THE TIGER STRIPES

Dear Families and Community,

As you know, this was my first opportunity to participate in the annual Tiger Trot. I was so impressed by the whole experience! The level of organization was strong and streamlined, and the event flowed very smoothly. The energy was incredible, and we loved having families and community members there to cheer on our walkers and runners. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this year's Tiger Trot such a success!

If you are not on BSD social media, you might have missed this adorable segment the district did on our Kindergarten 'Snackin' and Stories' event. Please look if you haven't see it.

We are cruising through October. There are many events coming up, including a PTC meeting where families can learn about middle school option schools, the Scholastic Book Fair, the annual PTC Boogie Woogie Bash (all of these are this week!), a teacher grading day with no school, Parent Teacher Conferences...and many more. Please make sure you are familiar with the calendar moving forward so you don't miss anything!

Sending appreciation for all you do to support our students and teachers.

Warmly,

Wendy

Below is a schedule for the Scholastic Book Fair this week:

Tuesday, 10/17

• Scholastic Book Fair preview during Library/STEAM times

Wednesday, 10/18

• Scholastic Book Fair preview during Library/STEAM times

Thursday, 10/19

• Scholastic Book Fair - Students can make purchases during Library/STEAM times.

• 3:15-4:00 - Scholastic Book Fair open - Students must be accompanied by adult.
  

Friday, 10/20

• Scholastic Book Fair - Students can make purchases during Library/STEAM times.

• 5:30-7:30 Scholastic Book Fair open during BOOGIE WOOGIE BASH - Students must be accompanied by adult.
  

Our counselor, Taryn Scott-Wenz, will be a guest at this meeting to help parents learn all about the options programs at the middle school level. This meeting will be particularly informative for 5th grade families.

• 6:30 PTC Meeting on Zoom
• Meeting ID: 929 416 9707
  Passcode: GoTigers!

The Boogie Woogie Dance will be held THIS Friday October 20th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm

All families are welcome, and students must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the event. School appropriate costumes are encouraged, but please leave all weapon accessories at home. There will be dancing, games, crafts, snacks and fun for all! We look forward to seeing you!

* This event is glow in the dark with small motion lights; feel free to bring your own glow accessories to light up the gym even more!

We are excited for another fun season of reading OBOB books at Terra Linda! OBOB (Oregon Battle of the Books) is a reading competition where students in grades 3-5 form teams and compete against peers by answering questions about the books selected for the year. The mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, to promote academic excellence and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students. Students are encouraged to start reading!

If you haven't already, please complete the following interest form if your student would like to be on an OBOB team this year. The meeting dates are listed within the form.

Here is the OBOB book list (books selected at the state level not the school level) for this school year:

• Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
• Flor and Miranda Steal the Show by Jennifer Torres
• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
• The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
• The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
• The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm
• The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart
• Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story by Jessika Fleck
• New From Here by Kelly Yang
• Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
• Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
• The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin
• A True Home by Kallie George
• Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson
• When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
• Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams

This week, along with schools all over the state of Oregon, Terra Linda will be participating in the Great Oregon Shake Out. We practice safety drills in order to be prepared in the event of a real emergency. For more information, please visit The Great Oregon Shake Out page. (Please note that BSD does its drill on 10.18.23.)

Flu vaccines are now available for all district students at the Merlo Station Campus School-based Health Center. See attached flyer for details.

Flu shot flyer - English

Flu shot flyer - Spanish

Please take a look through the Lost & Found slide show for any missing items that belong to your student. Each item is individually photographed and numbered. Please call the office at 503 356-2490 if you spot something that belongs to your student, and we will send it home with them. All unclaimed items will be donated to Clothes for Kids after October 26, 2023. Thank you!

Our 5th Grade Leadership Club is pleased to announce the kick-off of their annual Food (and now Hygiene) Drive next week! We have the unique opportunity at Terra Linda to contribute items in our community that will directly benefit families within our community!

The drive will take place between Monday, October 23rd and Tuesday, November 7th. Please feel free to send any non-perishable food or new and unopened hygiene items to school with your student anytime during that window. We ask that you take care to not send expired items.

Most desired food items include the following:

Canned or boxed soups/stews

Sauces and condiments

Breakfast foods (cereals, oatmeal, etc.)

Packaged pastas

Mixes (cakes, pancakes, muffins, etc.)

Baking supplies (flour, sugar, etc.)

