Hiteon Highlights Newsletter

• Principal's Greeting
• Staying Safe at School
• Covid-19 Student Testing District Office
• BSD & OHSU Covid-19 Testing
• Copy Paper Drive
• Kindergarten Enrollment
• Immunization Exclusion Day
• Science Assemblies Hosted by PTC
• School's February Calendar
  
• Walking School Bus
  
• Luv The Bus Week
• Proposed 2022 Bond
  
• Beaverton City Library Corner

Greetings, Hiteon Community!

We are getting back into the swing of school post Winter Break. Covid cases are beginning to go down at Hiteon, which is something to celebrate. We thank all of you that have been so diligent and conscientious about keeping your child(ren) home when they present symptoms and notifying the main office.

It is an important reminder for all our families that pick their child(ren) up in the playground after school. Please be there by 2:35 so that teachers can release them to you as promptly as possible. If, for some reason, you are going to be more than five minutes late, please notify the main office, so we can let the teachers know. If you are late to pick up, check the main office because students will be sent to wait there. When picking up your child(ren) in the playground, make sure you make eye contact with their teacher. We want to ensure that all students are safely released to the appropriate person.

Kind Regards,

Meghan Warren, Principal

Jenny Read-Emslie, Assistant Principal

We continue to work daily on ensuring all our students and staff remain safe in the school building and school grounds. Please watch this slide deck filled with important information on how we can all stay safe during the school day. Remember, at Hiteon, everyone practices the 3W's.

• Wear a Mask
• Watch your Distance (Airplane arms - 3ft)
• Wash your hands frequently

Stay Safe at School

COVID-19 Student Testing at BSD Central Admin Office

• Diagnostic testing for COVID-19 is now available for students with primary and non-primary symptoms of COVID-19 at the BSD Central Administration Office.
• Testing remains available in school buildings for students who have a consent on file and develop symptoms while at school.
• Students who develop primary symptoms at home, should stay home from school and schedule an appointment at Central Office.
• Registration is through ParentSquare and test results will be shared through ParentSquare.
• If you need more information about activating your ParentSquare account, please visit the webpage.

Link to Student Testing (need a ParentSquare account to access)

If your student has COVID-19 symptoms, select an appointment time with your student's name. You may cancel your appointment through ParentSquare if it is no longer needed. For questions, please contact your school or email covid_rapid_test@beaverton.k12.or.us.

COVID-19 Student Testing through OHSU

• It is important to remember to put your pre-printed coded labels on student test kits to return to the school.
• If you have misplaced the pre-printed coded labels, please contact the main office for an additional label page. The main office keeps one additional set on hand for each enrolled testing student.
• If you are unable to pick the the extra labels, please put the following information with a permanent marker on the return kit:

Student Last Name, First Name

Student Birthday

Teacher Last Name, First Name

• Any kits without the above information will not be processed.
• If your student forgets their kit on collection day, parents can still deliver them to the main office before 10:00am.
• Any tests received after 10:00am the day of collection will be discarded.
• Reminder, if an enrolled student for OHSU testing has tested positive, they will not receive a new kit for 90 days from the time of original testing.

Kindergarten enrollment has begun.

If you have school ready child(ren) or have friends, family or neighbors within the

Hiteon boundaries, please visit the Beaverton School District website to enroll.

Once we receive the online enrollment, our Registrar, Valerie Sinnott

will contact you for more information.

Our Kindergarten Orientation will be via Zoom on

Thursday, April 7th from 6:00 - 7:15pm

More info to come

If you have questions, please call the main office at 503-356-2140

Please make sure that you have submitted your updated immunizations to our Registrar, Valerie Sinnott, in the main office.

If your student(s) immunizations are not up to date by Wednesday, February 16th, your student(s) will NOT be able to attend school until they are updated.

For more information regarding required immunizations please visit the Oregon Health Authority website.

During the month of February, the PTC has arranged for our students to participate in a virtual science assembly at school. ​​For an exciting change of pace, we will be bringing in a presenter from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, who will give a presentation called “Our Neighbor the Moon.” There will be two assemblies this year, one for K,1 &2 and another for grades 3, 4 & 5. Below is an overview of each assembly.

