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The Ram Report

September 13, 2024

The RamReportSeptember 13, 2024

IMPORTANT DATES

9/20: Family Night Out: Chuck E. Cheese in Beaverton

9/23-9/27: Spirit Week

9/24: Family Dine Out: Panera in Sherwood

9/27: Fun Run

10/2: Vision Screening

10/7: PSO Meeting; 6:00-7:00pm

10/9: No School; Teacher planning day

10/11: Picture Day

IN THIS EDITION

  • Message from Mr. Kingery
  • Arrival & Dismissal Information
  • Did you know?
  • Fun Run
  • Directory Opt-Out and Military Recruitment Opt-Out Information
  • ParentSquare Information
  • Lego Stem After-School Program Grades 1-5
  • Volunteer Information
  • ClubK Information

Message from Mr. Kingery

Dear Art Rutkin Elementary Families,


We have a lot to be thankful for after two successful weeks of school. All of our students have settled into regular routines from arrival to dismissal. We had our first practice fire drill on Thursday. It was a great success with all students showing they know how to be safe, considerate, and responsible during emergency drill practices. The whole school worked together, and put safety first throughout the entire practice drill. Great job Rams!!! Please let your child’s teacher know about any conversations at home that we can help support at school as we teach, practice and reflect on our safety drills. Bus safety and evacuation will be our next emergency drill practice on Friday, September 20th. We work with our bus company, Student Transportation of America (STA), drivers for bus safety and emergency practice.


Thank you to our amazing PSO volunteers on behalf of our entire school community. The first meeting on Sept. 9th was a great success. We had about 20 parents participate which made for a great turn out. We are looking forward to another successful Fun Run on Friday, September 27th. The times will be between 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM. We will have grades kindergarten & 1st, 2nd & 3rd and 4th & 5th participate together in three Fun Run sessions. Exact times will be shared by your child’s teacher. There will also be a fun school spirit week leading up to the Fun Run on Friday the 27th. Attached are the themes for each day during spirit week. See your child’s classroom newsletters and messages for this information as well. Please consider coming to the next PSO meeting on Oct. 7th.


Art Literacy & Volunteering

Art Literacy lessons are starting next week. Art Literacy is a volunteer run program. No prior experience is needed, and it is a lot of fun to work with students through Art Literacy lessons. Please contact your child’s teacher, or our Art Literacy Coordinator at rutkinartlit@gmail.com.


Arrival & Dismissal

Thank you to all our families! We made a few small changes to our dismissal procedures between our bus loading area and the upper parking lot entrance. This has provided all walkers and bikers a one-way path to leave campus. We appreciate our families doing a great job to keep this sidewalk open for students dismissing from school, and using the outer sidewalks to meet students by the Art Rutkin Oak Tree for in person pick up. Reminder: If you are using the car pick up line during dismissal, please stay in the car line by the curb. Leaving the car line to pass cars can create unsafe situations. Please be patient at all times in our parking lots. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation to keep arrival and dismissal times safe for students and families.


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 at 7:45 AM

  • Please help us remind students to wait patiently on our main entry benches, 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, bikers and walkers first, and then walk students to front entry to be called for parent pick up

  • Parents may wait by the Art Rutkin oak tree if picking up in person (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 (please stay in your car)

  • 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

  • New this year: we will have students only on the sidewalk by the bus lane, bike racks and continuing to the parking lot entrance stop sign during dismissal.

  • You may meet your child by the Art Rutkin Oak Tree, or wait at the parking lot entrance for in person pick up. We will have signs during the first two weeks of school to help.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • School Newsletter: The Art Rutkin Elementary newsletter (The Ram Report) 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 to the newsletter 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 next meeting is on October 7th. 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.

The Fun Run is coming!

Art Rutkin Fun Run: September 27th 2024

We invite family and friends to join us in helping raise funds for Art Rutkin field trips, assemblies, ArtLit, STEAM fair and more! Participants can help raise funds by asking family and friends to sponsor them based on the number of laps they run or walk or via a flat donation. Donations can be made via the Get Movin’ website or via cash/check to Art Rutkin PSO.


