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Art Rutkin Elementary Announcements
September 1, 2023
IMPORTANT DATES
9/5: First day of school for Grades 1-5
9/5: Coffee with the principal 8:00am (parents of grades 1-5)
9/5-9/8: Kinder Connect Meetings
9/11: First day of school for Kindergarten
9/11: Coffee with the principal 8:00am (kindergarten parents)
9/12: PSO Meeting 6:00-7:00pm
IN THIS EDITION
- Message from Mr. Kingery
- Arrival & dismissal procedures
- Teacher information
- School info and bus routes
- Nutrition Services Information
- School Supply List Information
- 2023 Covid-19 Information
- Volunteer Information
- Club K Information
- Website & Communication Meetings Links
Dear Art Rutkin Elementary Families,
We are all ready for our first school year, and excited to see students starting on Tuesday. Please read the important information in this newsletter for student arrival and dismissal times at school. We are all new to this school and ask that everyone follow our procedures carefully to keep everyone safe around our parking lots and school entry. We will have signs and safety cones out to help everyone get used to how arrival and dismissal will work. We ask that everyone be patient and take extra care when looking out for students and adults in the parking lots. Help us keep everyone safe and follow these arrival - dismissal directions.
Stay in your vehicle, or use designated parking spots.
Use visor signs to show who you are picking up at the end of the day
Stay by the curb while dropping off and picking up students
Student drop-off and pick-up is in the lower parking lot only
Buses only in the upper parking lot during arrival and dismissal
Drive slowly on campus at all times
Parents and guardians may walk their child to class on the first day of school
1st - 5th grade on Sept. 5th
Kindergarten on Sept. 11th
8:00 AM school starts and parents may go start their day
8:00 AM - Sept. 5th and Sept. 11 enjoy coffee with the principal in the library
We will start regular routines on the 2nd day of school
Sept. 6th - 1st - 5th grade parents say good-byes to students outside
Sept. 12th - Kindergarten parents say good-byes to students outside
Back-To-School-Night was a great success. Families received important grade level information while visiting classrooms. Everyone also enjoyed time to connect during the family picnic on the field. We can all share a great big thank you to our PSO president, Shannon Crist, who gathered volunteers to set up a wonder space to enjoy while families visited. We are already excited for future family events.
With Gratitude,
Mr. Jamie Kingery
Principal
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
Arrival Time
Please have students arrive between 7:45 - 8:00 AM
School starts at 8:00 AM
The main entry doors will open at 7:45 AM
Students will wait out front until the doors open
Please help us remind students to wait patiently and to not enter the landscaping or climb on rocks
Students will go directly to their classroom or to the cafeteria for breakfast
Students who arrive after 8:00 AM will check in at the office before going to class
Dismissal Time
Dismissal time is at 2:20 PM
Teachers will drop-off bus riders first and then walk students into the cafeteria to be called for parent pick up
Parents may wait by the Art Rutkin oak tree (labeled on the map)
Parent pick up by car will happen in our lower parking lot - follow parking lot signs and arrows
Pick up area will be in front of the lower parking lot steps
Stay in the car line while moving through the parking lot, do not pull out to pass cars
Always drive 10 mph or less in our parking lots
Park in a designated parking space if you need to leave your car
Do not park and leave your car in the fire lanes or by the curb
Kindergarten: Mrs. Deuth - Room CR104
1st Grade: Mrs. Maarefi - Room CR103
2nd Grade: Mrs. Barnes - Room CR201
3rd Grade: Mrs. Rough - Room CR203
4th Grade: Mrs. Van Winkle - Room CR205
5th Grade: Mr. Middleton - Room CR207
Teachers's contact information can be found on our school's webpage.
School Bell Schedule & Attendance Line
School hours for students:
8:00am - 2:20pm
Doors open at 7:45am
Attendance Line: 503-431-3505 Please call the attendance line before 8:30 am if your child will be absent or late to school. At any time during the message, you can press # to directly leave your message. An automated system will call you if the absence/tardy has not been reported.
Message regarding Bus Routes
🚌🚌. Bus Routes found here 🚌🚌
You can find all the details regarding district transportation on the transportation web page. Generally, elementary students who live more than one mile from school are not eligible for transportation services.
However, when the walking route is deemed unsafe, transportation will be provided or temporarily provided. In our case, the construction of surrounding homes makes our walking zone a temporary bus zone.
DID YOU KNOW?
- School Newsletter: The Art Rutkin Elementary newsletters are sent to families regularly. The newsletters contain timely information on events, updates to policies and procedures, and all the happenings at Art Rutkin Elementary. We also post a link on our school's website, under the parents section. Be sure to check out the attachments in the newsletters as they can contain community and school flyers, applications and resources important to your family.
- Office Info: You can reach our front office at artrutkinoffice@ttsd.k12.or.us or you can find our individual emails on the school website. The office number is 503-431-3500.
- Fridays are spirit days! Wear our school colors of purple, silver (gray), black and white!
- PSO: The first meeting is on September 12th. Check out their webpage. Make sure to bookmark it for future reference.
- Emergency Info: If the school is experiencing an unexpected closure due to weather, power outage, natural disaster, or other emergency; information will be sent out through Flash Alert. Sign up to receive these push notifications to your phone and via email. ** Each year go back into your account and refresh. ** Please also review emergency information for the district found here.
Paying for school meals, menus, prices & applying for F&R meals
All school nutrition information can be found on the District's Nutrition website.
Meal prices:
- Elementary Breakfast $2.50
- Elementary Lunch $4.00
- Milk a la carte $.75
If your student attended a TTSD school last year, their funds follow them. Titan (the old system) merged with LINQ. You might need to create a LINQ account. Give it a try and let us know if you need help.
To set up your student's meal account:
- Access the LINQ Program Website
To apply for free meals
- Access the LINQ Program Website
School Supply Lists
2023-2024 Covid Information
Volunteer Information
Do you want to be a volunteer or be a field trip chaperone? Have you gone through TTSD's volunteer process? If not, please make sure to do so. Once cleared, you are good for 3 years. If there is even a slight chance your answer is yes, then please complete the steps. It's better to have clearance than not! Here is the link!
*If you have been cleared at your previous school and haven't let me know already, please email me @ artrutkinoffice@ttsd.k12.or.us I'll get you added to our volunteer computer. 🤗