A HUGE Hiteon Heart thank you to our amazing PTC!!

Assembly for 3, 4 & 5 on February 11

The subject will be: Why is NASA going back to the Moon, and what’s left to discover? How will going to the Moon help astronauts get to Mars? Why do we want to land astronauts on Mars? We’ll answer these questions and more as we explore from the Moon to Mars. Following the discussion, students will create a pocket-size scale model of the solar system to better understand some of the challenges we face when exploring other parts of our solar system.

Assembly for K, 1 & 2 on February 25

The subject will be: What is something up in the sky visible during the day and at night? Something that may be dim or shine bright? What might have a different shape when we look at it on different days? It’s our neighbor, the Moon! Join us on a short 30-minute adventure about the Moon and NASA’s plans to go back and visit. We’ll learn more about our next-door neighbor, have a short Question and Answer session, and we’ll even share some suggestions that you can do in your classrooms!

We are so excited!

Please come hear about the Beaverton School District Bond on March 16 @ 7:00 pm during our monthly PTC Meeting. Below is a link to the Zoom link to attend the PTC meeting.

PTC Meeting March 16 @ 7:00 pm

In May 2022, voters will decide on a new proposed capital improvement bond. If passed, the bond would raise about $723 million to be used on projects across the district including seismic stability upgrades, improvement of air ventilation systems, replacement of aging roofs, and additional classroom space to alleviate overcrowding. Bond money also would be used to improve accessibility in special education classrooms, enhance learning spaces and replace all one-to-one student Chromebooks and iPads. The two largest proposed projects are the complete rebuilds of Beaverton High School and Raleigh Hills K-8 School.

The bond proposal will appear on the May 17, 2022 ballot.

Things are picking up at the library this February! Lots of things that teachers, families, and kids may want to know about.

Student Library Cards

New library cards are in the hands of nearly 3,000 BSD students! We have seen many of these “Let’s Go to the Library” cards being used for the first (or second, or third) times, and the kids are so excited to pick out their own books and use their own cards. If you would like a librarian to zoom into your classrooms to talk about the library or read to your class let me know!

Storytime

Beaverton City Library’s Virtual storytimes start up this week with Family Storytimes, Toddler Storytime, and “Let’s Get the Wiggles Out!” Visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org/Storytime to see all the storytime options this winter.

Beaverton City Library Community Clothing Swap
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022- 10 am-2pm (Clothing donations accepted Feb. 10 from 1-3 pm and Feb. 11 from 1-5:30 pm.)

The Beaverton City Library is holding a Community Clothing Swap on Saturday, February 12 from 10 am to 2 pm. The event is free, and everyone is welcome to take home items for themselves and their families. No donation is required to receive clothing.

Flyer: https://www.beavertonlibrary.org/DocumentCenter/View/7345

Youth Media Awards

Last week the 2022 Youth Media Awards from the American Library Association were announced.

Just in case you missed the results:

· Newbery (for writing): The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

· Caldecott (for illustrations): Watercress by Andrea Wan, illustrated by Jason Chin

· Coretta Scott King (BOTH author and illustrator awards): Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper

· Children’s Literature Legacy Award: Grace Lin

For a full list of winners and honorees visit the ALA press release.

Please let me know if there are any questions or ideas for working together!

Jennifer Wolf

Children’s Librarian

Beaverton City Library | 12375 SW 5th St | Beaverton, OR 97005

503-350-3637 | JWolf@BeavertonOregon.gov

Sundays – Thursdays

Meghan Warren, Principal

Hiteon’s Mission Statement

Hiteon is a community dedicated to providing an educational experience in which everyone can reach their full potential and make positive societal contributions. We strive to enhance personal, community, and global identities while developing life-long learners.

Email: meghan_warren@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://hiteon.beaverton.k12.or.us/
Location: 13800 Southwest Brockman Road, Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone: 503-356-2140