Adams Community Group - News & Events

AGC Monthly Meeting - Wed, April 3rd

Wednesday, April 3rd @ Adams Library (& Zoom)
Our general meeting: 6-7pm
Business meeting (all are welcome): 7:00-7:30.

Free childcare is provided by Plumtree in the cafeteria.

Each month, we will have guest speakers presenting on topics of concern or interest to Adams families. Please let us know if you have a topic that you wish to see explored.

April: Info about the 4j Local Tax Levy Renewal, Paul Duchin and Merri Steele
May: Two Topics: Conscious Discipline and an Overview of the English Language Development (ELD) Program, Ms. Cate Huang, ELD Teacher
June: Neurodiversity and Inclusion, Specifics TBD

https://www.adamscommunitygroup.com/meetings-membership

Threadbare Apparel FUNdraiser opens April 8th

We are very excited to re-open our Threadbare FUNdraiser store this spring! Get ready to enhance your wardrobe with some rad school gear. I mean, who doesn’t want that cool trucker hat? That cozy hoodie? ACG will make a couple bucks off each sale which will go toward future events like STEM Night, Carnival, and more! Aaaaanddddd, we will have kids sizes included this time!

***Ordering will be opening April 8th and will close April 21st***
Click here! for more information

Art Night - Friday, April 19th 5-7pm

ACG is pleased to put on Art Night for our school community.
We will have:

A group art project to be displayed in the main entry

Interactive art stations to create and take home your own masterpieces

A student art gallery showcasing the talented kids of Adams - if your kiddo has something at home they would like to showcase email here

...and more!
We need volunteers to help make this night a success. The projects range from very simple to slightly complex - no art experience is needed.
Sign-up Here!

Jog-A-Thon Tuesday, April 23rd

9:15am @ ATA Middle School
The 2024 Adams Jog-A-Thon fundraiser is right around the corner!
Our focus is on:

✏ Community-building
✏ Raising money to support school programs for all students*
✏ FUN!

Pledge packets & Jog-A-Thon info will be sent home with each child on April 5th.

WE NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS from every classroom to make this event successful and fun for everyone! Are you able to volunteer? You can sign up for an hour or spend the whole morning with us on April 23rd! Join your student’s class for the walk to ATA or stick around to mark race bibs (or both!). S ign up HERE

Volunteers will need to be approved by the district - please send in your application ASAP if you haven't yet. Click for volunteer application

Summer Rozzi Kathol, co-chair summerkathol@gmail.com
Amanda Zublin, co-chair rapp.amanda@gmail.com

*This is an Adams Elementary event and not sponsored by ACG.
All funds will go to the principal fund to help provide staffing and enrichment opportunities at Adams.

Carnival May 17th

Last year, we brought the carnival back to life with great success and learned a lot along the way! Now, as we look ahead, we're excited to make it even better.

How can you help?
Contribute by purchasing from our Amazon Wishlist Click Here
Contribute to the raffle baskets! Click Here
Do you have a business that would like to contribute to our silent auction? Click Here

Visit our website for everything Carnival-related!

Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 2nd @ 6pm in the Adams Library

NextStep Recycling Competition

1) From now until May 15th, simply drop off your used or broken electronics - anything that uses batteries or plugs in - at NextStep Recycling (245 Jackson St. in Eugene - 8:30am to 2:00 pm - Mon. to Fri.). Please mention Adams Elementary at drop-off so we can get credit for the donation.

2) Our on-site collection days are May 6th to 9th (Mon-Thu), we will have a collection box on-site at our school. Check with the front office for the exact location of our collection box! (If you have an item that is too large to transport, please don’t bring it to school. Take it directly to NextStep, or contact them at (541) 686-2366.)

This event is a great way to keep these potentially harmful materials out of our landfill and recycled responsibly. Thank you for your participation!