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Dragon News
Findley Elementary School
October 13, 2023
Message from the Principal
Last Friday was so much fun! Thank you to all of you who came to support and cheer on our students, volunteer to set up, clean up, and help out in between. Additionally, the generosity of the Findley Community always blows me away. The final Dragon Dash update in embedded below, and we surpassed our goal by a significant amount. A heartfelt thank you to you all.
Next week, on Tuesday, October 18 the Beaverton School District will be participating in the Great Shake Out. This is an opportunity for the whole community to practice important safety protocols and review safety plans in the event of an earthquake. The Great Shakeout will occur at 10:19am. At that time, our whole school will practice the emergency response protocol of "Drop, Cover, Hold". This will be followed by our monthly evacuation drill. You can support us and your student(s) by talking with them about this important drill to front load information. More information about the Great Shake Out can be found at https://www.shakeout.org/.
We have entered the time of year when we have a lot of events occurring and many days where we won't have school. Please be sure you keep up with the communication from school to home as best you are able so that you are in the know.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Happy Friday,
Sherry Marsh, Ed.D.
Principal
New Information
Dragon Dash Updates-The Last One!
Dear Findley Families and Staff:
We are excited to announce the final results for Dragon Dash fundraising efforts. Thanks to all the support and donations from the Findley community, we were able to raise over $80,000 to support student enrichment, classroom and teacher development, playground improvements, community support and much more! Congratulations to everyone on an amazing job. We could not have done this without everyone’s support. As promised, Dr. Marsh and some other lucky teachers will get pies in their faces at our next assembly!
Class Party (Donut or Pizza) - all classes to reach 95% Participation.
Congratulations to:
- Mrs. Falkwoskis's kindergarten class
- Mrs. VJ , Mrs. Stroeve and Teacher Blincoe's' 1st Grade classes
- Mrs. Lemons' 2nd Grade Class
- Mrs. Clay and Mr. Rodriguez's 3rd grade classes
- Mr. Potocki's 5th Grade Class
Class Party and Extra 20 Minutes Recess- Top Earning Class
- Congrats to Mrs.VJ's First Grade Class to win a Class Party and an Extra 20 minutes Recess time.They made the most donations with an average of $239 donated per students
Principal For A Day-Top Earning Student
- Congrats to Oliver T. from Mrs. VJ' 1st Grade Class. Dr. Marsh will arrange a date for him to be Principal for the Day
"No School Day Art Certificate" from Whimsey Wee's Art Studio-Top Earning Student from each grade congrats to:
- Thaddeus F. from Mrs McNamara's Kindergarten Class
- Oliver T. from Mrs. VJ' 1st Grade Class
- Declan F. from Mrs. Stubblefield's 2nd Grade Class
- Maxwell T. from Mrs. Rodriguez' s 3rd Grade Class
- Maya M. from Mrs. Ray's 4th Grade Class
- Colette G. from Mrs Potocki's 5th Grade Class
Individual Fundraising Prizes
- Dragon Dash T-Shirts for All students
- Dragon Bundle- Students who have donated $1 or more
- Super Dragon Bundle- Students who have donated target amount $125
- American Sports Academy - Oregon is owned and operated by Findley parents. Their primary goal is to build a healthy community among our business and the surrounding schools. We are thrilled to announce their support for the Dragon Dash 2023 with an exclusive offer for Findley Families that is available for a limited time only! All the purchase funds will be100% donated to Findley PTO Dragon Dash Fundraiser. Please click here American Sports Academy-Oregon Gift Certificate to purchase
Questions and Comments, please email ptofindley@gmail.com
We are Findley Strong, Goooo Dragons!!!
Findley PTO Dragon Dash Team
Findley Fall Festival! Thursday, Oct. 26th 6:00-8:00
Dear Findley Families,
“Happy Fall Y’all!!! The Findley Fall Festival is on Thursday, Oct 26th from 6:00-8:00.
Kids and adults are encouraged to wear costumes to the event. Please do not wear costumes during regular school hours as it can be a big distraction to learning. Also, please leave gory costumes/masks and any toy weapons at home, this is a FREE family friendly event.
- There will be Dragon Dash T-Shirts available for purchase for $18 each
- Costume contest, prizes, dancing, crafts, games, snacks and more!
- There will also be a mini pumpkin decorating craft while supplies last!
- BE THERE or BEWARE! Volunteers are “spook-tacular"
FALL FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are needed to help set up for the event and to help take it down once the event is over.
We are looking for following:
- Decorating & Booth Set-up from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
- Volunteers for Games and Crafts from 6:00-7:00
- Costume Contest Judges 7:30- 8:00
- Clean up from 8:00 pm - 8:30
- Please sign up by clicking on the following link: FALL FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER SIGN UP
Thank you for your continued support of the Findley Community!!!
