Bridlemile Friday Flyer

5/20: All School PJ and Stuffie Day!

5/21: Fun Run, Early Release, school day ends at 11:50 am

5/28: Bridlemile Band Concert, 6:30 - 7:30 pm

5/29: Volunteer Appreciation, 7:45 - 10:30 am

5/30: PTA Bike Fest, 2:45 pm

6/6: Field Day

6/10: Fifth Grade Promotion, 1:30 pm

6/12: Last Day of School for Students

Hooray!

Beagles just reached our half way fundraising goal of $10,000, which means we will celebrate with an all-school pajama and stuffie day on Tuesday, May 20th!

Who’s ready for a weekend challenge?! 🙋🏻‍♀️

Help us reach our $20,000 for grade level artists in residences workshops, art supplies, PE, music materials, library books and technology, and all school arts assemblies!

1. SIGN UP your student(s) on MyBooster.com today.

2. SHARE with your family/friends using the SHARE tools on MyBooster.com.

3. GIVE a donation.

This year, we used Fun Run funding to support the Oregon Ballet Theater artist in residence workshop at KG, paper mâché masks workshop at 2nd grade, shadow puppet workshops at 3rd and 4th, and Nomadic Theater Company at 5th grade. Fun Run funding also supported the Imago Theater all-school assembly.

Next year, we will also fund music materials, art supplies, PE equipment such as small parachutes, and library books in addition to grade level artist in residencies.

Reminder: Our big Bridlemile Fun Run is coming up on 05/21/2025! We can’t wait to celebrate with you. Families are welcome to attend the big day to cheer on kiddos. Check in at the office, grab some pom and poms, and meet us at the lower field. Thank you again for supporting our school! Let's make this weekend a huge success!

“Take me out to the ball game!” Yes, It’s that time of year. Next week students will begin participating in some baseball/softball activities. We’ll get lots of practice throwing, catching and hitting! Students will love working together in small groups and rotating through different positions as they play "Home Run Derby"!

The Fun Run is Almost Here! We’re just two weeks away from our Fun Run on Wednesday, May 21st! We can’t wait to see our students shine and our community come together for a day of fun, fitness, and school spirit!

Friday, June 6th is our Bridlemile Field Day! Field day gives kids the chance to celebrate the school year coming to an end, show some class pride and spend a day being active.

Get ready for a day of fun in the sun (my fingers are crossed)!

2025 Field Day is scheduled for Friday, June 6th! Coach Glenn has planned many fun field day stations for our beagles.

Please sign up HERE to lead one of the field day stations for another fun year of play!

Field day will be divided into two separate sessions:

• 8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. - Session 1 (K-2)

• Volunteers check in at the Bridlemile office at 8:20 a.m. Sign in on our volunteer laptop, grab your volunteer badge, and report to duty!

• 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Session 2 (3-5)
• Volunteers check in at the Bridlemile office at 12:05 p.m. Sign in on our volunteer laptop, grab your volunteer badge, and report to duty!

For the orchestra, dress will be a collared shirt with dark pants or skirt. For the band, dress will be the band shirt and dark pants or skirt.

As we head into the final weeks of school, the library is preparing for summer—and we need your help! Students final checkout is next week and all library books must be returned by May 30th. Returning books on time helps us spend our budget on new and exciting books instead of replacing lost ones.

Not sure where that missing book went? Try checking under beds, in closets, backpacks, cars, and even between couch cushions—books have a way of hiding in the funniest places!

Here’s what students have been exploring in the library this spring:

📚 5th grade is learning to identify and use primary and secondary sources, becoming critical thinkers and young historians.

🎥 4th grade is creating video book commercials using a green screen to share their favorite reads.

🌎 3rd grade is discovering the parts of a map and how to read them—great skills for future explorers!

✍🏻 2nd grade is playing with alliteration in poetry, crafting fun and creative verses.

🎵 Kindergarten and 1st grade have been working on rhyming webs, learning how words connect through sound and rhythm.

A huge thank you to our incredible library volunteers who’ve helped make this year a success—we couldn’t have done it without you!

Please come check out the Lost and Found collection. We have been bringing Lost and Found to the cafeteria during lunchtime in hopes students recognize their clothing. Nope!

