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The Ram Report
April 19, 2024
IMPORTANT DATES
4/25: Incoming 6th grade night @ Twality Middle School; 6:00-7:30pm
4/30: Crumbl Cooke Fundraiser; 3:00-8:00pm
5/6 - 5/10: Staff Appreciation Week
5/8: Spring Walk+Roll to School Day
5/9: Menchies Fundraiser: 3:00-8:00pm
5/13: PSO Meeting; 6:00-7:00pm
5/16: MOD Pizza Fundraiser; all hours
IN THIS EDITION
- Message from Mr. Kingery
- Quarter 3 Report Cards
- Updated 23-24 Calendar
- Incoming Kindergarten registration is open
- News from the PSO
- Multicultural Festival - Save the Date
Message from Mr. Kingery
Dear Art Rutkin Families,
We are happy to see the weather slowly warming up with more sunshine in the forecast. This is great news for all the springtime fun during this last quarter of the school year. There is a lot of information to share in this week’s newsletter so please take the time to review what’s coming up.
Art Rutkin Elementary’s First PSO Auction:
Families who successfully bid on items will start to be contacted next week for dates and times of fun activities and events to get scheduled. These include teacher experiences and principal experiences. Look for this information starting next week. Thank you to everyone who participated in the auction! The fundraising will support field trips, school events this spring and events planned for this fall.
Garden Help:
We are hoping for one more week of help in our school garden to get it ready for spring planting and the installation of our drip irrigation system. If you are interested in spending a few minutes in the garden to help clean up the weeds then you have two options. You may bring your own gloves and garden tools, or check them out through our school office. We can supply a bucket for green waste, gloves and some small weeding tools. Let us know! If you share a picture of your time in the garden with me, Mr. Kingery, then I will host a treat with your child here at school. You may also turn in the bucket and tools to let us know you helped out. Thank you to the families who have already donated some time to get things ready. Every little bit helps!
School Transfer Requests - Reminder:
If you have a 5th grade child on a transfer from another TTSD school then please remember it is only good for the elementary level. If you are interested in your child attending a different middle school than your attendance area school then please remember to submit the request for grades 6-8. This will also need to be done for high school later on. If you live in our attendance area then your child will move on to Twality Middle School and nothing needs to be done to continue on the regular feeder track. Call our office with any questions. 503 431-3500. We are happy to help.
Dates to remember:
April 24th: Administrative Professionals’ Day - everyone is welcome to celebrate our office staff
April 25th: Incoming 6th grade night @ Twality Middle School; 6:00-7:30 PM
May 6-10: Staff Appreciation Week
We are looking forward to a great 4th quarter together at school. Please contact your child’s teacher, or our office, for any opportunities to be involved with end of year field trips, field day and more.
With Gratitude,
Mr. Kingery
Quarter 3 Report Cards
Quarter 3 ended April 11th. Report cards were uploaded into Parentvue on Wednesday, April 17th. Below is a reminder how to access the report cards. Please reach out to the office if you need assistance.
Instructions:
Visit the TTSD ParentVue website: http://pvue.ttsd.k12.or.us
Click "I am a parent"
If you have more than one student, select the student you want to view from the top left menu.
Click "Documents" in the left navigation
Click on the report card you want to view.
2023-2024 Last Day of School Calendar Update
The Tigard-Tualatin School Board has approved the following update to the 2023-2024 Yearly Calendar:
- The last day of school will move from Thursday, June 13th to Friday, June 14th
- Thursday, June 13th is a full day of school
- Friday, June 14th is a half day of school
- Release times and busin schedules will be shared in May
The updated calendar can be view on the TTSD website
Incoming Kindergarten Registration Open
2024-2025 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
A child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2024 to enter Kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. Please click here to register
NEWS FROM THE PSO
📣📣 YEARBOOK, YEARBOOK....GET YOUR YEARBOOK 📣📣
It's time to order your Art Rutkin Elementary Yearbook!
We are so excited to offer yearbooks to commemorate Art Rutkin's first year! Enjoy a yearbook to capture all of the memories from your child's school year, while also supporting Art Rutkin!
-Yearbooks are $20 each and are available for purchase until May 9th.
-You can purchase your copy by scanning the QR Code from the flier or by clicking the following link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/8290eae6-ebc6-4438-bc22-fdf4fb93f0ed
-Purchased yearbooks will be distributed to students on the last day of school. Please note that yearbooks purchased after the final order date will be subject to additional shipping costs.
-For questions or concerns, please contact our yearbook chair at yearbook@artrutkinpso.org.
The PSO Executive Board Needs YOU!
We are looking for volunteers for the PSO Executive Board for the 24/25 school year. Current members are here to set you up for success next year! Use this Google Form to express interest (takes less than 5 minutes). We've only got one response so far so please consider joining if you can!
Volunteers Needed for the Spring Walk and Roll to school day: 5/8/24
We are seeking volunteers to station each route, a stop along the way, and support documenting participants. We won the Golden Shoe for our walking participants last time and we're hoping for another great turnout! So we'll need a little extra help. Sign up here if you're interested!
Save the date! Twality Schools United Multicultural Festival
We are excited to share that this year we are partnering with neighboring schools in hosting our multicultural festival! This year's theme is: Twality Schools United! There are so many ways to support this event and our Schools (Twality, Templeton, Art Rutkin, Alberta Rider, Dear Creek, Durham, Creekside CHS). This year's festival will take place on May 31st, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. at Twality Middle School. Let us know how you would like to contribute by filling out the survey here.
If you have any questions please reach out to Nelly Mandujano at 503-431-3507 or Andrea Gonzalez at 503-431-3501.
Thank you in advance for your support and GO RAMS!
TTSD Job Fair - May 2nd
TTSD will be holding a Job Fair on Thursday, May 2nd! We look forward to seeing you at the TTSD Training Center from 5-7:00 p.m.
View current openings on TalentEd Hire.
Interested in attending? Please complete the registration form."Spanish:
"¡TTSD llevará a cabo una feria de empleo el jueves 2 de mayo! Esperamos verlo en el Centro de capacitación de TTSD de 5 a 7:00pm
Vea las vacantes actuales en TalentEd Hire.
¿Interesado en asistir? Por favor complete el formulario de registro."
WEBSITE & COMMUNICATION MEETINGS INFORMATION
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