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Dragon News
Findley Elementary School
February 25, 2022
Message from the Principal
Good Afternoon Findley Community,
This month, our students celebrated Black History. Watch our February Virtual Assembly (linked below) to see what we learned. Our Findley Dragons are change makers, that is for sure. I could not be more proud. Not only do we have change makers here, we also have amazing artists. Please help me congratulate Sophia L and Claire C on their winning drawings in the Safe Routes for School Art Contest. We had many beautiful drawings submitted and the competition was steep! You can see their winning drawings below.
Monday, Feb. 28, Mrs. Enghusen will be visiting during lunches to visit with students. She has been a part of the Findley Family for 22 years, and we will miss her! Congratulations on your retirement Mrs. Enghusen! And thank you for all the music you brought to our lives.
With gratitude for our community~
Sherry Marsh, Ed.D.
Principal
Safe Routes to School Art Contest Winners
Beaverton Safe Routes to School is happy to announce the winners of the 3rd Annual Walk + Roll Art Contest! Prizes will be delivered to schools for distribution. Thank you to all 433 participants this year.
1st grade: Sophia L , Findley
2nd grade: Tevashree, Jacob Wismer
3rd grade: Claire C, Findley
4th grade: Avishi, Sato
5th grade: Queenie, Jacob Wismer
6th grade: Abhiram, Stoller
7th grade Shawn, International School of Beaverton
8th grade: Shunya, Stoller
Certificate of Appreciation: Dylan, Westview HS
Grand Prize Elementary: Emily, Flex Online School
Grand Prize Middle: Ashaya, Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering.
Congratulations to the 2 Findley winners!! Great Job everyone
Attendance
The office is the official recorder of attendance. If your students teacher is out or does not get an email that you send to them, your student will be marked as unexcused. Please help us keep accurate records for your kiddos by making sure the office is in the loop!!
AVID for 6th Graders
AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) is a college readiness system in all Beaverton middle and high schools and includes the AVID elective class during the school day. Your feeder middle school is looking for 35 students to be enrolled in the AVID elective class for next year.
The AVID elective is a year-long elective class, taken in addition to the academic core classes (language arts, social studies, math, science, and other required courses) at your middle school. It is based on writing as a tool for learning, the inquiry method, reading, organization, and collaborative grouping. Your feeder school’s AVID elective teacher is looking for 35 students to be enrolled next year.
AVID students selected for the AVID elective are...
In the “academic middle” – meeting standards in all subject areas and passing standardized tests, but need a little extra support to do better
Needing help with study skills and organizational skills
Motivated to go to college but don’t quite know how or have resources at home
Willing to work hard and study every night
Historically underrepresented in 4-year universities (first one in the family to attend college, students coming from economically challenging situations, students of color, etc.)
Facing special circumstances that make it difficult for them to actualize their college dream
Students must apply to be in the AVID elective class. To complete the application and interview form see below. For more information about the AVID elective class, contact your feeder middle school. The AVID application is due March 18, 2022.
If you are interested, please use this link to access the application form and apply: https://bit.ly/BSDAVIDAPP
Or scan this QR code to get to the application form:
Parent Partnership 3.0
Mental Health
We hope this subject will provide you with useful information and an opportunity to reach out if you need more resources or have questions.
If you think of any other topics you'd like us to covers please send an email - we want to be sure we're presenting relevant information that you can use.
Your Findley SEL Team:
Emily Gotfried, Counselor: emily_gotfried@beaverton.k12.or.us
Victoria Sharan, Social Worker: victoria_sharan@beaverton.k12.or.us
Susan Hargrave, Student Success Coach: susan_hargrave@beaverton.k12.or.us
Please join us for the 4th Annual Special Education Parent Resource Fair!
Parents will have an opportunity to listen to presentations from different organizations and businesses that serve children with disabilities and their families! Parents will also have an opportunity to ask questions of the presenters after their formal presentations.
The fair will include presentations from:
- Spectra Gymnastics
- Oregon ABLE Savings Plan
- Decoding Dyslexia
- Palladio Consulting
- TriMet: Ride Connection
- Disability Resource Center at PSU
OHSU COVID TESTING
Volunteering
You must be cleared and have a valid COVID Vaccine card on file in order to be in the classroom with students.
Here is the link in order to complete the background check.
At this time, only Lunch Support volunteers are permitted in school buildings.
Community Resources
Bethany & Cedar Mill Library. -October Newsletter
Talking to Children about Scary Events
Coronavirus and Covid: A book for Children about the Pandemic
FREE E-Book "I Love you" A story about not being able to visit relatives during the pandemic
Extensive list of Children's Books related to the Pandemic
COVID-19 Free Washington County Counseling (+accepts undocumented folks)To request an appointment, email COVIDCounseling@co.washington.or.us or call Washington County Behavioral Health at 503-846-4528.
