise times. Permission slips will come home a few days before the event.

We request a $5 donation to cover the cost of the dance, but no child will be turned away for lack of funds.

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After School

Starlight Run volunteers needed

May 17, 2019

Get service hours and help earn money for SES.

Interested in signing up? Email Jarrett Altman.

BIB PICKUP/REGISTRATION DETAILS

Date:  Saturday, June 1

Reporting times: 3:30 – 7:30 pm

Location: Bib Pickup/Registration tent will be located in Waterfront Park, between the Rose Festival office and the Salmon Street Fountain.  A map is forthcoming.  

# of volunteers needed: 20 – 25

 Description: Volunteers in this area will be given a training on bib pickup and registration by our Registration Manager, Randy. Registration and bib pickup will open at 4:30 pm, so we will ensure adequate training time.  Volunteers will primarily help with bib assignments, but a few will be assisting with onsite registrations and a few others will be assisting with t-shirts (for participants who ordered them).  

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After School

Get your tickets for the SES Foundation Auction

April 30, 2019

The auction will take place May 11, 6pm at Beeswing Cafe. Purchase tickets in the hall at SES on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays or online here. Find out all the details, preview auction items, buy raffle tickets and buy tickets at https://sesauction.schoolauction.net/auction2019/homepages/show.

The SES Foundation Auction is a fundraiser for the SES Foundation, which supports hiring staff in our school. In the current budget era we need the foundation more than ever to help us fund some of the amazing extra staff we are so fortunate to have (think art, music, PE, counseling, etc.) at Sunnyside.  

In addition to fundraising, the auction is SUPER fun! So even if you don’t plan on spending lots of money, you can still come and have fun with fellow SESers.

We will have:

  • Live karaoke with Mo and the Dad Band
  • Delicious food and desserts catering to all the diets
  • Beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages
  • Silent auction & a LIVE auction

We need help to make this all happen. Please check out our sign-up genius and sign up for a volunteer shift or two.

If you have any questions, please contact Corby Watkins. Can’t wait to see you there!

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Community

Saturday and Sunday, January 5-6: SES tree recycling

January 3, 2019

It is that time of year for the annual Sunnyside Environmental School (SES) Holiday/Christmas Tree Recycling Event with all monies raised benefiting the school’s Go FUND. The goal of Go FUND is to ensure that all students, regardless of financial resources, are able to fully participate in our curriculum-based overnight field trips. SES middle-schoolers earn community service credits by working on event logistics, our neighbors feel welcomed on the school grounds, and we provide a valuable service — including eastside tree pickup whether in the rain, hail, snow or sun.  

In the spirit of recycling and a ‘circular economy,’ a local resource, Honl Tree Care, turns the trees into mulch chips, helping keep the perimeter school gardens well tended.

We offer both drop-off and pickup options and encourage early reservations via email or online. For residents who bring their trees to the school, we will have complimentary coffee, tea and hot cocoa. Invite your neighbors and help us promote the benefit! 

Click here to print a flyer and click here for a Facebook event to share.

Event hours and dates:  Saturday Jan. 5 and Sunday Jan. 6 from 10:00am to 4:00pm

Drop-off service: Just bring your trees to Sunnyside Environmental School; 3421 SE Salmon St, Portland OR 97214 on event weekend; drop-off in the asphalt area just behind the school bldg. Follow signs onsite. Requested donation is $ 5.

Pick-up service:  Online or email reservation deadline is Thurs, 1/3/19 at 1pm. Available to eastside PDX residents with advance reservations. Requested donation is $ 10. You can make a reservation for tree pickup HERE.  Alternatively, you can email: sunnysidetreerecycling@gmail.com and make sure to include requested day, name, full address, contact #, and any special instructions. We ask that residents leave trees on a porch or nearby area no later than 9:00am on pickup day.

We prefer donations be made via direct PayPal link at: paypal.me/SEStreerecycling. Cash or checks made payable to SES PTSA are also acceptable.  

Key Contact persons:   Matt Pozos, matt.pozos@gmail.com and Jeff Skoke, jmsrwc@yahoo.com

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