11/8- Parent Teacher Conferences- No School for Students

11/8- Book Fair- See Below

11/9- No School for Students

11/10- Veterans Day- No School

11/16- Picture Retakes- See Below

11/17- Popcorn Friday

11/17- Sports Spirit Day- See Below

11/20-11/24- No School- Fall break

December

12/8- No School- Staff Development Day

12/18-12/29- No School- Winter Break

Applications now open for 2024-2025 Option Schools. Applications for the 2024-2025 school year are now available online. Students must reside within the Beaverton School District boundary or currently attend a Beaverton School on an approved Inter-District Transfer in order to apply to an Option school.

Students may only select one Option school on their application. They should give careful consideration to their choice of school. Once an application has been submitted, no changes will be allowed. We strongly encourage online applications.

Applications must be received online or in the Learning Options office no later than Friday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. PST.

Current 5th-7th grade students and families who are unfamiliar with the Options Application process are invited to attend an Option Fair. The Option Fair will include a presentation on the application process and the opportunity to visit tables hosted by each Option School.

Current 5th-11th grade students and families who are interested in specific Option Schools are encouraged to attend one or more Open Houses hosted at each Option School. Visit the Learning Options webpage for more information and applications, as well as a complete list of Option Fairs and Open Houses.

Registration for OBOB is now open at Sato! Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is an optional state-wide reading incentive program for all third, fourth, and fifth graders. Students read or listen to books from a list of 16 titles and battle in teams of 4-5 by answering questions about the books. Students at all reading levels are encouraged to participate. Audiobook versions of most titles are available for free through the Sora app.

Students in third grade will form teams in their classrooms with the support of their teachers. Students in fourth and fifth grade will form their own teams with students from any class at their grade level. Signed registration contracts are due in the library by Friday, November 17. No late registration contracts will be accepted. Please note that there will be one registration contract per team, not one contract per student, which provides a wonderful opportunity for students to practice responsibility, cooperation, collaboration, accountability and teamwork. Battles will begin in January.

As a parent, the most valuable support you can give is to talk to your child about what they are reading. Some guidelines can be found here: Preparing for Battles. Please contact Tammy Fry if you have questions.

November is National Youth Homeless Awareness Month The Beaverton School District McKinney-Vento Program has seen a 37% increase in referrals compared to this time last school year. Through our collaboration with the McKinney-Vento Education Network we learned that neighboring school districts are also experiencing an increase in student referrals

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THPRD’s Garden Home Recreation Center will be hosting a donation drive in honor of National Youth Homeless Awareness month. Donations will be collected throughout the month of November and will go to BSD’s McKinney-Vento Program to support students experiencing housing instability. If you’re interested in participating, please consider donating hygiene products or other essential items such as new sleeping bags and blankets, and food gift cards.

Contact: sara_palestino@beaverton.k12.or.us

Dear Parents and Families:

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way (YAY!). Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them to become Bolder, Prouder, and Stronger Readers. AND—as always—every book they buy earns rewards for our school.

The in-person fair will take place one day only, Wednesday, November 8 from 8:30 am- 3:00 pm, in the Sato Cafeteria.

Do you have out of town friends and family that want to support your student's love of reading? Set up an eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy. The bookfair will also accept cash, checks, credit cards, and Apple Pay/Google Pay.

The book fair is a great opportunity to support your student's classroom! Just click the eWallet link from your student's teacher to add money to their eWallet account. These funds will be used to purchase new books from the book fair for your student's classroom. Donations are entirely optional- never required, but always appreciated!

If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Online Book Fair November 6-19. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/satoelementaryschool

Help us spread the love to our hardworking staff! Click the button below to submit a note of gratitude to a member or member(s) of our staff.

What is Native American Heritage Month?

November is Native American Heritage Month, also commonly known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. This is a time in which we celebrate the rich and diverse cultures of the indigenous people who first lived on these lands. It is also a time to reflect on the unique challenges faced by Native people, both historically and today.

Why do we celebrate it?

Heritage Month is an opportune time to educate ourselves about tribes, and to raise an awareness about the unique challenges Native people have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges.

Student discussion questions:

• What do you know about the challenges of the Native American tribes?

• What contributions have Native American tribes brought to American culture?

• Do you know any traditions of the various tribes of the Native American people?

Looking for books to read with your students? Check out this list for recommendations:

• Keepunumuk by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten

• Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman by Sharice Davids

Looking for adult books? Check out this list for recommendations:

• The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer

• An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Digital Resources for Native American Heritage Month

• Native American Heritage Month Digital Resources

Click on the link above and be sure to sign up to volunteer! It takes up to 10 days to approve a volunteer application. The sooner you get the application completed, the better. Stay tuned for more information from SECO, our community organization.

We get a tremendous amount of things in our lost and found each year and when they are not claimed, we donate it to the clothes for kids program. Please label all things brought to school with a first name and last initial so we can get it back to the rightful owner! Thank you!

If you'd like to know a little more about the Administration at Sato please check out the Meet the Principal Page on our website, linked below!