Student Health Center - Catherine Kately Williams is the new mental health provider. KateleyWilliamsC@nhcoregon.org It is easiest to reach her via email as she does not have a specific phone routed to her. Cat is available M-F 8-5 and will conduct sessions via zoom. She will serve a bridge gap, providing up to about 10 sessions before she moves students on to a long-term counselor if necessary. They are set up to take every major insurance plan including Kaiser for OHP kids. They will also have an intake person who can help families get the kids on OHP.
Findley PTO
Findley PTO: Supporting our students by connecting parents, staff, and the community!
Visit our website at www.findleypto.com or email president@findleypto.com.
Passport Club
Dear Findley Passport Club members,
Virtual Passport Club at Findley is ready for another month of new countries!
We are now moving our way into the January countries!
Here is a summary of the steps to get in on the fun with more detailed instructions below:
1. Download this month's maps (We are moving to January this month)
2. Visit this month's virtual classroom
3. Learn this month's maps
4. Take the quiz when you are ready
This is a whole new experience and we understand that there will be a lot of questions, learnings and changes as we navigate this new virtual Passport Club.
Please rest assured that we are dedicated to making this the best that we can under the circumstances and ask for your patience and understanding as we all go through this process together.
With that being said, let's have some fun and travel the world together!
In addition, here is a reminder in regards to Passport Club:
Passport Club is a volunteer-run geography enrichment program offered at Findley to 2nd – 5th grades. This is an optional program and is not mandatory.
· Please practice with your child for several minutes a day to help them get ready!
Grade Level Clarification:
· 2nd-4th grade students have the option of 5 levels of study to choose from. However, students are encouraged to learn all the items in each level up to grade level.
Grades Grade level.
2nd Grade. Level 1 and Level 2
3rd Grade Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3
4th Grade Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4
5th Grade Special Itineraries (SI) study maps
For example, a 2nd grade student would be asked to learn the following for the month of January:
- Level 1: Mozambique, New Zealand, China, Pakistan, Venezuela
- Level 2: Myanmar, United Kingdom, Israel, Uganda, Nicaragua
We are happy to continue the States of Mexico this month as the next installment of the Virtual Passport Club Special Itineraries for Findley 5th graders!
We are continuing to create new virtual content from scratch and will release new material as it becomes available with time between releases.
Here is a summary of the steps to get in on the fun with more detailed instructions below:
1. Download this month's maps
2. Learn this month's maps
3. Take the quiz when you are ready
This is a whole new experience and we understand that there will be a lot of questions, learnings and changes as we navigate this new virtual Passport Club.
Please rest assured that we are dedicated to making this the best that we can under the circumstances and ask for your patience and understanding as we all go through this process together.
With that being said, let's have some fun and learn about the United States and their capitals!
In addition, here is a reminder in regards to Passport Club:
Passport Club is a volunteer-run geography enrichment program offered at Findley to 2nd – 5th grades. This is an optional program and is not mandatory.
· Please practice with your child for several minutes a day to help them get ready!
Grade Level Clarification:
· 5th grade students have the Special Itineraries program.
Grades. Grade level
5th Grade. Special Itineraries (SI) study maps
Sincerely,
Vothy Heang and Xiao Shi
Passport Club Leads
Step #1 Download this month's maps
Maps (password = findleypassport)
Step #2 Welcome to the virtual classroom
Step #3 Learn the Map for this month
There are lots of fun ways to learn each month's maps!
- Use Quizlet - January Passport Club Flashcards | Quizlet
- Color the maps - On the virtual classroom there is a password protected map that has suggestions on how to color each level's countries (password = HelloWorldDL)
- As always, the best way is to study with your parents
Step #4 Take the quiz
When you are ready, decide what level you want to test for this month. Here are the links:
Level 2 (Includes Level 1)
Level 3 (Includes Level 1, Level 2)
Level 4 (Includes Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3)
Level 5 (Includes Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4)
Upcoming Events
February
28th - Test Kits returned
March
10th- Early Release Day
21-25 Spring Break
April
14th - No School Staff Development Day
15th - No School Grading Day
19th- Early Release Day
22nd - Earth Day
27th - Conferences 4-8 pm
28th - 29th No School - Conferences
May
5th - 11th Book Fair
18th Rock & Roll Day
26th- Early Release Day
30th No School - Memorial Day
June
20th - No School JuneTeenth
21st - Last Day of School Early Release Day