Most desired hygiene items include the following:

Bar soaps and body wash

Shampoo and conditioner

Deodorant

Toothpaste

Pads and tampons

If your family could benefit from Terra Linda's Food and Hygiene Drive, please let the main office know at 503.356.2590.

The week of October 23-26 is Terra Linda’s assigned week to help provide volunteers for the Beaverton School District’s Clothes for Kids program. The program needs volunteers to help fill shifts on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Clothes for Kids is a district-run, volunteer-supported program that provides free clothing for students (K-12) with limited income. Parent groups from across the district are major supporters of the program, providing much-needed volunteer support.

To sign up for a shift, sign in to myimpactpage.com and select Beaverton School District under Organization. Select Calendar View under the Opportunities tab.

If you have questions about signing up, please contact Clothes for Kids Program Coordinator Kara Yunck at 503-356-4378.

Our first Dining for Dollars event of the year is on Monday, November 6th at the Cedar Hills Shake Shack. It will be running all day from 10:30am-10pm. They will donate 25% of purchases (excluding gift cards) when you present this FLYER on your phone. You can also order from their shack app for delivery or take out, and use code DONATE25 for the purchase to be included in the Terra Linda donation! Stop by for lunch or dinner!

The Beaverton School District is hosting a job fair at the District Administrative Office (1260 NW Waterhouse Ave.) on Tuesday, November 7th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and Wednesday, November 8th from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Specifically, we are hiring Paraeducator II positions; these are aides who support our special education classrooms. Salaries range from $20.61 to $26.40 and include benefits. To learn more about the position, please visit our Careers website.

We hope to see you there! Don't forget to bring your resume.

October

16-20 Scholastic Book Fair - See above for more details.

18 PTC Meeting, 6:30-8:00 PTC Meeting on Zoom

• Meeting ID: 929 416 9707
  Passcode: GoTigers!

20 Tiger Trot Celebration Assembly

20 6:00-8:00 PTC Boogie Woogie Bash (Book Fair open at 5:30)

25 Vision Screening

26 OBOB meeting (3:05-4:00)

27 Grading day - no school for students

30 3:30-4:30 Principal Chat - Topic: Join Wendy and our Academic Coach Kristy Edmunds in sharing and discussion about the high-leverage strategies we use to support literacy instruction at Terra Linda.

November

3 PTC Harvest Party for students during the school day

6 Dining for Dollars at Shake Shack

7 Parent Teacher Conferences from 4-8 PM (conference sign-ups coming 10/23)

8 Parent Teacher Conferences from 8 AM-8PM (no school for students)

9 No School (conference compensation day)

10 No School (Veterans Day holiday observed)

15 PTC meeting (6:30-8:00 on Zoom)

16 OBOB meeting (3:05-4:00)

20-24 School Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

29 Picture Retake Day

Please note a change to the date for STEAM NIGHT in the spring: This event is now on April 26!

For safety and success in PE, please have your child wear rubber-soled athletic shoes (i.e. tennis shoes) on days they have PE.

More information coming, but I wanted to let you know that we have secured a bus that will allow us to offer after school opportunities for some of our students, including enrichment options for Grades 4 & 5. In the past, we have used funding from a variety of sources to pay for this, including PTC, a BEF Grant, and our general fund. We are still working on funding sources, but we are tentatively planning to be up and running from December 6-May 15. We are excited about the possibilities and will share more information when it's available.

We are on Instagram @terralindatigers and on Facebook at Terra Linda Elementary!

Please label your child's water bottle, lunch box and outerwear before sending them to school! It makes it so much easier for us to return them.

Please do not drop students off on the park side of the school. Our parent drop off area is directly in front of the office. Thank you for observing a slow, safe speed as you maneuver this area.

Community Action Head Start now has some classrooms here at Terra Linda. We are currently still enrolling children into our program. If you have children or know of some in your neighborhood ages 3-5 and would like to apply for Head Start, you can do this online at https://caowash.org/programs/early-childhood-development/head-start/.

Head Start and Early Head Start programs offer high-quality early childhood education for children prenatal to age 5 who live in Washington County. These programs provide comprehensive services to enrolled children and their families. These services include health screenings, nutrition, social services, and other family resources based on your family's individual situation. Families whose income is less than 100 percent of the current federal poverty guidelines are prioritized, though all families regardless of income are welcome to apply.

We welcome children with special needs and children who are learning English.

Community Action is also currently recruiting to fill all open Positions. Please check out our openings at https://caowash.org/about_us/careers/working.html.