News from Cedar Mill Community Library
Check Out the FINAL issue of our WiserKids K-5 Newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/195768f4d4cb/obob101-and-more-2730118
It contains information about our OBOB 101 for Grown-Ups program in October and our Supporting Your Child's Literacy in K-3 program in November.
We began this newsletter during the pandemic to help us connect with schools and parents, but we are now encouraging everyone to subscribe to our main Library Update newsletter, which features content for all ages (including our K-5 teachers and families, of course): https://library.cedarmill.org/news/
Repeat Information
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.
Want to know when your Students bus will arrive? Download the App!
A Message from our School Social Worker & Counselor
Dear Findley Families/Caretakers,
We hope the new school year if off to a great start for your student(s)!
This school year Ms. V and Mrs. Gotfried will be working together to support regular attendance. We wanted to share the districts message around attendance and also share with you our school protocol around attendance. You can also find this information in the Findley Family Handbook. Please reach out to Mrs. Gotfried or Ms. V with any questions or concerns.
emily_gotfried@beaverton.k12.or.us
victoria_sharan@beaverton.k12.or.us
Thank you so much!
From the Beaverton School District Website:
In BSD, we believe that attendance is an important life skill that helps students be successful in the classroom, graduate on time and be prepared for life beyond high school. The desire to attend school regularly starts with students feeling a sense of belonging. We want our classrooms, schools and district to be places where students develop meaningful relationships with staff and other students. But to forge those connections, students need to show up for school.
Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason (including excused, unexcused and behavioral absences). That's equivalent to about 18 missed days over the course of an academic year. In Oregon, more than one in six children are chronically absent from school. Research shows that children who were chronically absent in kindergarten and 1st grade are far less likely to read proficiently at the end of 3rd grade. By 6th grade, absenteeism is one sign that a student may drop out of school. By 9th grade, regular and high attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th grade test scores.
At Findley, our goal is to support families in regular attendance by problem solving and supporting families when needed to help overcome any obstacles or barriers to attendance.
Our school social worker and school counselor monitor attendance and respond with a tiered approach for 10% missed days, or below 90% attendance:
1. 10% or more missed school days: Teacher Outreach
2. Continued absences that fall below 90% attendance rate: Counselor or Social Worker Outreach
3. Continued absences after initial outreach: 2nd email or phone call from Counselor or Social worker
4. Continued support/problem solving needed to improve attendance: Administration Outreach
Change of Go Home Plans?
If you are changing how your student is going home, please make sure you contact the office. You may email fndly-communications@beaverton.k12.or.us or phone 503.356.2100.
Notifying the office allows them to know exactly where your student should be and helps us keep them safe!
Thank you for your help!
TAKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!
Families, let's work together to ensure our children's safety on the streets. Please remember to set a good example for our students by using the crosswalk instead of crossing mid-block when you are picking up your student. To help everyone remember, we will have painted footprints marking the safe route to cross the street. Thank you and stay safe!
ParentSquare Tutorials for Incoming Families
English ParentSquare 101 - https://youtu.be/UiX7gUTzeQU
Spanish ParentSquare 101 - https://youtu.be/Fg1iC4OL34E
Interested in Cub Scouts? Join Findley Pack 718!
Cub Scout Pack 718 is a part of the Scouts BSA program chartered under the
Findley PTO. The Scouting program focuses on helping kids learn character development, citizenship, sportsmanship and fitness, respect, personal achievement, and community service, through fun and adventure.
We are actively forming dens of all grades, boys and girls. You can attend our join night and info session on Sept 23th at 4:30 pm for more details in person. Find event details and RSVP via Evite.
Cub Scouts are grouped into dens at each grade level, and typically meet once or twice a month for age appropriate activities. Some example activities include hiking, woodworking, visiting a museum or a historical site, learning about the community & government, knot tying, first aid, and lots more.
The full Pack meets once a month where all Scouts come together for fun and activities, including picnics, Pinewood Derby car racing, Community service activities, Blue and Gold banquet, and Rocket Launch.
The Findley Cub Scouts are a volunteer, parent-led, organization focused on
helping our children develop. Our Pack 718 (http://pack718.com) has
more general information about Pack 718. You can see some of our scouts in action here: https://youtu.be/UT4bnboZI3E
To Sign Up, go to https://beascout.scouting.org and search for Findley. If you have any questions, contact pack718leads+findley@gmail.com.
Important Dates
October
18-Great Shake Out-District-Wide Earthquake Drill
26-All School Assembly, Mix & Match Spirit Day, Fall Festival
27-No School, Grading Day
November
2 PTO General Meeting 6:30-8:00pm
7 PTCs 4:00-8:00pm
8 PTCs 8:00am-8:00pm, NO SCHOOL
9 NO SCHOOL
10 Veteran's Day Observed-NO SCHOOL
Findley Elementary
Email: sherry_marsh@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://findley.beaverton.k12.or.us/
Location: 4155 Northwest Saltzman Road, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: 503-356-2100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/findleyES