We will be donating all unclaimed Lost and Found items to the PPS Clothing Closet at the end of the school year.

School Site Councils are made up of parents/caregivers, teachers, non-certified staff, and administrators working together to increase student learning and achievement. Our Bridlemile Site Council is entering the election process which occurs every two years. Meetings will be held quarterly and virtually on Wednesdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm.

District Policy (7.10.010-P, III)

• The purpose of site councils is to increase student achievement. In compliance with provisions of the Oregon Act of the 21st Century, it is the policy of the board to establish site councils in each school in the district.

• The duties of the council shall include:

1. The improvement of the school’s instructional program;
2. The development and coordination of plans to improve the professional growth of the school’s staff;
3. The development and coordination of plans for the implementation of programs covered under the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century at the school site;
4. The administration for grants-in-aid for the professional development of teachers and classified district employees;
5. Fostering family involvement in the schools.

Per guidelines, adult family members shall be elected by adult family members of students attending the school. Site council membership and meeting agendas and notes will be posted on our school website so parents/caregivers and staff can communicate questions or concerns to the members prior to meetings.

Indicate your interest here-- Parent/Caregiver Self Nomination Form. Membership and meeting agendas and notes are posted on our school website so parents/caregivers and staff can communicate questions or concerns to the members.

Nominations due Friday, May 23rd.

As we celebrate all our achievements this year, we are getting ready and looking towards plans for next year.

This year was the first year Bridlemile tried purchasing school supplies in bulk, and it was a success! We plan to continue this going forward.

Bridlemile school will purchase school supplies in bulk for all our K-5 students. This ensures that students have all the needed materials that the homeroom teacher has requested and that each student has the same items. This will also reduce the cost of supplies for families.

Please consider making a $35 contribution per student in your family in order to offset the cost of these supplies.

If this contribution request would cause a hardship for your family, please note that payment is not required in order for your student(s) to receive supplies. All Bridlemile students will receive school supplies.

You are welcome to contribute the amount that your family is comfortable with or even consider contributing an additional amount on behalf of another student. All contributions will be used to pay for classroom supplies and may include paying for substitutes, additional supplies, and curriculum materials.

You will receive a tax-deductible receipt with your donation.

Thank you for contributing!

Click the link below or scan the QR code to contribute through SchoolPay:

2025-26 Bridlemile School Supply Fund

Thanks for all who attended and volunteered their time, it was amazing to see so many Beagles!

If you think you’d like to chair, or help take on a lead role next year please reach out to Whitney- whitneyleipzig@gmail.com. She can answer any questions and go through specific details if desired- if we don’t have folks step up to lead then these fun events will not be able to continue. Thank you!

● 2nd grade students (rising 3rd graders) and their families are especially invited to come learn about Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) at Bridlemile. All families are welcome.

● OBOB is a FREE extracurricular program for 3-5th graders that promotes reading, teamwork, sportsmanship, school spirit, and FUN!

● Come see the new books for 2025-2026

● Come to ask questions and learn about resources and how to support your student

Have you ever wondered how you can help take care of the Bridlemile garden or learn what is safe to harvest? The Garden Committee invites families to join on Saturday, May 31 for a fun community gathering in the garden.

There will be lunch and snacks served, a chance to learn how to water the garden in the summer, and other important clean up jobs to get the garden ready for the summer. We are also working on getting another arts & crafts activity set up for the kids.

Date: Saturday, May 31

Time: 10-1 pm

Location: Bridlemile Garden

Show up when you can and bring a friend!

Do you have access to bark chips? Have any extra bark chips in your yard you want to get rid of? Considering donating them to the community garden event. Email annamariejudy@hotmail.com.

Bridlemile Bike Fest is on Friday, May 30th at 2:45 PM at Bridlemile!

Come to Bike Fest for:

• Bike Tune Ups!
• Safety Checks!
• Bike Races!
• Riding courses around Bridlemile School and Hamilton park!

Volunteer sign up is here: https://signup.com/go/bifHoft

Questions, comments or feedback about this newsletter? Email us at

Bridlemile-Office@pps.net.