The Get Movin’ site provides an easy-share participant page to share with family and friends, near or far, for online donations. If you participated last year you can use the same account to register for this year's event.

To register:

1. Click Here for the Get Movin' Website.

2. Register your student page (or log in with last year's account, and click "Add to Current Event")

3. Make a donation using the red "Donate" button.

4. Share your student's personal donation page via text, email, or social media!


Reminders:

- Students who are registered online by September 27th will be entered into a prize raffle!

- Participant pages are private and can NOT be searched for, so you must share them with anyone interested in donating online.

- Donations are being accepted now through October 11th.

- Volunteers are still needed to support the event, if interested please contact funrun@artrutkinpso.org

- You may attend the Fun Run as a volunteer or just watch as a visitor. Volunteers must be registered and cleared by TTSD. All attendees must sign in at the event.Save the Date, our first Fun Run will be on September 27th. You will get more information next week with details on run times, volunteering day of and collecting pledges. If you want to get an early start collecting your pledges, you can go online and register.

Subject: Directory Opt-Out and Military Recruitment Opt-Out Information

Parents and Guardians,

Each year, Tigard-Tualatin School District (TTSD) discloses student directory information with certain publications and entities that provide school-related services. To learn more about opting out of the sharing of your student's directory information and the release of information to military recruiters, please review the Directory Information Opt-Out and Military Recruitment Opt-Out page on the TTSD website.

The information and fillable form are attached for download and printing or you can obtain a copy from your school office.


Asunto: Información sobre exclusión voluntaria del directorio y del reclutamiento militar


Padres y tutores,


Cada año, el Distrito Escolar Tigard-Tualatin (TTSD) divulga información del directorio de estudiantes a ciertas publicaciones y entidades que brindan servicios relacionados con la escuela. Para obtener más información sobre cómo optar por no compartir la información del directorio de su estudiante y la divulgación de información a los reclutadores militares, revise la página de Exclusión voluntaria de información del directorio y Exclusión voluntaria de reclutamiento militar en el sitio web del TTSD.


La información y el formulario para completar se adjuntan para descargar e imprimir o puede obtener una copia en la oficina de su escuela.

Lego Stem After-School Program Grades 1-5

"Exciting opportunity! Our Lego STEM after-school program at Art Rutkin starts on October 1st. This hands-on program combines the creativity of Lego building with STEM education, offering a fun and educational experience for students in grades 1-5. Limited spots are available, so register soon! Register here: https://am.lol/p/lvswFsz. More details can be found below."

Volunteer Information

Would you like 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 change your answer is yes, then please complete the steps. It's better to have clearance than not! Here is the link!


*For new students this year coming from another TTSD school and have gone through this process, please email artrutkinoffice@ttsd.k12.or.us and we'll get you added to our volunteer computer.

Club K After School Care

Club K After School Zone is excited to continue providing child care services for Art Rutkin Elementary families. Club K After School Zone is committed to excellence in care and has been providing before and after school child care programs, full day programs and summer camps since 2006. We offer a personal level of service and attention that enables us to provide positive outcomes for the students in our programs as well as meet the needs of today’s working families. Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 School year and space is limited. Follow the link below to find more information about our program and to register online.

http://www.clubkafterschool.com

Click here to find out how to Volunteer
*If you have been cleared at your previous school and haven't let me know already, please email Stacy at artrutkinoffice@ttsd.k12.or.us I'll get you added to our volunteer computer. 🤗
Art Rutkin Elementary School
15600 SW River Terrace Blvd.
Tigard, OR 97224

503.431.3500


artrutkinoffice@ttsd.k12.or.us

http://artrutkin.ttsdschools.org/


TTSD prohibits discrimination and harassment on any basis protected by law, including but not limited to, an individual’s perceived or actual race,color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, familial status, economic status, or veterans’ status, or because of the perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, familial status, economic status or veterans’ status of any other persons with whom the individual associates. 504, and Title IIA Coordinator: Carol Kinch; ckinch@ttsd.k12.or.us, 503-431-4137 Title IX Director: Len Reed; lreed@ttsd.k12.or.us, 503-431-4012. Mailing Address: 6960 SW Sandburg Street, Tigard, OR 97223